I think one would be hard pressed to find earbuds anywhere that can match the performance of this sort of monitor. The problem, of course, is proving it. Since these are custom-made, you can't just borrow a buddy's and try them out.

There's one sort-of, strained exception, but I'm stretching the topic... There are at least 4 captains on a typical supercarrier— that is, 4 O-6's. The skipper, the first officer, the CAG, and the deputy CAG. So, the guy in charge of the air wing, and his deputy, might reasonably be called "jet captains". It…

Idunno... I kind of think of aircraft carriers as the ultimate gadget...

Who are you who are so wise in the ways of mathematics?

"Honey, slow down"

Hmm... I've never seen that. I'll have to check it out. I'm always up for a carrier movie.

Hmm... byu.xxx. That's just... weird...

Nope, not a dork, or at least that's not what proves it. :-) All of those things are just as vital a part of what makes a carrier awesome as the hardware itself.

The camera adds ten pounds... and takes away 23 hours and 56.5 minutes.

Oh, man, oh, man, an aircraft carrier thread. These have been my favorite thing on earth since... well, since I've been on earth. When the Enterprise is decommissioned, I'll be camping outside the Army/Navy surplus store to get it. Hands off, you bastards— it's mine! Dibs!

I have that all worked out. Ready? Ok, so once I become Supreme Semi-Benevolent Dictator of the World, one carrier will be my personal yacht— probably the Enterprise. The rest will be tethered to seaside cities as floating museums and nuclear power stations.

Agreed, but it should apply to TV as well. I was disappointed when they took those great shots of the carrier (also the Carl Vinson, I believe) from the opening credits of NCIS.

Mat, you're really not making a good case for why he's a coward. Now, you claim that he was wrong (lying, presumably?) about his reasons. You cite the following supporting rationale:

What an absurd, fraked-up state. On a completely different front, they banned sales of .50 BMG rifles in Cali to civilians. Now not only won't the biggest manufacturer of the rifles sell to law enforcement there, but they inspired the creation of a nearly identical cartridge just to get around the law, and it's…

Nope, you're right, it wasn't threatening. It was absurdly arrogant, though, to try to get him to drink the "not about one person" Kool-Aid.

Wow... I think if I were in his position, I'd feel absolutely no need to talk about my role. Unless, of course, some Apple dillhole called and tried to get me not to, at which point I'd do it on principle. Pretty much like the the dude in the article.

Sorry, I've not heard of "earth" in that context. Is that the same as "grounding"?

Ha, joke's on you! My mom has a convenient heavy-duty hitched trailer she can ride in. She only made you go to that effort out of spite.

"This story about gaping iOS security holes is brought to you by Blackberry..."

Good heavens... If you can't keep it in your pants, at least keep it in your species.