Yes, I’m sure. I am pretty sure I can summarize any book into one paragraph, but so what? My point is the Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson’s story-telling skills don’t compare with Frank Herbert’s. I’m not sure what’s your point. That you don’t like Dune? That’s OK. Other than showing we have different tastes when…

Not sure what you mean by that. But I find the original Dune story-telling to be captivating, and the characters are distinct, complex, and different. The characters in the Dune prequels, however, all come across as half wits who all behave exactly the same way.

No, you don’t. Really. I read them. I wish I had just read the Wikipedia plot synopsis instead. The story is interesting, but the story-telling sucks big time, and the characters are so shallow.

Why not just read the paper?

A Fire Upon The Deep by Vernor Vinge.

Or worse, bag handler at destination did not manage to take it out of your bag.

The zipper one? Or is there another?

A small pair of bolt cutters, or a pry bar, would be much easier, unless you’re trying not to leave any trace that the bag has been tampered with. Basically I see this as useful for practical jokes like, say, sneaking a dildo into someone’s luggage as a joke.

Self destructing electronics is not new. Examples :

I’m NOT carrying that close to my privates.

That was one of my favorite books.

This is Cupertino in the future. Self driving Apple Car, obviously

No no.. obviously it’s Polio Ralph Lauren.

Of course not. Bacon comes from bacon trees.

I thought it means “we got hit by the Gizmodo effect”?

“Who developed the Polio vaccine” is not science. It is, at best, science history.

You left out lobbyists. They’ll use the courts and lobbyists.

I don’t think George Lucas was entirely to blame. We, the fans, begged him to do it.