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  1. go satellite, go anywhere on Taking Telecommuting To the Next Level - the RV · · Score: 1

    Technically, I don't think you're supposed to stop those up as they are transmitters and receivers, but I had to adjust my dish often when I lived outside of cabled options. Found the software to track and adjust signal. High latency, but bandwidth is good and no dependence on others. Can travel just about another, except to the far north with a large looming mountain to your south.

  2. scorch the sky on Researchers Engineer Light-Activated Skeletal Muscle · · Score: 1

    May be the only way to try to take away their power source as they become too strong and try to take us over. I say do it. At least they would find no value in turning us into their power source.

  3. Re:Can this replace the TSA? on US Army To Train Rats To Save Soldiers' Lives · · Score: 1

    These rats are better than the average and cost a lot more. Using Apple products for the training, they will call the rats iRat T's

  4. beautiful on Breakthrough In Drawing Complex Venn Diagrams: Goes to 11 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    But useless

  5. virus protection on Upgrading Software From 350 Million Miles Away · · Score: 5, Funny

    Probably concerned that their virus software is now out of date after the long journey.

  6. only needed to read the title on 'Smart Fingertips' Pave Way For Virtual Sensations · · Score: 2

    To know exactly where the comments on this post were going to start...and probably finish...with a bang

  7. phone app controlled on War By Remote Control, With Military Robots Set To Self Destruct · · Score: 1

    They're working on a phone app to remote control these devices from the field. Android only, of course, the Apple store won't allow the app on their phones. Something about the gov not willing to spend $1000 per download

  8. Re:Opposite experience on IT Support Pro Tells Why He Hates Live Chat · · Score: 1

    I'm sure it can be done, but yesterday I had a chat that took 30 minutes (Skype support). The total time for my typing and delay in replies could not have totaled more than 2 of those minutes. So while i'm trying to get work done, i'm waiting 45 seconds to 2 minutes for a reply...even to my question,"are you still there?" Could have taken 3 minutes on the phone to resolve.

  9. Re:hey ronald... on McDonald's Denies Prof's Claim Staff Attacked Him For Wearing Digital Glasses · · Score: 1, Funny

    Story failed to mention that he was dressed as the Hamburgler...obvious response, eh?

  10. Re:Buying Windows does some good in the world! on Melinda Gates Pledges $560 Million For Contraception · · Score: 1
    I've read all of those verses many times...as I have the entire Bible from start to finish...many times. The interesting thing is reading it in the whole context of the Bible.

    Obviously, you are starting out with a predisposition of hating Christian. None of those verses in the link refute my previous post. All of those verses in context have been without strong opposition until fairly recently in our society. As we consider ourselves "more evolved", we change what we think is right as a culture. We begin to change our morals and values. It should be noted that most of the great scientists for the past 2,000 in the western world consider the Bible to be Truth and found no conflict in their faith and science. It's relatively recently that the statement of the two being mutually exclusive is being popularized.

  11. Re:Buying Windows does some good in the world! on Melinda Gates Pledges $560 Million For Contraception · · Score: 2

    Wow. Have you ever been feed a bag of lies. The foundation of what Jesus taught was that we don't need sacrifice anymore. God freely forgives and we are supposed to do the same. In fact, our forgiveness is tied to us forgiving others. Read the Bible. It makes a lot more sense when you read it and not simply repeat what somebody told you.

  12. Re:hypothetically, what does everyone want? on Bye ACTA, Hello CETA · · Score: 1

    You're speaking out of assumptions about biotech. Public research is NOT the bulk in creation of any drug. The basic research they provide is only a spark of an idea in some drugs. The cost of getting it tested and approved and manufactured is so far out of their budgets, they never would be able to finish it. If they did, we would either pay much higher taxes to fund that public research or they would have to charge for their product.

    On the music side, if you like the decent artist who plays nightly because he loves it and get paid by a live audience, what's your beef about those that are in it for the money. Don't buy their music. Don't download for free their music. This law has no impact on you.

  13. Re:hypothetically, what does everyone want? on Bye ACTA, Hello CETA · · Score: 1

    The confusing part of your argument that you feel these big companies are "churning out any old shit". If this is the case, why do you want what they are producing. if you don't want it, what are we complaining about. If they are producing something you want for free, what happens if each album they create only one is sold and then freely distributed around the world. How many albums do you think they will produce at that profit margin.

