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  1. Re:Seriously, we're not rapists.... on New Nail Polish Alerts Wearers To Date Rape Drugs · · Score: 1

    I read it all, expecting he got into a fight and his mom got scared, said 'You're movin' with your auntie and uncle in Bel Air'

    But yeah.. Doesn't sound like roofies. None of it.

  2. Re:Dream on. on Mayday Anti-PAC On Its Second Round of Funding · · Score: 1

    To be taken seriously, one must hit them where it hurts.

    Here is why the Snowden story got so big. One single little facet of the whole "government is spying on us" thing.
    One Program.
    Bullrun.

    "Because of Snowden, we now know that the listeners undertook to do what they repeatedly promised respectable expert opinion they would never do. They always said they would not attempt to break the crypto that secures the global financial system.
    That was false."
    "...attempting to break the encryption that holds the global financial industry together, it had also stolen the keys to as many vaults as possible. With this disclosure the NSA forfeited respectable opinion around the world. Their reckless endangerment of those who don't accept danger from the United States government was breathtaking."

    The Occupy Wall Street was all fun and games until one bullet point item came up. (Delaware being a tax heaven for Congressmen). As soon as that point made the news, all of the police forces, in sync, shut everything down.

    The PAC needs something as effective and dealdy, and keep their mouth shut about it until it's too late to go back.

  3. Re: Panic-A-Tech (tm) on Samsung S5 Reports Stress Levels Through Heart Rate Variability Measure · · Score: 1

    Sorry, forgot to put quotes and mention this was from an episode of Silicon Valley.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

  4. Panic-A-Tech (tm) on Samsung S5 Reports Stress Levels Through Heart Rate Variability Measure · · Score: 2

    But will it be able to tell you the difference between a heart attack and a panick attack?

    Would you be interested in a device that links to your smartphone and lets you know, even before it happens, whether you're having a panic attack - or a heart attack?
    - Yeah, yeah.
    OK, here's how Panic-A-Tech works.
    You wear this on your finger all day and it tracks your vitals.
    Or if that's too embarrassing, there's also a Bluetooth suppository and that goes right where you think it goes.
    And that comes with a retrieval kit.

  5. I hope they accounted for age fraud issues.. on Percentage of Elderly In Japan Continues to Grow as Number of Children Drops · · Score: 1

    There was an article a few years ago about how the oldest man of Japan had been deceased for a few years. Family was still collecting pension checks and never bothered to report the death.
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/new...
    And when they went to see the second oldest person, she also passed away a couple of years before.

  6. Re:Let's Play on Thief Debuts To Mediocre Reviews · · Score: 1

    Game Distributors are starting to hit live game footage with DMCA. Especially when the video has been made with leaked or pre-release copies.

    This won't last.

  7. Chiptunes scene on Ask "The Fat Man" George Sanger About Music and Computer Games · · Score: 1

    Do you follow the current chiptunes and retrogaming music scene and if so, do you have suggestions for them?

  8. Re:39" display for workstations? on 4K Is For Programmers · · Score: 0

    Does that mean it will cost $100k to make the programmer 100% productive?

    Yes. Exactly like it can take 9 women to give birth to a baby in one month.

  9. Yes, you're crazy. on Why Automakers Should Stop the Infotainment Arms Race · · Score: 1

    >> Am I crazy, or does it seem like the automotive industry has lost sight of what will best serve the consumer?

    The automotive industry has lost sight of what will best serve the consumer.
    If you typed that in, and read it out loud, and kept a straight face..

    They cannot lose something they never had.

  10. that guy.. from Watch_Dogs on Ubisoft Hacked, Account Data Compromised · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure some guy walking around with a cell phone did it. Aiden Pearce?

  11. Another innovation driven by porn on Google Patents Image-Capturing Walking Sticks · · Score: 1

    They lost me at the first line of the patent..

    "An elongated member is provided with one or more imaging sensors, location sensors, and a switch in its bottom end."

  12. Re:Pandora's box on Europe Needs Genetically Engineered Crops, Scientists Say · · Score: 2

    > And no. Cross breeding is not the same as gene modification. There are very few herrings that mate with a tomato IRL.

    Well, if the music is right, set the mood with dim lights and candles AND you get them drunk enough, of course their genes will splice.

