Dinner is served.

Why would they require anything different than any other electronics "discovery" kit? I mean, are we talking about guys with no hands so the kit needs to be prosthetic friendly? Or maybe it needs to be a kit that can not be used to make an IED?

Serious question, what does PTSD or whatever have anything to do with this question?

Anyway, it's a sad sad thing that HeathKit no longer exists...

So you are a free-loading asshole?

The reality is that this almost never happens. And it will not happen in this case, where the "defendant" is not only accused of being a drug kingpin, but also of putting out "hits" on people he didn't like. He's not going to look good to a jury. Say what you will about drug laws, but this guy "allegedly" took substantial steps to murder people.

I paid Slashdot $5 or $10 a few years ago, and have't seen an ad since.

Did I specify "desktop"? No I did not. I'm still the customer, asshole, get over yourself.

If you are in "support" than yes, you *do* serve me. We may be "peers", but I AM YOUR CUSTOMER.

If you can't handle that, get out of "support".

It's more than that. these "support" people find their "users" objectionable - the people for whom they serve and the reason they have a job.

Many if not most people use computers for a varying scale of applications. Most of these people are not "computer professionals". If you are in "support", your job is to "support" these people. If you can't handle that, it's time for a new job.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has not and never will launch a rocket. Like Amazon, it is a Patent Troll.

SpaceX is actually doing things in space. Blue Origin is just the money hungry Bezos looking for more money without actually doing anything to deserve it.

Rich white dude.

Anyway it is slightly different that shooting some guy with his hands up, or shooting some guy running away - a pretty standard cop thing. The guy is just as dead, and the point is that the cop was negligent yet being held to different - much lower - standard that a citizen. One expects cops to be held to higher standards, but we find that it just isn't so.

I had said that in the story submission, but the "editors" took it out.

I usually just send them shampoo and other hygene supplies.

You may call me Mr. Piss (from the great state of Washington), Mr. Baric. That's Mr. Frosty Piss.