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  1. Re:Why are nuclear fission systems too heavy? on Without Plutonium, Deep-Space Probe Missions May Sputter Out · · Score: 1

    The containment vessel would fall to the ground and be recovered.

    Seriously, look at the containment vessel tests on youtube.

  2. Re:Why are nuclear fission systems too heavy? on Without Plutonium, Deep-Space Probe Missions May Sputter Out · · Score: 1

    Of course it is, you don't want a bunch of Hulks running around!

    actually, that might be kind cool.

  3. Re:Irresponsible on Without Plutonium, Deep-Space Probe Missions May Sputter Out · · Score: 1

    I would like to point out that space is big. really really big... a clever person might call it mind boggling big

    Imagine I through a cork into the Atlantic ocean. Some time after that a person from the middle of Africa moves to Colorado. That person then drives to California and spend 1 minute at the beach.
    He is far, far, far more likely to find the cork then a probe will find civilization before running out of fuel.

  4. Re:Why are nuclear fission systems too heavy? on Without Plutonium, Deep-Space Probe Missions May Sputter Out · · Score: 1

    "they'll spew tons of radioactive particles all over the place. "
    not with the casing they use. It would fall into the sea and probably be retrieved.

  5. And Putin continues on Russian Government Takes Over Country's 289-year Old Scientific Academy · · Score: 3, Insightful

    in his quest to turn Russia into a theocracy.

  6. Re:What mystery? on Mystery of Missing Martian Methane Deepens · · Score: 0

    Imagine you detected tiger in your basement.
    Then when you went down stairs to look you couldn't find it.
    What happened, and more importantly Would you want to know where the tiger is?

  7. Re:Good on Visionary Nintendo President Yamauchi Dies · · Score: 1

    Angry troll is angry. Roars with impotent rage!

  8. Re:slight correction. on Visionary Nintendo President Yamauchi Dies · · Score: 1

    So if I write a crappy application it's MS's fault? interesting.

  9. Re:Wait, isn't this... on A Little-Heralded New iOS 7 Feature: Multipath TCP · · Score: 1

    False.
    Reliability is the probability of failure and the frequency of failures.

    Maybe you should understand system reliability instead of showing off your ignorance?

  10. Re:Larry should go after the PTO for issuing a pat on One Man's Battle With Patent Trolls · · Score: 1

    If you are a lawyer, and I come to you and say a person has violated my patent how is the lawyer going to know it's valid or not?
    In fact from the lawyers point of view it is perfect valid becasue the person has a legal patent.

  11. Re:New Law Idea? on One Man's Battle With Patent Trolls · · Score: 1

    And we have been opening and closing doors for centuries, does that mean if I invent a door that detect you are approaching it with intent to walk through it* I should be able to patent the system I use to create it? WE have been using cars for 100 years, if I invent a anti-grav car should I be allowed to patent it?

    *see: Star Trek

  12. Re:Can someone explain... on One Man's Battle With Patent Trolls · · Score: 1

    It would be if it was remotely true.

  13. Re:Costs on One Man's Battle With Patent Trolls · · Score: 1

    A loser pay system in patents would destroy it for the very people it should be helping.

  14. Re:Go after the lawyers, too. on One Man's Battle With Patent Trolls · · Score: 1

    You have no idea why attorney are important, nor do you have any idea why that would pretty much turn over everything to corporation overnight.

    You are a clueless irrational idiot who screams 'solutions' to problems you don't understand.

    Things change, new laws will always be needed.
    The lawyer isn't doing anything illegal. This isn't fraud or extortion.

  15. Re:Courts should stamp this out on One Man's Battle With Patent Trolls · · Score: 1

    where? where is some in a federal prison for this? any citations at all? no?

  16. Re:Courts should stamp this out on One Man's Battle With Patent Trolls · · Score: 2

    sigh.
    No. Go through the procedure the bar already has in place. They keep it up they loose their license. Possible civil issues.

    We need to put less people in jail, not more.

  17. Re:Basic Math... on One Man's Battle With Patent Trolls · · Score: 1

    You should ave just said it, it's hilarious.

  18. Re:Basic Math... on One Man's Battle With Patent Trolls · · Score: 2

    But the rarely attack in trees, and trees are a better point to defend against a cat.

    They don't have a lot of leverage:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoGh1Nd86oI&noredirect=1

  19. Re:Back under the bridge, troll!! on One Man's Battle With Patent Trolls · · Score: -1

    Lets stick with civilization,. shall we? your type of thinking is outmoded, lacks thought, and undermines civilization.

    Why you think you would be the only one that would do that, and that the lawyer in that ugly world you paint wouldn't pay someone to gun you done eludes me.

  20. you whern;t in action? on Hulu "Kicking Back Into Action" Says CEO, Adding New Content · · Score: 1

    can I have my money back for that time?

  21. he's wrong. on Tesla Working On Autonomous Cars: Musk Wants Teslas With Auto-Pilot · · Score: 1

    It is absolutely possible.

    He is just changing the bar to set expectation he can meet in 3 years.

  22. Re:I still don't get it. on Hulu "Kicking Back Into Action" Says CEO, Adding New Content · · Score: 1

    Newer content.

  23. Re:"everything's just fine" on Hulu "Kicking Back Into Action" Says CEO, Adding New Content · · Score: 1
  24. Re:"everything's just fine" on Hulu "Kicking Back Into Action" Says CEO, Adding New Content · · Score: 1

    There is on difference between sci-and fantasy except setting. Yes, Dr. Who is Science Fiction.

    yeah yeah I know, you have some view of sci-fi yu are emotionally attached to and thus stopped any actually thinking about it a decade ago.

  25. Re:As a US-only service on Hulu "Kicking Back Into Action" Says CEO, Adding New Content · · Score: 1, Informative

    I use HULU on my PS#..and Xbox...and well..everything.

    Or do you mean they wont give you a service for free?

    Cheap ass bastard.