Do it the old fashioned way... Ham radio operators have been communicating world events from one continent to another for decades. ( learn it for when twitter fails)

No Firewire option? First Apple now Slashdot. Firewire is surely dead. :-P

Absolutely! I think of exactly the same thing when I think about robotics and war. Especially the the self-upgrading one!

'We will not proceed with implementation of additional tests until further consultation with our customers and other interested parties, ensuring that community needs are being met.'"

Meaning, we realized that we could attract some serious legal/legislative visibility by targeting areas where we have a near monopoly with a tiered pricing system.