We already have retroreflective paints. Road markings and signs illuminated by headlights are clearly visible. On the other hand, some things (like animals and pedestrians) require some means of illumination at night. Streetlights are OK, but headlights are better. An animal or other obstruction will only appear as a shadow against a glowing roadway.

This. And large windmills are already required to be equipped with anti-collision lights and, if large enough, be included on air navigation charts, NOTAMS, etc.

Your drone has to navigate within the constraints of existing marking and mapping regulations and right-of-way rules.

The difference being that every time someone uses Metro, Ballmer gets the banana.

Could be an internal change that people on the line would never notice. A stiffer spring perhaps.

Part numbering is a complex issue. GM might probably has an engineering policy in place for identifying part modifications. Not necessarily the part number, but a revision code. [Part numbers usually denote form, fit and function. If one of these changes, so does the part number. If two parts are interchangeable, they often get the same part number but a unique revision code.] Circumventing company policy usually warrants disciplinary action, including termination, at most companies.

The other side of this is checks put in place to maintain configuration control and data integrity. Either more than just these two individuals were involved or the GM processes have some serious flaws. Checking revised documents into any decent document management system would include listing changes, new part numbers, revisions made, etc. If GM doesn't have adequate controls in place and these people are in a position to talk about that, the embarrassment factor might be enough to earn them comfortable retirement for their silence.

On the other hand, if you have a US DoJ ID and the cop says, "No 11-99 ID, no leniency", he goes to Club Fed and the rest of the department goes under investigation for corruption.

I'm amazed anyone from the CHP was stupid enough to make the above statement.

$15 million in damage, but who lost power and for how long?

Well designed systems have redundancies. Go ahead. Shoot out a couple of transformers. We'll just switch sources. The interesting thing will be if this reward gets someone caught. That might be the best economic solution. There's only so much security you can build in to a system. But if it becomes known that you will be caught, and possibly based on evidence provided by your co-conspirators, people will think twice before pulling this crap.

As to the loss of 911 service, Century Link just did that to us in Western Washington. Who gets the reward for turning them in?

They always go to starboard in the bottom half of the hour.

"Too close for missiles, switching to guns!"

Evidently, Microsoft's UI was designed for users with longer arms. The ones that drag on the ground when they walk.

OK, gotta go now. [Ducking and running]

I'll bet my hairy ass that Exxon will sit back and wait to buy up whichever startup and technology wins in the race to develop new energy sources. Sure, they have their own solar and geothermal R&D groups. But that's just noise on their balance sheet. They aren't in a 'produce or die' mode when it comes to this stuff. So I'd put my money in firms that are pure plays on these technologies.

I'd bet against that. The economics of charging stations is such that they are relatively cheap to install in any garage that is wired for power. And people need to spend more time on a car charger than in a service station. So absent a 5 minute charge technology, service stations won't be picking up much of this business.

Until Exxon teams up with Oregon state and convinces lawmakers that it just isn't 'safe' to charge cars anywhere except at a station with an attendant.

... against fellow passengers. Survivor collects life preserver and makes it to emergency exit. All you have to do is make it past the 400 lb ogre the cabin crew inevitably seats next to the over wing exit plug door before he gets stuck in it.

Yeah. I'm going to enjoy this game.

Also known as "rat cam".

Because possession of that material in this jurisdiction is illegal.

Do you actually know of any countries where this sort of activity is legal?

As long as the civil war is won, the corporations activities are legal, or are pardoned by the new government. But how is this different than contributing to the GOP to help them regain control of both legislative houses and then getting laws changed and current programs canceled?

We'll just use JavaScript and generate all the heat on the client's systems.

Transformer oil? Not a good idea.