I, for one, welcome our new robotic overlords.

Sorry, someone had to say it.

Am I the only one who saw the "electrichum" tag and thought "electri-chum"? Think electrified chum would work pretty well for fishing. The scent would bring the fish in and the electricity zaps them/dolphins/penguins/scuba divers.

Emacs and vim? Android and iOS? I was hoping we could keep religion out of this debate.

Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce the Mk 38 25mm chain gun system with an effective range of 2000 yards. Plus the Nimitz class' formidible torpedo defenses (SSTDS and AN/SLQ-25 Nixie,) aforementioned carrier strike group, aircraft on board and the odd SEAL sniper. So, yeah, think I'll be taking my chances on the carrier.

While you make some valid points, your post seems to follow the general, saddening trend of finding reasons why something can't be accomplished. I mean, this site is primarily populated by technologically oriented people. Isn't one of the main satisfactions of programming, engineering or any mentally challenging work finding a solution, especially elegant, to a particularly difficult task? Some random thoughts in response:

Who says water is needed? Maybe the surface could be coated with a polymer to shed dust easily or have a mechanical means of clearing it.

Great! Job creation is one of the central themes of this year's presidential election.

We've seen that this is a problem with current energy sources. Remember the gas line explosions in California? How about all the leaking gas station storage tanks needing to be replaced?

Anyway, just my $0.02 left over from a long day at work.

You mean like the oil corporations' tax breaks and subsidies (not to mention taxpayer subsidized cleanup of pollution)?

Just point them to this YouTube video which seems to a decent job of explaining the intricacies of what consists/consisted of The Crown, British Isles, Commonwealth, et al. And the bus stop people can even watch it on their smarmy^Wsmartypants phones.

Hopefully it says "security through obscurity does not work" in big block letters on the first page.

Can someone explain to me how this isn't a violation of the copyleft GPL Koha is distributed under?

The US has been unfortunately moving towards fascism ever since the 80's. It certainly seems to have accelerated recently, though.

Scott Olsen, the former Marine shot in the face with a tear gas canister, probably would have something to say about those less than lethal effects.

The police are going through the same pains as the average worker around the globe. Under pressure from reduced budgets, they are forced to do more with less staff. This reduces community involvement and increases stress for an already incredibly stressful profession, leading to increased confrontation and the possibility of deadly conflict with the populace they are supposed to protect and serve. Combined with the increased militarization of the police, I dread that we will see another Kent State before this is over.

Maybe the Monarch is taking over for Steve Jobs?

How about because you're a giant corporation with an army of lawyers larger than the population of a small town sitting on a large reserve of cash you want to make even larger?

Haha, no worries, glad it was just a case of confusion. Thanks for the free French lesson!

Spouse is gender neutral.

You're fooling yourself. We're living in a dictatorship. A self-perpetuating autocracy in which the working classes- Oh, sorry, there I go, bringing class into it again.
(ob. Monty Python for the day)