What about the Pigeon Protocol? I've heard that works much better than the protocal ...

What about www.legendsofzork.com? If I had more time I'd be playing it more ...

... will be enough of an advantage to nearly offset the disadvantage in training and equipment.

Don't forget that a large number of the folks that own said hunting rifles are former military, and thus have the same (or possibly better) training than the "attackers".

Just goes to show, post quality is (usually) inversely proportional to /. id

My first though when I pulled up the picture: looks like a water ring from a can left on the picture. ;)

Careful, or someone will fetch the Comfy Chair!

I've always heard that failures teach you more about rocket science than successes do, however. Forcing them to learn on their own means they WILL learn, instead of just taking someone elses tech and using it (just like the scores of users that "use" computers but have no clue how they work).

Captain Kirk was able to do lots of things. That doesn't mean we want to do them too ...

Methinks you need to read more Douglas Adams ... ... but explaining the joke always seems to take the fun away.

Don't forget the flamboyant red (or shiny black) cape! A top hat should also help.

didn't read the stop sign fast enough?

You do realize what website this is, don't you?

So, if nobody looks it will never go nova? Hmm ... now we just need to find a way to make sure nobody ever observes it so we can "save the earth" ... ;)

... correct.

How is www.chosenwebsitename.com commonly held? If I choose to purchase and continue to lease this domain, why shouldn't I profit off of it?

There is a significant difference between "purchasing a domain and making a profit by having it" and "purchasing a domain in order to make a profit by selling it".