MegaUpload was (to me at least) more a place where documents and other things got put by whistleblowers. There was very few pirated content on MU, it wasn't the place to go for your latest movie or video game.

Shutting down MU did more damage to whistleblowers, the Anon community and similar groups than to pirates. There was also a host of information on there that has now simply disappeared and needs to be re-uploaded elsewhere.

$90? Where do you get your software? Windows 7 from the Windows store is $319.99. Even the stripped version (Home) is $199.99

a) In a hotel it is going to be useless because those outlets probably cost ~$100 or more PER OUTLET + installation costs and backend headaches. This is going to cost more than you'll ever get out of it especially as you'll need outlets for lamps, tv's etc and the average high-end computer these days lasting 10 hours on a single battery charge. Or are you going to charge $1 for every started kWh (even so how many kWh do you use at a hotel?)

b) Most likely the device that you plug in has to be able to authenticate over the mains. This is a non-trivial problem as you'll have to communicate somehow with 110/220VAC from a low-power device. So all devices will have to have some type of input device and output device (imagine lamps with PDA's attached to them?) that cost is also going to add up as all your devices (TV etc.) have to be switched over.

c) Could be used in applications where you definitely do not want people plugging in other gear into certain outlets. For example hospitals have those special outlets (marked green, yellow and/or red instead of the standard grey/white) where sometimes issues appear because patients plug in their laptop or other chargers into those designated outlets. Those outlets are for specific medical equipment and depending on the outlet are also on the backup generator grids.

iPhone Configuration Utility (free, allows you to lock down pretty much any feature of your iDevice). I've seen at least one deployment where an iPod Touch is used for a museums guided audio tour (because those specific IR devices cost a shit-ton more than an iPod Touch).

Android has similar options (paid)

Windows devices have similar options (but you must deploy Active Directory, Windows Server (to run it), SQL Server (backend), Exchange (remote wipe and push the policy) and pay for CAL's for all those)

Well, the services for companionship are pricey, girlfriends are cheaper.

If you really don't want to attach yourself to anyone, just put it on your profile and be honest, girls will appreciate it when you tell them: "This is what I want and I'm sticking to it" and I got several dates out of it because they appreciate that you're realistic and I've eventually found someone I like.

Also, the hotties on the dating sites are either never going to reply to you or they're plants. They already get 100's of e-mails daily, yours has to be pretty special for her to read it and even more special for her to reply. You're better off picking someone like that up in real life.

AAAARRRGGGGHHHH. I love how their deaths are so dramatic.

Adobe deserves to die imho. They were indeed dragged kicking and screaming. Same for MS Office. You either adapt or die, if your code is so shitty you can't port it between slightly different architectures without breaking it, you have a really bad development team.

They would've taken the money. More likely they "offered" money whether it was in a sting or not in order to be able to claim extortion and put the Anonymous hackers in a bad light.

I don't think the hackers are interested in money as much as they are in the information. The fact is Symantec screwed up and they'll have to take it, if they can't protect themselves then why should we trust them?

It maybe inconsiderate, off-putting and creepy to you but that doesn't mean it's unlawful or wrong. What is creepy to you today may be accepted tomorrow or elsewhere in the world.

Yes, people are allowed to be assholes. You're allowed to use a megaphone and a stand and the government does provide those as well (they're called public parks).

I think churches and preachers are inconsiderate, off-putting and creepy and the government does provide them with money by not having them pay taxes.