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  1. We tryed in Quebec City on To Really Cut Emissions, We Need Electric Buses, Not Just Electric Cars · · Score: 1

    Warning before buying electric buses in your city :
    Toxic gas released from electric bus : http://www.lapresse.ca/le-sole...
    City retire all electric buses : says technology is not ready : http://www.lapresse.ca/le-sole...
    We got MANY problems with thoses... MANY!!

  2. Re:XOScope on Ask Slashdot: PC-Based Oscilloscopes On a Microbudget? · · Score: 2

    You'll need "http://xoscope.sourceforge.net/hardware/hardware.html" and please note : The sound card will be filtered to somewhere around 20Hz-20kHz. Read a lot and have fun. This will probably not be enough for all your needs, but it's a good start.

  3. XOScope on Ask Slashdot: PC-Based Oscilloscopes On a Microbudget? · · Score: 2

    http://xoscope.sourceforge.net...
    Needs a or many sound card.

    Have fun!

  4. Re:Why replace what works? on IDC: PC Shipments Decline Worse Than Forecasted, No Recovery Expected · · Score: 1

    My "old" Intel Core 2 @ 3.2Ghz can still run the latest game (not full details, but still run great!), why would I change?

    +1 parent!

  5. Lobbying should be made illegal on Software Patent Reform Stalls Thanks To IBM and Microsoft Lobbying · · Score: 2

    A company is, in theory, like a person so it should not have more power than a normal citizen : Lobbying should be considered the same as bribing : ILLEGAL.

  6. Re:Robot or ATV? on Robots: a Working Breed At the Dairy · · Score: 1

    Don't worry, this feature is already included (The attachment is the robot itself)! (Just think of a bull charging at that thing XD)

  7. Stealing a dog's job on Robots: a Working Breed At the Dairy · · Score: 3, Interesting

    A simple dog is enough for this job, so why??

  8. Re:Very Illegal on Atlanta Man Shatters Coast-to-Coast Driving Record, Averaging 98MPH · · Score: 1

    It's only to get a bribe from them...

  9. Re:Eurotards are just jealous on F-Secure's Hypponen: The Internet Is a 'US Colony' · · Score: 1

    2 legs, 2 arms, 2 hands and 2 feets...
    Only one head...

    We all sux dude.

  10. Re:Children with progeria make results inconclusiv on Biological Clock Discovered That Measures Ages of Most Human Tissues · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The core discovery is nice, even if their problem isn't the there : Their clock is normal BUT their cells interpret it incorrectly, so the problem could be found elsewhere, like a bad clock multiplier when overclocking your PC (could result with it being slower or faster).

    At least, now you know that the problem is not the "aging flag" itself, but something that's reading it.

  11. Re:"fourth most popular BitTorrent site" on IsoHunt Settles With MPAA, Will Shut Down And Pay Up to $110 Million · · Score: 1

    Just compare using http://www.torrentz.com/ instead, it search "many, if not all most popular BitTorrent sites". This way, you'll be able to *cough* compare :D

  12. Surveillance should be applied to ... on RMS: How Much Surveillance Can Democracy Withstand? · · Score: 1

    Surveillance should be applied, 24/24, on each elected person FIRST, to make sure no corruption is done at this level.

    Some police officers are now under such surveillance, and it help their works, and I just hope it'll go much more farther (Google Glass someone?)

    We, citizens, should ALWAYS have the last words.

  13. Re:Touch-tone fees on Landlines? on The Ridiculous Tech Fees You're Still Paying · · Score: 1

    You can't even get a pulse phone right now...

  14. Re:oddly, I support this on Red Cross Wants Consequences For Video-Game Mayhem · · Score: 1

    That's humor isn't it?

  15. Re:Hmmm ... on Finding a Tech Museum For Your Beloved Retired Computer(s) · · Score: 1
  16. Re:Hmmm ... on Finding a Tech Museum For Your Beloved Retired Computer(s) · · Score: 1

    Then maybe I'll send my old mac portable! http://oldcomputers.net/macportable.html

  17. Re:You reach a certain age and... on Adults Make Riskier, More Inconsistent Decisions As They Get Older, Study Finds · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure it's the exact opposite :

    You take the same turn for 30 years now : YOU KNOW IT, so you optimize it a little bit (without thinking of course... it's a natural event here)... optimize it so much than it became inconsistent and risky... optimize it too much and... you know what I mean ;)

  18. Start from HERE on Ask Slashdot: How To Begin Simple Robotics As a Hobby? · · Score: 1

    Start by reading and testing their 50$ cheapo robot : http://www.societyofrobots.com/

    50$ isn't something that will make you broke, and you'll have a quickstart on electronic parts.
    Then, if you wanna upgrade, go get an Arduino, and put it in your 50$ robots (now 80$robot ;) )
    Them you can upgrade and add parts as you like, and all with a SMALL budget.

    HAVE FUN!

  19. PCTools 2.41e on What Early Software Was Influential Enough To Deserve Acclaim? · · Score: 2

    I learned so many things with PCTools 2.41e, from formatting (I was a noob really) to hex editing (Removed face-off copy protection, and even created complete hack list for EyeOfTheBeholder lol)...

    I have so much memories with this program... and when I tryed the next version, it was so poor and with so less features....

  20. Re:Come on, you knew this was an MMO on City of Heroes Reaches Sunset, NCsoft Paying the Price · · Score: 1

    forgot DAOC!!!

  21. Re:or just on Torvalds Uses Profanity To Lambaste Romney Remarks · · Score: 2

    A religion is - imo- a way to control a mass of people by fear, and since so many people are ready to trust anything, it can only lead to mass stupidy and conflicts.

    I just wish that everybody could read between the lines of all thoses books and religious statements, and just find a good way of living WHILE using their brains and think for themselves.

    But I guess it's just a wish... not everyone was given a brain at birth ;)

  22. Re:So what is the alternative to buying Apple? on Samsung: Android's Multitouch Not As Good As Apple's · · Score: 1, Funny

    Just download via torrent, then send a check directly to the artist ;)

  23. Re:Minor suggestions - Fixed! on Ask Slashdot: How Would You Fix the Linux Desktop? · · Score: 1

    Here's how to fix the Linux desktop:

    Make it polished and reliable.
    Enforce a single GUI environment.
    Have it run real productivity applications (e.g. MS Office, Adobe Photoshop, Mathworks Matlab).
    Make it certified under Single Unix Specification [wikipedia.org].
    Make it support smooth trackpad gestures.
    Those are just some minor suggestions.

    There, fixed it for you :)

  24. Re:It's amazing how many business people.. on PlayStation Boss Defends Vita, Slams Social Gaming · · Score: 1

    lol they'll rewrite their entire serial communication library in the next version or what? ?? :D

  25. Re:Cryptographically Scrambled Passwords on Blizzard Says Battle.Net Has Been Hacked · · Score: 4, Funny

    It smell like XOR... ;)