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  1. Re:Isn't hard drive access desirable? on How Firefox Will Handle DRM In HTML · · Score: 1

    When has DRM stopped piracy? Got any examples of truly effective DRM that wasn't circumvented?

  2. Except it's an important plot point that wormholes cannot stay open for more than 38 minutes, coincidentally the average show length. What happens when 2 conflicting plot points collide? Do plot and anti-plot annihilate each other?

  3. Re:Good idea... with still a missing link on BMW Unveils the Solar Charging Carport of the Future · · Score: 1

    Don't forget to reverse the polarity on the deflector shield while you're at it.

  4. And because in A New Hope, they were ordered to let the team escape, and in Empire Strikes Back, the plan was to lure Luke into the freezing chamber. It doesn't, however, explain how they failed to hit any of them as they boarded the Millennium Falcon to escape Cloud City.

  5. That scene was in A New Hope, when they are being 'let' escape from the Death "You think that was easy?" Star. In The Empire Strikes Back they hide in the asteroid inhabited by the space worm, and upon eviction, the "one more hit on the rear deflectors" causes them to put all power to the front deflectors and go at the star destroyer face on, buzz the tower and hide on the back of it waiting for them to dump their trash.

    I just recently watched the movies for May 4th, so all this is fresh in my mind.

  6. Re:You mean Star Trek? on Physics Students Devise Concept For Star Wars-Style Deflector Shields · · Score: 1

    It could easily be a random frequency, as long as your random number generator for the shields and for the transporters/weapons use the same seed. It's no different to how 2-factor authentication works.

  7. Re:No wounder dinosaurs died out on Understanding the 2 Billion-Year-Old Natural Nuclear Reactor In W Africa · · Score: 1

    Clearly it's the Cradle of Life.

  8. Re:Nice summary. on Virtual Reality: Purpose Beyond Gaming · · Score: 2

    *Tackle*

  9. Working like Clockwork on Virtual Reality: Purpose Beyond Gaming · · Score: 1

    I can imagine great potential for using this in conjunction with the Ludovico Technique

  10. Re:Nice summary. on Virtual Reality: Purpose Beyond Gaming · · Score: 2

    I've been staring at it for ages trying to see the 3D image, and it's bringing ME to tears!

  11. Re:The diffciulty in getting carnivores to switch on Bill Gates & Twitter Founders Put "Meatless" Meat To the Test · · Score: 1

    Exactly. Also, steak that ends up as fillet mignon is usually grown in great conditions, while that destined to become 'pink slime' is usually that which are grown in those horrific conditions, to lower the cost.

    This Beyond Meat product, once they can get the cost down, will be a great substitute for the low end meats, both for the consumer as for the consumed (har har) as it means that those who want the fillet mignon will pay for it, and the animals that go into it, might actually live pleasant lives.

    Kobe beef though is another story...

  12. Re:Why? on Lucasfilm Announces Break With Star Wars Expanded Universe · · Score: 1

    No, they have Media companies. They are tied into the news companies, so they can drum up interest in a topic as they please. Asteroids pass by Earth all the time, why is one more interesting than the other, around the same summer that they plan to have Deep impact and Armageddon released?

  13. Re:Old phone cords? on New Shape Born From Rubber Bands · · Score: 1

    It's like this one song I came up with that was just one note over and over, but every now and again you bend it a little.

  14. Re:Fooled me last time on BioWare Announces Dragon Age Inquisition For October 7th · · Score: 2

    "It's different, now i hate it. It's the same, now I hate it"

    I never pre-order anything. I'll never trust that a sequel will automatically be as good as the first. They have to change things up, but they also have to keep good things in. They are liable to make mistakes. Hopefully 3 will incorporate learnings made from the failure of DA2. But I won't pre-order it. I wouldn't pre-order a Borderlands 3 game, even though I was very happy with both BL1 and BL2.

    They should never be able to fool people, but so many fall for the pre-order bonusses. I'm too pragmatic/cynical too go for them. I always wait for a steam sale, and more importantly, a video driver update or a post-launch patch to fix bugs not found in testing.

  15. Re:Can I pay not to have to watch it? on Joss Whedon Releases New Film On Demand · · Score: 1

    I would pay to watch that. A 100lb girl can still kick you in the groin, or gouge out your eyes or rip off your ear. With sufficient training, they will break your nose with their elbow, or crush your throat with a kick.

    Sure, if she tried to beat your chest or legs or arms, not a whole lot is going to happen. But with Martial arts training, you are also taught all the sensitive weak spots (not nerve clusters) that you can hit to inflict real pain.

  16. Re:Can I pay not to have to watch it? on Joss Whedon Releases New Film On Demand · · Score: 1

    What am I missing here? Something from comics or? What superpowers does Summer Glau have? I understand she was very graceful and has heavy martial training, but superpowers?

  17. Re:36 million gallons? on Why Portland Should Have Kept Its Water, Urine and All · · Score: 1

    Well, when you put it like that, it's only a drop in the ocean.

  18. Re:They're just avoiding liability on Why Portland Should Have Kept Its Water, Urine and All · · Score: 1

    Whoosh.

  19. Re:Charge the officer on Student Records Kids Who Bully Him, Then Gets Threatened With Wiretapping Charge · · Score: 1

    It's not really surprising this case went the way it did. So often school bullies get nowhere academically, they don't end up working in laboratories for big pharma X or or in an engineering position at metal fabricator Y. No, the bully personality typically ends up in police enforcement or administrative positions in schools, where they can hold onto a small shred of power over people.

    I'm really not surprised that these bullies defended the aggressors here and turned the victim into the criminal.

    The officer and school administrators should be treated with zero tolerance for what happened here.

  20. This wasn't a conversation either. A conversation would imply two-way communication. This was not. This is just a recording of a disturbance in progress.

  21. I'm not rocket scientist on NASA To Send SpaceX Resupply Capsule To ISS Despite Technical Problems · · Score: 1

    It's almost as if the problem doesn't prevent them from taking remedial actions!

  22. Re:Hey look what I bought on Anyone Can Buy Google Glass April 15 · · Score: 1

    Oh, they'd leave it behind alright. But it would coin a whole new meaning to Embedded Devices.

  23. Re:clearly google wants women developers on Google: Teach Girls Coding, Get $2,500; Teach Boys, Get $0 · · Score: 1, Funny

    *Rivenaleem puts on his flame-resistant clothing*

    I just saw it as compensation for having to teach girls anything.

    *hides*

  24. Re:Don't be evil? on Google: Teach Girls Coding, Get $2,500; Teach Boys, Get $0 · · Score: 0

    G(.)(.)gle

    (ascii art filter bypasser)

  25. Re:Premise for a movie on Google: Teach Girls Coding, Get $2,500; Teach Boys, Get $0 · · Score: 1

    I really can't help but feel that you cast Michael Cera perfectly in this role.