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  1. Re:Great News! on Germany Demands Google Forfeit Citizens' Wi-Fi Data · · Score: 1

    Poor Germany, always getting picked on just because it started two world wars and tried to extinguish a race.

  2. Re:But wait... on Justice Not As Blind As Previously Thought · · Score: 1

    Money has this way of making ugly look fantastic.

  3. Great News! on Germany Demands Google Forfeit Citizens' Wi-Fi Data · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh good. I was worried it would end up in the wrong hands.

  4. Re:I see. on Russian Anti-Spam Advisor Accused of Spamming · · Score: 1

    So basically they can do whatever they like and it's okay with you, as long as they aren't being hypocritical? Yeah that makes sense. It's not like their character could effect their job or anything..

  5. Re:Intrigued to know more on MIT Designs Aircraft That Uses 70% Less Fuel Than Conventional Planes · · Score: 1

    Also to add to your argument, one should measure usable lifting capacity and not the number of passengers. Relative comparisons would also need a great deal more in order to be a fruitful comparison.

    For instance relevant speeds such as cruising speed and climb speed, useful altitudes such as cruising altitude (big difference in ground speed as you climb in altitude), total weight, take off weight, total usable weight, take off distance, landing distance, etc etc. Too many to list here.

  6. Re:I Saw That on Gulf Gusher Worst Case Scenario · · Score: 1

    No that was Sixteen Candles.

  7. Re:Oh god. on Gulf Gusher Worst Case Scenario · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wait, you're not a hot woman? Sorry, this plane is full.

  8. Re:Oh god. on Gulf Gusher Worst Case Scenario · · Score: 1

    I'm in Florida so I'm stealing a Cessna 172 and flying to the Bahamas! My last moments will be sipping a beer watching the fireworks from the dock of the Big Game Club in Bimini. Who's with me?

  9. Re:I am happy. on Steam Client for Mac Launches, Linux Client On the Way · · Score: 1

    That's a funny coincidence. I've actually been looking at "home brew" blacksmithing on the internet lately. It does looks like fun to be honest. It was a bad example for geeks.

  10. Re:I am happy. on Steam Client for Mac Launches, Linux Client On the Way · · Score: 1

    Yeah sickles work. So does blacksmithing your own tools. Not exactly a fun time though.

  11. Re:I am happy. on Steam Client for Mac Launches, Linux Client On the Way · · Score: 1

    I speak my mind, with my own experience, and I get modded a troll. I'm sorry, did I offend your tender sensibilities? I swear some people here think they're Sir Walter Fucking Raleigh.

     

  12. Re:I am happy. on Steam Client for Mac Launches, Linux Client On the Way · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I hope it runs better than previous attempts. I ran Cedega for years on Debian and yeah it "worked". Just like a sickle "works" for cutting grass. Kind of a let down to be honest compared to windows gaming. Maybe this will change that but pardon me if I don't hold my breath.

  13. Re:This has all happened before and it will all .. on Android Sales Surpass iPhone Sales · · Score: 2, Informative

    They have their work cut out for them. I understand the model they want, it's close to the model used by game console manufacturers to ensure quality on their consoles and also to reap the rewards of complete control. But what I've never heard of is a restriction on using a particular language that compiles to a native format using a published API. They're gonna have a hard time selling that one as something that offers value to the customer given they already have a fairly intense filtering process for their app store. Even console manufacturers don't dictate what code you compile in, as long as it compiles to a proper native image and meets all the checks and balances.

  14. Re:sexual harassment on TSA Worker Jailed In Body Scan Rage Incident · · Score: 1

    I'm gonna put it out there; if you like it, you can take it, if you don't, send it right back.

    I want to be ON you! <Tit Lunge>

  15. Re:sexual harassment on TSA Worker Jailed In Body Scan Rage Incident · · Score: 1

    Probably not. Unless the guy said "small pecker huh? I LOVE those! SHOW ME!". It's about unwanted sexual advances.

  16. Re:Correct, but also incorrect on Stock Market Sell-Off Might Stem From Trader's Fat Finger · · Score: 1

    The people in the Fed and global banking in general went beyond "I need another Gulf Stream V playa" to the world of "I need to control the world MUHAHAHAHA" a long time ago. If people understood the house of cards that is the banking industry the world would collapse. I say keep the illusion up, because the whole world is powered by emotions. If these guys want to waste their life away chasing some Machiavellian pipe-dream then so be it. In the end it's all the same old shit, just a different day.

  17. Re:Unintended consequences... on Underwater Ocean Kites To Harvest Tidal Energy · · Score: 1

    Obviously a moon energy industry shill. Build a wall of silence around this man!

  18. Not gonna work on Underwater Ocean Kites To Harvest Tidal Energy · · Score: 1

    This is not gonna work. Those kites would be right in the flight path of the rare spotted owl fish. Their mating habits will change and they might rub a dolphin the wrong way.

  19. Re:It's kind of sad... on Senators Tell Facebook To Quit Sharing Users' Info · · Score: 1

    Ann Coulter is Franken's equal? What kind of Bizzaro world did I just land in?

  20. Re:It's kind of sad... on Senators Tell Facebook To Quit Sharing Users' Info · · Score: 1

    It beats another "I'm rich and white so I must be your leader". Although technically he is rich and white. Damn it! Foiled again by reality!

  21. Re:Haven't seen this one yet... on Obama To Decide On New Weapons · · Score: 1

    Yeah I'm a troll. I have an opinion. Marshmallow pants. Take em off.

  22. Re:Haven't seen this one yet... on Obama To Decide On New Weapons · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Speak for yourself sir. I don't think Arizona is violating human rights. I'm of the mind that _illegal_ immigrants should be kept out and if they do enter, actually punished for doing so. Asking someone for their ID isn't a violation of a human rights, unless you think society in general violates a man's sovereignty.

    This is one place where the US is actually pretty lax compared to others. For instance, in the EU it is common to arrest and detain undocumented people. Deportation is not always the way it ends. So why are we getting such criticism?

  23. Re:How? on House Proposes Legalizing, Taxing Online Gambling · · Score: 1

    More likely they would sanction US-run businesses and their EU partners and heavily fine or block others. So a site setup in Vegas under the Harrah's brand or Harrah's Monaco partners would be legit but those in violation of oversight would be illegal with every WTO trick brought out.

  24. Re:That Old Tune? on Climate Researchers Fight Back · · Score: 1

    True. But supposedly "in the know" geeks really should Google a little bit because this is not hidden information. Also, if they haven't fully explored the issue, why the hell are they commenting when they don't have the facts? But yes I was being a dick and deserved the flamebait mod. You make a good point and next time I'll post some useful links instead of just being a jerk.

    So here are a few posts on the CRU software in question:
    http://chiefio.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/hadley-hack-and-cru-crud/
    http://joannenova.com.au/2009/11/cru-data-cooking-recipe-exposed/
    a href="http://www.breitbart.tv/fudge-factor-uk-programmer-explains-problems-with-cru-climate-data/"

    This is really my main beef with them because it violates everything I know as a programmer. You can't rely on bad code. So they should acknowledge it and do it again correctly. That's it. I'm not a scientist but I am a programmer and this is not the way you do it. I'm not saying they are deliberately doing anything, but these guys have some explanations to make.

  25. Re:That Old Tune? on Climate Researchers Fight Back · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    No, like crappy software and the fact that they can't reproduce the same results with their data. I would say that's kind of a big deal. But I'm just one of those idiot skeptics right?