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  1. Re:full quote on Say Nothing About the Failing Satellite · · Score: 1
    Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.

    Hogwash! What are facts nowadays?

    Information on most media is produced by a generation of journalists which learned early in their careers that they may be out of job quickly if they violate an unwritten "code of conduct".
    "Facts" are often not brought up for that reason and stay hidden. Actually, pseudo "facts" are created to hide the real one's, if they are ever uncovered.

    Try finding the "facts" on killing of the Kennedies, M. L. King, the 9/11 third building collapse or why the US is spending more on military than all the other nations taken together.

    You will get different versions of "facts" - depending, whom you ask and what can be drawn out of the smoke-screen of secrecy and manipulation. What if "facts" would question somebodies existence, believe system or foundation for his/her reason to live? Humans have the ability to blank out impressions in order to stay functional. Pseudo "facts" are used to avoid a major shock. What are perceived "facts" then? Non-existent since only subjectivity exists!

    Nice sounding word of John Adams - the nicer words sound, the closer you may want to take a look what is really up with it. Freedom, democracy, everyone is the same under the law, equal opportunities, patriotism, serving the country - sounds great! Is it really true, or is somebody trying to take you for a ride?

  2. What Hypocrites! on Bill to Bring A La Carte, Indecency Regs to Cable · · Score: 1
    And - who are they(*) trying to fool?


    Holier than thou on one side, on the other side taking money, lying, a hive of intrigues with a moral of cheating on their wifes going to prostitutes - ahem, escort services and getting neck massages - ....

    The "forbidden" 6 (?) words: fuck, shit... are used in daily life - and?

    It's all a big smoke screen to hide the real issues that a large part of the population is getting sucked on!

    *) they: "democratic" representatives watching out for you, so you are not taking any harm!

  3. Possibly a patent infringment on MIT Wirelessly Powers a Lightbulb · · Score: 1
    of one of Nicolay (sp?) Tesla's patents (kiddin - it's probably outdated by now).
    In any case - not being able to look at the site, hard to tell but it's old snow - almost a century if that's what they do.

    Actually, there is/was a law (in DE) to make it illegal to light your house by "wireless" electricity near a radio transmitter. Just put in two wires on a bulb and it lights up.

  4. Re:This is stupid on Putin Threatens US Missile Bases In Europe · · Score: 3, Insightful
    No - very smart!

    There's large doubts to if they'd work at all.

    Works great! A lot of money is transfered (well it is "spent") and nobody really questions the whole thing because it is to much money.
    Nothing happens without a reason and a benefit for somebody. So - who benefits?
    I mean, is there any doubt that normal, simple people actually could get along? Well, maybe no more, after being bombed and shot into pieces. Which also helps.

    Maybe at one point it gets so bad that enough people really have had it. In USA with that news media - can take a long time.....

  5. Are you sure? on Apple Hides Account Info in DRM-Free Music · · Score: 1
    That it's only the name and email address and not some unique serial number on some secret place, since they seem to modify the file anyway for every download.

    It's not a question of getting spied on - well, it actually is, so effem! All this crap can really piss one off.

    Maybe doing a binary compare of the same file downloaded under two users would clarify that?

  6. Re:External combustion engines on Driving on Starch · · Score: 2, Interesting
    There is enough coal on this planet to fire up steam engines for thousands of years

    That coal/oil burning/swamping CO2 into the atmosphere in what? 2 centuries or so of accumulated solar energy which took maybe millions of years to build up is exactly what the dilemma of global warming causes (some still dispute that it is actually happening or discredit any argument towards it).

    Now you want to put all kinds of dirty burning junk into your "converter" to accelerate over a ton of steel and plastic and move one human body over some distance?

    Not sure either what those hydrogen-from-starch inventors are dreaming about. Besides developing a completely new fuel system, if they want to take the hydrogen with enzymes away from starch (carbohydrate, made of C6H12O6 chunks), what's going to happen with the carbon and oxygen? That's not clear at all from that article. Doesn't production of CO2 defeat the purpose of using hydrogen? Ideal would be to generate hydrogen from renewable resources and burn it to gain energy. Maybe its because the CO2 would come from a renewable resource - starch grown now with plants?

  7. Re:They are following the "Golden Rule". on Smithsonian 'Toned Down the Science' In Climate Change Exhibit · · Score: 1
    Who ever has the gold, makes the rules.

    And the wimps bend over - why are there so many wimps in this country that all this happens?
    Is it the educational system or the "American Dream" illusion causing to just do what is "necessary" and then it happens for you....
    Something is really off here - on a large scale, on many levels and too many individuals in positions to introduce change are not up for it - they seem to have other priorities - or dreams for that matter!

  8. Anything "smart" lately? on Bush Causes Cell Phone Ban · · Score: 1
  9. Where are those patents? on Microsoft Details FOSS Patent Breaches · · Score: 1
    Has anyone seen a list yet?

    If so, please point to it.
    As long as they don't publish patent # in relation to their claimed cases by product it's hot air.
    Maybe I am redunant? But my guess is if they would publish such a list, there would be much more activity in fixing or disputing and I may have seen it.
    Guess: nothing but hot air and FUD up to now. They are not interested in fixing some "wrong" - hey, you are inflicting on my IP, there: .... stop doing it or pay.
    So - my thinking is: JERKS!

