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  1. That depends. Is your car a Toyota? on Sun Not a Significant Driver of Climate Change · · Score: 2

    It would affect the probabilities slightly.

  2. You underestimate us: we have already won on After 22 Years, Walt Mossberg Writes Final WSJ Column · · Score: 1

    Against our magnetic monopole weapons, there can be no defense.

  3. Its not on the list: The thumbdrive on After 22 Years, Walt Mossberg Writes Final WSJ Column · · Score: 5, Funny

    So ubiquitous people forget we have them. And where we left them :)

  4. You are wrong about that unfortunately. on US Spying Costs Boeing Military Jet Deal With Brazil · · Score: 1

    They always have friends. And an armada of satellite wannabe bullies.

  5. And how would the virus spread? on NSA Says It Foiled Plot To Destroy US Economy Through Malware · · Score: 2

    Maybe it could use one of the backdoors or zero-day exploits that NSA keeps under its belt. They don't tell computer manufacturers about those threats because they want to use them themselves. Yeah, you guys are real heroes.

  6. I second this. But xbox has really good clients on Playstation 4 Vs Xbox One: Which Shares Better? · · Score: 1

    I really agree that Xbox360 should not charge for using streaming clients. Unfortunately, they seem to be the best clients for those services. Less skipping and lagging. Maybe its more memory to play with or a faster processor, but I prefer to watch on 360. And I dont want to prefer that because I dont want to pay again. And again. And again. Forever. Its intolerable! I need to figure out how much money a used 360 will bring. Maybe a roku3 will be just as good and I can put the money to that. I only have to pay them once.

  7. Re:If the material is mobilized in dust, on Thieves Who Stole Cobalt-60 Will Soon Be Dead · · Score: 1

    Ok, thanks for your reply.

  8. If the material is mobilized in dust, on Thieves Who Stole Cobalt-60 Will Soon Be Dead · · Score: 4, Insightful

    doesnt the danger remain? The total rads you get is not as important is not as important as how you get those rads. If you inhale a particle, your body cannot dispel it and it will mutate your genes and kill you with cancer. Even minimal radiation, if constantly directed at you by an internalized particle will still kill you.

  9. I third the motion if there is such a thing on Mathematical Model of Zombie Epidemics Reveals Two Types of Living-Dead Strains · · Score: 1

    Zombie movies are written by screenwriters that hate writing dialog or developing characters. Kinda hard to have zombie dialog.
    "Hey, how's it going?" / "Brains"
    "Oh, I see, and your familiy?" / "Brains!" (more emphasis)
    "Been a pretty tough year huh?" / "Brains!!! (scream)
    "Yeah, I am right there with ya pal"

  10. Re:Someone is saying Black Friday was up 20%?? on Over 20% of Online Black Friday Sales Came From Mobile Devices · · Score: 1

    I think that is wrong. While leverage does equal inflation to some degree, it does apply force that drives work to continue to meet debt obligations. The QE has replaced that form of inflation with a much worse kind of inflation. It turns the economy into a game of who can hold their breath the longest. Everybody loses and its a stupid game to begin with. And more people going into debt does not necessarily mean that more people are spending beyond their means and living lavishly. It means that people are out of work and the economy is spiraling the drain. The result will be strikes, riots, and false charges of terrorism in an attempt to control the situation. I think its going to be very very bad and it really didn't have to go the way its going to go.

  11. Someone is saying Black Friday was up 20%?? on Over 20% of Online Black Friday Sales Came From Mobile Devices · · Score: 1

    I really really doubt that. More likely it was down about 20% in un-inflated dollars.

  12. And if you carried it in your hand on Driver Arrested In Ohio For Secret Car Compartment Full of Nothing · · Score: 1

    you would be arrested for brandishing the weapon, right?

  13. Why not build them on the beds of rivers on Company Wants To Put Power Plants In the Sky · · Score: 2

    Instead of a dam, and all the expense. Why not have an underwater windmill? In fact, you could mount it on a platform that could be raised and lowered for servicing the unit. The cables that keep it from washing away also protect/carry the conductors for the electricity.
    If the unit is deep enough, barge traffic could go right over the top.

