Or maybe, just maybe, the US military (or any functional military for that matter) has the only organization structure, money and manpower to deal with these sorts of major threats.

Don't you watch any televison?

I know!

Let's declare war on Ebola!

Oh, it's much worse than that ...

Perhaps that is why the FBI's approach always seems orthogonal to reality.

Now they can tell how high you are.

Presbyopia and Helvetica. A miserable combination.

Getting old is not for the weak.

I understand most of the other guys, but who is 'Inter Alia"?

No, it and of itself won't be meaningful. That's the crowdsource bit.

OK, for all of you that stare at the weatherperson and wonder what the funny lines are for: The column of air just above your head and extending to the top of the atmosphere has a mass that depends on a number of details. This fluctuates from minute to minute and, in fact, occurs in waves (those funny lines). Detailed information about the barometric pressure at any given location and time can be sent to a central station where that data is collected and displayed. The more (accurate) sensors that you have, the better detail and, presumably, the better quality of weather (not climate) forecasting.

Having lots of barometric pressure measurements attached to a device that can accurately determine location and time can be a useful source of data. For the National Weather Service, the National Security Agency and other fun TLAs. The utility for the weather service is obvious, for the NSA not so much but I believe it has to do with overall conductivity of aluminum foil, or something along those lines.

And then what? Drive up and down a mountain? Drive into a mine shaft?

You do understand the term 'barometer', do you not?

Bigger than a Nomad, wireless.

What's not to like?

You just described a cheaper version of the Pebble.

Nope, it's only an observation. No causation at all. And, of course, without any useful info from TFA, one can't tell if this is just another crap study done by some medical student or something with a degree of actual thought behind it. Off to see if the 'American Journal of Public Health' is accessible.

Dust. Dirt. Mud. Polar Bears. Soul freezing temperatures. Polar Bears. Mud. Dust. Dirt. Rocks.

Polar Bears.

Apple stores are hardly the only place that Bose products are marketed. Just go through any airport in the US. Watch any NFL football game. Watch a football game in an airport for a really depressing experience.

And Apple hardly has a dominant position on high end marketing of marginally useful stuff. Look at any in-flight magazine.

I hate airports (and don't much like Bose either).

Not exactly free, but a $9500 ER bill is pretty cheap.

USA! USA! USA!