“...In some states you are allowed to shoot, even kill, innocent bystanders...”

Hence the interest...

Because humans effect on the planet is so vast that the more we know, the better we can limit our affect on those we share this planet with.

By putting “scientists” in quote, the implications from you is they weren’t “real”scientists and those “researchers” were putting their interest above that of the whales. We did not get that impression from the article.

Be interested in how they will explain the “shooting at the wife” as part of the “not the aggressor” defense..

Orcas were not kept in captivity for “research.” They were kept for profit and entertainment. Implying otherwise is just disingenuous.

Obviously! As the world is flat, if tides were real... all the water would “fall off” the edge! Enough said.

Didn’t Florida’s politicians solved the climate change problem by banning the mention of it? Thought it was done and done...

There are some awesome gear from days past available on Craigslist. We picked up this B&O turntable for a song. However, we quickly discovered that finding a needle for it proved to be “challenging...”

Hey... it is just as effective as praying to any other statue. So why not?

Would be interesting to consider manufacturing the metal foam in space where lack of gravity and air may allow the precise control of foam formation and other such factors not possible on Earth...

Yes! Instead, start figuring out how to make the pizzas good.

The NeoLucida is a pretty cool gadget, but it is not that easy to use a steady surface is required... so taking it outside is kind of hard.

Well...there you go :-) We yield!

What makes you think the drone is “learning?” The avoidance algorithm may be limited by the processing speed of the hardware involved. No amount of “training” is going to make it any “better.”

Really think that was the point?

“...I had this really vivid recent memory of a bunch of coffee cups...”

“... An Immersive Experience Devoid of Content...”

Wonder when Apple will release a keyboard with a built-in CPU which will turn the tablet into a true laptop when attached?

PowerWalls :-) The future of storage is local as well as municipal.