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  1. Re:I know this is hearsay but... on What To Expect From Apple's Rumored MacPad · · Score: 1

    That's great and all, but what's their Bacon number?

  2. An expansion called Cataclysm? on Is Cataclysm the Next World of Warcraft Expansion? · · Score: 1

    Sierra might be a little upset by that.

  3. Re:Well... yeh. on Swine Flu Kills Obese People Disproportionately · · Score: 1

    I have a friend with poly-cystic ovary syndrome. A side-effect of this is issues with her thyroid gland which causes her to hold excess wait.

    She's tried an aggressive exercise regime Atkins diet, crash diet (which added further complications), diet shakes, suppliments, and other methods of weight loss. She's stuck with a BMI over 30, and nothing helps.

    You assume too much, and to assume make an ass out of you.

  4. Re:If I was still in Tech Support on Korean DDoS Bots To Self-Destruct · · Score: 1

    You would come in and let people abuse you verbally for something that's their own fuckin' fault because you are too effing STUPID to keep your machine secure?

    As the tech / net / system manager, they're YOUR systems. IF they're not secure, that's YOUR failing.

    I sincerely hope that I'm missing something, otherwise you just don't get what the job is and it's good you left.

  5. Re:CIA would pay $$$ for this kind of study on Traditional News Media Lead Blogs By 2.5 Hours · · Score: 0, Troll

    Change you can Believe In?

  6. Re:2.5 hours lead time is nothing on Traditional News Media Lead Blogs By 2.5 Hours · · Score: 1

    God forbid the confusion of two of the biggest buildings holding stock trading companies being rammed by airliners should lead to a mis-report of which buildings were damaged!

    If Building 7 was damaged, maybe the BBC inked the story before it occured so they'd have the "breaking news" on that, and pre-released by mistake?

    Or, of course, Haliburton and the Rockerfeller's are manipulating the media for personal gain. I'm not trolling, it's potentially true. We won't know about it in our lifetime, though.

  7. Re:Uhm on Traditional News Media Lead Blogs By 2.5 Hours · · Score: 1

    Holy shit, I can't believe that you've not been modded +5 insightful.

    Seriously, this is the most informative and non-vague piece of prose I've ever read.

    Sincerely,
    Sarcastic Cat. Meow.

  8. Re:Hilarious on Murdoch Paper Reporters Eavesdropped On Celebrities' Voicemail · · Score: 1

    I can pretty much guarantee you, without comparing the ratio of loss between the two, that 1% of Rupert Murdoch's earnings will be vastly higher than those of any lower or middle class tax bracket.

    He's worth $4bn I realise he won't have earned that all at once, so let's take his earnings as 1% of that. That brings us to $40m. 1% of THAT (as the fictional tax amount I've used above) brings us to $400,000. You're telling me that you can bring that much money in just in income tax and you don't think he has some political clout? Pull your head out of your ass.

  9. Re:Yay? on Korean DDoS Bots To Self-Destruct · · Score: 1

    Nor can Ebola. My point was that AIDS is symptomless until the immune system actually begins to fail, causing the symptoms of other illnesses (cancers, pneumonia, general infections) to take hold and cause concern.

    HIV has a typical incubation period of two to four weeks with the second stage lasting up to a month. This stage has symptoms, but they're similar to influenza. Third stage is latency, where the virus can remain symptomless for two weeks to twenty years.

    Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever attacks the lining of your blood vessels and platelets, meaning your blood can't coagulate. It can kill you in 4 days through hypovolemic shock (loss of blood) as it literally is pumped out of every orrifice you have.

  10. Re:malware on Comcast DNS Redirection Launched In Trial Markets · · Score: 2, Funny

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  11. Re:And something of value was gained? on Korean DDoS Bots To Self-Destruct · · Score: 2, Funny

    We can rebuild him - we have the technology.

    Then we can nuke his BIOS! From orbit, preferably.

  12. Re:If I was still in Tech Support on Korean DDoS Bots To Self-Destruct · · Score: 1

    You think having the day off during a disaster is going to fly? You'd best be in a foreign country when they call you, as your colleagues would be pulling all-night shifts to bring everything back up, especially if it's a big business / mission-critical system affected.

