This episode we dig into our mailbag and address a hodgepodge of suggested topics and issues.

(1) Do GPS devices 'make people dumber?'  More generally, does technology in general cause the 'dumbing down' of people?

(2) The ethics of DDoS-ing (Distributed Denial of Service attacking) the website of a group you don't like. How does the ideas of 'justice' and 'the greater good' play into this debate?

(3) Texting while driving: is this a case of not trusting human judgment and therefore having to legislate human behavior? 

(4) In a related matter, we also address recent news that the federal government is looking to require DNA samples of all suspects in federal cases, irrespective of innocence.  How do you balance the competing goods of government protection versus the human liberty or privacy?

(5) Next, we try to define what a geek is and if that label is applicable to a philosopher.

(6) We end the show talking about recent tech we are playing with. We comment on the design flaw with Windows Home Server, which is a concern for Jay's quest to custom-build a WHS machine. Bill comments on how he loves his new Macbook with VMWare...

Please send us your suggestions!!! Jay is going on vacation next week to the sunny Caribbean, so Thoughtful Geeks will also be on a short break.  Episode 8 will come sometime mid-May.

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