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  1. didn't they do this on Stargate SG1?? on Engineers Working On Swarm Of Laser Wielding Satellites To Deflect Asteroids · · Score: 1

    as i remember it did not go so well hint if they look like pyramids they are a NO GO

  2. Re:Contained Hydro on Hoover Dams For Lilliput: Does Small Hydroelectric Power Have a Future? · · Score: 1

    "The idea was to demonstrate the hazard that the turbines presented to fish passing through them. Yeah, right. The little fishies will get ground up."

    and the Brydies that hunt in the river thank these doofies for providing a nice snack for them.

  3. Military Nuclear is an example on Hoover Dams For Lilliput: Does Small Hydroelectric Power Have a Future? · · Score: 2

    Can anybody point to any actual accidents in the US Navy nuclear program that did not involve somebody shooting at a sub??
    (note http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/rlmckinl.htm does not count due to it being a suicide)

    this is how you do "safe" nuclear.

  4. Re:Patent links on Software Patents Not So Abstract When the Lawsuits Hit Home · · Score: 3, Interesting

    the trick is to put the evidence out there and then when groklaw/eff get wind of this they can bring their lawyers in to the fight. (this is the whistle hard to attract a WOLF/Tibetan Mastif trick)

  5. Re:Patent links on Software Patents Not So Abstract When the Lawsuits Hit Home · · Score: 1

    anybody that speaks "patent" know if they have a decent patent or can "we" rip these patents apart like Mouse Dresden does to Vampires??

    (just for "fun" lets see if we can come up with prior art and such)

  6. Re:Assholes on every flight on Pay the TSA $100 and Bypass Airport Security · · Score: 1

    easy way to make sure your luggage gets to you untampered with (if you can swing this otherwise)

    CHECK A FIREARM

    as part of the TSA/FAA regs you have to declare any luggage that contains a firearm.
    they then have to
    1 keep hands off of it (unless you are present)
    2 track exactly where that bag is at all times
    3 make sure you get your bag on the other end (almost to the Hi Mr Smith im agent Brown with the TSA can i confirm your ID so i can hand you your bag?? (sign here please))

    please note you do have to beware of and follow all Carry regs so please research this ahead of time

  7. Re:I Can't Help But Feel on Blackjack Player Breaks the Bank At Atlantic City · · Score: 3, Funny

    no no no if you are building a better one its
    Bacarat and "Escorts"

  8. Missing the Point on Judge Rules Pi-Based Music Is Non-Copyrightable · · Score: 3, Informative

    what the judge said is taking an idea (begin with Pi encode using THIS MAPPING to create THIS SONG) can not be copywritten but your particular version can be copywritten.

    so A uses THIS MAPPING to create THIS SONG and sells it
    then
    B uses THAT MAPPING to create THAT SONG and sells it

    A can not Sue B

  9. Don't forget Jenny on New Doctor Who Companion Announced · · Score: 1

    in the new DR Who we still have Jenny running about somewhere/when so we actually do have a Female Time Lord running about

  10. Re:There's Your Problem Right There on Tennessee Passes Bill That Allows "Teaching the Controversy" of Evolution · · Score: 1

    "Well, there's your problem, right there. The overall concept of evolution is no longer a theory. Surely even the staunchest of Creationists must acknowledge the so called "short-term" evolution that gives us the ability to manipulate plants or breed wolves into dogs. "

    adaption of a given species was never an issue with any sane Creationists (in fact its required due to the whole Flood and Re-population of the Earth thing) but what is an issue is a species generating "new" features and or becoming a new species (wolf > dog is not an issue wolf > Lion is a problem or a wolf "suddenly" becoming able to breath underwater is a problem)

    btw dinosaur fossils were created during the flood so thats off the table also

  11. There Can Be Only One!!! on Google Files Amicus Brief in Hotfile Case; MPAA Requests It Be Rejected · · Score: 1

    and after the battle The Watchers come in and dispose of the "body"

  12. any SC lawers in the room?? on Teacher Suspended For Reading Ender's Game To Students · · Score: 1

    I could see this as being a wrongful dismissal suit in the making. Is there anything in Enders Game that is remotely pornographic??
    is there some other OBJECTIVE reason that this book should not be read to this group of students??

    if A AND B = False then this district just paid for this teacher to retire.

  13. There is a quote... on Physicists Discover Evolutionary Laws of Language · · Score: 1

    It goes something like
    English is a language that mugs other languages in a dark alley and then checks their pockets for loose grammar.

    i doubt that anything more than a small fraction of "english" words have an Anglo-Saxon* origin.

