Slashdot Mirror


User: Deflagro

Deflagro's activity in the archive.

Stories
0
Comments
276
First seen
Last seen
Profile
(view on slashdot.org)

Comments · 276

  1. Re:Would you want such a volunteer? on One-Way Ticket to Mars? · · Score: 1

    Well if that's the type of person they're looking for, they need to look through this site and they would have a full complement for a crew I'm sure.

    Who else is more alone, ready to give up their life and live in a barren environment (basement) until death.

    Can't believe nobody jumped on that one! ;)

  2. Re:charmed life on Looking for Quark-Gluon Plasma? · · Score: 1

    I've heard rumors of a weapon that turns oxygen into water instantly. I would guess, drop a bomb on a bunch of people and drown them where they stand.

    It was never tested or something because they were afraid it would fuse all the O2 into H20 and everyone would die.

    Though i'm sure it's just a rumor. (glancing at tinfoil hat on desk)

  3. Re:qu4k3??? w4r cr4f7???/ on Matrix-Style Brain Interface Closer To Reality · · Score: 1

    Also, i'm sure mods are looking at your sig. Promoting Anti-Slash usually gets a negative view. You know, free speech and all...oh wait...

    But yea, what the other guy said, just make a new account and start over. You can recover though i'm sure.

  4. Re:Air bags are safety hazards on Air Bag Blocks Spirit's Path · · Score: 1

    Not to mention the windows you have to go through to get out and possibly the dashboard and other things your limbs can hit on the way out. I didn't think people actually believed in things like this. It's idiotic. I'm shocked.

  5. Re:Who to send...how many to send... on Bush To Announce Manned Trip To Moon, Mars · · Score: 1

    Hear hear! I hate seeing all these statements, "the economy is growing faster than ever!" It's not growing, it's attempting to recover and needs to go up to do so. It's just so irritating. When you're at 100 and you go down to 0, if you go back up to 20, that's an amazing increase, but you're still down 80!

  6. Re:wireless? on Best Way To Manage Growing Console Clutter? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Lik sang apparently has a box that will allow you to use any kind of controller on the xbox. Magic Box It's not for everything, but it is interesting.

  7. Re:good,bad and the ugly on California Bans Front-Seat Computer Use · · Score: 1

    That's actually a good idea. Graduated licensing is kind of like that, but wholly ineffective. More for making money.

    I like the idea that you take a test and prove your ability, get the license you need, etc. Of course there will be costs involved and the penalties should be stiffer since you've proven you can do this, if you fail, you fail big.

    I hate things with class levels but this would make it a little more fair.

  8. Re:walking is also complex, get rid of walkmens on California Bans Front-Seat Computer Use · · Score: 1

    I don't want to flame or anything but that was a dumb argument.

    Driving is not something you learn from birth that gets burned into your brain becoming a virtual instinct. There is a difference. Say you glance down at your laptop for 2 seconds (at least) and the guy next to you decides to merge into your car. Wow, if you were paying attention you could have avoided that, amazing.

    Now if you are walking, this extremely complex thing, and reading at the same time and fail to see the staircase ahead and fall down, well then you should have paid attention.

    If your car had a HUD built into the windshield, then yea, go nuts. Then all you need to do is focus and unfocus. Mouse and controls built into the steering wheel....hrmmm. Patent office here I come :P

  9. Re:A Game Is Freedom of Speech on Grand Theft Auto Ban To Be Decided By Courts · · Score: 1

    I agree, that drives me nuts too. This is not a middle east country where if you say "Bush is teh sux" then you are a terrorist and disappear. It seems like it's getting to that point, only with the populace, not the government (yet).

    Opinions are just that, opinion. It's when it turns into a 35 page diatribe scrawled on some toilet paper that you have problems :)

  10. Re:Mental discipline on Best Way To Beat A Caffeine Addiction? · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry but it can still be overcome mentally. I've done the hard drugs, I've done it all. Never been addicted. Came close with Demerol but that stuff is way too strong. Believe me, if you're weak you will get addicted, I've never been addicted and I've smoked, drank, done all the bad stuff, minus injecting, that's just nasty. But I have known people on heroin and they dropped it with ease. There are others that had their lives ruined, but hey, what do I know.

  11. Re:Terrible. on Best Albums of 2003, Scientifically · · Score: 1

    You can do all of the above with Wumpscut. Granted Lycia was a BAD example but it's been a long day. I was just saying music shouldn't be about money, it should be about enjoyment.

    Btw, i'd like to see that speedster too, would be kinda scary.

