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  1. It should be called Spring Forward. The next one can be Fall Back.

  2. Yea, like fund SpaceX.

  3. Dishwasher safe on 'Repeatable Sanitization' is a Feature of PCs Now (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I'm waiting for a laptop that is dishwasher safe.

  4. 100 meters per year on Desktop PC Shipments Dip Below 100m/Year (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I read the title as "Desktop PC Shipments Dip Below 100 meters/ Year." I guess they weren't getting too deep.

  5. Re:Moscow Donald brings TREASON to the White House on Nokia, Vodafone To Bring 4G To the Moon (reuters.com) · · Score: 0

    Treason can only be committed during times of war. Unless we have secretly declared war on Russia, there can be no treason.

  6. Houston, Can you hear me now? over. on Nokia, Vodafone To Bring 4G To the Moon (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Good..over.

  7. Vodaphone? on Nokia, Vodafone To Bring 4G To the Moon (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    I guess Verizon won't have the most coverage any more.

  8. Re:Coming biological mutation? on Children Struggle To Hold Pencils Due To Too Much Tech, Doctors Say (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    I had the same problem after I learned drafting in high school. This was before it was computerized. The writing was very precise block lettering. Ruined my handwriting. I started writing the same way as drafting, only really fast. Looks awful.

  9. Re:Coming biological mutation? on Children Struggle To Hold Pencils Due To Too Much Tech, Doctors Say (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    I have dealt with people like that in the Army. Grip strong enough to crush a rock. As they go up in rank, they are assigned different work. Now, have them try writing. They don't have the endurance to do the fine work. Different kind of strength.

  10. Re:Morons on German Cities Can Ban Diesel Cars, Court Rules (cnet.com) · · Score: 2

    This was in response to VW faking their exhaust emissions. These cities were wondering where all the pollution was coming from, since all the cars tested clean. Now they know that they all fail emission standards. The only way to solve the problem is ban the cars. The owners need to sue VW.

  11. Re:Coming biological mutation? on Children Struggle To Hold Pencils Due To Too Much Tech, Doctors Say (theguardian.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Typing, at least typing the proper way, also builds up hand strength. Hunt and peck with 2 fingers does not. If you really want to build hand strength, make them learn to play the piano.

  12. Re:It's not the Russians, it's aliens on Researchers Warn of Extraterrestrial Hacks (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Oh, the Nuclear alien UFO from North Korea.

  13. Re:Disagree on Studies Are Increasingly Clear: Uber, Lyft Congest Cities (apnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes! Let's replace them with 20 cars stopping every 10 feet instead!

  14. It's not the Russians, it's aliens on Researchers Warn of Extraterrestrial Hacks (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    That's why they're all being deported.

  15. Re:frist pst on Jupiter's Great Red Spot May Soon Disappear (nationalgeographic.com) · · Score: 0

    Psy

  16. Re:perhaps send those that signed this to maths cl on Tesla Deploys Over 300 Powerwalls To Give Hawaiian School Kids AC (electrek.co) · · Score: 2

    Not since we threw them all out.

  17. Re:perhaps send those that signed this to maths cl on Tesla Deploys Over 300 Powerwalls To Give Hawaiian School Kids AC (electrek.co) · · Score: 2

    They don't have maths classes in Hawaii. They only teach one math.

  18. Re:Question on Amateur Astronomer Spots Supernova Right As It Begins (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 2

    Short answer, no. You would not get the angular resolution required unless you synchronize the data feeds. This is done to sub wavelengths of light. The reason is because the air moves. Its why they tend to be on high mountains, above as much air as possible. You have to have precise measurements to factor it out. They do build interferometers that work this way, but they have tunnels connecting them that are either vacuums or controlled environments. You would have to wait hours to days after a person enters one for the air to settle down before use. Other ones are digitally synchronized with custom wiring and atomic clocks. The length of the wires has to be measured to incredible precision to know the timing. It would cost far more to build one the way you suggest than the way they do it now.

  19. Re:Wait... neutrinos... on Amateur Astronomer Spots Supernova Right As It Begins (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Yes, if the supernova is close enough that the increase in neutrinos is recognizable. The problem is, it doesn't give a very good direction. Basically somewhere off to the right. Someone at the detector also has to check the data before they can even determine the direction. Telescopes start searching for the supernova, but may take a few days to check all the galaxies in that direction before they find it. This guy had before and after images in his 1 1/2 hours of data.

  20. Re:As his driverless cars advance on Elon Musk Steps Down From AI Safety Group To Avoid Conflict of Interest With Tesla · · Score: 1

    Tesla doesn't make driverless cars.

  21. Re:Really, another spy satellite? on SpaceX Successfully Launches Falcon 9 Carrying Starlink Demo Satellites (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes. Trust but verify.

  22. Re:Like how Putin bought treason directly from Tru on Apple In Talks To Buy Cobalt Directly From Miners (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    I think Putin is already exiled to Russia...

  23. Re:Like how Putin bought treason directly from Tru on Apple In Talks To Buy Cobalt Directly From Miners (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 0

    Sorry, the Russian army won't let us.

  24. Forget mining Bitcoin, run a micro radio station. The FCC will never notice that.

  25. Problem, lambs now play video games all day on Scientists Grow Sheep Embryos Containing Human Cells (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    The lambs produced won't move out of the basement and spend all day playing video games.