@Amir AtiaTalla: Awesome! Glad you could join us again.

@daveinmn: You get it in there the same you do books: you just hold it in your hand and look everyone in the eye, silently daring them to say anything.

@tylerbrainerd: not likely to happen. Amazon has too much invested to not want to bring litigation. Plus you know the governments would want to get involved. Apple can't undrink the kool-aid.....

@Bug Eyed Gekk: No. It's not. Some, like Al Jazeera, are accessing the internet via satellite.

@Nicolas Brooks: You would be surprised how word can get around. Some people are accessing the internet in Egypt via satellite.

@YvesDadi: 2. Quite late for that one, isn't it? 4. No. The first thing you do in a revolution, or potential revolution is take control of communications. No doubt the Egyptian government justified the action by warning against "tyranny" - really it was to prevent free-thinkers from having a common voice.

We need a wider discussion about this. There are perceived cyber threats coming in from places like China and Iran. What's the potential damage these guys could do to N. America? And what's the best way to prevent it? I'm thinking the Obama kill switch had those threats in mind - but what could they do differently…

@jdale: Hopefully this feature isn't designed to be an anti-theft device, so much as an "oh I forgot my wallet on the tablet" feature.

@snarky30: Yeah. I was worried that it wouldn't fit in my pocket, until I saw the price.

@kgilbe3: That was my thought as well. Maybe there's another technology at work here.

@cottonwin: I think maybe folks' mileage will vary on this one. I can read books on the iPad for 8 hours at a stretch with no problem whatsoever. In fact, my reading consumption went up (while my finances went down) shortly after purchasing the device.

@comodidit: You see - it's moments like those where a handy video cam and youtube are your friends.

@blub: Pompatis of love got missed. I think it was because of the midnight toker thing...

@kingmaker: It's not designed for wired use - the Apple site suggests buying a USB ethernet adapter. (About $30)

@monkijohnni: I *KNOW* right? It's like......having an ultra-sonic DX5 10.5 surround sound grandma-slaying deluxe quadraphonic system (with extra blat), just so that you can play that Justin Bieber ring tone that someone emailed you.

I'd definitely give it a shot. If babies have breast milk, it's not a big deal for us grown ups to partake, even if it is in the form of cheese.. Hard to understand the revulsion it brings out in some people. *shrug*

@coleheartly: Wow. That sounds awfully familiar. :D

@jiveabillion: You're right. From [legal-malpractice.lawyers.com] :

@icfan: Agree with everything except....I think her lawyer was the stupid one here. He/she should have known better - the lawyer was the one that sent the email, prodding her to sue.