The signal doesn't have to take down everything. Just a critical mass to take the world down. For example, if it couldn't get the hospital, it could get the power companies nearby. Or take down the next town over and overrun the functional town.
I'm pretty sure his elevated privilege was the gun (or bomb or whatever, it's been a minute since I read it).
The funder probably got to chose where the money went. And Kern wanted a monkey planet. I think the goal was to establish communication with them.
I think they found people were living there, and IIRC, that's how the book ends, with them headed back to earth.
I can't speak for the military thing. I don't remember it well enough.
Pokemon ROGUE EX a ROM hack to turn Pokémon into a rogue like (or lite or whatever). You reset to home everytime you lose all Pokémon and you earn money and get new Pokemon to start with. It's a lot of fun. I beat the second gym, is as far as I am.
Honestly, I'm not sure how I'd feel about a phone was qi2.
Until a phone is built was an easily replaceable chassis and screen, I'm going to put a case on it.
I got a magnetic case for my phone and it works just fine.
Also, not sure if this is a problem for those with a phone magnet, but my magnet is already like 1/3 as powerful as new. Still strong enough, but could be stronger.
Why is this the picture you chose? This is a long repressed memory