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  1. Re:This vs Tor in Layman's Terms? on Open Source Tortilla For Tor To Be Released At Black Hat · · Score: 1

    Just my possibly-incorrect understanding, but vanilla Tor operates as a SOCKS proxy - so client software has to be configured (if possible) to use it. You can do that via the Advanced->Network options in Firefox, for example. It sounds like this new tool will redirect all network traffic transparently. It doesn't seem particularly ground-breaking to me - more like something no-one could be bothered to get around to until now.

  2. Re:The Doctor on Current Doctor Who Warns Against Facebook · · Score: 1

    we all know that Bond is really a Time Lord, right?

    Timothy Dalton was the president.

  3. Rule One on Current Doctor Who Warns Against Facebook · · Score: 1

    The Doctor Lies.

  4. Re:The Doctor on Current Doctor Who Warns Against Facebook · · Score: 1

    Adding to the confusion, he was referred to as "Doctor Who" once (The War Machines) and one story was titled "Doctor Who And The Silurians" onscreen.

    You're right about the question mark theme. Sylvester McCoy (nice man) had a question-mark handle on his umbrella and a jumper covered in the things, though they did start to tone it down towards the end.

  5. Re:Duh. on Current Doctor Who Warns Against Facebook · · Score: 1

    Knock knock.
    Who's there?
    The Interrupting Cow.
    The Interrupti-
    MOO!

  6. Re:Duh. on Current Doctor Who Warns Against Facebook · · Score: 1

    That's poor use of a comma. "I helped my Uncle Jack get off a horse." Simple.

  7. Re:Duh. on Current Doctor Who Warns Against Facebook · · Score: 1

    Except "Doctor Who" is just a common response to the character's name "The Doctor"

    Oh, it's a lot more than that now. See link in my sig for more information ;)

  8. Re:Does anyone care? on Current Doctor Who Warns Against Facebook · · Score: 1

    That you would assume the GP lives his life by quotes from a TV show, as opposed to simply being a fan who happened to have an apposite quote float to the forefront of his mind, and then that you would be unable to resist the urge to publicly upbraid said poster simply because you don't like how you've assumed he's going about his business just goes to show what a dick you are.

    Wise words are still wise, no matter who writes them.

  9. Not better or safer on Edward Snowden Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The world isn't better or safer because of what he's done - it might be one day, but for now we're just slightly better informed.

    If there was a Nobel prize for good intentions, sure, give him that.

    And let's not forget, Snowden didn't do this in the name of safety (certainly not his own). He did it in the name of liberty.

    Still, he deserves it a lot more than some.

  10. Re:one way to catch dudes is Google on In India, the Dot Dash Is Done · · Score: 4, Funny

    one way to catch dudes is Google

    Your lifestyle is none of my business, but this isn't the place.

  11. Re:Bad math on Microsoft Slashes Prices On Surface · · Score: 1

    It's a reduction to 70% of list price, but a reduction by 30% from list price. I would argue that the commonly understood meaning of "70% reduction" would be a reduction by 70% from, not to/of.

  12. Re:I'm amazed... on George Zimmerman Acquitted In Death of Trayvon Martin · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Have you read the transcript of the trial? Or just one page from CBS on the matter?

  13. Re:I'm amazed... on George Zimmerman Acquitted In Death of Trayvon Martin · · Score: 1

    Look at that. They went to all the trouble of having a trial, calling witnesses and experts, hearing testimony, deliberating, weighing up evidence, when all they really needed was to keep the media circus rolling a while until a radio host posted a video called "The Truth About George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin." I mean, it's right there in the title. "The Truth About George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin." You can't get any more truthy than that.

    Oh, and apparently the US President's name is "B. Hussein Obama." Yup, this guy doesn't have any kind of agenda.

  14. Re:1G? on Colorado Company Says It Plans To Test Hyperloop Transport System · · Score: 1

    According to the video, it produces a maximum of 1G at top speed (even though "top speed" would imply you're no longer having any force exerted upon you, so make of that what you will). Apparently this won't be uncomfortable.

  15. Re:Constant 1G? on Colorado Company Says It Plans To Test Hyperloop Transport System · · Score: 1

    Oh, and also, constant 1G for 15 minutes (half the supposed journey time) would have you reaching 32,400km/h and going a lot further than coast-to-coast.

  16. Constant 1G? on Colorado Company Says It Plans To Test Hyperloop Transport System · · Score: 1

    while maintaining a near-continuous G force of 1

    As opposed to those annoying above-ground trains with their varying gravity?

    This seems to have come from the video, which states that:

    It produces a max of 1G of force at top speed. Passengers would not experience any discomfort.

    Two things seem wrong with that to me. Firstly, if you're already at "top speed" you won't be exerting any more force because you won't be going any faster. Secondly, no discomfort? Wouldn't it make the floor feel like it was 45 degrees and gravity was 1.41x stronger? I'd find that at least slightly uncomfortable.

  17. Re:But isn't this a good thing? on Energy Production Causes Big US Earthquakes · · Score: 2

    Foolish human. Frequent minor inconvenience is far worse than far-distant certain death!

  18. Re:But ... But ... But ... on Energy Production Causes Big US Earthquakes · · Score: 1

    So what you're saying is, fracking is actually saving lives...? ;)

  19. No signs of fire? "Suspected"? on 787 Dreamliner On Fire Again · · Score: 1

    but there were no signs of fire.

    To clarify, I think the submitter means no sign of fire still burning now. The BBC pointed out fire damage on the roof just forward of the tail.

    Also:

    as fire crews attended to a 'suspected fire'

    No, it definitely was an actual fire! I don't know where this quote comes from (it's not in either of the articles now).

  20. Re:I've got this one on DHS Chief Janet Napolitano Resigns · · Score: 1

    has improved the safety of travelers;

    Under Napolitano not a single passenger has been mauled by a tiger in American airspace.

  21. Re:What about the fundementalists. on Italian Team Cures Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome With the Help of HIV · · Score: 0

    does that mean we have a Loving God who doesn't hate random groups of people.

    Nah, he still hates the gays. But he loves kids, and is just being efficient about how he dishes out karma.

  22. Re:Improvements on Aerovelo's Human-Powered Helicopter Wins $250,000 Sikorsky Prize · · Score: 1

    avg human can produce 7200 Joules of energy in an hour (at 200 Watts per second)

    Watts are already "per second" - a Watt is one joule per second, so a human could generate 720,000 Joules in an hour - right?

  23. Re:Yay on Microsoft Reveals Its 3D Printing Strategy For Windows 8.1 · · Score: 1

    my 3-D print queue is hung.

    Hey, this is a family website!

  24. Re:Simpsons Approach on How Do You Get Better Bug Reports From Users? · · Score: 1

    Tibor will know what to do.

  25. Scale problems on Data Storage That Could Outlast the Human Race · · Score: 1

    A team of researchers at the University of Southampton have demonstrated a way to record and retrieve as much as 360 terabytes of digital data onto a single disk of quartz glass

    Unfortunately that single disc is 150ft wide.