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  1. Re:Sounds like a place for a jammer. on US To Drive 3,000 Wi-Fi Linked Vehicles In Massive Crash Avoidance Trial · · Score: 2

    I assume the wireless communication is simply for efficient coordination between the vehicles. The vehicles would be able to function without the wireless communication but traffic flow would not be as efficient. The vehicles would simply have a fail safe that if the network goes down. The gap between cars is increased and speed is decreased since the uncertainty of the situation is increased.

  2. Re:Thanks again Obama! on Is Windows 8 Microsoft's Riskiest Bet? · · Score: 1

    While I don't like Obama, I do not see how Obama has anything to do with this.

  3. Re:who exactly is ebay trying to protect? on eBay Bans the Sale of Spells and Magic Items · · Score: 1

    It isn't about saving customers from their own stupidity. It is about keeping potential return customers from associating eBay with a bad experience.

  4. Re:No More Booty Spells on eBay Bans the Sale of Spells and Magic Items · · Score: 1

    You don't need a magical spell for that. You just have to eat a bunch of Twinkies and Cheetos.

  5. Re:What's left? on eBay Bans the Sale of Spells and Magic Items · · Score: 1

    I don't think their are any package couriers that would deliver that package.

  6. Re:But i need mana!!! on eBay Bans the Sale of Spells and Magic Items · · Score: 1

    Where can I get my MANA!?!?!

    Or the typical complaint is: "This potion didn't turn my cheating husband into a toad! I want my money back!"

    The potion takes 150 years to take effect.

  7. Re:Complaints on eBay Bans the Sale of Spells and Magic Items · · Score: 1

    It is not holy enough?

  8. Re:Two big differences on Police Don't Need a Warrant To Track Your Disposable Cellphone · · Score: 1

    Someone mod this up.

  9. Re:Why does "reasonable expectation" matter? on Police Don't Need a Warrant To Track Your Disposable Cellphone · · Score: 1

    Stupid auto correct. Trolls are a specific type of moron.

  10. Re:Why does "reasonable expectation" matter? on Police Don't Need a Warrant To Track Your Disposable Cellphone · · Score: 1

    Trolls are all specific type of moron.

  11. Re:Take Note on Scientists Reverse Engineer Animal Brains To Create Bionic Prosthetic Eyes · · Score: 1

    Why does it scare you if you are already blind?

  12. Re:Good riddance. on Adobe Officially Kills New Flash Installations On Android · · Score: 2

    Since they obviously don't care about the platform anymore, they should consider opening the source code.

  13. Re:Free hardware? on Creating a School Computer Lab With Ubuntu For $0 · · Score: 1

    Never run into those issues.

  14. Re:taxes spent on education on Creating a School Computer Lab With Ubuntu For $0 · · Score: 1

    I don't think most politicians learned how percentages work. It would explain our national debt.

  15. Re:Free hardware? on Creating a School Computer Lab With Ubuntu For $0 · · Score: 2

    Usually, it is the graphics or WiFi drivers that give issues in Linux. Everything else usually works right out of the box. That said, I haven't had any driver issues in Linux in a while. Assuming no driver problems, Linux is usually faster in both install and updates.

  16. Re:Yeah, that's called "whistleblowing" on Monitoring Weapons Bans With Social Media · · Score: 1

    That depends on the government.

  17. Too Much Lag on Could You Hack Into Mars Curiosity Rover? · · Score: 1

    With the amount of delay between commands and responses, I can't image that hacking the rover could easily be done unless NASA has no security whatsoever. Security aside, does the rover even use standard communication protocols and technologies? I would assume they built custom protocols in order to deal with the lag.

  18. Re:Government Computer Skillz on DOJ Says iPhone Is So Secure They Can't Crack It · · Score: 1

    They can jail you indefinitely?

  19. Re:Government Computer Skillz on DOJ Says iPhone Is So Secure They Can't Crack It · · Score: 1

    I somehow doubt that the UK and Australia don't have legal provisions to protect their populous from such tactics.

  20. Re:Government Computer Skillz on DOJ Says iPhone Is So Secure They Can't Crack It · · Score: 1

    How can they prove that you didn't forget your password?

  21. Re:Oh no on "Severe Abnormalities" Found In Fukushima Butterflies · · Score: 0

    Or Hulk butterflies. If you step on them, they rip off your foot.

  22. Re:Damage? on "Severe Abnormalities" Found In Fukushima Butterflies · · Score: 1

    Having flippers for feet when your peers are land-faring probably is detrimental. It is also probably detrimental if the flippers do not either come with gills or massively increased lung capacity / oxygen efficiency.

  23. Re:Diminishing returns? on Motorola To Cut 4,000 Jobs, Focus On High-End Devices · · Score: 1

    I am not convinced that most manufactures want their old devices to have the latest software upgrades.

  24. Re:Alternative? on Legitimate eBook Lending Community Closed After Copyright Complaints · · Score: 1

    I have found my library's ebook selection to be lacking.

  25. Re:Is that news? on How To Watch Internet TV Across International Borders · · Score: 1

    Here's hoping.