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  1. Re:When will they learn? on World's Largest Aircraft Crashes Its Second Flight (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Some people refer to solar power as 'renewable'/ It is not but it will continue converting Hydrogen to Helium for a few billion years or so.

  2. Anoyher good reason on Facebook Is Testing Autoplaying Video With Sound (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    not to use FB

  3. Re: "Ghandi" quote updated on Every Month This Year Has Been the Hottest In Recorded History (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    which is a bit difficult for polar bears living at the north pole.

  4. Re:Circular? on Astronauts Successfully Install Parking Spot At ISS (phys.org) · · Score: 2

    "42 inches (one meter) "

    And 1 meter used to be 39.37 inches

  5. Re: Does this mean... on Univision To Buy Gawker Media For $135 Million (recode.net) · · Score: 2

    "I don't think they were christian"

    Perhaps they were Baha'is, leaving Iran to avoid persecution.
    BTW the persecution of Baha'is is still happening in Iran

  6. Who uses File Explorer anyway?

    I use Directory Opus (and have done sincethe late 80's)
    but there are a ton of good freeware file managers out there.

    and the next PC I buy will be running Windows 7

  7. Re:I like technology on Nicholas Carr Says Tech 'Utopia Is Creepy' (cio.com) · · Score: 1

    "Get an EE degree. "

    Even better, get an EE ;Doc' torate
    then you can learn about inertialess space drives, starships more powerful than planets and other really advanced technology. Did I mention the glowing Lens on your wrist that allows you to read minds?

  8. were made of wood

  9. Re:permission to go to the moon? on Moon Express Gets FAA Approval For Lunar Mission In 2017 (networkworld.com) · · Score: 2

    "The Treaty establishes the exploration and use of outer space as the "province of all mankind.":

    Yep, lets hope the aliens don't find out about that 'treaty', and come and destroy us for our impudence

  10. bATTERY STATUS? on Your Battery Status Is Being Used To Track You Online (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    I/m always plugged in when I go online

  11. using bottled water

  12. microSD expansion?
    I don't think I need anIris scanner, Iris is my mother-in-law

  13. Bester did it on Babylon 5 Actor Jerry Doyle Dies (dailymail.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Where was Wlter Koenig at the time?

    I know it would be impossible to prove a telepath committed murder

  14. C,ass ? on Class of Large But Very Dim Galaxies Discovered (nature.com) · · Score: 1

    They are so dim that they are still going to school, billions of years later - they keep failing their exams

  15. Re:So what else is moving? on Australia Has Moved 1.5 Metres, So It's Updating Its Location For Self-Driving Cars (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Well on the other side of the world, the UK is leaving Europe

    I'm glad I don't live on the coast, there could be some big tsunamis...

  16. The estate of the driver, or Eoin Musk

  17. Re:Just Because You Can't See It... on Facebook Pitches Laser Beams As The High-Speed Internet Of The Future (pcworld.com) · · Score: 2

    Yeah, imagine the bandwidth we could get out of the gamma ray end of the spectrum (which is also invisible to humans)

  18. So is this one on Mozilla Will Ship Its First Rust Component In Firefox 48 (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    version of FF that we should skip?

  19. Re:Eternity on How Richard Feynman's Diagrams Almost Saved Space (quantamagazine.org) · · Score: 0

    When it says 'almost saved space' I don't think they are refering to the 'saving' thtat Jesus does

  20. No More reboots on George Takei Opposes Gay Sulu In 'Star Trek Beyond' (hollywoodreporter.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Its dead, Jim

  21. Banned from owning a lab on Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes Banned From Owning a Lab (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    But what about other breeds? Could she have a fox terrier or a dachshund?

  22. Wrong TLA for the job on IRS Is Suing Facebook Over Asset Transfers In Ireland (fortune.com) · · Score: 1, Funny

    Its the IRA that has jurisdiction in Ireland, not the IRS

  23. What about the Galaxy Note phones
    I have an old Note 3 - and I am not going to replace it with something that doesn't have microSD (or equivalent

    I want my music on my device, not have to stream it through a VZW pay for data overage plan

    Of course if the phone had enough internal storage in the first place... but then it would be too expensive.

  24. Cambridge ? on Man Builds Giant Homemade Computer To Play Tetris (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Cambridge where?
    The one in England comes to mind, but theres also one in MA (and in umpteen other staes
    Theres even one in the Waikato (NZ)

  25. They still make Top Gear? on Top Gear Host Chris Evans Steps Down After Poor Ratings (theverge.com) · · Score: 0

    I thought they canceled that show when Clarkson got into a fight with the producer
    and all 3 of them went on to make a show for Amazon

    and the guy they had as a 'tame racing driver' (The Stig) hit a rock while sking and never regained conciousness