Some older aircraft feature through-canopy ejection systems. See the part about non-standard egress systems.

Also note that many aircraft canopies have multiple parts (e.g., EA-6B), where the windscreen can be thicker than the overhead portion of the canopy. The birds won't hit from above where the ejection seat pierces the canopy.

The EA-6B has one of those through-the-canopy ejection systems. Note in the photos the presence of a structural aluminum beam along the centerline of the canopy. Aircrew are well advised to keep their body parts clear of that should they need to eject.

Maybe a Nikon?

It's convenient that your sig applies so neatly to your argument. ("For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong." -- H.L. Mencken (1880-1956))

In this case, the problem of the federal government is the 'complex problem', and the inevitability of a facsist police state is the simple solution. We know how to prepare for tyranny, so let's go ahead and do that. Dealing with the status quo is hard, so we should wait until it gets worse.

And more recently, for the iPhone. Nobody needed one until Apple announced them.

My T-Mobile phone got the alert eight times, starting about 6:30pm August 5th, but I am in the same county and I didn't turn off my alerts after the first one.

The alert sound was similar to a televised weather warning, three long tones. (At least until I was able to silence the phone...)

I can see where it may be helpful to crowd-source settings at certain locations. Maybe the noise profile at a pub responds best to a certain setup for most people, but you don't want to twiddle with your hearing aid until you figure it out. A statistical analysis of others' settings, along with some rating of satisfaction with them, could help adjust a hearing aid more quickly.

I'm sure Apple could come up with an easy interface on the iPhone to quickly adjust, rate and share settings. Maybe even store some info about each person's hearing loss profile to better match people with settings...

Of course, I haven't read the article yet, so this could be redundant.

...and with a slow internet connection, they can be on your hard drive the next day.

Try to think of cooling in terms of watts.

I realize this is a joke, but the possibility (very real generally, but hopefully less likely on Slashdot) that somebody could misapprehend the phrase '30x more cooling' so egregiously tramples the intended humor.

Creating hybrids involves crossing to varietals to produce a third varietal, hoping for an improvement. It would be expected for the new strain to have characteristics that combine those of the two parents in some way, but it's not guaranteed.
Now, we put that on steroids. I would expect a random mish-mash of new characteristics along with some or all of the characteristics of the parents. That's what the steroids analogy does for me.

Genetic modification, in contrast, usually involves isolating the gene sequence for a specific trait that is desired in the new strain, then splicing the genes into an existing genome. Much more precise.

I propose a different analogy: if hybridization efforts were surgery, they would be done with a spoon. GM would then be like SURGERY WITH A SCALPEL!!! Horrors.

I was hoping for facial recognition of the actors that appear on television. It would save a lot of time flipping through the channels; imagine being able to tell your TV which actors (or newscasters) you enjoy watching and have all their televised appearances recorded for you, even uncredited cameos. You could get Star Trek, TJ Hooker, Boston Legal and Priceline commercials with one request! Utopia!

Scroll down to the bottom. The last picture resembles a lifeform. The speech bubble clinches it: "Destroy Dan Dare!"

I forgot my combo wall/car charger in a hotel, you insensitive clod!

How(ie) Long is a former football player for the Raiders and current commentator for Fox Sports. He doesn't look Chinese at all. In fact, his Wikipedia entry says he was born in Massachusetts.

Are you referring to someone else?

Actually, based on demand for the story, she has no moral right to leave it unwritten. The courts should compel her to write the next sequel!

I think there was such a contract (not moral, but contractual) on The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, between his stints as Prince and as Prince. Seems his albums started sucking around that time...