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  1. Re:This is cool. But... on Increasing Wireless Network Speed By 1000% By Replacing Packets With Algebra · · Score: 1

    The point is it will give them higher data rates for free which they can then charge extra for.

  2. Re:Doesn't anyone think... on New Evidence That the Moon Was Created In a Massive Collision · · Score: 5, Informative

    You can read about the reason for the moon's spherical shape here:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrostatic_equilibrium#Planetary_geology

    It's fairly straightforward, nothing at all like Quantum mechanics.

  3. Re:Isn't this what Libertarians WANT? on Libertarian Candidate Excluded From Debate For Refusing Corporate Donations · · Score: 1

    Wow, what a great system. It sounds so much better then what we have now. Have you thought up a name for what you would call those frequency/territory property units? I was thinking we could call them something like "broadcast licenses".

  4. Re:Well, that was your mistake. on Libertarian Candidate Excluded From Debate For Refusing Corporate Donations · · Score: 1

    Oh, and the reason having cranks in a debate is a problem is because in a high profile election the number of cranks that would be willing to debate would be almost limitless. We have better things to do with our time then to listen to them all.

  5. Re:Well, that was your mistake. on Libertarian Candidate Excluded From Debate For Refusing Corporate Donations · · Score: 1

    Getting elected is actually an important part of the job of a politician. Now I am as against the massive amounts of money in modern American campaigns as anyone, it's been detrimental to the overall discourse and causes politicians to be beholden to those who contribute the most. But some money is required and that is perfectly fine and reasonable. $50,000 is a token amount, if he can't get even that much in statewide election the system is not his biggest problem.

  6. Re:Hooray, someone gets it on Samsung Galaxy Nexus Ban Overturned · · Score: 1

    Yeah, and this particular search feature is one that I have barely used in years of having an Android phone. To ban sales of the phone because of it is patently absurd.

  7. Re:Slightly on Study Shows Tech Execs Slightly Prefer Romney Over Obama · · Score: 1

    Palin was a poison pill most rational voters just couldn't swallow.

  8. Re:Hmmm... on Stolen Maple Syrup Found and Returned To Strategic Reserve · · Score: 1

    I know what the conversion is. As I said and you just repeated, Canadian dollars are worth more the US dollars now and 10 years ago they were worth much less. What is your point?

  9. Re:what about nuclear fusion? on Astronomers Search For Dyson Spheres of Alien Civilizations · · Score: 1

    If they aren't concerned about resources, why do they need to build a Dyson sphere?

  10. Re:what about nuclear fusion? on Astronomers Search For Dyson Spheres of Alien Civilizations · · Score: 1

    The energy requirements of a warp drive are only have the problem. The much bigger problem is that it relies on physics which doesn't exist and we have no reason to believe ever will. Sure exotic matter could be possible, but I wouldn't bet on it.

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

    He should have said they sell it when production is low for the year, the idea is to stave off the high prices with an increased supply.

  12. Re:Hmmm... on Stolen Maple Syrup Found and Returned To Strategic Reserve · · Score: 2

    Yeah, like 10 years ago. The tables have turned and now Canadian dollars are actually worth more than ours.

  13. Re:Units on New Study Shows Universe Still Expanding On Schedule · · Score: 4, Informative

    Due to expansion, the speed of objects accelerating away from us is proportional to the distance from us. So according to this, an object at 1 megaparsec from us will be receding at 74.3 km/s, while an object at twice the distance will be moving twice as fast.

  14. Re:They should be happy. on MPAA Boss Admits SOPA and PIPA Are Dead, Not Coming Back · · Score: 2

    Nothing is worse than the war on drugs. How many people a year are killed due to the war on piracy? How many people are imprisoned for mere possession of pirated materials?

  15. Re:GSM and CDMA on T-Mobile Merging With MetroPCS · · Score: 2

    Both T-Mo and MetroPCS have plans to switch to LTO, so long term there is no conflict.

  16. Re:I've never understood this contradiction on A Black Hole's Spinning Heart of Darkness · · Score: 2

    In order to preserve total energy, the particle that fell into the black hole must have had a negative energy

    That's the thing I never understood about Hawking radiation. Why must it always be the negative particle that falls into the black hole? I don't see how that preserves any energy, or why it even matters that it does. It would make more sense and would seem to preserve total energy better if the particle that enters is random.

  17. Re:Bye Apple on Apple CEO Tim Cook Apologizes For Maps App, Recommends Alternatives · · Score: 1

    For mapping the data IS the product. If your data sucks, your product sucks. Regardless of how nicely it's presented.

  18. Re:Bias trumped by verified information on Why Apple Replaced iOS Maps · · Score: 1

    Google for example wants to distract from Apple shipping 3D maps to consumers in an included map app first

    Not true. Google has had 3D buildings in Maps for over a year now. Only Earth has the pretty, fully textured 3D maps, but Maps has had 3D buildings for quite a while.

  19. Re:So I suppose Obama on US Military Designates Julian Assange an "Enemy of State" · · Score: 0

    The Kenneth Starr debacle was a debacle because it was a witch hunt. If actual serious crimes are committed in office persuing justice is not a debacle, it is a duty. Otherwise a precedent is set for ever increasing abuses of power.

  20. Re:Umm... on Japanese Scientists Produce Element 113 · · Score: 2

    About 80% of the population of Russia is in the European part.

    Since the Asian part of Russia is so sparsely populated, I would guess it just didn't have much of an influence on the development of Asia and Europe as separate entities.

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

    I used to live in western Mass and south-east Conn, and had plenty of great options in both of those places. I guess YMMV.

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

    I've never had trouble finding good beer in the northeast. I find it hard to believe there's anywhere left in the country where good local beer is hard to find.

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

    Ok, you were with me for awhile, and the criticisim of Guinness can be overlooked but what the hell are you talking about a Chinese beer called Sing Ha? Singha is only a Thai beer, a Chinese version does not exist.

  24. Re:All Edison's fault on Light Bulb Ban Produces Hoarding In EU, FUD In U.S. · · Score: 1

    There is no law that says you can't buy incandescent bulbs in the US. The law sets efficiency standards that old incandescent bulbs couldn't meet but new ones can. Just buy a new high efficiency incandescent and spare the rest of us your pointless ranting.

  25. Re:i apologize world, it is embarassing on Medicare Bills Rise As Records Turn Electronic · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why do you maintain that socialized medicine is a bad thing when all the evidence suggests that the opposite is true? Are you equally critical of America's use of socialized police and fire departments?