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  1. Re:Meanwhile all ISPs ditch unlimited usage on US Adoption of 10 Mbps+ Broadband Nearly Doubles In a Year · · Score: 1

    I wasn't aware of the change and used about 500GB. Sounds like a lot and my normal usage isn't that high, but sometimes it happens. Kids home from school, netflix, new computer and let steam re-download some games. Install some blizzard games which are huge and of course force you to act like a torrent while you are downloading unless you specifically disable it. Sometimes you just need more bandwidth and they dont exactly offer rollover gigs.

  2. Meanwhile all ISPs ditch unlimited usage on US Adoption of 10 Mbps+ Broadband Nearly Doubles In a Year · · Score: 2

    Well, nearly all. I got a surprise 100 dollar bill from ATT a few months ago for using more than my alloted 150gb. What good would 10Mbs do me?

  3. FTA: Its not that big a problem on US Missile Defense Staff Told To Stop Watching Porn · · Score: 1

    Read that actual article lol. "MDA has more than 8,000 employees, and less than a half-dozen were found to have accessed restricted sites or downloaded inappropriate materials" Not that bad a record IMO, 5 or fewer out of 8,000 employees.

  4. Where I come from... being called metro... on Microsoft Unveils Outlook.com, Hotmail's Successor · · Score: 1, Troll

    Where I come from when someone calls you metro, they mean metrosexual, which basically means you're a girly lesbian trapped in a mans body.

  5. I don't see the problem here. on Is There Still a Ray of Hope On Climate Change? · · Score: 1

    You say climate change, I say beach front property. No problem here.

  6. Retina Display Anyone? on Implant Gives Grayscale Vision To the Blind Using Lasers · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think I'll wait for the high res apple version with retina display ;) The resolution on these bad boys blows. (disclaimer, I hate apple but couldn't help myself).

  7. And he bought another apple... on When Art, Apple and the Secret Service Collide · · Score: 0

    At first when I started reading this, the most bothersome thing was he didnt seem aware of the greatest invention ever. Air conditioning. Later in the article I discovered he must also not be aware of PCs as he immediately ordered another Apple after Apple had the secret service barge into his house and steal all his apples.

  8. Do you just pin things to task bar? on Why Microsoft Killed the Windows Start Button · · Score: 1

    I sure as heck don't just pin everything to the task bar. That takes up room I need for open applications... Do you guys just pin things to the task bar? I've never seen ANYONE's computer with everything just pinned to the task bar.

  9. Re:How down-scalable is it? on Self-Sustaining Solar Reactor Creates Clean Hydrogen · · Score: 2

    I was going to say no way... then I remembered the videos on youtube of concrete, steel, etc... being melted with a window sized fresnel lens. So... maybe.

  10. BS, I've had an air bag hit my arms on You're Driving All Wrong, Says NHTSA · · Score: 1

    I had a head on at about 35. I saw it coming and had death grip on the wheel. The air bag did hit my arms, felt like they were slapped with a 2x4. Left bruises. However... they are still firmly attached to my body and at no point did I feel them trying to leave me lol. In fact, the force wasn't even enough to make me lose my grip or bend my elbows. It was just a slap, not a firm force.

  11. Not fair to those who can pick a proper vehicle on Rearview Car Cameras Likely Mandated By 2014 · · Score: 1

    I drive a single cab light pickup. It has almost zero blind spots and backing up is a breeze. Adding a camera to it would be superfluous. Same goes for the last car I own. It had lots of glass so you could actually see out of it all around. Vehicles with big blind spot problems are huge cars with tiny glass for aesthetic purposes and behemoth trucks / SUVs. Believe me, I know, I also drive loud motorcycle. You can tell the people with very poor situational awareness due to blind spots because they freak out when they first hear me near them. I can literally see them squirm around on the road as they are in there going "OMG Where is the motorcycle? Am I about to run it over?"

  12. Re:Why not stainless steel? on 83-Year-Old Woman Gets New 3D-Printed Titanium Jaw · · Score: 1

    The material price is probably a fraction of the total item cost. Might as well go with something very strong, light, and inert. Who knows, maybe it sinters better too.