    If I'd found you knew of the possibility too? I'd fire you and refuse to give references. Either that, or they'd read "Work-shy POS who runs at the first sign of trouble. Employ at own risk." with evidence to prove it!

  13. Re:Independence Day on Korean DDoS Bots To Self-Destruct · · Score: 1

    Yup, it's actually nothing to do with the Koreans. We just used them as a patsy.

    Sincerely,

    Her Brittanic Magesty, Lizzy-babe.

  14. Re:Yay? on Korean DDoS Bots To Self-Destruct · · Score: 3, Insightful

    No, the havoc is caused because the host survives symptom free for a long time, potentially spreading the disease for years before being tested and diagnosed, especially in less developed countries.

    A guy bleeding from his nose, eyes, and ears is a pretty sure sign that you shouldn't shake his hand.

  15. Re:And something of value was gained? on Korean DDoS Bots To Self-Destruct · · Score: 1

    Are you saying we should bring bach CIH?

  16. Re:Time to spring Murdoch... on Murdoch Paper Reporters Eavesdropped On Celebrities' Voicemail · · Score: 1

    I thought he was too busy being crazy and flying the A-Team around?

    He can't have been flying the whole A-Team around.

    Mr T. ain't gettin' on no plane!

  17. Re:Basic security on Murdoch Paper Reporters Eavesdropped On Celebrities' Voicemail · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I had written a fairly long post on how you were wrong, but the more I wrote, the more I realised that everything I believe is at fault.

    I lock my car because I expect it to be stolen if left unlocked, and I expect the insurance company to not pay out for the theft because I left it unlocked. Why is this? I should expect the insurance company to pay out for my loss in any eventuality for which I am insured! That's the purpose of insurance!

  18. Re:Hilarious on Murdoch Paper Reporters Eavesdropped On Celebrities' Voicemail · · Score: 1

    The difference is you don't make the state hundreds of thousands of pounds a year in tax for frivolous purchases, income tax, and sell millions of newspapers or magazines for one of the riches companies in the world.

    Your political voice would be a lot louder if you were any of these things, but alas. You're just a member of the voting public, and therefore worthy of no more merit than any other potential criminal.

  19. Re:Everyones Enemy on Murdoch Paper Reporters Eavesdropped On Celebrities' Voicemail · · Score: 2, Funny

    I believe this is a intellectual forum. A forum for intellectuals.

    Your arrival at this place of intellectual discourse must be relatively recent.

  20. Re:Speaking from under my tinfoil hat... on Standalone GPS Receivers Going the Way of the Dodo · · Score: 1

    From under your tinfoil hat, you won't get much signal at all.

  21. Re:The problem.... on Can Urine Rescue Hydrogen-Powered Cars? · · Score: 1

    You're an order of magnitude short. Paintballs are typically shot at around 100m/s. I know you're probably talking about a shaped shell of some kind, but I wouldn't rely on something so low velocity to have the stopping power for a polar bear.

    There's a reason why, if you choose to map the coast of Greenland for a Geology dissertation, they train you in how to use a high calibre hunting rifle. Don't ask how I know that.

  22. Re:The problem.... on Can Urine Rescue Hydrogen-Powered Cars? · · Score: 1

    And they said StreetView wasn't a risk to privacy... [/tinfoilhat]

  23. Re:urinine on Can Urine Rescue Hydrogen-Powered Cars? · · Score: 1

    Not a single mod point for you, chum. Shame.

    Must have been pissing into the wind with that one! :D

  24. Re:Road signs on Is Sat-Nav Destroying Local Knowledge? · · Score: 1

    Road signs are a general guide, but won't help you find an address. You won't get "Dengate Way is just off Smithfield Avenue, second left after the roundabout" from a roadsign. You'll get "Neep 2M, Smithcote 15M" and be happy with it. That's where your local knowledge comes in.

    As for a womans' voice giving me directions? It beats my girlfriend attempting it. I've lost count of how many times I've heard "Oh, you wanted to take that exit." *Seethe*

  25. Re:Minimum mass of a Petabyte on How Heavy Is a Petabyte? · · Score: 1

    That's 0.1 nanograms. About 100 human skin cells. No, you won't notice that.

    How do you know? Picard can notice a torque sensor misalignment of 3 microns!