And next time someone comes in and robs them blind, will the perpetrators be buttpirates?

However, in the case of pacemakers it is very possible to cause a bingeminy, trigeminy, or other form of sinus arrhythmia that untreated could ultimately lead to damage of the heart muscle, even for a device operating within its safety limits. Even just by oscillating the gain on the sensing leads could trigger automated defibrillation on devices with the capability (less common).

Definition.

Water and Sewer are utilities, and thereby regulated.
Internet is an entertainment service, and thereby unregulated.

Telephone service providers are pushing to move their equipment entirely to IP, gaining the "service" classification as it would no longer fit the present definition of a telecommunications network.

The concern in this case is that the public sector is using tax dollars and grants from federal entities to overbuild an existing private network, in turn generating income in the areas that have higher densities at the expense of the less dense areas. This effectively leaves those "unserved" still without service, despite all residents paying for the network via their property taxes.

Should the same thing be done by a new-comer into private industry, done without tax dollars, or would connect all those who wanted it there would not be a problem. Protecting monopolistic behavior is simply the knee-jerk reaction to the story.

Further, as Google's Provo offering is no longer a "public entity" offering, it isn't even subject to the bill.
However, at the same point Google would not have been able to enter the marketplace in Provo should the town not have done the initial heavy lifting.

As someone who has gone through physical therapy on my arm, the thought of very good immediate fine motor control and reliable control within a week of training is incredible. I remember spending weeks trying to reliably touch the tips of my thumb and pinky together. Even now, I have difficulty with my ring and middle fingers doing what they are supposed to unless I have them in the corner of my eye.

And to complete the summary Copy / Paste:

The scientists found large amounts of toxic sulfide built up in the muds where the eelgrass grows. The sulfide forms when nutrients from agricultural runoff cause bacteria to flourish. Eelgrass grows radially outward, with older plants in the middle and younger seedlings on the outer rim. Because only the middle ring of mature plants can endure the poisonous sulfide, a near-perfect ring of seagrass forms, the researchers report in the February issue of Marine Biology. While the eelgrass circles make for a remarkable sight and a catalyst for kooky conspiracy theories, the researchers say sulfide from agricultural runoff has become a major problem for seagrass ecosystems worldwide.

Here's an interesting fact: you're not breathing real air. It's too expensive to pump this far down. We just take carbon dioxide out of a room, freshen it up a little, and pump it back in. So you'll be breathing the same room full of air for the rest of your life. I thought that was interesting.

Repeat after me: I misinterpreted the rules.

No one. The current argument is that a hyperlink to infringing work "advocates infringement".

How about this for a catchy headline: "0.2% of US Students Take AP Computer Science Test."

Of if they weren't actually observing, they were probably thinking about observing.

It is 15 million dollars, split between two hyper-giant organizations on a gamble that it will improve their effectiveness. For organizations that spend billions on computers per year, combined with a desire to remain at the forefront of research and development, that seems like a safe purchase under the "hedging your bets" category.

This is obviously a case of the observer influencing the outcome of the test.

Of course... The performance doesn't line up with the claims, so the testing methodology is flawed.

Maybe you could take a moment to enlighten us so that we can put to bed the debate as to whether your product actually is a quantum computer.

In the words of Charleston Heston: "Guns don't kill people; apes with guns kill people."