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  1. Re:himmicanes on 3 Category 4 Hurricanes Develop In the Pacific At Once For the First Time · · Score: 1

    Typhoons. Also, in the Indian ocean = Cyclones.

  2. Re:Economics 101 on Using Math To Tune a Video Game's Economy · · Score: 1

    You could program virtual merchants to buy as well, I guess... A lot of work though.

  3. Re:Bad Example on Using Math To Tune a Video Game's Economy · · Score: 1

    So essentially, about exactly the same as Witcher 2. Shrug.

  4. Re:"Edge" browser inside 10 reputed to be very goo on Windows 10 Launches · · Score: 1

    No plugins other than the builtin Flash will work with Edge. So no Java, no ActiveX. If your corporate apps require those, you've gotta use IE or another alternative.

  5. Re:Simple yes or no question on Microsoft Attempts To Clarify the Windows 10 For Everyone Rumor · · Score: 3, Insightful

    In that case, the answer is NO. He no longer has access to Windows 7, even if he started from scratch after 'upgrading' to Win10.

  6. Re:I DON'T want windows 10 on Microsoft Attempts To Clarify the Windows 10 For Everyone Rumor · · Score: 1

    I installed the Insider Preview from scratch (wiped hard disk) on a spare laptop. It reproducibly kills the touchpad and the keyboard after a few minutes. The system keeps running and I can still send it to stand-by and wake it up with the power button, but without keyboard and touchpad input, it's useless. Couldn't even shut down the system without external input devices. That's the kind of quality control I expect from a Chinese eBay seller, but Microsoft?

    Driver issue is not Microsoft's fault.

  7. That doesn't work when two vehicles arrive across each other, both signalling to enter the same lane. The rule there is which ever vehicle arrived first is supposed to go first, which is subjective, unfortunately.

  8. Re:Good advertising on Seattle CEO Cuts $1 Million Salary To $70K, Raises Employee Salaries · · Score: 1

    Go price out a new Honda Odyssey... those are expensive. The Camry is definitely more of a budget car though.

  9. Re:we all meet a parasite like this sometime in li on The History of Sex.com, the Most Contested Domain On the Internet · · Score: 1

    Best available fix is to require an in trust fund to repay all defendants legal costs if cleared.

  10. Re:33 movies in a second? on How the Rollout of 5G Will Change Everything · · Score: 1

    Naw. Blu-ray movies are only a subset of HD movies. 720p HD movies are easily available for around 1 GB in file size. 1080p, under 3 GB is possible. So 33 HD movies of 3 GB each is attainable at 100 GB/s. Also, most Blu-ray movies don't actually use up 25 GB.

  11. Captchas! on First Demonstration of Artificial Intelligence On a Quantum Computer · · Score: 4, Funny

    Crap. now what are we going to do instead of using a captcha?!

  12. Re:I'm nearly certain on NASA Asks Boeing, SpaceX To Stop Work On Next-Gen Space Taxi · · Score: 1

    Nope. You forget that in 2046 or so, the moon will hatch, causing everyone to look to the starts again and humans will explore the edges of the universe till the end of time... ref. Latest Doctor Who episode!

  13. 2312 on Saturn's Moon Enceladus Has Underground Ocean · · Score: 2

    Can't wait to ingest some enceladian alien bugs that will protect me from radiation!

  14. Holsteins? on Scientists Solve the Mystery of Why Zebras Have Stripes · · Score: 1

    So why doesn't this theory apply to Holstein cows? Just because of the stripes vs splotches of black and white?

  15. Re:Air Gapped Box on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Manage Your Passwords? · · Score: 2

    Find and physically remove the wifi chip?

  16. Re:I saw a documentary about this on TV last night on Oops: Security Holes In Belkin Home Automation Gear · · Score: 1

    Bastard. Where was the spoilers warning. I haven't watched that episode yet.

  17. Re: Rate on 'CandySwipe' Crushed: When Game Development Turns Nasty · · Score: 1

    Once you get past the first 50 or so levels, there seem to be no more cut scenes. Shrug.

  18. Radio broadcast texts? on NPR Labs is Working on Emergency Alerts for the Deaf (Video) · · Score: 1

    I don't know anyone who even has one of these emergency radios. Being HOH myself, I'd never get one, rarely ever even try to listen to standard FM/AM radio broadcasts, and would never try to listen to an emergency broadcast. Be prepared for weather. Know what is expected before the normal comm channels go down. If something is unexpected, most people aren't going to find out via emergency radios, but by word of mouth.

  19. Re:Shoes? on $499 3-D Printer Drew Plenty of Attention at CES (Video) · · Score: 1

    How bout crocs. Those seem to be a basic plastic... :P

  20. Re:That's just great... on MIT Develops Inexpensive Transparent Display Using Nanoparticles · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Times Square ever displayed goat.se?

  21. Re:Malaysia on Russia Backs Sending Top Students Abroad With a Catch · · Score: 2

    Most Universities likely charge higher for international students, so it should actually drive tuition down. International students actually make universities money, local ones... eh, not so much.

  22. Re:Working men top out around $120k on The Mystery/Myth of the $3 Million Google Engineer · · Score: 1
  23. Why is a HMD required? on Virtuix Omni is a Step Toward True Virtual Reality Gaming (Video) · · Score: 1

    Been reading up on these ODT. Sounds cool. While I understand the benefit of adding an Oculus Rift etc., why is that considered a requirement? I'd rather play a FPS using this in front of several screens going nearly 360 degrees, so that I can do true aiming with a gun controller. Shouldn't the HMD be optional? Better yet, come up with an included holo-display that moves with the player.

  24. Taste vs Effect on Scientist Seeks Investment For "Alcohol Substitute" · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I don't drink Alcohol for the effect/buzz etc. I drink it for the taste. I love a cold beer, or nice rum n coke, a scotch on the rocks, or a glass of pinot noir, all depending on the situation. The buzz can be nice, but that's more what the teenagers drink for, IMO.

  25. Re:Big Oil is Dancing on Tesla Model S Catches Fire: Is This Tesla's 'Toyota' Moment? · · Score: 1

    You forgot: Reach Alpha Centauri with a warp drive Valve completes Half Life 3 and Eps 1-3 of HL3 (possibly harder than Jaws 19?) Human consciousness can be uploaded to the cloud