Depends on the cause. The plane had just taken off which means it was something wrong with the plane. Bird strike is a likely reason. Can't blame the Navy for birds.

In some states it's recognized as a holiday, but not in Virginia. So that may turn out to be a blessing.

HiAperture - Sorry for ruining your fun. I just get tired of seeing comments everywhere trashing the Coast Guard. They are completely undeserving of the abuse that's been heaped upon them today. Besides... when people get sensationalistic the only good response is a well reasoned and factual statement. It, as you…

You can see from the photos that the ship was in a pretty poor state. It was set to be scrapped before being set adrift. A year at the mercy of the Pacific Ocean? Not fun times. As for towing it... only one group offered to try, and they decided it wasn't safe enough to do so with their vessel.

It was in US waters when the Coast Guard sank it.

They would have had to contract a salvage company to bring it in and salvage it. This would have required leaving the boat at sea for additional days until a suitable tug could be brought out there. Then they'd have to risk boarding a vessel of undetermined reliability at sea, hope that the stress of the tow doesn't…

Likely was done for training purposes. Two birds one stone. Also, the idea was to arrange a controlled sinking... a ship on fire isn't exactly controlled.

Take a look at the list of games made by THQ. The reason they've done so poorly is probably due to the sheer number of godawful tv/movie tie-in games they've made. [en.wikipedia.org]

They've stated it several times in blue posts that they consider the game to be their game rather than the players. It's usually on posts where they say "We really love when players find a way to... " which is then followed with "but..." and then they use terms like "our vision".

Which is why they addressed it with the duping issue. What they're saying is that they don't hold with the idea that a player must play the game the way the developer wants. Companies like Blizzard make it a point to say that the game is their game, and that we're just players. These guys seem to take more of a Valve…

Fan projects don't seek funding, and even then, they usually get attention from LucasArts. A kickstarter game would likely be shut down before it even got started.

+ 5 for the creativity.

They obviously should have discovered the issue regarding the cable, but part of science is reporting a discovery and then having others recreate your experiment to test whether they can replicate the same result. To punish scientists for being wrong is a bit off-putting. Being wrong is part of the process I always…

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Considering the hassle iTunes went to get those groups on their paid system it's not surprising at all to not see them on Spotify. What I find annoying is when you cannot find less famous groups on there, like Superdrag. Also, they have no system for suggesting bands since they don't actively seek to sign individual…

It's a believable scenario, but it seems like something that would be easy to verify. Considering the scrutiny that iPhone apps go through, and with the recent issue with the company whose software was reporting info in the root system, you'd think someone would have noticed if our iPhones were secret Chinese weapons.

Consumers have already shown that they are willing to pay a high price for gaming entertainment. Those who refused will either find a way to pirate it or suffer it out and buy it new. Every new sale that was previously a used game sell is an increase from before. Even if they get a tiny percentage of the used game…

No, they do not. The Red Cross charges hospitals for the cost of procuring the blood. The amounts charged are based solely on the cost of living for the area in which the blood is gathered. The blood procurement system is not a profit gaining one, and to claim so is just absurd.

It's the best option, but it's not a great one. The way Amazon works is that authors can list their books for free which will result in a lot of downloads and then switch the books to a pay listing, but they still retain the "sales" from the free listing which artificially lifts them in the rankings. So as long as you…

According to the calorie sheet the drink I like most, Long Islands, is also the worst of the bunch. Why does this always happen to me? 780 calories per 8 oz. Man, I regret those 1 dollar cocktail nights now.