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  1. Re:Relevant on Economists: US Poverty On Track To Hit Highest Level Since 1960s · · Score: 1

    " But ya, it was the Republican party of "NO!" that prevented Obama from reviving the economy with his $800 billion dollar stimulus package that he promised would get unemployment below 8%. I thought it passed? Oh right, it did. Republican's fault somehow..."

    Yeah the republicans let it through intact... Try again with some facts instead Mister Limbaugh...

    The Republicans gutted the project and then stuck in their own pork belly crap to tie it to their special pet projects, But don't let reality get in the way of your fantasy.....

  2. Re:22222 MILES + 22222 MILES = 44444 MILES = ? SEC on Europe Gets Pay-As-You-Go Satellite Broadband · · Score: 1

    3 second pings dont matter at all. 99% of us that do real things with the internet connectivity are not FPS gaming.
    When I am uploading 20gig of photos I dont care about ping, but then I make money using it.

    Now the Financial FPS games called day trading, I think they would hate 3 second pings. That might be a cool torture device for a financial trader... your order to sell showed up 5 seconds too late.... you will re-spawn in 5....4....3...2...

  3. I wish we could get that here in the USA. on Europe Gets Pay-As-You-Go Satellite Broadband · · Score: 1

    Yes 3G 4G "broadband" is in a lot of places, but I wish I could get heughes net for just one month or even 1 week when I need it at a event. This weekend I had Verizon and their "superior" network.... that did not work... ZERO bandwidth with a crowd of only 125,000 Verizon utterly sucks. I had to switch to the wife's AT&T iphone and illigimately tether, and then hit the freaking data cap and slowdown to 28.8 dialup you get to enjoy.

    A nice dish pointing at the sky would have solved that.

  4. Re:What I don't understand ... why just not leave? on Man Physically Assaulted At McDonald's For Wearing Digital Eye Glasses · · Score: 1

    Because your world view is narrow, only following your basic interests, you need to search outside your normal zones. For example, you never followed wearable computing research. Otherwise you would know that Steve Mann and Thad Starner both invented the technology at MIT. Now both are doing separate research and google is simply using their inventions as a design platform for Project Glass.

  5. Re:is it real on Man Physically Assaulted At McDonald's For Wearing Digital Eye Glasses · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Well He's been doing this "digital eye glass stuff" for over 15 years now, and invented Wearable computing. you know those professors gotta get their faces in the news! Damn attention whores!

  6. He's not just a researcher... on Man Physically Assaulted At McDonald's For Wearing Digital Eye Glasses · · Score: 5, Informative

    He is the guy who INVENTED wearable computing and all the technology behind Project Glass.

  7. Re:Mcgyver on High Security Handcuffs Opened With 3D-Printed and Laser-Cut Keys · · Score: 2

    They will forgive you if you hand them a bottle of fine single malt Irish whiskey though.

    I'm taking the Irish or Scotts... I'm certain the middle eastern fellows will cut off your head for offering them booze.

  8. I love this quote snippet... on Record Setting 500 Trillion-Watt Laser Shot Achieved · · Score: 1

    "However, though the potential national security benefits of such a powerful laser are clear...."

    All we need is a few mirror wielding satellites and the world will be our oyster!

    "Hello I am President EVIL, deposit 1 billion dollars in this swiss bank account or your capitol city will be lazered!"

  9. Re:remember that raise you didn't get? on US "the Enemy" Says Dotcom Judge · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Show me SOMETHING that is made inthe USA.

    Ford? Nope China parts, Assembled in canada and mexico.
    GM? as china as you can get.

    Honda? Yes they are more american than any american car brand, but parts are still China
    Computer? China
    Beer? China... for the cans. Your all american Budwiser is in a China made aluminum.

    China, china, china. NOTHING you buy in a supermarket or big box store is made inthe USA.

    Want USA made? local small artisan or maker. is your only choice. What that does is makes my Coffee Cup go from $3.95 to $16.99. Any my glass drinking glasses, I cant get the $1.99 each china junk. I have to pay a glass artist $22.50 each for them.

    I am fine with it, but all the "BUY AMERICAN" morons dont walk the walk but they shoot off their mouths.

    BUY AMERICAN means you never set foot in ANY big box store. You buy your clothing from a local tailor. You ready to pay $35.00 for a t-shirt that a seamstress will make custom for you? Want new Silverware? $15.00 a piece from your local Metal Artist.

    The biggest problem is these BUY AMERICAN loudmouths also ride Harley Davidson bikes, which are mostly China parts. The Loudmouths wont do what they say. It's why Harley's are all china parts and soon to be BUILT in china. It's why Indian went out of business. Because these LOUDMOUTHS dont do what they say others should do.

    They wont pay the cost if buying all american.

  10. Re:This is just... boring on Witness In Secret WikiLeaks Grand Jury Hearing Posts Transcript of Questioning · · Score: 4, Interesting

    You have to play by their rules or you get the worst possible outcome.