  12. Re:Mental discipline on Best Way To Beat A Caffeine Addiction? · · Score: 1

    Finally someone who makes sense :)

    Addiction is all in the mind. I've never been addicted to anything and neither has my wife. If you are weak and get addicted, then don't do it. Suffer the pain of your ignorance and learn from it maybe. Cause and effect.

    Anyways, almost time to go home, yay!

  13. Re:Terrible. on Best Albums of 2003, Scientifically · · Score: 1

    I guess it is original. Granted it's not my style but at least it's not the same old rap style that's going around. I usually get into music becuase of the talent factor. Most bands nowadays just have a repeating beat while people talk or try to sing. Boring. I rescind my Outkast attack as they are different.

  14. Re:People really seem to care! on Australian Museum Exhibit Sports 3D Bees · · Score: 1

    Agreed, I'm in the US and i'll never get to see that exhibit. I could fly for 20 hours I suppose and pay thousands of dollars, but not likely.

    I guess pics wouldn't do it justice but dammit, I'm curious.

  15. Terrible. on Best Albums of 2003, Scientifically · · Score: 1, Troll

    There wasn't an artist on that list that i would pay a dollar to listen to. If the RIAA and the music industry expects to make money, they need to sign up bands that do something new.

    Instead we get these manufactured bands and their over-produced images. I miss my Wumpscut and Lycia.
    Who is listening to this stuff anyways? Outkast? I mean, come on!

  16. Re:FAA Traffic control system on Eight Biggest Tech Flops Ever · · Score: 1

    A government agency wasting money? No way! :P

    Sorry but it had to be said. That is an insane amount of money to "write-off". Who gets the bill you think? Sad stuff.

  17. Re:Um, like duh! on Eight Biggest Tech Flops Ever · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wish i had MOD points because i thought that was funny. Sad but true. A virus is more well-done than Windows. But then again, viruses are free :)

  18. People really seem to care! on Australian Museum Exhibit Sports 3D Bees · · Score: 3, Insightful

    With all the posts and interest i see, people really care about the topic! I can't say i've seen such a low amount of posts. I think it's intersesting. I wish the article had more pictures though. I hate when an article talks about stunning 3D displays, etc and no pics or drawings or any visuals. Anyhow, i'm at work and figured i'd say something.

  19. Re:final fantasy x-2 on Japanese Gamers, Retailers, Developers Sum Up 2003 · · Score: 1

    I actually agree, it's not that bad a game, just kinda...fluffy. I can do without Yuna singing and crap. I miss using the Aeons instead of just fighting them. The special spheres are neat but i dunno, FFX was much better. I've played every FF since FF1 (US version) and FF3 is still my fave. I want to see FFXII though, looks interesting.

  20. Re:you can overdose on water on Measuring Pollution In Humans · · Score: 1

    I know you were being funny, but you actually can OD on water. It's called hyponatraemia and it's not very common obviously.

  21. Re:I know on What To Get A Millionaire Gamer For Xmas? · · Score: 1

    I agree completely. If i won 50 million dollars, i would make my whole family rich, etc... If i quit working, i don't know what i would do. I would have to work, i can't spend 3 days out of work without going stir crazy. I just want to be comfortable, the rich always seem to end up with problems. Don't know, i just really liked your point of view, refreshing.

  22. Re:Oh, God... on Beagle II Successfully Separates · · Score: 1

    I was just going to comment on that same thing. The accent is nice if you're in Uptown London. But cross the Mersey, end up in Liverpool and then the headaches start :)
    Though to be honest, I love those undecipherable accents just the same.

    BTW I'm from Canada, little England.

  23. Re:I beg to differ... on 235,000 Fewer Programmers by 2015 · · Score: 1

    Just wait until Pkistan decides to nuke India and our next War Front destroys Mumbai or something. If that ever were to happen, then the US Economy would collapse. Yikes.

  24. Re:It's either... on Duke Nukem Forever Drifts To 2005? · · Score: 1

    All I have to say is they're going to be awful disappointed with their sales when(if) it is ever released. The only people buying will be the people that have been following this since they were kids and are curious enough to buy. Most will probably download a 'free' copy though I'm sure. I'm curious, but I wouldn't buy it. Just wonder what they can do with 12 million (!!) on a game. Heck, even a demo would be nice.

  25. Re:Wich is precisly why this guy looks at this gam on Banned Sims Online Chronicler Bites Back · · Score: 1

    Unless they're shooting other people on the freeway. Or unless the children are killing each other over clothing or name-calling. It's not survival, it's society. Our society is degrading and it's just a downward spiral. It is disturbing that fear of police is all that keeps that person from being a criminal. That's the problem with the world.