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  1. Re:Larger than the VLBA? on LOFAR, the World's Biggest Telescope, Is Up and Running · · Score: 1

    That is a good post. I didn't realize the specs of the European VLBI surpassed that of the VLBA- because all the information on the E. VLBI I've ever seen has been poorly documented.
    I realize now you are reigning king of the hill in terms of collecting area and sensitivity, but not resolution.

  2. Larger than the VLBA? on LOFAR, the World's Biggest Telescope, Is Up and Running · · Score: 1

    I haven't got the time to check- about to head out the door.
    VLBA

  3. Re:Status update? on Teenager Tries To Hire Hitman Via Facebook · · Score: 1

    Money must be so far beneath a gentleman that it is hardly worth troubling about.

  4. Re:Really? on How Do Seeders Profit From BitTorrent? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, let me just go get those citations from IRC... oh wait...

    There are just some things that can't be cited.

  5. Re:Civ IV? on Civ IV's Baba Yetu Wins First Grammy For Video Game · · Score: 5, Funny

    The two choices are mutually exclusive. You can't get first post AND read the article.

  6. Re:Civil rights alert! on Infertility Could Impede Human Space Colonization · · Score: 1

    We are essentially talking about survival of our species. It's funny that noone usually jumps out and screams sexism when we evacuate women and children first- (because they are the future). But when we are hypothetically choosing who will continue our race- and there are those who no longer are willing to procreate without a surrogate- we are dealing with sexism? I'm sure the reply will be- well- then we need homosexuals willing to procreate with the surrogate or artificially inseminate. If I am placing my bets on the survival of the race- I want to choose the people that will happily procreate together. Artificial insemination or sex between people whose sexual preferences don't align simply aren't as high as what is natural.

  7. Obviously not written by a scientist. on Infertility Could Impede Human Space Colonization · · Score: 1

    There are dozens of alternatives out there that were simply not considered- it would have only taken 10 minutes of brainstorming... Someone mentioned frozen embryo's- while not necessarily preferable- not a bad idea. I was thinking if we really won't have better shielded ships in the future (not likely)- than at least it could be practical to have at least part of the ship additionally shielded. Now it's not preferable to be confined to one room- but there are tribes in Africa that serve their expectant mothers who spend most of their gestation time in a special maternal hut. I'm sure with some further thinking and less narrow-mindedness- we would have a long list.

  8. Re:End mill on Insider-Trading Suspects Smash Hard Drive Evidence · · Score: 1

    Apparently the pros rewrite there disks with zeros seven times or so.

  9. End mill on Insider-Trading Suspects Smash Hard Drive Evidence · · Score: 1

    I would take the platters and make of few runs on them with a fly mill. Recover that!

  10. Re:FCC approved this? on 4G Broadband May Jam GPS · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Just to specify, that was all assuming that the study isn't crap, and that properly designed GPS receivers could infact be affected.

  11. FCC approved this? on 4G Broadband May Jam GPS · · Score: 0

    That would be a pretty big screw up by the FCC. So that would pretty much destroy what is left of the already dwindling GPS market. I mean, I saw stand-alone GPS devices becoming niche products, but I never thought the government would help their demise. So who should/will sue whom?

  12. Re:Clone the space shuttle on Iran's New Space Program · · Score: 2

    That is like arguing that every Airbus is a ripoff of a Boeing. Despite the resemblance, the technology is fundamentally different in function and design.

  13. Now it is tech savvy to use the meme generator? on Woman Gets Revenge Courtesy of Google Images · · Score: 1

    Journalism is dead.

  14. Maybe it is a dumb question.. on 'Dating' Site Imports 250k Facebook Profiles · · Score: 1

    Why not just make it a facebook app? Is there any rule that you have to use facebook's APIs to gather data for your app?

  15. Simpsons did it. on Low Budget Air Space Photography · · Score: 1

    Is there anything they've improved upon versus the other dozens that have been done? I'm too lazy to RTFA after the nth one of these stories.

  16. Re:Nerd Vs Geek on Geek Culture Will Never Die...or Be Popular · · Score: 1

    have you not seen the venn diagram for geeks?

  17. Re:Saving $19.2M over the first eight years...how? on Golden Gate Bridge To Eliminate Tollbooths · · Score: 1

    $30 an hour? Why am I an engineer again?

  18. WTF? So lets bulldoze the world? on Genghis Khan, History's Greenest Conqueror · · Score: 1

    That would be the greenest move right?

  19. Re:Google groups on Google Fires Back About Search Engine Spam · · Score: 1

    Earth to Arlet, most of usenet is spam nowadays- are you saying that is googles fault?

  20. Re:Bad decision. I hope they reverse it. on Facebook Suspends Personal Data-Sharing Feature · · Score: 1

    Perhaps it is because I am feeling ill this morning- but I could see this being taken seriously

  21. Re:You just need to decipher sony-speak on Sony Says PSP2 "As Powerful as PS3" · · Score: 1

    But almost zero games on the PS3 render in 1080, most are 720 and are then upscaled

  22. Ah yes, the bunny ears lawyer cliche on When Smart People Make Bad Employees · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here is a link for those of you unfamiliar.

  23. Re:Who gives a shit? on Aerial Video Footage of New York Taken By RC Plane · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It has been modified and tested at a range of 27 miles, with a supposed max operating range of 120. That's news for nerds.

  24. Re:Nothing ironic about it on Scientifically, You Are Likely In the Slowest Line · · Score: 1

    WTF? The sky is blue. Do you have a point to make?

  25. Re:POTS vs VOIP on Skype Slowly Restores Service To Users · · Score: 2

    Implying his life is so important he can't go without a telephone at home for a few days. Sadness.