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  1. Re:Fair Use? on Former Congressman Learns About Streisand Effect · · Score: 1

    You guys, that was an awesomely polite back and forth.

  2. Re:If you want broadband, live where it's availabl on Broadband Rights & the Killer App of 1900 · · Score: 1

    Note that you had to qualify those first two states with locations (upstate, central).

    For your last three, let's compare:

    Montana | 6.2 people/mi^2
    Vermont | 65.8 people/mi^2
    Maine | 41.3 people/mi^2
    New Hampshire | 137.8 people/mi^2

    Yeah.

  3. Re:If you want privacy then don't use on Facebook Masks Worse Privacy With New Interface · · Score: 1

    The rest of us have a more subtle approach to social networking. Sometimes we want to share things with some people and not with others. This is hardly strange behaviour.

    Ok, but a third party website is not the place. Especially not a for-profit third party website whose product is you and your data.

  4. Re:post on Is That Sushi Hazardous To Your Health? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now I feel like one of the van eck phreakers from Cryptonomicon.

  5. Re:Score one for The Gipper - yet again. on Laser Weapon Shoots Down Airplanes In Test · · Score: 1

    What or who is the gipper?

  6. Re:Buy a cheap CRT on Making Old Games Look Good On Modern LCDs? · · Score: 2, Funny

    But but, how could she afford healthcare then?

    According to top Fox News scientists everyone part of a public health care system is technically already dead.

  7. Multi-Ball! on The Space Garbage Scow, ala Cringely · · Score: 1

    Treat it as an orbiting version of pinball. Each piece of garbage adding mass then a precise hit on a key piece of garbage to break it apart into further ricocheting pieces.

    Ding ding ding ding: multiball!

  8. Re:And of course... on Microsoft Disconnects Modded Xbox Users · · Score: 1

    Notice that access from console != access to service. You can use your xbox live account from any xbox, not just your own.

  9. Re:360 on Microsoft Disconnects Modded Xbox Users · · Score: 1

    Not really, but I'm just annoying that way.

    If you mod your XBox, then it's no longer an XBox and shouldn't be allowed on the XBox exclusive gaming network. Complete, hardline, 100% zero tolerance is absolutely fine with me.

    If you want a computer, buy a computer. If you want a device, buy a device.

  10. Re:Quit trolling. Pay attention...you can profit h on Microsoft Disconnects Modded Xbox Users · · Score: 1

    Because FUD isn't fact and the XBox 360 is an awesome way to play videogames (or some boardgames) with widespread family/friends.

  11. Re:So now it's four pieces? on Volcanic Activity May Split Africa In Two · · Score: 1, Funny

    There are no half-cookies. There are only cookies. Some are small; some are big.

    Wow, that just became one of my favorite phrases.

  12. Re:First... define worse... on Bad Driving May Have Genetic Basis · · Score: 0, Troll

    Traffic laws are there for a reason: to save lives. Break them regularly and you are a bad driver. Period. Full stop. End of line.

    Yes, you may be maintaining control of your vehicle. That would be great if you were the only moving object on the road.

  13. Re:Tragically, We Cannot Afford This Now on Ares 1-X Ready On Pad, Launch Set For 1200 GMT · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Nothing would speed our journey to becoming a has-been superpower faster than the cessation of government funding for scientific research. Especially critical is government funding of pure research: that is, research that has no immediate and obvious commercial benefit. Even if you think that space exploration/research is a luxury you should argue for doing as much of it as possible to keep our science on the cutting (leading) edge.

    Of course, if you think that space is a luxury with no benefit then you are, simply, either woefully underinformed or an idiot. Weather satellites, NASA's projects have directly led to the creation of dozens of industries that have revolutionized the world. http://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/spinoff.html

    Science is what catapulted us to being the dominate superpower. Applied science is money today, pure science is money tomorrow. We can't afford to cut any of it.

