Speaking as an unwashed mass, I respectfully disagree with your conclusion. Asymmetric force multipliers are the only logical objective for a country that opposes US rule.

NK wouldn't hold out in a military conflict for more than a few days against a well-prepared US attack.

Agreed.

All NK might -might- be able to do with it's nukes is take out a few hundred soldiers.

Disagree.

Please observe that NK developed both Nuclear weapons and orbital capability, a combination that permits a hypothetical EMP attack. This type of attack against the continental United States has significantly higher indirect casualty estimates. The lowest estimate I've seen is 10% of the population. If this isn't a major component of NK's nuclear deterrent plan, then they need to hire new strategists.

Has anyone seen orbit data for the new satellite yet?

Evolution FTW.

In my work, I primarily use

A sturdy cart with an LCD monitor, keyboard, and mouse.
A label maker
An electric rechargeable screwdriver and assortment of bits
A rechargeable flashlight
A magnetic pickup tool and/or a claw tool for dropped kit.
A well-made phillips #2 and #3 manual screwdriver, for loosening screws that are too tight for the electric screwdriver.
A large pair of channel lock pliers for loosening screws that have been rounded out.
Needle nose pliers for removing stubborn cage nuts.
A box cutter for opening boxes.
Hearing protection.
Wire cutters
A 6 foot ladder.
An inexpensive hand-cart for moving boxes.

My preferences for manufacturers are Klein screwdrivers, Channel-Lock pliers and wire cutters, and Dymo labelers. I don't use the specialty made-for-cables labelers, as I can't justify the extra cost. For the crash cart, I like the composite plastic one made by rubbermaid.

The Crash Cart:
Get a power strip with a long power cord and mounting holes.
Permanently mount the power strip to the cart.
Secure the LCD Monitor stand to the cart to prevent tipping.
Get long MtF extension cables for the LCD, Keyboard and mouse. Bundle them together in an umbilical and secure one end to the cart. Remove the screws from the server end of the umbilical. You want this cable to fall off if someone knocks the cart away from the servers.
I used a stack of 4 Plastic Drawer Bins screwed to the cart bottom shelf to hold tools, USB sticks, labeler cartridges, spare cage nuts, a small stock of patch cables, and a CD case that held _copies_ of commonly used install medias.
If you manage a number of servers without CD/DVD drives, permanently mount a USB DVD drive to the cart.
Permanently mount the screwdriver and flashlight chargers to the cart.
Find a comfortable stool or rolling chair at an appropriate height for the crash cart.

Other notes:
I occasionally use a tone and probe to trace wires. I would not buy one if I didn't already have it.
I used a multimeter to check the wiring when we moved in and when we upgraded UPS. Haven't needed it since.
An Ammeter (the clip on kind) will help you if you don't want to track your power budget properly^W in a spreadsheet.
I used wrenches and a socket set to assemble our racks. Haven't needed them since.
I used an impact drill to drill holes for concrete anchors to bolt down the 2 post racks. Haven't needed it since. The concrete floor was not level, and I used washers to shim the racks level.
For full racks, level them with the adjustable feet before tightening everything up.
If your racks lock, put a spare key outside the DC. You will forget/lose the primary key at an inopportune time.
I painted the plywood where the other telecom kit mounts. It looks neater.
You may be tempted to make your own Ethernet cables. Don't. The TCO is significantly higher vs. maintaining a stock of patch cables.
Don't use zip-ties for cable management. Get a big roll of the velcro wire ties instead.
Put a trash can, broom, and dustpan in the DC.
Put a "no food or drink" sign in the DC.
Put a rat poison bait station in the DC.
Drywall dust is very very bad for servers and UPS. Don't remodel without protecting your boxes.
If you don't have any monitoring infrastructure, setup a PC to monitor and record temperatures. Have it monitor a mains powered device so you'll get a page if the power goes out.
A phone in the DC is nice _if_ you can be heard over the fans and HVAC.
Tape off a parking place for the crash cart near an outlet so you don't forget to plug it in/charge the light and driver.
If you have a raised floor, get a tile lifter. If you don't have budget, get a suction-cup-dent-puller from an auto parts store. Also, please don't leave the floor open and unattended.
A quality cable tester exceeds your budget severalfold. If you suspect a bad cable, test by substitution. If the cable is confirmed bad, cut the ends off before you throw it away. Otherwise, someone (probably you) will grab it and use it again.

Terminator genes are not widespread due to farmer and popular outrage. That's unfortunate, because the GMO seed cross-pollinates non-GMO fields and eventually farmers who save seed end up with some GMO population in their stocks. Then Monsanto sues them for patent infringement. That is the allegation in this case. Usually the farmer will settle out of court and under strict NDA. The only cases you hear about on /. are the ones where the farmer decides to blow his/her life savings on attorney's fees.

You laugh, but the painful truth is that you earthlings can't listen to much of the Voyager space probe's Golden Record because it is still in copyright.

Idiocy.

This is timely. I just finished reading Lucifer's Hammer, a book about a massive comet strike. Interesting book. I found it intriguing how much of the book was still applicable despite its age.

A photo is sufficient, and it doesn't have to be a great photo either. http://vision.ucsd.edu/~blaxton/sneakey.html Additionally and anecdotally, many locksmiths can read the bitting of a key by sight.

Password Safe (pwsafe) + Dropbox. Store enough information to deduce your master key with your final instructions for your spouse or will executor. Don't have final instructions/Will/Life insurance? :( Everyone calls finally() eventually.

I think 3.5 million is rather low to open legal cases against major corporations with practically limitless resources in a half-dozen different states. Don't you?

According to Mr. Assange, that material was lost when Daniel left the organization. My personal guess is that Mr. Domscheit-Berg, probably got a fat deposit to a numbered account and destroyed the other copies. In this type of organization having a large number of distributed copies would be a security risk. A trusted principal could, in all likelihood, get them all.

Additionally, they have the intelligence services of several powerful countries working to make sure they fail.

Having spent most of the night reading about neutron pumped thorium fusion reactors, I withdraw my question. Night all.

If it just needs to get hot, can we just pass an electric current through it? That gets rid of the fussy laser business.

The math is fun here, thanks for the enjoyable distraction. Do you have a ZT or do you have to compensate for turning radii as well?

If you don't enjoy mowing, but like the big outdoor space there are some alternatives.

This year tilled up and reseeded the "grass" around my gardens with dwarf dutch clover. Best idea ever. Before It was a huge PITA to string-trim between the raised beds. I've only mowed it twice this year, and it looks great. In the spring we're going to replace the rest of the lawn with a dwarf clover and dwarf fescue mix.

Now I can spend my mowing time in the garden instead.