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  1. Re:Union Featherbedding, Meh on Teacher Union Tries To Block Online Courses · · Score: 1

    Um, my comment is 'flamebait' while the poster I'm responding to is invoking slavery? /. has indeed fallen to a sad depth.

    Anybody know any sites that actually talk about tech anymore, rather than BS politics and fanboy rantings?

  2. It's cool, it's cool... on More Details On the German Government's Use of Malware · · Score: 1

    "We'd never do anything bad with this, we promise. Though you may want to put a piece of tape over your webcam when visiting 'NaughtyBabysitters.com'. It just makes us feel... icky watching you Make popcorn! Yeah, that's it! Popcorn."

  3. Smokescreen on Australian Malls To Track Shoppers By Their Phones · · Score: 2

    None of this technical mumbo-jumbo is going on. The gov is hiring 'roos to track shoppers to lure them to secluded spots where the drop bears can mug them. And they haven't even gotten around to placing the eucalyptus tree bombs yet. Don't even mention the Commando Platypus Squads... shudder.

  4. Nutty as ever on Woz Is First In Line For iPhone 4S · · Score: 2

    Gotta love the Woz.

  5. Were they drinking single or double malt? on Rat Attack Causes Broadband Outage In Scotland · · Score: 0

    Um... sorry, that's all I got.

  6. Re:Unions College educated people on Teacher Union Tries To Block Online Courses · · Score: 1

    What the fuck are you on about? Are you just making shit up out of your ass for to be annoying?
    The fact that you are AC'ing and complaining about stuff that maybe 2 people a year have to worry about tells me that you don't have enough skills to worry about this.

    And people say tea baggers are bad? Well, they are, too. Both sides are idiots.

  7. Re:Unions College educated people on Teacher Union Tries To Block Online Courses · · Score: 1

    So go start your own company instead of whining how you need a union to protect you. While you are at it, learn capitalization and grammar (this may also have something to due with your "being abused").

  8. Re:But, but... on Teacher Union Tries To Block Online Courses · · Score: 1

    Why would the teachers start now?

  9. Re:Union Featherbedding, Meh on Teacher Union Tries To Block Online Courses · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This has to be a joke comment.

  10. Re:Union Featherbedding, Meh on Teacher Union Tries To Block Online Courses · · Score: 1

    Penn State has several Master's level courses that are online. Not totally online, there are still in-class meetings, and "normal" class time still had real-time online interaction with the students & prof. I don't know what kind of online this article is talking about (nicely horrible article), but if they are looking at minimal to no prof interaction, then that is just sad.

  11. Re:Purely out of curiosity on Apple's Siri As Revolutionary As the Mac? · · Score: 1

    As opposed to making sweet, sweet love to it? I think the idea of a phone is to 'talk.'

  12. Re:About Time... on T-Rex Bigger and Hungrier Than Previously Thought · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I remember reading about that a while ago. I have no dinosaur heroes left. :(

  13. Re:7 Degrees of Freedom... on Company Unveils Personalized Anime Robot Girl · · Score: 1

    Someone could get a doctorate just studying my psychological profile. :D

  14. Re:In Australia, yes? on Australian Court Blocks Sales of Samsung Galaxy Tablet · · Score: 1

    You could always rig a drop bear right outside of the exit....

  15. Re:Blame big corporations. Really on Shady Reshipping Centers Exposed · · Score: 1

    OK, fair argument. I was thinking more on an individual customer basis, but I see how having local companies via for territory can get dicey (organized crime pops to mind... which, dang, the story is about). I think I'm just going to set up a lemonade stand out front.

  16. Re:This President... on U.S. Senator Wyden Raises Constitutional Questions About ACTA · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Yeah, except you didn't have to listen to anything Jobs said. Obama says you have to buy insurance, better buy insurance or you get fined. But I do see you underlying point, the difference being between a toddler whining "Give me cookies" and a 6'10" thug with a gun saying "Give me your money."

    (oh, can't wait to feel the heat on this one)

  17. Re:I actually agree with the Democrat here on U.S. Senator Wyden Raises Constitutional Questions About ACTA · · Score: 1

    Didn't Clinton sign the Kyoto thing, but the Senate never passed it? (Please excuse my memory) At this point, I really have no clue what is law anymore since all 3 branches change it on a whim anymore.

  18. No PDF? This would disagree (maybe) on No PDFs, No Co-editing On Underwhelming Apple iCloud · · Score: 1

    Here-
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4942
    2nd question down. I think you need iWork to do it (maybe?) Dang help piece is all over the place.
    Don't you just love new stuff?

  19. Re:I read TFA on We Finally Know Why Oil and Water Don't Mix · · Score: 1

    Oops
      -2y[sub i](a-a[sub 0])e^(D-D[sub 0])
    Forgot /. doesn't like weird characters.

  20. I read TFA on We Finally Know Why Oil and Water Don't Mix · · Score: 3, Insightful

    And basically it says van der Waals' theory is wrong, and here is a new equation. That's pretty much it.
    Anyone who knows about this stuff want to take a look at the equation, and see if it makes any sense? Not my area.

    E(D)= -2i(a-a)e^(D-D)
    where:
    E = energy
    D = distance
    a = area of molecule

  21. Re:What excuses do they use? on Shady Reshipping Centers Exposed · · Score: 1

    Exactly. There is nothing inherently wrong or immoral about reshipping something. There is nothing wrong or immoral about owning a bar. Now if you are reshipping things to get around laws and/or taxes, or holding an illegal gambling saloon in the back room of your bar, well then there is a problem.

    I think a while back UPS, FedEx, and DHA didn't cover all areas, and would need to have one of the companies (or even a local company) "reship" the package. Don't know if that is still true or not.

  22. Re:Blame big corporations. Really on Shady Reshipping Centers Exposed · · Score: 1

    Well the price discrimination may have something to do with tariffs and the like. Free trade restrictions tend to be a government thing. No comment on the re-selling thing.
    But you really didn't answer why a vendor should not be able to refuse to do business with you. If a known drug dealer, but with no criminal record, wants to buy some guns off of you, does that mean you HAVE TO sell him the guns?

  23. Re:Terrible location on NATO Exercise Banned From Jamming GPS · · Score: 1

    I see your idea. This thing is that there really few (if any) major encounters that are not near land, somewhere. There is no (hostile) nation that could take on an US naval group at sea, especially since they tend to move as carrier groups (except subs). I guess they could move it somewhere else, but as TFA said, this was done in April with no complaints.

  24. Re:.mil or .not? on NATO Exercise Banned From Jamming GPS · · Score: 1

    Subs also have fairly good (probably awesome) inertial devices that may (probably do) rival GPS signals. The military also tends to frown upon single-path failure. Also, at this point, we're not talking ICBMs, we're talking Tomahawks.

  25. Re:But on NATO Exercise Banned From Jamming GPS · · Score: 1

    Probably, but it will make the results better.