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  1. The Flaw of Robotics, the 3 Fates on Microsoft's New Attempt To Dominate Robotics · · Score: 1

    Logistics, Multi-Programmable, and the 3 hour battery are the Fates.

  2. Re:The main danger is on Scientists Question Safety of New Airport Scanners · · Score: 1

    well, i thought the insight was funny, anyone that reads /. would know why; but i still think it's funny.

  3. There are two sides to every argument on Texas Schools Board Rewriting US History · · Score: 1

    I read TFA, there are fundamental flaws in the results of Cynthia Dunbar's shouting at the rain. There are two sides to every argument, Mizz Dunbar's side of this national debate basically states, "Its OK to be proudly ignorant." I believe that it is not.

  4. Re:Science and Politics on Senators Demand NASA Continue Spending On Ares · · Score: 1

    JUSTICE!

  5. Dilbert is like the Science Channel? on Chemical Cocktail Can Keep a Heart Viable 10 Days, Outside the Body · · Score: 1

    So, one PHB says to another PHB, "Cocktails anyone?".

  6. Re:Science and Politics on Senators Demand NASA Continue Spending On Ares · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Jeopardy Question for 25 cents. The answer is, "What two senators lost their bid for re-election because their efforts were based on helping big business interests, not their constituents interests."

  7. Re:VRML! on NIST Releases Updated Handbook of Math Functions · · Score: 1

    I was thinking that multiple dimensions can be handled by JavaScript. Then projecting the result function to 2D. I'm trying to avoid server side throttling.

  8. Re:Can't we do this for the coal mines? on NASA Planning Lunar Mining Tests, Other New Tech · · Score: 1

    Share Holders do not necessarily associate mortality with their investments; because it would be to distracting. But what if a mining company did start using automated solutions? What if the energy source was renewable, then a corporation could apply for an government grant. Coal mining would not be the only industry affected, consider the planting of a tree and its care and feeding. Any raw material can be obtained in any environment and the only issue would be in determining scrap value. Simulations of such operations can be done anywhere. Such operations could easily be networked so that coming to the office would be, occasional. What is truly amazing to consider is the lack of perception, and aggressiveness by the Board of Directors.

  9. Re:VRML! on NIST Releases Updated Handbook of Math Functions · · Score: 1

    Would SVG be better?

  10. Grade, A- on Stanford Robot Car Capable of Slide Parking · · Score: 1

    A fair job of programming; but it will be checked against existing code. Typical of all intelligent apprentices, the following objectives were not demonstrated for a complete grade. They are in order of incompleteness:

    1. The Parking Maneuver did not end the vehicle in the "Center" of the parking place.
    2. The wheels were left in a position that would eventually alter the Front Alignment.
    3. The maneuver has to be successfully demonstrated 3 times in a row.

    Complete the project for a "Pass" for your grade.

    Good Job :-), but no gold star.

  11. Re:good idea there, buddy on TSA Worker Jailed In Body Scan Rage Incident · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I figure it's only a matter of time before Celeb's occasionally get their scanned images on the *net?

  12. What Makes You Think This is an Accident? on Stock Market Sell-Off Might Stem From Trader's Fat Finger · · Score: 1

    A professional Stock Broker, with more years of experience in selling stocks than I've been alive accidentally "Shorts" the DOW 1000 points; riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

  13. Re:Microsoft Office 2010, Dissected on Microsoft Office 2010, Dissected · · Score: 1

    No, you're not the only one. I to seem to think that when a shill for m$ has to come to /. to hawk warez, it's very telling.

  14. It Could Have Been Worse... on NASA's Space Balloon Smashes Car In Australia · · Score: 1

    It could have rained also, (with apologies to Mel Brooks).

  15. I Know I'm Listening to a Great Mind, but... on Can World's Largest Laser Zap Earth's Energy Woes? · · Score: 1

    If we're talking about harnessing the energy of a small star, couldn't we first experiment using Lightning?

  16. Re:Just give us a name on Police Seize Computers From Gizmodo Editor · · Score: 1

    Because Bartender's have classically been, what? Actually, the right thing to do would have been to ignore the item all together. The owner would come and retrieve it the next business day; most likely from the Bartender who was responsible for cleaning up the place, for health reasons of course.

    Did anybody perk up when Gizmodo tried to contact the person using the phone and all the information was "removed"? You think that was by accedent? The positive publicity that Apple gained by that event is worth millions.

    How about when Gizmodo tried to give back the property and the owner refused? I don't know of a single owner that doesn't want their property back, NOW!

    But I'm thinking of Gizmodo, it's a news industry practice for news gathers to pay for Leads, and Stories. Gizmodo tried to contact the owner of the phone. Gizmodo went public with their information. There is no law in California that says, "Let the Police handle all matters." Also, there's that silly little 1st Amendment. Looks to me like Gizmodo purchased stollen property and publically attempted to give back the property to its rightful owner.

    The next issue is that of corporate tampering of Law Enforcement. I don't see Apple getting involved with the issue in Hemet. How about the Gang problems in Compton? As sure as Hell exists, I'd like to know how Apple's prototype went to the top of the list of issues that California Law Enforcement decided to handle. I would think that Human Predation is more important than Apple's botched publicity stunt.

  17. Is It As Easy As Pie? on SETI To Release Data To the Public · · Score: 1

    With apologies to Carl Sagon.

  18. Re:Python's readability makes it a good choice on SEC Proposes Wall Street Transparency Via Python · · Score: 1

    If a "Derivative" is to be used as Insurance on an Investment, then to not own the Investment is Gambling. What is the difference in Gambling and Investing? I know a grinning show off could pop off something goofy. But how would the Supreme Court see it? Because you know, it's going to go to this level.

  19. Re:Finally on At Last, Flying Cars? · · Score: 1

    I wish I could mod you +1 funny, Daisy can put her shoes by my laptop anytime. But I was thinking something more like this, or this.

  20. Finally on At Last, Flying Cars? · · Score: 1

    Something to avoid the traffic on the 405, and 91 Freeways? DARPA now, has my complete attention. Maybe they could use some more funding?

  21. Re:And The Flip Side ... on Oracle Wants Proof That Open Source Is Profitable · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I was thinking when Oracle could be downloaded for free, does anyone remember 8i?

  22. There is Some Good Out of This on Obama Outlines Bold Space Policy ... But No Moon · · Score: 1

    Consider what has happened. NASA will use public companies for services to certain government space based projects. It sounds to me that the space race with the nations on the other side of the planet will not be with the U.S., but with Boeing, Rutan/Northrop, and the E.S.A.. And of this entire group, Burt has done more with less.

    Just a thought for NASA, build their space based observatory on the far side of the Moon.

    And another rambling thought for NASA, that they move their administrative offices to the Moon's South Pole, anybody who doesn't want to go, doesn't want to work for NASA.

  23. And On This Day, Several Years Ago; on Woman Creates 3-D Erotic Book For the Blind · · Score: 1

    Bray-Pron was Born.

  24. There Is Another... on Companies Skeptical of Commercial Space Market · · Score: 1

    Has anyone asked Burt Rutan how much he would charge to put a Pay Load on the Moon?

  25. Re:Eclipse, Java, GIMP, Blender3D CS5? on Review of Adobe Creative Suite 5 · · Score: 1

    I know PS is what is taught in the Secondary Schools, and several Colleges. There is a "Skin" that gives GIMP the look and feel of PS. But I do wonder what the equivalent to Illistrator would be?