The arrows through the graphic kind of remind me of Family Circus.

transparent aluminum?

Already there, already doing that. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corundum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparent_alumina

indeed, considering the physical security alone (or lack thereof in this case) would have had your $100 1 TB drive walk off your desk soon after you put it there.

Quantas never crashed.

Quantas has never had a _fatal_ crash, in one of their _jets_. Which is different than what you...

Or was that just a Rain Man reference?

There is no "u" in Qantas. Also:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Qantas_fatal_accidents

And no fatal crashes since the last fatal crash in 1951, before they had any jet airliners.

was just a Rain Man reference

agreed on their service - everyone that picks up the phone knows their stuff

true, but can't imagine something that should be a phone and only does social stuff.