Guaranteed, there are people trying to figure out how to give him a dirt-nap, or figuring out who they can pay to do it. With the sentencing delayed, it appears he is not through making lifelong enemies. I see some witness protection in his future, if not already to some degree (the monitored phone, computer, etc...) ...I am sure the feds would know instantly if something happened or he was on the move.

The conclusions I read sounded like science fiction. I try very hard to get on-board and understand what is being explained, even for a layman like myself, I can usually wrap my head around a good portion of science on Slashdot. The claims being made come from a very small observation window, IMO. ...Sorry, that does not seem like enough time to develop anything resembling a reasonable scientific conclusion. For contrast, I got this from the tele watching Professor Andrea Ghez. Before she dared go on international media with her proof of objects orbiting a black hole, she collected 10+ years of data. She undoubtedly believed she was correct, well before the ten year mark, but, she waited, bided her time, and when she showed the orbit of these objects around the black hole, there was simply no argument against her proof. I wish more science was like that, but I understand the need for the theoretical side of it. This just reeks of sensational journalism, more than science. Also, keep in mind, we have the guy who "shot bigfoot" recently and is claiming proof... Oh, and that little war on evolution in our textbooks. *sigh*

There is little doubt in my mind, some of the best and brightest, the people writing the exploits and doing the most devious thinking, were recruited from the floor of DEFCON. The military finally smartened up and looked at the talent pool, unfortunately for the American public. NSA recruiter: "Do you want to be in the shadows of the public, and do what you do for little to no money, assume huge risks with little to no credit for your work? OR, would you like to work side by side with other like minds, making 250k+ a year, company vehicle, paid housing, big bonuses for working code, and get to work with unlimited bandwidth and computing power? You will have physical access to devices when needed to test your code and theories, and, you will be completely immune to prosecution. Free coffee, sodas, meals, gyms, 4 weeks of paid vacation. You WILL NOT, however, be allowed to work from home, and, you will never have to take your work home with you. Sound good?" Me: "I didn't graduate high school, is this a show-stopper?" NSA recruiter: "You are going to be a real asset to the NSA, we value your commitment, sign here." I bet they never thought what they would be doing would lead to this. They thought they were strictly going after bad guys. Getting your ego pumped and stroked tends to make you forget who you are and what you once stood for.

Instantly thought of this. Ok, so the second crane didn't actually go in the water, but still funny nonetheless!

The first thought was this sounds ripe for abuse. These coke machines, in my mind, could easily have the software modified to capture your payment details.

I fly quad-copters as a hobby. The drone they are selling for $324 is the Parrot Drone AR 2.0. They are basically ripping off their own members, badly, and that drone is the suck anyway. People are going to buy this thing, thinking it will be easy to fly, the video and stills will be garbage. They will never be able to get close enough (165ft range) to the hunters or fishermen to actually use the drone without interfering, and the video will not even be close to good enough to distinguish a beer in someones hand. They would need something like a DJI Phantom2 or the Blade 350qx to even begin to get in the territory of monitoring anything. The blade is over $500 with tax, the DJI is over $1000. Anyone that flies heli's or quads for more than a week knows this is a ROF Laughable joke from the start.