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  1. Re:Link to the texas code: on Barr Sues Over McCain's, Obama's Presence on Texas Ballot · · Score: 1

    That, or judgment will just be delayed until well into December or later after the president has already been selected, making the outcome rather irrelevant because the election will already be over and Texas will already have gone to McCain.

  2. Re:The crossed the line this time on "Anonymous" Hacks Palin's Private Email · · Score: 1

    It's not the democrats that's attacking her though, it's the media. They love sensationalism, and she's full of it.

    But now that there is real news that relates directly to campaign issues, the media is starting to refocus on the issues, and the glitz is wearing off.

  3. Re:I've looked. Check Gawker on "Anonymous" Hacks Palin's Private Email · · Score: 1

    I stand corrected.

  4. Re:i dont get it on "Anonymous" Hacks Palin's Private Email · · Score: 1

    If you've admitted you have lost, you are basically chosing inaction by casting what you consider a losing vote. You might as well not go to vote. But every choice brings with it a responsibility for the outcome. So you still bear the responsibility of whoever wins, since you chose to do nothing to oppose them.

    Look at it this way. Taking your numbers combined with the current poll of polls, you have a 50% chance of a 20% good payoff, a 50% chance of a 10% good payoff, and an 0% chance of an 80% payoff. While the 80% good payoff would be nice, nobody with any ounce of statistics would take that bet.

  5. Re:The crossed the line this time on "Anonymous" Hacks Palin's Private Email · · Score: 1

    Believe me, I'm all for stopping it. However, I recognize that to have any chance of stopping it we'll need a majority of the country to recognize more than two parties. I'm not a fool, and I recognize that both the republicans and democrats have managed to energize voters this year. What good is saying you tried to stop it if you end up with a president who would have been near your last choice? We certainly know better than the current two party system, but the average voter doesn't really care, and are perfectly happy to pick between the two candidates representing the major parties.

    I think the only way to stop it that will be recognized by the masses is major election reform. Specifically adopting something better than a plurality voting system, and getting rid of the outdated electoral college system. The latter is just common sense to make everyone's vote equal, given that it is technically possible to consider everyone's vote across the country. The former would be a change that would be all over the news and would cause people to stop and think about how they are voting.

  6. Re:The crossed the line this time on "Anonymous" Hacks Palin's Private Email · · Score: 1

    I was going to ask if you were contrasting that somehow to McCain, but you already addressed that.

    However, that just illustrates the point I was making. It isn't Biden or Palin we should be talking about. It is the issues that need discussing. Most likely neither Palin or Biden will see the presidency.

    I will also echo unity100's sentiment below. I think our current electoral system is terribly broken and is in major need of reform, however within the confines of the current system there are only two choices. Not picking either choice is the same as if your choice had been with the winner in your state. So the way I see it, if you see one of the two candidates as being above the other, you might as well vote for them, even if you think a third would be better.

  7. Re:You'd think this may actually hurt her but.... on "Anonymous" Hacks Palin's Private Email · · Score: 1

    It occurred to me the weekend before the RNC when she was announced as the VP candidate and everything scandalous was coming out. The best quote I heard is "She's the clown car of VP candidates. You never know what's coming out next." And that's kept the media firmly on her, painting her as the victim and underdog, which literature teaches us to root for. It was quite an ingenious move on McCain's part, actually.

  8. Re:I've looked. Check Gawker on "Anonymous" Hacks Palin's Private Email · · Score: 0

    Proof has to be admissible to be proof. The protection from illegal search and seizure comes into effect here. Just because it was a private individual who did it and not the government does not mean it is free game.

  9. Re:The crossed the line this time on "Anonymous" Hacks Palin's Private Email · · Score: 5, Insightful

    When the McCain announced Palin as his running mate, I recognized quickly it was quite an ingenious move on their part. I wouldn't be surprised that one of the big reasons she was picked was because of all the issues and drama surrounding her. It is enough to create a media feeding frenzy, diverting the major coverage away from the issues that could defeat them. As they say no publicity is bad publicity, and all the negative coverage paints her as the victim or underdog, whom literature has taught us to root for.

  10. War-orbiting on Wi-Fi, Now Available On the ISS · · Score: 5, Funny

    Alright, who is going to be the first to start the new war-orbiting trend?

    I wonder if it is an unsecured wireless network. Does being far above anyone else who could access your wireless network count as security through obscurity?

  11. Two important things: Redundancy and redundancy on Digital Storage To Survive a 25-Year Dirt Nap? · · Score: 1

    Redundancy is the key. Different formats, different technologies, different connection methods. For example, microdrive (Magnetic storage), SD, CD, DVD, and a USB adapter for all formats where applicable.

  12. Re:Money talks on Some Developers Leaving Google For Microsoft · · Score: 1

    It depends what your definition of small is.

