If only we could mix a little of a common element, like say oxygen, with the aluminum, and grow transparent, super hard crystals.

Say hi to the Atom.

Wow I guess my 15+ years puts me on a pretty thin tail then. I've never looked at accidents, just fatalities - are humans really THAT crap as drivers that 5 years without an incident is rare?

I thought 2001 did a pretty good job.

Forced updates for home users have been known about a long time and were reported on /. weeks or possibly months ago. I don't see that as a last minute thing.

Well, fully automatic guns are not illegal, they are restricted and require a tax stamp, and have some manufacturing restrictions. Also, it's not clear that merely having an electrically actuated trigger makes it a machine gun at all. The Tracking Point rifles seem to have a computer controlled ignition system and they are not classified as automatic weapons. The rule is highly dependent upon interpretation AFAICT but basically it seems the key is whether the ignition system fires more than once with a single actuation of the trigger.

I don't see anything clearly illegal here, but there might be local regulations or laws I'm not aware of.

I think a plug-in hybrid is the only thing close to an electric that would work for me, short of having multiple cars. I'm considering a Diesel plug-in SUV or wagon for my next car, as the vast majority (all but 2-4 drives a year) would fall into a 40 mile round trip, with all but probably fewer than 20 being round trips of less than 5 miles. On the other hand, I have very little incentive to get anything 'more efficient' as I can't remember exactly the last time I refuelled my gasoline auto. I think maybe 6 weeks ago. The plug in would just mean I don't have to refuel almost ever, which would be sort of nice, and that the fuel tank would always be full, also sort of nice.

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There's no need to be racist about it.

Oh, it wasn't a civilian drone - story was wrong.

I don't understand why they had to divert so much for a tiny drone. Seems like a little jog to the left, and another to the right, and an angry finger gesture ...

Buckshot is for bucks. I'd recommend #6 as a first approximation of the optimal solution.

Wish I had mod points

Liability insurance on my motorcycle (1000cc sportbike) is $14 a month, in Los Angeles. Is it really enough to weigh heavily on your decision?

Yeah I built a NAS with 'disks' and all the new machines just get SSD for local stuff. If/when I am faced with having to be in scenarios where I'm disconnected or poorly connected for long periods of time again I'll have to reconsider, unless we're all sporting 4tb SSDs by then.