@Clashwerk: Indeed. Iran should be used as an example.

@Clashwerk: Oh, there would be points of attack for sure. But, unless those points of attack were connected to a global network, like the internet, there's very little chance of someone in China hacking their way in.

@Clashwerk: But what would be gained in having the grid on the internet, as opposed to a closed, private network?

So, you don't give the Smart Grid internet access. Set the whole thing up on its own private, secure network.

@bohica: And the cycle of revenge is finally closed.

@Wandell: It's a kind of fern, then. Gotcha.

@Wandell: Wait, there's a Jersey Shore way?

Wait a minute.

Foxes are the perfect balance of everything that is adorable with puppies *and* kitties.

@battleaxonista...is a humorless bitch: I'm coping by imagining the baby at the end follows her for a bit, and they bond and live happily ever after.

@Annalee Newitz: If I were not sitting in my office right now, I'd be doing the same thing.

Now I shall have to spend my lunch break looking at pictures of cute bunnies and kitties.

@waverly: [en.wikipedia.org]

@Aidan_ says: Oditores odituri sunt: They are building a giant test station i the Nevada desert. That's a start, right?

@e30 guy: Probably by making in them in such a way that they end up being five times worse for the environment than their coal and oil based counterparts.

I want to nominate the Vdara pool for the next io9 Vegas Meet and Greet BBQ.

Personally, I'm heartened by the fact that these didn't get blown way up in the news. It seems like it got about the same level of attention as any other celeb wedding might.

While an evocative image for banned books week, US government agencies burning is not exactly new. It's pretty much *the* way of destroying information deemed Secret or higher.

@lostingenerica: Any sane guy would totally agree to that, too.

@Lauren Shaw: Maybe - and I'm probably putting far more thought into this than the writers - the aliens don't think we perceive the world as they do.