  14. Re:Can we finally start denying it again? on Save the Planet, Eat Your Dog · · Score: 1

    Thanks for that, seriously. Well written, decisive, and it obviated an imminent *headdesk* from me after reading these crazy anti-science rants coming from geeks.

  15. Re:Bucket List on Of Encrypted Hard Drives and "Evil Maids" · · Score: 5, Funny

    The hypnotoad security tool protects against the all-knowing frog attack, but comes with its own drawbac--ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOOL.

  16. Re:Damned sure glad... on 100,000 Californians To Be Gene Sequenced · · Score: 1

    The GP's dates are a little off, but here's the standard starting point:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_He

    It's quite a poorly written article, even by Wikipedia standards; but good enough to get you where you want to go.

    http://www.international.ucla.edu/asia/news/article.asp?parentid=10387

  17. Re:So many problems... on Toyota Experimenting With Joystick Control For Cars · · Score: 1

    A car does not move conducive to the way a joystick moves, the throttle/break and steering need to be seperate.
    or your just asking for trouble in a hard turn or emergency situation.

    You've never driven a motorcycle. Throttle, brake, and steering are all in the handles.

    For reference:

    Left handle:
    - squeeze: clutch
    - rotate: n/a

    Right handle:
    - squeeze: front (primary) brake
    - rotate: acceleration (note how front braking and acceleration are mutually exclusive)

    Left foot:
    - lift up on shifter: up one gear
    - push down on shifter: down one gear

    Right foot:
    - push down on brake level: rear brake

  18. Re:Shame it's dying on A Look At How Far PC Gaming Has Come · · Score: 1

    Regardless, look at the total sales:

    US Total Game Software Sales
    1995 - $3.2 billion
    1996 - $3.7 billion (105 million units)
    1997 - $4.4 billion (133 million units)
    1998 - $5.5 billion (181 million units)
    1999 - $6.1 billion (215 million units)
    2000 - $6.02 billion (219 million units)
    2001 - $6.35 billion (225 million units)
    2002 - $6.9 billion (221.7 million units)
    2003 - $7 billion (239.2 million units)
    2004 - $7.3 billion (250 million units)
    2005 - $7 billion (228.5 million units)
    2006 - $7.4 billion

    Unless your thesis is that digital subscriptions are providing the PC software industry with more than 6.4 billion dollars per year then it's still clear that PC gaming has become a niche market.

  19. Re:All mine were cheap! on Student Loan Interest Rankles College Grads · · Score: 1

    I am a State University Employee:

    Student tuition is a large chunk of our finances to be sure, but isn't even close to being the largest chunk. Student tuition and fees amount to about 10% of our annual revenue.

  20. Re:Altitude on Australian Student Balloon Rises 100,000 Feet, With a Digital Camera · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Yes! A comment about escape velocity. Now I can shoehorn in a really cool fact about Deimos (moon of Mars): it's escape velocity is 20 km/h (13 MPH)!

    You could run, jump, and orbit around the thing like Mario in Super Mario Galaxy. That is awesome.

  21. Re:Hitch Hiker's Guide on Wikipedia In Your Pocket, $99 · · Score: 1

    Three halves of a word.

  22. Re:Where was this class for me? on What Belongs In a High School Sci-Fi/Fantasy Lit Class? · · Score: 1

    Sounds like you want to live in Switzerland. Good call.

  23. Re:Non-glossy screen on Best Developer's Laptop? · · Score: 1

    I have a glossy screen macbook and use it for actual work all the time (including right now with my back to a window on the setting sun).

  24. Re:html tag to disable active content on Reddit Javascript Exploit Spreading Virally · · Score: 1

    The proposal is that the closing tag must have an unlock code that matches the code in the starting tag. Since the code are generated when the page renders to the browser, there's really no way for the attacker to know what it will be.

  25. Re:Porn and hamburgers on French Deputies Want Labels On Photo-Altered Models · · Score: 1

    I don't know why I'm laughing so hard at this, but I am. :-D