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  1. Re:oooh, big scary corporations! on "Piracy Filter" Blocks TorrentFreak for 4 Million Sky Customers · · Score: 4, Informative

    FYI this site is not a tracker or place to download torrent files; it's a new sites that posts articles, and only articles relating to filesharing.

  2. Re:This makes me think of Wrath of Khan on "Piracy Filter" Blocks TorrentFreak for 4 Million Sky Customers · · Score: 3, Informative

    Think you mean Moby Dick:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby-Dick

    > Ahab ultimately dooms the crew of the Pequod (save for Ishmael) to death by his obsession with Moby Dick. During the final chase, Ahab hurls his last harpoon while yelling his now-famous revenge line:

    "to the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee."

  3. Re:What about games on Hybrid Hard Drives Just Need 8GB of NAND · · Score: 1

    Yep, they mean Browser, Excel/Word, Outlook, etc...
    Same reason why most office computers don't have 16GB of RAM; while gaming rigs do.

  4. Re:and how do you resolve the paradox on Should the Next 'Doctor Who' Be a Woman? · · Score: 1

    I fail to see how that's even a paradox. At best your argument is that it's make things confusing, which for Who likely could not get that much worse.

    Wife is a non-issue, and his daughter was not the result of normal biological functions.

    Also it was established in a passing quote that the Corsair had the ability change his sex. As well as another comment about being able to change sex in "The Doctor's Wife".

  5. Re:OR on Apple Announces a Trade-in Program For Third-Party Chargers · · Score: 1

    Until they fry your device.
    Dave over at the EEVblog did a tear down of a few they are they are the absolute cheapest shit possible, and will hopefully die while not in use, otherwise they might end up frying w/e is attached to them.

  6. Re:How many more? on New Doctor Who Actor To Be Revealed This Sunday · · Score: 2

    Davies and the BBC have already ruled out the 12 regeneration rule:

    http://www.sfx.co.uk/2010/10/26/interview-russell-t-davies-talks-about-that-sarah-jane-adventures-line/

  7. Re:Script writers on New Doctor Who Actor To Be Revealed This Sunday · · Score: 1

    I was with you till the last bit.
    The last thing Who needs is someone like Abrams. Look at the most well received episodes and they are usually the ones of a more serious emotional note. No lens flares, Dumb action sequences, Pointless love triangles, Gratuitous sex scenes.

  8. Re:Needs New Writer Instead on New Doctor Who Actor To Be Revealed This Sunday · · Score: 1

    Well keep in mind many of the ones from Davies was written alongside someone else too. The ones he did himself were on the better side of that spectrum.

  9. Re:Needs New Writer Instead on New Doctor Who Actor To Be Revealed This Sunday · · Score: 1

    Same, Moffat is fine for the one off deals, and he did a great job with them; but writing longer over arcing plots does not seem to be his strong suit. I think this last one was pretty weak compared to all the others.

    Come to think of it, did they ever resolve the Exploding Tardis storyline? Didn't seem to be explicitly stated, and best guess was The Silence, but also in the final moments there was a voice speaking on one of the monitors and The Silence have not been shown to speak.

  10. Re:I still would like Benidict Cumberbatch on New Doctor Who Actor To Be Revealed This Sunday · · Score: 2

    I think hey said the limit is a non-issue, in that was self imposed by the TimeLords, since they are out of the picture, it's no problem now.

  11. Re:Rupert Grint? on New Doctor Who Actor To Be Revealed This Sunday · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I wish they'd do something radical, make him an older woman for example. There are many established british actresses who could play the part.

    Plus it'd add an interesting dynamic with River.

  12. Re:Good Question on What's Stopping Us From Eating Insects? · · Score: 1

    I eat insects occasionally and at first it does take a bit of willpower to get past the grossness of it.

    If you grind them up like meal worms in flower then it's much easier.

  13. Re:dangerous and illegal on College Students Hijack $80 Million Yacht With GPS Signal Spoofing · · Score: 1

    Regarding the sextant; it's not really used any longer. It's like a slide rule, it's a niche thing that a small group still make use of, but most just don't bother to learn let alone make use of.

  14. WOW may be losing subscribers, but it's still insanely profitable. Lst I heard was it dipped from $200m/mth to only $150m/mth.
    Somehow I doubt they are hurting.

    Not to mention all the other IP they have, including some no name game called Call of Duty that I heard is becoming popular.

  15. Re:Of course... on Study Questions H-1B Policies · · Score: 2

    I see your point, but that's not really practical.

    Lawyers and the like need years of study for a certain field which the laws will almost certainly not translate to another country or even state.

    Compared to science, where the Speed of light is constant, Water has two Hydrogen molecules, etc... no matter where you are in the world.

  16. Re:Yeah. on The Book That Is Making All Movies the Same · · Score: 1

    Yea, Star Wars and many other are all based on a small number of archetype stories; it's just how you flesh them out.

  17. Re:Novels, too on The Book That Is Making All Movies the Same · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Also in music look up Four Chord songs.

  18. Re:Block all? No. Block a lot? Yes on British Prime Minister Promises Default On Porn Blocking · · Score: 1

    And since one person's idea of porn may not fit with another.

    Most teenage boys would have no issues jacking off to hot women in swimsuits; yet we publish magazines in grocery stores with this content, let alone online.

    As a society we love sex and porn; we just dont want teenagers expressing any interest at all, and to ignore that Victoria's Secret store in the mall while they shop.

  19. Re:Bad things happen when... on Fifteen Years After Autism Panic, a Plague of Measles Erupts · · Score: 5, Informative

    I would say it's more than simple misconduct. He knowing published false information so he could get a pay off.
    Misconduct would be more like, putting a loved one on a potential drug trial to help them get treated. Wakefield is responsible for bringing back diseases to nearly epidemic levels.

    http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6128a1.htm

  20. Re:hard to even parody on Fifteen Years After Autism Panic, a Plague of Measles Erupts · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yea, if anyone is to blame it's him.
    It's not even a case of poor science, he flat out lied and knowingly acted unethically; for his own self interest and pay off.

  21. Re:Outbreak, not "plague"; dont be sensationalist. on Fifteen Years After Autism Panic, a Plague of Measles Erupts · · Score: 2

    While not the UK, the CDC here in the US did go so far as to declare an epidemic of Pertussis in Washington state:

    http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6128a1.htm

  22. Re:Jenny McCarthy on Fifteen Years After Autism Panic, a Plague of Measles Erupts · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Barbara has fallen for a good bit of woo over the years. Back in the day when she had Uri Geller on, she bought his schtick hook line and sinker; and this even after Randi came on and did the same psychic tricks.

  23. Re:the Alberta Supernet on Small Town Builds Its Own Gigabyte Network; Cost To Citizens $57/month · · Score: 2

    Actually you don't even need to get sued; the big ISPs in some states have lobbied for laws that disallow municipal internet after one town successfully set up a network, because I think Comcast basically refused to provide them adequate service.

  24. Re:And the story is...? on TSA Orders Searches of Valet Parked Car At Airport · · Score: 1

    Many malls also offer valet parking and are just as busy, should we also search those cars?
    At what level of foot traffic does it require the searching of people and vehicles?

  25. Mesh Network? on Comcast May Put Wi-Fi Transceivers On Cars, Buses, Humans · · Score: 2

    So wouldn't this be a moving mesh network?
    I assume there would be issues if you're connected to a taxi that then moved out of range.