You'd think the rocket scientists at NASA had this phenomenon under scrutiny from the get-go.

It is rocket science!

Fire burns differently in space and so how to suppress it aboard a space craft or space station is of prime importance. It's not like you can just open a window and jump out or call the fire department is it?

Coming to skies above you soon

Police deployed UAV's. They are unarmed (for now anyway) but they are engineered to have the capability to be armed with a variety of weapons. The drones are to be put into active service soon in the skies above Montgomery county, Texas. (h/t: Slashdot.org/)
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Sign of the times...

I was skimming through Slashdot.org's posts this AM and found a seemingly funny one about a "free mobile phone game" that calls phones in Antarctica without the users knowledge and giving them a nasty surprise when their phone bill arrives. Funny huh? No, and that's a sign of the times. Things that should be a fun or entertaining are used for stupid or criminal (or stupidly criminal) purposes. And of course the FUD factor enters into it all.