And don't forget, that the scanners read everything within their field of vision... so they will also collect information for vehicles sitting on the driveway as well as in the garage, if the door is up.

And just how do you propose to prove the CFL only lasted less than the rated life? It doesn't have a built in run timer, the serial number on the bulb is typically too small to capture with the average cell phone camera, and you can't expect the stores to track when they sold each and every bulb (Google probably would).

Even if you could prove that it failed early, then you get into the arena of the manufacturers adding usage direction that say "This build may only be run X hours per day. Any usage out side of this, voids your warranty"

As well as constant scope creep and timeline reduction.

Do you really think that the Govt and in particular the IRS could ever get the software done? Look at how many millions if not billions of dollars the IRS has spent trying to upgrade their hardware ... and they still haven't managed to do it.

the subject says it all pick your favorite distro and LookXP to it.

Everyone's coverage is better than NBC's .. NBC spends more time doing profiles, interviews and commercials than the spend showing sports..

That was the point .. the vastly increasing number of laws, rules, regulations and policies for which the American public is willing to surrender their constitutional rights. Yes, some sanity prevailed in the NYC case, but not common sense. The NYC ban was struck down because the judge decided it was unfair to say certain merchants couldn't sell 17+ oz sodas, but someone next door could because they were classified differently.

It all boils down to the rapidly disappearing concept of common sense. Everyone should know that consuming 2000 calories a day in sugary drinks is bad for you .. but people still do it.

And what happens when it becomes a felony to possess $100 bill, or to take 4 pain killers when the bottle says 2, .. speeding over 5 mph
not taking reusable bags to the grocery store ..

In this day and age .. no telling what will be the next big federal crime... streaming copyrighted video from a site not owned by the copyright holder comes to mind.

It reduces the stream a licensing royalties the non UK BBCs pay, which in the end would cause the UK Tele license fee to go up.

And I guarantee any money made from overseas tele licensing wouldn't make up for the lost revenue from royalties.

Basically, the oversite board ruled that if the BBC sold "internet license" to non-UK residents, it would be canabilizing the overseas alternatives like BBC-America, BBC-Canada etc. and thus reducing there profits

How about better story lines as well as plot and character development.... oh wait, poor johnny grew up watching ads, so he can't write to save his life. :-(

Seeing an ophthalmologist is more than just getting a new prescription. It is about catching the myriad of treatable disease before they make you go blind.

Depends on the drugs you require...

For me, without insurance, 1 drug is $10 per quarter( $40 for the year), the other is $900 per quarter($2,700 for the year) total outlay $2,740 .. with my insurance I pay an extra $120 a year for drug coverage so with my insurance I pay $10 per quarter for 1 and I pay $600 for a full years supply of the other for a total outlay of $760 for the same drugs ..

To get the drug coverage, I simply see my primary doctor 1 time (covered 100% by the insurance) and get 2 prescriptions for 90 days worth of meds with 3 refills.

If you are dealing with a chronic disease, you go in for an annual checkup and get prescriptions for a years worth of all your drugs and never see the doctor again until next year unless you get sick or hurt ..

For me it isn't a true cap .. at 250GB in month for the third month, I get hit with $2 per GB over fee. Been that way for the last 2 years.

Funny thing is .. in 2 years time the most I've ever pulled in a month was 160 GB.. that includes me working from home using the connection 8-18 hours a day running multiple vpns and ssh sessions, along with another 6-8 devices on constantly (3 of which are doing email/facebook/myspace/bebo/itunes for wife and daughter) and we collectively timeshift about 15 hours worth of shows a week via the internet ( it has become our DVR - replacing the 3 VCRs in the house).

Most months my usages ends up in the 80-100GB range..

rtfa.. it says West Texas .. depending on the town it could be 1000 miles from the nearest ocean.