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more about #virginia Invisible-Echidna: It looks like a guy was killed by 2 chairs to me, and the State Police are just all "Wtf?!" more » Duckspwn_Reborn: "In a bizarre twist, police said his only demand during the siege was for a pizza, which was duly delivered." I laughed. more » Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow: I will now tell you what really happened here. A stupid fat dude tripped over a wheelchair and accidentally activated the timer on a bomb that was em... more » DustyButt™: Rectum!? Hell, that robot nearly killed him! more » Zanzan42: Robot: "Squeal like pig! Squeeeeal!" Didn't know Ned Beatty lived in Virginia... more » darkchylde: Not to be a party pooper, but since I live less than an hour away from where this happened I thought I'd point out that it's spelled "Wytheville", not... more » FriarNurgle: "Robot probe now?" "Negative, suspect is down." "Robot initiating probe." "Negative! Do not probe!" "Giggity Giggity" more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Looks like he's assumed the position to get fisted by Robocop... more » DustyButt™: I was able to "zoom in" and "enhance" the end of the robotic arm... more » Spaceboy: I need more details but how I'm picturing this going down is hilarious. Robot slowly rolls up to man in wheelchair. Robot: (in robot voice) I unders... more » asalas: exucute sleeping gas program in 3..., 2..., 1..., more » PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: Do they know what his motive was yet for taken all those people hostage? When I read that he was disabled and that voting for the healthcare bill was ... more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: I want video from Robo's camera! Including all the EXIF data that scrolls by. But seriously, there was an easy way to end this. Open a hydrant and ... more » nutbastard: my house: a well, a septic tank, and propane. No cable. too far from DSL hub. shit cell reception. no line of sight for dish. no line of sight for lon... more » SigmundTheSeaMonster: Dear Carol-anne. Run away from the light. -Love Mommy. #internet more » discounteggroll: this definitely would have taken Jack Bauer a good hour and a half at least. Suck it Fox, you're gonna have to get more creative now! more » dontTouch: Soooo what did Street View do? They could of just went ahead and called the VA police and give them the coordinates and if they were from a GPS (cell ... more » Platypus Man: OK, don't get me wrong -- in this case, I'm glad she had it, but 9-year-olds do not need cell phones. But yeah, that's pretty cool. This'll lead to a ... more » -
#imagecache
RoboCop Gets the Job Done
Skeptics will tell you that Wytheville, Virginia hostage-taker Warren Taylor climbed out of his chair, laid on the ground and surrendered to police by his own will. But I think it's obvious what really happened here. [DailyMail, AP] -
#wifi
First White Spaces Broadband Trial Spreads Wi-Fi Via Broadcast TV
The NAB has been battling white spaces networks for years, but the technology that repurposes unused TV spectrum as a Wi-Fi signal is finally getting a trial period in Claudville, Virginia. More » -
#googleit
Police Use Google Street View to Solve Kidnapping Crime
Usually when we hear Google Street View news, it's over kitty-cat privacy issues or people peeing in the street. But this time around, the mayhem monitor actually helped solve the kidnapping of a young girl. More »
