Even with larger brain pans the discription of them as being more complex may not infact be a completely true statement. Did they have vocal cords that were sophisticated enough to produce real language? Did they all have something akin to autism spectrum disorder. Did the added brain capacity lead to any actual increase in computational, creative or otherwise survival enhancing benifit over Homo Sapien? Or, as maybe more likely, it was useless fatty tissue that wasn't utalized and became a burden. History tends to show that if you don't fit the niche some one else will supplant you that does.

Further, being born with a huge head is hard on female. With out C-sections, how would a woman survive? Maybe they procreated with homo sapians and lost the genetic destinction.

Or maybe they were eaten by zombies

I'm guessing he was born in the wrong decade to have read snowcrash. I'm also guessing he doesn't understand how cyberwarfare has already been used in warfare, both hot and cold, with quite positive effects.

I remember when 6" of air made something safe. It's downright scary how much of what we use and rely on is internet facing. Maybe, soon enough, the securty decision will factor into the engineering decision.

While political implications of UAV testing near a "partner" who has been on the receiving end of a sortie or 2 of ours can't be completely discounted. The testing is most likely taking place in afganastan due to the varried terrain and enviromental conditions providing an array of opportunities to test. Coupled with the fact that a hostile force is currently trying not to get killed by our current round of UAV enabled air capabilites. This permits us to say important things like, "Global Hawk could acheive this mission is the Sentinal any better. Does it do it's primary mission as well? Will it save American lives?" Franlky it is a near certainty that Pakistan has plenty of eyes on it. Those could be from space, manned or unmanned aircraft or eyes on the ground. There is real benifit to see what is going on on the edges of an engagement, but this isn't placed to infuriate Pakistan. Maybe it's best to think of Pakistan as Loas, but I digress.

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It is always better to have to give it back then never to have had it. This has gone on for how many years. That money has been divided out to "share holders" and other Intrested parties I'm sure. Don't worry, they will BK before they payback anything in the ball park of Millions to anyone. So, yes it is a rational expectation.

Install Log me in on both computers. No walking.. problem solved. Cost 0