...or Ripley: Ripley: How many drops is this for you, Lieutenant? Gorman: Thirty eight... simulated. Vasquez: How many *combat* drops? Gorman: Uh, two. Including this one. Drake: Shit. Hudson: Oh, man...

Take a look at the recommendation of the American Academy of Pediatrics: "Television and other entertainment media should be avoided for infants and children under age 2. A child's brain develops rapidly during these first years, and young children learn best by interacting with people, not screens." http://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health-initiatives/Pages/Media-and-Children.aspx?nfstatus=401&nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&nfstatusdescription=ERROR%3A+No+local+token

Wasn't it Obi Wan who first used this technique: "These are not the bars on your cell phone that you're looking for." --Obi Wan

If you read the Endgadet article, they make it clear that they didn't get their hands on it. Instead, they comment on the Gizmodo story. This makes it less likely a press stunt. However, it does underscore the importance of carriers having a kill switch for specific phone serial numbers. Implementing such a kill switch for lost phones would kill the market for stolen equipment.

Israel has been working on the Oy Vasimir engine for some time. Gevult.

Patents aren't necessarily the worst problem ahead for the poster. Another, potentially bigger problem he may encounter is that (depending on his contractual relationship with his current "clients") he may not own the software - they may claim that it was a work for hire. There position will be that the software was created for them and they are the "owners". In that case he doesn't just have to worry about the trolls he doesn't know...but also about the ones that have already paid him. Not all work created by independent contractors are "works for hire", though, so he may not run afoul of this issue.

Are you aware of any open api to AOM or, for that matter, any macros that can control movement of troops in AOM? I'm not aware of any such software. I'd sure be interested, because it would make a huge difference in on-line play.