Although expecting the electrical grid to be up during an invasion seems like a bad assumption.
In Iraq, some utilities where kept as whole as possible so that they could be used during the invasion. Same thing as hoping there is still a bridge over the river by the time you get there. But, yes, I agree. The ones with the guns tend to have the advantage over the ones who are not as well armed.
Not to mention how to bill for it
I don't think the user will be expected to pay a bill. More likely used for military surveillance.
Your military gets free electricity?
The military of my country? Yes, I would assume so. I don't think an invading force will usually set up an account with the local utility company before beginning a military campaign. Could be wrong though. I personally have never planed a war, but if I did, I don't think I would expect to pay for the electricity my spy MAVs used. Just seems silly when looking at the big picture.
Do you really think the civilian use for this would out weigh the military use?
Not to mention how to bill for it.
I don't think the user will be expected to pay a bill. More likely used for military surveillance.
My question is, why does the video look like it was from the 1960's?
Grovelling? How sad it is that an honest apology gets an insult. If you find "We apologize to Microsoft for any inconvenience our blog may have caused." as grovelling[...]
I agree with you @Eevee, I did not detect any "grovelling" either. Unfortunately for some, if every sentence does not begin and end with "M$ Sucks" then you are labeled a M$ Fanboy. While I admit I have my own Microsoft frustrations at times, MS not the root of all evil.
Well, unless something akin to Space 1999 happens, they will eventually be together again
IIRC, the moon is slowly moving away from Earth. If the trend continues, Earth will eventually be moonless.
Sure, be sympathetic for the family
I am not shocked by your ideas of euthanasia. It just bothers me that you would want to kill Emily just because her sister, Brooke, has some unknown abnormality.
In the same way that having a seat belt and an air bag in my car, doesn't change my driving habits
I consider myself a safe driver. Seat belts and air bags don't really affect my driving habits either (as far as I know). But what If there was a 7 inch (~18cm) spike sticking out of your steering wheel and 100lbs (~45kg) of high explosives attached to both bumpers, would your driving habits change? Me? Maybe. Sometimes a little danger can make things a little safer. I once heard of a study that showed some poorly painted and poorly lit roads had an increased accident rate when lighting was added and the yellow lines were re-painted. Apparently people began speeding b/c of the perceived increase in safety. I don't remember the source. Maybe Uncle Google can help me later, but I have to get back to work now.
they're training tens (hundreds?) of thousands of various kinds of soldiers each year, and they're aiming to train only 250 "cyberexperts" a year by 2011?
250 is plenty! I swear, if one more cyber- anything is created, I will rip off my fucking nose. Regular experts will do just fine thank you.
The moon is made of green cheese. -- John Heywood
