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  1. Re:Mosquitoes will go the way of the dinosaur! on Fighting Mosquitoes With GM Mosquitoes · · Score: 1

    Probably not. If you're going to live around dinosaurs while being unable to take them in a fight, your only option is to be small, fast, and quick-breeding. Modern humans would have enough trouble co-existing with dinosaurs (decently portrayed in that cheesy new show on Fox, although with fictional dinosaurs for some reason), primitive humans would be very lucky to not be wiped out entirely by dinosaurs looking for a quick snack.

  2. Re:Mosquitoes will go the way of the dinosaur! on Fighting Mosquitoes With GM Mosquitoes · · Score: 1

    Lemme guess, you live in an urban area where you get only a few mosquito bites per year, rather than many per day?

  3. Re:Counterpart to JetMan (speed flying paraglider) on Jetman Yves Rossy Flies In Formation With Jets · · Score: 1

    That's not a Spitfire, this is a Spitfire!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIGkMxr2WX4

  4. Re:Scooter on Jetman Yves Rossy Flies In Formation With Jets · · Score: 1

    That's not a very nice thing to say about the fighter jets.

  5. Re:Do you know what Breitling is? on Jetman Yves Rossy Flies In Formation With Jets · · Score: 1

    Yeah I think all of those are in the same league of coolness, even if they're very different.

  6. Re:Do you know what Breitling is? on Jetman Yves Rossy Flies In Formation With Jets · · Score: 1

    Why does it matter who's sponsoring him? He wants to fly a jet-powered wing. The guy's an airline pilot, which means that if he's really lucky (and assuming he hasn't inherited any wealth) he might just make 6 digits a year. Playing with flying turbine-powered carbon fiber toys will push his finances to the limit, Breitling's helping to cover the costs.

    I wouldn't care if Viagra or GoDaddy were sponsoring him.

  7. Re:Staged photo on Jetman Yves Rossy Flies In Formation With Jets · · Score: 1

    Wrong. Look at the screen at 1:05. Rossy is clearly closer to the camera than the jets, but even if you assume he is equidistant at this point, the jets are still at least 4 Rossy-lengths long. Get your eyes checked.

  8. Re:I guess that answers my lift question on Jetman Yves Rossy Flies In Formation With Jets · · Score: 1

    Some newer helmets have little spoilers on them to help reduce that effect, although I've heard the overall effect usually pushes your head down a bit.

  9. Re:I guess that answers my lift question on Jetman Yves Rossy Flies In Formation With Jets · · Score: 1

    GP's real name is Woody.

    "It's just falling with style!"

  10. Re:Edison reaching out from beyond the grave on Are Data Centers Finally Ready For DC Power? · · Score: 1

    Currently most power steering is pneumatically driven

    LOLWUT? You mean hydraulically right?

    Also to make a direct-drive electric (vs. electro-hydraulic) PS system that doesn't feel like crap requires a lot of advanced tech in the car. It can be cheaper in mass production but it isn't simpler by any means.

  11. Re:Yeah right! on Printers Could Be the Next Attack Vector · · Score: 3, Funny

    Time to bring back the Extinguish button?

  12. Re:Telecommuting sucks the infinite Wang on Does Telecommuting Make You Invisible? · · Score: 1

    Only 40 to 60 minutes? Lucky bastard...

  13. Re:DO NOT CLICK ON LINKS IN PARENT on Does Telecommuting Make You Invisible? · · Score: 0

    Actually it's the national TLD for the Christmas Islands (where the bungee-jumping tribes are)...I'm trying to confirm the goasecifity of it now but it looks like it's getting Slashdotted.

  14. Re:I telecommute but you can avoid this issue on Does Telecommuting Make You Invisible? · · Score: 5, Funny

    I also send at least one week each email to all the people

    I bet you also swear to drunk you're not god :-P

  15. Re:automate with Linux of course on Ask Slashdot: Networked Back-Up/Wipe Process? · · Score: 1

    It should be possible to use rsync output for verification, that will be much faster. You won't get bit-level verification (if you're worried that your server drive could be silently failing at that very minute) but it could be a good tradeoff.

  16. Re:It will be faster to only write 0s once on Ask Slashdot: Networked Back-Up/Wipe Process? · · Score: 1

    I say 2 passes with random data to be extra safe, if you want more than 2 passes, seek professional help - for your paranoia.

  17. Re:Homebrew on Ask Slashdot: Networked Back-Up/Wipe Process? · · Score: 1

    I've done XP machines manually, complete with manually pruning system files and hive-loading and modifying the registry to force hardware re-detection...

  18. Don't worry Apple on EU Court Adviser Says Software Ideas Can't Be Copyrighted · · Score: 5, Funny

    Rectangles with rounded corners are still safe.

  19. Re:Homebrew on Ask Slashdot: Networked Back-Up/Wipe Process? · · Score: 1

    Correct answer on first post, excellent work!

    Turning Linux PCs into VMs is easy but for Windows computers it's a big PITA.

  20. Re:That's a rather stupid "solution" on Facebook Denies Disputed Page To Both Mercks · · Score: 2

    Well it's an improvement. MySpace's policy was to straight up give the URL to the better-monied party.

  21. Difficult problem on Facebook Denies Disputed Page To Both Mercks · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is a Mercky issue to wade through...

  22. Re:First post on iPhone Auto-Combusts On Australian Airplane · · Score: -1

    1 in 5? That's better than I thought, I was just in it for the lulz!

  23. First post on iPhone Auto-Combusts On Australian Airplane · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You know, my iPhone has been getting a little warm since I dropped it earlier tod^W^W^ NO CARRIER

  24. Re:They're claiming it's not thermal damage on Study Hints That Wi-Fi Near Testes Could Decrease Male Fertility · · Score: 2

    Not really. In fact most newer laptop bodies are nearly 100% plastic, they only have a little metal in the hinges, no metal frames like in years gone by.

    Although most newer ones with removable underplates that give you full access to the internals also have a layer of aluminum foil sheeting on the underplate to help keep the bottom cool, that would probably shield anything under the laptop from the wifi antennas in the screen.

  25. Re:Evolution on Study Hints That Wi-Fi Near Testes Could Decrease Male Fertility · · Score: 4, Funny

    You could bedazzle your balls with aluminum sequins, that will maintain full sack flexibility while guarding your nuts from the wifi waves, and you'll have DISCO BALLS! XD