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  1. Re:Delay Windows Update? on Windows 10 Getting a Game Mode That Would Improve Game Performance - Report (gamespot.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    A recent leak of the Windows 10 Creators Update build 14997 suggest an option to "pause" updates for up to 35 days is coming. It's not yet clear, though, whether this will be an Enterprise only update or if it'll also be coming to the consumer versions.

  2. Re:Call me skeptical on The Science of Hugo Chavez's Long Term Embalming · · Score: 1

    > They are asking Russians to do it, so Chaves will be ok :) He's dead, Jim.

  3. Is it just me... on Sunstone Unearthed From Sixteenth Century Shipwreck · · Score: 1

    ...Or is anybody else feeling all "questy"?

  4. I think... on Intel Core i7 For Laptops — First Benchmarks · · Score: 1

    ...I just had an orgasm. I don't even own the chip yet so I guess that was a bit premature... (yeah, I went there.)

  5. Me. I hit Jupiter... on Something May Have Just Hit Jupiter · · Score: 1

    And I was clearly provoked.

  6. Re:UAV's vs. Manned Fighters on The Unmanned Air Force · · Score: 1

    Considering the advance of lightweight materials, CPU's, and software, it's only a matter of time before we can build an unmanned fighter that, like the fictitious Peacemaker, can fly rings around F-22's. With the pk (probability-of-kill) of modern air-to-air missiles being so high, if you've merged into a "knife fight in a phone booth" scenario then you've most likely screwed up. Air combat today is basically sniper-v-sniper with the advantage going to the pilot who sees his enemy's aircraft first. "First look, first kill," is the term of the art.

  7. Re:Air Force One replacement on USAF Seeks Air Force One Replacement · · Score: 2, Informative

    "I'm sure it receives a lot of special modifications." One of those modifications is the ability for air-to-air refueling, a not insignificant mod.

  8. Soldiers are trained not to think? on Ethical Killing Machines · · Score: 1

    The United States military has a term for soldiers trained not to think: "Corpses".

  9. Iraq and Sovereignty on Has HavenCo's Data Haven Shut Down? · · Score: 1

    Iraq lost its sovereignty back in 1991 with the establishment of the northern no-fly zone (Operation Provide Comfort). The United States returned Iraq's sovereignty back in 2004. If Iraq claims soveriegnty (it does) and the US recognizes it and is willing to help Iraq enforce it (it does and is) then Iraq IS sovereign. Unless some power manages to invade Iraq while preventing the US from acting in its defense, Iraq is a sovereign nation.

  10. Re:It's not dead... on Phoenix Mars Lander Declared Dead · · Score: 1

    ...it's just sleeping. Or pining for the fjords, I can never keep those two straight.

  11. Soo... on Is Windows 7 Faster Or Just Smarter? · · Score: 1

    Software that is still pre-Beta is getting compared to software that is already at sp1. That's a *really* fair test.

  12. The only thing I can think to say is... on Opus the Penguin Retired · · Score: 5, Funny

    ..."Hairy Fishnuts!"

  13. Re:This Just In on Palin Email Hacker Found · · Score: 1

    As the police like to say, "Criminals are stupid."

  14. Re:Innovation on McCain Answers Science Policy Questionnaire · · Score: 2, Informative

    " What would have made a difference would have been pressure on the issue prior to the bill's signing, but Clinton was too busy defending his sex life from charges that ultimately didn't stick." Clinton was impeached, disbarred for five years in Arkansas, and disbarred from practicing in front of the US Supreme Court. Though he wasn't removed from office the charges did stick.

  15. Re:So because bash.org's been down for a few days. on Smilin' Bob Not Smilin' Anymore · · Score: 1

    "Slashdot is now THE place to post anecdotes about penis size? =p" Unless the OS wars have ended it has ALWAYS been the place for anecdotal penis sizes...

  16. Has anyone here used the product yet? on Microsoft Bets Big On Computing For the Car · · Score: 1

    If so, can you tell us what your experience has been like?

  17. Re:The push for DNSSec on Kaminsky's DNS Attack Disclosed, Then Pulled · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hottest. Slashdot Thread. Ever!

  18. Re:GPS not critical to JDAM delivery on Intentional GPS Jamming On the Increase · · Score: 1

    Remember the news of Saddam buying jammers to protect important sites. The Air Force destroyed them... with JDAM's.

  19. Re:GPS Shutoff on Lockheed Martin Awarded GPS III · · Score: 3, Insightful

    We used to have "Selective Availability". That meant that the US military GPS signal was much more accurate than those found on civilian receivers. President Clinton had SA turned off worldwide meaning the civilian GPS signal is now as accurate as US military systems. Since GPS is so integrated into society now it will probably never be turned on again. I don't think (I seldom ever do any thinking) that the current system can currently be shut off by region but SA can be turned back on regionally.

  20. Re:GPS Shutoff on Lockheed Martin Awarded GPS III · · Score: 3, Informative

    US weapons are guided by INS with GPS augumenting that. Turn of GPS and you've still got a pretty accurate INS system to rely on.

  21. Re:lies, Lies, LIES!!! on 'Death Star' Aimed at Earth · · Score: 1

    I blame George Bush and global warming.

  22. Re:That would be awesome on Cell Phone Encryption Exploit Demonstrated · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Way back when (1994) I had a scanner and listened to a few conversations of my neighbors. Turns out that if you don't know the person and what they're talking about then the conversations are extremely boring. People just aren't that interesting on the phone.

  23. I blame... on Universe May Be Running Out of Time · · Score: 0

    ...George Bush.

  24. If everyone would just switch to Vista... on 'Extreme Security' Web Browsing · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...we wouldn't have all of these security problems. What? Why are you looking at me like that?

  25. Re:How about... on MacBook Pro Gets Santa Rosa Chipset, LED Screen · · Score: 1

    Pushing the fact that the Intel-based Macs can run Windows still doesn't allow the average person to plug in their new Mac, turn it on, and see the Windows boot screen. The average user isn't about to install an entire OS and probably doesn't know they'll need to: "I bought a computer that supposedly runs Windows. I turn it on; no Windows. That's false advertising!"