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  1. Re:All Cars or Trucks Too? on Toyota Going 100% Hybrid By 2020 · · Score: 1

    This is a OT question.

    On a hybrid stick do you need to clutch from a dead stop?

    I would imagine since it is off, and then starts with the electric you could avoid needing the clutch there. That would give the clutch a very long life if true.

  2. Re:constitutional lawyers? 2ND AMENDMENT on Linus Responds To Microsoft Patent Claims · · Score: 1

    Second amendment:
    A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

    Copyright Clause:
    To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.

    The Second amendment does not state, "To promote security of a free State..."

    One is clearly an example to of why, the other a reason why.

  3. Re:Freakanomics on HBO Exec Proposes DRM Name Change · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Funny how I can still play Ports of Call or Civilization from memmory, but cannot do starcraft because all I have now is the disk.

    Also, Activation leads to bigger problems (apps not games) if a company goes under and you want to read that old family tree file.

  4. Re:can't you just do this now? on Hybrid Cars No Better than 'Intelligent' Cars · · Score: 1

    I cannot always see 1+ miles down the road (60 seconds at highway speed). So I cannot anticipate the stop.

  5. Re:decimal point on Halo Science - Ringworlds and Plasma Weapons · · Score: 1

    Maybe I am too stupid to understand, but wouldn't rotation on axis be measured as RPM, or deg/sec or rad/sec?

    In fact the linear speed when on the actual axis would be 0 miles per second.

    I assume 770 miles/sec is the linear speed when on the ring 93 million miles away from the axis.

    I am eager to be corrected on this though.

  6. Re:decimal point on Halo Science - Ringworlds and Plasma Weapons · · Score: 1

    "Rotation on axis 770 miles per second"

    That doesn't even make sense.

  7. Re:in lumping in drug-addicts with violent people on Student Arrested for Making Videogame Map of School · · Score: 1

    In calling people who possess pot drug addicted you have painted yourself as ignorant to.

    Drug addicts need treatment and help, but while they are still addicts (at least while they are "hard Core" addicts as the GP stated they should be kept away from high-school students.

    And I would lump a hard core drug addict (i.e. a crack-head, speed freak, or junkie) together with violent people as people that should not be in school with my children (when I have them). I am suprised that someone would call that "ignorant".

    Also "hard core" drug addicts usually have periods where they are violent.

  8. Re:ODD on The PSP - Sony's Missed Opportunity · · Score: 1

    Shouldn't that be "convenience is worth more than the movie"?

    It is not like you have to suck all the bits into your house with a straw. In fact, one could envision "renting" the movie the night before when the DL would be at its fastest.

  9. Re:They claim longer life, but not true in practic on Mercury Contamination Vs. Energy-Efficient Lightbulbs · · Score: 1

    Probably not a clean power supply.

    Try tightening the connections on the wires in the switch/lamp/outlet.

    I re-wired a lamp and it made a huge difference in the life of my bulbs.

  10. Re:Hard luck on The Solar Oxygen Crisis · · Score: 3, Funny

    10 - 20 percent efficient?

  11. Re:Fungi on Cell Phones Aren't Killing Bees After All · · Score: 1

    Also they found the cat shit worms (I forget the name) cause women to be promiscuousand men reclusive. More disturbing because it is people.

    here

  12. 20 years off? on Z Machine Advances Fusion Race · · Score: 4, Funny

    Weren't we closer 30 years ago?

  13. Re:Still fighting old battles on When the Earth Was Purple · · Score: 1

    Fanatisism has been linked to certain genes. I am not saying that you have that gene or even that most fundamentalists are even fanatics, but fanatic Marxists, fanatic nationalists, fanatic Muslims, and fanatic Christians in general have a common gene. This is not to say that current religious fanatics would convert, but that potential religious fanatics will probably still become fanatics in generations to come.

    I don't think most fundamentalists are fanatics, I do think that most violent ones are though, and those people would probably be violent fanatics anyway.

    I say this as an athiest who often finds himself defending religion from Cristians, from athiests, and from non-religious agnostics, so you can take what I say with that in mind and try not to be too offended (if it is offensive).

  14. Re:Wrong on AT&T to Target iPhone to Enterprise · · Score: 1

    Is that really where RIM was first?

    Anywhere I worked the people really making the money (partners) did not have Blackberry's and THAT was a status symbol, this was a few years ago.

  15. Re:In a perfect equilibrium... on Tech Sector Expansion Blunting U.S. Job Outsourcing · · Score: 1

    In fact a highly talented exec can still get it wrong some time and cost a company $500m. If they were to then pay back $50m it would be a more fair situation.

    Even risking a few years of $0m in wages is nothing if on a good year you get 10 figures.

  16. Re:Why Upgrade at all? on Is Windows Vista in Trouble? · · Score: 1

    Reminds me of the last Redhat install I did (5.2).

    I actually find those splash screens useful as they explain new features to check out and don't get in the way.

    The tetris game during install was better though (Corel I think).

  17. Re:Could we have that in English please on Beryl User Interface for Linux Reviewed · · Score: 1

    I was concerned that was the case when I posted :)

  18. Re:Could we have that in English please on Beryl User Interface for Linux Reviewed · · Score: 1

    foopah == best word ever

  19. Re:Could we have that in English please on Beryl User Interface for Linux Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Beryl (note spelling) is buggy. It isn't finished yet.
    Makes sense.

    Feisty Fawn is still a bit buggy. Its only just released.
    Has Linux spread so far that we now have the MS apologists with us too?
    I havn't updated yet but there were a lot of bugs in the beta I have on my home computer, they should not be in the final release (For example gdesklets on AMD64). There is a transparent developement process and we should not expect to wait until version .03 (.06?) for a decent release. This could just as easily been an RC if it is not ready yet.

  20. Re:Graphics, low end, high end, AMD is losing. on AMD's Plan To Recover From Its Perfect Storm · · Score: 4, Insightful

    so all they're really losing right now is the PR battle.

    And lots of money.

  21. Re:Jump on the bandwagon! on Nintendo's Sale Dominance Gets Noticed · · Score: 1

    Those videos look unplayable to me (granted it is not a productions release). The jumpy pointer looks painful to use.

    I am also concerned about latency on the pointer (using the Wii menu as my judge).

  22. Re:NPD stats show that Wii production is decreasin on Nintendo's Sale Dominance Gets Noticed · · Score: 1

    NDP is north America.

    Nintendo had trouble getting everything shipped end og '06 so January has slightly inflated numbers.

    The Japanese market is similar though. So it is possible that:

    a) Europe/South America/Rest of Asia/Africa are getting more.
    b) They are being held for something big (speculated for next fiscal quarter).
    c) More "obscure" places count for a lot of stock and they are piling up in places like K-mart (sounds unlikly).
    d) A slight monkeying around with shipments to increase scarcety.
    e) Contracts running out for factory time without it being replaced elsewhere.

  23. Re:no i didn't notice on The Math of Text Readability · · Score: 1

    San Serif "Text"
    Serif "Text"
    I liked your example, but you should have previewed.

  24. Re:Volumes not areas? on The Math of Text Readability · · Score: 1, Redundant

    RTFA.

    It is explained and really short too.

  25. Re:Isn't the Zip code unusually large on FCC Admits Mistakes In Measuring Broadband Competition · · Score: 1

    Damn, you are so much smarter than me. Thanks for pointing out that I am idiot.

    You are right, clearly the providers have a very goos idea of who does and does not have access (especialy DSL by phone number).