With all respect, there is a large demographic of stupid out there that will click on anything stupid. It's like moths to a flame, or something.

Any seafaring folk here? I'm still trippin' ballz that they had an unsecured object of that mass in the hold, and that there were people working on it.

I honestly think that Google is going to be the actual spine of the internet, given another 10 years or so. With everything they're going (Google Fiber, 'Murrcans! Bog knows you need a system upgrade), they're changing people's lives, and in a good way, I feel. To the inevitable paranoid, tinfoil-hat-wearing folks, I…

You seem upset. Calm yourself, man. It's just a commercial.

Indeed, how he did. We are looking to the stars again, which is a very good thing.

OP trolled you, but these honours are true: Recipient of the 1988 Liethen-Tittle Award (top pilot graduate of the USAF Test Pilot School). U.S. Navy Test Pilot of the Year (1991).

Yep. Tell the folks to collect and eat them by the bushelful. Honestly, two quite serious problems solved, at least for the time being (i.e., the famine may return, but the locusts hopefully won't).

"particularly important as a food supplement for undernourished children".

Serious question: If the inhabitants are on the brink of famine, why don't they just eat the damned locusts? They're high-protein and apparently both kosher and halal, so it seems like something to think about, at least. Lots to be found under "locust recipe" at Google, e.g.: http://www.greenprophet.com/2013/03/feasti…

It's like he's channelling Andy Rooney.

Pretty much this. I've had May 24 weekends where there was still snow in the trees and the water was still cold enough to kill you. That said, though, I wouldn't trade it for life in the States. Not for any reason.

Canadians, baby. Making the planet better, one drone at a time. I support this effort.

All of my this.

Outstanding. And considering some of the engineers I've had to work with, I'm sure he'd do alright.

"I have accidentally signed up for this thing at least half a dozen times..."

Everything you just said. Quite honestly, too, I'm quite happy the Fæcebook people don't bother with G+. Much less numbskullery on G+, and I definitely like it that way.

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"Who says iOS users get all the fun."

Probably the people whose cooling liquids are currently bleeding away into space. Just guessing.

Fair point. I keep forgetting about that.