I grew up in Knoxville and have been to Chattanooga many many times. I too was floored when I came upon this part in the book. I need to go back there and re-read this classic and get a feel for the place again.

That's right, just go ahead and expose all the holes in our border. Why don't you just hand over the damn key to the door while you're at it Lulz. This is absolutely insane. I hope you all rot in a cell for the rest of your damned treasonous lives.

@KamWrex, I love you. Thank you for not being retarded.

Getting a job is where I went wrong apparently.

I remember a year or two ago when traveling I accidentally left my Zippo that I've been carrying for years in my pocket. I was so relieved when they told me it was ok when I went through security. It would have sucked to toss that thing.

I'm really irked this episode isn't available on hulu or TNT's website. You would think they would at least let people watch the first episode for free.

This is what happens when you hand a five year old a chainsaw.

This is awesome news! This is by far my favorite Gaiman novel. I can't wait to see this.

@gtig You bring up some good points there. Online security is a big gaping hole in our defense, but mostly because we've not gone about protecting our online resources the same way we protect our physical ones. The US Military is in place to protect the citizens, land, and property of the country and they do a pretty…

"After the Chinese hacker attacks on Google, we're all ready for the first Internet War to begin."

The Chinese Navy and Air Force can't really compete though. If their ships and cargo planes carrying said tanks are on fire, the tanks don't do much good do they?

The light wasn't the cause of the shock, it was the ungrounded amplifier his guitar was plugged into. His hand was resting on the steel guitar strings (common to prevent a constant hum) and while just standing there he is fine, being insulated from ground by his shoes. But when his neck touched the bare metal on the…

This really reminds me of the Nine Inch Nails Ghosts project. Serendipitous.

Another factor that played into the 22 program being cut was $. The DOD gave the AF a ton of cash and said "We want more stuff like that nifty Predator drone!". But the AF went and bought a bunch of F22s instead. The guys on top got their peepees smacked and the 22 program was canceled.

Is it just me or does it seem ridiculous that people don't take into account the fact that we humans have evolved on a violent planet? Nature is brutally violent and some people seem to forget that, yup, we came from that brutal world too. Violence permiates life on this planet and there's not really any way around…

@Girls Are Geeks, People tend to want more than they need because we've evolved that way. Living in a state of excess is a relatively recent development of the human condition, and only applicable to a percentage of the population. Wanting more than you need is actually strategically advantageous on a survival level.

@Unknown2U I see your point but I disagree. The reason it's a "by the numbers" thing is because it works. There are a lot of people who grew up on this stuff who are now adults and want to consume adult entertainment. Seriously, have you ever gone back to watch the old stuff you liked when you were a kid? It's…

You bet! Let me power up the flux capacitor and hit 88 mph for you because you are about to be transported back to 1997. The Klingon Language Institute has been online for ages, hasn't changed a bit, and it's still got that old school look. I mean... I feel like the site really needs to be viewed in the Netscape…

@Raidenshred That's what I'm really waiting to see.

As long as you did this on your own property, there would be no problem with it.