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  1. Re:Start with deceased astronauts... on Public To Vote On Names For Exoplanets · · Score: 1

    Of course cosmonauts.

  2. Apple and Samsung handheld designers... on Scientists Have Developed a Material So Dark That You Can't See It · · Score: 1

    and lawyers are likely on their way to the Newhaven lab as we speak.

  3. Start with deceased astronauts... on Public To Vote On Names For Exoplanets · · Score: 1

    after that, have at it.

  4. It'd killed them to get a video of a green laser.. on Scientists Have Developed a Material So Dark That You Can't See It · · Score: 1

    hitting this stuff?

  5. Prior art - Wile E. Coyote's portable holes. on Scientists Have Developed a Material So Dark That You Can't See It · · Score: 3, Funny

    Can't remember if he got them from Acme or not...

  6. Re:Wow. on Rocket Scientist Designs "Flare" Pot That Cooks Food 40% Faster · · Score: 3, Informative

    Jetboil is great for camping - not so great for everyday stovetop use - the exchanger is way too delicate and the insulation jacket is impractical for a set of pots and pans. MSR Reactor is similar (I prefer it - no jacket - if my MSR Rocket ever fails it'll be next), and I expect a lot of the benefit from both comes from a much better windscreen - and that includes the Jetboil accordion that helps channel the heat. The biggest issue with any camp stove that perches a pot above a burner is the relatively giant wind-whipped space between them. You learn to practice a delicate dance of non-flammable objects upwind of your stove - chef included - with most others. The trusty old suitcase Coleman stoves are still revered for having this built into the design, but for backpacking they're an albatross. Jetboils are also only for boiling water - cooking in them can cause the aluminum exchanger to fail, as they depend on the constant flow of heat into the water - this has been an issue with Jetboils, though predominantly with the Ti version.

  7. Submarines burst communications when they surface. on Arecibo Radio Telescope Confirms Extra-galactic Fast Radio Pulses · · Score: 1

    in order to get them done with little time for someone to detect them and intercept them.

  8. That's no moon... on Arecibo Radio Telescope Confirms Extra-galactic Fast Radio Pulses · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    ... it's a giant submarine http://www.navy.mil/navydata/c...

  9. Re:Government control of our lives... on Amazon Seeks US Exemption To Test Delivery Drones · · Score: 0

    "Which days were those?" Judging from his sig, probably any days between 7/21/1788 and 1/20/2009...

  10. Re:Thought Gene Shoemaker figured this out... on Study: Why the Moon's Far Side Looks So Different · · Score: 1

    I'd be more inclined to trust the article if they hadn't claimed the moon is 40 earth diameters away from the earth...

  11. Thought Gene Shoemaker figured this out... on Study: Why the Moon's Far Side Looks So Different · · Score: 0

    The moon's far side take the hit from lots more objects. That's why the far side looks like it does. This article explains why the near side looks different - i.e., has more distinct maria.

  12. Re:Today, I would never have learned programming on Normal Humans Effectively Excluded From Developing Software · · Score: 1

    Hypercard included the code, which, once you got anything significant done, you would likely either need to or want to tweak. As nice as Stagecast is for introducing kids to creating things, they never did the part where you see the code behind it. We used Hypercard for a good dozen years and got a lot of kids (in a STEM school setting) hooked on being able to make things. Same thing happened with LOGO ten years earlier. MYST and Voyager Expanded Books were both built from HyperCard - so yes, it could make useful commercial things.

  13. Re:Dang. What's next, Encarta? on Microsoft Kills Off MapPoint and Streets and Trips In Favor of Bing Maps · · Score: 2

    Still use "Dinosaurs". Kids make "life size" dinos or parts by using those diagrams with the scale human and blow them up on a projector to trace on huge art paper and paint / color / decorate. Tough finding a fridge big enough to put them on at home with the rest of the classroom art.

  14. Dang. What's next, Encarta? on Microsoft Kills Off MapPoint and Streets and Trips In Favor of Bing Maps · · Score: 2

    Oh. Wait.

  15. Outsource this to Bezos... on ESA Shows Off Quadcopter Landing Concept For Mars Rovers · · Score: 1

    tell him he can have a 50 year exclusive getting DVDs and geegaws to martian settlers.

  16. We get these on a regular basis. on Cybercrooks May Have Stolen Billions Using Brazilian "Boletos" · · Score: 1

    Usually for catalog listings, listing maintenance, annual service charges, restocking fee, etc. with a magic number that is below what some business managers can pay without escalating a charge to the front office. Paper-based phishing.

  17. I thought they were made up by drug lords to scare on Cybercrooks May Have Stolen Billions Using Brazilian "Boletos" · · Score: 1
  18. Re:Legendary nerd? on Disappointed Woz Sells His "Worthless" Galaxy Gear Watch · · Score: 2

    He wrote Apple Integer BASIC in 6502 machine code with no prior experience. Designed the Disk ][ (I still have working ones - these suckers were/are robust!) with trivial prior experience. Convinced Jobs to put all those pesky expansion slots in the Apple ][.

  19. e-watches are just a way on Disappointed Woz Sells His "Worthless" Galaxy Gear Watch · · Score: 1

    of keeping you in that company's ecosystem every time you look at your watch.

  20. It's no match on 'Vampire' Squirrel Has World's Fluffiest Tail · · Score: 1

    for the San Acitos Dirt Shrew.

  21. Outrage MadLibs on In 2012, Facebook Altered Content To Tweak Readers' Emotions · · Score: 1

    In ___a year___, ___a company___ Altered Content To Tweak Readers' Emotions Welcome to the dark, twisted, conspiracy-laden world of marketing.

  22. Amazing what you can do on Tom's Hardware: Microsoft Smartband Coming In October With 11 Sensors · · Score: 1, Funny

    with 1M unsold Zunes and a pipe bender.

  23. Kanojia has some work to do on Bye Bye Aereo, For Now · · Score: 1

    Got a second customer letter this morning - he's framing it as this is against progress *qua* progress. That sort of approach won't work - he needs to find whatever business model will work with what they want to accomplish.

  24. NGSS is next... on Is K-12 CS Education the Next Common Core? · · Score: 1

    ... seeing as science is requires in public K-12 education. It does importantly incorporate technology and math into science standards, and CS will be strengthened by that. So CS won't be "next" standards set but there's the potential for mandating it.

  25. Well at least they didn't call themselves the on New Chemical Process Could Make Ammonia a Practical Car Fuel · · Score: 1

    Science and Technology Facilities Union...