maybe it's a single windows machine riddled with some virus

Well the Germans re-unified, maybe a unification of the US and China wouldn't be so bad over the long term. So long as I don't have to learn to speak Chinese.

If the statistics are so favorable for the gun proponents, why not sponsor independent research to show (or of course refute) what a wonderful idea universal gun ownership is.

No, but it is what gives cops cause to shoot people carrying cell phones in dimly lit areas, it's what compels cops to stay ahead in the arms race and it's what sends too many cops to an early grave.

I heard somewhere that they put all attendees through a metal detector.

or if you set the timer to go off on the leg from ORD to LAX but get off at ORD and don;t mention the baggage. If I were the airline, I'd be using the necessity to resolve that conundrum as the basis for my complaint, not some rubbish about not being able to sell the same seat twice.

I've never understood why they won't transfer me to an otherwise empty seat on an earlier flight when I happen to be early for a connection. It would seem to be in their best interest to fill up the planes and push the "empty seat" to a later flight when they have a chance of selling it, but they never do offer me a free change, they always want to charge me an extra $50, so I just get a soda and wait it out.

I have come to believe that end-end connectivity is the problem that a lot of people think NAT solves.

Apparently I shoudl ahve used google !

In theory, calculation shows that 1 kWh is enough to produce one ton of fresh water from seawater. However this assumes a perfect thermodynamic and mechanical system which is not possible to build. In practical terms a desalination system will require 7 to 18 kWh/m3 depending on the corresponding investment.

How much more energy is there in a spoonful of salt plus a cup of fresh water vs a cup of salty water. Is the problem with desalination that there is an immense energy difference to overcome or that the technology we have is very inefficient ?

Why pay $1515 per month ?

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If the state's Technologies Agency is equipped to produce damning reports, why wasn't it engaged to do so before the machine went into service ? The state can't make the case it was hoodwinked and simultaneously show it has the chops to uncover what was wrong.

Once he radioed in to tell them he was with the USPS the secret service knew for sure he could not possibly be an armed maniac.

That is an outstanding first post - well done that A.C

Most of what you cite is just you imagination run riot, and even if it weren't you don't need the right to carry a concealed handgun for any of the purposes you cite. I have no concerns about people defending themselves in their own homes. If I lived a fair distance from law enforcement help I'd probably get a shotgun too if I were concerned. But handguns in particular, especially in cities, cause all sorts of problems and knock-on effects, we would be better off if the public were not armed and the police and business owners did not need to be so edgy about it.