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  1. Re:"...data that political candidates have on you. on Pols Blur Line Between Data Mining, Cyberstalking · · Score: 1

    You're their prime target. Kinda like a Christian converting you.

  2. Re:FISRT on Pols Blur Line Between Data Mining, Cyberstalking · · Score: 0

    Wait, your in dc?

  3. Re:Merry Christmas! on Microsoft Surface Pricing Goes Toe-to-Toe With Apple iPad · · Score: 1

    I personally played with both :) They both rocked.. transformers were story-based in my eyes, go-bots were fun to play with like you said!

  4. Re:no video during the free fall on The Tech Behind Felix Baumgartner's Stratospheric Skydive · · Score: 1

    Therefor it didn't happen, right?

  5. Re:Hydrogen would have gotten him a lot higher on The Tech Behind Felix Baumgartner's Stratospheric Skydive · · Score: 1

    Probably to keep the balloon from expanding too much, as well. The higher in altitude you go, the thinner the atmospheric pressure and the more the content expands.

  6. Re:833.9 mph actually on The Tech Behind Felix Baumgartner's Stratospheric Skydive · · Score: 2

    Wow.. you can generalize just about anything.

    Jump:
    Guy steps in balloon, 3 hours later steps out of ballon (sic), some minutes later he deploys his chute

    land speed record:
    guy gets in vehicle, accelerates, deploys chute to decelerate.

    Moon landing:
    guys get into capsule, fire spews from the bottom of rocket, guys step out of capsule after it lands

    Seriously, don't generalize, it makes you look stupid.

  7. Re:Sometimes miss my Geo Metro XFI on $3,000 Tata Nano Car Coming To US · · Score: 1

    Thought about that recently, and why it can't be done. Mostly because the car doesn't meet emissions and safety standards in the world today.

  8. Re:Good grief on $3,000 Tata Nano Car Coming To US · · Score: 1

    You're not forced to look at anything. If you're going to complain like that, I'll complain that I constantly have to see ford mustangs on the street. Those hideous pieces of shit.

  9. Re:Power steering only needed on FWD on $3,000 Tata Nano Car Coming To US · · Score: 1

    Your right, because rear wheel drive vehicles don't have transmissions attached to the engines, nor the engines in the front!
    WTF? They're about the same weight in the front. The only real difference is that the engine and transmission is transverse instead of longitudinal, and the front axles have CV joints.

    Power steering was created because the wheel was hard for to turn at still or low motion by people who weren't very strong in the upper-body. I drove quite a few before power steering came out, and I have to say I'm glad they did put it in as standard equipment later.

  10. Re:if someone cuts in front of you on $3,000 Tata Nano Car Coming To US · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure the first instinct is to brake when someone cuts in front of you. That's not being argued.
    The point is that some people cut in front of you and slam on the brakes, almost at the same moment.

  11. Re:Power steering isn't a safety feature. on $3,000 Tata Nano Car Coming To US · · Score: 1

    Where do you live? I need to make sure I never step foot in that place.

  12. Re:Power steering isn't a safety feature. on $3,000 Tata Nano Car Coming To US · · Score: 1

    To reiterate the GP's post:
    "but if you leave the larger gap you need between you and the car in front, a lot of times, another car will just zip into that gap, making the situation even more dangerous for a time."

    Maybe you'll get it, this time.

  13. drafting... on Air Force Lab Test Out "Aircraft Surfing" Technique To Save Fuel · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Drafting.. nuff said.
    Works for cars, bikes, motorcycles, swimmers, why not planes?

  14. Re:Now take it a step further on Mathematicians Extend Einstein's Special Relativity Beyond Speed of Light · · Score: 1

    dont ya love that?
    even the term 'infinite' being used as a measurement is ridiculous. About as ridiculous as multiple universes, or infinite space. all three are a divide by zero, in my book.

  15. Re:What about the speed of information? on Mathematicians Extend Einstein's Special Relativity Beyond Speed of Light · · Score: 1

    Not everything known travels at the speed of light...
    Information travels at the speed of the transport mechanism it's traveling on. If it's sound, it travels at the speed of sound. If it's internet, it's at the speed of electricity... and the routers.

  16. Re:Lockin on Apple Now Shipping Lightning To 30-Pin Adapters · · Score: 1

    Probably because micro-usb sucks.
    I've gone through way too many microusb connections on phones and cables. After going with the iphone 3gs (still use it), I've had absolutely no trouble with connections either cable-related nor phone connector-related. That's a good real-world example.

  17. Re:My My on Entire Cities In World of Warcraft Dead, Hack Suspected · · Score: 1

    No, him and many of us just want someone to stop saying look it up and just say what it is.
    That is all, continue.

  18. Re:Possible Delicacy on Why Worms In the Toilet Might Be a Good Idea · · Score: 2

    You realize that the grass fed beef is actually tastier, right?

  19. Re:Possible Delicacy on Why Worms In the Toilet Might Be a Good Idea · · Score: 1

    Eating something doesn't mean their made of it... or are you a grease ridden cheeseburger?

  20. Re:Sorry but... on Stolen Maple Syrup Found and Returned To Strategic Reserve · · Score: 1

    The market's basic drivers are supply & demand.
    When supply drops and demand remains the same, the scarcity raises prices.
    When supply drops and demand rises, the price increases quite a bit.
    Add in a strategic reserve flow to the line, and the supply does not drop as steep and the prices don't fluctuate as much.

  21. Re:Carmel Colored Corn Syrup... on Stolen Maple Syrup Found and Returned To Strategic Reserve · · Score: 1

    "high-end specialty product" does not mean "unavailable".

  22. Re:Why is American beer like making love in a cano on Beer Is Cheaper In the US Than Anywhere Else In the World · · Score: 1

    hey.. hey .. hey *taps shoulder, laughing* hey.. hey..
    why is an american beer like making sex stuff in a canoe? it's fucking close to water! haha

  23. Re:I need the money on Beer Is Cheaper In the US Than Anywhere Else In the World · · Score: 1

    I wish I had mod points, this deserves it.

  24. Re:Define "Beer". on Beer Is Cheaper In the US Than Anywhere Else In the World · · Score: 1

    I get my beer for ~$3 for a pint, and that's at a bar which is inherently expensive compared to at home just because your in an establishment. When I buy a 6 pack, it's about a buck a bottle. You don't just pay for the stuff that goes into a product, you also pay for the labor, products used during the labor, building the labor happens in, etc. Also, most people don't want to have a vat of beer in their tub.

    Point?

  25. Re:There's a reason for that. on Beer Is Cheaper In the US Than Anywhere Else In the World · · Score: 1

    You're on the right track, but lost it halfway through.
    The more detail you take in the preparation, maintenance and temperature control, the better the product.

    That is why the brews by the monasteries do taste better. If it's not made by a monastery, then it's made by a company that puts OCD style maintenance into the creation of it because it's damned good. I know good taste, and it's a punch-you-in-the-face difference, not subtle.