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  1. Re:This should not be exempt from patentability on Apple Patent To Safeguard 911 Cellphone Calls · · Score: 1

    It claims only the use of this power-saving feature when an emergency call is placed.
    So only apple should be able to dim their LCD when the battery is low. So by your logic if I make an emergency call my phone should not be able to dim the screen if the battery is low? My phone should only be able to dim the screen if my call is not an emergency? So if my battery is almost dead and my phone in power save mode and I call 911 my phone should turn off the power saving features and quickly kill my remaining battery before my call is finished so Apples patents are not infringed upon. Methinks you own an I-Phone.

  2. Re:Batteries only have so much power. on Apple Patent To Safeguard 911 Cellphone Calls · · Score: 1

    Thats funny my truck, boat and camper all have batteries who's capacity is measured by amps. The electric trolling motor uses 250 amps an hour so if I have a battery with 1000 amps the motor will run for 4 hours.
    And mAh is a silly measure kind of like a carpenter using board feet ( 1 inch x 12 inch x 12 inch). Board feet come in real handy when you are trying to figure out how many 2x4's you need for a project (2x4 is 1.5x3.5 inches). So while board feet is a technically correct way to measure lumber it is highly impractical.

  3. Re:They set up this big ginormous windmill by my.. on First Floating Wind Turbine Buoyed Off Norway · · Score: 1

    Oh I'm sorry were you one of the suckers that bought into wind power and are taking it out on me because I'm not as stupid as you? Moderation should not be anonymous so stupid assholes who simply disagree with you can push their agenda.

  4. Re:This should not be exempt from patentability on Apple Patent To Safeguard 911 Cellphone Calls · · Score: 1

    AED's are not a common device like a cell phone and should only be used by people trained and with a ticket to use them not Joe-blow member of the public. This is not the case with cell phones considering the technology to dim the LCD screen (it's a voltage change, lower the voltage dim the screen duh) has always been around and was not invented by Apple.

  5. Batteries only have so much power. on Apple Patent To Safeguard 911 Cellphone Calls · · Score: 1

    It is measured in Amps or Milliamps usually in the case of cell phone batteries. Once the juice is gone its gone you can't magically make more through software.
    I have a two year old Samsung and when the battery gets low it turns off the little beep when you press a key and it turns down the brightness on the LCD. And how do you make a call harder to disconnect? Does Apple have special cell towers for the I-Phone or are they using the same shitty towers everyone else is. Leave it to Apple to try and sell/patent a feature that other phone companies have incorporated into their phones for years.

  6. They set up this big ginormous windmill by my.... on First Floating Wind Turbine Buoyed Off Norway · · Score: 0

    place and it never runs because when there is a breeze it doesn't work when its windy it blows over. I have only seen it working twice in two years (and it blew over twice) and it only cost 1 millions dollars already. I could make cheaper power with my 3500 watt Honda generator we use at work.

  7. Shouldn't they just fix Windows? on Microsoft's Free AV App May Be a Non-Starter · · Score: 0, Troll

    Microsoft make shitty pay for software do you really want to trust their free software?

  8. Talk to them it's all about the bullshit. on How Do IT Guys Get Respect and Not Become BOFHs? · · Score: 1

    "Well there is your problem it looks like the BLT drive on your computer just went AWOL" says IT guy.
    "Oh my is it serious, I never heard of a BLT drive" dumb anoying co-worker.
    "Well see they only let the best trained guys work on them but I have special training so we won't have to send your computer away but it'll take some time."
    "That's horrible I need my computer right now why can't you guys keep these things working?"
    "Well we try but quatum thingamagigers from space are constanly making these thing break, it's all global warmings fault."
    "That awefull I passed a guy driving a Hummer today, bastard."
    "Trully terrible if everyone drove hybrids we wouldn't have this problem but its only going to get worse."
    *huff* "So when is my BLT drive thingy gonna get fixed?"
    "Well if I put in a little extra time tonight should have it ready for you by morning. The exhaut port on the BLT drive needs to be flushed, double enima should do but those BLT drives are tricky and if we have to send it away it might take two weeks. But don't worry i'm very good at what I do."
    "You are such a hero, thank you so very much, can I get you a coffe or doughnut?"
    Hey car mechanics have been getting away with it for years

  9. Re:Why a secret ballot? on Sequoia Disclosing Voting System Source To DC · · Score: 1

    Your pro-lifer comment is a troll. Abortion doctors end many more lives than pro-lifers. And Osama doesn't control the government though him and Bush were awful close buddies same with Saddam so you are right that we should be scared of our government.

