They actually do something similar here in the US, during certain training exercises held in the deserts around here (SW Arizona and SE California, since this is very similar to Afghanistan). Apparently they drop some Marines out in the middle of nowhere with some camo netting and have them take shots at anything that…

What if I want to sit it on my desk with a narrow, focused beam, or hang it in my tent just to have some nice ambient lighting?

Seems like a simple explanation... take the standard rolling shutter phenomenon and apply it to an extremely fast lightning strike... and the fact that the phone was turned whichever way would make the sensor refresh/scan horizontally. And obviously it doesn't show in front of the pyramid because the strike was behind…

Eh, I get the feeling you're going to be paying for it either way, though...

I've often wondered about some type of last-ditch emergency parachute system... a la an ejection seat when you know you're screwed if you do nothing. Pull the handle, something severs the blades and then deploys a parachute that slows the descent of the craft. I'm sure someday Boeing will make billions on it... ha ha

Not to mention the fact that guns are already illegal in Mexico, so we see how well that would work.

This one, probably not at that price. Our Lowe's had a pretty decent selection of dimmable LEDs, but there was still more dimmable CFLs on their shelves. What I can't figure out is why our local utility (APS) subsidizes the price of CFLs, they don't do the same for LEDs. And I don't understand why so few LEDs list the…

Plus if it's third party reselling, it's probably not ending up on Prime because they'd have to make up the shipping cost by jacking the price or lose money. I tried ordering two simple bookcases from Ikea since the nearest one is three hours away... order total was just under $100, shipping was over $400. o_O umm,…

I found it interesting that while these devs claim they're not using the data for anything other than improving the user experience, someone had the time and access to find Zuckerberg and Gates' number in there...

And one he's been doing for years with the Olympics... I've seen one-second-long highlights, and one year they did out-of-focus highlights...

...as long as you're still on FF3, it won't let me use it on anything newer...

Funny how the Arizona Department of Public Safety officer pulled them over on a road in the 'Mexican desert'... Looks to all be on I-8 or I-10 between Yuma and Tucson... I know I recognize a few mountains for sure...

Yet even fewer people like it...

Or the real bitch, coming up with that nice new, relatively secure yet easy to remember one, then finding that two of the last sites you try to use it on won't let you use double characters or require more capitals or numbers than you had planned for...

Should have mentioned I'm on a Mac...

Alright, who stuffed Ben in their pants?

Magnetic timeline = continued sobbing

I jumped on the Firefox train when it first came out and still love it... but until they get some sort of in-line PDF viewing working again, I'm sticking with Chrome for now.

A few years ago they were successfully testing GPS-assisted artillery rounds at the Army's Yuma Proving Grounds that can actually change their target after they're in the air.

Glad to see someone is finally using Final Cut X to its full potential...