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  1. Re:Amazing how times change. on Who Makes the Best Hard Disk Drives? · · Score: 1

    and yet I've had some for ever 3 years without an issue.
    It's almost as if personal experience alone is a worthless measure.

  2. Re:The trick has always been: WARRANTY. on Who Makes the Best Hard Disk Drives? · · Score: 1

    That's funny. I buy the cheapest drive possible, and haven't changed a drive for manufacture problems since last millennium.

  3. Of course botanaists on Voynich Manuscript May Have Originated In the New World · · Score: 0

    it's full of plant descriptions. Sheeesh.

  4. Re:Of course the consumer will get screwed on You Might Rent Features & Options On Cars In the Future · · Score: 1

    You can make money and NOT screw customers.

  5. With automated cars on You Might Rent Features & Options On Cars In the Future · · Score: 1

    They could have a deal with the city/county. So the passengers see a pop up that says 'Would you like to pay 99 cents to travel 10 MPH of the speed limit?"

  6. Re:No I will fucking not. on You Might Rent Features & Options On Cars In the Future · · Score: 0

    Interesting. since you pay more to get faster speed form you're ISP, or not, I guess you don't mind being held for ransom.

  7. Re:And on You Might Rent Features & Options On Cars In the Future · · Score: 1

    That's pretty pathetic. 20 pounds? wow, that might save you 2 dollars of the lifetime of the car..maybe.
    Hell, not waxing your car regularly will cost you more money over the lifetime of your car.

  8. Re:All I Have To Say Is on You Might Rent Features & Options On Cars In the Future · · Score: 1

    your little example is not precedent.

  9. Re:This stuff is so stupid (and so is Forbes) on Candy Crush Maker King.com Has Trademarked 'Candy' For Games · · Score: 1

    Isn't the full product name is 'MS Windows'?

  10. Re:I remember watching the disaster on television on Previously-Unseen Photos of Challenger Disaster Appear Online · · Score: 1

    AGAIN, there was no breach in the Cabin, so it was at pressure.
    And why have emergency PEAP if they can't keep anyone conscious?

  11. Re:I remember watching the disaster on television on Previously-Unseen Photos of Challenger Disaster Appear Online · · Score: 1

    So they turned on O2, and used pull switches while unconscious? neat trick.
    The cabin showed no evidence of a breach from the explosion.

  12. Re:Link to GIF on Previously-Unseen Photos of Challenger Disaster Appear Online · · Score: 2

    correct, in fact 4 PEAC had been turned on, and the pilot had been turning on switches.
    The switch require one to put out and twist. Design not to be thrown accidentally.
    Probably trying to get power on.

  13. Re:PHB's strike again on Previously-Unseen Photos of Challenger Disaster Appear Online · · Score: 1

    Assuming Russia couldn't launch a vehicle.

    They would have had 30 flight days to get a vehicle up to them. Either as a rescue, or a re-suppply while waiting for the other shuttle to be launched. Remember, on flight day 4, the Atlantis was already being prepped for a launch in 41 days, so that would have been accelerated, and probably only gone up 2 people.And I garun-goddamn-tee you there would have been a line of qualified people to volunteer.

    If they went into a 24 you, 3 shift rotation, they could have it prepped with 5 days of lee time. You could either transfer people, or send a repair kit.

    Risky to have 2 shuttle in near by orbit? Sure. Considering these are people who put a rover on a planet with a sky crane, I think it would have worked.

    Really they didn't know the extent of the damage. Had it been worse, I suspect that would have done a rescue.,

  14. Re:Where were you when you got the news? on Previously-Unseen Photos of Challenger Disaster Appear Online · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    NO you weren't.

    Happened at 11:38 AM EST, or 22:38 IST.

    I wonder if you just not remembering correctly, or are a lying bastard?

    Also, maybe I missed something.

  15. Re:Some people are saying Bayer is killing the bee on Scientists Glue Sensors To 5,000 Bees In a Bid To Better Understand Them · · Score: 1

    Some people are saying everything is killing bees, and it's been nonsense.

  16. Re:If this method works... on Scientists Glue Sensors To 5,000 Bees In a Bid To Better Understand Them · · Score: 1

    You failed when you thought those differences were gender based.

    "Men tend to focus on the goal. Get in, get out, move on."
    as do women.
    "Women tend to focus on the journey."
    as do men.

    IT depends. revers the situation. Women has to go into a shop that supports a hobby she doesn't like? Goal. Put a man in that same shop, and it's all about looking at everything.

    "Why do some women love to shop for hours on end for new shoes"
    Why do some women love to shop for hours on end for new tools

    "Men want Space
    Women need Time"
    both want both.

    "A man needs a man-cave so he can get away** and just putz around with his hobbies."
    Yeah, here is no such thing as a sewing room, or a scrap booking room,. People with hobbies want a room to do said hobbies, regardless of gender.

    The 60's called, and they want their stupidity back.

    Jeez, read up.

    And yes, we will get to a point where we can logically understand emotion.

