Haha yes, I'm in Maryland. Western MD typically isn't my deal but it's way away from home. :)

"Why? For Science!"

If I could re-heart you I would. You'll have to settle for a promotion.

New challenge: find a porn site that has an ad that links to a non-porn site. GO!

YOU'RE a "fucking idiot" for using improper English.

I forget who the comedian was, but it reminds me of this quote:

This is exactly what I came here for. I love these types of articles for this reason.

Dude, calm down. If you read carefully he's expressing exasperation at people saying "how is this a gadget story?" not making that statement himself.

We call those people psychos, and I respect them just about the same.

Good points! He was definitely aware of what he had set out to do, and how he was going to do it. That suggests premeditation to me. He also must have been aware of the consequences if he had shot fellow soldiers and actively avoided that - something that says to me that he didn't "just snap", as you say.

To attribute a joke to a group on the internet is kind of silly.

Nah, federal minimum wage is a bitch. Imagine paying 50 people $7.25 an hour instead of 150 people $.50 an hour.

You make me happy to be a member of Gizmodo sir. Promotion for you.

But who would kill a sea kitten?

My sentiments exactly.

I love Robot Wars! Razer was the ultimate robot.

Best thing I've read today.

It sounds a hell of a lot better than Microsoft Sam.

Maybe they rifle the barrels in opposite directions?

Yes, the Mythbusters did raise a sunken ship with the power of ping-pong balls. It took 27,000 to raise a 3,500 pound boat. It's possible that the owners may have seen it - to use a Mythbusters term, plausible - but I doubt that fact.