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  1. Commadore 64 on Ask Slashdot: What Are the Best Games To Have In Your Collection? · · Score: 1

    Red Storm Rising, played it for years.

  2. Re:I wouldn't want it on Norway Is Gamifying Warfare By Driving Tanks With Oculus Rift · · Score: 1

    I presume it's a precursor to setting the driver back a few paces from the tank.

  3. Re:Why is the soldier inside? on Norway Is Gamifying Warfare By Driving Tanks With Oculus Rift · · Score: 2

    Correct, our stike capability was removed some time ago, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C... And we're not really in favor of purchasing the JSF either, although our overlords have other ideas.

  4. Re:Mystery? on How Satellite Company Inmarsat Tracked Down MH370 · · Score: 1

    you assume there was a pilot awake to make such a landing auto pilots don't typically perform water landings, automated landing systems exist, but use gps and/radar. The most likely cause is a tire fire in the front landing gear. The fire spread slowly, but once outside the wheel well, smoke would overcome the pilots as well as the passengers. oxegen use would fuel the fire, and smoke hoods only work for 2 minutes. They were trying to make for the closest runway.

    May they rest in peace.

    I doubt the black box will be found, it's 2 miles under the just about the coldest nastiest ocean in the world. I hope we are able to invent a little floating black box/data streaming for emergency situations. It is so sad to see lives lost, and sadder still if we can't point definitive fingers at the cause.

  5. Re:One day battery life. on Leak: Almost a Third of Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatches Are Being Returned · · Score: 1

    mind blown

  6. Re:Quantum Entanglement on How To Communicate Faster-Than-Light · · Score: 1

    a caremel for the winner! - mod up!

  7. Re:Linux is supposed to be hard on Shuttleworth On Ubuntu Community Drama · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    by girlfriend you mean boyfriend right?

  8. factories in China on 3-D Printing Pen Can Draw In the Air · · Score: 1

    Seriously couldn't we just draw some of these here? With factory automation and all why isn't it feasible to make these at home? I always look for made in Canada/USA labels.

  9. Re:Actual Detection of Impared Drivers on With Pot Legal, Scientists Study Detection of Impaired Drivers · · Score: 1

    Here is the test: did you just hit something? You fail. You were not in control. Here is your ticket for reckless driving. If you are not in control you should not be driving. There is no such thing as accidents.

  10. Lets just abolish speed limits everywhere already on Texas Opens Fastest US Highway With 85 MPH Limit · · Score: 2

    There are so many alarmist statements in the article where to start? Best to lower all the speed limits to zero and take the train. How about we test removing speed limits all together? They are arbitrary anyways based on best road conditions, and for the majority of vehicles and vehicle types that use the road. How would a limitless road work? Instead of fining for speed we fine for hitting other vehicles (Rule 1: don't hit things), being a douchbag (Rule 2: be courteous and respect rules of the road, like not driving in the left lane from trip start to finish, merging properly and allowing vehicles to merge), driving too fast for conditions - which would include driving way to fast down a crowded city street, if you have no chance to react to pedestrians or bikers or whatever, you are going to fast. (for extra credit: for all you that think driving 55mph/90kph should be the maxium because of fuel economy, think of the lives that are lost because drivers fall asleep because they are bored, or start texting because they are bored. Driving faster increases excitement and the involvement of the driver. Lord forbid we actually have some fun.)

  11. Re:Still prefer Gnome 2, now Mate on Ask Slashdot: Why Aren't You Running KDE? · · Score: 1

    I still like G2 as well. The first thing I hated about KDE was the click click click driving menus forwards backwards, never knowing where I was or how I got there if it was interesting. Linux Control Panels are always a rats nest of apps that are vaguely similar, but never do what you need. I work on a laptop with a second screen half the time, I'd love it if i could just plug in the thing, have it expand my desktop my preferred way. Glorious, it would be.

  12. let the falcons pass on SAP VP Arrested In False Barcode Scheme · · Score: 1

    he obviously forgot his hand wave.