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  1. Re:Rewrites Suck on TrueCrypt Author Claims That Forking Is Impossible · · Score: 1

    Refactoring can eventually lead to an almost complete rewrite but the point is that you're keeping most of the logical structure. Complete rewrites often end up reinventing the wheel badly and missing edge cases which were accounted for in the original code. Rewrites make assumptions that often prove to be untrue.

    Here's an oft linked article
    http://www.joelonsoftware.com/...

  2. Re:I prefer more tires for more contact with the r on It's Not a Car, It's a Self-Balancing Electric Motorcycle (Video) · · Score: 1

    raid->rain

  3. Re:I prefer more tires for more contact with the r on It's Not a Car, It's a Self-Balancing Electric Motorcycle (Video) · · Score: 1

    Riding in the raid is a state of mind. It helps if you have a warm shower and dry towels at the end of your ride.

    If it's cold or torrential, that's a different story.

  4. Re:So it's a gyrocar? on It's Not a Car, It's a Self-Balancing Electric Motorcycle (Video) · · Score: 2

    Cup holders.

  5. Re:Guaranteed Death on It's Not a Car, It's a Self-Balancing Electric Motorcycle (Video) · · Score: 1

    I'll give up wind in my hair to avoid gravel in my scalp but goddamn, more places need to allow lane splitting.

  6. Re:Guaranteed Death on It's Not a Car, It's a Self-Balancing Electric Motorcycle (Video) · · Score: 1

    And the stifling leather clothing.

  7. Re:What whas the problem in the first place? on TrueCrypt Author Claims That Forking Is Impossible · · Score: 1

    Ah, but what if the forkers are also anonymous? John Doe vs John Doe? :)

  8. Re:Overreach much? on US Agency Aims To Regulate Map Aids In Vehicles · · Score: 1

    Exactly this.

  9. Re:Gas tax on 2 US Senators Propose 12-Cent Gas Tax Increase · · Score: 1

    Yep. They're probably going to have to dump gas taxes anyway at some point as alternative fuel vehicles pick up a bigger market share.

  10. Re:make it a percentage! on 2 US Senators Propose 12-Cent Gas Tax Increase · · Score: 1

    They would still increase it but they would have to offer a different excuse and would probably be able to do so convincingly less often. Also, there would be less of a shortfall if that is really a genuine thing (Though likely the tax is too high as a percentage or straight amount anyway)

  11. Re:Not the answer to the problem on 2 US Senators Propose 12-Cent Gas Tax Increase · · Score: 2

    You're on the right track but your example is not interstate commerce. The money was paid and the goods provided in just one state.

  12. Re:so, no backups? on IRS Recycled Lerner Hard Drive · · Score: 1

    Recovery? They are the disaster.

  13. Re:right-wing spin on IRS Recycled Lerner Hard Drive · · Score: 1

    The IRS serves at the whim of the people, it has no remit to target "anti-IRS" groups even were the tea party such. Its job is to collect taxes.

  14. Re:EC2 on Code Spaces Hosting Shutting Down After Attacker Deletes All Data · · Score: 1

    The trade-offs can be really good even for a large company. It has to be done right though and many companies don't even do their local IT properly.

  15. Re:I can't think of a better argument... on Code Spaces Hosting Shutting Down After Attacker Deletes All Data · · Score: 1

    There may be better ones but this is sufficient all on its own. As the poster above me says, if it's not offline, it's not a backup.

  16. Re:350Z on Are US Hybrid Sales Peaking Already? · · Score: 1

    Whenever I see a 350Z, it's always "Oh, that's a nice looking ca.. oh, the handles". But beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that.

  17. Finally on Century-Old Drug Reverses Signs of Autism In Mice · · Score: 1

    the chill pill will actually be able to be taken.

  18. Re:learn to write, dammit! on Google: Indie Musicians Must Join Streaming Service Or Be Removed · · Score: 2

    I removed myself from Youtube to the extent that it's now read-only (watch-only?) since the Google-plus nonsense. A shame as often there's someone with a technical question to which I could supply the answer. Screw em.

  19. Re:Short black with one on How To Make Espresso In Space · · Score: 1

    Kroger has some acceptable cheeses. Decent is a bit more of a stretch. Whole foods is where it's at.

  20. Re:Overreach much? on US Agency Aims To Regulate Map Aids In Vehicles · · Score: 1

    You may miss your turn waiting for that exit.

  21. Re:Open Source my car dashboard on US Agency Aims To Regulate Map Aids In Vehicles · · Score: 1

    That is a shame. But perhaps an opportunity for someone sufficiently technically inclined.

  22. Re:350Z on Are US Hybrid Sales Peaking Already? · · Score: 1

    Oh, I'm sure they work completely fine.

  23. Re:Interaction Times - someone has on US Agency Aims To Regulate Map Aids In Vehicles · · Score: 1

    common sense

    Which is why we need to keep government the heck away from this.

  24. Re:Google's Turn-by-Turn Voice Instructions on US Agency Aims To Regulate Map Aids In Vehicles · · Score: 1

    Depends where you are. There's a few places here where being able to see where you're actually supposed to be going is essential and at least one or two where even if you do, you can still end up on the wrong road. Tom Tom's lane guidance can be helpful there.

  25. Re:Can this apply to billboards too? on US Agency Aims To Regulate Map Aids In Vehicles · · Score: 1

    Those are the worst. Makes me mad.