Somehow I don’t think that’ll draw in customers.

That’s an absurd level of militarization for simple crowd control.

You… grinds teeth may… have a point.

I have a confession to make: Unless shell script is absolutely required, I just use Python for all my automation needs.

There’s a lot of things that could be included in such a program that would be useful for the general population to know both in times of war and in peace. Civil defense and emergency response. First aid, evacuation of wounded/incapacitated people from dangerous areas. Basic firefighting, shelter locations and evacuation protocols etc.

That might have made more sense if polygraph testing actually performed better than a dice roll. The US Congress Office of Technology Assessment and the National Academy of Sciences could’ve told DHS that, but I guess they didn’t think to ask.

Or think in general.

The MMR vaccine is the sixth most common global immunization. I’m sure they could find some additional doses if they tried just a little.

Yes, clearly solar power has no place on a continent spanning the equator that happens to have nine deserts. That’s crazy talk. /s

How… inappropriately appropriate.