I learned something on my flight back to Burbank this week: electronic devices like iPods and the Nintendo DS, are deemed more dangerous to air travel than smoking. I flew out on one of the new Embraer 170 jets and the lighted signs above the seats have been “updated”.

No longer is there a “no smoking” message (since we can assume that no one is crazy enough to light a cigarette in the aircraft), but instead a “no electronics” message (since there are still many whackos out there that insist on passing on the excitement of sitting in a cramped seat and instead decide to endanger everyone by playing video games or listening to music).