Interesting! Sounds similar to the situation with Tesla taxies at the Stockholm Arlanda airport.

With the precedent of this case, If you had the skill to do something the FBI needed for an investigation they could simply compel you to do so under the all writs act and if they refuse you could go to jail until you comply.

Sounds like a modern version of the Quartering Acts:
https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F...

And if that's not an option, how about some gold bullion?

FWIW, I jailbroke and unlocked my paid off and out of contract AT&T 3GS iPhone, and use it in the EU with basic drop-in SIM "pay as you go" carriers. My still GPS works fine.

This year, Snow Leopard has DEP, so its no longer trivial to exploit.

Snow Leopard was released in 2009, and according to Wikipedia, Apple has used DEP since 2006.
Is he referring to some aspect of DEP in particular?

Just ask your average Sicilian what she thinks of the Tuscan.

That they're a bunch of Dorics?

Imagine if there was a really obnoxious person who thousands of people spontaneously disliked, all at once. And each one, without an autodialer, called just a few times a day to ask the person to stop being obnoxious. Is that/should that be illegal?

Interesting point. In fact, doesn't this happen all the time? For example, when activist groups organize 'call-ins' or 'fax-ins' to a company/congressman/government office, with the goal of both voicing their displeasure and jamming phone lines?

Well said, and thought provoking.

agreed. also, i think a lot of mac users appreciate target disk mode. i use it daily:

http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=999229&cid=25415561