The focus on hardware in this debate is impressive.

I'll admit that I have a certain affinity for hardware. But I am also cautious about inverted arguments, i.e., "This is the solution! Now what was the problem?"

So allow me a contrarian question: what is up with the bears? Why are they crunching on people this year? They don't act without a reason; that is inherently inefficient, and animals that survive are breathtakingly efficient.

A traveller who is fully attuned to the landscape he is walking through would, I imagine, be able to postulate some sort of facts-on-the-ground wisdom to solve this puzzle. Otherwise, he is just a clueless tourist.

So what is up with the bears?