(unless the arrestee gives up his password, which he doesn't have to do);

In the UK he does. And people have been punished for not handing it over.

Both talktalk and Sky have been doing some aggressive marketing lately. I wonder if that's where people are going.

I don't have any personal experience but I've heard that they're not much better. In particular, I've not heard a good word about talktalk.

TY!

Any invites left to cover me?!? xmobuk at gm.

Cheers! ;o)

It's an entirely different kind of flying.

I can't help feeling that 747s etc. are going to start falling out of the skies on a regular basis as a result of this.

Would it not make sense to communicate first? Radio at 20 light years is a 40 year round trip. You never know, somebody might answer with instructions on how to get there quicker.

Hey! That's given me an idea for a great film. Is Jodie Foster available for the lead?

And changing Solaris to SoLarry's.

Scott Mills (a BBC DJ) did this with 2 Chinese take aways. It was very funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s16eFSe1OFI

I think a bot has a better chance of passing a Turing test than a telemarketer.

That's what "they" want you to think. That is just a fortunate collision.

echo -n "USCYBERCOM plans, coordinates, integrates, synchronizes and conducts activities to: direct the operations and defense of specified Department of Defense information networks and; prepare to, and when directed, conduct full spectrum military cyberspace operations in order to enable actions in all domains, ensure US/Allied freedom of action in cyberspace and deny the same to our adversaries." | openssl md5
9ec4c12949a4f31474f299058ce2b22a

I wish mod points were available on eBay. I'd pay good money right now.

The above comment is the funniest I've seen on /. all year!

It goes further than that. It's like saying:

"If you choose to keep the spare tyre, we will close the roads that you previously drove your car on."