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  1. Re:they let them in... on Google Pulls Map Images At Pentagon's Request · · Score: 1

    Aye.

  2. Re:Percentages on 70% of P2P Users Would Stop if Warned by ISP · · Score: 1

    They may have won, but he also won. They both got what they wanted.

    Yay capitalism!

  3. Re:Do you trust the government with your idenity? on Government Mistakenly Declares Deaths of Citizens · · Score: 1

    LOL!!!

  4. Re:Let me be the first to say on Family Guy Spins off Cleveland · · Score: 1

    "Seriously, FG is not that clever or funny, unless you're a complete idiot, then you might actually enjoy it greatly. Sorry about you being an idiot though. No offense was meant. Maybe read some more. It helps."

    I disagree. Most of Family Guy's jokes rely heavily upon popular culture references, and a good understanding of them (and a quick enough mind to link them up fast enough to get it, IMHO). I definitely wouldn't recommend Family Guy to someone of average, or less then average intelligence, because in my experience, they don't get it.

    That said, I would agree that Family Guy is very much a niche comedy. But saying I, and others like me, are idiots because we like it, is just stupid.

  5. Re:Translation please? on Researchers Transmit Optical Data at 16.4 Tbps 2550km · · Score: 1

    Well, I'm not exactly sure what you're asking, but here we go:

    (((650 / (0.0014 * .12 * .12)) * 8.54) / 1024) / 1024 = 262.591574 Petabytes

    650 cubic meters - rough volume of 747 [1] .0014 meters - rough thickness of DVD .12 meters - diameter of DVD
    8.54 GB - dual layer DVD capacity
    1024 GB in 1 TB
    1024 TB in 1 PB

    So, a 747 can carry about 250 Petabytes of data in Dual Layer DVDs at a time. Then just divide that by the time it takes to fly it wherever you want it.

    [1]: All volume values for the 747 were found at http://www.zap16.com/civ%20fact/civ%20B747-300.htm (model 747-300)

  6. Re:Translation please? on Researchers Transmit Optical Data at 16.4 Tbps 2550km · · Score: 5, Informative

    (14 * 24 * 60 * 60) / (20 / 2.2) = 123,984 LoCs/fortnight

    (total seconds per fortnight)
    14 days per fortnight
    24 hours per day
    60 minutes per hour
    60 seconds per minute

    all over

    (seconds per Library of Congress transferred)
    20 terabytes per second (one LoC/second)
    2.05 terabytes per second (16.4 terabits per second

  7. Re:Stupid but obvious on Mars Rover Spirit Reaches Winter Tilt · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, because they can do that from 36-250 million miles away.

  8. Re:Embedded Hardware on Sneak Peek at Windows Server 2008 · · Score: 1

    *Whoosh!*

  9. Wait... on Practical Web 2.0 Applications with PHP · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Since when is PHP practical?

  10. Re:6 cores times 3MB = 16MB? on Details of New Intel Dunnington and Nehalem Architectures Leaked · · Score: 3, Informative

    Uh, no.

    It seems that 16 MB of L3 cache is shared among all 6 processors. Then, each pair of cores has 3 MB between them.

    So, 16MB L3 + 3 (pairs of 2 cores) * 3MB L2 = 25 MB total cache.

  11. Re:kimchi on Kimchi in Space · · Score: 1

    Actually, it's pickled cabbage. And it has a... *strong* smell.

  12. Weak on Internet Pranks in Schools · · Score: 1, Insightful

    According to TFA, one teacher felt hurt because a student wrote, in a personal blog, that the teacher's legs were fat. She felt like she couldn't leave the house.

    What a crock of shit. The kids would be gossiping about the teachers in the same way, even if the internet didn't exist. If the teacher cares this much about what her students think, she needs to get a different job. Even the article notes that in most of these cases, it's "incompetent staff members" that can't take it.

    If you ask me, the idea of cyber-bullying is ridiculous, except in the most extreme cases (where it's generally against the law anyway, ie, hacking a webcam/phone for observation).

    People need to toughen up, IMHO.

  13. Re:For me, this story crossed a line. ATI excellen on Is AMD Dead Yet? · · Score: 2, Informative
  14. Re:Your outside..... OUTSIDE on US Set to Use Spy Satellites on US Citizens · · Score: 1

    You really think these spy satellites aren't equipped with infrared (or something else which can see through most objects)?

  15. Re:W00t. 1st post on US Set to Use Spy Satellites on US Citizens · · Score: 1

    You really think these spy satellites aren't equipped with infrared (or something which can see through walls and ceilings)?

  16. Re:NewYorkCountryLawyer on RIAA's Attack On NewYorkCountryLawyer Fails · · Score: 1

    Umm... I've seen all of them... ...And I'm only 16.

    I guess it's official, I have no life.

    To my credit, I've only seen half a season of Buffy and B5.

  17. Re:Best Quote Ever on Galaxy Sans Dark Matter · · Score: 0

    Except they still need the mysterious unknown stuff to explain things in many other cases. Maybe I should have said something more like "Our physics are inconsistent."

  18. Best Quote Ever on Galaxy Sans Dark Matter · · Score: 0

    From TFA:

    "So for now, it seems that some of our missing mass is missing."

    If by this, they mean "holy shit, our physics no longer work," then they would probably be correct.

  19. Re:What will be the GNU/Linux prize? on Mac Hack Contest Redux · · Score: 1

    A slice of cinnamon bread?

  20. Re:Just like money to the airlines after 9/11? on Fixing US Broadband Would Cost $100 Billion · · Score: 1

    From what I remember, there was, indeed, a huge government bailout. However, that didn't work, and the airlines had to lay off a ton of people anyway.

  21. Re:yet more money on Fixing US Broadband Would Cost $100 Billion · · Score: 1

    Yes, but often, this means doing what will get them some votes, and this very well might.

  22. Re:Honest question on Hacking Asus EEE · · Score: 1

    "You might notice that you DON'T have Li-Ion AAA/AA/C/D cells"

    O RLY?

  23. Re:that's not on his ipod on Mitt Romney Answers Tech Questions · · Score: 2, Informative

    Actually, this story is true.

    He even made a small windshield for the dog. It's not like he wanted to do it; he has 5 kids, and had no more room in the car.

  24. Re:So do the jockish DNA molecules on Similar DNA Molecules Able to Recognize Each Other · · Score: 0, Troll

    Next thing you're gonna tell us is that you get laid as well.

  25. Re:Wait on Vista SP1 Release May Be Near · · Score: 2, Informative

    Seven? More like a few million.