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  1. Re:Probably a downmod coming but.. on Experian Sold Social Security Numbers To ID Theft Service · · Score: 1

    Wow. Interesting. Value of a share is irrelevant. You sound like a politician with that stock wisdom and insight.

  2. Re:Siri doesn't have free will on Physicist Unveils a 'Turing Test' For Free Will · · Score: 1

    Just try to make a bridge out her. That will determine it.

  3. Poor Canada on A Live Map of Ongoing DDoS Attacks · · Score: 1

    is once again overshadowed by the U.S. of A. I think I can see a little line dropping into Canada. There is still hope that more people will care enough to attack you, too.

  4. Re:Tesla is installing free charging stations on New York City To Get Manhole Covers That Wirelessly Charge Electric Vehicles · · Score: 1

    What they really need is a moving recharge station like a tanker plane refueling a fighter jet. Either that, or I see a Starbucks popping up at every charging station. This is all silly, though. by the time they get all the stations in, electric cars will be able to do 300 miles on a charge. Now what? Drive only 200 miles or get stuck in between the next two stations?

  5. Re:Who watches the watchers? on Experian Sold Social Security Numbers To ID Theft Service · · Score: 1

    Would be interesting to know if they have an investment in LifeLock or something similar? They could continue to win big on this.

  6. Re:Probably a downmod coming but.. on Experian Sold Social Security Numbers To ID Theft Service · · Score: 3, Informative

    They're up 24 points, 2% right now. Don't think investor care so long as they make money. $1,224/share is pretty staggering.

  7. Re:Really? on Shutdown Cost the US Economy $24 Billion · · Score: 1

    I think your last sentence was the real driver behind this fight. I believe we agree in everything you state, but the challenge is that over the last decade the government spending has done nothing but increase with increases in taxes recently, too. Obama has many times said that he will work with congress to make changes in spending, promised if they gave him more in taxes he would sit down and work on spending....blah, blah, blah...once again in this fight he said basically, "give me more money to borrow (debt limit) and allow us to spend the way I want it right now (current budget)....then I will sit down and talk with you about possibly, maybe, considering some changes to spending."

    It is this kind of BS that keeps us spending more and more and more. Those in congress that made the fight were trying (and perhaps poorly) to make the point that we need a real fight with real consequences to tighten our belts and enter a season of sacrifice...perhaps akin to the greatest generation in US history....during WWII--when sacrifice and giving was normal and done without complaint. Bunch of cry babies we've all become!!

  8. Re:Looks European.... cue the conspiracy... on New High Tech $100 Bills Start To Circulate Today · · Score: 1

    The 'Old Man' at the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas has all the silver. Smart man!

  9. This is more about votes than anything else on Obama Administration Refuses To Overturn Import Ban On Samsung Products · · Score: 0

    It is no mystery that Obama gained a lot of the younger, social networking votes over the past few years. They are also predominately Apple Fanbois. He is also making sure he doesn't lose his support base by enraging these very vocal user of the web. Can you imagine the backlash if he were to do what was right and fair on the legal basis? Better for him to be internationally objectionable than nationally (voters).

  10. Re:Open Source the Tab Code on Social Fixer Falls Victim To Facebook Legal Threats · · Score: 2

    The US Gov doesn't give rip about this. If Facebook wants to spend their money to go after them someone, they are welcome to. The others than get private information and make it public (from Gov to everyone) is very similar to the issues that everyone is complaining about in personal data becoming public. If Gov has to be completely exposed all the time, then perhaps we need to as well?

  11. Re:Superstorm Sandy? on 'Half' of 2012's Extreme Weather Impacted By Climate Change · · Score: 1

    I love reading your rant. It is great on a site such as /. where we all try to be superior to one another and assume more than we know that you provide no real information other than hatred toward anyone that asks the simple question of why or how...which is the starting point of why we have science. When hard questions are asked, rather than going off with your frustration and belittling speech, try to answer all of the questions in a scientific and proof basis as opposed to just calling everyone idiots. Might get more people to agree with you...if you show proof and reasoning.

  12. Re:Need that for my water bed on New Ship Will Remain Stable By Creating Its Own Inner Waves · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm glad you clarified 'folds' as being a part of your bed and not you.

  13. Re:Pish posh... on 'Half' of 2012's Extreme Weather Impacted By Climate Change · · Score: 1

    I wonder....if this is really true...we also have the co-existence of an increase of people and exercise on the planet. When we exercise, we let off more heat with more people. Could we be changing the climate because too many of use are exercising. Dang!! I'm going to simply sit and watch TV from now on so I don't contribute to global warming through my exercise.