    (not sure if that would be correct Language Experts Please correct as needed)

  14. the biggest problem is False Positives on Why the 'Six Strikes' Copyright Alert System Needs Antitrust Scrutiny · · Score: 2

    Okay so you get tagged for a violation

    1 is the tag "correct"? (did you actually download/distribute/ect a "covered" file)
    2 Is the File in fact freely distributable??
    3 if they later find out you are in fact not guilty will they "untag" you??
    4 what about offline channels??
    5 exactly how not guilty are THEY??

  15. Re:Will iYogi sue Avast? on Avast Drops iYogi Support Over Pushy Scare Tactics · · Score: 2

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders

    tl;dr version back in the day somebody tampered with Tylenol caps to add poison which resulted in a big recall and most likely a few lawsuits.

  16. Re:Hand in glove on Avast Drops iYogi Support Over Pushy Scare Tactics · · Score: 1

    err lemme check for you open the console click settings then silent/gaming mode check both boxes

    btw "trial"?? you do know that the FREE version just requires you to register it every year (for free)

    i think you may have not actually installed the REAL avast

  17. Re:90 mins? on Pentagon Wants Disposable War Satellites · · Score: 1

    and why are you not doing this from a "Safe" location and not aware of whats RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU??

  18. Would have limited use on Pentagon Wants Disposable War Satellites · · Score: 1

    of course i would hope that some sort of "redaction" charge is on the satellite but since these things are designed to burn up on reentry having any sort of charge would be a waste of weight.

    (of course if the De-Orbit course just happens to intercept one of %Other Nations% sats then its "gravy")

  19. Look at the "bright side" on Pentagon Wants Disposable War Satellites · · Score: 1

    actually these things are supposed to burn up during deorbit so maybe they could on the way down knock a couple other things out of orbit.

  20. Re:Riiiight on UK Plan Would Use CCTV To Stop Uninsured Drivers From Refueling · · Score: 1

    heck if the id is good enough then the system could bill the owner directly for the gas/petrol.

    2 things that caused the most problems when i had that gas station problem

    1 folks trying to pump before they paid (and not knowing which pump they were at)
    2 regular folks trying to pump Diesel (or trying to get regular from the BRIGHT GREEN and 10% larger diesel pump)

  21. Re:i thought scanners won't scan money? on Campaign Urges People To Send MPAA and RIAA Copied Currency · · Score: 1

    easy to do have some sort of hard to see pattern that is hard see with the naked eye but can be picked up in a scan sort of a DO NOT COPY watermark.

  22. Re:Morons on Looking For iPad, Police Find 750 Pounds of Meth · · Score: 1

    besides there is also the trick of calling back to base to have the warrant "re-cut" since Probable Cause for X can get you a new warrant to search for evidence of X.

    lots of Shake and Bake is possible

  23. Or get "creative" with things on Indian Gov't Uses Special Powers To Slash Cancer Drug Price By 97% · · Score: 1

    1 allow companies to do Human testing under gov contract (this kills the liability part mostly) so that R&D is cheaper
    2 don't require retesting of the components of a multipart drug ( the paperwork will refer back to the original tests) just because you are combining them DO FINAL TESTING ON THE COMBO (skip the animal testing parts go directly to human trials)
    3 fast track new formats of drugs (Profican now in Liquigel format!!)
    4 allow companies to cut deals for exclusive early rights to the "generic" version (okay for 10% of the take we will allow you to make the Generic for Profican 2 years early)

    im sure that all sorts of very Profitable Things can be drawn up

  24. Re:Just a thought... on Lawsuit Claims NASA Specialist Was Fired Over Intelligent Design Belief · · Score: 1

    "You forgot the most obvious question: who created the Creator? "

    Nobody created The Creator (since He created everything including the act of Creation).

    Now as to this specialist it depends on exactly why he was fired

    1 He was fired for believing in ID : NASA just decided to fund his retirement
    2 he was being a Prat about it (Preaching ID from his desk) : then he has no case

  25. Okay try this out on X-Prize Founder Wants Ideas For Fixing Education · · Score: 1

    At age 5 give every student a "slate" (basically cheap tablets) and then
    1 spend kindergarten teaching the kids how to LEARN (and that they can learn) [note if they happen to learn basic stuff cool]
    2 next year start with teaching the basic "bits" (colors numbers letters) and how to THINK THINGS OUT
    3 as reading skills develop teach them how to look stuff up on their "slates" (or even how to look stuff up in BOOKS)
    4 get them going on a whole thing of I WONDER= look things up on Mr Slate
    5 have them make the jump from Mr Slate to Any Computer (with internet connection)

    bonus points if you make it possible for individual Slates to give different answers to some questions (creating the question of Why does My Slate say something different from His Slate).