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  1. Re:You think that's big!?!?!? on Scientists Discover Biggest Star · · Score: 1

    HAHAHAHAHA 42.

  2. Re:A republican in favor of free speech ? on US Senate Passes 'Libel Tourism' Bill · · Score: 1

    Really, the goal should be to de-structure nation-states, not to create a world-state.

  3. Re:Who cares (You Should) on BP Caught Photoshopping Disaster Response Photos · · Score: 1

    Can you say whether they have raped any dolphins?

  4. Re:Open source no. on Open Source Transcription Software? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, the subject of their post was 'Open source no', so they may have been up to speed there.

  5. Re:where's biometric on Passwords That Are Simple — and Safe(?) · · Score: 1

    Cheap scanners aren't good enough at the bio part of it, so security ends up being broken by gummi-metrics.

    Plus, it is difficult to issue new ones when the old ones are compromised.

  6. Re:changing passwords frequently makes no sense on Passwords That Are Simple — and Safe(?) · · Score: 1

    Read his complaint again. They were using account details that had been shared with them.

  7. Re:Different definition of "maximum"? on Criminal Photoshops Himself Into Charity Photos In Bid For Leniency · · Score: 1

    It depends on if the guideline is a gray area resulting from communication among police, prosecutors, judges, parole boards and other elements of the justice system, or if the guideline is established as law.

  8. Re:User maps... on Catching Satnav Errors On Google Street View · · Score: 1

    The Census Bureau did the first high detail street mapping of the U.S., I'm pretty sure the mapping companies purchased their data from the Census (or downloaded it for free; Bruce Perens spent quite a bit of effort forcing that issue).

    If Google was going to generate their own map data, they would certainly start with the TIGER data:

    http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/

  9. Re:This makes me worried... on FreeType Project Cheers TrueType Patent Expiration · · Score: 1

    Only for some ridiculotard version of can't.

    Sure, drug companies are going to have trouble marketing medi-pops, but if you are actually worried about the legal risks you would take by making your own, you have gone off the deep end.

  10. Re:Why the fuzz? on OAuth, OpenID Password Crack Could Affect Millions · · Score: 5, Funny

    The sarcastic answer is development.

  11. Re:Add a random delay on OAuth, OpenID Password Crack Could Affect Millions · · Score: 1

    That still leaks information about the characters used in the password.

  12. Re:Segway on The REX Robotic Exoskeleton · · Score: 1

    It probably wouldn't off much advantage, I would think that the balance based control system would be somewhat awkward for people with minimal lower body control, and I would guess that having a statically balanced configuration is good for battery life.

    (And I would also speculate that sitting is more comfortable than being strapped in)

  13. Re:Segway on The REX Robotic Exoskeleton · · Score: 3, Informative

    It was much of the point of developing the technology:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBOT

  14. Re:Energy out without more food? on DARPA To Turn Humans Into Batteries · · Score: 1

    1 horsepower translates into about 745 watts. Even if your alternator really sucks, it isn't going to be a big deal.

  15. Re:I don't know on DARPA To Turn Humans Into Batteries · · Score: 1

    That's in your timezone...

  16. Re:Energy out without more food? on DARPA To Turn Humans Into Batteries · · Score: 1

    If the goal is convenience, it doesn't really matter.

    (and the ratio between watt-hours and kilocalories is 0.86, so it isn't as if watt-scale devices are going to double your energy budget)

  17. Re:I don't know on DARPA To Turn Humans Into Batteries · · Score: 1

    I'm curious, how do you go about trying to type "knee" and then end up with "know"?

  18. Re:Half Life vs Matrix vs Skynet on DARPA To Turn Humans Into Batteries · · Score: 1

    Meh, much of 1984 is based on the false premise that language can be (successfully) prescribed, and Brave New World is at least as much biting social commentary about government eugenics programs that actually existed at that time as it is a warning for the future.

  19. Re:Whew on BP Claims Gulf Well Has Been Stopped · · Score: 1

    Relax. The gulf ecosystems will be surprisingly normal 12 months from now.

    (That doesn't mean that screwing up and releasing millions of gallons of oil is o.k., I'm just pointing out that you are being ridiculous)

  20. Re:Whew on BP Claims Gulf Well Has Been Stopped · · Score: 1

    So have 2 sets of shears and never put pipe joints at that stride. More expensive than 1 set of shears, but not particularly expensive in the world of $1 million a day rig rentals.

  21. Re:Not a permanent solution. on BP Claims Gulf Well Has Been Stopped · · Score: 1

    Are you going to be sad when they seal up the relief well too?

    They aren't going to use it for production.

  22. Re:Whew on BP Claims Gulf Well Has Been Stopped · · Score: 1

    I've seen random commentary (that I would give some amount of credence) indicating that drilling a relief well each time isn't really super reliable, because the relief well faces many of the same technical challenges as the primary well.

    I'm certainly not the one to be judging if that is the case or not, but it seems like a good idea to keep an open mind about it (rather than deciding that it is unacceptable not to have a mostly complete relief well standing by). Especially considering how many of the issues in this incident seem to stem more from poor human decisions rather than technical failures.

  23. Re:As a contractor... on BP Claims Gulf Well Has Been Stopped · · Score: 1

    Well, can you structure your contracts such that you are not liable to get sued?

  24. Re:Whew on BP Claims Gulf Well Has Been Stopped · · Score: 1

    Well, they have recently gained valuable operational experience in dealing with a BOP failure.

  25. Re:Whew on BP Claims Gulf Well Has Been Stopped · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The primary reason it took a long time is that they had no contingency plan for BOP failure. They had to invent the plan, invent the needed equipment and then build the equipment.

    (They had a notion that they would build a relief well if it blew, but that isn't a short term containment plan, it is a hole in the ground plugging plan).

    So if you want to be outraged, be outraged that they were drilling outside of their technical depth (they clearly did not have a reasonable contingency plan in place, nor a sufficient amount of equipment), there is no need to foment anger about their motivations since the blowout.