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  1. Re:I don't get it... on Volvo Self-Parking Car Hits People Because Owner Didn't Pay For Extra Feature · · Score: 3, Informative

    Some times, and only widen? Be wary of vehicles who's number plates indicate that they came from department 75. Having lived in Paris for a while it was always humorous to see someone with a huge ass Mercedes S class or BMW 7 series park it, especially if there was a smart car in front or behind them. I saw a number of smarts get pushed up onto the curb or into the vehicle in front or behind them.

  2. Re:The War on Cheaper cuts of Meat begins... on D.C. Police Detonate Man's 'Suspicious' Pressure Cooker · · Score: 1

    Not really. Try getting a nice crust that only browns the meat a couple of millimeters in with the rest of the roast being that beautiful medium rare red throughout. While a pressure cooker can cook faster by using higher heat than I had the oven set to (190F) and steam, it may not provide the results one wants. A pot roast on the other hand can go right into the pressure cooker and it will turn out fine.

  3. Re:Freeze your credit. Problem solved. on IRS: Personal Info of 100,000 Taxpayers Accessed Illegally · · Score: 1

    While this will solve most of the problems it still shouldn't be something that needs to be done, or at least something that shouldn't cost money to have done.

  4. Re:Last Straw on IRS: Personal Info of 100,000 Taxpayers Accessed Illegally · · Score: 1

    too busy deleting and hiding the e-mail that documented it.

    So your are saying that they do have some secure systems then?

  5. Re:I always like the 5190 on Ask Slashdot: What's the Best Dumb Phone? · · Score: 1

    Never had that phone but it looks like one I would have liked. What replaced my Nokia 5190 was the Nokia 6010 and I had that until it died (it got crushed a few too many times working on vehicles) and went with the flip phone that only lasted 8 months.

  6. Re:Not pointless... on D.C. Police Detonate Man's 'Suspicious' Pressure Cooker · · Score: 1

    So you are saying that California is a racist police state?

    It isn't? It would seem that at least half of that statement is correct, not sure about the other half.

  7. Re:I was wondering the same thing... on D.C. Police Detonate Man's 'Suspicious' Pressure Cooker · · Score: 1

    Transparent top, sounds more like a slow cooker/crock pot, not a a pressure cooker.

  8. Re:The War on Cheaper cuts of Meat begins... on D.C. Police Detonate Man's 'Suspicious' Pressure Cooker · · Score: 1

    A pressure cooker can be used to tenderize meat, as well as being able to cook things quickly. I can even slow roast things in the oven and they become tender, like the arm roast I cooked yesterday. It came out a perfect medium rare and was almost as tender as a nice prime rib but took 7 hours to cook.

  9. Re:Okay... on D.C. Police Detonate Man's 'Suspicious' Pressure Cooker · · Score: 1

    While not a pressure cooker I use my pressure canner frequently enough. It is a great way to preserve food and I save a lot of money doing so. Jams, veggies, sauces, stews, chile all get made and canned for use over the next year. Right now I probably still have about 10 gallons of food I canned last year.

  10. I always like the 5190 on Ask Slashdot: What's the Best Dumb Phone? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Personally I always like my old Nokia 5190 built like a tank, it made phone calls, and with the Li-ion battery instead of the NiMH it would go almost 2 weeks on a charge. That said I gave up on non smart phones recently as the last time I needed to replace my phone the only non smartphones available at the store were the flip phone model that went to shit on me in 8 months that I was replacing and the display model for a candy bar phone that they were otherwise out of stock of. I don't play "angry flappy craft" or tweet about my latest bowl movement from the stall at work but I do like the ability of my current phone to accept a huge SD card filled with my music and that it can run Navit but other than that one program I could do everything I currently do with a simple dumb phone.

  11. I think I have found a e-mail address to use for disposable accounts. Now I wonder if there are lists of spammers e-mail that I can use for creating some perverse circular spam linkage.

  12. Re:utter crap language on How Java Changed Programming Forever · · Score: 1

    Java does port well. I spent years developing Java apps on 32-bit Windows machines to be deployed to 64-bit Sparc machines without any problems. But that's because I didn't get cute and attempt to exploit hardware or OS dependencies. It wasn't like it was that hard to do.

    Sadly I have had the opposite experience but then the software that I work with expects to interact with other software and resources used by other software. Java is fine if it exist in it's own contained little world and seems to port fairly easily but once you step outside of that world it becomes a pain in the ass.