  10. Dell? on Microsoft Says Free Software Violates 235 Patents · · Score: 2, Interesting
    This may have to do that Dell is selling Linux loaded boxes.


    Pushed M$ into a corner and they get the itch to stand up and to what they were internally talking about for years and collecting nonsense patents up to the wazoo...

    Maybe another SCO show coming?

  11. Give me a break! on Are End Users to Blame for OS Flaws? · · Score: 1
    Ever tried talking to customer support in India?

    Good luck getting you point across on the first level!

    Or - the other option: Email to support over a web page.
    About three email exchanges, you may be lucky to hit pay dirt!

    You may be heard, if you threaten legal action - otherwise, just forget it!

    That's for corporate efficiency. Who pays? The customer with his/her time.

  12. he's a bully on Bill Gates' Management Style · · Score: 1
    he's a bully

    Sounds more like an abusive jerk.
    Fits right with Ballmer throwing chairs.
    Definitely needs some "special" energy to do what Microsoft is doing.

  13. missing on New Submarine Cable Planned Between SE Asia and US · · Score: 1

    are spooks from that Co. list - but that's implied anyway, one would expect...

  14. what else is new? on Blogger Spurs US Radio Host's Firing · · Score: 1

    just another attack on free speech in this country of mass hysteria!

  15. "national initiative" on National Projects Aim to Reboot the Internet · · Score: 0

    sure - everyone trusts the US these days.....

  16. hits++ on Google Faces Plagiarism Questions Over Chinese Software · · Score: 2, Funny

    bashing - or trying to bash Google is a sure way to increase hits these days.

  17. you gotta be clever to fight this - probably on Talking CCTV to Scold Offenders in UK · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Throw paintballs into the lense - wearing some disguise which can be changed quickly in a dead camera angle.

    The cameras are probably high up and have a wide range.

    Tough!

  18. And? on MS Says Vista Selling At Twice XP's Pace · · Score: 1
    doesn't change that Vista sucks!

    I haven't tweaked it, and I refuse to, voluntarily - so that's mostly out of the box:
    • Up error in file browser to move one directory level up is missing. Only previous arrow seems to work.
    • Accessing network shares takes ages, if they come up at all - probably needs to read every file encountered on the way to display it's content on mouseover.
    • Opening muliple tabs in IE _forces_ you to open another window, if it comes from another domain = counterproductive to tabbing.
    • Apparently still no desktop pager for multiple desktops (virtual dimension is obligatory to get anything done).
    • Attaches gazillion of hidden attributes to files so they still think they are on my desktop even if they are on a network share.
    • Defragging a drive tells you it can take hours and has not progress bar.
    • Not even starting about the admin permission crap - that's deeply abusive!

    I hate having to work this monster!
  19. They forgot my persona: on Microsoft Segments Linux "Personas" · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Thoroughly disgusted with Micro$oft

  20. Re:global warming is a complex issue on Sun May Be Warming Both Earth and Mars · · Score: 1

    If you are afraid that both sides BS you - get your own opinion with common sense. If stored CH's (coal, oil) of thousands, if not millions of years are burnt in two centuries, it's gotta have some effect. Anyone trying to deny that, is full of it. And - in case of doubt, be on the safe side, it may be worth it to err there and do too much to prevent a potential major disaster but it sure does not hurt - to err on the other side, miss out on preventing, is more painful, you can bet!

  21. Oh sure on Fermi Paradox Predicting Humankind's Future? · · Score: 1
    humankind must be the only intelligent life in the galaxy


    and the earth is flat...

  22. and again on Walmart Rejects Firefox and Safari · · Score: 1

    another million $ amount has mysteriously disappeared from Microsofts accounts

  23. and? on One In Five Windows Installs Is Non-Genuine · · Score: 1

    How you shout in the woods, so it answers back....

  24. Re:Citibank has had this for years on PayPal Launches Virtual Debit Card · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Citibank says, "Been there, done that."

    And Paypal said after using up 16 virtual Citi numbers:
    YOUR ACCOUNT HAS BEEN LIMITED


    - the reference number given in the reason did not reveal a case
    - emails to support did not solve the issue
    - talking to support (yes, it is possible at times) did not solve the issue

    Another account needed to be created to use PayPal for business purpose


    After filling out a ridiculouly long survey-like questionaire for this case and mentioning that they would have heard from my attorney would there be any funds on the account, it came to their attention that there may be something wrong and - yes you can now use an unlimited number of credit card numbers...

    No, thank you very much, Pay Pal!

  25. Re:Military-tech always trickles down to civilians on Military Tech for Daily Life · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Oh - don't forget the leftover clusterbomb remains, landmines, cleanup technologies and prosthetic innovations.


    As for the claims of innovation effect with military development, watch it! They need more bodies to offer themselves. Seems to be another push to make military shine.


    By my measures, putting a fraction of military expenses into research - the outcome of innovation in technologies would be higher.


    Ordinary folk are taken for a ride by propaganda to hail the military; about time this changes....