  17. Re:I remember watching the disaster on television on Previously-Unseen Photos of Challenger Disaster Appear Online · · Score: 2

    Maybe not. Emergency Oxygen had been turned on by Judy Resnik, and nothing after that point was outside the bounds of human survivabilty, except the impact, of course.

  18. Re:Where's the video? on Previously-Unseen Photos of Challenger Disaster Appear Online · · Score: 1

    You're going to need to be more specific, there are a lot of videos on youtube alone

  19. Still brings a tear to my eye on Previously-Unseen Photos of Challenger Disaster Appear Online · · Score: 1

    Fucking morton thiokol, upper management should have been put in prison for man slaughter.

  20. Re:It's a hoax on Revolutionary Scuba Mask Creates Breathable Oxygen Underwater On Its Own · · Score: 1

    It would process anything.
    Your movement makes the water pass through the filter. The filter only lets molecules smaller then water through.
    24 gallons isn't that mush water compared to the body of water you are swimming in.

    That type of material does work.

    The batter is to power a micro compressor; which is the fantasy bit.
    That link is pretty bad. Nothing he point out makes such a device impossible; which its probably why he needed the lame SW comparison.

    I would assume you would mix your exhalation with the incoming gas.

  21. Re:Response to all the complaining parents on Apple Will Refund $32.5M To Settle In-App Purchase Complaints With FTC · · Score: 2

    - Legos
    it's Lego, not Legos. My kids have thousands, and they know the plural form of Lego is Lego.
    -A Book
    Yes, they read it on an iPad, or kindle. And they have read hundreds of books.
    - A musical instrument
    It's hard to make someone practice in any way that won't make them hate it later. However; music instrament are available in my house hold. AS an example to them, I am learning how to play Bass. I use the iPad for sheet music, tabs, and recording.

    - A "300 in 1" electronics set
    well, we have Arduino's, and basic electronic is mandatory learning in my house. Just enough top see if they are intersted. Build something simple, soldier a little, and know the Basics of Ohm's law. They also use in iPad to get info and learn electronics.

    "- Whatever the latest cool educational toy is"
    that would be the iPad.

    "- Better yet, send them out to the backyard to play so their BMI doesn't doom them before they're teenagers."
    Going outside doesn't changes weather or not the kid will have high BMI. Their eating habits do. A child the plays simply eats more.

    Also, they play game on the iPad.

    The issue here is you. You seem oblivious that for a while there where a loit of apps that disguised in game purchase. I understand Apple may have recently made changes to stop that.

    Apple claims to vet all apps, so when an app geared toward 7 year olds is on their store, and that app disguises in app purchase, I ave a hrd time blaming the parents.

  22. Re:I'll believe it when I see it on Apple Will Refund $32.5M To Settle In-App Purchase Complaints With FTC · · Score: 1

    Fuck you.

    The email comes days later, and for a long time some games gave no indication you were spending money becasue the devs could call it what ever they wanted.

    It's not about parenting, its about some apps worked hard to disguise the fact the user were spending money.

    "this is like a kids in the 80's ordering porn and other pay per view and telling their parents that they had no idea they did it"
    No, it's nothing like that.

  23. Re:I'll believe it when I see it on Apple Will Refund $32.5M To Settle In-App Purchase Complaints With FTC · · Score: 1

    "In app purchases clearly say that they cost something. $0.99 for more energy or whatever you're buying."
    false... unless Apple has made some changes.
    There where a lot of games geared towards young children that had in app purchase that just look liked you were playing.
    The were in indistinguishable as spending money to any young person. Like a game where you op[en chests, but every once in a while one of the chest would cost money and the user would get a message like 'The will cost 399 star points, do you want it?" Bang, yo are dinged for 3.99 in an email 2 days later.
    But wait, there is more!
    While play, there would be several off them, and in the game you could also get something called Strr Points' which were different then the star point that cost money.

    I know, becasue I got an email 2 days later saying that has spent over 500 dollars. I looked at the game, and you need some life skills toy even consider what they where doing was actually charging money.
    I called Apple, they started to bulk and I said 'My child is under 13' at which point the immediately refunded me.

    It wasn't star points, but it's been a few years and all I remember is the word 'money' or anything like it appeared.
    My child was 7 and knew enough that if the work money had appeared, or it looked like a purchase, she would have asked.

    There are a lot of sleazy developers out there creating apps that look fine for kids, but after a while of playing they try to trick people into doing something that costs money.

  24. Re:Ok. on Chinese Firm Can Now Produce 500 Cloned Pigs Per Year · · Score: 1

    " industrially produced "

    ah think the real issue is you have a non critiacl emotuon based feelings about undustrially produced items.

    " and posed a thread to non-cloned reproduction."
    yeah, research pigs are a real threat.

    You're just looking for excuses

  25. Re:Ok. on Chinese Firm Can Now Produce 500 Cloned Pigs Per Year · · Score: 1

    and if mass cloning production bring the price down so it's cheaper even with the fee?