But do you actually get to kill the cockroach at the end of the experiment?
Would be such a waste not too. Brouhaha!!!

It may not have been a man made object.
Perhaps they may have identified it as a space rock if they knew when it hit and what angle the arrays were in at the time. I'm almost sure the power systems would have detected the change in the power caused by the impact. The arrays were built to expect impacts and remain functional, up to a certain point. It would take an awful lot to significantly effect an array.

He tweeted the apology. ;)

So on a ship you'd refer to the Captain as just a sailor?
I know this is /. So I don't expect accuracy...shrug

"Chris Hadfield, an astronaut currently on the ISS"

Chris Hadfield is not just an astronaut on the ISS. He's the Commander of the ISS right now. Oh and he's Canadian.

First up is that Toronto is historically mostly snow free. The little snow it gets, usually melts soon after without much if any accumulation over the winter period. It is more influenced by the lake effect than any occasional Alberta clipper. Also check Toronto's latitude as related to the rest of Canada.

As for your comment about the rest of the world..
The point is that climate is a global thing. Just because you're having a slightly longer winter in the UK doesn't mean that the rest of us are, or means is it a sign of global warming..

You live in a climate buffer zone with most of your climate influenced by the gulf stream rather than the northern pressure zones. You must be young not to know colder and/or longer winter temperatures in the UK. Check the history starting now and perhaps going back 200 to 400 years. The Thames freezing over and especially Longer winters is not that uncommon in the UK. It's weather history oscillates somewhat, as would be expected at that location due to these and other factors living in that zone. Better hope the gulf stream continues flowing your way, or get used to longer and far less hospitable winters.. It historically does fluctuate.

But my main point!
As for what you called "my view" as compared to the rest of the world. Recognizing dry humour or sarcasm isn't your strong point is it?

Global Warming stole the Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve (SMSR)!

My God!!!! That's it!
Everything is caused by global warming.

I did however like one comment in the article, on how it caused a colder and snowier winter/spring with the conclusion there will be less water. Umm the more snow that melts in the spring, usually means more water not less in the summer.

Last month the cold weather was because warm air from the south rose over the arctic cold air, thus forcing the colder arctic air down to the southern latitudes. So now it is because last summer there was less ice that froze over long before spring ever came. So how again did the ice covering all the arctic now has caused a colder spring? Did anyone tell these guys that the arctic is still frozen over as we speak? It's not open water. So why is the jet stream being affected? I'm just not clear on all this.
I do know one thing. It's still cold outside and the sow is still on the ground. How is this different from any other Canadian winter or spring for that matter? I'm just lucky enough to remember the weather before all this global warming came along. So how is it different again? How is getting snow in the winter anything unusual? How is snow on the ground in March different? How is maple sugar season changed?

Lies, more lies and more dam lies.
ISP's will tell the public whatever they think they can get away with. Unfortunately due to the average to majority of the public being ignorant of technology, ISP's continually get away with whatever they want.
Time to reconsider bringing more teeth to the laws governing accuracy of corporate statements aimed at misleading customers or the public as a whole.

You said it yourself. You have other clients. The choice is yours really, if getting out of your contract is possible.
In your present situation are you tasked by contract to teach anyone?

If I felt that the company was purposely bringing in this new guy to hopefully replace me one day, I would seriously look at my contract situation. I maybe in a position to renegotiate a new contract at a price that represents the workload to teach someone else. The price certainly would be set based on what I considered a decent exit payout.
It's all about value for money.
Like it or not, there is a value to expecting ongoing work verses work that terminates earlier. The longer the job the better the rate (to a point). Less secure jobs warrant a different consideration especially if it means turning over knowledge you took years to build into your skill set, especially when it made the project successful in the first place. If a company is going to abuse the intent of the contract, then I certainly would examine my options. The way I feel. Replacing me at the expense of my IP is simply not on, unless I specifically signed that away.

Once again a public disclosure on using drones (that are really only FPV craft not real drones) for commercial purpose and once again this is a big NO..NO. So far the FAA has been grounding others, as reported here on slashdot. I expect the same cease and desist will be issued here as well.

The problem as I see it is that the FAA only hears about the safe use of FPV and Drone craft and has to shut them down simply because it encourages the darker side of unsafe use of FPV and Drones by yahoos. You know the ones. They fly near airports and over populated areas at altitudes that pose a certain danger to others.

The time is coming, when sadly new rules will come in that will make it almost or completely impossible to fly our drones. At best we'll be restricted to such small fields and altitudes as to make it so boring the hobby will die. Any open or closed source Drone research, outside of universities, will suffer immensely and technical advances will wither on the vine. Another direct impact will be on the burgeoning commercial business using FPV and Drones will continue to suffer.

Not only just me but thousands of people in the RC world that know that in the US and Canada it is illegal to fly for commercial purposes. So my question and suspicion is why these guys didn't know this? Is this more likely a case of just hoping to fly under the radar? My suspicion is just that. They hoped the FAA wouldn't notice. These aren't the first commercial operation the FAA has shut down.

Second to this is that both the FAA and Transport Canada are reviewing the regulations. Right now not many people are doing this, but the fear is when literally thousands of people jump into what is seen as a lucrative business. Obviously there will be a large variation of skill level if that happens. You are bound to get a certain number of yahoos taking risks they shouldn't.

For 7-8 months a year. I sit on the couch 11 hours on average and of those about 8 hrs. on the computer. I smoke a 25 pack of kings a day and sleep about 10-11 hrs.
The other 3-4 months I spend 4-5 hours on the couch, Smoke just about 12 or half a pack a day. My exercise is via gardening, flying my Drones or going fishing, which is mostly just sitting around in the boat and I still sleep about 10-11 hours a day.

Sleeping is such an important part of a healthy lifestyle and people simply don't get enough. I have a good heart and bad lungs. But then again I I don't get out much. :) LOL