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  1. Re:That's stupid... on Coming Soon, Web Ads Tailored To Your Zip+4 · · Score: 1

    When they say "watch the programming for free" they are hopefully including the advertisements you watch as your payment for the service. So HBO subscribers would then be able to watch HBO programming on Hulu without commercials while non-subscribers would get the commercials. At least, that would be the smart way to do it, I have no confidence that it would actually be done that way though. :(

  2. Re:'Trespassing' and 'Breaking and Entering' on Newspaper "Hacks Into" Aussie Gov't Website By Guessing URL · · Score: 1

    The possessor of the space did determine whether or not access was acceptable. They configured the webserver in a way that it responded to the HTTP requests made by the reporters. You can't trespass when you've been given permission to access.

  3. Re:Entourage Edge - Duel Screen reader on It's 2010; What's the Best E-Reader? · · Score: 1
  4. Re:$400 a month? on Switching To Solar Power — Six Months Later · · Score: 2, Informative

    clouds is definitely not a reason to not use solar in Buffalo NY.

    See this article showing that Buffalo is one of the sunnier places around.
    http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/545065.html

  5. Re:Best Advice is to Stand Out on How Will Recent Financial Downturns Affect IT Jobs? · · Score: 1

    This is definitely the best advice you can get.

    I graduated a year ago and before that had two internships as well as experience working at my school help desk and as a research assistant. I also had a job offer from one of the internships as well as another offer in Buffalo where I planned on moving after school before I graduated.

    It's not hard to get a job out of school as long as you properly prepare by getting a little experience.

  6. Re:Daisy, Daisy, Give me your answer do... on First Superconducting Transistor Created · · Score: 1

    I don't believe they do actually... Power dissipated = Current2 * Resistance This means that with 0 resistance there is 0 power dissipated and so 0 heat generated. Is it just me or does this make the idea of a supercooled superconductor in space more likely? After the initial cooling it seems like very little heat would need to be done.

  7. Re:Twitter or just plain twit? on After Domain Squatting, Twitter Squatting · · Score: 1

    Umm, special rebates that are distributed through Twitter and are good for say 24 hours?

    Could make for a great advertising campaign in my opinion.

  8. Re:Don't forget Apple on iGoogle Users Irate About Portal's Changes · · Score: 2, Informative

    If anyone ever thought that Google cared more about its customers than about revenue they are quite gullible. A companies job is to maximize its shareholders wealth last time I checked. Caring about customers may be a part of that, but only so far as it will increase their profits. If Google loses enough users that their ad revenue or whatever goes down because of this, then they will be forced to change back.

  9. Re:Summaries should include the important bits! on Google Negotiating With Justice Department · · Score: 1

    Nope, you really just need to read one more sentence.

  10. Re:TDS does this as well... on New Jersey's Cablevision Hijacks DNS Error Pages · · Score: 1

    This Should be able to fix it. I learned of Open DNS when I was at school and had to deal with routine DNS Server issues. Nobody would be able to do anything of much use online but I noticed that services I was already connected to would work without a problem. It turned out the DNS server's would go down fairly often.

  11. Re:not the warmest temps on Strong Methane Emissions On the Siberian Shelf · · Score: 1

    Man, I really need to update the page before I post, sorry for the dupe!!

  12. Re:not the warmest temps on Strong Methane Emissions On the Siberian Shelf · · Score: 1

    Wrong, still heavier. Just because we're adding something that is lighter doesn't mean that we are taking weight away. We're just adding less than we would be if ice did have salt in it.

  13. Re:Does that mean it can run on BIOdiesel? on Ford's 65MPG Due In November, But Not In the US · · Score: 1

    Take a look at this dyno graph.

    As you can see your torque curve is nowhere near flat and you don't hit even 160(or so) ft/lbs of torque until 2500 RPM's.

    I can't find a dyno chart of the VW TDI but according to vw.com the Jetta Sportwagen's diesel get's 236lb/ft @ 1,750-2,500 rpm. That happens to be where the majority of city driving will be, and with a well geared transmission where the majority of all of your driving can be.

    Bottom line is that the diesel has a ton of power where you need it, get's great gas mileage, and is a lot of fun.

    No, the TDI is not a replacement for the MS3, but it's not supposed to be. The MS3 is a "hot hatch" that is able to be driven very quickly, just not in most people's every day situations.

  14. Re:Why use GEICO (advertisement) on Why Mozilla Is Committed To Using Gecko · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but there online Quote system sucks...:(

  15. Re:Leap seconds fix a diferent problem on US DoD Poll On Leap Seconds · · Score: 2, Interesting

    In 2006 there was a pretty bad storm in Buffalo NY in October...

    October Storm

    Aren't anecdotes wonderful?

  16. Re:Well... on Seattle Flushes $5M High-Tech Toilets · · Score: 1

    If you'll read some of the above comments, these are seen all over the world and are successful. Apparently Seattle just sucks.

  17. Re:CableCard? on Time Warner Cable Box Rental Inspired Antitrust Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    Ahh, that makes sense...thanks!

  18. CableCard? on Time Warner Cable Box Rental Inspired Antitrust Lawsuit · · Score: 1
    From the article:

    Meeds' lawsuit acknowledges that Time Warner now offers customers the option of leasing a so-called CableCard, a credit card-size device that performs the same security and descrambling functions as a cable box. But the suit contends that Time Warner promotes the cable box as superior.

    How is it anti-competitive behaviour if they offer an alternative. I don't believe the law states anywhere that they have to be very vocal about this alternative, just that it needs to be offered?

  19. Re:Well... on Creating a Security Test Environment? · · Score: 1

    ummm, a thousand billion?

  20. Re:So does this mean bars don't exist in games? on The War Against Virtual Beer Pong · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That's just the point, noone HAS to deal with it. Stop going to bars that allow smoking and the market will force certain bars to ban it.

  21. Re:Ugh on Your Computer and Cell Phone Are Lying To You · · Score: 1

    citation please? The speed indicated by your speedometer could easily change by 1-2% simply by wearing your tires out or running them at a different pressure. Your claim of 3% is more ridiculous imo.

  22. Re:Should put something on our moon.. on Floating Cities On Venus · · Score: 1

    Once that question has been answered... and it turns out to be negative...

    I'm pretty sure that unless the answer turns out to be positive, it will never be definitively answered.

  23. This morning :-/ on Doing the Laptop Drive of Shame · · Score: 1

    Oddly enough, this happened to me this morning. My laptop normally stays in my car for the majority of the weekend but I keep it with me in case I'm needed for anything. This weekend I was helping people move though so I took it out of the car. Got to work at 7:30 or so and realized it wasn't there :-/ Sadly I did not get the option of working at home :(

  24. Re:call me a skeptic, but... on Researchers Modify T-Cells, Make Them HIV Resistant · · Score: 1

    nature usually doesn't keep things around that we don't have a need for!!!

    http://www.livescience.com/animals/top10_vestigial_organs.html I wouldn't be so sure about that.

  25. Re:Find someone on death row? on New Map IDs the Core of the Human Brain · · Score: 1

    Doing this type of experiment on someone is eerily similar to torture. The death punishment is supposedly a humane way of removing them from the population, but doing these experiments would not be considered humane.