This line of questioning is especially effective if the suspect is guilty. Oh shit, I better go in and talk to them or they'll think I did it. The thing is, they are interrogating you, often for hours on end, because they already believe you could be the guy they're looking for.

It seems likely it is better to close your mouth and let them think you're guilty, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say or do may be held against you.

Well, you know what they say:

For those who cannot print money,

earning is the next best option.

The government foots the bill as these are mostly used by war veterans, so for the manufacturer, it's another unit sold?

Sometimes all that is necessary for a victory in a war of acquisition is to feign interest in a commodity that your opponent then overpays for.

No. Vertexan.

From Ethan Allen to the oil field.

Our worst fears are now realized.

The Snowden revelations regarding ubiquitous data collection have caused so little civil turmoil that the information is now to be shared with every Sheriff's Department from Bangor to the Bay Area.

It's funny, funny strange not funny ha-ha, but increased longevity enables us to die of more cancers and organ failures than our generational predecessors were allowed.

That's correct kids... dying slowly at eight-five is a luxury.

I think they trick the test subjects into signing a EULA-like rights waiver.

I have a couple of those in my head.... truly, on demand.

Good post.

Even if you account for the physical distraction that texting or talking on a cellular phone creates, you have not slayed the Dragon.

It's the mental distraction these tasks create that takes you out of the Driving Game, and you don't get three lives.

Yes, for a moment there I utterly ignored the impeccable reputation of government.