I wouldn’t be too worried about the timeline here. I don’t think there’s anyone in the world more adept than the Brazilians at quickly pulling off a total and complete cleanup effort.

As a precaution, the Australian teams have been instructed to “row the other way”.

The IOC would feel really bad about this, but in their defense, the bribes were exceptionally large.

The U.S. will send 48 rowers to Rio, they will be as forewarned and forearmed as the federation can make them

you are describing a lawn ornament in the rural parts of the American south.

Yes, but nearly all the “secrets” worth stealing are in the engine and transmission, so your analogy is still shit.

It’s almost like much of the physical components of a missile are far less valuable than the software and circuitry that guide it, hmmmmmmmmm....... Edit: Snark aside, the software on the missile, as well as how the missile interfaces with the platforms that use it, is a goldmine many countries would hug FedEx for the…

That sounds a lot like “metal tube with fins on it” in that case.

Came here specifically to say that after seeing that click baity bullshit headline.

I suppose you’re correct. It’s a missile in the same way a broken nerf gun is still a “gun”.

Nice headline. Is a “missile” still a “missile” if it has no rocket motor, no guidance system, no seeker head, and no warhead?

Because Chain of custody is a thing?

I’m pretty sure any suit against someone for complying with a search warrant and court order would be thrown out immediately.

The data isn’t at risk of deletion. It’s the decryption key that will get erased, and once that’s gone, the data is effectively unrecoverable.

I liked Grantland and am looking forward to seeing what Simmons does with The Ringer. Say what you want about the guy’s own writing, but he hires good writers and lets them write good stuff without over-managing them. That’s something to celebrate.

Yeah. No one is excited. Because the last Bill Simmons-ran website was so shitty. At least that’s what Deadspin tells me and my opinion is always Deadspin’s.

I would argue that Danny Bonaduce snapped a very long time ago.

It’s an ethos drummed into the most junior ensign: If God forbid the ship dies, she will not go to the bottom with a full magazine.

You mean, if a submarine actively fired upon, and sank, a US Navy vessel in international waters, even without loss of life? Yeah, I don’t think that would go over well, unmanned or not.