@Morael: Yeah, the guy down the hall from me senior year had something similar. He had this giant floor-based AC/filter unit sitting right by his desk, and hooked up one of it's optional vent tubes next to the side of his case.

[WHAT ARE YOU DOING?]

@Wookielifeday: Just simply, "The Doctor." That's all.

Another reason it was probably encoded was the public perception of the battle at the time. Most of the country (both sides) knew about how bad things inside the city had gotten after a 2-month siege, but the Confederate press got regular reports from the military that the battle was still winnable and Johnston was…

@Mihos: The original mission pertained to just moving around and gathering samples. The parts and batteries were expected to break down around then, so they simply powered it down when most of it's instruments reached their expected lifespan.

Rob Liefeld, eat your anatomically-misshapen heart out.

Looks a lot like the "Christmas Star" from the second New-Who special. Much cooler, though.

I'd love to do this just to see where all my power goes,* but I have near-zero electrical experience and anything more than replacing a breaker scares me shitless.

The worst part about this issue is how completely uninformed so many people are, and who they think the players are in this whole charade.

@slevine001: I live in Houston, and money changes hands pretty quickly between companies and landlords to make sure that there's only one single cable/ISP per property, and even neighborhood.

@countjackula: My GF's sister has a cat that can bark, obey commands, and play-bow other dogs.

@theloverly: My GF's been raising and training dogs (mainly collies) since she was a toddler, and she's had both a Border and an Aussie before. The Aussie could jump into an adult's arms from standing if you said, "sit."

@Dr Emilio Lizardo: Yeah- I'm from northern IL originally, and have a dozen friends in Chicago with the same story. I miss snow.

@Therru: They don't know ANYTHING. Darwin is synonymous with Lucifer. And who's Lamarck (sounds like a 'fag name')? And the worst part is, they less they actively try to know, the more self-worth they have.

@peanutsnraisins: I live and (unfortunately do NOT teach anymore) in a state that officially debunked evolution, desegregation, and most of the Enlightenment this last year.

@fluffywarthog1029: Thanks everyone.

@VideoVampire: It tells me that the FCC is full of cowards or industry-recuited hacks.

Forgive me for asking this, but....

GODDAMMIT HOUSTON.

@The Curse of Millhaven: Indeed.