The primary problem here is the TSA policy regarding the pilots' guns. They used to require a big heavy safe in the cockpit to store the guns, but that took too much space. Now they require a -combination trigger lock- that has to be installed whenever the pilot is outside the cockpit, and deinstalled in the cockpit--meaning the pilot is sticking something through the trigger guard every time he enters or leaves the cockpit. And they're surprised when there's an accidental discharge?

I maintain that this is far more of a "Spy Hunter" car than a "James Bond" car. :)

A quantum leap, indeed--very small and doesn't make much sense.

Toastpoints: I agree--I've been trying to understand public/private key crypto for work, and that video didn't illuminate anything for me.

Thezonie, Certron: That helped a lot more. :)

#2: It's moving 600 tons of water and boats, and what it's moving is, well, liquid/floating. You'd best believe it moves slowly--and it's still faster than filling and draining regular locks.

Bruce Schneier's analysis indicates that most people will not--or at least, should not--be affected by this:

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/12/new_lithium_bat.html

Professional videographers, on the other hand, may be screwed.

The walk-through detectors can generally only find metal (except the newer, rarer backscatter variety), but the conveyor-through can find a whole lot more than metal. Take a look at the output screen sometime--every different color is a different material (via density and metal content.)

Phasor3000: Then there's the issue of someone with five children to clothe and feed, and not enough money in the bank to pay a $3000 fine, spending $30 a month on CDs and having a collection of 250 CDs (which must have cost a total of $1500-3500 to purchase originally, depending on how many were bought used vs new).

P3K, there's a big difference between "having the cash on hand to buy two or three CDs per month" and "having $3000 available all at once"--especially when one has five children to clothe and feed. I don't have that child-load in my house, but I've been in a similar position for years--enough spare cash to buy relatively inexpensive things, but the only time I generally have over $3K in the bank is right after payday. (And the total value of the CDs she already owns is irrelevant, as they were bought a couple at a time over a long time.)