Discharging a weapon in a populated area is unsafe in nearly every circumstance. Just because there was no malfunction doesn't mean that there couldn't be. If the drone had suddenly dropped altitude, would he have tracked it like a skeet to stop it? Would that have brought the muzzle down to a point where he could have endangered neighbors? What if he tripped on the pool hose? Was he certain that in all cases his down-range was clear before firing? These are all things which a responsible gun owner thinks about.

I hope he gets a big-ass fine (I'd hate to pay for his jail food out of taxes). I also hope the flier gets a fine for trespassing - or even just gets called into court and let of with a warning. The lawyers fees will probably be 10x what the drone cost to begin with.

Air rights, unless previously given away, are up to 500' above your land or structure. It's as much trespass as the 5 year old who runs across your front lawn to get home for dinner after playing in the park.

The drone person was illegally trespassing on the shooter's property.
In addition the shooter had no way to know with any reasonable degree of certainty that the 'drone' was unarmed. It could have been carrying an explosive device - and not just a gun as was recently seen, but actual c4 explosive.

Finally, even if it was only containing a camera, it was still illegal violation of the shooter's rights

You are correct right up to this point, and then you go off the rails

and the shooter had the right to destroy the object.

Now, I suspect that this probably varies from state to state, but in general you are not authorized to fire a weapon for any purpose you see fit. You may, being that this is a civilized society, ask for the local authorities to prosecute the trespasser for any laws which are broken. You may also file a civil suit if you can show that you have been damaged by the trespasser. You may not arbitrarily discharge a firearm, especially in a populated area. That's reckless endangerment.

Putting this dude in jail would be a waste of money, but I do hope he gets a fine equal to 1/4 to 1/2 his annual income.

Calling the police is unAmerican. When real Americans disagree with something, they kill it. Indians, unruly slaves, Afghanis, Iraquis, stupid bitches that won't put out their cigarette at a traffic stop - it's easier just to kill it and move on. Plus you get that warm fuzzy feeling of being the master of your manly universe. And, let's face it, that's what really matters.

Do you remember getting on the network in Windows 3.1?
Do you remember how stable XP (sp1) was compared to the 9x series?
Are you a fan of 64 bit processors and memory spaces larger than 2GB? (W7)

What will W10 bring? hard to say. It's already forged huge steps into touch/pen computing and tablet/pc crossover. They say if you are using a high density monitor - as seems to be more common - that you will benefit from proper or, at least, better UI scaling.

Not sure what else, tbh, but there are things which do, in fact, work better (or work at all) in W10 compared to 7. You simply have to balance that against what is no longer available (like Media Center).

Unless, of course, you just consider this W8 service pack 2. In which case, you're good!

or, at least, that's how the saying goes.

You can fill in the rest

never heard of glide slope, eh?

Baro measurements are accurate to about 5' at these altitudes. A $0.20 chip and $2000 for the lawyers to haggle over the language you have to click through when you set it up in the plane.

I fly to 6000' with rockets and you know who the idiots are? The pilots. We put out a NOTAM with our coordinates and recovery space, notify all local FAA towers and get legal waivers for all flights. And in the middle of nowhere, where we fly, we get no less than 4 light aircraft fly right overhead at less than 1000' - some even doing multiple passes - just to see what we're doing.

Is that a pair of terabytes on your phone, or are you just happy to see me?

NFC and wireless charging really seems like they should have been no-brainers.
The removable backs would seem to really favor of uSD storage (they're already using the cover for access tot he dual sims) and replaceable battery.

It's a shame they went totally cosmetic with the backs. If it had included the back and side (wrap-around), that would have been fabulous. Something like the slim guard case for the LG G3 (that was, oddly, only available in S. Korea) would have been awesome. I know, you can always add a ridiculously bulky case that makes your phone twice as thick and half again as heavy, trapping stray sand between the case and back to produce wonderful swirly patterns on your OEM back, but something integral would have been a real bonus.

USB is the only two sided connector which requires a minimum of 3 tried orientations to successfully insert.

If you don't like wireless charging, you must not have a magnetic charging mount. I made one for my car - the phone snaps into place and charges without ever plugging it in. It's also easier to drop it on my nightstand.

I'll admit it's a minor convenience, but we're living in the 21st century. It should feel like it.

And a bottom headphone jack is (as the kids say) teh suck. Want to put your phone in a stand or tilt it up while listening - nope, can't do it. How about putting your phone right side up in your pocket so when you take it out you can see your program right side up. Nope. It's one of the least favorite "features" that came to my iPhone 5, and one of the ones I hated when Android phones followed suit.

Why does the malware need to be closed source. Can you not write and hide malware in open source software? It's not as if an end user is typically going to be able to audit the entire OS codebase even if it is available. And anyone involved in the setup of the machine would have the opportunity to easily slip in the malware, while the OS appeared to be stock.