Almost. The Volt will physically connect the drivetrain above a certain speed (60mph, I think?) "for efficiency". And, running on gas, the range is unlimited (as long as you keep gas in the tank) - not just extended. But, as a former owner, I can absolutely confirm: the Volt is a godawful piece of shit.

I honestly had no idea detergent / dishwasher pods were environmentally unfriendly. Thanks for prompting me to google that!

First, and IANAL, but my understanding is that law enforcement can seize and use any physical means of login, but (in the US) the fifth amendment prevents one one from being compelled to disclose one's password. So there's that. And, at least insofar as the password-less login scheme is tied to a phone ... phones are eminently trackable, so I'm guessing some folks might object to the implicit requirement that they carry their "tracking beacon" anywhere they want to have access to their accounts.

Bought my house in 2009. Checked the website, even called to be certain. After we closed, we got "We don't service that address." I pushed and escalated, finally talked to a sparky little "VP", who told me they'd be happy to run service to me for $136k. Service was active less than a mile down our road, in each direction, mind you. Rumor has it they tried the same game on a development just down the road, whose HOA sued, won, and the court forced Comcast to provide service. Apparently, that's actually what eventually drove service to our area.

My first thought, honestly, was that this would link to an Onion article. I mean - maybe the idea is sound, I don't know ... but on the face of it, it sounds absurd.

On the one hand ... this is profoundly insightful comment. I couldn't have said it better. On the other hand ... wishful thinking, at best :(

Exactly

He clearly didn't want anyone seeing his browser history, or porn stash ... respect.

From what I've read, once a homeowner enters his address, it takes a while for it to be incorporated into a firmware update and eventually downloaded to user's devices. So it stands to reason that it would also take a while to get an address removed from firmware updates. So, let's say I don't like drones AT ALL. I just don't like those damned things buzzing around all over the place at all. So I just enter the addresses of all of my neighbors ... hell, everyone within a mile of me, whatever. Now those poor fools can't fly their drones in their own yards ... and it'll take them months (?) to sort it out. Seems like it has the potential to cause far more grief than it prevents.

Perl. When things get to messy for a spreadsheet, I whip up a little perl. Easier to repeat the calculations for different data sets, as a bonus. Access to much richer libraries, and you can shell out to GNUPlot, Ploticus, Asymptote, or whatever. Or Python, if that's your cup of tea ... or Ruby, even R ... whatever scripting language floats your boat.

Seems to me, a simulation might lose its value if its occupants become aware that they are living in a simulation. Perhaps this is a question best left unanswered?