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  1. Re:E.T Hype Fest on E.T. Found In New Mexico Landfill · · Score: 2

    No, really. It was pretty lame with some very ham-fisted emotional manipulation.

  2. Re:You can find this game online cheap on E.T. Found In New Mexico Landfill · · Score: 2

    Broken chairs.

  3. Re:Capitalism on Hulu Blocks VPN Users · · Score: 1

    Free market? lol. Te;; me when you see one.

  4. Re:It worked for me -- still don't believe it on Why Speed-Reading Apps Don't Work · · Score: 1

    I really was just sort of zoned out. Much of the test was essay questions and I would just write whatever came into my head on the subject, not really knowing what I was saying or where it came from.

    Congratulations, sounds like you could have had a great political science career.

  5. Re:I can't speak for everyone ... on Why Speed-Reading Apps Don't Work · · Score: 1

    Definitely this. I hate video manuals. It can help when you're being shown something that is a continuous process like throwing a pot but for point by point assembly instructions for example, it's very annoying.

  6. Re:i mad a doorbell out of my pi on Man Builds DIY Cellphone Using Raspberry Pi · · Score: 1

    That's nothing. I made a door out of several dozen raspberry pis.

    In retrospect, and now that the medication is kicking in, I'm beginning to wonder why.

  7. Re:net neutrality... on Netflix Pondering Peer-to-Peer Technology For Streaming Video · · Score: 1

    It might be interesting to see where they measure the cap. Would transfers to/from your neighbor on the next IP up count?

  8. Re:Illegal in some countries on Anonymous' Airchat Aim: Communication Without Need For Phone Or Internet · · Score: 1

    I also read there's a movement in Nevada for the federal government to release more of the land. In fact, that's part of the reason the 87% is a high estimate, because some of it has been sold off.

    And you know what, if nobody wants it, maybe it should be owned by the you-know, state of Nevada. Just a thought.

    I have no comment on Bundy other than the guy sounds like an ass.

  9. Re:Consumers != Creators on Consumers Not Impressed With 3D Printing · · Score: 1

    Needs more Brad Pitt and those Kardashians or whoever.

  10. Re:Consumers are right on Consumers Not Impressed With 3D Printing · · Score: 1

    In general, you're not too far wrong but last year, I did print myself a concrete edging tool when Lowes didn't have exactly what I wanted. Mostly it's just a toy though.

  11. Something like "talk" might be better where you could actually see what people were typing as they were typing it. I always enjoyed that, it gave you a better feeling of being in direct contact with the remote person.

  12. Re:There are legal ways to do this on Anonymous' Airchat Aim: Communication Without Need For Phone Or Internet · · Score: 1

    First off, in a war zone where there is anarchy, "everything is legal" unless the local warlord or the country or entity firing bombs in your direction says otherwise.

    So no different than a representative democracy then...

  13. Re:The ARRL wants its technology back on Anonymous' Airchat Aim: Communication Without Need For Phone Or Internet · · Score: 1

    Not really any more so than they did anyway.

    You can argue it shouldn't be licensed and you would have a point but it doesn't really mean much overall. It's not like it isn't trivial to triangulate radio anyway.

  14. Re:Licensing on Anonymous' Airchat Aim: Communication Without Need For Phone Or Internet · · Score: 1

    Actually named for the astounding amount of bacon it takes to keep a rig running correctly.

  15. Re:Illegal in some countries on Anonymous' Airchat Aim: Communication Without Need For Phone Or Internet · · Score: 1

    The federal government owns more than 80% of Nevada (some sources say 87% but that's likely high). I'm not really going anywhere with that but I though it was astounding when I read it and think it's food for thought.

  16. Re:And on many bands.. on Anonymous' Airchat Aim: Communication Without Need For Phone Or Internet · · Score: 1

    The UK government doesn't think you are entitled to secrets. Hence criminal penalties for failing to reveal encryption keys.

  17. Re:And on many bands.. on Anonymous' Airchat Aim: Communication Without Need For Phone Or Internet · · Score: 1

    A little thermite might be the better option.

  18. Re: Best/worst part is on Anonymous' Airchat Aim: Communication Without Need For Phone Or Internet · · Score: 1

    So you're saying they use unnatural gas?

  19. Re:Tablet Skeptic Here... on iPad Fever Is Officially Cooling · · Score: 1

    Perhaps. Another factor might be that two of three or four major reasons for replacing a laptop are absent. Those are, hinges and keyboard. The other two being battery (though that is easily replaceable, it is usually expensive) and performance.

  20. Re:Overhead *should* be small. on How Much Data Plan Bandwidth Is Wasted By DRM? · · Score: 1

    No, the page I was thinking of was more a technical description of how the keys were retrieved and the source for the encrypted stream was found. More of a traffic analysis. Interesting if that's your kind of thing.

  21. Re:Tablet Skeptic Here... on iPad Fever Is Officially Cooling · · Score: 1

    Now, ultra-portable laptops, I have time for. I currently run a Samsung Chromebook but I'm thinking I need something just a touch more flexible.

  22. Re:Was this cheaper or more productive than ... on The Hackers Who Recovered NASA's Lost Lunar Photos · · Score: 1

    And those changes in the moon might allow us to more accurately predict the odds of a major impact event with the earth

  23. Re:Was this cheaper or more productive than ... on The Hackers Who Recovered NASA's Lost Lunar Photos · · Score: 1

    You know, that might not be a bad idea for colonizing the moon. All the high-frequency traders would immediately be emigrating there in order to get ultra-low latency.

    Then we could blow it up.

  24. Re:Death of dialup on F.C.C., In Net Neutrality Turnaround, Plans To Allow Fast Lane · · Score: 1

    I still hold out hopes for some mesh networking. It needs that "killer app" thing but we surely can't be too far off of it being an option.

  25. Re:An end to a free internet. on F.C.C., In Net Neutrality Turnaround, Plans To Allow Fast Lane · · Score: 1

    Arguably. Though I suspect the more the content providers abuse streaming, the more people will turn to offline downloads from "alternative" sources.