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  1. Ummm, its already out there... on Halo Developer Bungie Reveals Destiny and Its Vision of MMO Gaming · · Score: 1

    Secret World. Not doing so well. That part's not so secret.

  2. Re:This is why on Machine Gun Fire From Military Helicopters Flying Over Downtown Miami · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I love the fella who says something to the effect of "if its to protect the kids I'm all for it". Right. Miltary helicopters to protect schoolchildren. you people really are fucking looney aren't you?

  3. Re:This is why on Machine Gun Fire From Military Helicopters Flying Over Downtown Miami · · Score: 1

    What if someone on the ground started shooting back?

    "Charlie Delta Foxtrot - switch to live fire now!"

  4. Re:Pitfalls of a libertarian paradise on John McAfee Accused of Murder, Wanted By Belize Police · · Score: 1

    Sounds almost like Canada! But obviously with better drugs.g

  5. Re:This firewall monitor non internet activities? on Marlinspike's Droid Firewall Kills Tracking · · Score: 1

    These same folks have a SMS encrypter and yes, a call scrambler application, the latter does not even require an unlocked phone, though WhisperCore and WhisperMonitor (which is part of the former I think), require you unlock and replace the Android on your phone with thier custom kernel. Interesting that they can scramble calls outside the kernal or firmware.

  6. Re:This firewall monitor non internet activities? on Marlinspike's Droid Firewall Kills Tracking · · Score: 4, Interesting

    What do you mean "the phone itself"? What else is sending out information but applications? Little elves hiding in the keypad? Sorry, I don't understand what you mean...an android phone is a device running the android OS - I would expect everything to be an application, even the part that connects to your mobile provider. Maybe I am looking at it the wrong way.

  7. Hats off! on Pub Patrons Down Under Subject To Biometric Datamining · · Score: 2

    I was told that I could not enter a pub in Worcester this spring as I was wearing a Tilly Hat. "Dress code" I asked? "No, we just need to be sure the CCTV gets good images of your face in case anything bad happens". This was not even a club per se, though they did have a DJ, there was no dance floor. I have heard there's live music club in Worcester that requires photos, but have not been there yet. I am not one of the - "if you have nothing to hide, why ask for privacy" lot, but on the other hand, if its a requirement of a venue, I'll follow it if I really want to be there.

  8. Re:THey should house a server farm in it on Boeing 747 Recycled Into a Private Residence · · Score: 0

    If you sunk it in a lake, it would rapidly fill up with water - aircraft are *not* air tight...

    O'rly? Makes me wonder why they seal the doors, and how they deal with the half normal atmospheric pressure at 35,000ft or so? I guess something that's not air tight can still experience http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_decompression right?

  9. No iTunes yet but... on Apple Announces New iPods, iTunes 10, Social Network, AppleTV · · Score: 2, Funny

    We got a few significant OS X 10.6 updates today - firmware, graphics and security. Well maybe not today, MacBook has not been on for a few days...darned wedding.

  10. Screw yer Giga-hurts nonsense! on Intel's Superchilled Test Rig · · Score: 2, Funny

    I am more interested a a FPU (food processing unit) than a CPU - how long to render Natalie Portman in hot grits?

  11. Re:BGAN on Internet Access While Sailing? (Revisited) · · Score: 1

    And that is background IP - if you want streaming IP - @256k that's $42 per minute ~ $2500 an hour. Hmmm, I think the hooker in port is gonna be cheaper than the cam show on the high seas!

  12. Re:Huh on Root DNS Zone Now DNSSEC Signed · · Score: 1

    As long as you are not rooting for the wrong team, I don't see why not.

  13. Re:IOS on Apple Announces iPhone 4 · · Score: 1

    Apple, that acronym is already taken for an operating system.

    I'm really hoping Cisco is going to sue you over that. But I won't hold my breath.

    Cisco also claims to hold the trademark to iPhone:

    http://www.cisco.com/web/siteassets/legal/trademark.html

  14. Re:Sorry - I can't help myself on 100 Million-Core Supercomputers Coming By 2018 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Only if they run Linux and can render Natalie Portman covered in hot grits faster than my imagination already does....woohoo!

  15. Re:Heh Heh on EMI Sues Beatles Usurper Off the Net · · Score: 1

    I wouldn't be surprised if this fellow came to Toronto to drive my car to a norwegian wood, saying "you won't see me, I'm a no where man, if I needed someone in my life". But you can think for yourself, "what goes on - its all too much" Yet I say hey bulldog, its only a northern song I am singing here...

  16. Where is the standard response? on Fear Detector To Sniff Out Terrorists · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Usually for these loss of freedom stories, we get the bleated "If you aren't doing anything wrong you have nothing to be afraid of" response. Where is it? Wait, what's that I smell? Scared sheeple?

  17. Bad week for the Cult. on French Branch of Scientology Is Convicted of Fraud · · Score: 1

    In related news, a major celebrity basically told the church he was sick of the lies and called the "church" morally reprehensible.

    http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2009/10/paul-haggis-on-scientology-morally-reprehensible.html

    Things are looking up!

  18. Reminds me of the old joke... on NCSU's Fingernail-Size Chip Can Hold 1TB · · Score: 1

    IBM invented a storage device with infinite capacity, problem was seek times were forever!

  19. Obligatory cop-out on Real-LIfe Distributed-Snooping Web Game To Launch In Britain · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "You have nothing to fear if you are doing nothing wrong" Yeah right... ...First they came for the communists, and I did not speak outâ"because I was not a communist;
    Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak outâ"because I was not a socialist;
    Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak outâ"because I was not a trade unionist;
    Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak outâ"because I was not a Jew;
    Then they came for meâ"and there was no one left to speak out for me...

  20. They got it wrong, well a big part... on Why the FBI Director Doesn't Bank Online · · Score: 0

    It should not be why he does not bank online, its should be why he is not allowed online. What a fool. Why don't we license people to be on the interwebs?

  21. Re:Looks like a bit of a dust magnet on First Look At Wild New "Level 10" Concept PC Case · · Score: 1

    LOL - nicely done!

  22. Re:Public Health on Swine Flu Outbreak At PAX · · Score: 1

    Would that include possible internment at a FEMA "camp"?

  23. Re:May I be the first to say... on Guitar, Studio Wizard Les Paul Dies At 94 · · Score: 1

    Guess Who played with Yes?

  24. Re:Indy Children's Museum on Science, Technology, Natural History Museums? · · Score: 1

    I second the vote on the Ontario Science Centre, though its been many a year since I visited it. I spent many days, maybe weeks there as a young teenager.

  25. Re:Great! on Ridley Scott Directing Alien Prequel · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is this going to be a stand-up film, sir, or another bug hunt?