I'm not saying there's not an ulterior motive by the question, but then again I don't honestly believe that cops are out to get me. Are they trying to trick the unwary into admitting to possession of illegal items? Perhaps, and maybe with stupid people (those with the said illegal items) will actually answer. I have no such guilt and therefore answer honestly, and it has paid off in the two times I got stopped in the last 15 years. I got a warning, a thank-you for my honesty, and sent on my way in less than 10 minutes. Both times were Florida State Troopers, if it matters.

However, coercion is a specific word. It's a way to spin things to make the cops look bad, and it's the wrong term. Cops holding a gun and the power to arrest is an implict threat, yes, but then so is the fact I could have a hidden weapon under my seat and be a psycopathic serial killer. Regardless, don't let the logical fallacy steer you away from the discussion. You have the right not to answer, so don't, if it suits you. It hasn't suited me and I have experience to back up my judgment of being helpful to the police. Rather than being helpful, people in this thread are advocating being a dick and a complete and utter asshole, going so far as to cover up for criminals. See someone get murdered in front of you? Keep it to yourself. I mean, WTF? Seriously? If one of my kids got murdered in the street, I would hope that anyone who saw something with speak up. Wouldn't you?

Yeah, because Slashdot verifies sources?

It's not coercion unless there's usage of force or threats. Otherwise, it's simply rewarding honest behavior. When the cop pulls you over, do they ask "Tell me what you did wrong or I'll give you a ticket?" No, no they don't.

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All this story does is give free press to a raving lunatic who should probably be locked up for murder and drug trafficking. At a minimum, the cases against him should be tried.

Last time I felt up a troll I was in traction for a week.

Why AC? Just no /. account or are you expecting retribution?

Sure, they should make a movie about Tesla, but that doesn't change the fact that a movie about Jobs is worthwhile. It just needs to be an accurate representation of Jobs.

Use a deterministic garbage collector.

If this story is legit, then the dumbfuck Brian should get a misdemeanor for tampering with evidence. His blog is proof that he knows it's evidence, so ignorance (not even normally allowed anyway) is no excuse.

I can't see this word and not think to myself, "Renew! Renew!"

This is no longer true. Aviators can have surgery, but they just need a Flight Surgeon waiver. Nowadays, that'll probably be pretty easy, especially considering the shortage.

But, can it fly with 1km of power cable hanging off it? My guess is about 125g / m, but even 1/5th that you can get 25g / m or 25kg of additional weight. That's as much as my 9yo son and I'm pretty sure the current rig couldn't lift him. Where are my numbers wrong or do you really think this is doable? I realize the flight time of current batteries is low, but there aren't many other options. Perhaps supplemented with solar energy or at worst a gas-power motor with an alternator.

Well, I could see a separate copter unit with a whole lot of batteries. It would tend to become the center piece. A special slot would then allow it to recharge other copters as needed in a distributed power array. This copter unit probably doesn't even need propellers, though I'm unsure if the others could lift it easily. There are a lot of cool extensions to this, and it'll be interesting to see the practical applications.

NEW Mexico. Apparently though this is a common mistake even for Americans. A friend of mine from NM and I went to a restaurant while attending a conference in San Diego. We were talking with the waitress and she asks where we're from. He says New Mexico and she replies, "Wow, you speak really good English!" !@$*