This whole "shoot the spy satellite out of the sky and win a kewpie doll" story is more interesting than it first appeared. It turns out Uncle Sam isn't particularly worried about the satellite landing in somebody's pool and/or spewing plutonium all over your neighborhood ("today's little league game has been canceled because the coach has grown a second head"). It's because the feds are worried about their high This whole “shoot the spy satellite out of the sky and win a kewpie doll” story is more interesting than it first appeared. It turns out Uncle Sam isn’t particularly worried about the satellite landing in somebody’s pool and/or spewing plutonium all over your neighborhood (“today’s little league game has been canceled because the coach has grown a second head”). It’s because the feds are worried about their high-tech secrets falling into the hands of the commies evil-doers terrorists competition. Or so some believe.Also: the Army’s got a big new shiny gun and they’re just itchin’ to fire it. Russia and China are understandably nervous about having U.S. missles whizzing overhead. Whether you lean red or blue politically, you have to admit that we haven’t exactly been knocking the ball out of the park lately. Imagine your drunk nearsighted second cousin squatting in your backyard with a shotgun, trying to knock a hummingbird off a high-voltage wire. You might be a little nervous too. So what is the high-tech secret they’re so worried about? Conspiracy theories abound. My take: They shot it up there running an early version of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, and now they can’t get rid of that “Accept or Cancel” dialog box without blowing the damn thing up. Happens to my Vista laptop every other week.What technology is Uncle Sam trying to hide? Post your theories below or email them to me here. The most evil and/or interesting may receive top-secret Cringely swag in return. Think you’ve got the right stuff to pass our tech quizzes? They’re not as easy as they look: • The InfoWorld News Quiz • Test Your Geek IQ • Test Your Network Security IQ Software DevelopmentSmall and Medium Business