The5thElephant commented on The iPhone Is a Stone Cold Network Killer

"@thechansen: Tethering works, but causes a hazard for low flying planes and helicopters, especially in cities."

The5thElephant commented on The iPhone Is a Stone Cold Network Killer

"@thechansen: I don't think the future of wireless coverage is with towers. I think we will soon see aero-stats that have far wider individual coverage, with overlapping areas for seamless transition. An aero-stat is a stationary hovering (usually using lighter-than-air gas pockets like a blimp) device."

The5thElephant commented on The iPhone Would've Sucked If the Rumors Were True

"I was playing with my friend's iPhone the other day, and I realized just how silly our current phones and conceptual future phones are going to look next to actual future phones."

The5thElephant commented on President Obama, It's Time To Fire the TSA

"I heartily support this article, and sadly realize how little of this sentiment will reach the people who make these decisions. They aren't stupid, they understand that what they are doing makes little difference, but it gives them a paycheck and an excuse to ask for money from the government."

The5thElephant commented on When To Buy Apple Products

"@La Mareada: On my long public transportation ride to work I would die of boredom if I didn't have my cached New York Times, RSS reader, video podcasts, TED talks, Kindle/Stanza e-books, comics, plethora of awesome games, and important note-taking/scheduling software that all works perfectly well even without wifi, and can all be used while listening to my own music. I would be bored if all I had was music, and I still get plenty of new music from my library whenever I feel like it!"