  13. Re:No self driving trains? on Feds Order Amtrak To Turn On System That Would've Prevented Crash · · Score: 1

    You are retarded.

  14. Re:No self driving trains? on Feds Order Amtrak To Turn On System That Would've Prevented Crash · · Score: 1

    I will admit it has been a while since I looked at Fords for anything other than a truck or truck like vehicles. I do like a V8 and do miss the try to throw you into the back seat power of my previous 540i and that car did handle very well for being what I consider huge vehicle, but my current 325i just handles so much better.

    You do have me pegged correct as the cars I really like are ones that would be typically classed as the kings of the corners, Lotus Elise, BMW M3 (the rest of the 3 series line is very good too), a Sprite/Midget with a modern coil over suspension put into it. The best handling car I have ever owned was a 318ti that I put a better suspension in. That thing would just eat corners and I always like going around cloverleafs since I could take them with ease at highway speed.

  15. Re:Mod parent down! on Stock Market Valuation Exceeds Its Components' Actual Value · · Score: 1

    Is there a difference when the shit hits the fan?

  16. Another win for Windows phones? on NSA Planned To Hijack Google App Store To Hack Smartphones · · Score: 1

    Can this be counted as a win for Windows phones. The NSA didn't even consider spying on them so they must be secure.

  17. Re:Not much on What Was the Effect of Rand Paul's 10-Hour "Filibuster"? · · Score: 1

    Not good enough. There was a recent story about self healing concrete that when cracked the bacteria contained within would fill the crack with limestone. So just encasing them in concrete may not be enough to ensure that they are no longer able to function. I suggest nuking from orbit to be sure.

  18. Re:Political hit job on Do Russian Uranium Deals Threaten World Supply Security? · · Score: 1

    I guess I hit a nerve with someone and their candidate du-jour.

  19. Re:Political hit job on Do Russian Uranium Deals Threaten World Supply Security? · · Score: 0

    Well the best thing for the Democrats would be to dump Hillary and get someone anyone else. I keep hearing Elizabeth Warren's name being bandied about as someone who would be a good choice, and Bernie Sanders has already thrown his name in the hat. From what I know about either of these candidates they would at least provide a stark bold contrast to the Republicans. Similar things could be said about the Republicans and one of the worst choices for them would be nominating Jeb. Personally on the republican side someone like Rand Paul, or Scott Walker would probably offer the same stark bold contrast to the Democrats . In a Warren V. Paul or Sanders V. Walker race the people would actually be offered some real choices and then the only question is how much will the winner change once in office.

  20. Re:All of my AOL cd's on Jason Scott of Textfiles.com Wants Your AOL & Shovelware CDs · · Score: 1

    In college we use to microwave them and then mount them around the peep hole in the door.

  21. Re:Awesome!! on Adblock Plus Launches Adblock Browser: a Fork of Firefox For Android · · Score: 1

    I just wish it was possible to set it to that always instead of having to do it all the damn time. There probably is I just don't like using smartphones enough to figure it out.

  22. Re:Truck ? on Oregon Testing Pay-Per-Mile Driving Fee To Replace Gas Tax · · Score: 1

    Not proportional but yes they do pay substantially more. Also it isn't from the same sources as fuel tax isn't the only source of revenue.

    When it comes to how roads are paid for I am fairly ambivalent as part of me says that user fees like vehicle registration and fuel taxes should pay for them, at the same time everyone benefits from goods and services being delivered by good roads even if they do not own a vehicle so I don't really have a problem with paying for them out of general government funds either. Personally I would prefer an all or nothing approach, either all road stuff is paid for by special usage fees and taxes, or it is all paid for out of general fund money as it as least honest.

  23. Re:Why GPS? on Oregon Testing Pay-Per-Mile Driving Fee To Replace Gas Tax · · Score: 1

    Loose Unsoldered Connections And Splices?

  24. Re:military applications on US Levels Espionage Charges Against 6 Chinese Nationals · · Score: 1

    I guess if they were stealing the recipee for Charmin that would also be military secrets.

    No that is civilian tech only. For the military version they need to talk to 3M.

  25. Re:All of my AOL cd's on Jason Scott of Textfiles.com Wants Your AOL & Shovelware CDs · · Score: 1

    My friends and I use to load them in the clay pigeon launcher.