High decibels can kill fish in a lake adjacent to an outdoor rock concert. A directed sound weapon can quell a riot or liquefy internal organs. None of this is new. Shotguns loaded with "drone shot" are the answer.

I thought they fired Balmer. Why is Microsoft still doing stupid stuff?

I'm not the first to say this, but I've got two words for you. Pacific Rim.

Kevin Smith has a podcast "SModcast" called Jay & Silent Bob Get Old and in the very first episode he talks about how they were driving around to stores like Walmart and Target trying to find some particularly rare Star Wars toys that they would then resell through a comic book store or something (I don't remember the specifics but it was something they did RECENTLY). There was no theft involved but it was trivial amounts of cash for a guy who's earned million dollar paychecks for his films. It seemed to be all about the thrill of the chase and nothing about the money. This guy obviously has a serious addiction which is independent of his financial status or his career. The story is just quaint because so many of us can identify with Legos (and how expensive they are) and at the same time it's some kind of big shot executive that gotten busted for petty theft.

It has always angered me that Neil Innes surrendered all of his rights to the Rutles soundtrack because the owners of the Beatles catalog at the time decided it was infringement. It was OBVIOUSLY parody but Neil just didn't have the finances to defend his work.

I agree with your statement 100%. I've never purchased an Apple product and never will.

I can imagine GLaDOS saying "Weeeeeeeeee" on the way down...

I create technical documents and training materials for a large software development company. I use two spaces between sentences. I think it looks better. Style guides seem to be split on the subject so there won't be any kind of definitive answer. Just go with whatever you're most comfortable with.

The ISS needs some ion propulsion units to maintain its orbit and lots of those little scented Xmas trees to keep the whole thing from smelling like old socks. :)

As far as the footprint, flag, etc, are concerned, they were blasted pretty thoroughly when the ascent stage returned the astronauts to the command module. That said, I agree that the sites should be protected but I don't think vandals and looters are going to be much of a problem for MANY decades.