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  1. Creepy. Very very creepy on New BigDog Robot Video · · Score: 1

    Profoundly creepy.

  2. The M1911 is the finest? Ever? on Late Adopters Prefer the Tried and True · · Score: 1
    Or was there some other Colt besides the .45 I fired in the Army?

    I'll admit, it was rugged, but inaccurate as all get out. Basically, a .45 caliber belly gun. Any decent revolver was a better sidearm for self defense. And nothing beats a 12 gauge shotty for close in household defense.

  3. But Shakespeare wrote 400 years ago on The Children of Hurin · · Score: 1

    And not in the last century.

  4. And don't use ATT on iPhone SDK Rules Block Skype, Firefox, Java ... · · Score: 1
    Or any other cell provider which restricts what you can do on their network, using their subsidised devices.

    Which is to say, all of them.

  5. far more unrestrictive terms of use on iPhone SDK Rules Block Skype, Firefox, Java ... · · Score: 1

    Sure. But what about the carrier whose network the WinMobile or Symbian device runs on? Just try running random apps, especially networked, on Verizon.

  6. Opera allows plugins on iPhone SDK Rules Block Skype, Firefox, Java ... · · Score: 1

    Called 'widgets', but they're still plugins.

  7. The CLV is a /capsule/ on NASA to Test Emergency Ability of New Spacecraft · · Score: 1

    like Apollo. The Astronauts ride inside it, the tower is attached to the top. When they eject, the tower pulls the capsule away from the rest of the stack.

  8. Could be worse on D&D Co-Creator Gary Gygax Has Passed Away · · Score: 1

    You could be hanging out on an obscure English website.

  9. Getting enough sleep is easy on One in Ten Americans Are Chronically Sleep Deprived · · Score: 1
    For me, anyway. Perhaps it's my military experience, where I learned that a good nights sleep, indoor plumbing, and a hot meal, are among life's greater pleasures.

    Go to bed at 10PM, asleep almost immediately. Often wake up before the alarm goes off at 6AM. Alarm is set to a local PBS station (WETA), so I wake up to classical music rather than a loud screech.

  10. .NET dev on EU Fines Microsoft $1.3 Billion · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I'm fond of .net too. Mainly because it is a decent wrapper for all the Win32 API stuff (quick: How many string types are there in Windows?), plus a decent wrapper for the crawling horror that is COM. I once had to write software that interfaced with the COM MAPI. Now that's all wrapped up in .net.

  11. Very easy on Utah Wants To Give ISPs That Filter a "G-Rating" · · Score: 1

    From today's Salt Lake Tribune

  12. I used to live in Cedar on Utah Wants To Give ISPs That Filter a "G-Rating" · · Score: 1

    I suspect the city fathers have no idea the water map looks that dicklike. Another Utah Breast Picture.

  13. And this is new? on RoadRunner Intercepting Domain Typos · · Score: 1

    Don't most ISPs in the US do this?

  14. The solution is obvious on UK ISPs To Face Piracy Deadline · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Block downloading of all music, films, and other content that might be illegal.

    Yes, this is essentially a shutdown of the WWW in the UK. So? It's what the Gov wants, right?

  15. Oh yes they are on CNN Fires Producer Over Personal Blog · · Score: 1
    Rare, but real. Several years ago I was in Hermosa Beach and saw the girl in the thong on the roller skates.

    At that moment I realized just how much I love America.

  16. from an attacker with physical access on Cold Reboot Attacks on Disk Encryption · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If the attacker has physical access to your system, it's not your system.

  17. Are you kidding?!? on CNN Fires Producer Over Personal Blog · · Score: 2, Funny
    They want our weather! And the babes that go along with it! Canada has nothing like Key West, or Hermosa Beach! Ever seen an extremely fit woman, in a thong, roller skating on a boardwalk in Canada? I think not! In Hermosa Beach? Heck yeah!

    Of course Canada wants to invade!

  18. Stick a fork in it on Toshiba Making Funeral Plans for HD DVD · · Score: 1

    It's done. I guess Sony had to have a successful format eventually.

  19. ESR For Congress! on Lessig For Congress? · · Score: 1

    Or maybe Perens? Nah, he's not wingnutty enough for politics.

  20. If they don't on EU Commissioner Proposes 95 year Copyright · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why would they bother in the first place? If you can't earn a living from your work, why would you stay in that line of work?

  21. not sure where the Federal interest is on New Legislation Could Eventually Lead to ISP Throttling Ban · · Score: 2, Informative

    Interstate commerce clause. It's in the Constitution of the United States.

  22. can count the hairs on your head... on US Set to Use Spy Satellites on US Citizens · · Score: 1

    Recon sats have a ground resolution of, at best, 2.5 inches. Due primarily to atmospheric effects. So they can make out car models, but not read the license plate.

  23. parachuting the canisters on The Shadow Space Race · · Score: 2, Informative

    Also known as "bucket dropping", this was the method used from the early 60's (Corona/KH-4) through the mid-70's (Big Bird/KH-9), when the digital KH-11 came online.

  24. You have no privacy anyway on Facebook A Black Hole For Personal Info · · Score: 1
    Get over it.

    Which is why I don't do facebook, Linked In, myspace, or any other 'social networking' site.

    When I google my name (my real name, not 'wiredog') it returns zero results. I'm very happy about that.

  25. So what's the Facebook Privacy Policy? on Facebook Sharing Too Much Personal Data With Application Developers · · Score: 1

    If it is, essentially, "You have zero privacy anyway, Get over it" then the users shouldn't expect anything more.