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  1. Re:Soviet Strong on Opportunity Breaks NASA's 40-Year Roving Record · · Score: 1

    We are on the same team.

  2. It doesn't look at the sky... on Helium Depleted, Herschel Space Telescope Mission Ends · · Score: 3

    That's my nitpick of the day.

  3. Re:Do you rememeber when... on Ars Technica Goes Close Up With the Pebble Smartwatch · · Score: 1

    My Vostok can be adjusted for accuracy. Yours might have an adjuster also.

  4. Re:Obligatory quote on Schneier: Security Awareness Training 'a Waste of Time' · · Score: 2

    -Douglas Adams (And I do not believe the original quote was past tense)

  5. Re:I block Facebook using my HOST file on Facebook Introduces a Mobile-Oriented Redesign · · Score: 1

    This is exactly why we need better mental illness awareness!

  6. Forgotten employees? on The Data That Drove Yahoo's Telecommuting Ban · · Score: 5, Interesting

    "A lot of people hid. There were all these employees [working remotely] and nobody knew they were still at Yahoo."

    It's amazing that a company can have people on the payroll, and the managers forget about them..

  7. Re:Florida economic degree? on Tuition Should Be Lower For Science Majors, Says Florida Task Force · · Score: 1

    My engineering tuition at Purdue was approximately $1000/yr more expensive than a liberal arts degree. They called it the "Engineering Differential Fee", and it went to pay for things like good computers in the engineering labs and equipment.

  8. Re:Well, crap... on Will Microsoft Dis-Kinect Freeloading TV Viewers? · · Score: 1

    I would think it would detect odd. It will detect the original person, and a set of reflections for every "level" deep into the mirror until the reflections appear small enough they don't register as people, which I think would happen way before it reached 185.

  9. Re:Great book. on Dr. Richard Dawkins On Why Disagreeing With Religion Isn't Insulting · · Score: 1

    I wholeheartedly agree that religion should not interfere with science, but I do not think that religion should be abolished.

    When it comes to religion, there is such a diverse spectrum of people and beliefs even in a single denomination, and I have to say that not all of them are incompatible with science. Unfortunately, the more rational people are not the ones that are seen in the news, or trying to infiltrate science classes. In short, there are Christians who do not disagree with the big bang theory, evolution, the age of the planet etc, but simply view the magnificence of it all as divine. For them, science and religion are compatible. You are also correct in that short of a second-coming you will never have data to support faith, it is the antithesis of science.

    I am not entirely sure Santa Clause and the like are such a bad thing. My parents never raised me to believe in Santa Clause, but the older I get the more I realize that it seems to be a human trait to want to believe in something bigger than oneself. Humans repeatedly demonstrate that we are not wholly rational beings. I am simply not sure, good or bad, of what a perfectly rational human society would look like. Part of me is afraid that they would be less human in a way.

    Summary: I don't have any answers, but I would be very careful about trying to remove all irrational traits of humanity.

  10. Dawkins is no Sagan on Dr. Richard Dawkins On Why Disagreeing With Religion Isn't Insulting · · Score: 4, Informative

    I am currently reading Carl Sagan's The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

    Sagan does an incredible job at promoting skepticism, fighting ignorance and all while being extremely respectful of religion. While I love Sagan, I just can't stand Dawkins.

  11. Re:It's because they removed the SD Card on HTC Profits Drop By 79% · · Score: 1

    This is correct, it recognizes the card just fine.

  12. Re:It's because they removed the SD Card on HTC Profits Drop By 79% · · Score: 1

    I just got an HTC ONE V through Virgin Mobile and dropped a 64gb MicroSD card in it. This may not be a "new" phone, but it is Android 4.0, and 3G. It is new enough for me. Same size as the Incredible I just upgraded from but 2/3rds as thick.

  13. Re:unintended consequences? on Boeing Proposes Using Gas Clouds To Bring Down Orbital Debris · · Score: 1

    I'll trade space debris for a non-permanent layer of gas.

  14. Re:Thats no way to be a good citizen on Woz Applying For Australian Citizenship Because of the NBN · · Score: 1

    but really it's just words

    Sadness.

  15. It sounds like a peristaltic pump. on Goodyear's 'On TheGo' Self Inflating Tire · · Score: 1

    But I didn't RTFA.

  16. Re:Slashdot's done. Put a fork in it on Man Pays For Cross-Country Trip Using Bacon As Currency · · Score: 1

    Since when is bartering illegal? Also, there are always thousands of posts on craigslist like "TRADE PS3 for LAPTOP" etc.

  17. Re:Mixed feelings on University Team Builds Lego and Raspberry Pi Cluster · · Score: 2

    It is this kind of thinking that makes people build something out of legos instead of trying to learn a new skill.

  18. Mixed feelings on University Team Builds Lego and Raspberry Pi Cluster · · Score: 2

    Whenever I see "professional" projects like this use legos- I have mixed feelings. Here is another example, a lab using legos for automation

    I love to see legos doing advanced things, but for a chassis? I feel like people can be very smart, but sometimes afraid to learn how to build something with their hands. The lab example I posted above is at Cambridge University. Cambridge has a very competent engineering department, why not reach out to them?- It could have made for an excellent project for some engineering students.

    I'm reminded of the very cited researcher who reinvented some calculus instead of simply reaching out to someone in another department for help

  19. Re:been noticing that I drop things more lately on Widely Used Antibacterial Chemical May Impair Muscle Function · · Score: 1

    It is a sad day, but our low UID forebearers are going senile. I guess it was only a matter of time.

  20. Re:Bah. on How Intuit Manages 10 Million Lines of Code · · Score: 1

    Nice Michael Crichton reference!

  21. Re:insurance advice on XRL Hexapod Robot Gets a Tail, Learns To Use It · · Score: 1

    MARK OP UP

  22. Re:Who ever needs to land a spacecraft now on Skydiver Leaps From 18 Miles Up In 'Space Jump' Practice · · Score: 2

    The ISS orbit height is 230 miles, we aren't quite there yet.

  23. Re:As usual however on Open Millions of Hotel Rooms With Arduino · · Score: 4, Funny

    You have until the end of the day to gather your things and turn in your geek card.

  24. Not all things "Maker" are cool. on Report From HOPE: The State of Community Fabrication · · Score: 1

    Purdue tried that and had huge backlash.

    We are Boilermakers, not Makers.

    Apologies in advance to international, or even national readers who are not familiar with the university.

  25. Re:Department of Redundancy Department on Sony's Thermal Sheet Good As Paste For CPU Cooling · · Score: 1

    The OP's question illustrates a poor understanding of heat and mass transfer. I think a little redundancy is okay in this case if it helps clarify.