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  1. Re:Chicago lost it because it didn't deserve it. on Did Chicago Lose Olympic Bid Due To US Passport Control? · · Score: 1

    At least you probably won't get raped in Chicago - according to those stats you linked to.

  2. Re:Did Tokyo lose because of this as well? on Did Chicago Lose Olympic Bid Due To US Passport Control? · · Score: 2, Informative

    I visited Japan during the initial H1N1 scare and even then it was a fairly pleasant experience. I was concerned about missing our connecting flight from Tokyo to Osaka but we were processed and had our luggage within 20 minutes of disembarking and checked in 10 minutes later. We even managed to get a plastic bottle of water air-side. It was taken from us, put through a sniffer machine and very politely handed back.

    I wasn't looking forward to the new passport/fingerprint restrictions, but they were all done in a typically low-key Japanese way and I didn't have a problem with any of it.

  3. I must get hold of this... on New Comic Book About Logic, Math, and Madness · · Score: 1

    It'll make those long winter nights coming up really whistle past!

  4. I'm sure it will be really effective. on House Committee Passes "Informed P2P User Act" · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just like the Theft act prevents Theft.

  5. Re:I have a better idea on Auto-Detecting Malware? It's Possible · · Score: 1

    But it requires root access to install updates (keep your system updated!) and software typically, does it not?

    Actually, no. I run Fedora Core 11 at home and it doesn't require a password to apply updates. I can't remember the last time I had to enter root password.

  6. Re:Or just switch to linux! on Auto-Detecting Malware? It's Possible · · Score: 1

    while the worst 'nix problem is typically something that can only be exploited while the attacker is standing on his head, drinking a glass of water, and whistling "Yankee Doodle".

    Damn, I wondered what that guy was doing in our server room! Brb...

  7. Re:I have a better idea on Auto-Detecting Malware? It's Possible · · Score: 2, Informative

    I'll just point out here that Linux users generally do not run as Admin-God on their machines, so while they could still bork their own user account it becomes that much more difficult to compromise the entire machine.

  8. Two (well 3 really) things I like on '09 Malibu Vs. '59 Bel Air Crash Test · · Score: 1

    One was the comment on the video, "clearly the malibu driver was at fault - he should have given way" and also, did anyone else notice the Nissan Commercial in the videos to the right? The one about Front independent suspension?

  9. If you want to get really personal on High-Tech Gadgets Can Pose Problems At Mexican Border · · Score: 4, Funny

    Heck checking your laptop is nothing, they can probe up your ass if they really want to!

  10. Re:How do site owners disable it? on Google SideWiki Brings Comments To Everyone · · Score: 1

    This is truly scary. Site owners are forced to install this plugin in their own browsers to see what others are writing about their site.

  11. Re:Give up? on Newly Declassified FBI Docs Reveal Predictive Data System · · Score: 4, Insightful

    give 'em as much data as they want

    But then they'll be successful in their primary objective, which is self-perpetuation and a larger budget next year.

  12. There was a bug in the Spectrum version on Elite Turns 25 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If you launched, then spun round and re-entered the dock hitting hyperspace at the same time, you appeared, docked, at your destination.

    Saved all that tedious trading until you could buy lots of weapons etc.

  13. Already old news on Using the Sea To Cool Your Data Center · · Score: 1

    Didn't they try this in New Orleans a couple of years back?

  14. Re:Siren Noise on Nissan Gives Electric Cars Blade Runner Audio Effect · · Score: 2, Funny

    You cannot be serious about that remark!

  15. Ffffffsssss on Nissan Gives Electric Cars Blade Runner Audio Effect · · Score: 4, Funny

    I would want that sound that the USS Enterprise makes as it whizzes through space...

  16. No-onne's gonna buy the Zune on No App Store For Microsoft's Zune HD · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Everyone is out today snapping up the new iPods. Me included.

  17. Re:It's fairly obvious why they are so successful. on Netbooks Have a Huge Impact On the PC Industry · · Score: 3, Insightful

    That may be so, but I would hazard a guess that putting a P4 in a netbook would run much hotter and deliver significantly lower battery life. The Atom 270 just hits a sweet spot for most people regarding power/battery life. I can play AVIs and do video Skype just fine on my 900HA and it 'feels' just as fast as my Core 2 desktop.

  18. On the inconvenience on DRM Take II — Digital Personal Property · · Score: 1

    Any, repeat any DRM will inconvenience legitimate users far more than copyright violators.

  19. Re:Reminds me... on What the DHS Knows About You · · Score: 1

    Yes agreed, but at least if someone gets hold of the card details they can't use it.

  20. Re:Australia's 911 number on Trapped Girls Call For Help On Facebook · · Score: 1

    And anyway, 000 is really Australia's 999 number!

  21. No wind or weather? on Astronomers Find the Calmest Place On Earth · · Score: 1

    How can a place have no weather? Every single place on the surface planet has weather of some description all the time.

  22. Er, so are you telling me on New Logitech Dark Field Mice Operate On Glass · · Score: 2, Funny

    My mouse will work with Windows?

    Finally!

  23. Makes me wonder... on A Video Ad, In a Paper Magazine · · Score: 1

    When the porno mags will get hold of an idea like this.

  24. Hey, it's just like one of those palindromes on China Ditches Compulsory Green Dam Plans · · Score: 1

    A man a dam a plan madman.

  25. Nice on HP Restores Creased Photos With Flatbed Scanners · · Score: 4, Funny

    A fold-less centerfold :)