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  1. Re:Hating cats... on Dell Fixes Ultrabook That Smelled of Cat Urine · · Score: 1

    He's lucky I can't shoot that high.

  2. Re:Hating cats... on Dell Fixes Ultrabook That Smelled of Cat Urine · · Score: 1

    I don't know, but I would like to echo your hatred of cats.

  3. Re:I did stock my basement on A Year After Sandy, Do You Approach Disaster Differently? · · Score: 1

    Thanks for tip

  4. I did stock my basement on A Year After Sandy, Do You Approach Disaster Differently? · · Score: 1

    I put a flashlight down there, batteries, a mattock to "break out" if necessary, and 2 cases of water. No food, but I figure if I'm down there that long, I've got bigger problems than eating.

  5. Are they running OCZ SSDs? on Leak: Almost a Third of Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatches Are Being Returned · · Score: 1

    n/t

  6. I saw this back in the 80s on Lost Star Wars Footage Found On LaserDisc · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Mon Calamari battleships shoot the Death Star first.

  7. Re:Since when is money laundering a "loophole"? on A Look at the Koch Brothers Dark-Money Network · · Score: 1

    Well seeing as Tom Delay just had his conviction overturned, I think there's a precedence.

  8. Re:News For Nerds on A Look at the Koch Brothers Dark-Money Network · · Score: 1

    There are times when it's appropriate to voice objections to stories; such as shameless astroturf advertising and such. If there were scores of disapproving posts, don't you think that would affect the editors?

  9. That sounds like classic diplomatic-speak for "we think it was Israel, but we're not telling you that."

  10. That's all fine, but Israelis seem to always come crying to us for military support. How about you all start incorporating the limitations of YOUR military into your foreign policy?

  11. Re:Who Says they Never Paid for those Nukes... on Israel Helped the NSA Spy on Former French President According To Documents · · Score: 1

    Where did he mention the banks? All he said was they should've spied on Wall Street to get evidence for convictions; presumably for the largest financial scandal in US history. You basically back up the fallacy that criticizing Israel will be turned into an antisemitic rant.

    He made no mention or illusion of evil Jewish people running our banks, or whatever that conspiracy is.

  12. Re:I think we should "legal term" this guy on Citizen Eavesdrops On Former NSA Director Michael Hayden's Phone Call · · Score: 1

    You understand that you're opening the door for a horror show of atrocities with your "no permanent damage" qualification, right?

  13. I think we should "legal term" this guy on Citizen Eavesdrops On Former NSA Director Michael Hayden's Phone Call · · Score: 1

    I bet it'll change his outlook.

  14. Re:Critical thinking missing on "Squishy Joints" May Have Helped Dinosaurs Grow To Giant Sizes · · Score: 1

    But, is that correlation or causality? Do oxygen rates really need to be that much higher to grow that large. Sherpas get by with the same biology, just way more hemoglobin (?) in their blood to exploit lower oxygen levels at altitude. And, your body would quickly adjust as well.

    Or were the oxygen levels just an artifact of the arms race of trees trying to outgrow the herbivores? I have no clue, just speculating.

  15. yeah, but is the driver jacked up? on AMD's Radeon R9 290X Launched, Faster Than GeForce GTX 780 For Roughly $100 Less · · Score: 1

    Last January I went with Nvidia because the AMD graphics card was buggy.

  16. Never understood the hatred for banner ads on Google Testing Banner Ads On Select Search Results · · Score: 1

    They're not that intrusive and they help website make money for their employees. Now, if it turns into some clickwhoring site where the webpage is 75% ads and 25% content, that's different.

  17. Re:UPS on The Boss Is Remotely Monitoring Blue-Collar Workers · · Score: 3, Insightful

    My exact reaction. You have to assume that you're going to detect more prohibited behavior, so you need to scale back your punishments as a result.

  18. Re:As a driver... on How Safe Is Cycling? · · Score: 1

    I never understood the design of motorcycle helmets. As another poster notes, the Hurt report (analyzing motorcycle accidents) shows the percentages for impact on different parts of your skull and your chin and face are at the highest risk. Seems like bike helmets should at least have some kind of a facemask or chin bar.

  19. Re:More dangerous than motorcycle on How Safe Is Cycling? · · Score: 1

    Agreed. I'm a motorcyclist here in KC and, not being a cycle friendly city, people are absolute jerks about them. There's an annual race here and people whine when they get delayed a minute or two behind a pack on race day. We're not talking blocked traffic, we're talking waiting for an intersection or clearing in oncoming traffic to pass them.

    On a motorcycle I feel like I stand a chance, and I STILL have to deal with inattentive drivers.

  20. Re:"ONLY????" on How Safe Is Cycling? · · Score: 2

    Read the full quote, he was an off-road bike RACER. The summary (as usual) does a piss poor job of *summarizing*.

  21. Re:Good luck on MEPs Vote To Suspend Data Sharing With US · · Score: 1

    That would NEVER happen. The tourism industry would probably launch a coup themselves if the government even *suggested* the idea.

  22. So, did Star Trek have a planned story arc? on 5-Year Mission Continues After 45-Year Hiatus · · Score: 2

    Just curious if there was ever any info released about where the show planned to go in the short or long term.

  23. This guy is really taking on the Starks persona on Tesla CEO Elon Musk: Fuel Cells Are 'So Bull@%!#' · · Score: 1

    Kind of a life mimics art thing. I wonder if he'll go for the Downey Jr. pirate goatee?

  24. Re:Reminds of the scene from 'Spies Like Us' on Nuclear Officers Napped With Blast Door Left Open · · Score: 1

    In one of the greatest achievements of a guy above his pay grade, Dan Ackroyd ended up married to Donna Dixon, the hot blonde Soviet soldier. I just happen to be in the middle of Doctor Detroit which I just read is where they met.

  25. Re:Outsourced Lowest Bidder syndrome on ACA Health Exchange Contractors Have History of Security Failures · · Score: 1

    I think the whole "lowest bidder" thing is very exaggerated. The government is still looking to see who they believe can bring the project to completion by the deadline. Hell, I would've taken the contract for $10 million, but no one called me.

    Think of example of the competition between the YF-22 and YF-23 back in the early 90s. Even though the -23 was slightly better, Boeing (?) got the contract for the -22 because they took a risk and started building facilities ahead of time, then used their head start as a selling point.