@Matat: Halon is a chemical often used as a fire suppressant... it binds with oxygen quickly, removing it from the environment that is on fire, causing it to stop.

@Johnbobz: Okay, that's better than the article...

@FriarNurgle: Nah, that's the hostage negotiator :P

No m'am, those were beats not the sounds of a scuffle. No m'am, your husband listens to rap music. Yes... oh you didn't know that. I see. M'am... it's not against the law to listen to that music. Um... you'll have to take that up with him, m'am.

hah, just read this on another site... ooops, sorry Giz... yes, I was cheating.

Could definitely use that NOVA screen feature if it works as advertised.

@Donatom3: I'll concede to your argument.

@dyowell: Well they made such a hoopla about ASUS doing a presentation... I guess it couldn't be helped. I have to say though... very disappointed that it's a windows 7 tablet... the operating system is just not suited for tablets.

Well... you gotta look at the details.

One of these days, someone is going to dig in the wrong place and like a freaking Jenga tower, the whole city will fall in on itself... and considering I heard you can fit several empire states buildings down there... that first step is going to be a doozy.

"...those who find something better for their right-hand to do"

@einsteinisdead: Unfortunately... or fortunately, if you see the comedic value in it, that guy ran for governor of New York.

@The Squid: Well it is not like mosquito populations aren't controlled in the US and other industrialized countries. Steps such as making sure stagnant pools aren't left around, spraying areas in a town or city that are mosquito prone and a whole host of other steps have been taken. Unfortunately, as we all know,…

And miraculously, no Ford SUV was destroyed in the removal of this snow.

And of course it will be used for its intended application like those back massagers are...

And in today's news, our correspondent interviews one of the polar bears in Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice as to why they repeatedly destroyed cameras set up to feature them.

@Charliehorse: We're all wrong... it's a crossbow again: [www.msnbc.msn.com] href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/40850759/">#40850759?from=msnhp&gt1=43001

@subtlescalpel ▚▛▜▝▟▚: Well you also have to count the "guy who only has pictures with his shirt off" crowd, the "girls who either bend over to show cleavage shots" crowd, the "girls who bend over in tight jeans for a butt shot" crowd, and the "people who have naked pictures that eventually leads to profile deletion"…

Shoulda used a blunderbuss... easier to carry around.

Okay, who wants to bet the next crime is done by someone using a Pike.