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  1. Re:dual boarding more efficient? on Strict Order Boarding Would Get Planes in the Sky Faster · · Score: 1

    It's them or me.

    Stellar attitude. Unfortunately, it seems you have a lot of friends out there. They also like to cut in line in traffic, talk unreasonably loud on their cell phone, and leave their shopping cart in the middle of the parking lot. [/rant]

    Seriously though, why not just look toward the bins near your seat when your a few rows away and still have a chance to stash your other bins? Why be a jerk by default?

  2. Re:US Vaporware on VW Set To Release Diesel Hybrid · · Score: 1

    The big 3 all make heavy duty diesel trucks. I heard Ford was considering a F150 diesel model in 2009.

  3. Re:Origin of life ?! on Correcting Misperceptions About Evolution · · Score: 1

    Your -ologies prove creation isn't true? Do tell. Start off with the magic exploding rock and how it got there.

  4. Re:Wasn't that the whole point on US Claims Satellite Shoot-Down Success · · Score: 1

    2) The shuttle was coming in steeper (at least initially) since it performs a deorbit burn - not sure what you mean by stable.
    3) The shuttle was probably a lot more prone to tumbling due to it's shape, which helps negate the shielding on the bottom side of the vehicle.

    We were still required to wear gloves when picking up the debris from Columbia - it wasn't just a ploy to get Joe Public to leave it alone. I'm not saying that this wasn't the US flexing its military muscle, but the benefit of testing the missile system and eliminating several risks (hydrazine exposure, debris hitting people/property, and compromised intelligence) shouldn't be completely ignored.

  5. Re:Cool on Fidel Castro Resigns · · Score: 1

    No - I got it right. Candidates in Cuban is spelled Raul.

  6. Re:Cool on Fidel Castro Resigns · · Score: 1

    Depends - with elections on the 24th, that only gives 5 days for campaigns. The candidates have their work cut out for them!! When will they find time for the debates, primaries, national conventions...

  7. Re:Images? What about fucking a 9 year old? on Muslim Groups Attempt to Censor Wikipedia · · Score: 1

    Does Georges Washington's marriage to a 12 years old take away any of the man's achievements?

    Nope, especially because Martha was 27. Don't make crap up to support your argument. Seriously though, 9 yrs old? You're defending that? Or are you defending 5 yrs old?

  8. Re:Mach 5 on Reaction Engines plan Mach 5 Airliner · · Score: 1

    Maybe moving the servers to Tehran wasn't such a good idea.

  9. Re:Comca$t destroyed TV on Will the Web Replace TV? · · Score: 1

    I don't think streaming HD is what is needed - all we need is the ability to timeshift which means a good-sized hard drive. Imagine the content making its way to your living room while you're at work, then pick and choose what you want to watch once you get home that evening. Basically TIVO, just not constrained to a broadcast signal.

  10. Re:Riiiiightt,.... on NCAA Puts Severe Limits On Sport Event Blogging · · Score: 1

    psst - fellow Cyclone here...BSME '97 :)

  11. NCAA has a habit of making bonehead moves on NCAA Puts Severe Limits On Sport Event Blogging · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This coming from the group that put Florida State on notice for appearance in bowl games because of its mascot but made no mention of Notre Dame's? Somehow I'm not surprised.

  12. Rock Band on What Is Your Game of the Year? · · Score: 1

    I'm hoping it's 1/2 as good as you say. I'm waiting on the PS2 bundle which was to be released on the 18th...the Gamestops are all saying tomorrow the 21st. Which blows because I'm leaving early in the morning. Anyone know where I can get it in the Houston area?

  13. Re:Does anyone still listen? on Radio May Have To Pay To Play · · Score: 1

    I was wondering if this would affect sat radio. If so, surely it means that XM/Sirius will want a bigger fee each month. :(

  14. I can get one now? on Wiimote as Multi-Touch Display Controller · · Score: 3, Funny

    What's this...a way to pass time until the demand for the Wii consoles goes down enough that I don't have to crawl over people to get one? Sign me up!

    Oh...the Wiimotes are out of stock too? *walking away, hanging head*

  15. Re:$100 million, eh? on HP & Staples Collude On $8,000/Gallon Ink? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Compatible inkjet cartridges and the DMCA - yet another reason this silly piece of legislation needs to be destroyed. How is a compatible ink cartridge any different than aftermarket auto parts? I go to a parts store and have a choice of several oil filters, alternators, tires, rims, whatever for my truck. There should be nothing different about printer manufacturers - it's their own tough luck if they decided on a business model that put their entire profitability into the purchase of ink.

  16. Re:Falling in love in 50 years? on The Future of Love and Sex - Robots · · Score: 1

    Whoa...I have more than one?!

  17. Re:Cynical... yes... on Japan's Melody Roads Play Music as You Drive · · Score: 1

    Ignorance not because of the war numbers, but how quickly you are to dismiss these accomplishments as No Big Deal. Sorry, just rubbed me the wrong way.

  18. Re:You mean like... on Japan's Melody Roads Play Music as You Drive · · Score: 1

    Mod -1: Cynical ignorance

  19. Re:Not to troll, but what do they expect for retur on Wal-Mart's $200 Linux PC Sells Out · · Score: 1

    Racist? Elitist, sure. But not racist.

    Shopping at Wal-Mart - yep, you sure can save money. So what's your stance on outsourcing? That's why I don't shop there. I don't want my job outsourced, and I don't shop at Wal-Mart.

  20. Re:Alienation on FBI May Have Datamined Grocery Stores With Help From Credit Companies · · Score: 1

    Why is it wrong to use statistics and data modeling to predict how to protect yourself? That's what it is. But I guess it just feels better to yell and scream about how profiling is wrong, all the while profiling conservative America in the very same rant.

    Mod away...

  21. Re:Garbage in - garbage out. on FBI May Have Datamined Grocery Stores With Help From Credit Companies · · Score: 1

    And that's why you don't work for DHS.

    The search would be a bit more fuzzy than what the GP describes - he's trying to show how the data could be useful, not a verbatim of how the results are generated.

  22. Re: No Blue Light special on Blue Ray on Kmart Drops Blu-Ray Players · · Score: 1

    Kreskin?

  23. 200 mbit/sec on Aussie Claims Copper Broadband now 200x Faster · · Score: 1, Insightful

    m != M ...or is it just me? MB and Mb...let's use them correctly. [/rant]

  24. Re:Even-handed coverage... on FBI Coerced Confession Deemed "Classified" · · Score: 1

    Pretty sure Nuremberg isn't the example he was thinking of when talking about taking orders when shit is hitting the fan. Guiding someone into a gas chamber and firing back when fired upon are at two different levels.

  25. Re:Who is *********? on Subterranean Slashdot Email Blues · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will you still remember the password for that acct tomorrow? ;)