People who are intent on abusing pills can get around the acetaminophen simply by breaking the pills up, putting them in cold water, and running them through a coffee filter. This is known as cold water extraction.

Part of the reason for the acetaminophen in painkillers is because of a loophole in the 1970 Controlled Substances Act that classified pure Hydrocodone as a strictly controlled Schedule II drug (Which Zohydro will fall under). However, Hydrocodone combination products, such as Vicodin, which contains Hydrocodone and acetaminophen, into the less strict Schedule III classification. As a Schedule III drug, combination drugs such as Vicodin can be refilled as many as five times, while Schedule II drugs can be filled only once.

So why is there so much pushback against Zohydro, when it clearly fits a need and will be more difficult to obtain and abuse than Vicodin? I think it might have to do with the fact that it's put out by a tiny company (Zogenix) rather than one of the big players. Teva Pharmaceuticals who literally spent millions on lobbying last year has a competing product "TD Hydrocodone" which they're trying to get to market, but Zogenix beat them to it. If Zohydro were delayed for a little while, perhaps they could get to market with their competing drug and given their vastly larger resources they'd likely win market share. Another large company Purdue Pharma (the makers of OxyContin) also have something in the works

They're doing a great job of maximizing revenue from a declining game. Instead of just coming out and offering everything on the store, they just offered pets and mounts at first. The implication was in game purchases would be limited to "Cosmetic items", and of course those willing to buy just cosmetic items did, since there were no functional items competing for their money.

Now they've crossed the Rubicon and will allow you to buy levels, as long as you buy the expansion. It's a good way to increase profits when you have a declining playerbase.

I'd probably take the firing squad (or the Chinese bullet to the back of the head) before relying on some buffoon of a doctor in Ohio to try to get a sedative dose right.

A government-approved mobile operating system, especially in China of all places, reeks of its own backdoor exploits for governmental spying."

As opposed to an operating system created by an American corporation, which reeks of its own backdoor exploits for governmental spying.

Really, this is just strong government period. The government is telling corporations they must store data for surveillance purposes. This is a tax, as business must pay for the storage. Big business might not mind it that much, because it increases barriers to entry for small guys and creates and incentive for the government to keep them in business.

I'd agree that totally removing a government creates a power vacuum. However, if Obama had made strict rules regarding a citizens privacy in regards to government and business that wouldn't create a power vacuum it would just mean the citizens are the empowered entity in the equation.

Maybe some people aren't updating because new OS X features have been more annoying than helpful of late. Taking "Save As" out of textedit and creating a version control system was the point where I decided I'd wait out future upgrades until I had the time to read about what people were whining about with the new version.

Yes, the only question, like with Brangelina is which star is inside which.

. Bollaert was charged under a California identity theft law that prohibits using identifying information of a person without their permission

Quick, sue the NSA.

But can you use a 3D printer to make a 3D printer?

Can we call it "Shitcoin"?

My piggy bank has always been good to me. No interest, but no fees either. Seems fair enough.

That's what I found funny about the article. BofA thinks bitcoin could end up with "a reputation close to silver." and all I can think is "As opposed to Bank of America, which has a reputation close to shit, cancer, and child molesters."

Journalist keep touting the dirty bomb concept, but even with a big blast you would not propel enough Co 60 to kill people in a wide radius. There are study on this go look it up. The only reason such a bomb would be effective would be as a *psychological* tool. Since journalist and movie media keep touting the dirty bomb danger, it becomes one in the mind of people, and they would really panick if one was really set off.

I find that some people don't even understand the difference between a 'dirty' bomb and a conventional nuclear weapon. It's an effective scare tactic. Of course if the media wanted to go into the full freakout mode, they could bring up the hypothetical "cobalt bomb"

The unfortunate human who probably opened the container with the Cobalt-60 without proper protective gear however, is most likely no longer intact.

I was thinking the same thing. Can you picture the schmucks who hijacked this?

Criminal 1: Hey man, I wonder what we got? Maybe a truck full of ps4/Xbox one systems?
Criminal 2: (Opens box/removes shielding) Wait..what the f...is this?


On a more serious note, a former coworker works for a shipping company that is moving the xbox ones for Microsoft. There are a great deal of security measures on the trucks. Even though it's Mexico I'd expect they had some kind of security protocol if they were moving radioactive material.