  14. Are we going to send our children to spy camp? on Vint Cerf Thinks Privacy May Be an Anomaly · · Score: 1

    I mean, if we want to protect kids from these intrusions, should we send them summer camp for spies? Establishing False identities the first week. Using proxies and establishing a list of nearby open wifi routers the second week. Is the perfect Christmas gift for your kids now a burn phone with a scrambler?
    Remember son, never use the same route back home twice in a week; vary your patterns!

  15. Then turn it off while charging on Not All USB Power Is Created Equal · · Score: 1

    You probably arent using it then anyway.

  16. It seems odd you never hear of a lawyer getting on Texas Drivers Stopped At Roadblock, Asked For Saliva, Blood · · Score: 3, Interesting

    stopped in these situations. What do they know their plates and let them pass? Or do they have a special sticker in their window?

  17. How would that help? on User Alleges LG TVs Phone Home With Your Viewing Habits · · Score: 1

    The first thing a tech at the store would do is hit 'agree', and then call me and tell me the set worked fine and to stop wasting his time.
    Since they cannot know who agreed or even what jurisdiction the agreement was made in, the entire process was meaningless. I just will not buy any more of their stuff. Or purchase it on behalf of any company I work for.

  18. And LG paralyzes your tv when it wants to. on User Alleges LG TVs Phone Home With Your Viewing Habits · · Score: 4, Interesting

    LG decided that it needed to update its user agreement and sent an update that paralyzed my TV. It would no long switch between inputs or do anything useful until I clicked their stupid agreement. They even supplied an email address for question about the process onscreen, but nobody ever responded.
    I was a good customer for them until that stunt.

  19. Is hearing transmissions actually feasible? on Why Not Fund SETI With a Lottery Bond? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    We use radio telescopes to listen for stars and other celestial objects. One would assume these produce massive rf emissions. Has anyone done the math and determined if the transmitters currently used on this planet could be heard in other solar systems? Would our equipment detect them if installed there? Are our transmissions able to overcome the radio interference that would be common out there? Is there even a point to SETI?
    Are we expecting alien races to use transmitters as powerful or more powerful than our own? And what subset of known space is actually a viable source at the power levels we use for communication?

  20. The connection fee they pay should cover that on Arizona Approves Grid-Connection Fees For Solar Rooftops · · Score: 2

    Every electric bill contains a fee to remain connected.

  21. Do they have a connection fee in Arizona? on Arizona Approves Grid-Connection Fees For Solar Rooftops · · Score: 2

    I have to pay 15 dollars a month, about half my bill right now, just to stay connected to the grid. So adding another massive dis-incentive for conservation really does seem unfair. You can never conserve your bill to zero.
    As more homes get built with solar pre-installed, I look forward to the time when entire subdivisions buy a "community battery" and never need fossil.

  22. How about it uses much more fuel on Why Letting Your Insurance Company Monitor How You Drive Can Be a Good Thing · · Score: 2

    Rapid acceleration wastes fuel.

  23. Currently, the payers are the websites on HTTP 2.0 May Be SSL-Only · · Score: 1

    They have an interest in -not- letting people know about security breaches. Also, there is probably momentum issues when changing a corporate website to another CA. But individual users are agile and they talk with one another. And they have no interest in being quiet. The users could abandon a security vendor quickly upon a breach. In fact, the security vendors would compete for customers on just how secure and dedicated they are to protecting their customers. The CAs are not competing for individual users at all.

  24. Agreed on HTTP 2.0 May Be SSL-Only · · Score: 1

    You are right. The two should remain separate, if for no other reason, then it will be easier to deprecate them individually if they screw up.

  25. I agree. The idea is broken from the get go on HTTP 2.0 May Be SSL-Only · · Score: 2

    (I the user) am the one who should be purchasing trust from a vendor. A vast network of obviously compromised cert vendors should not be in my browser. They don't work for me so why are they even mentioned in my browser? There should be just one: The one I have chosen to trust. The one I pay to trust and will go out of business if they ever break the trust of their customers.
    Frankly, I would prefer the trust vendor to be the same as the browser vendor. I am trusting them both, so I would rather they be the same thing.