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  1. Re:Space-based anti piracy tracking on UK Plans Space Based Radar System · · Score: 1

    You think they'd want guns to defend against pirates.

  2. What are the odds ... on UK Announces "Cyber Strategy" · · Score: 1, Informative

    What are the odds that they dream up a whole bunch of laws to "protect the children" and then local councils use those laws in a totally different context.

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2696031/Anti-terrorism-laws-used-to-spy-on-noisy-children.html
    Whilst not a news paper - -
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1053039/Council-use-anti-terror-laws-spy-binmen-accused-accepting-strawberry-pop-bribe-away-trade-waste.html
    and many more examples on Google. I don't think I trust them much.

  3. It's a trap! on EU Court Adviser Says Software Ideas Can't Be Copyrighted · · Score: 1

    Whilst we are all saying well done, we are not looking. What are the trying to cover up elsewhere?
    Tin foil on.

  4. Re:The idea is good, but email still has its place on Europe's Largest IT Company To Ban Internal Email · · Score: 1

    I was right, it did make you angry. Well done on the mouth fuck, I'll give this Dell monitor a needed wipe. :0

  5. Re:The idea is good, but email still has its place on Europe's Largest IT Company To Ban Internal Email · · Score: 1

    You must get angry when people type "I fucked your mum on the internet" then. Don't worry, we didn't take pictures so it didn't happen.

  6. Re:Really? on Ask Slashdot: Which Ph.D For Work In Applied Statistics / C.S.? · · Score: 1

    Protein folding requires all the CPUs in the world and then some more. So to get the most out of all those you'll need a decent understanding of network programming. A while ago on here I recall a problem of non Computer Science students writing awful programmes to do their work. so its a real problem
    Biological student need high level programming and stat skills to be effective Biological Scientists in day to day life. So yes Biological Sciences needs Biological Sciences.

    If you get a chance watch this
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s0ggv/episodes/guide
    Sir Tim Hunt gathered large amounts of data for his discovery of the mechanism of cell division. Sciences needs data - that data needs to be lifted. Programmers are lazy when you need to lift things and the best ones know how to lift the most with as little effort as possible. / getting my train - above not proofed - sorry.

  7. Re:ho snap htc bought the wrong warchest on ITC Rules Apple Does Not Infringe S3 Graphics Patents · · Score: 1

    I really wanted to buy a Fingerworks keyboard. Now I can't. :( the e-bay price is a bit too high.

  8. Re:Aircraft carrier at sea on A Drone Helicopter That Can Land On a Moving Truck · · Score: 1

    +1 Thanks for that, didn't know about hooking it with a winch.

  9. Aircraft carrier at sea on A Drone Helicopter That Can Land On a Moving Truck · · Score: 2

    I wonder how well this the system deals with a ships movement at sea. I don't know how much an aircraft carrier pitches and rolls. But having looked at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPqXlqam2Z8 a Supertanker in a storm. The hugest biggest boats get smashed about at sea. Not saying you'd fly in weather like that. I'm just wondering at what point the system can't cope as they can't simulate that movement with a truck.

  10. Re:mach 6 on US Army Completes First Test Flight of Mach 6 Weapon · · Score: 1

    It's a definite speed now. I've decided Mach 6 is very fast :)

  11. Re:And you are any different? on EU Speaks Out Against US Censorship · · Score: 1

    Jesus was Han Chinese white?

  12. mach 6 on US Army Completes First Test Flight of Mach 6 Weapon · · Score: 2

    I did a google search for the mph and a lot of results came back. News sites being the most inaccurate I expect. I've seen results between 4,000 & 5000 mph posted. I would take the average at 4,500 mph; but instead I've decided Mach 6 is very fast. Not as fast as light; but still really fast. I've given up until the neutrino faster than light thing gets fixed. It's Friday and two hours until beer o'clock?

  13. Re:no transformers found, I guess? on High Resolution Global Topographic Map of Moon · · Score: 2

    It would be a 100M or larger foot. Much like a smaller foot. Only BIGGER!!!!

  14. Re:US, get out on EU Speaks Out Against US Censorship · · Score: 2

    I always though America would be a great place to live if you have enough money. Wouldn't want to be poor there. I like my NHS.

  15. Re:And you are any different? on EU Speaks Out Against US Censorship · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I've never had a problem with idea that 2000 years ago a hippy Arab black guy called Jesus was walking around telling people to stop being a bunch of cunts to one another. I even agree with most of the stuff he thought made you a chilled out cool dude. I happy to believe that the Romans didn't like him much and nailed him up for it too. It's just the other bits that seem far far-fetched.

