Somehow work out all the technicalities... and "Universal Translators" will come to be. Speak any language at will!

It's the social part of going to the theater that makes it appealing, regardless of ticket price. I'm finding it telling that perhaps there are quite a few Slashdotters that aren't exactly social... Although most of them have valid reasons to not elect the theaters as their favorite way, some may just not like the social part of it.

Have you ever been to a foreign country's movie theaters? We have some of the best freaking etiquette in the world in terms of watching movies at a theater. If this sort of stuff bugs you, you'd probably lose your s*** trying to watch a movie in a place other than the US and Canada... And yes, I'm leaving out European countries since I don't have first hand knowledge of how it's like over there...

I guess the reason you don't have a higher score is because you're speaking the truth... What follows now is not the majority opinion of the Internet. I will be modded down to oblivion. I know this. But I will state my argument anyway. Corporations, with as big wallets as they do, still have budgets. To upgrade a cellular network takes a LOT of investment. It's not a simple software upgrade like taking out data "chokepoints" like with working on servers in an IT environment or something like that. They literally have to buy more and install more towers to improve backhaul on given area. There very much is a physical and electromagnetic element to this equation. (I've worked with Nokia. I've worked with T-Mo. I know my shizzle.) If everyone would rather have super strong signal but super cruddy phones (ala Verizon before 2007, exception being the Razr), then live with that. There is a balance between getting nice phones and having good signal. Some of the loud critics of ATT and/or Verizon need to get their facts straight. They're doing the best they can while trying to maximize their profits and keep their incomes steady. Yes, ATT coverage sucks in New England and California (geek havens), while it's amazing in the southern US (they were formerly Southwestern Bell Corporation, so this would explain things...) Believe it or not, Verizon actually has quite a few dead spots around where I live, Texas...

Eh, this sounds loosely based on the anime "Eden of the East"... and the company within that anime that makes the "Eden" system. It's really cool, though. :)

Already? Geez, Google's still the top page visited on the internet, and he's saying this? Then again, he could be one that's looking into the future where Google may not necessarily exist any more...