    Rule #1 - If they can do nasty things to you, NEVER EVER attach your name to things you do.
    Rule #2 - Never EVER talk about what you have done to anyone that can attach it to you. Talk anonomously via a secure and untraceable comms channel and for very BRIEF moments. I.E. you are trying to get the information to WikiLeaks, you spend less than 60 seconds asking questions and then go OFFLINE and do not use that path or even made up handle again.
    Rule #3 - Your computer is spying on you, Paranoia is key here even silly levels of paranoia. Better safe than sorry. USE a live CD on a laptop and spoof a MAC address just in case.

    Rule #4 - I don't care what anyone else calls it, It's espionage in their eyes. The people running the game have guns, they can point them at you and scream traitor. Keep this in mine every single second of the day.

    Bradley Manning was incredibly stupid. He was trying to get street cred in the Hax0r scene by bragging to a known Government Informant. Stupid him, epic stupid him.

    I don't care what others tell you, the guys that don't get caught use the above formula. The ones that get lazy or sloppy get caught. Ask Mitnick how he got caught.... he became complacent and lazy.

    If you cant live the lifestyle or walk the walk for the REST OF YOUR LIFE, then just dont do it.

  11. Insect drones are fake. on DARPA Creates Machine Which Extinguishes Fires With Sound · · Score: 1

    None of them have a power supply capable of running more than a few seconds if they even have a battery in them at all. the one in that photo is just an artist fapping his mind on a concept.

    They cant break physics, and current batteries, even the high end NASA ones cant store enough power and be light and small enough to even make the wings on that thing move slightly.

  12. Not if it makes them feel safer. YeGods there are terrorists in every bush and yard! Can I get the TSA to do checkpoints at every intersection? I need security! someone with a tampon Bomb might try to kill me!

    The american public will gladly accept Communist and Fascist ideas with open arms if it feels like security.

  13. Yup, when my Grandfather was into investing he yelled about the "Scumbags at GS" and how anyone that took their advice on anything was an idiot. They have had a bad rep for decades. Why anyone would do any business with them is beyond comprehension, but they still thrive because of their PR machine.

  14. Re:If anyone wondered what to use the Q for on XBMC Ported To Android · · Score: 1

    I have a XBMC pc in a nice Media Center enclosure. and on top of that is a Panasonic Bly ray that does all the Paid DRM encrumbed media sources.

    Two devices, brain dead easy to use with a decent programmable remote.

  15. Re:annoying? on Apple Tells Retailers To Stop Selling Certain Samsung Devices · · Score: 1

    Yes I have, the Nexus is superior.

    Why? Not locked to a carrier. not Locked for OS updates. That makes the Nexus VASTLY superior to a S3. unless you can show me where I can get completely unlocked S3's for $349.00

  16. Re:If anyone wondered what to use the Q for on XBMC Ported To Android · · Score: 1

    I prefer a higher resolution than a single LED. the lowest I can tolerate is about 1280X720 led's

  17. Re:If anyone wondered what to use the Q for on XBMC Ported To Android · · Score: 1

    it's awefully close. Open box, set up net-top PC on TV. insert XBMCLive CD click yes about 6 times. all done

  18. Re:If anyone wondered what to use the Q for on XBMC Ported To Android · · Score: 1

    Let's see a Pi play all video formats in 1080p perfectly smooth. hell show me a Pi that can do just the Menu UI smooth.

    My $300.00 XBMC pc i built for only using XBMC kicks the crap out of a Pi for media playback. Use the right tool for the right job. Pi is not for HD media center use.

  19. Re:annoying? on Apple Tells Retailers To Stop Selling Certain Samsung Devices · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Get a clue and RTF real news. You cant buy a nexus right now, it's NOT illegal to sell on in the USA.

  20. Re:annoying? on Apple Tells Retailers To Stop Selling Certain Samsung Devices · · Score: 1

    Why? it's an inferior phone. Grab a nexus.

  21. Re:iPod == iPhone without a cellular radio on Judge Rules iDevice Speaker Docks Don't Infringe On Bose Patent · · Score: 1

    It's because patents are completely out of control and ALL OF THEM need to be thrown out, Every one of them. Let's start over. If your patent application documents something that is world changing and is in no way the same as anything else, you get a patent. anything else, the patent office wipes their butts with the application and by law the lawyer that filed it must sniff it with their nose 2 mm from the page for a minimum of 30 seconds.

  22. Re:Is it so wrong? on Solar X-Flare Blasts Directly Toward Earth · · Score: 1

    I posted this via Morse code over 180meters.... over.

  23. Re:Power off and unplug computers tonight? on Solar X-Flare Blasts Directly Toward Earth · · Score: 1

    Wrap it all in tinfoil, go buy more ammo and fill your bathtub with water.... I'm looting the vending machines at work as soon as my shift ends....

    THE END IS NEAR!!!!!! SHTF TIME!!!!! WOOOOOO!

    That 1976 Suburban that get's 2.3mpg is gonna pay off!

  24. Re:nice. on Solar X-Flare Blasts Directly Toward Earth · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Who cares about a fucking hotdog."

    The porn industry... You know how much money they could make if they had one of those!

  25. Re:communists! on Natural Fluorine Does Exist ... In Smelly Rocks · · Score: 1

    "Do you realize that fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous Communist plot we have ever had to face?"

    Shut up and drink more water comrade...