  13. How does this even hurt them? on Anonymous Takes Down DOJ, RIAA, MPA and Universal Music · · Score: 1

    I fail to see how this would even bother those agencies. They don't make money from their web sites. They're nothing more than billboards. Have you ever been to the RIAA web page? what about the DOJ web page? They need to find a better way to hit them. I think graffiti on their buildings would bother them more.

  14. Re:What happened with the "with warrant only" sear on NYPD Developing Portable Body Scanner For Detecting Guns · · Score: 1

    I live in louisiana, it is illegal to carry a knife here. Period :( Everyone carries one, but the law on the book says no.

  15. Bad Race Fuel too on Is E85 Dead Now? · · Score: 1

    Its not good race fuel either since they tend to screw around with the blend throughout the year. Many race vehicles are either have a carb or closed circuit fuel injection, neither of which compensate for the seasonal changes.

  16. As a Motorcycle Commuter on Carmakers Prepare For Augmented Reality Driving · · Score: 1

    As a motorcycle commuter, this certainly ensures my death.

  17. I don't understand on An iPad Keyboard You Can Type On and Swipe Through · · Score: 2

    Did I miss the part where this is non-profit or a charity? Why are people donating money to someones business plan?

  18. Why did everyone else pay? on B&N Pummels Microsoft Patent Claims With Prior Art · · Score: 5, Interesting

    If it was this easy to beat them and the prior art was that apparent, why did everyone else bow down and pay to troll his toll?

  19. How much data? on CarrierIQ: Most Phones Ship With "Rootkit" · · Score: 1

    Soooo.... is data sent to them by this app exempt from your data cap and data usage rates? if not, perhaps someone can start a class action and make them bleed.

  20. Makes no difference on 3D Printed Bone Models Cut Cost of Surgery Operations · · Score: 1

    That just means the hospital will charge you 150,000 for the surgery instead of 152,000. Very little difference to the american consumer.

  21. Re:Not a car person, need help understanding... on Mazda Stops Production of the Last Rotary Engine Powered Car · · Score: 1

    Rotary engines have a triangle that wobbles instead of a piston that goes up and down. They deal with higher RPMs better and are generally able to make more horsepower for a given engine size and weight. The downside is they make poor compression. The solution for that is turbo charging. The poor mileage is directly related to the poor compression. With more work they probably could have surpassed piston engines for most purposes, but you can only sell people what they are willing to buy. With an investment as large as a vehicle, people like to play it safe so the rotary never caught on with the masses and never got a chance to develop.

  22. Archos 70 and 101?!?! on The (Mostly) Sad Fates of 32 First-Generation iPad Rivals · · Score: 1

    They only mentioned the previous weaker gen of the archos tablets. The new Archos 70 and 101 are completely different animals. Much better products. I love mine and have had it for quite a while now.

  23. The Real Danger Level on Wicked Lasers Introduces Handheld One-Watt Green Laser · · Score: 2

    Take it from someone who owns a 1500mw blue hand held laser. The only safe uses are pointing it out in to the night sky (After checking for planes) and using it alone in a room with goggles on. They aren't as instantly eye damaging as they are made out to be though, a lot of it is people playing up the danger to keep people safe. The side affect of them playing up the safety issues so much is people start to think of them as weapons, they are not. Not even close. Most people who play around with them without goggles though end up with slow vision degeneration, even if they screw around and get hit by reflections. Sure, a prolonged reflection will kill some rods and cones, but a momentary flash causes some degeneration. As far as being a weapon though, its about as effective as a long range flash bang, minus the bang, and with law suits following from the people who have dim spots, holes, or otherwise damaged vision. YES it is dangerous, no it is not a weapon that instantly takes someones sight. The most likely scenario is you cost them partial vision in one eye and get sued.

  24. Where is the viddeo on Build Your Own Camera, Launch It Like a Grenade · · Score: 1

    Ok so where is the video from inside the grenade?

  25. Wonder what OS they went with on Fake Apple Stores Mushrooming In China · · Score: 1

    Why does my iPhone have Windows Mobile 6.5 on it?