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  1. Scary on Amazon Launches 'Flex,' a Crowdsourced Delivery Service · · Score: 2
  2. Re:I wonder if they're going to use this as "proof on Obama Invites Texas Teen To White House After "Bomb" Clock Incident At School · · Score: -1, Troll

    Freerepublic, redstate and other wingnut sites have been really quiet on this one. There's still !!BENGHAZI!! to talk about after all.

  3. We made one, $850 on The Lessons Learned From Emergency Robot Deployments · · Score: 1

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?... Robotic stretcher built for the Mars Society. It's portable. Email me for info.

  4. Easy on UK Labour Party's Support For Homeopathy Grows · · Score: 1

    Greatly dilute the homeopathy funding. It will be more potent that way.

  5. Moon orbit - why? on India Mulls Using Nuclear Power For Its Chandrayaan-2 Mission To the Moon · · Score: 3, Interesting

    We're still at 1AU or thereabouts, isn't it better to use solar panels and save the non-renewable Pu for past-Mars-orbit missions where solar panels won't work?

  6. I must be old on Neural Network Chess Computer Abandons Brute Force For "Human" Approach · · Score: 1

    I'm old enough to remember when the MCP could only play chess!

  7. I have a 20 year old laser printer (it still has a centronics connector) that I use to print shipping labels. Haven't printed anything in color in years.

  8. Re:The problem is actual recovery on Proposed MAC Sniffing Dongle Intended To Help Recover Stolen Electronics · · Score: 1

    That's clever, thanks for the suggestion!

  9. The problem is actual recovery on Proposed MAC Sniffing Dongle Intended To Help Recover Stolen Electronics · · Score: 4, Informative

    I've used find-my-phone type things a few times... the police don't care even if you can literally give them the thief's address. Every time it has been up to me and/or friends to enforce property rights, not the police.

  10. Can someone post a fix? on Windows Telemetry Rolls Out · · Score: 1

    Can someone post a fix? I'm more into the embedded side of things so while I have half an idea, I wouldn't know if it worked or not.

  11. Re:Pointless propaganda exercise on F-35 To Face Off Against A-10 In CAS Test · · Score: 4, Interesting

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... A really interesting story there. It got to the point where the Red Team commander (a retired general) quit the exercise to avoid putting the simulation guys in the situation where they'd get conflicting orders.

  12. Re:Little ol' lady from Pasadena on F-35 To Face Off Against A-10 In CAS Test · · Score: 1

    http://www.ien.com/uploadedIma... Especially if it's this guy

  13. Re:pros and cons on F-35 To Face Off Against A-10 In CAS Test · · Score: 2

    Jack of all trades, master of none is a great idea in war... if it's cheap and easy to build, and you can just spam it. The F-35 ain't and you can't.

  14. They're using my stuff! on In Hawaii, a 6-Person Crew Begins a Year-Long Mars Isolation Experiment · · Score: 1

    They're using my 3d printer / laser cutter combo tool. Yay!

  15. never. on When Should Cops Be Allowed To Take Control of Self-Driving Cars? · · Score: 1

    never. next question?

  16. Still running it on two boxes on Windows 95 Turns 20 · · Score: 1

    because we have some CNC machine software that needs to live in DOS with a non-USB parallel port, and so there's a Windows 95 install that spends most of its time in DOS mode. The GUI gets fired up when moving files around on the LAN. Hey, it's clunky, but it works and it's a tossup between this and replacing half the CNC controller, which is a lot more expensive than trolling for ancient laptops on ebay.

  17. I made one, do you have a use for it? on Interviews: Ask Dr. Tarek Loubani About Creating Ultra-Low Cost Medical Devices · · Score: 1

    We're working on getting smartphones to detect bone fractures. Who do I give this to? https://www.youtube.com/watch?... very preliminary

  18. Re:I'm not fooled on Buzz Aldrin Publishes Moon Expenses Form · · Score: 4, Informative

    Buzz Aldrin was duly charged. The proceedings essentially lasted as long as the video, since it's obvious that he was provoked.

  19. I built one for the Mars Society on NASA's Drone For Other Worlds · · Score: 1

    I built one for the Mars Society, how do I give them one? http://www.robots-everywhere.c...

  20. Re:Your post doesn't conform to their prejudice on Man Arrested After Charging iPhone On London Overground Train · · Score: 1

    Just use the sockets from a different country. They can be bougt in bulk, with adapters, and you can trust that the average train passenger won't have or won't be arsed to figure out what country it is and buy an adapter.

  21. Re:Can I bring my guns?? on Rich and American? Australia Wants You · · Score: 1

    I think it's because they want you go buy bigger guns. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  22. WHO RULES BARTERTOWN? on Rich and American? Australia Wants You · · Score: 1

    Canada has something like this for a $120k investment, for the record.

  23. Re:It only works without humans on A 'Star Trek' Economic System May Be Closer Than You Think · · Score: 1

    The new BSG was the best thing I've seen so far as far as space battles go. Hopefully the actual use of physics will catch on.

  24. Dealing with trolls on Ask Slashdot: How Should Devs Deal With Trademark Trolls? · · Score: 1

    Trolls regenerate. Use fire or acid once you get them below 0 HP.

  25. Re:Doesn't matter on Pirate Bay Founders Acquitted In Belgium · · Score: 1