  14. Re:Enough is enough. on 'Half' of 2012's Extreme Weather Impacted By Climate Change · · Score: 1

    You're a little late. The extremely accurate, never wrong, always scientific scientists are no longer calling it Global Warming. Since they have now determined, in their infinite wisdom, that some areas will actually get cooler, it is referred to as Climate Change. The real question is if some areas get hotter and some cooler, do they negate each other to still have the same average temperature for the planet? Haven't seen any statements about that.

  15. Re:The earth is big on 'Half' of 2012's Extreme Weather Impacted By Climate Change · · Score: 2

    Finally, someone who can read and speak fear-mongering. You get it.

    I see a difference from 10 years ago....I mean, I don't see any difference from 10 years ago. I also travel a lot all around the world. The one thing that usually strikes me as I look out the window is how much air is out there and how most of the time we are flying over vast areas of no-mans-land with no pollution....one exception. India. Fly all over India in regional jets and you usually don't get higher than the brown haze of smoke from 1 billion cooking fires burning each day.

    I don't know whether to believe or not, but I HATE the speculative, slanted, tentative wording of these reports that basically says, "we believe that something is a little different and may have indicators showing we influenced some of the change by an unknown amount."

  16. Re:Superstorm Sandy? on 'Half' of 2012's Extreme Weather Impacted By Climate Change · · Score: 1

    At least San Francisco is mostly well above sea level...oh wait, who cares, they're on major earthquake faults....they'll be causing the next tsunami heading west from them. Scratch that.

  17. Re:Superstorm Sandy? on 'Half' of 2012's Extreme Weather Impacted By Climate Change · · Score: 1

    You want proof that you are right? Head to California and visit any one of the Redwood forests. They usually have a huge cross-section of a giant tree that was cut down or fell down. Look a the rings over the past 2,000 years (which some of these trees can show). It will show a hundred year of large thick rings and then 100 year of tight small rings (more or less). Sometimes, several rings very tight and then several rings very big. I'm not a "scientist" or biologist, but even I can tell that the climate was different for years, decades and centuries. Sometimes the change is very fast... At least this article is somewhat accurate by using words like "influence" and "contributing factor"...yes, please, tell us what the other contributing factors and influences are.

  18. put them on a 14k dial-up modem connection on First US Inpatient Treatment Program For Internet Addiction Opening In September · · Score: 1

    that will cure them pretty quick.

  19. Reading all posts...and this is why we still have on What's Causing the Rise In Obesity? Everything. · · Score: 1

    problem with this. You have so many differing opinions, perspectives, insights, and understandings that we can all agree that our consumption of food is a part of the problem. The other part is that our activity level has greatly decreased as well. If you are running hard all day long in hard labor work, most of this doesn't matter...you'll burn what you eat. When I work hard, my appetite actually decreases...get too tired to eat.

  20. Re:My charity is better than yours. on OLPC Now Distributes Kid-Friendly Tablets, Not Just Notebooks (Video) · · Score: 1

    That's fine. I'll be offensive and you can be naive. If you find that trust and honesty and integrity is high on everyone's list all around the world, then go ahead and send out all the electronics and money you want all around the world. It's your money.

  21. Challenge is greater than production on OLPC Now Distributes Kid-Friendly Tablets, Not Just Notebooks (Video) · · Score: 2

    I travel a lot around the world in 3rd world countries helping the poor. I don't think their challenge is in manufacturing or getting these out to the field. The challenge will be finding a way for the tablets to not be immediately sold for cash when the people are in need of food and medicine to survive. Heck, pass these out for free in the 1st world conditions and where will they end up. I'm sorry, but it would be nice to help the kids and schools and teachers, but none of these will be in a classroom 1 year after they are given out.

  22. Re:travel nose to nose? on Nissan's Crash-Free R&D: 7 Cute Robots Mimicking Bees and Fish · · Score: 1

    Sounds like you are describing the current travel and traffic patterns of India.

  23. No games are designed for this on Ask Slashdot: Good Ideas For Creative Gaming With Girlfriend? · · Score: 1

    as the general market for the gamers is well understood and girlfriends are not.

  24. Re:Reliance on magnetic fields? on New System Propels Satellites Without Propellants · · Score: 1

    Just getting harder and harder to say something with tongue in cheek on /. without people trying to take it literal. Geesh...my nerd friends really are lacking in any creative thought related to humor. I'll spell it out next time and put something at the end that says, "This is a joke. Please reserve your derogatory comments for those that are seriously stating something silly. This is meant to be silly and absurd. If you take it literally, you are a dufus.

  25. Re:Reliance on magnetic fields? on New System Propels Satellites Without Propellants · · Score: 1

    Sounds like they'd be better off just figuring out how to put a gas station in space and have all the of the satellites simply stop for a fill up from time to time. Can you imagine the fuel prices at that pump?