I just flew a united flight from Chicago to Tokyo (it was a 747) which had internet the entire flight, even over the pacific. I used it briefly and it was satisfactory.

This is not the only case where the president has done something along these lines. Do recall the windfarm a large Chinese firm wanted to build in Washington state that his office personally shot down on "national security" grounds, to name one.

This is very interesting, and its good to see a report that is honest and not biased by the powerful media groups. However, the headline that, "Piracy can increase sales" is not backed up by this article, or the linked article for that matter. Its the fact that people are LEGALLY sharing media online (through subscription services, digital lockers, and the opportunity for artists to directly sell products) which is proving beneficial for all involved, not torrenting and illegal file sharing.

Verizon offers a few dual band CDMA/GSM smart phones, and will unlock them for use outside of the US. But it still doesn't solve the issue of switching domestic carriers, of course, since they still block GSM use in the US.

Sadly the best network (in terms of nationwide coverage and LTE speeds) is Verizon, and is CDMA. But they do offer some dual GSM/CDMA smartphones, and will provide the unlock code to use with any carrier abroad.

Fair enough, I don't think anyone is calling for chemical weapons to be allowed. But the question that still hasn't been properly answered (at least in my opinion) is why the use of these weapons on a small number of victims relative to the total number killed in the conflict should suddenly lead the international community to "need to act". Its all a horrifying situation what's going on in Syria, but at this point intervention seems too little too late, and looks an awful lot like Obama is just trying to cover his ass after laying down so-called "red lines".