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  1. Re:Freeze the genetic material on How Many People Does It Take To Colonize Another Star System? · · Score: 1

    I think JoeMerchant is on to something here. However...

    Long story short, I don't see how we'll be able to move our whole solar system across the galaxy.

  2. Re:Exactly ... on How Many People Does It Take To Colonize Another Star System? · · Score: 1

    42 thousands?

    Maybe he knew more than he thought.

  3. Wood fuel on Cheaper Fuel From Self-Destructing Trees · · Score: 4, Funny

    Got wood, eh?

  4. Re:I need a handle, man on What's In a Username? the Power of Gamer Tags · · Score: 1

    Alright. How about the Master of Disaster, huh?

  5. Re:3 letters can fix this... on Amazon Launches Android-Powered 'Fire TV' For Streaming and Gaming · · Score: 1

    You can't setup VPN on devices like the AppleTV.

    It means you need to setup and manage your own Linux router and pay a fee for the VPN to illegally access content for which you don't even have a license for.

    So if you're going to setup a VPN and pay for it to end up doing something that is illegal anyway, you might as well just torrent the damn thing.

  6. Useless outside of the USA on Amazon's Fire TV: Is It Worth Game Developers' Time? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Why would someone buy a FireTV in other countries? Even in Canada, we don't get things like Hulu, Amazon Streaming, etc. All we have is the Canadian version of Netflix which has, at best, 20% of the library available to the USA.

  7. That's it on Details You're Not Supposed To See From Boston U's Patent Settlements · · Score: 1

    Time to disconnect from the modern world and go live in a wooden cabin in the middle of the forest.

  8. Obligatory on NYU Group Says Its Scheme Makes Cracking Individual Passwords Impossible · · Score: 1

    PolyPassHash want a cracker?

  9. Re:Cite your Refs on Scientists Solve the Mystery of Why Zebras Have Stripes · · Score: 1

    But the evolution of referees is a huge problem. You see, if they keep evolving, they'll be down to only two stripes, and wars will ensue.

  10. Re:But why do we need the internet of things on Vint Cerf: CS Programs Must Change To Adapt To Internet of Things · · Score: 4, Funny

    I got +1 insightful for that? Scary.

  11. Re:But why do we need the internet of things on Vint Cerf: CS Programs Must Change To Adapt To Internet of Things · · Score: 5, Funny

    Your sock drawer would know how many time each sock has been fucked, it would alert your washer to wash two cycles instead of one, it could tell your fridge to order more detergent since it's in charge of the grocery list and it could buy more sexy lingerie on Amazon for your girlfriend since you're obviously ignoring her physical needs.

  12. Re:Can it play remote iTunes libraries? on Amazon Launches Android-Powered 'Fire TV' For Streaming and Gaming · · Score: 1

    But my comment was still informative for the information I wrote, even though the context was totally wrong.

  13. Re:Can it play remote iTunes libraries? on Amazon Launches Android-Powered 'Fire TV' For Streaming and Gaming · · Score: 1

    My mistake, I took "streaming" in general terms. I have never tried or even researched about streaming from iTunes from anything non-Apple, so I can't comment on that.

  14. Re:Will Netflix obsolete the Wii? on Amazon Launches Android-Powered 'Fire TV' For Streaming and Gaming · · Score: 1

    Too many devices can only play H.264 video, I'm guessing Netflix will save money in the long run, even if they have to store two versions of everything.

    Storage probably isn't a problem anyway, in Canada we have three streaming qualities available because our ISPs monthly caps are so low.

  15. Re:Just get a Smart TV on Amazon Launches Android-Powered 'Fire TV' For Streaming and Gaming · · Score: 1

    I do it one step further. I use an Apple TV connected to a dumb computer display and convert audio with a tiny optical-to-RCA box for my headphones. There's no "TV" in the conventional sense in that setup.

  16. Re:Can it play remote iTunes libraries? on Amazon Launches Android-Powered 'Fire TV' For Streaming and Gaming · · Score: 3, Informative

    Apple doesn't let anyone else stream? That must explain why I can stream from Apple, Netflix, Crackle, Crunchyroll, Vimeo, Youtube, etc.

  17. Re:Can it play remote iTunes libraries? on Amazon Launches Android-Powered 'Fire TV' For Streaming and Gaming · · Score: 1

    I don't understand why you're using iTunes but you won't buy an AppleTV. If it's because of the lack of support for esoteric file formats like DivX and MKV, you should buy a 2nd-generation AppleTV and jailbreak it.

  18. International? on Amazon Launches Android-Powered 'Fire TV' For Streaming and Gaming · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Apart from Netflix, which is already available on a lot of devices, is there any point in buying a Fire TV in other countries? Even Canada doesn't get things like Hulu or Amazon Streaming.

    I don't think the Fire TV will sell at all outside of the USA.

  19. Re:Not really on Indie Game Jam Show Collapses Due To Interference From "Pepsi Consultant" · · Score: 1

    With Dogecoins?

  20. Re:Not really on Indie Game Jam Show Collapses Due To Interference From "Pepsi Consultant" · · Score: 1

    And letting us vote on the games would be the competition.

  21. Re:Credit cards are NOT secure on Chester Wisniewski of Sophos Talks About Secure Credit Card Transactions (Video) · · Score: 1

    And that's why every transaction ever made with Bitcoin is publicly available in the blockchain.

    Bitcoin is a good replacement to credit cards and PayPal because no single entity controls it. Imagine if there was half a dozen "PayPal" companies all competing against each other.

  22. Re:But where? on How a 'Seismic Cloak' Could Slow Down an Earthquake · · Score: 1

    I found some on AliExpress.

  23. Re:Weaponize on How a 'Seismic Cloak' Could Slow Down an Earthquake · · Score: 2

    There's also a small chance of creating an unexpected doom.

  24. Re:Two questions. on How a 'Seismic Cloak' Could Slow Down an Earthquake · · Score: 1

    A couple of free energy generator will suffice.

  25. Re:..and we need this technology why exactly? on The Connected Home's Battle of the Bulbs · · Score: 1

    I was surprised that this monster of a word had never been written on the whole of the Internet yet.

    Let's see if you can find the status for this name: Pink.