Private in the sense that it is not funded by the federal government.

Sleds with the metal skis really don't work very well. The main problem being that unless you are on really hard packed snow/ice, the skis cut right through the snow and into the ground. There is a reason they moved away from that design.

I'll take eight.

Ergo, you have no bottom.

This seems like a brilliant idea. Lets put our $200+ glass faced phones on a pistol while we run around trying to shoot one another. Nothing could possibly go wrong.

<——— Well there's your problem right there.

I guess this exemplifies one of the main flaws of helmets. They don't protect your face folks.

In theory, they could try and go after anyone who delivers an account or description of the game. They don't limit it to "commercial endeavors".

It would seem that Andrew was at Shmoocon.

I'm going to assume that you are being sarcastic, and chuckle.

Microsoft already patented that

I see this having two possible outcomes.

The bookmarklet definitely makes Google's social search much more useful. I wish Google would do that stuff for us and not for someone else to do it in an add-on.

Just because they have similar legislation in place, doesn't mean they aren't paying careful attention.

Because Australia is not a "World Superpower" like the USA, China, Russia, and GB are.

The "free world" doesn't really hold China up as an example of what to do.

*kneepalm*

The world is watching to see how this turns out. What's to stop similar legislation being passed elsewhere once they see a precedent?

<—— This

^^ This. <3