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  1. Re:How would NASA handle this problem on Suborbital Spaceflight Update · · Score: 1

    If you knew anything about the industry, you'd know that Rutan doesn't know his aerospace from his arse.

    That's why he's had one success after another, right?

  2. Re:Could you imagine bluejacking bombs? on Spammed by Bluetooth · · Score: 1

    File it as a "defensive patent". That way, if spammers do it, you can sue them for patent infringement.

    Or you can just license it and make a ton of money.

  3. Posted Yesterday on Superfast Optically-Based DSP Announced · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Haven't I seen this story before?

  4. Re:has to be said... on Christmas Bonuses? · · Score: 1

    Where do I send my resume? The closest thing I've gotten to a Christmas Bonus was my severance package back in January. Of course it also came with an unplanned, unpaid vacation.

  5. Re:The problems with Scarcity on The Problem With Abundance · · Score: 1

    No war since World War II has been justified by natural resources, or other necessities for survival. The current one is a war of self-defense. (BTW, I'm a staunch conservative Republican, voted for Bush, and worked for his campaign.)

  6. Re:Aren't obesity and traffic self-limiting? on The Problem With Abundance · · Score: 5, Funny

    Of course, there's also the issue that if I can't get to McDonalds because I'm stuck in traffic, I'll lose weight.

  7. The problems with Scarcity on The Problem With Abundance · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Of course, they don't compare to the problems of scarcity. As opposed to famine, plague, war, (real war, over necessities; not what we have now.) and back-breaking labor, a traffic jam is not such a big thing. Just put on some nice music, and enjoy the quiet.

  8. That's not what's bothering me on Reading, Writing, RFID · · Score: 1

    It's not the RFID tags and the constant surveillance tags that bother me, but I don't like all of the school assemblies where they keep saying bad things about Emanual Goldstein. I swear, that school's having one a week.

    Oh, and those creepy posters and TV screens everywhere aren't much either.

  9. You'll pry my Linux from my cold dead hands on SCO Selective About Linux Licensees · · Score: 1

    I'd like to see them try to collect from the individual users. Apart from the fact that most of us don't have enough money, any effort to pry it away from us could have disastrous consequences.

  10. Job interview techniques, footwear on Tall People Earn More · · Score: 1

    I always wear cowboy boots to job interviews. Seriously, I do. The extra 1 1/2" always seems to have a positive impact. Besides, you're more likely to be remembered when you're interviewed along with several other candidates.

  11. Re:The ultimate film-geek article on Miyazaki's "Nausicaa" Dub Updates · · Score: 1

    I don't know, but if you're the real Uma Thurman, can we meet for dinner next week in Oklahoma City?

  12. The ultimate film-geek article on Miyazaki's "Nausicaa" Dub Updates · · Score: 2, Funny

    What else can you call it when you get to mention Natalie Portman, Uma Thurman, and Patrick Stewart in the same posting.

  13. Re:405-609-5099 on U.S. Court Blocks Anti-Telemarketing List · · Score: 1

    The real number is 405-609-5000. It'll get you to the court receptionist.

  14. Re:Grrrrr..... on U.S. Court Blocks Anti-Telemarketing List · · Score: 3, Funny

    We're not Arkansas, dammit! We have phones here.

  15. Phone number for the Federal District Court in OKC on U.S. Court Blocks Anti-Telemarketing List · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The phone number for the district court is 405-609-5000. I think we should all exercise our free-speech rights by calling them and telling them what we think of their decision.

    (My compliments to Dave Barry for the inspiration.)

  16. Re:You got sued, yay! on British Court Issues Bizarre Copyright Ruling · · Score: 1

    Actually, that's exactly what came to mind when I red this. I'm wondering if they can press the point that both use "Res" in the name, even though it's obviously short for reservation.

    There is a long held recognition in engineering that independant teams often develop pretty similar systems. That's why most patents are filed against the very tiny details, such as combinations of three or four transistors which do something special. (I've seen this done when I worked in the semiconductor industry.) It seems to me that the case should be dismissed out of hand.

  17. On the other hand. on Hybrid/Electric Vehicles: Should I Buy? · · Score: 1

    You know, it's kind of hard to fit a kayak in a compact HEV. Or, for that matter, a tree, a bunch of sheet-rock, or a mountain bike or motorcycle. That's what pickup trucks are good for. I've never been a big fan of the SUV, but I can understand why you'd want something that size.

  18. Re:At the risk of sounding like a troll.. on Project Censored 2003 Underreported Stories · · Score: 1

    Slanted? This is practically laying on it's left side.

    Admittedly, any politically oriented group is going to have a list of stories which it feels are underreported. For an example, look at Newsmax.com's spike list, and the NRA's gripes about self-defense stories being underreported. I'm sure that there are just as many on the left too.

  19. Re:Holy Case Mods Batman on Mobile Linux Project In Ammo Canister · · Score: 1

    William Gibson actually talked about this in some of his books. In "Idoru", there was a portable computer built in a driftwood case, which used VR goggles and hand trackers for its interface.

  20. The odds on Armageddon... in 2014. Almost. · · Score: 5, Funny

    At 1 in 909,000, you're still much more likely to be hit by an asteroid than you are to win PowerBall.

  21. Re:What to do with this kid? on Blaster Writer Caught · · Score: 1

    You're right, he should not serve jail time. He should be shipped to Singapore so that he can be properly cained. I think one lash per infected computer would be appropriate.

  22. Think of the size of the ring on Diamonds & the RIAA · · Score: 1

    If one carat stones will be going for $5 bucks, imagine the size of engagement ring I'd be able to get my girlfriend for two months' salary. It won't be just a ring, it'll be more like an engagement suit with matching purse and shoes.

  23. Re:Time line on Russia Plans Martian Nuclear Station · · Score: 1

    Also, you have to take the requirement for an on-time completion of a space elevator to lift the reactor into earth orbit, unless they're planning on building the whole thing off-planet. Someone will probably walk to Mars before they finish this thing.

  24. Re:Mars Disasters on Russia Plans Martian Nuclear Station · · Score: 1

    Fourth worst if you count the stupid metric conversion SNAFU.

  25. Best news all day on Windows Virus Takes Out Gov't Agencies in MD, PA · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bringing down the DMV may be the best use anyone's ever found for a virus.