I don't know if anybody is still reading the forum, but I saw this and couldn't resist.
I think everyone has heard of the "Predator" drones the government sends out; I thought they were only used as weapons. Apparently they actually collect a *ton* of data and the government is looking how to process all of it!
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/business/11drone.html?th&emc=th