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  1. Re:faster-than-light propagation of non-informatio on The Fastest Camera Ever Made Captures 100 Billion Frames Per Second · · Score: 1

    There are two things we need to consider here: First: The transmission of information from earth to the moon. This is possible. But that information travels at the speed of light so it's ok. Second: The transmission of information along the dots trajectory. If you move the laser point from one crater to the next, there has been no information transfer from the first crater to the next crater. Since the dot has moved faster than light from the first crater to the second crater, BUT has not transfered information from the first crater to the second, this is ok too.

  2. Re:First pwned! on NSA Releases Secret Pre-History of Computers · · Score: 1

    I, for one, welcome our new NSA rootkits.

  3. Re:Pay no attention on NSA Releases Secret Pre-History of Computers · · Score: 1

    they are now reporting that there is no record of a US citizen with that name

    At the risk of feeding a troll, being wooshed, or having the black helicopters come find me, I have some middle school yearbooks which say otherwise.

    *woosh*

    If the media really is reporting that Edward Snowden is a made up person, please, provide a citation.

    I blame some sort of PRISM intercept for that *woosh* ending up in the wrong place.

    Ah, the good ol' woosh-in-the-middle attack!

  4. Re:Bubble on Bitfloor Indefinitely Suspends Bitcoin Trading · · Score: 1
  5. Re:Like most overgeneralizations... on You Can Navigate Between Any Two Websites In 19 Clicks Or Fewer · · Score: 2

    The rules state nothing about *outbound* links.

  6. Use them or lose them on The Patents That Threaten 3-D Printing · · Score: 1

    Patents should work like trademarks: Use them or lose them. These sneak attacks long after the fact suck.

  7. Re:News Corp making a play for Rovio? on Fox News Ties 'Flame' Malware To Angry Birds · · Score: 2

    "Killer Physics: Gyroscopic Effect Tied to All Motorcycle Fatalities!" this is like saying that angry birds is related to LUA. We should instead focus on other products that also use the gyroscopic effect. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyroscope#Modern_uses "iPhone 4 tied to motorcycle fatalities"

  8. Spying on Using Apps To 'Soft Control' People's Movements · · Score: 1

    Is this the future of intelligence gathering? Instead of collecting it yourself, dispatch the minions!

  9. Re:WTF on Online Learning Becomes Court-Ordered Community Service · · Score: 1

    So many horrible ac-trolls... Feel for you

  10. Re:Doomed on New Programming Languages Come From Designers · · Score: 4, Insightful

    4. IDEs and tools

    Does it have a wysiwyg gui designer?
    Can I hotswap code during debugging?
    Refactoring?
    Can I get documentation on a function just by hovering my mouse over it?
    Are there automated bug finders?

  11. We need Open Source search on Copyright Industry Calls For Broad Search Engine Controls · · Score: 2

    This is why we need an Open Source, distributed search engine.

  12. Re:*slow clap* on Anonymous Takes Down DOJ, RIAA, MPA and Universal Music · · Score: 1

    Mod parent up

  13. Re:Statistics on Why Fuel Efficiency Advances Haven't Translated To Better Gas Mileage · · Score: 1

    I expect the invisible hand to invest in the infrastructure necessary to prevent this. It's going to happen any minute now, I'm positive.

  14. Re:Author Misidentifies Core Problems with SOPA on Why Politicians Should Never Make Laws About Technology · · Score: 1

    Another problem that should be identified is that the people understanding technology are libertarian aspies unwilling to compromise. "No we have to have absolute freedom, we can never give up _anything_. Fuck you we'll move our servers to Sealand nenene try to stop me trololol".

    By taking this immature all-or-nothing stance, we are rapidly approaching the latter.

    Don't take this the wrong way, I'm all for EFF et al's campaigning. It is just that we, as a group have way to few vocal moderates.

  15. Re:Life Adapts on Is the Earth Special? · · Score: 1

    That might depend on your reference frame

  16. Re:Pffft. on Why We Need More Programming Languages · · Score: 1

    On a related note, wouldn't a "pure" keyword for functions be sweet?

  17. Re:Talk about missing the point. on Why We Need More Programming Languages · · Score: 1

    Put my thoughts into words.

  18. You must admit that launching their own game is better than trying to censor other games, on so many levels. Plus the game is actually kinda cool

  19. Re:Use eye tracking masks and choice of smoke/gas? on Mixed-Reality 3D Volumetric Projector · · Score: 1

    What about a phosphorescent gas? That way there would be no glare.

  20. Re:THAT'S the big question? on Who 'Owns' the Google Driverless Car IP? · · Score: 1

    Sci-fi authors? Their readers? Nerds in general?

  21. Presets please on Making a Learning Thermostat · · Score: 1

    I just want a thermostat that can simulate tropical dawns. Combining this with automatically dimmed lights, mmmmm

  22. Re:If only big government had stayed off their bac on Fukushima's Fallout Worse Than Thought · · Score: 1

    So from a self interested agents perspective you want everything to fail at once or not at all. Sounds like task for Martingale!

  23. Re:Hmm on Bug Opens Chrome to Easy Remote Code Execution · · Score: 1

    "It's not a bug, it's a feature! This will make users think twice about changing their search engine preference"

  24. Re:There are two aspect of the problem on Tipping Point For Open Access CS Research? · · Score: 1

    You, it is the smart move. Since the return for publishing in a high prestige journal is so great, it is unreasonable to ask people not to publish there. Asking people not to review for them is something that wont hurt the individual who practices that behavior. "When you submit a paper you consume reviewer time from peers. You have to give that time back to the community by reviewing papers." Or else? The journal fails? I think this is exactly what is intended...

  25. Battery on Does Italian Demo Show Cold Fusion, or Snake Oil? · · Score: 1

    It seems reasonable to assume these two things: Nyteknik are right about this producing more energy than would be expected if reactions were chemical The whole thing is a scam. Did this guy just invent the revolutionary battery that will popularize electric cars?