"The bible is not an accepted study. its more like arguing the Grimm fairytales could be used to support your scientific position - in other words, its a non-starter"

Fairy Tales? This is Science Fiction, it has clones, flying people, technology to walk on water, everything!

"I don't know where you're flying where you're getting to go for $29.95..."

From Germany to Ireland, from Northern France to Spain, from Belgium to Italy, everywhere where the low cost airlines fly.

I just checked Ryanair.com a minute ago and there are flights for 19.99€ (27.19$) from my nearest airport Frankfurt Hahn to Milano(italy) or London(GB) Montpellier(France) or Venice(italy)

"I will not have a job come tomorrow" who would probably toss what they think of as a $200 phone not understanding the subsidy prices."

Indeed. And those people also don't understand backups.

"This is far more common then you would imagine... The fact it's being applied to a subway system in this manner is pretty novel."

Every railway that deserves its name uses something like that.
Even if their 'underground' lines are shorter than a subway, which is the only distinction I can see.

Also usually when you make 'noise' at night, above-ground is usually more problematic than 20 feet below the street level in a tunnel.

"The TSA is probably thinking that if the battery in your gadget doesn't work, it might not actually be a battery...so, just to be on the safe side...."

Most people can show them the battery, that would be easier.
Let the power problem just be a matter for the iOS users.

"All those free phones, tablets, laptops, etc. - it is great to be working for TSA!"

Yeah, people will dump their 500-700$ 'precious' just to get on a 29.95$ flight.

They will renounce the flight and the airline will have to remove the baggage already on-board.
Same procedure with the other 5 people with that problem in the line.

It will be fun to watch.

It will be changed real soon now and some low level guy will be let go.

"Neat. Could be used during surgeries instead of anesthesia, or could be weaponized to disable enemy combatants."

Nobody would want that. You want to wound (not kill) the enemy soldiers, to bind enemy medics, food, transportation, logistics, field hospitals, pensions and lower morale.

If you zap them and go away, they will still be there fighting against you. If you take them prisoner, it's YOU who has to provide medics, food, transportation, logistics, field hospitals and get plenty of bad publicity on top.

"fox is a mammal so the chances are very high. you never take on the all the genes of only one of your parents"

In the bible, there's a mammal who did this.

So my kid purchased some international roaming calls in the 'phone' app, it didn't even have to enter a password.
Can I please have my 3000$ back?

"In 2025, they'll be promoted to "transport managers."

They'll be demoted to 'unpaid auxiliary worker' or ' on a loooong unpaid break' during the time the autopilot is active.

A plane model that flew first in 1967 and an accident on a transportation system that's almost 2 centuries old.

I fail to see the nerd angle.
Can anybody enlighten me?

"So could I. But if I was sat in an empty room with a button that gave me a shock, I'd definitely press it - not because I couldn't handle the boredom, but just to see what it's like. I'm not sure this study really measures what it intends to. "

IOW you're admitting you were the guy who pressed the button 194 times?

"The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom"

  Arthur Schopenhauer

"This is a big reason why I think SETI-type programs are doomed to fail. If it would be hard to tell the difference between encrypted data and random data, how much harder would it be to tell the difference between an alien encryption scheme and random noise?"

If aliens want to communicate with us, they won't use encryption. They'll make it as easy as possible. (The'y'll probaly send a .DBF :-)
Or we just watch their 'I love Lucy'.
SETI isn't trying to break encrypted files from Space Nazis.

"It's not about having that kind of leverage. In an interrogation, a cop is not required to tell you the truth. Never forget that."

It doesn't matter what the cop says, YOU have to shut your mouth.
Don't talk to the police, ever!
It can only hurt you.