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  1. Therac-25 and nudie scanners on The Most Dangerous Programming Mistakes · · Score: 2

    The Therac-25 had some "Dangerous Programming Mistakes".

    I wonder if the nudie scanners have any similar mistakes.

  2. mass vs weight on Atomic Weight Not So Constant · · Score: 0
  3. Re:I did not expect it from *them* on Military Uses 'Bat-Hook' To Tap Power From Lines · · Score: 1

    It's for when the Chair Force guys are out on the golf course so they can power their Crackberries.

  4. NOTAM on Mystery 'Missile' Identified As US Airways Flight 808 · · Score: 0

    KZLA LOS ANGELES A2832/10 - THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS ARE REQUIRED DUE TO NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER WEAPONS DIVISION ACTIVATION OF W537. IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY, ALL NON-PARTICIPATING PILOTS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID W537. IFR TRAFFIC UNDER ATC JURISDICTION SHOULD ANTICIPATE CLEARANCE AROUND W537 AND CAE 1176. CAE 1155 WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR OCEANIC TRANSITION. CAE 1316 & CAE 1318 WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR OCEANIC TRANSITION. CAE 1177 WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR OCEANIC TRANSITION. W537 ACTIVE, CAE 1176 CLOSED. SURFACE - FL390, 09 NOV 20:00 2010 UNTIL 10 NOV 01:00 2010. CREATED: 08 NOV 20:52 2010

  5. NOTAM on White House Edited Oil Drilling Safety Report · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    KZLA LOS ANGELES A2832/10 - THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS ARE REQUIRED DUE TO NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER WEAPONS DIVISION ACTIVATION OF W537. IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY, ALL NON-PARTICIPATING PILOTS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID W537. IFR TRAFFIC UNDER ATC JURISDICTION SHOULD ANTICIPATE CLEARANCE AROUND W537 AND CAE 1176. CAE 1155 WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR OCEANIC TRANSITION. CAE 1316 & CAE 1318 WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR OCEANIC TRANSITION. CAE 1177 WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR OCEANIC TRANSITION. W537 ACTIVE, CAE 1176 CLOSED. SURFACE - FL390, 09 NOV 20:00 2010 UNTIL 10 NOV 01:00 2010. CREATED: 08 NOV 20:52 2010

  6. As if on NASA Creates an Alien's Eye View of Solar System · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, right. As if computers could possibly do this kind of calculation.

    This is obviously real data from aliens that have been in contact with the US Gov't for decades.

    Silly US Gov't... didn't they realize that with this data we, the general public, can now extrapolate where the aliens came from?

  7. Falcon XXX on SpaceX Unveils Heavy-Lift Rocket Designs · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    More like Falcon XXX.

    Did you see the shapes of those things?

  8. Ben Tre on Education Official Says Bad Teachers Can Be Good For Students · · Score: 1

    is this the same person who said 'It became necessary to destroy the town to save it.'??

  9. units on NASA Summoned To Fix Prius Problems · · Score: 1

    NASA don't forget imperial vs metric in your analysis.

  10. Units on How Heavy Is the Internet? · · Score: 1

    Can someone please convert this to some useful unit of measure like "Libraries of Congress"?

  11. Re:So, we've discovered on GPS Receiver Noise Can Be Used To Detect Snow Depth · · Score: 1

    What's the frequency, Kenneth?

  12. TMA-3?? on Strange New Objects Seen In Saturn's Rings · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Let me guess, it's about two kilometers long...

  13. Re:sue Amtrak and JetBlue on Amtrak Photo Contestant Arrested By Amtrak Police · · Score: 1
  14. Re:Better Proposed Names... on Taking a Look at Nexenta's Blend of Solaris and Ubuntu · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why are you making this so difficult?

    Clearly this new distro should be called GNU/Solaris.

  15. GOOGLE GOGGLES! on Google Earth Recreates Ancient Rome · · Score: 1
  16. Re:Darl or Carly on Should the United States' New CTO Really Be a CIO? · · Score: 1

    Sarah Palin for the US CTO/CIO!! She may not know that Africa is a continent, but man she knows the difference between a hub and a switch: a hub is where the hub cap goes and a switch turns the lights on.

  17. Darl or Carly on Should the United States' New CTO Really Be a CIO? · · Score: 1

    Hmmm.... I'm thinking either Darl McBride or Carly Fiorina would be prefect picks.

  18. Disaster Radios on Is the US Ready For the Switch To DTV? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    One problem I have with the switch to DTV is that there are a plethora of disaster radios out there that have analog TV coverage. In an emergency, I can scan AM, FM, and TV stations for what's going on. That gives me a lot of good options. Now my hand-cranked emergency radio has a band that can no longer be used: analog TV. That's a bummer in my book.

  19. Re:Was Ivins in Princeton? on New Scientific Evidence Emerges In Anthrax Case · · Score: 1

    cameras... hmmm.... aren't there a load of turnpikes in PA and NJ? wouldn't one of the toll booth have taken his picture? granted they probably don't keep pictures for 7 years...

  20. Re:Weak Talking Points? on New Scientific Evidence Emerges In Anthrax Case · · Score: 1

    this idea seems to give credibility to the idea that they don't care if a few innocent people die.

  21. Re:Well DUH! on What Do You Do When the Cloud Shuts Down? · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, no, no, you have it all wrong.

    The first rule of backups is: "You do not talk about backups."

  22. Wikipedia Entry on Microsoft Investing In "Open Source" Lab In Philippines · · Score: 0

    Here's a very informative wikipedia entry with more details on the lab.

  23. Re:Marketing opportunity on Vista's Security Rendered Completely Useless · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The Microsoft Vacuum will be the very first Microsoft product that doesn't suck. Thank you. I'll be here all week.

  24. Extreme Prejudice on How Do You Deal With Sensitive Data? · · Score: 1

    I erase it. Completely.

  25. Re:Mars missions on Moon Rocks Still In Demand After Almost 40 Years · · Score: 1

    Mars was a dude, don't you mean Venus?