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  1. BZZZZT on Astronomers Find Largest Known Extraterrestrial Water Reserve · · Score: 1

    Aaaaaand you would be quite wrong.
    1mtr = 3.281ft

  2. but on Bullet Train Derails In China · · Score: 1

    In France the TGVs carry explosives (fireworks, basically) to put on the rails one kilometer ahead of a failed train, to warn the oncoming train of a problem.

    At one kilometre ahead of the stopped train, they arent going to warn of anything coming up behind the stopped train

  3. There is a simple answer to that on Aaron Swartz Indicted in Attempted Piracy of Four Million Documents · · Score: 1

    He was an idiot.

  4. err stupid topic? on Aaron Swartz Indicted in Attempted Piracy of Four Million Documents · · Score: 1

    This is not 'piracy', stupid topic

  5. Re:My only problem... on The Hidden Evil of the Microtransaction · · Score: 1

    andthe downside fo ccp from that plex oversaturaion is..more real world money...so it's not a problem in that sense, just it messes with eve's imaginary economy

  6. Re:Confused on Belgian Newspapers Delisted On Google · · Score: 2

    Which does raise some interesting questions about how Google works on the backend. I wonder if it's actually possible for a news site to appear on one and not the other with how Google's search database is setup.

    Yes it is perfectly possible, via the application of robots.txt. THis is purely a story about publishers deciding they want to fleece Google for some cash rather than just apply the relevant settings to their robots.txt files. Guess it kind of backfired on them. Karma or something.

  7. Re:Speak English or Die on Green Card Lottery Judgment Favors Mathematical Randomness · · Score: 2

    And which language should that be, being as there is no official one.

    How good is your Spanish by the way? Italian? Polish? I could go on :)

  8. Re:Really bad idea. on Roundabout Revolution Sweeping US · · Score: 1

    I'd suggest re-reading TFA, it's clear that the issues at these 'traffic circles' are not affecting the city in TFA , which is seeing the opposite trend to the article you cite. A well positioned roundabout with a properly designed approach work fantastically well here in the uk as long as the input levels of traffic from all roads is reasonably similar. They are capable of dealing with insane levels of traffic with remarkably little congestion, and remarkably few accidents, whilst those that do occur in heavier traffic are very very minor 99% of the time. My source? I used to live near a very busy one (the authorities later put signal lights on it and ruined it imho) that coped really really well with heavy traffic all day, every day.

  9. HIYA PHB! ;D (nt) on Dropbox TOS Includes Broad Copyright License · · Score: 1

    no text, innit

  10. well on Dropbox TOS Includes Broad Copyright License · · Score: 1

    One would hope that the judge either doesn't amuse easily, or is having a bad day and wants to take it out on idiotic companies and their lawyers who try and write their own law. Dropbox would only try it the once then.

  11. You misunderstand the **aa on Dropbox TOS Includes Broad Copyright License · · Score: 1

    They want each transmission over your local hardware to be counted as an individual performance, and that you pay per stream.

  12. oh for **** sake on Flood Berm Collapses At Nebraska Nuclear Plant · · Score: 0

    Seriously, can the moderators please stop accepting posts from a rabid hysteria-mongering paid shill for the 'renewables' lobby?

  13. Re:Remember Congress has a way on US Senate Votes For Repeal of Ethanol Subsidies · · Score: 1

    I can't see this ever getting past the lower house though

  14. not going to help on Foxconn International Removed From Hang Seng Index · · Score: 1

    I'm sure that the chinese government backed goons doing the break-ins could have bribed/intimidated the guards enough to let them in anyway, and probably help cover their tracks somewhat

  15. sounds nasty on Man Ordered At Gunpoint To Hand Over Phone For Recording Cops · · Score: 1

    And I hope you went after the fascists for this. Police abusing powers no longer have a right to be called Police.

  16. Preaching to the choir on Fetus Don't Fail Me Now: How Scientists Raise Children · · Score: 1

    Absolutely agree, shame that the stereotyped nerdographic on slashdot are kinda unfamiliar with sunlight, (non-inflatable)girls etc ;)

  17. slight correction needed on Fetus Don't Fail Me Now: How Scientists Raise Children · · Score: 1

    Science doesn't speak against religions, Religions get all nervous and feel undermined by what science says, then try and control the information any way they can

  18. well on Fetus Don't Fail Me Now: How Scientists Raise Children · · Score: 1

    no need for the (pregnant) imo

  19. Re:So, in monetary terms... on Using Flywheels to Meet Peak Power Grid Demands · · Score: 1

    Until there's lots more wind farms, which are at best sporadic, and at worst pointless

  20. Re:President Obama on Patriot Act Extension By Autopen Raises Questions for Congressman · · Score: 1

    The person may not have earned any respect, but over the relatively somewhat short (feh, ex colonies and their miniscule history -Yes, i'm a Brit) life of the history of you guys having a POTUS, i'd say the office has done more than enough to garner respect. How about giving that some, or would you rather have totally unelected executive and legislative branches?

  21. The economist is wrong then on Patriot Act Extension By Autopen Raises Questions for Congressman · · Score: 1

    Because the for President Reagan is President.
    It is disrespectful to the person refer to the Person of the President as Mr.. Also where pieces are about that President's time in office it is also very disrespectful of the Office of the President to refer to a former holder of that office without the title that goes with it. Respect the office and the title, if not the person. A little respect costs very little and gives alot.

  22. And that, right there, is the point!

    They want to keep their seats by doing what the people _that_voted_for_them_to_be_their_representatives_in_congress_ wanted?
    How very undemocratic!

  23. Re:Geiger counters are not really useful on Testing Geiger Counters · · Score: 1

    Watch out for snorks!

  24. Re:Streisand effect on Twitter Sued By British Soccer Player · · Score: 1

    But that's not the same thing as what we are talking about here.

    You lucky people have the First Amendment, whilst we get european law which cretinous judges selectively interpret in such a way as to strengthen the silencing they order. Go us Brits!

  25. Re:Sounds like someone 'famous' is out of cash on Twitter Sued By British Soccer Player · · Score: 1

    W
    Step 3 - either contempt of court proceedings or libel proceedings, or both, against the person identified in Step 2

    It's err, not libel if it's true?