What are you smoking? The entire purpose of the FCC is to "make up laws" (as you put it) about the communications systems in the country. Do you think Congress passes a law for each frequency band saying what it can be used for? No, they delegated that authority to the FCC. Now, obviously they can only regulate the matters that have actually been delegated to them by Congress, but to try to imply that it's totally outrageous for the FCC to regulate on net neutrality is bogus.

There's no long form for the 2010 census.

In typical Slashdot form, I present a car analogy.
Software patents are like patenting the idea of an engine (I put gas in and it makes the wheels turn). Once you've patented your software, no one else can make engines without your permission.
Hardware patents are like patenting a specific kind of engine (I put gas in and it does this and that and the wheels turn). Other people can still make engines without paying you royalties as long as their engines don't work exactly the same way as your engine.

Unless you have some way of getting a discount with T-Mobile (they offer AAA discounts, or you might have one through your job). Then you can get a discount on the Even More plan (with contract), but not on the Even More Plus plan. With a 15% discount, the contract plan is only $8/month more than the no contract plan. It is a step in the right direction that T-Mobile offers cheaper no contract plans (I have one), but they aren't as good a deal as they look on paper.

T-Mobile told me that company discounts didn't apply to Even More Plus plans. If there's some way to get them, please share.

Obviously you never played Number Munchers as a kid.

It's clear from these paragraphs that you have no idea what the GPL actually does or what RMS's goal is. A much better comparison between DRM and the GPL is that they are total opposites. As you say, DRM restricts users to protect the artist from having their property stolen. The GPL empowers users to change software any way they would like. If it restricts anyone, the GPL restricts developers since they can no longer control their code back once they release it.

>_>;;

Isn't this exactly what United's Economy Plus offers (Economy + extra legroom for a slightly more expensive ticket)?