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  1. Re:Well then on Dutch Government Backs Strong Encryption, Condemns Backdoors · · Score: 2

    I think you meant to say "Nearly the entire population, nowadays, speaks English"

  2. Re:Go Make More Movies George! on George Lucas Criticizes the Force Awakens (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah I have to wonder about 'visionaries' like Lucas and Zuckerberg that hang around and suck every last bit of juice from their one creation.

  3. Re:Sorry, Mr. Lucas.... on George Lucas Criticizes the Force Awakens (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    If he wanted to do something artsy he could have sold the franchise to Quentin Tarantino for a dollar.

  4. Re:Tired of the YOU DIE UNLESS YOU DO THIS news on Posture Affects Standing, and Not Just the Physical Kind (nytimes.com) · · Score: 2

    Yes slouch with pride! ;-)

  5. Re:AVG used to be good and then about 4 years ago on AVG Forces Chrome Extension On Users, Extension Is Woefully Insecure (google.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    I quit using it years ago, I found using Microsoft Security Essentials and running Malwarebytes once a month was satisfactory.

  6. I can certainly see a business case for this. For a typical office worker wouldn't you rather just buy and administer a phone vs. laptop, desktop and a phone?

  7. Another possibility is they are trying to avoid getting sued by content providers- that they have applied best practices to protect media.

  8. Re:Can any headline ending in ? be answered with n on Can Electric Signals In Earth's Atmosphere Predict Earthquakes? (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 2

    Perhaps we can trick Betteridge.... "Electric Signals In Earth's Atmosphere Predict Earthquakes, false or true?"

  9. Tim Cook/Apple on US Predicts Zero Job Growth For Electrical Engineers (bls.gov) · · Score: 1

    Love his claim that there is no talent in the US- a self fulfilling prophecy isn't it?

  10. Re:Is there such a thing? on Microsoft Fails Windows Phone Fans Again By Delaying Windows 10 Mobile (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    Wow you are picky- how about your claim that widgets are 'infinitely better' than live tiles? It's just something you click on to do something. The only way it could be infinitely better is if the live tiles were completely non-functional.

  11. Re: Surrounded? on North Carolina Town That Defeated Solar Plan Talks Back (newsobserver.com) · · Score: 2

    Most small farms take loans against the property to pay for equipment and improvements. Last time I checked a decent tractor is half a million dollars, and that was twenty years ago.

  12. Re:What is "Remote Desktop Universal" on Universal Remote Desktop Coming To Windows 10 Soon · · Score: 1

    Thank you for the explanation- not something to trumpet though I would say that Continuum is DOA without it.

  13. What is "Remote Desktop Universal" on Universal Remote Desktop Coming To Windows 10 Soon · · Score: 1

    I have RDP on my windows phone 8.. what is different about this "Remote Desktop Universal"? Even TFA doesn't explain.

  14. I have a regular sized house and only have a 39"- don't want the TV to dominate the living room area.

  15. If you say so...

  16. It's pretty simple actually- in fantasy the characters deal with typical human story arcs in whatever setting that it is. In sci-fi, people are are facing some dilemma that is new to the human race.

  17. Re:The wikipedia has the quote on Leaded Gas, CFCs, and the Dark Side of Progress (hackaday.com) · · Score: 1

    This only half of it- the other were advances in cracking/refining where the could reform paraffins to isomers with higher octane ratings.

  18. Re:Model Airplanes/Rockets on FAA: Small Drones Must Be Registered By February (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    How much do you think it will cost to administer the program? Surely more then 5 dollars per registration.

  19. Re:Different question on Quantum Computer Security? NASA Doesn't Want To Talk About It (csoonline.com) · · Score: 1

    Doesn't sound much fun.... "Is it in yet?" "I am not sure- you will have to look first!"

  20. Untapped Market For MS on Microsoft Offers Linux Certification. Yes, Really. (dice.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    They could make a killing selling support for a Linux distribution . Lots of IT people are locked into Microsoft as a vendor and this would give them a good option.

  21. Re:Stephen Wolfram's greatest talent on Stephen Wolfram's Free Book Teaches the Wolfram Language To Kids · · Score: 1

    It's funny you bring that up though- Feynman didn't have any of these 'wunderkind' attributes and claims he has an IQ of 125, yet was arguably brilliant and accomplished quite a bit.

  22. Some people are surprisingly resistant to radiation- this guy lived to 64- they dug him up 15 years after he died and there was enough radioactivity in his bones they could expose photographic negatives. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  23. Re:Lots of assumptions on Simulation Pinpoints the Most Likely Spots For Life In the Milky Way (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    I am not sure how life forms, but I can tell you that the ratio of elements on the planets are governed by a common set of physics that should be consistent throughout the universe. It seems probable that carbon based life forms predominate.

  24. Re:reminds me of A Deepness in the Sky on Tech Giant SAP Seeks To Hire More Autistic Adults (cio.com) · · Score: 2

    I thought this was a huge error in the Matrix- they should have been using the people's brains as 'cores' to actually run the matrix in which they were trapped. Could of added a lot of interest instead of the idiotic human battery thing....

  25. Re:Only non enthusiasts will buy from it. on GunTV Aims To Premier 24-Hour Shopping Channel For Firearms · · Score: 1

    Yes, I guess that is the issue. Enthusiasts are probably not going to shoot themselves cleaning their gun. Someone that is talked into buying a gun on television? A bit scary if you ask me.