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  1. Re:That's it? on Progress On Electric Cars · · Score: 2, Interesting

    If you look right at the summary, you see that the vehicle's description includes front-wheel drive.

    Now, the info on safety is a little sparse from my quick look at Aptera's website, with the faq saying "It will match other commuter vehicles". Faq here. Safety Here

    They focus on force-redirection, composite body and airbags but nothing on traction or stability. It's not the speed of being thrown to the side of your car that hurts, it's the sudden stop. I mean, with that much acceleration, I'd worry at fishtailing or, like you said, having that rear tire blow out.

     

  2. What'll be interesting.. on Circuit City Closes Its Doors For Good · · Score: 3, Interesting

    is hearing all of the stories that are going to come out of the liquidation.

    I bet these employees have been holding it in for a long to come out. Now, with the store going away, they might give us a little insight to why they failed so badly.

  3. Re:60 cups on 3 Cups of Coffee Increases Hallucinations · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Freezing in airtight container is of best for storage. Failing that, airtight containers are next. Refrigeration of course will pick up humidity like you said.

    My morning routine is this:

    Get filtered water from fridge pitcher and start heating to a boil.

    Get beans from airtight ziploc bag out of freezer, take what I need, press air out and reseal.

    Grind beans at coarse grind, which is around the time the water is boiling. Into the french press and 3 minutes later, coffee.

  4. Re:60 cups on 3 Cups of Coffee Increases Hallucinations · · Score: 1

    You know, french presses and espresso machine *do* make their way over here. And, to shock you I'm sure, we are fully capable of roasting, sealing, refrigerating and grinding beans.

    On top of that, if you have a "coffee club" or some crap in a office, you get folks who don't want strong coffee or want to avoid buying grounds.

  5. Here's an NPR story on Researchers One Step Closer To Creating Life · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's a bit nicer than the print article: Here

    They are very clear in saying that what they have created is "NOT ALIVE."

    This is very interesting work.

  6. Re:You haven't played until the end, eh? on Fallout 3 DLC Detailed · · Score: 1

    Seriously. What's even worse is with the amount of rad-x, rad-away, natural rad resistance + environment suit, the amount of radiation I got in there was small. I actually went ahead and got the GECK since Fawkes was so slow. Used 3 rad-aways I think.

    Anyways, yes. Fawkes makes the ending really nutty. Thankfully, I think the Mod community will fix this, and, in the end, deliver us even more wonderful product. Probably even better than the DLC we'd pay for. It is interesting to see how they are taking something like Fallout and doing something like a squad-tatics based game. SHOCK I TELL YOU!

  7. Re:Or make it reusable... on "Smash Your Hard Drive" To Fight Identity Theft · · Score: 1

    That actually makes sense. You can't reuse those or even use the tools. As an intern one summer, I got a couple of Sun boxes to surplus. I actually took the HD's to a friends and we filled the things with .22 and buck shot since the place really didn't care as long as it disappeared. After that, a bonfire where I think we managed to melt them.

    However, with a lab bench setup, you can have multiple monitors and multiple machines. It's kinda neat to watch the destruction across the various monitors.

  8. Re:Or make it reusable... on "Smash Your Hard Drive" To Fight Identity Theft · · Score: 1

    Was working fine when I clicked it a second ago. /. effect?

  9. Re:Or make it reusable... on "Smash Your Hard Drive" To Fight Identity Theft · · Score: 1

    Or Darik's. Sorry about that.

  10. Or make it reusable... on "Smash Your Hard Drive" To Fight Identity Theft · · Score: 5, Informative

    and just use dBan, Derrick's Boot and Nuke.

    Nothing beats an afternoon of watching dBan and a comfy chair. Beer or whisky optional.

  11. Re:We're being weened of MacWorld on Apple Intros 17" Unibody MBP, DRM-Free iTunes · · Score: 1

    Yeah. It's kinda like E3. So much pressure to show the best off at that event only to get a load of bullshot. Now, no more half-promises. Your game can be showed off as you want it. No need to razzle-dazzle at the trade show.

  12. Re:So,no more DRM on Apple Intros 17" Unibody MBP, DRM-Free iTunes · · Score: 1

    Upgrading their current drm-laden songs.

  13. Another security threat is.... on Four Threats For '09 You Haven't Heard of · · Score: 2, Informative

    Reader's clicking on infected links because they're articles are so full of ads, they can't tell where the "Next Page" link is anymore.

    My solution is thus.

    I think the biggest threat is our own idiocy, rather than some ominous force.

  14. First link dead! on Indian GPS Cartographers Charged As Terrorists · · Score: 1

    Ummm...that first link doesn't work at all. Way to go editors.