  16. Re:How could he have been stopped? on Identifying Nuclear Scientists Willing To Sell Their Knowledge · · Score: 1

    In the UK the good times ran till around 2007 with house prices at a peak. Since 2001 some parts of the US should have been having a good economic time. Then of course it all when tits up as the good time was all borrowed money which no one really had. Oooops.

  17. Re:And the Libya example. on Identifying Nuclear Scientists Willing To Sell Their Knowledge · · Score: 1

    Looking at how much the Chinese own of the US in dept (Treasury bills, notes and bonds), wouldn't they have an interest in keeping the US dollar good too? If OPEC did change payment the Chinese would lose too.

  18. Re:How could he have been stopped? on Identifying Nuclear Scientists Willing To Sell Their Knowledge · · Score: 1

    9/11 isn't really a war. On that matter and looking from the outside and getting a lot of opinions from news events from this site (a mistake I'm sure.). It looks like the war is on American freedoms by its [government] / [back room corporation]. The amount spent on all the wars added war vs bail out is always a bargain. but I would be interested to read anything regarding the causality of on going wars and confidence of the market, which may have lead to the current credit balls up and recession. If that's provable It would be interesting to watch large corporations legislate against all war to protect their profit margins. Capitalism for peace!
    The real cost of course is the huge loss of life on all side. The pollution and horrendous waste of resources is ridiculous too. That energy could be spent on exploration.
    but as you say those weapon companies are doing well.

  19. Re:How could he have been stopped? on Identifying Nuclear Scientists Willing To Sell Their Knowledge · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The war criminal Tony Blair made lots of statements about them having WMDs.
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3750847.stm
    have a search for WMD in 2002.
    If you care to, WMDs around that time was sold to us as: chemical, biological, potentially nuclear weapons capability
    http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/t/tony_blair.html
    I'm not too sure what nation you want to take your Nobody from; but here in the UK in early part of our decade our Nobody at the time, the war criminal Tony Blair, did make the claim.

    Note: I'd to retract my comment about Tony Blair being a war criminal. I've since found that out to be thought of as untrue.

  20. Re:How could he have been stopped? on Identifying Nuclear Scientists Willing To Sell Their Knowledge · · Score: 1

    "Let me almost fix that for you :)" - Maybe that could mean the following guff could be meant as a flippant remark that doesn't need or require an insult. Perhaps you should make an effort in life, to think about what you are typing :). My post has up set you, and I'm glad about that.

  21. Re:How could he have been stopped? on Identifying Nuclear Scientists Willing To Sell Their Knowledge · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Let me almost fix that for you :).
    Counterargument:
    1. Iraq had no nukes AND OIL. The (G1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 Nth economic clubs) which the US is one of claimed they did, and then used that as an excuse to blow them to smithereens. This got a lot of Tax money moving around the system. War does pay well and it only kills poor people.

    2. North Korea has nukes; but not as much oil, as well as a military much weaker than Iraq did. The US has generally rattled sabers but left them alone. When oil starts running ooohhhhh it's on baby.

  22. Re:reality vs expectation on Google To Allow Location Service Opt-out · · Score: 1

    Are you even reading this? I never said anything about your understanding of radio waves. You said " that's why he said broadcast instead of propagate". But the post did say propagate.
    [quote (#38060134)] They do? I don't think so.

    People understand that signals propagate over distances. The tune in their FM radio or broadcast TV or make a cell phone call. They perfectly well know that their ESSID is broadcast beyond their house.[/quote]

    My point is, the "Layperson" would not understand "propagate over distances" - They only understand crap such as next week they are going to pick winner of next weeks X celebrate factor on ice in a TV show. I don't think I'll bother with this any more.

  23. Re:reality vs expectation on Google To Allow Location Service Opt-out · · Score: 1

    Go about 10 words before the word "broadcast" and re read. Look for the words "propagate", "over" and "distances" in AC (#38060134). Were you too shocked that phones use radio waves!?!?

  24. Re:reality vs expectation on Google To Allow Location Service Opt-out · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I think people would be shocked that wifi and mobile phones use radio waves. I think they expect it to be "digital". If you said "propagate over distances" you'll have lost them at propagate.

  25. Re:Cue Kurzweil... on Intel's 4004 Microprocessor Turns 40 · · Score: 1

    Feel sorry for all the 50 and below people on this site.