Thank God you are resisting the urge to hate your political opponents.

Such a cynical take on Gawker. :) We know how committed it has always been to protecting privacy.

On most highways in the United States, strictly obeying the speed limit creates a dangerous situation. 9 mph over the speed limit was likely around (if not a bit below) the prevailing speed of traffic.

Following the Koch policy prescriptions would put US based sugar out of business. It is only maintained by significant import duties on cheaper foreign sugar. That is exactly the type of anti-competitive government action that the Koch’s fight against.

“And I felt really betrayed.” Apparently, the “pussy” insult was on the mark. :)

Or perhaps folks realize that this “positive” review is actually a negative review that has been reinterpreted by the reviewer.

The easiest explanation is that the positive reviews are simply supporting it because it has been deemed “important”.

“Everyone” = every Gizmodo outlet. And I’d assume it’s because the Bankruptcy Trustee cut a deal for some kickback money. :)

Agreed. In the next situation like this, I volunteer you to go in so he is actively shooting at someone. That way we can kill him without worry. ;)

How did this ‘go wrong’?

The ability of a robot to carry a gun is not the issue. Presumably, the police don’t have an armed robot sitting in a van ready to go (it would be a bit disconcerting if they did). Many bomb squads do have robots that have anti-bomb bombs.

Murderer dead. No additional police officers killed. Seems pretty right to me.

The bomb squad (which operated the robot) already had the ability to trigger an explosive device attached to the robot. That technique would normally be used to detonate a (bad) bomb. Because MacGyver wasn’t available, jerry rigging a gun/taser/etc. probably wasn’t really an option.

“World Ends. Cheap smartphone users hardest hit.”

I don’t think “Uncanny valley” means what you think it means. If the new sound effects are indistinguishable, then they aren’t in the valley. They would have passed out of the valley - the valley being the place where the virtual is almost, but not completely, lifelike.

It’s not about “budget cuts” - which can only be considered “cuts” in the bizzaro world of D.C.

Thanks for the link. I really like that first bench. The Paulk design is really cool, but a bit too much effort for what I actually need - something I can beat up and not worry about.

Clearly you are a racist. We have a special class which will indocrinate....errr....teach you how racist you are.

“dozens of (white, male) scientists”

I truly hope Rio be the final nail in the coffin of the corrupt IOC and the modern day Olympics.