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  1. Re:This is what the FCC is for on Nextel and FCC Swap Bandwidth · · Score: 1

    Problem is they paid bad spectrum prices for bad spectrum, abused it, then said, ok we'll swap for good spectrum if you'd like us to stop abusing.

    They need to pay up the difference in value for this to be fair to the public.

  2. Re:This is what the FCC is for on Nextel and FCC Swap Bandwidth · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Seems like revoking the interfering license and auctioning the new spectrum would be the public best interest.

  3. Re:Algorithms on "Evolved" Caches Could Speed the Net · · Score: 2

    Sometimes increasing the cache size without adjusting the algorithm reduces performance.

  4. Re:Atmosphere? on Hubble Discovers a Hundred New Planets · · Score: 1

    Some of them are not detected by wobble, but by brightning/darkening of the image (planet passes between us and star, stars apparent brightness decreases).

    If your imaging is refined enough, and you know specific wavelengths of light that are lost in the dimming, you can conclude the atmosphere of the thing which absorbed some of the light.

  5. Re:More like... on Hubble Discovers a Hundred New Planets · · Score: 1

    It's in space. Everyone knows space is empty. Hence no dust to get on the lens.

  6. Re:Fox News' stellar unbiased reporting on Supreme Court Rules Against Anti-Porn Law · · Score: 1

    No, they are overly biased. The US is not pure evil, but the BBC reporting might make you think so.

    Balance reporting would indicate that the US is doing some good things, some bad. The BBC seems to be all bad all the time, and not only bad, but implying motivation by evil, as opposed to just unlucky, misguided, or misinformed.

  7. Re:fascinating on Forward This Article And Get Paid $203.15 · · Score: 1

    You got me, I left out the ;-)

  8. fascinating on Forward This Article And Get Paid $203.15 · · Score: 1

    I remember when I first received a copy of this email from my friend back in 96. I thought it was hilarious. I always wondered who came up with it.
    It's pretty neat they were able to back track it after all this time.

  9. Re:Victory of SCIENCE over ECOIDIOLOGY on Cassini-Huygens Saturn Orbit Insertion Imminent · · Score: 1

    That's absolutely true. Science should be restrained by a reasonable risks/reward ratio.

    Science that risks millions of lives should require much more stringent investigation, consideration and deliberation, while science which risks basically no lives can go on unimpeded.

    Cassini may have risked millions of lives. No one knows with much confidence just how dangerous it would have been if the worst had happened. Reasonable scientists felt the risk of mass deaths was not negligible. A great deal more investigation could have been done at a reasonable price before that risk was taken.

  10. Re:IP and phone numbers on Court Says Customers May Take IPs Away From ISP · · Score: 1

    With ipv6 you'd need an approximately solar system sized router to hold all the necessary routing entries. It might even have to be substantially bigger than the solar system, depending on how much miniaturization we expect before we have to implement this.

  11. Re:Fox News' stellar unbiased reporting on Supreme Court Rules Against Anti-Porn Law · · Score: 1

    Well, the BBC is hideously anti american and anti semite in their reporting bias, so they're out as unbiased sources too.

  12. Re:Victory of SCIENCE over ECOIDIOLOGY on Cassini-Huygens Saturn Orbit Insertion Imminent · · Score: 1

    Of course, your ability to post about this success came about as a result of your non dying when a potentially fatal accident didn't happen. Had the accident occurred and killed you, we wouldn't have to listen to your disdain of the ecologists.

    Just because you get lucky doesn't mean risk doesn't exist.

  13. Re:about time on Blame Bad Security on Sloppy Programming · · Score: 1

    Actually that's a compiler bug. There was no possibility you didn't assign that variable. The compiler was incorrect in its assessment that you might not have assigned to that variable. That should be neither a warning nor an error.

  14. Re:The human factor on Blame Bad Security on Sloppy Programming · · Score: 1

    Maybe by 6 digit salary he meant to imply that he's high on the get fired soon list because he's overpaid for what he's doing. Therefore the pressure of his deadlines seem all the more weighty, because any failure on his part will be all the excuse they need to fire him?

  15. Re:A Tale of woe.. on PCs Use More Sick Days Than People · · Score: 1

    Actually, I tend to find the number of days that buildings are not fully functional due to pipe repairs, heating out, ac out, flood damage, etc to be highly comparable to the number of days that my PC has issues.

  16. Re:sick days. on PCs Use More Sick Days Than People · · Score: 2, Informative

    Actually it's exactly 40% (for businesses operating on the standard M-F business week) and it is a proven fact. You just have to be careful about how the fact is stated so that it's clear you're taking the percentage of M,F from M,Tu,W,Th,F.

  17. Re:99.84% pure pork fat on PCs Use More Sick Days Than People · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Your sig sounds more like a purposely than a randomly.

    Not that I disagree with your purpose.

  18. Re:Don't get too excited! on Official Firefly Movie Web Site Launched · · Score: 1

    Dang, I agreed with all except one of those. Now I have to wonder if I missed something in the rest.

  19. Re:Will be used in athletics for a limited time... on Mutation Creates SuperKid · · Score: 2, Informative

    Read the scientific american article. They've already figured out how to use it for athletics short of genetic engineering, and they've done proof of concept in rats.

  20. Re:Free speech? What about property rights on Judge Halts Utah's Spyware Law · · Score: 1

    Ok, but how would you grant permission for any software to be installed on your system. For example, what prevents you from suing microsoft for the installation of word on your windows partition.

  21. Re:VCR's illegal on Sen. Hatch to Introduce Wide-ranging Copyright Bill · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Well the great thing about this plan is that as soon as most americans can be made guilty of a felony for owning a vcr, they can be relieved of their voting rights as well. Then the senators and congressmen can just vote themselves into office, and pass the office down by inheritance.

  22. Re:Standing that close! Idiots... on John Carmack's Test Liftoff a Success · · Score: 1

    Or at least give them great lift.

  23. Re:It's always nice on John Carmack's Test Liftoff a Success · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yeah, you see the national spelling bee once and realize those losers who just run around and jump and stuff have _nothing_ on the intensity and dedication of those kids.

  24. Re:Bulbs, man... on Efficient Power Supply Contest · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The flicker causes some people not to blink as often as they should, resulting in overly dry eyes, which can cause cornea damage.

  25. Re:Bulbs, man... on Efficient Power Supply Contest · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Except those flourescent bulbs put out painfully ugly light. The spectrum is way off and may cause eye damage that could result in much greater long term costs than the electricity.

    White LED lights on the other hand are looking promising.