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  1. Re:What's a strike? on How Verizon's 'Six Strikes' Plan Works · · Score: 1, Informative

    We all know its going to be about your IP address being flagged and no questions asked.

  2. Re:prices on Kingston Introduces 1TB Flash Drive · · Score: 2

    Current prices of a 500GB SSD are going to run you right around $380 to $600 right now depending on who manufacturer and where you buy it. This is a tad less than half the size with the same amount of space so I'm not terribly surprised. I would peg the 1TB version of this being around $2000 give or take

  3. Re:Hey Republican Congress! on TSA 'Secured' Metrodome During Recent Football Game · · Score: 0

    The only thing republicans ever want to cut is education and programs for those who might need some help staying afloat.

  4. Re:do the math yourself on NASA Considers Putting an Asteroid Into Orbit Around the Moon · · Score: 1

    For those who don't want to take the time to put in the numbers. No crater would be formed should it hit the earth although maybe some small chunks might land. If it hit the oceans nothing would happen. Something this size (7 meters) hits the earth every 2 years or so.

  5. Re:Refreshing on Anti-GMO Activist Recants · · Score: 2

    People are all too often told that they are or can never be wrong or believe that if they are somehow wrong they have failed, so they grow up ignoring anything that might prove them "wrong" because they cannot accept the fact that maybe they are to some extent. There is nothing bad about finding out you are incorrect but most people, especially in America, seem to have this notion otherwise...

  6. Re:I call... on Campaign To Remove Paper From Offices · · Score: 1

    You've never seen what the average accounting and legal department in a medium to large size business can print off in a single day have you? Some of these departments can easily go through 30 to 100+ sheets of paper a day per person since people don't usually do a great job of proofreading things so they hit print X copies and then they will see something is wrong so they have to reprint another X copies to fix the mistake. It really does add up.

  7. Re:Process Patents on Patent Troll Targeting Users of Scanners; Wants $1000/Employee · · Score: 1

    Dang it, I knew there was something I meant to go patent today! Ill be right back and if anyone sues someone for violation of my patents then inform them they have violated my patent!

  8. Re:Movie Theaters are dying for the same reason on A Subscription-Based Movie Theater · · Score: 1

    With the price of tickets and concessions a family of 4 will probably spend roughly $100 going to the movie theater, maybe more depending on their location and if they go during matinee hours or not. Going just once a month for a year and that's most of the cost of the TV right there.

  9. Article Failure... on Bloomberg: Steve Jobs Behind NYC Crime Wave · · Score: 1

    Thieves will steal whatever they can to make some money, especially easy money since people don't keep their phones/tablets locked to themselves. They don't care if its an iPhone or not and I bet if all android type phones were lumped into a single category they would be just as high in theft rate as iDevices and maybe even higher. Sure some criminals might see the iDevice and know exactly how much they can pawn it for and maybe make a bit more compared the numerous devices by other manufacturers but that's about it.

  10. Re:Not even close to as harsh as Mars on Mars-Like Conditions Sufficient to Sustain Earth-Bound Microbes · · Score: 1

    So far all we have really done is examine the martian surface for signs of life either via satellite or rover. We have yet to try exploring underground in caverns which is probably a ways off. Scientists estimate there is more life beneath the surface of earth living in caves and whatnot than there is on the surface. If life still exists on Mars then its probably not going to be found above ground but somewhere deep underground living in caves and deep beneath the soil.

  11. Re:Insulting coverage on 5 More Google Fiberhoods Coming To Kansas City · · Score: 1

    The whole reason Google is rolling out fiber like this is to try and shake up the trees of the large ISPs and get them moving on fiber. Over the next couple of years they will probably drop it into a few other major cities giving Comcast, TWC, ATT, and the likes a real run for their money forcing them to do something to stop the loss of customers.

  12. Re:Interesting propaganda campaign on NASA On Full Court Press To Deflate Doomsday Prophecies · · Score: 1

    I've got my fingers crossed they do all move around to different things so they can spend more time trying to drown each other out with who's "This is how the world will end" scenario they each discover next.

  13. Re:Interesting propaganda campaign on NASA On Full Court Press To Deflate Doomsday Prophecies · · Score: 1

    What's really sad about all of this is that on Dec 22 all of those kooks will just scream about how they misinterpreted the information and they date is actually X years off or something about how their prayers to [insert deity here] were answered and the fact we are all alive is proof of his/her/its existence. Science might shine for a bit but it won't take long before everyone starts up with a new nutjob inspired notion of doom and gloom that science is again going to have to spend time showing wont actually happen.

  14. Re:I don't think it was a heart attack on John McAfee Collapses At Guatemala Detention Center · · Score: 0

    It might have been because the detection systems took too many resources.

  15. Re:Sounds good but . . . on One Cool Day Job: Building Algorithms For Elevators · · Score: 2

    Sometimes you need to think outside of the box

  16. Re:Direct link on Police Raid Home of 9-Year-Old Pirate Bay User, Seize "Winnie the Pooh" Laptop · · Score: 4, Informative

    Because a lot of the time they don't have much if any actual evidence to stand on so the threaten people with letters and most just pay to avoid further hassle. Then they are forced to sign a non-disclosure agreement which most likely has a clause about not talking about the settlement thus allowing everything to be swept under the rug.

  17. Re:Yes, but... on Syfy Reality Show Will Feature Giant Boxing Robots · · Score: 1

    Well of that 38 minute of annoying host talk at least 20 minutes are spent discussing the search for ghosts or big foot.

  18. Re:If there was a Bad at Math Map... on Secession Petitions Flood White House Website · · Score: 0

    If you want the land back but don't want them you have a nice ocean that's already filled with oil to dump them into

  19. Re:Admiral Ackbar Says on Wanted: Hackers For Large-Scale Attacks On American Banks · · Score: 1

    You largely underestimate a person's shortsightedness when the opportunity of possibly making lots money presents itself.

  20. Re:I/E 9 at risk on New IE Zero-Day Being Exploited In the Wild · · Score: 0

    Firefox 39725.1 was released two weeks ago man! Get with the times, currently we are using Firefox 82349.9 with Firefox 10^2 coming out in another month.

  21. Tooth Fairy on Mammoth Tooth Found In Downtown San Francisco · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wonder how much Ill get for putting this big ol tooth under the pillow

  22. Re:Like the saying goes.. on Complex Systems Theorists Predict We're About One Year From Global Food Riots · · Score: 3, Funny

    Of course! Most people have gotten so used to square meals that if we start tossing them cubed meals there is a risk they will be unable to process it.

  23. Look baby on Promiscuity Alters DNA and Boosts Immunity In Mice · · Score: 2

    I wasn't cheating, I was just boosting my immune system so I don't get sick as much.

  24. Re:I weep for my country on Survey Reveals a Majority Believe "the Cloud" Is Affected by Weather · · Score: 2

    And then nuke it from orbit yes?

  25. Re:Possible buyers on Electronic Arts Up For Sale? · · Score: 1

    I'm hoping that Valve might do it and maybe set the developers free from the evil reign of EA.