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  1. Re:Evil UI on A Cognitive Teardown of Angry Birds · · Score: 1

    I'd mod that flame bait from every London commuter. Lucky to get in the train never mind a seat!

  2. Evil UI on A Cognitive Teardown of Angry Birds · · Score: 1

    Although I played it for a while, it always seemed to me like an impeded game of tanks. Not being able to enter an angle and power just became frustrating. My fat finger wasn't an accurate way to control avian ordnance whilst stood on a packed train so I gave up. I'd say i got some of my "life" back; but that isn't possible when commuting to and from work.

  3. Re:Kids on Anonymous Hacks Finland · · Score: 0

    Sounds like a pain the arse.

  4. Re:OK, but on Gecko-Inspired Tape Can Be Reused Thousands of Times · · Score: 1

    by using a bigger bit of tape?!?!

  5. Re:Ugh... on The CIA's Social Mining Department · · Score: 1

    I think they may be smarter then you think. #blowupanairplane might make it a bit too easy find.

  6. Just ask Nelson Mandela how he got on. on Simulated Mars Mission 'Returns' After 520 Days · · Score: 1

    There are rather a few people who have been locked up for years longer and in worse conditions. They didn't know if any given day, was their last day either. Evidence on how people suffer when well outside an expected comfort zone must be well known. Ask a bomb disposal expert how they cope with knowing there is a higher than average chance of being killed at work. I bet polar scientists know a thing or two about remote working conditions and being cut off too.
    But if you want a great example of how bat shit mental you go under stress watch any at sea Ellen MacArthur video diary. Nothing more fun that watching a a solo long-distance yachtswoman who doesn't like being a -distance yachtswoman break down on camera. High endurance levels over 71 days got to her rather quickly.
    What's my point. erm you got me there.

  7. Re:Protyping is the only thing they are good for. on 3D Printed Bone Models Cut Cost of Surgery Operations · · Score: 3, Insightful

    That's just not going to happen.

    People want to be able to print objects. There is a want and a need. To say it isn't going to happen in the next X years is daft.
    They just need to change the ink. I'm looking forward to have a Graphene printer on my desk in the next 20years.

  8. Re:HA! on Highly Efficient Oxygen Catalyst Found · · Score: 1

    If money doesn't work for you? You're out of luck.

  9. Re:Looks like it was... on Highly Efficient Oxygen Catalyst Found · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I am familiar with the site .. yes.

  10. Conversion job on Making a Learning Thermostat · · Score: 1

    I like that the US still uses Fahrenheit. If gives me great pleasure to type "105 f in c" in to Google to get the conversion.
    I don't mind if you don't get that. U F in C.

  11. Re:Why? on Apple's Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) Now Open Source · · Score: 1

    I don't see why not. They are not interested in music, film, software or rights.

  12. Re:So BT eats the cost? on BT Ordered To Block Usenet Binaries Index · · Score: 1

    Just to pitch in let, me pick the above part and let someone do the same to this text below
    Same exact movie? No. Different atoms used. :) So both car and digital file are recreations. Of course you can argue about different scales of accuracy. When does a thing become a copy of a thing? no idea
    The bit that got me was having to put a ton of effort in to copy a car. It took a ton of effort to make the the digital internet. Understanding the the electric need to run the thing goes back to 600 BC. http://www.magnet.fsu.edu/education/tutorials/timeline/600bc-1599.html So being able to copy a file took ages! A good watch of the history is on the bbc http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00kjq6d.

    Also, there is ton of unseen effort to keep the power and net running. It's going on right this second.
    If you give 3D printers 2000 years to mature. I'm sure we'll be able to print cars. Will it be a copy right issue when I print myself a Ferrari? I've not taken a Ferrari from anyone; but I'll have one. I'll have downloaded a file from the internet and printed it. Very easy. I'd have bough all the right car making "ink" and paper so nothing is stolen. I'd not paid to 300k rights to have the file and I'll be 2000+ years old which is very impressive. / No point to any of the above really.

  13. Re:Dah indeed on US Funds Aggressive Tech To Cut Solar Power Costs · · Score: 0

    Yes he did. To defenderise you from the axis of Evil. A costimation was planed and the plan was shown. You know with God. The axis of Evil will need to be spent on. And we will spend our time to defeet those that threaten us.

    defeet :) to remove a persons feet.

  14. Re:They need NASA's help on US Funds Aggressive Tech To Cut Solar Power Costs · · Score: 1

    At what cost point per oil barrel does this become worth it? You'll need to walk to the lunch pad by that point I guess. The cost to drive will be "excessive".

  15. Re:Something disrupt the term "disruptive", please on US Funds Aggressive Tech To Cut Solar Power Costs · · Score: 1

    mod of +1 ARGHHH. You need to be stopped.

  16. Re:So BT eats the cost? on BT Ordered To Block Usenet Binaries Index · · Score: 1

    Ohhh get her!

  17. Re:Block access to highways on BT Ordered To Block Usenet Binaries Index · · Score: 1

    They newzbin needs to expand to the whole web and give a few options to filter.

  18. Re:So BT eats the cost? on BT Ordered To Block Usenet Binaries Index · · Score: 4, Insightful

    No. The book isn't a book. It's a list of books. It has not been taken. It is not even a copy. Well, are you making a copy of this by reading and clicking about.
    Ban Google please. That make lists of lists of lists.

  19. Re:What a surprise. on Fukushima's Fallout Worse Than Thought · · Score: 1

    ("Those cows are healthy!") and to give its workers and managers a reason not to fool around.

    I'm not too sure what you are saying there. Are they hiring?

  20. 100km or 62.14miles away. on Fukushima's Fallout Worse Than Thought · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm going to be 100km away from that plant next year with my whole family. If, over the course of the few weeks holiday I become your radioactive giant IT guy / overlord. I expect you all to welcome me.
    I'm not too sure what I'll do with all your base; but thems will belongs to us.
    I'll also use my power to right wrongs.

  21. Re:Good on New Version of PROTECT IP Bill May Target Legal Sites · · Score: 3

    I'd like to see what they do when Google use the "We only make a list of list" defence. Pirate bay will be looking with interest thinking - this will be good.

  22. Re:Wait a second.... on Wikileaks Suspends Publishing Of Cables Due To "Financial Blockade" · · Score: 1, Insightful

    A few points here.
    - One) Yes you're right. Why should they deal with him?!?!
    - Two) I'm worried that secret, evil, nefarious people are in control. If only we had a way to undermine them and make it a better world.
    - Three) Why are there no NON-secret, evil, nefarious people in power that he can turn to?

  23. Re:And who's gonna pay for that? on EU Debates Installing a Black Box On Your Computer · · Score: 1

    They'll outlaw you and list you as a peado for using linux. Try to get around the law will you!

  24. Re:Who gets credit.. on GLORIA To Give Amateur Astronomers Access To Robotic Telescopes · · Score: 1

    May find out that it's his real name and people on forums have been awful to the guy for years. Poor Mr dicks6969.

  25. Re:I'd like to bing that Megan Fox.. on Microsoft Patenting Celebrity-Shaped Bing'ing · · Score: 1

    Did you mean: "Toe thumbs?"