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  1. do they know basic physics? on NASA To 'Lasso' a Comet To Hitchhike Across the Solar System · · Score: 1

    Here's why this is the stupidest plan ever. To land on a giant space rock going 100 miles per second or whatever, you have to come up along side it at 100 miles per second then land on it. That means the spacecraft had the ability to reach 100 miles per second anyway and didn't need the giant rock. There is also no wind resistance or drag in space. So if you can get the spacecraft to that speed anyway, why do you need the rock?

  2. oh no, now everyone is safe on UK Health Clinic Accidentally Publishes HIV Status of 800 Patients · · Score: 1

    Now everyone knows whose fluids to avoid. How terrible! They should have to tattoo is on their heads if they're found positive. That would stop AIDS in one generation.

  3. very impressive on Google Changes Logo · · Score: 1

    It looks like they basically changed it to Arial and rendered the left edge of the L incorrectly. Great job! This is almost as good as that idiotic name they choose for their company restructuring.

  4. what even is that? on Unearthed E.T. Atari Game Cartridges Score $108K At Auction · · Score: 0

    "Atari: Game Over, which is available for free through the Microsoft Store."
    I don't even know what the MS store is. Is that some Win8 App thing? Seriously I've never heard that MS had a store. Anyway, watch it on Netflix.

  5. Re:Mission accomplished on How Close Are We, Really, To Nuclear Fusion? · · Score: 1

    The sun moves around in the sky and is only available half the day.

  6. the real question on How Close Are We, Really, To Nuclear Fusion? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Can any of the three methods fuse practically any matter like a Mr Fusion? Or do they all take ultra-pure atom mixes or tritium or something else ridiculously hard to get?

  7. Re:Have you ever been to a grocery store? on Life With the Dash Button: Good Design For Amazon, Bad For Everyone Else · · Score: 1

    Yeah, because installing a refrigerated section in the middle of the store, away from the delivery docks is such better design.

  8. another vaccine on Is a Universal Flu Vaccine On the Horizon? · · Score: 1

    I've been using the already existing one with a 75% success rate over 4 years. It's called wash your damn hands and don't touch your nose while in public.

  9. does she really think she can win? on Judge Orders State Dept, FBI To Expand Clinton Email Server Probe · · Score: 1

    I cannot believe that an intelligent, average human being would think they can still run and win in the 2016 election under those circumstances. There's something wrong with her head. Clinton for prison 2016.

  10. Oops on Apple Launches Free iPhone 6 Plus Camera Replacement Program · · Score: 1

    I bet they're very happy with their decision to make Apple products impossible to disassemble and make all the parts practically impossible to replace. It reminds me of Sony and Samsung laptops. They're like "let's build it really obscure like no other laptops on the world! OH CRAP we have to service some of these under warranty!"

  11. I have an idea. How about instead of lying about it and covering it up, they perhaps STOP PUTTING LEAD IN THEIR PRODUCT. It's not hard to remove ultra dense metals from your product before it gets packaged. What the hell are they thinking?

  12. Stupid people on Ecuador Declares State of Emergency Over Volcano · · Score: 1

    I didn't think people were stupid enough to still live next to volcanoes after thousands of years of reasons not to but then there's Ecuador.

  13. wait, what? on 'Privacy Visor' Can Fool Face-Recognition Cameras · · Score: 2, Funny

    How about they just look for the one wearing the gigantic white freaky sunglasses? I'd say just wear a ski mask. It's slightly less conspicuous than those glasses.

  14. at my office on Researchers: The Thermostat In Your Office May Be Sexist · · Score: 1

    At my former office we called the secretaries (all female) the lizard people. They liked it around 75-80 and brought their own heaters in.

  15. grandstanding political BS nonsense on Obama Unveils Major Climate Change Proposal · · Score: 1

    Methane is 1000x as disruptive as CO2 and we have more cows than power plants plus there are working prototypes of methane electrical generators in cow barns.

  16. We need to give them all....Windows 10! The most dangerous thing ever to happen to computers.

  17. my experience on Ask Slashdot: Can You Disable Windows 10's Privacy-Invading Features? · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Here's the short version. On the starting screens I turned off all but one of the "features" after hitting custom. It still is nagging me constantly about the cloud and smart screen.

  18. Re:Passed data with a ton of noise? on $340 Audiophile Ethernet Cable Tested · · Score: 1

    I was thinking the same thing. Invalid data is not accepted at the recipient with any protocol that uses Ethernet that I've ever heard of.

  19. great idea on Google Straps Aclima Sensors To Street View Cars To Map Air Pollution · · Score: 2

    In China, you can improve the report by smoking a cigarette 1 foot away from the sensor.

  20. What? on Japanese Scientists Fire the Most Powerful Laser On the Planet · · Score: 1

    Why would they need a laser to do this? It's like 3000 watt-seconds. That means the total dissipated energy used for, for example cutting a piece of metal, would be measured in energy used over time. In other words, that laser wouldn't cut a damn thing.

  21. Re:stupid article on A Naysayer's Take On Windows 10: Potential Privacy Mess, and Worse · · Score: 1

    I used a stock install of 7 on my own laptop which runs basically Firefox and that is it for custom software. I used it for about a month. When I click the Reserve button in Windows update, not one thing happens. Seriously, NOTHING happens. I even gave the i5 and 6GB of RAM and SSD 10 minutes and NOTHING happened. So that's how my "upgrade experience" went so far.

  22. stupid article on A Naysayer's Take On Windows 10: Potential Privacy Mess, and Worse · · Score: 2, Informative

    What a crappy choice for an article. It's a bunch of Google shill crap followed by generalizations and no specifics about actual issues users are specifically facing. I'm fairly certain you can opt out of a lot of the stuff he's complaining about.

  23. Re:Well, sure, but... on Genetically Modified Rice Makes More Food, Less Greenhouse Gas · · Score: 4, Informative

    Growth allocation gene modifications typically don't change any proteins actually inside of the plant so it should taste exactly the same. It just grows more of the same thing, not alters it to use an easier to produce molecule so there naturally is more but then it's chemically different (in most cases).

  24. What elevation do you own? on Kentucky Man Arrested After Shooting Down Drone · · Score: 1

    I don't recall what elevation your property is considered to be up to but I think it's like 200 feet or something. Or some level above your roof or...I forget. Either way, I support it shooting it down regardless.

  25. Re: Worst of both worlds on Winklevoss Twins Get Closer To Launching Their Bitcoin Exchange · · Score: 1

    Wow, I can't believe that comment was posted from all the way back in 2011. Seriously, Newegg takes bitcoins without a 3rd party and they're the 2nd largest online retailer in the US.