    Anyways, this really sucks for them. The article doesn't really say what they are being charged with or why having maps is such a bad thing. Lord knows I'd hate to be "grilled" for simply collecting data. Very scary.

  15. Re:Very Simple on How Do I Manage Seasoned Programmers? · · Score: 1

    Beautiful advice.

    My manager informed me on the second day of work he was leaving for another job. There is a single employee in my group that has more than three months experience on our app that supports about 60 people. I've asked for a another monitor to have two screens for working on the app, since nothing beats having the ide in one window and the api/app in the other. Still waiting to hear back.

    I think I'm going to get a fridge setup and start passing out soda/drinks @ cost. Not free, but it's a start. It's the least I can probably do as a new hire to keep the team going. I mean, if I was a manager, I'd have a team fridge stocked up and a comfy couch if they needed break. Good coder's want to/will produce good work. You just need to make sure they are making the right code.

  16. Before the archive.... on When Teachers Are Obstacles To Linux In Education · · Score: 1

    He's posted a response to this and many others.

    Very well done and interesting. Pity /. won't post that.

  17. Re:This makes sense to me on Visual Hallucinations Are a Normal Grief Reaction · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Exactly. My dad passed away a little over three weeks ago and my mom swears up and down she has seen him. My dad had dialysis in a chair right across from their bed, so my mom naturally started seeing him in or around that chair. Though, to be fair, she's under a lot of stress and her potassium levels were pretty low for 2 weeks.

  18. Re:What's with that off statement of hands-free? on Study Confirms Mobile Phones Distract Drivers · · Score: 1

    *You're and say

    or Your Exit is passing by...though exits aren't mobile and can't really pass you & Next thing researcher will says, they says....

  19. What's with that off statement of hands-free? on Study Confirms Mobile Phones Distract Drivers · · Score: 2

    Ok....I thought this would be handsfree vs. handheld talking vs shutting the hell up. If a person is in the car with you, OF COURSE they're going to tell you "Hey dumbass, get over. Your going to miss the exit."

    Next thing you know they'll says

    "PASSENGERS IN CAR MAY CARE ABOUT GETTING TO DESTINATION AND WILL HELP DRIVER GET THERE"

  20. Re:Nothing abnormal about SSH probes... on Distributed, Low-Intensity Botnets · · Score: 1

    Good point, but if he's got control over what traffic is routed his way, he should be able to handle low amounts.

    It's folks running websites from home that have the most to worry about. Even then, their ISP should have a cut-off if someone tries to flood the host with incoming connections. Keyword there is *should*....and you're right that we should worry when that starts happening and ISPs don't move against it. I mean, if someone wanted, they could easily knock my SSH server out and kill my download/upload speeds.

  21. Re:Nothing abnormal about SSH probes... on Distributed, Low-Intensity Botnets · · Score: 1

    For real. I had my single-page-o'-html site up for a little more than a week with inbound 22/80 open before getting ssh probes. Heck, even when I had my dyndns domain, it was getting probed.

    Nothing new at all.

  22. Re:Fuck DLC. on GTA IV DLC Announced · · Score: 1

    Ok mod. I get that this is flamebait, but the OP is not a frickin' troll for their "Game consoles are for kids"? Talk about unevened. Both added no content to the topic.

    Also, try telling that to my dad who absoluetly f'ing loved a little game called "Desert Strike" back in the day.

    Anyways, DLC is a double edged sword. You can farm it out and hope it gets a good job done. You develop inhouse and lose production time on other big titles.

  23. Re:DIY interactive whiteboards on How To Help Our Public Schools With Technology? · · Score: 1

    Great idea! That's something that doesn't have to involve heavy over the top stuff at first,. They take something they know generically (a wiimote) and see it used in something interesting. Over time, they'll learn more indepth tech stuff and the technically inclined-kids will want to know more about how it all comes together.

    My only problem is that wimote's aren't cheap and I'd be worried about kids "walking off" with them. Minor problem that's easy to overcome.

  24. Re:What a surprise... backhanded support on Silverlight On the Way To Linux · · Score: 1

    Interesting. I'm liking this Mono project the more I hear. Any advice for someone looking to really develop under mono? I plan to give the MONO an honest try as I'm learning C#.

  25. Re:What will fanbois think? on Apple's New MacBooks Have Built-In Copy Protection · · Score: 3, Informative

    Wow. This got knocked down as a troll pretty quick. While his comment about Steve Jobs being an ass is uncalled for, I don't see the need for a -1.

    Anyways, I think Apple is starting to think that they're island of a system is going to be brought into contact with more competition, like ragnarok and other software. This is one of the preemptive measures to assure that Apple's flagship software stays that way.