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  1. Don't think they will move to a pay-per-view model on FCC Rejects Blackout Rules · · Score: 1

    What do they think what NFL Sunday Ticket is? Fans are essentially paying to watch their team when they live out of market.

  2. Re:ahh typical dumb american on After NSA Spying Flap, Germany Asks CIA Station Chief to Depart · · Score: 0

    Didn't know that I had to include a /sarcasm tag for you to understand sarcasm.

  3. Why on After NSA Spying Flap, Germany Asks CIA Station Chief to Depart · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why didn't we steal something useful, like their plans/strategy for world cup?

  4. Foul Play on TrueCrypt Website Says To Switch To BitLocker · · Score: 5, Informative

    The Register [theregister.co.uk] suggests that the version 7.2 binary has in fact been compromised and is suggesting not to touch that binary.

  5. What! on TrueCrypt Website Says To Switch To BitLocker · · Score: 2

    The website itself says that integrated encryption is supported in Windows 8/7/Vista, but when you go to MS's website about Bitlocker for Win 7, it says that it's only supported in Enterprise and Ultimate versions of Windows 7. Guess everyone on Home / Pro versions gets screwed!

  6. Re:Not bad comparatively... on You've Got Male: Amazon's Growth Impacting Seattle Dating Scene · · Score: 1

    Reminds me of the comment on the PBS documentary called "Carrier," one of the Sailors said the ratio on the ship was "Eight hot dogs to one bun!"

  7. Re:Grammar on Your Old CD Collection Is Dying · · Score: 1

    No kidding.. I thought that's what the moderators were doing before they posted the articles...

  8. Required... on Harvard Creates Cyborg Tissues · · Score: 1

    You will be assimilated, resistance is futile!

  9. Re:There is a benefit to the noise on Audi Gives Silent Electric Car Synthetic Sound · · Score: 2

    Noisemakers in all new Hybrid's/EV are required under a law that was passed during the lame-duck congressional session in Dec 2010. Toyota's Prius started putting them in the 2012 models.

  10. Interesting Timing on IOS 4.3 Now Available For Download · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Seems a bit interesting that Apple releases iOS 4.3 and an update to Safari just hours before PWN2OWN kicks off at CanSecWest...

  11. Obvious on iPhone Alarm Bug Leads To Mass European Sleep-in · · Score: 1

    Just don't live in a place that follows Daylight Savings Time...Aloha!

  12. Stay away! on USB 'Dead Drops' · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Just wait until someone drops kiddie porn on it or the latest malware!!

  13. Heh on Pay Or Else, News Site Threatens · · Score: 1

    Tor FTW!

  14. Re:I wonder... on American Airlines To Offer Wi-Fi In Planes · · Score: 1

    That's what I've been thinking lately... Why Fly?

  15. Re:Kicking in an open door on American Airlines To Offer Wi-Fi In Planes · · Score: 1

    I would choose the one with the swimming pool.

    That's got to be a wild ride if you hit turbulence.

  16. Re:Is anyone surprised? on Taxpayers Fund AIG Lawsuit Against US · · Score: 1

    Crap rolls downhill, as they say.

    But the monkeys in Congress seem to be throwing it at everyone else.

  17. Re:Is anyone surprised? on Taxpayers Fund AIG Lawsuit Against US · · Score: 1

    I am a government employee (Military) and I do pay taxes.

  18. Re:US and Canada? on Apple's Terms No Longer Allow ITMS Purchases Outside of US · · Score: 1

    Last time I checked, Canada is outside of the US. Although, I haven't read the ToS (who does) so I couldn't tell you if there is an exception for Canada.

  19. FOIA on Obama Keeps His Blackberry (And Gets a Sectera) · · Score: 1

    Im not an expert of the Freedom of Information Act(FOIA), but govenment communications I believe are subject to the act, but I don't think that his personal Crackberry would be subject to it.

  20. Re:Just like cordless phones, really on Researchers Crack WPA Wi-Fi Encryption · · Score: 1

    I'm not about to do my online banking at a Starbucks

    Hopefully your bank uses SSL.

  21. Price of Electricity on Plug-in Hybrids May Not Go Mainstream, Toyota Says · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If the price of electricity goes up in the summer just due to the demand from AC, what would current rates do if everyone started plugging in their cars? Maybe gas will drop to $0.50/gal and the cost of electricity will jump to the equivelant of $5.00 gas.

  22. In the future... on Apple Censors App Store Rejection Notices · · Score: 1

    Apple will team up with the **AA and sue whoever posts their rejection letter for copyright infringement.

  23. *sigh* on AT&T Buries ToS Changes In 2500-Page Guide · · Score: 4, Insightful
    It's sad to hear about things like this. No reasonable person with a life is going to read that. I guess I actually appreciate the press bringing this to light so some kind of action can be taken on it.

    It also makes me glad that I don't live in CA and that I am on Vonage.

  24. Re:The problem is... on Redesigned, Bulkier Honda Insight to Challenge Prius · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Hybrids tended to have a minimal savings per month ~80-100 bucks~ but had a massively larger investment upfront were always smaller in size and had weaker engines than the cheaper gas car.(people seem to forget hybrids in addition to higher cost don't have good financing)

    I hear this argument all the time (I own a 2008 Prius). I paid $24K for my car. People say that I paid $10K more than a Kia (or whatever compact car you want) so I will never really see the savings.

    The fact is though, that the Prius is a mid-size car and when you compare the features to other mid-size cars, the "hybrid premium" is only $3-4K. With gas currently averaging $4.30/gal here in Hawaii, I save on average $1200/year over the Ford Escape that I was driving. That means I will have the "hybrid premium" paid off in about three years.

    As an aside that 11 year calculation doesn't take into account what happens when you need a new several thousand dollar battery - they supposedly have an 8 year life-cycle; chances are you'll have to replace it and that pushes the break-even point out to 15 years!

    Toyota tends to make very reliable cars and their warranty on the Hybrid system (including the battery) is 8 years/ 100K miles (10year/150K in Cal). The battery costs $3K (incl labor) to replace btw.

    At the end of the day, I love my car. I dont care what other people think of it cause I am the one who drives it, not them.

    Also, do yourself a favor and talk to your bank/credit union, you will see that you will usually get better financing through them than you will at the dealership.

  25. Re:Time for an RIAA tea party on PRO-IP and PIRATE Acts Fused Into New Bill · · Score: 1

    And then you would get the EPA on you pollution.