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  1. oh, Skype.... on Down the Road, But In the Works: 3-D Video Calls From Skype · · Score: 1

    I would prefer 3D video calls from Makerbot...

  2. Re:someone's gotta start the show on Silicon Valley's Loony Cheerleading Culture Is Out of Control · · Score: 2

    Maybe that's the point. Silicon Valley - 90% failure for decades. Then why do they keep up the hype? What makes a startup in Silicon Valley better than one in Iowa?

  3. Re:A king has his reign, and then he dies. on Break Microsoft Up · · Score: 1

    ...Unless they keep his head alive in a jar for 200 years, like Walt Disney.

  4. Re:English is Hard on 100% Failure Rate On University of Liberia's Admission Exam · · Score: 2

    Linguo... Dead?

    "Linguo is dead."

  5. Re:I figure this ought to be linked here... on Could a Grace Hopper Get Hired In Today's Silicon Valley? · · Score: 1
  6. Re:SF concept from 1974 !!! on Korean 'Armadillo' Electric Car Folds Up, Parks, Controlled By Your Smartphone · · Score: 1

    "Korean drivers donâ(TM)t rely on (or follow) rules, just what they can see..."

    This doesn't bode well for a car that is 40% blind spot....

  7. Re:NBD, it seems on Solar Eruption To Reach Earth Soon · · Score: 1

    What concerns me is that this was learned about on Tuesday, and it's just getting any kind of media traction today on FRIDAY. If this were a serious event, that wouldn't be enough time to do much. This has been a test of NASA's emergency broadcast system.... And it has failed miserably. If this had been an actual emergency, we would all be dead by now.

  8. Re:3D Tsunami on Makerbot Desktop 3D Scanner Goes On Sale · · Score: 1

    If you try to run me over with your 3D printed plastic car, I'll shoot you with my 3D printed plastic gun.

  9. Re:Expensive for a 2.5D scanner on Makerbot Desktop 3D Scanner Goes On Sale · · Score: 1

    Simple solution - Mount the bowl on its side and scan it.

  10. Re:How is TPM a security risk? on German Government Warns Windows 8 Is an Unacceptable Security Risk · · Score: 1

    Yes! If thine TPM offends you, PLUCK IT OUT!

    You can disable it in the BIOS, then the OS can't use it. However, the PC may be like my 2+ year old Vostro that has a built-in Wireless NIC that CANNOT be disabled via the BIOS. What do you do then?

    Well, you do what I did: I went into Device manager and disabled the sucker. There! No more wireless NIC, no more security risk.

  11. Re:Name change? on Bradley Manning Wants To Live As a Woman · · Score: 1

    Bradley Womanning?

    No, Chelsea Womanning.

  12. Re:You go now! We all full! on US States Banned From Exporting Trash To China Are Drowning In Plastic · · Score: 2

    John Galt would have used the phrase "would have" instead of "would of".

  13. "appropriate action" on Comcast Threatens TorrentFreak For Posting Public Court Document · · Score: 1

    It seems to me that the takedown notice recipient could respond to the notice by:

    - Contacting Comcast telling them that they have received the notice.
    - Indicate to Comcast that the document is public, and that they would NOT be removing it.
    - Notify a third party web service that publicly keeps track of bogus takedown notices.

    This last thing would be awesome to help prevent these in the future. If this public site publishes this information, and it gets back to the CEO, or Comcast's advertisers, it would be some Negative PR which would provide some leverage to prevent these stupid things from happening in the first place.

  14. Re:good news for NSA on MIT Research: Encryption Less Secure Than We Thought · · Score: 4, Funny

    Good! If it gets exponentially closer, that means it will never arrive!

  15. Re:The actual deterrent on NSA Firing 90% of Its Sysadmins · · Score: 2

    Imagine 900 sysadmins in the same prison. That's where the fun is at!

  16. Re:Smart move on After a User Dies, Apple Warns Against Counterfeit Chargers · · Score: 1

    Although it really does take a whole bunch of incompetence to make a USB charger that will actually present mains voltage to the device case.

    It takes incompetence in the US, but in China, saving money outweighs safety.

  17. Re:badg3r5 on HP Keeps Installing Secret Backdoors In Enterprise Storage · · Score: 1

    Reality check - What good would having administrative access ONLY to your storage array be to the NSA? The only thing they can do is to screw up your storage.... they won't be able to READ any of your precious data.

    This just underlines the need for a separate administrative network that doesn't have access to your data network.

  18. Re:uhhh.... on Doug Engelbart Passes Away · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I really doubt that he was the first to have invented documents with images & text.

  19. Re:Two different races on Why Automakers Should Stop the Infotainment Arms Race · · Score: 1

    Automakers could put in computers for passenger/driver use in cars and then also sell upgrades for those computers.

    That's the problem. they never do. Automakers expect you to buy a new car!

  20. Re:Replaceable computer on Why Automakers Should Stop the Infotainment Arms Race · · Score: 1

    An aftermarket entertainment system would be perfect for you. You can get one with good AM/FM/HD reception, and also support USB, iPhone, Bluetooth, Aux, CD for $200-$300. I'm sure there is a aftermarket kit for your car of that era.

  21. Re:Another one? on Unix Guru Evi Nemeth Missing, Feared Lost At Sea · · Score: 3, Funny

    Davy Jones needs admins....

  22. Re:It pains me to say this, but on 'Corkscrew' Light Could Turbocharge Internet · · Score: 1

    ...or we could just different colored lights in the existing fiber....

  23. Re:Standard Driver for 3D printers on Hands-On With Windows 8.1 Preview · · Score: 1

    Have you seen this?

    Just what we need! Microsoft wedges themselves into the 3D printing chain and then they can start to block certain things from being printed.

  24. Re:Was I the only one? on Former TigerDirect President Indicted In $230 Million Laundering Scheme · · Score: 2

    No, I also thought it was suspicious. They were always advertising on TV. I have never seen a NewEgg TV commercial. It's rare that companies in this industry advertise on television. Usually, they go where the market is: The internet, or trade magazines. If you advertise on TV, then you start to get Mr Joe Everyday ordering computers and components, and he doesn't know anything about it. My dad would always show me ads from TigerDirect and ask me if I thought it was a good deal. Now, I know why....

  25. Re:Quick Fix on Snowden Is Lying, Say House Intelligence Committee Leaders · · Score: 1

    They can't. It's classified.