Potencial solution to police layoffs?

Despite its nascent-Terminator like appearance eh? Having these cruising high crime/high risk environments (under control of a human operator though) may not be such a bad idea. They don't go on strike, ask for huge wages and benefits, demand to retire after 20 years at 80% of their salary, ask for OT pay or any of the other problems with human LEO's.

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Tinkering, hacking, cracking and other stuff you should encourage your kids to do. - TechCrunch
If Amy Bishop had been a right-wing tea-bagger instead of a kooky left-wing Obama fan the MSM would having a field day.- Ann Althouse
A ping-pong playing Terminator. - Popular Science
Kirkpatrick Sale on the optimal size for a political entity. - Lewrockwell.com/

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"Electric bicycles" are extremely popular and getting more so. - NY Times
Used to be called scooters, didn't they?
Robotic pack-mules being developed for the Army can carry 200kg in any terrain for 24 straight hours -Layer8 blog
Selective breeding of cannabis plants for a better high also makes them a health hazard for some
- Popular Science
Army to dispense with bayonet training in basic training; modern high tech soldiers don't fight that way anymore - Popular Science
OK but what happens if you run out of ammo or your rifle jams up then?
Is human knowledge likely to survive long term in digital form? - New Scientist
Data carved into stone can last a long, long time. Stuff stored on a HDD not so much.
Why some NYC parents are giving IQ tests to their four-year-olds. -iSteveblog
Steve Wozniak: Toyota accelerator problems are caused by software bugs. - Gizmodo
Patent trolls doing great: beats actually producing code. - Ars Technica

Surplus SKS rifles are cheap, rugged, dependable, plentiful.-Backwoods Home Magazine
"This handy little semi-auto is just the ticket for taking whitetails in the woods or groundhogs in the bean field—out to somewhat over 200 yards. While its 7.62 X 39 cartridge packs plenty of punch for the bigger bucks (especially with handloaded 150-grain bullets), its recoil is really pretty negligible."