Take for instance casinos, where there is a ton of loose money and a ton of CCTV. It seems to help prevent crimes in a controlled environment pretty well (Ocean's 11 aside). I suspect that CCTV could be a much more effective crime prevention/detection tool if properly utilized. And, obviously as many others have posted... is it really worth it to accept Big Brother watching your back?

I Cracked my iPhone the first time I dropped it, 30 seconds flat. But if you read the fine print, it turns out Apples warranty doesn't cover the screen.

Another alternative that I like is Fossil, which is about as easy as it gets to use, and comes with a wiki and bug tracking built in.

But we can ask ourselves if this little dance has benefited the consumer, and in that regard, I'd have to argue that we have better web browsers, better search tools, better web-email accounts, and yes even better operating systems (more MS vs Apple than MS vs Google... and by better OS, I of course mean Windows 7). So to Microsoft and Google, I say have at it!

The more "harmless" wars start to look, the easier it will be for politicians to convince the public to go to war.

One could argue that the opposite has been seen over the past century, as mobilization of antiwar sentiment happens earlier and earlier over the course of progressively less costly wars (in terms of American casualties). I would argue that the effects of mass media far out-trump an effective military when it comes to gaining popular support.

Many of the competitions were short (90 minutes per round, one round per week), and timed to have rounds on the weekends.

clearly you don't recall past successful genetic experiments as a result of such radioactive waste disposal!

"have you used the Internet lately? Invented at CERN"

I didn't know Al Gore worked at CERN!