There are plenty of laws -- some of us even follow them.

I can't count the number of times I come to a full stop at an empty 4-way-stop on my bike and the pickup next to me rolls through. Yes, scofflaw cyclists exist; I strongly support ticketing those folks and sending them to the TS101 class taught by the League of American Bicyclists (the cycling equivalent of Driver's Ed).

Cyclists have the same rights and responsibilities as any other vehicle on the road -- actually, a few extra rights (like the ability to use multi-use paths and bike lanes, the ability to legally drive on an improved shoulder, and the like); the more folks know exactly what those rights and responsibilities are and follow them carefully, the better everyone will get along.

As for this incident -- we haven't yet heard anything about who was at-fault. Riding safely at night requires caution and good lighting -- I use both when commuting home in the dark -- but like driving any other vehicle on a shared roadway, much of one's safety is also in the hands of the other folks on the road.

Unlike you, I _don't_ want to read books on my phone; its screen is tiny, its battery life is limited, and while the resolution is quite good, the look-and-feel just doesn't compete with ink on paper. The same is true of a netbook -- the screen may be less tiny, but the form factor just isn't appropriate to purpose, and no LCD is competitive with electronic paper for reading static content.

An e-ink device -- in which the display *is* ink on paper -- is an entirely different ballpark. It doesn't need to expend energy to keep the image on the page, so battery life is much less of an issue -- particularly if I want to keep a particular page open for reference for an extended period.

I, for one, am excited about the Nook.

I'm hopeless driving on my own, and loved TeleNav for the 1-month demo; a year's subscription would be great!

RFCOMM! Being able to connect to other devices via serial-over-bluetooth opens up all kinds of interesting opportunities.