  13. Re:Move at least one center to Oregon? on Will Amazon Get a Visit From the Tax Man? · · Score: 1

    It doesn't matter how many times they dip, it's how big the scoop is.

    If state A charges x% income tax and no sales tax, and state B charges y% sales tax and no income tax, would you consider it a fair trade-off? What about if state C charged x/2% income tax and y/2% sales tax? If A and B is a fair trade off, then C would be as well.

    * I have no idea if that's how the numbers actually work out, just pointing out that "double dipping" doesn't mean they are taking more money.

  14. Re:Amazon for 1000 on Will Amazon Get a Visit From the Tax Man? · · Score: 1

    What is missing the jeopardy reference?

  15. Re:6809... on Intel Shows Off Quake Wars, Ray Traced · · Score: 1

    Technically it had 3. The A, X and Y registers, with the X and Y used for indexing.

  16. Re:What if it's released into the ocean? on GE Microbes Make Ersatz Crude Oil From Many Sources · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Well see, that's where you develop a bacteria that consumes crude oil and produces something else.

    Then a bacteria that consumes that something else and ... you get the idea.

  17. Re:Height maps on Intel Shows Off Quake Wars, Ray Traced · · Score: 4, Informative

    Back in the 6502 days, self modifying code wasn't just a trick, it was how some things were done. For example, there were no 16 bit indexed memory access methods. The main method for indexed memory references used one of the 8 bit registers for the low 8 bits of the address, and an immediate value for the high 8 bits. To loop over more than 256 values, you had an outer loop that modified the immediate value of the instruction every 256 iterations.

  18. Re:Webicorders? on Central U.S. Earthquake Info · · Score: 1

    Modern earthquake data is surprisingly easy to find online without much looking.

  19. Re:This just in! on Antidepressants Work No Better Than a Placebo · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It's not that people don't want to, it's that when their brain chemistry is screwed up, they don't think they can. It's like you don't feel like you are in control of your own moods. So along comes the placebo effect. If you believe the pill can help your depression, you're not having to believe that you can do anything, just that the pill can.

  20. Re:Mmm, Delicious on Edible Antifreeze For Smoother Ice Cream · · Score: 1

    Actually they use it in fat free ice cream. Normally the butterfat in the cream serves the purpose of preventing ice crystal forming, so fat free ice cream traditionally doesn't have a very good mouth feel. This protein is used to replace the chemistry traditionally performed by the fat. It is also worth noting that the protein is synthesized in a lab, not extracted from insects/eels/whatever else that uses it, so it's not like you're eating a bug or something.

    The ice cream in question really isn't that bad. I had some of Breyers fat free creamy ice cream, and it felt and tasted pretty much like a regular ice cream. The antifreeze protein was the very end of the ingredient list, so it's not like they use a whole lot of it.

  21. Re:One step furhter on Two Companies Now Offering Personal Gene Sequencing · · Score: 1

    That was my first thought too. Like the sleezy looking place where you take a DNA sample of your potential partner and they give you a report on them.

  22. Re:Before you play this game... on Ratchet and Clank - Tools of Destruction Review · · Score: 1

    From what I understand (Not having a dual shock 3) some launch games have dual shock support as well, they just didn't advertise it because the dual shock 3 didn't publicly exist at the time.

  23. Re:Satellite on FCC To End Exclusive Cable For Apartments · · Score: 1

    The only thing I can think of would be because ATTHE (Another victim here, except we are a victim of their switching to Dish and a test property for their new service) is not technically a cable company, they are a re-sold satellite service. If the ruling is too specifically worded, then they may be exempt.

    But you can sure as hell bet as soon as I find out this is in effect, I am going to be raising hell. I've talked to Comcast already when I first moved in, and was told that they can service the address (Meaning they have cable in the area) but not the apartments. It's pretty sad when Comcast is the better option.

  24. Re:useful arts on Hard Drive Imports to be Banned? · · Score: 2, Informative

    The only difference between a glider and an airplane is the glider doesn't have an engine, so it doesn't fly under it's own power. Modern gliders still use the same sort of flight control surfaces as airplanes. They are designed slightly differently to optimize lift at low speeds, but other than that, the only difference is a source of power. In fact, if an airplane (Even a jet like a 737) loses engine power, it just becomes a poor glider, and can still land safely with a skilled pilot.

    So, their innovation was the predecessor to modern flight control surfaces. It wasn't exactly what we use now. Wing warping has been replaced by elevators and ailerons. But it is the same basic principal of operation.

  25. Re:Excellent news on QNX "Opens" Source Code · · Score: 1

    If you read some of the source, the elegance is retained there. A company I used to work at had a full license to the source of QNX, including Neutrino which, at the time, was rare. Of all the licensed commercial sources I've worked with, QNX was the only one I could say was a pleasure to work with. Most feel about as pleasurable to work with as a root canal. For a project of the size, it's actually very well organized and written.

    It's just a shame it's not a full open source.