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  1. Re: Poisoned Rhino Horn on Help Save Endangered Rhinos by Making Artificial Horns (Video) · · Score: 1

    Interestingly enough, when my sister was in South America, she saw plenty of places where the "vegetarian" option contained chicken. Apparently "sin carne" meant no red meat. Vegetarianism by choice was pretty rare, which supports my theory that you find vegetarians where it's either mandated by religion, or where people are affluent enough to chose not to eat meat.

  2. Re: Poisoned Rhino Horn on Help Save Endangered Rhinos by Making Artificial Horns (Video) · · Score: 1

    I prefer the term level 5 anti-vegan - I only eat food that casts a shadow.

  3. Re:Free machines for third-world nations! on For £70,000, You Might Be Able to Own an Enigma · · Score: 1

    I imagine he's referring to the idea that certain methods were seen as "ungentlemanly" and against the idea of chivalry and fair play. Previous examples were submarines and the rifle. The former because it was a weapon that hid from its enemies. The latter because it was one of the first times* that a weapon was used to aim at an individual from a distance - previously it was considered impractical, so mass volleys were used instead.

    * Yes, archers may have done this in the past, but they tended to use volleys too. The Rifle Brigade was one of the first regiments to do this specifically.

  4. Re: Free machines for third-world nations! on For £70,000, You Might Be Able to Own an Enigma · · Score: 1

    Also, many countries continued to use enigma machines under licence after the war precisely because they were still believed to be unbreakable.

  5. Re:spacecraft propulsion on Boeing Patents an Engine Run By Laser-Generated Fusion Explosions · · Score: 1

    But do you need to pay royalties if you're only doing R&D?

  6. Re:Even U238 isn't radioactive. on Boeing Patents an Engine Run By Laser-Generated Fusion Explosions · · Score: 1

    Yes it is, it has a half life of 4.468 billion years and undergoes alpha decay.

  7. Re: Back in the 80ies they were trying a better th on Help Save Endangered Rhinos by Making Artificial Horns (Video) · · Score: 1

    Apparently the poachers don't really hunt the rhinos - they just set snares and indiscriminately catch/kill them. So it may not be as effective as initially thought.

  8. Re: Poisoned Rhino Horn on Help Save Endangered Rhinos by Making Artificial Horns (Video) · · Score: 1

    Why would I eat salad? It's what my food eats.

  9. Re: Sounds like they don't get it at all on Help Save Endangered Rhinos by Making Artificial Horns (Video) · · Score: 1

    I had to stop chewing my finger nails because it kept giving me an erection, you insensitive clod.

  10. Re: Sounds like the perfect cover... on Help Save Endangered Rhinos by Making Artificial Horns (Video) · · Score: 2

    Have you been on eBay recently?

  11. Re: Paranoia on Bomb Squad Searches House Over Teenager's Chemistry Experiments · · Score: 3, Funny

    While tempting, it would probably be a bad idea to send a cheerful reply of "I had no idea about that, but thanks for letting me know"

  12. Re: package bomb on Bomb Squad Searches House Over Teenager's Chemistry Experiments · · Score: 1

    Which is what a lot cheap tilt switches are nowadays. In the UK - because of mercury restrictions - mercury switches are quite expensive, unless you get the dodgy eBay ones. I was looking at some for an Arduino project, and decided I didn't quite trust the look of them.

  13. Re:Outgoing Grease Dept. on Someone Will Die Playing a Game In Virtual Reality · · Score: 1

    I would have said politicians, but then I remembered that they're pretty much the same people.

  14. Re:I can see it now on Naval Research Interested In Bringing 3D Printing To Large Scale For Ships · · Score: 1

    I wasn't aware of that - it'll be interesting to see how they get that to work. Sometimes I wish I actually made it into the aerospace industry - they do some pretty cool stuff.

  15. Re:I can see it now on Naval Research Interested In Bringing 3D Printing To Large Scale For Ships · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Other components -such as gas turbine engine blades - are required to made from a single crystal of metal, for strength and resistance against thermal creep. If I recall correctly, the crystal is essential "grown" in the manufacturing process. It's unlikely that 3d printing will ever suffice for certain components. That said, there are thousands of components that could benefit from 3d printing.

  16. Re: Really ? on First Human Colonies Should Be Among Venus' Clouds · · Score: 2

    It'll be self sustaining for a long time yet. Maybe just not for homo sapiens.

  17. In over news on Google Apologises For Photos App's Racist Blunder · · Score: 5, Funny

    Google's algorithm also identified photos of some sunburnt Essex chavettes on the beach as Yorkshire pigs. A Google spokesperson said "no apology if necessary - it's an accurate assessment".

  18. Re:You can still buy Windows 7? on People Are Obtaining Windows 7 Licenses For the Free Windows 10 Upgrade · · Score: 1

    Amazon, eBuyer, any [proper] computer retailer.

  19. Re:Nope! on Analysis: Iran's Nuclear Program Has Been an Astronomical Waste · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I was talking to a colleague following the terrorist attacks last week in France, Tunisia and Kuwait. His wife was talking about going on holiday somewhere and he said "fine, as long as it's not a Muslim country". We then progressed on to how it was sad that the region that was the cradle of civilisation is now well behind the curve.

    I also added that Iran is probably one of the safer Muslim countries to visit nowadays, which is ironic to say the least. He's still not convinced about going to Tehran for his summer holidays though!

  20. Re:With Cisco well-embedded with the US security a on Cisco To Acquire OpenDNS · · Score: 1

    Different ACs...

  21. Re:DNS is for Luddites. on Cisco To Acquire OpenDNS · · Score: 1

    Now if only there was a way to distribute hostfiles. Some method of IP would be handy - I suggest using UDP port 53 as it's not being used.

  22. Re:Flagrantly anti-consumer on Uber France Leaders Arrested For Running Illegal Taxi Company · · Score: 1

    Oh right, I got the idea you'd posted the three links to suggest that Uber drivers are more likely to be untrustworthy, so I just posted another three links to suggest that taxi drivers of every variety can be untrustworthy. In the interest of balance, that's all.

    Quite frankly, I'd prefer that licensed taxis drivers were treated like Uber drivers - they get their photo and reg number sent to the customer's phone for posterity.

  23. Re:Flagrantly anti-consumer on Uber France Leaders Arrested For Running Illegal Taxi Company · · Score: 1

    Guess what, licensed taxi drivers do that too:
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-s...
    http://metro.co.uk/2015/02/03/...
    http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/u...

    Then there was the case in Dublin where a woman was dropped of by a taxi driver (after first dropping of the guy she was with), driving around the block and raping her. It turned out the taxi was sublet by the plate owner.

  24. Re:Taxi licenses are crazy expensive on Uber France Leaders Arrested For Running Illegal Taxi Company · · Score: 1

    How much would the fare have been? And why is a tip required for a taxi?

  25. 360 Video of all the known asteroids on Asteroid Day On June 30 Aims To Raise Awareness of Collision Risks · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Scott Manley: If You Could See All The Asteroids, What Would The Sky Look Like?. It's interesting to see the few that are out of the ecliptic plane.