  13. Forests are bad when angry.. on The Amazon Rainforest Wants Its TLD Back From Amazon.com · · Score: 1

    Forests get more pissed off than Lakes when you anthropomorphise them. They reeeeealy hate it.
    Not as much as Mountains, but still. I'd stay away and pay up if I were Amazon. Or ex-Amazon

  14. Tell me about Loom... on Why Are We Still Talking About LucasArts' Old Adventure Games? · · Score: 3, Funny

    Tell me about Loom
    You mean the latest masterpiece of fantasy storytelling from LucasArts' Brian Moriarty? Why it's an extraordinary adventure with an interface of magic. Stunning, high resolution, 3D landscapes and sophisticated score and musical effects. Not to mention the detailed animation and special effects, elegant point 'n' click control of characters, objects and magic spells. Beat the rush! Go out and buy Loom today!

  15. Cat ears... on Mobile App Screens Calls With Brain Waves · · Score: 2

    A friend bought a set of brainwave sensing cat ears at Pax East two weeks ago.

    They worked so-so with him, but during the weekend we saw a girl with a set on who was reading. The ears WERE moving left and right as she was concentrating on the text.

  16. Re:Loom on Disney Closes LucasArts · · Score: 1

    Tell me about Loom
    You mean the latest masterpiece of fantasy storytelling from LucasArts' Brian Moriarty? Why it's an extraordinary adventure with an interface of magic. Stunning, high resolution, 3D landscapes and sophisticated score and musical effects. Not to mention the detailed animation and special effects, elegant point 'n' click control of characters, objects and magic spells. Beat the rush! Go out and buy Loom today!

  17. Re:Patents patents patents... on Gartner Says 3D Printers Will Cost Less Than $2,000 By 2016 · · Score: 1

    And I'm very happy with my Up! PP3DP printer!

  18. Patents patents patents... on Gartner Says 3D Printers Will Cost Less Than $2,000 By 2016 · · Score: 1

    The difference between consumer-class and enterprise-class 3D printers are minor. Controlled temperature environment is one of them.

    As soon as one of the small fish is advertising features of the so called enterprise-class 3D printers, they are sued into oblivion by Stratasys and others using their patents.

  19. Re:Good. on Man Who Pointed Laser At Aircraft Gets 30-Month Sentence · · Score: 2

    The problem is not even the parents.
    The problem is affixing the magnet in a piece that can break or be sucked by the toddler.
    Just like there are regulations about using lead paint on glasswares and plates, there should have been rules about using strong earth magnets ON toys.
    Banning the sale of magnets AS toys is stupid.

  20. Of course one just needs to look at Pokemon.. on Electricity Gives Bubbles Super Strength · · Score: 2

    Squirtle - BubbleBeam!
    Pikachu - Lightningrod!

    There you go. Unbeatable bubbles!

  21. Re:Is minecraft the only software they can find? on Swedish School Makes Minecraft Lessons Compulsory · · Score: 1

    You need to be at least slightly asperger to play Dwarf Fortress.

  22. a man in Brazil is coughing on Bangladesh Slaughters 150,000 Birds After Worst H5N1 Virus Outbreak In 5 Years · · Score: 2

    Madagascar closes its port.

  23. someone's going to try it for cybernetics.. on Nanocoating Waterproofs Any Gadget · · Score: 1

    Someone's going to try it and end up at the hospital.

    "Waterproofing and Bioproofing are different. (your body rusts things that water don't"
    Best material? Glue from a glue gun, according to Lepht Anonym.
    And PCBs are a no-no, but that might change too with the appropriate coating.

    Full talk at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_JpPMIriAI

    I think Lepht is still in "repairing Lepht" mode, so she probably won't be trying this new nanocoating. But it could definitely help hedge cybermancers who practice in their kitchen.

  24. Re:unary, indeed! on Christmas Always On Sunday? Researchers Propose New Calendar · · Score: 1

    > +1! Excellent System!

    Fixed that for you.

  25. Re:Why are you surprised? on Rare Earth Magnets Pose Threat To Children · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The problem is not toy rare earth magnets, but rare earth magnets used in toys.

    A magnet used as a locking device for the clasp of a book, magnets used in a toy train to hold them together, etc.

    Just like lead paint, the substitution is not obvious.