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  1. Re:It's ugly but it's the future of space explorat on Virgin Galactic Unveils SpaceShipTwo · · Score: 1

    VASIMR isn't what you're lookign for when it comes to going back and forth to the Moon and NEOs. Mars and further out, and keeping ISS in a stable orbit, sure.

  2. Re:Tablet market seems like the ultimate niche on CrunchPad Being Re-branded As JooJoo · · Score: 1

    Over and over I hear how important this is. Why is it important?

    Just how many two-week-long vacations on desert islands do you take in a year?

    42

  3. Re:IQ != Intelligence on How Men and Women Badly Estimate Their Own Intelligence · · Score: 1

    120 in US would be average in Europe

  4. Re:If women are so smart . . . on How Men and Women Badly Estimate Their Own Intelligence · · Score: 1

    And keep telling yourself that.

    As one of those that values intelligence when picking up girls, I can tell you that it there are hot, blond girls which are also intelligent and those are the ones I like. They're just a bit trickier to find.

  5. Re:Good start on Emulating New Super Mario Bros. Wii At 1080p · · Score: 1

    Rootkits never killed anybody!

  6. Re:Isn't this pretty widespread already? on Multiple-Display Power Tools For Linux? · · Score: 1

    Works in FVWM too.

    Think the issue is more likely to be between the monitor and the keyboard

  7. Re:$500,000 or $200,000,000 ?! Which is it ? on Air Force Extends Plug-and-Play Spacecraft · · Score: 1

    And people wonder why the credit crunch started in the US?

    (No, this was not a comment directed towards the Air Force)

  8. Re:Documentation is very lacking on Is Linux Documentation Lacking? · · Score: 1

    ls /usr/doc/Linux-HOWTOs/

    Do you know any other systems that comes with a Coffee howto?

  9. Re:Yes it is terrible! on Is Linux Documentation Lacking? · · Score: 1

    Or just not use ubuntu

  10. Re:Of course it is. on Is Linux Documentation Lacking? · · Score: 1

    You have to get an up to date Linux distribution - even Slackware knows what you probably want to do when you put an empty CD in the drive.

  11. Re:what about Stephen Hawking? on Brain-Control Gaming Headset Launching Dec. 21 · · Score: 1

    He's been offered better voice boxes many times, but declined as the one he's using now (and has for a long time) is part of the phenomenon Stephen Hawking.

  12. Re:SarBox is always the excuse on SarBox Lawsuit Could Rewrite IT Compliance Rules · · Score: 3, Informative

    How about rewriting the structure of the management as they clearly do not understand what 404 is all about?

    404 doesn't tell you to do anything. It only ask you to show that you have internal controls and that they are deemed sufficient for a company of the type/size you're working for, and that you actually is following your controls. The auditors only task (related to 404) is to check that you do what you are saying and make a judgment on their observations.

  13. Re:not found on SarBox Lawsuit Could Rewrite IT Compliance Rules · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I found it 5 years ago - and it pays pretty good too!

  14. Re:Can't see why this would matter. on Do You Hate Being Called an "IT Guy?" · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Me neither. It's just as stupid as if the finance people didn't want to be finance people anymore... Engineering department? That's where the engineers are - you know, the people who design hardware of different types

    And by the way - by writing "[...]don't want the same label as the intern who fixes windoze." you clearly have earned the same label.

  15. Re:Nuclear power plants are offtopic, but here goe on The World's First Osmotic Power Plant · · Score: 1

    Who cares?

    Nuclear is a huge % of the electricity. Norway isn't only hydroelectric as well, we have power plants running on natural gasses, the one in TFA, couple of wind turbines, etc, but Norway is a hydroelectric country, the same way France is a nuclear.

  16. Re:3.5 on KDE Rebrands, Introduces KDE Plasma Desktop · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Why?

    I used 3.5 until 4.2.2, and then switched. See no reason to switch back, as KDE4 delivers the required functionality and bling for a standard normal user.

  17. Re:Ubuntu GNOME start menu has no foot on KDE Rebrands, Introduces KDE Plasma Desktop · · Score: 1

    After that ask questions related to KDE or Gnome. It's not that difficult. Much easier in fact than convincing someone to tell you what version of Windows they have.

    "Hold the Windows key (that's the one with the flag next to Alt) and press R. Release all keys, type w i n v e r, and press Enter." Easier, but "much easier"?

    But my computer says: "This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator".

  18. Re:Clarity? on KDE Rebrands, Introduces KDE Plasma Desktop · · Score: 1

    ctrl alt +/-

  19. Re:God Bless the USA! on Moving Decimal Bug Loses Money · · Score: 1

    They could import cheap, broken down vehicles from Australia.

  20. Re:God Bless the USA! on Moving Decimal Bug Loses Money · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think I read somewhere that the Australians would change from left to right in 2012. They would start with all the bigger vehicles like buses and lorries and if that turns out OK, it'll be mandatory for all motorized vehicles from 2015

  21. Re:Anecdote time on Scientists Say a Dirty Child Is a Healthy Child · · Score: 1

    Sex farm? No wonder!

  22. Re:Known this for years. on Scientists Say a Dirty Child Is a Healthy Child · · Score: 1

    Got one of those "antibac" dispensers outside my office. The people that use them the most, are also the ones that are currently at home being sick.

  23. Re:For starters... on Geek Travel To London From the US — Tips? · · Score: 1

    Not forgetting that many hotels have internet connection for guests, which is a lot cheaper than kiosks or even free. That way you can use the day in town, and the evening to update the facebook status.

  24. Re:One Thing I Miss on Modern Tech Versus the Past · · Score: 1

    Dude - did you live under a rock or something?

    We chatted up girls on the internet and texted friends before you had a double digit age! Scoring a phone number when you're 9 might be cool, but you don't know what to do with it.

  25. Re:I mention this on CERN Physicist Warns About Uranium Shortage · · Score: 1

    Isn't it possible to mix thorium and uranium and use it in conventional reactors with a minimum of upgrade required?