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  1. If Moore's Law Applies . . . on DIY Laser Pistol Shoot 1MW Blasts · · Score: 1

    . . . to cool laser guns' power (it probably doesn't but don't spoil the moment), then we can hope for a 1MW laser gun by 2030. Now, about the power supply . . .

  2. No word about brakes on The Car Faster Than a Speeding Bullet · · Score: 1

    What's the point, I guess. I guess that is what cliff walls are for, eh?

  3. Re:2nd order effects on Google Cars Drive Themselves, In Traffic · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Cabbies, bus drivers, truckers -- all expensive and unnecessary with automated autos (is that redundant or what?). Automated taxis would replace mass transit at a fraction of the cost, and it would become pointless for many people to even own a car when they could summons one at a small charge. The social and business effects would actually be 1st order. The blowback will be F5.

  4. That Russian Entrepreneurial Spirit on Russian Payment Processor Runs Massive Scareware Operation · · Score: 2

    Marx may be rolling over in his grave, but Stalin would be proud, so would Al Capone. There is nothing more effectual, business-wise, than organized crime gone corporate.

  5. Patents were designed to be monopolistic on DOJ Anti-trust Investigation of MPEG-LA · · Score: 1

    The point is to give their holders a preference. True, it was intended for individuals who needs a while to ramp an idea up to a business, not multinational corporate conglomerates who house thousands like a weapons stockpile. Perhaps, the answer is that we do not afford corporations the same rights as individuals. The Supreme Court recently ruled to that effect.

  6. Re:sanity ? on Betty Boop and Indefinite Copyright · · Score: 1

    Sanity is that moment when a child begins to open a door but is still blissfully unaware of what lies beyond it.

  7. We're Number One! on China Cleans Up Spam Problem · · Score: 1

    Down to #18, SHOW THEM!!! We need to retain our leadership in something, eh? Perhaps, we can offer bulk mail rates for spammers, like the USPS. BTW, I noticed that the Chinese are a little on the lite side, weight-wise, when compared to our corn-fed-beef-fed Americans. There may be more of them, but as a whole we probably outweigh them. And did I mention that we have a better Super Bowl? Now, don't even get me started about NASCAR . . .

  8. The Perfect Microsoft Job on Microsoft Rewarding Employees Who Phone It In · · Score: 1

    Approving WM7 apps that compete with his/her moonlighting apps.

  9. Reminds Me of a Story on Vatican Bans IOS Confession App · · Score: 2, Funny

    Many years ago, I new woman, who was raise Catholic, sorta, but never went to Church as an adult -- except to go to confession. Instead of confessing, she made up stories to get the priest hot. She claimed that some of them would get off listening to her.

  10. In Japan this is so "last millennium" on Alcatel-Lucent Shrinks Mobile Cell Tower To Small Cube · · Score: 2

    KDDI's predecessors started something like this in the 20th century, using 2G with tiny sites on street corners mostly in urban areas. PDC was phased out a years ago. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Digital_Cellular.

  11. Anybody see iRobot? on RoboEarth Teaches Robots to Learn From Peers · · Score: 1

    It was just a movie. But those robots were all wired together, too. Some say that ignorance is the ultimate evil. These Internet robots may have just found god.

  12. What if all 100,000 turned on the companies? on Nearly 100,000 P2P Users Sued In the Past Year · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I know that most cannot afford to even spend the time. But if they did, they would bankrupt these guys under a sea of legal expenses. They would be forced to respond in thousands of jurisdictions. It would be like getting devoured by fire ants. Just a thought.

  13. Re:there's a deeper backstory here. 2 things: on Japan's Elderly Nix Robot Helpers · · Score: 2

    The elderly Japanese have the deepest pockets on earth. Japan has the highest savings of almost any country, and most Japanese, particularly elderly, are frugal. Did I mention they are very self-sufficient, grounded, and family oriented, too. Compared to nomadic Americans who retire as strangers to their communities, the elderly Japanese look secure. Of course, that is changing, and there is no telling what will happen when their young grow old and poor. Uh, I guess there is inheritance. Then maybe their youngs' young. Oh, the youth are not having kids? Then I guess Korea will inherit Japan.

  14. The Reason for Window Bugs on New Critical Bug In All Current Windows Versions · · Score: 0

    It goes so fast that those little buggies just can't get out of the way. Besides, they are drawn to the light.

  15. Re:Sure It's Doable, Just Shift Subsidies on White House Wants 1M Electric Cars By 2015 · · Score: 1

    Technically, it is already done. If you count hybrids as 30% electric, based on the improved fuel economy, and then you count cars with an electric starter at .3% because you don't need a self-starter (which burns a lot of fuel to overcome the engine's inertia) or a big crank (people farted a lot when they had to crank their engines to start it, releasing methane that could be used to power their vehicle or home), tHen you could just claim victory and move on.

    Speaking of hybrids, they are the safe bet. The Volt, for example, can take advantage of gasoline or the grid, whichever happens to be cheapest. In local electricity gets too pricey, then an owner could power his house using the car.

  16. Re:If you're going to have coal powered vehicles on White House Wants 1M Electric Cars By 2015 · · Score: 1

    I get tired of shoveling.

  17. Re:Seems to me... on Spam Text Prematurely Blows Up Suicide Bomber · · Score: 2

    Actually, it may have to do with the fact that many religions forbid suicide. Dying at another's hand can still get you into heaven. I know it sounds like a loophole, because it is. Loophole: defined as a small hole in a wall, used from discharging weapons. Look it up.

  18. Broken on Slashdot Launches Re-Design · · Score: 1

    The div that holds the menu selections in the left hand column (class="col_1") is overlapping the center column, blocking part of it. Firefox 3.6.13 with Windows Vista.

  19. It is their fate on Microsoft's Approach To Battling the iPad In the Workplace · · Score: 1

    IBM once tied to sell a mainframe as a "personal computing system." Live by the sword, die by the sword.

  20. There's an old saying in business... on Ex-NSA Analyst To Be Global Security Head At Apple · · Score: 1

    ...if you can't beat'em, then buy'em. Perhaps, his bug tax seemed like enough of a threat to warrant action.

  21. Mr. Schmidt Goes to Washington on Why Eric Schmidt Left As CEO of Google? · · Score: 1

    Part of the Obama administration, in the spring. You heard it here first, unless you already read John Dvorak's Second Opinion -- http://www.marketwatch.com/story/eric-schmidts-next-act-bodes-well-for-tech-2011-01-21 .

  22. No need to worry on Biotech Company Making Fossil Fuels With a 'Library' of Bacteria · · Score: 0

    OPEC will not let this happen. Neither will the Russians or the Oil Industry.

  23. Deja vu on Apple Files Patent For Display Mouse · · Score: 1
  24. Re:Playboy isn't Porn on The iPad Will Get Playboy In March · · Score: 2

    Porn is in the eye of the beholder. So, I need to behold it before declaring it porn.

  25. Since they will probably shoot you anyway . . . on Encrypt Your Smartphone — Or Else · · Score: 1

    . . . just use the smartphone as a shield and let them kill two birds with one bullet.