Oh gosh. I lost the brain chip that has the instructions on how to install these things.

Looks like there were two lionesses. First one didn't nab the camera until the second one showed an interest in it. That's how my two cats behave, too.

If it matters, I'm a white male lawyer over 50 yoa. I have to agree with ohnoidint based on my experience with personnel law for a large employer. Sometimes the allegations are true, sometimes they're not. Before rendering a legal opinion, I suggest 1) getting all the facts (including videos and witness' statements,…

The US Air Force fell for exactly this tactic when we were driving the Serbs out of Kosovo. The Air Force killed a lot of cardboard and wooden air craft and tanks placed by the Serbs, and then the Air Force counted them as real kills in their official statistics (don't know if this was subsequently corrected or not).…

A nutjob who has made this prediction before and was wrong then, too.

Thanks! I really appreciate that.

This was not an arrest of a civilian, where use of deadly force would have to be justified by a credible threat to the lives of the arresting officers. This is a military situation. Bin Laden was an enemy combatant, in fact a commanding general. You do not have to give enemy soldiers an opportunity to surrender. For…

Boy did they not have it together. The communication between the test guys, the firefighters, and whoever was supposed to bring the stairs was slim to none. My favorite quote: "It's not an important fire."

Absolutely. And my dad was in the US army, stationed in North Africa during World War II. He used 3D aerial photography to find Nazis. The 3D black & white photos made their camouflage nets stand out. The camouflage was designed to fool color vision, but not 3D B&W.

I also have a Mac Pro and found installing a hard drive incredibly simple - just slide it into the bay and you're done. No need to even connect the ribbon or power cables. Don't know why the iMacs go in the other direction.

There are many different accents in the USA and the UK, and may well be in Ireland and Scotland, so declaring that a person has such an accent is a trickly thing. In the case of this woman, she is speaking differently, for neurological reasons or because she's faking it, but I wouldn't say she has an Irish or other…

From the Defense Tech article: "The U.S. used laser-guided concrete bombs against Iraqi targets in the late 1990s for the same reason France says it’s using them."

Exactly! That's my problem with sci-fi stories where the character dies, but no problem: we have his DNA sample and his memories and personality backed up. We clone his DNA, make the clone grow to adulthood very rapidly, insert the dead person's memories and personality, and - he lives again! Except the original guy's…

It's hard to know what really motivates political posturing. Maybe he's just mad at Apple or The Steve because they supported his opponent, didn't hire a friend of his, or failed to make a large contribution. Maybe he just wants to draw attention to himself. A politician's motivation is usually that banal and venal,…

I guess dishwashers in the US are only connected to the hot water.

Asking anyone who may have the knowledge. Not unusual to ask such questions in Giz comments, and often a helpful person answers. Are you asking questions or suggesting better questions for me to ask? "Does it exist" is in fact a very good question.

Can't decide if this is an upgrade or a downgrade of the life-size cardboard cutouts containing photos of people used to fill several seats at a time in stadium and theater scenes. I think Miss Congeniality used them.

It's a cluster. Three different state agencies sent unencrypted information to the Texas Comptroller when rules require the info be encrypted. One of those agencies was the Texas Workforce Commission which handles unemployment claims, so the data is not limited to state employees or retirees. Then the Comptroller…

Yeah, the CIA couldn't consult a local phone book to learn that their intended target had moved years ago.