    The fact is that any artist can create what they want and distribute it worldwide. The internet makes that possible and usually also means that they won't make much money at it, if their creation is not protected and they are paid for their work and talent. Even if you got rid of all the big companies making money, would you have a problem with thousands of smaller companies earning just as much money in the end or are we really fighting for free stuff from other people's work?

  14. Re:hypothetically, what does everyone want? on Bye ACTA, Hello CETA · · Score: 0

    I do understand this. I was just in India for 5 weeks and helping the poor. What I don't get is why everyone is so angry with companies trying to make money. Yes, we as Americans pay a lot more for our medicine and medical care. We have a lot more. I get it, but take this to the extreme where no laws internationally are enforced and even in America, drug will stop being invented. If giant biotech companies cannot make a profit, they will not invest and take the risk. I worked at a biotech for 4 years. They spent hundreds of millions of dollars researching and trying to develop a drug that eventually they had to abandon. They continued to work on others and spending hundreds of millions on them. If a company is to take that risk, they must have the potential for great gain. The fact is that many of these companies charge us Americans a lot for the medicine and nearly nothing for other countries in need. It is a part of the generosity of the US that I know is happening even in India...that I'm a part of. Just don't be completely anti company profit and trying to earn money or invention will go out the window.

  15. hypothetically, what does everyone want? on Bye ACTA, Hello CETA · · Score: 1

    I understand the whole debate here, I think. But where does everyone want this to go to? Do we want no laws even close to this so IP its not protected as the internet continues to grow? What biotech company is going to invest hundreds of millions of dollarsresearching a new drug if it can be copied by the next company cheaply. What musical artist its going to spend there own money to have it freely distributed around the world.
    I understand the desire for no laws related to this, but what does everyone want and do they think in the end we will have more and better because of it?

  16. Re:Thank goodness! on UN Wades Into Patent War Mess · · Score: 0

    I read this to mean that you believe democracy is not good, but all other alternatives are even worse? Ok, what does this have to do with the topic?

  17. Re:50% more colors! on Display Makers To Use Quantum Dots For Efficiency and Color Depth · · Score: 1

    Great! I always thought my phone was missing about colors.

  18. Re:CSIRAC on Looking Back At Australia's First Digital Computer · · Score: 2

    You can cause it to sin? Interesting.

  19. Re:The big difference here is on History Will Revere Bill Gates and Forget Steve Jobs, Says Author · · Score: 3, Informative

    Reference please. Foundations are legally bound to contribute to non profits only. If you're talking about where you invest the money in holding, then DUH, you invest in what is making money. Check every other foundation you admire except the Jobs Foundation, since there isn't one and the selfish guy thought he could take it to the grave and make his life better.

  20. Re:Oracle Social Network on Oracle's Ellison Vows "Most Comprehensive Cloud On Earth" · · Score: 1

    You forgot that you also pay dearly for how fast you can type.

  21. Re:What's he going to call it? on Oracle's Ellison Vows "Most Comprehensive Cloud On Earth" · · Score: 1

    I think you mean "reign cloud"

  22. Re:Tracks on US Courts Approve 30,000 Secret Surveillance Orders Each Year · · Score: 1

    I'll give you all that, but even if I do something "interesting", it will not be illegal....unless our country continues to head down the road of socialism that it is doing right now. The more we can push back the Federal government to simply the authority given to it by the Constitution, the less this discussion is troubling. Its all the people in support of more laws and more government control that make me more worried about our direction than just the government by itself. There are lots of people in our country pushing the government to get more and more involved. This is the result.

  23. Re:Tracks on US Courts Approve 30,000 Secret Surveillance Orders Each Year · · Score: 1

    I don't believe in privacy the way you do. It is interesting for you to state as a presumed fact that you cannot believe in privacy and have nothing to hide. Says more about your perspective than actual truth.

  24. Re:Tracks on US Courts Approve 30,000 Secret Surveillance Orders Each Year · · Score: 1

    haha. Either you are quite funny or you've lost all faith in their actually being good people that don't sneak around trying to do evil in the dark.

  25. Re:blind people dont have problems? on Buttons That Morph Out of Your Touchscreen · · Score: 1

    They have finally figured out how to bring porn to the blind.