  10. This is wrong. on Japanese ESRB Bans Rape Depiction In Games · · Score: 1

    And all of you know it except for the pervs.

  11. Re:Why a secret ballot? on Sequoia Disclosing Voting System Source To DC · · Score: 1

    what hater of democracy modded me troll stand up or are you an anonymous coward to ashamed to take responsibility for your actions?

  12. Re:Why a secret ballot? on Sequoia Disclosing Voting System Source To DC · · Score: 1

    Are you saying that our currant gov is an extremist group?

  13. Re:Why a secret ballot? on Sequoia Disclosing Voting System Source To DC · · Score: 1

    No but where is the penalty?

  14. Re:Why a secret ballot? on Sequoia Disclosing Voting System Source To DC · · Score: 1

    Who are they and why will they break your kneecaps? Also why should we hide so the evil they who apparently control everything don't come after you? Shouldn't we be going after them. Who are the real terrorists in this country? Or are you one of thos conspiracy wackos?

  15. Boss looking at who you voted for is bullshit. on Sequoia Disclosing Voting System Source To DC · · Score: 1

    Can your boss look at your vehicle registration? Vehicle registration should be secrete so your boss doesn't know you have a second vehicle and are working at a second job for the competition to pay for that vehicle and fire you. Can any random asshole look up your SNN? You people are a bunch of stupid assholes that try and protect everything wrong with the system rather than fix it.

  16. Re:Why a secret ballot? on Sequoia Disclosing Voting System Source To DC · · Score: 1

    You can't discriminate against homos or minorities because its a crime. Why would discriminating based on voting be allowed or any different?

  17. Re:Why a secret ballot? on Sequoia Disclosing Voting System Source To DC · · Score: 1

    Are you sure that not just an excuse so the evil dictators can cheat at the election? If people are going to persecute based on others voting they should be harshly dealt with and that will be the end of that.

  18. Re:Why a secret ballot? on Sequoia Disclosing Voting System Source To DC · · Score: 1

    Well if anyone is getting persecuted for their vote isn't it time for a revolution? If your gov is so evil that they persecute you for voting for the other guy they don't deserve to / can't be trusted to run the country.

  19. Why a secret ballot? on Sequoia Disclosing Voting System Source To DC · · Score: 0, Troll

    If everyones name was attached to their vote there would be a way to verify the election outcome. Are people really that ashamed of who they vote for? No one is getting executed or persecuted based on their vote.

  20. What attack? on New Denial-of-Service Attacks Threaten Wireless Data Networks · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The article doesn't say anything. New "old school" Dos attacks. I feel dumber for having been suckered into reading the article.

  21. Re:How many times have you bought the same cd? on The Perils of DRM — When Content Providers Die · · Score: 1

    Then my electric guitar, synth and drums don't work. Metal just doesn't sound right on an acoustical with a set of bongos and some spoons.

  22. How many times have you bought the same cd? on The Perils of DRM — When Content Providers Die · · Score: 1

    I have some cd's that have been replaced several times, stolen, scratched,kids etc. At least with a cd you physically get something and you don't need to be online to listen to your tunes. What happens when internet is not available?

  23. This is silly. on Court Case Against VeriSign, .Com Monopoly Revived · · Score: 2, Insightful

    How would multiple companies make .com registry better? How would the companies cooperate with each other without increasing cost? Will there be a company / gov agency to oversee the other companies? We have multiple companies for vehicle registry were I live and it sucks networks/computers always down and no one fixes it because its someone else problem making for 20 min+ wait times to register the vehicle while some Win 95a 486 churns away.
    Now if they are so worried about monopolies why don't they go after the power company? They buy gov regulated power and sell to the consumer at an unregulated rate at 3-4 times what they pay. Plus we have to pay for the company suppling the power and then double that for the company invoicing you now the gov say they can charge us for future power lines they want to build to supply power to the US.

  24. Who would have thought that Adult swim doesn't... on An Inside Look At the SpaceX Rocket Factory · · Score: 2, Funny

    increase productivity. Everyone knows ramen is brain food and people code better when sleep deprived.

  25. Wasn't North Korea demanding more info.... on Secret US List of Civil Nuclear Sites Released · · Score: 1

    about the US nuclear program? Or was it the other way around?