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  1. Re:Age is a Problem on Sciencey Heroes For Young Children? · · Score: 1

    I would say Yeager fits because of the age he was when he became famous. In addition to breaking the sound barrier at 24, he was also the first commandant of the USAF Aerospace Research Pilot School at 39.

  2. Re:Math is not an end on How Much Math Do We Really Need? · · Score: 1

    but when you finally get rich, your maid won't speak latin...

  3. Re:tl;dr on Defending Self In a Case of On-Line Identity Theft? · · Score: 1

    pfft. good luck finding them. that mr. lee hasn't been to his laundry in ages.

  4. i've seen nessus reports on DHS CyberSecurity Misses 1085 Holes On Own Network · · Score: 4, Interesting

    unless the people running the scans are experts in setting up and configuring nessus for scanning, i wouldn't assume every one of those is a true vulnerability.

  5. Re:Aren't tractor beams all about pulling? on Tractor Beams Come To Life · · Score: 1

    wow. i just pictured one of these made into a pool cue stick.

  6. netcraft confirms it on How the Mozilla Sniffer Backdoor Was Discovered · · Score: 1

    that extension is dead.

  7. Re:Bluff City is south of Bristol Motor Speedway on Anti-Speed Camera Activist Buys Police Department's Web Domain · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The only real solution is near 100% enforcement - either the law will be generally accepted or you'll finally manage to piss off so many people that the law is changed.

    That's the perfect solution. I really hate it when people spend all this time and energy to get around laws, to complain about laws, to fight the lawful punishments for those laws, but nothing on getting the laws changed. If this guy's so eager to get the law changed, start a Paypal or something similar to get donations to fund a road study. Take those results (assuming it says the speed should be upped) and a petition signed by voters in the area, and get in front of the city council to get the limit changed. But no, it's easier to buy a domain, setup a website, and whine.

    Same thing with the kids in schools where the parents get all huffy when their son or daughter gets suspended for a zero tolerance policy because they took aspirin to school without a note from a doctor. Why didn't they hire a lawyer to fight the rule when it was proposed instead of waiting till their kid gets popped for the offense?

  8. Re:Transparency on Obama Calls Today's Ubiquitous Gadgets and Information "a Distraction" · · Score: 1

    i have multiple clocks in my house, a cell, and a watch. all of them drift differently, so all have different times. while i know my cell is most accurate cause it updates from the cell towers (i'm hoping that's more accurate), i also know my nightstand clock is about 3 minutes ahead. doesn't mean i don't use it, but that i keep in mind that it's off a bit.

    however my microwave drifts horribly. i count on it to know approximately what hour it is. anything more and i risk being late.

  9. Re:For a program so hard to turn off on McAfee Kills SVCHost.exe, Sets Off Reboot Loops For Win XP, Win 2000 · · Score: 1

    perfect, now all my trojan has to do is rename itself to any critical microsoft file.

  10. Re:I don't know about you guys... on Lego Robot Plays Tetris · · Score: 2, Insightful

    c'mon, i compared a lego kit with nearly the same specs as a megabloks kit, and it was twice the price.

    plus, there's no halo lego kits...

  11. Re:Keep in mind... on DoD Report On 32 "Nuclear Accidents" · · Score: 2, Insightful

    i don't think they'll be able to disassemble, they used a proprietary torx-type screw. *that*'ll stop 'em!

  12. Re:In the pirate world on Lego Creating Multiplayer Online Game · · Score: 1

    I like the Halo kits.

  13. Re:Mines that old really still dangerous? on Robots To Clear the Baltic Seafloor of WW-II Mines · · Score: 1

    i doubt it. those germans never were any good at engineering.

  14. Re:Hmmmmmm on Advanced Social Skills For Humanoid Robots · · Score: 1

    well, you don't want to fall into the habit of having too many bots. i mean one for telling time, one for making phone calls, one for reading. you want one robot that does it all, and you want it to do it all well. what if you're in an orgy and after awhile everyone's tired and just want to talk about politics? you'll sure be glad you have a "all-in-one" bot instead of wishing you'd brought your "coversationalist bot."

    hm. an all-in-one bot at an orgy. may not be the best idea after all.

  15. Re:Really? on US Grants Home Schooling German Family Political Asylum · · Score: 2, Funny

    reminds me of the kid at school who wore religious t-shirts ("jesus, the choice of the last generation" in the style of a pepsi logo). somehow we got on the topic of the upcoming 84 presidential election, and he said his dad was voting against mondale because mondale wanted to allow teachers that were gay. we were in 4th grade. what a role model.

  16. Re:Go oldschool on What Does Everyone Use For Task/Project Tracking? · · Score: 1

    where i work i have several clients that are my primary responsibility. After working for years with a single spiral notebook, i changed over to a 5-subject notebook (actually two). i use each section for a different client, allowing me to keep them all together but not mixing them.

  17. Re:Idiot on Saying No To Promotions Away From Tech? · · Score: 1

    i get woken up that often. typically though it's someone *thinking* it's something i (or my team) broke. still gets you woken up.

  18. Re:It matters to future employers on Do You Hate Being Called an "IT Guy?" · · Score: 2, Insightful

    spews crap like bukkake all over

    hey, lets not get our fetishes mixed up here..one of those is just wrong, the other one is hot!

  19. Re:New form of taxes! on City Laws Only Available Via $200 License · · Score: 1

    wow, i had a ticket dismissed almost immediately because they'd spelled my name wrong. I didn't even think to ask about it, but mentioned it cause i didn't want the real records showing the wrong name.

  20. C'mon.. on Nissan Gives Electric Cars Blade Runner Audio Effect · · Score: 1

    no one's suggested K.I.T.T.'s sound effect?

  21. Re:Who cares about the humans on Ridley Scott Directing Alien Prequel · · Score: 2, Funny

    in the original Ripley shot first.

  22. Re:I rolled my own on Best Tools For Network Inventory Management? · · Score: 1

    heh. you work for symantec? that's how SAV works...

  23. Re:Light bulbs and batteries on Low-Budget Electronics Projects For High School? · · Score: 1

    what is this "parallel port" you speak of?

  24. Re:Screwed? on What Do You Call People Who "Do HTML"? · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's Assistant to the Fry Chef.

  25. Re:Also Connecticut on Unemployment Claims Crash State Web Sites · · Score: 1

    that's why when the temp gets close to freezing i like to live bitorrent trickling.