Given the device's other capabilities I would think a long range WiFi "sonar" could be used to pick up the location. Unless modified the touch will automatically respond, not necessarily connect, to an available access point.

Experience is always the best teacher. You just do not always survive the lesson.

And if you are that easily wounded, even as a child, then you need to be made fun of. I was always the bigger kid in school and the stupid little s***s with "small dog syndrome" would always pick on me because they all knew I had an abusive a**hole for a father at home and figured they could get away with it. I quickly taught them otherwise. It is amazing how quickly people stfu about your big ears when you foot sweep them at the same time you chop-block their chest. While I certainly did not intend to crack the skull of that kid I sure felt better about my ability to ensure that no one else followed his example and I enjoyed the rest of my days inside and outside of school untaunted. Now, for online bullies I would recommend getting good at hacking and taking your revenge on their instrument of harassment.

Wow, a compliment on /.? Thank you. "And now we return you to your scheduled program..."

Computer Science is the study of integrated hardware "systems" and software "designs" interaction to produce a desired outcome. In addition it is the study of how to plan, design, create, and deploy those "systems" and "designs" which will produce more desired outcomes with a general improvement in delivery, efficiency, and stability. That is my philosophy on CS. That falls on everyone from people Steve Jobs/Ballmer, Mark Shuttleworth, etc. on down to the lowly Help Desk Operator. The teaching of this philosophy begins at know how to operate a Computer, not just using Applications and moves from there.

is people seem to forget that Apple has had to sign an ungodly number of contracts restricting their actions regarding how they distribute the music because the companies that own the rights know how popular Apple tends to make things, these fledling little "competitors" as many would call them offer DRM-free music because no one cares what they do and they can get away with it. If Apple tried that they would need wings to stay above the legal fall-out.

Except that some states (and the Fed) do in fact tax your retirement as an income if it is not from an excempted source (read TSP, IRA...etc.). My father(asshole) pays taxes on his Military Retirment and GCS Retirment. The same Gov't he served for 50 years says he earned this money and then turns around and says, "Oh, but we want some back. Thanks!"

Yes and I find it most odd that a species notorious for leaping over or breaking through nearly any obstacle in the way has yet to design an interface that kills two objects that should have died more than ten years ago. I am not putting on my tinfoil hat, I'm just saying it's odd.

That statement requires an assumption that any human being, especially our leaders, are at all rational.