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  1. Re:Srsly? on UK Bill Would Outlaw Open Wi-Fi · · Score: 2, Informative

    You MIGHT be right in the US, but in the UK the "free" wifi router/modem that comes with your service has a key automatically, which is usually on a sticker on the back of the device. I'm not sure if you can change the default settings but most people just plug them in and turn them on like an appliance. Hence most of the wifi networks I see in the UK have default serial number type ssids that came with their default keys. It is way way easier to find open wifi in America where everyone owns a "netgear" or a "linksys".

  2. Re:For some... on The Grown-Up Video Game · · Score: 1

    We have are own crazies here in America, see: Jack Thompson

  3. Re:Shortsighted or failure to complete the job? on Robots To Clear the Baltic Seafloor of WW-II Mines · · Score: 1

    At least it sounds like the mines were decently documented.

  4. Where do I submit my CV? on Robots To Clear the Baltic Seafloor of WW-II Mines · · Score: 1

    Badass.

  5. Back to the Future? on Father of the Frisbee Dies At 90 · · Score: 1

    Didn't that teach us frisbees were pie pans?

  6. Re:the iso to usb tool only accepts win7 isos on The Hidden Treasures of Sysinternals · · Score: 1

    Even though the application is written specifically for your windows 7 iso- it isn't clear that it won't work for other iso's. Maybe if someone downloads it we will know for sure.

  7. Putting ISO's onto a usb stick and making bootable on The Hidden Treasures of Sysinternals · · Score: 3, Informative

    This is very useful- I was one of the people who stuck the Windows 7 MSDNAA downloaded iso onto a flash drive in order to install it to my desktop and laptop.

    The more difficult part for normal users is not extracting the iso to the drive but making the drive bootable- which unless you have a utility (Like the one in the article)- requires some command line work. This would make the process way quicker.

  8. Re:Not another Dune RTS? on Dune Remake Could Mean 3D Sandworms · · Score: 1

    I remember that- they basically took starcraft and placed it in a desert.

  9. How many remakes have their been? on Dune Remake Could Mean 3D Sandworms · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm too lazy to google it- but I do remember watching one for nine hours over three dvds without getting up! Can I have trophy?

  10. Re:bicycle lanes are for BICYCLISTS on Electric Bicycles Surging In Popularity · · Score: 1

    Momentum includes driver weight. Hence 150 pounds of momentum- duh.

  11. Re:Direct TV Satellite Internet...... on Using Outlook From Orbit · · Score: 1

    Honestly, it sounds like a pretty fun grad level dynamics problem. The orbital mechanics to track an object in orbit from the ground are calculated all the time, tracking an object in geostationary orbit from an orbiting object, i'm not sure if that has been done before- probably but not sure. Just because it is moving "fast" doesn't mean is isn't doable.

  12. Re:Direct TV Satellite Internet...... on Using Outlook From Orbit · · Score: 1

    Direct TV's satellites are geosynchronous the space station is not- so I would think it is feasible in part of the orbit where there is line of sight- Otherwise, just upgrade the worldwide systems that already talk to the station for a thicker connection.

  13. Re:What about something a bit more immediate, but. on Using Outlook From Orbit · · Score: 1

    CB radio?

  14. Re:Science Fiction? on Avatar Soars Into $1-Billion Territory · · Score: 2, Insightful

    While not shoved in your face, there were a lot of subtle touches of science- like did you notice that the cave to the tree of souls appeared to form along magnetic field lines? See: http://www.flickr.com/photos/officialavatarmovie/4054882634/sizes/l/

  15. Re:PS3 on Move Over BoxeeBox, Here Comes PopBox · · Score: 1

    Funny you should say that- it actually can run linux- and is a pretty straightforward process supported by Sony.

  16. Can make capacitors out of em too. on Nanotech Ink Turns Paper Into a Low-Cost Battery · · Score: 1

    You just need a graphite pencil and a piece of paper. Will a paper battery help build gilligan a radio?- probably not.

  17. What, the tax cameras can't tell? on Fines Fail To Curb Cell Phone Usage While Driving · · Score: 1

    We actually have to rely on people to fine and tax Londoners? That sounds like work.

  18. Giant reactor to melt the frozen core? on Is Earth's Atmosphere an Import? · · Score: 0

    Ask Kuato

  19. Re:Trees on Global Deforestation Demoed In Google Earth · · Score: 1

    Perhaps Voici would be better, you ever think of that punk?

  20. Re:One time comcasts DNS servers were down... on How Does the New Google DNS Perform? (and Why?) · · Score: 1

    I use 4.2.2.1 and 4.2.2.2 a lot- it really does make comcast speedy.

  21. One time comcasts DNS servers were down... on How Does the New Google DNS Perform? (and Why?) · · Score: 1

    Around 5 years ago, the internet was down for comcast subscribers in northern Indiana and a good chunk of the midwest- I figured out it was just their DNS servers that were down and quickly switched over to AT&T's. That evening I saw the fastest internet I've ever seen. It was glorious.

  22. Re:BIG SIZE on Heart of the Milky Way Photos From NASA · · Score: 1

    Perhaps you are looking for the king size?

  23. Re:I know it is heresy on Heart of the Milky Way Photos From NASA · · Score: 1

    Heavenly Body? Uma Thurman? Oh sorry, I believe that was celestial body.

  24. Re:Pointless, Fusion will be here in 2050 on Japan Eyes Solar Station In Space · · Score: 1

    I guess we missed microwave power by 10 years though, so maybe my calculation is off.

  25. Pointless, Fusion will be here in 2050 on Japan Eyes Solar Station In Space · · Score: 1

    Duh