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  1. Re:Very suspicious site... on EFF Launches Surveillance Self-Defense Site · · Score: 1

    ""# Always run Microsoft operating systems. # Never install service packs. # Never use a firewall.""

    Very interesting
    I'm running: XP Pro, Raw without any Service Packs, No firewall, No antivirus
    for 3 years now and haven't had any problems at all . . .

  2. Re:So... on The Lower Atmosphere of Pluto Revealed · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Earth will Always be a planet and all other space objects will be compared against it.
    If we get too picky then Earth will be the Only planet as nothing else will fit the description of Earth.

  3. Re:methane on The Lower Atmosphere of Pluto Revealed · · Score: 1

    The Methane Tax would probably kill the idea.

  4. Re:Wow, Pluto and "hot" in the same sentence. on The Lower Atmosphere of Pluto Revealed · · Score: 1

    There are cold spots on my wife . . .

  5. Re:Quite a long and interesting article... on The Lower Atmosphere of Pluto Revealed · · Score: 1
  6. Re:It's pretty standard these days on Detecting Click Tracks · · Score: 1

    ""However to leverage much of the flexibility and power of a digital recording you need a click."" So in order for you to be flexible with digital recording, you need to be inflexible ?

  7. Re:Simple solution actually... on Automation May Make Toll Roads More Common · · Score: 1

    I want the James Bond thingy that rotates through about 6 different license plates.

  8. Re:Finally on Scientists Harvest Nano-Power From Hamsters · · Score: 1
  9. Re:Finally on Scientists Harvest Nano-Power From Hamsters · · Score: 1

    These people wired a generator to a Hamster Wheel and the hamster makes enough power to light up a nightlight.
    http://www.otherpower.com/hamster.html

  10. Re:Two words. on Google Earth To Show Ocean Floor · · Score: 1

    I thought it was the marijuanas trench ?

  11. Re:Well, there goes my plan on Google Earth To Show Ocean Floor · · Score: 5, Informative

    I don't even worry about my land-based marijuana farm in my hometown
    Google hasn't updated the maps around here for 10 years . . .

  12. Re:Diving Depth on "Subhuman Project" Human Powered Submarine · · Score: 1

    This modern human powered sub looks a lot cooler than the earlier models
    http://www.submarine-history.com/NOVAone.htm

  13. Re:What about the production? on LED Lighting As Cheap As CFLs Invented · · Score: 1
  14. Re:Just use spam filters on "Do Not Call" Violators Fined $1.2M · · Score: 1

    I have Call Blocking enabled on my phone line, but it won't block the most offending numbers for some reason.

  15. Re:enlightening on "Do Not Call" Violators Fined $1.2M · · Score: 1

    I try to answer the phone as quickly as possible, attempting to lift the receiver before the first ring has finished. This freaks out the autodialer systems because they expect a person to answer the phone on the second ring after the Caller ID information has been sent. I get disconnected frequently doing this. It often results in much more than 2 seconds if the Telepestering person actually decides I am a real person and wants to talk/pester me as they are payed to do.

  16. Re:But he is still our ruler on Obama To Launch Website For Tracking Tax Expenditures · · Score: 1

    Instead of creating a website to show where the money is going
    they could just link to this site instead
    http://bailoutsleuth.com/
    to find out where the money is going . . .

  17. Re:Is it the Red October? on Boat Moves Without an Engine Or Sails · · Score: 1

    I used to put Toothpaste on the back of Toy Boats. It screwed with the surface tension and the boats would move forward fairly quickly.

  18. Space tourist rockets on No More Space Tourists After 2009, Russia Says · · Score: 1

    By 2010 there will be several other companies offering rides into space for less money.

  19. Re:Main mistake they made? on Circuit City Closes Its Doors For Good · · Score: 4, Funny

    Radio Shack
    you have Questions
    we have Blank Stares . . .

  20. Re:It's not all that trivial... on Feds Plot Massive Internet Router Security Upgrade · · Score: 1

    $640 k should be enough for anybody . . .

  21. Re:They're talking about address space on Panasonic Working On 2-Terabyte SD Cards · · Score: 1, Funny

    ""At 2 TB you have room for hours of 8K 120fps 3d stereo video.""

    You could fit all your porn on one SD Card.

  22. Re:Layoffs on IE Market Share Drops Below 70% · · Score: 1

    ""Wait long enough and you'll see them borrow a page from GE's play book and start their own financing division.""

    Then they could get 'Bank' status and be eligible for Federal Bailout Money . . .

  23. Re:Riiight on Why LEDs Don't Beat CFLs Even Though They Should · · Score: 3, Informative

    Incandescent bulbs will last 7 times longer if you run them dimmed to 90% brightness, and they will last 20 times longer if dimmed to 50% brightness. The output from a Dimmer Switch is very chopped up power, not smooth at all.

    CFL bulbs will give you 10+ years of service if you leave them on for at least 30 minutes everytime you turn one on. Not good for use in bathrooms or inside refrigerators.

  24. Re:Mod parent up! on Why LEDs Don't Beat CFLs Even Though They Should · · Score: 1

    It is very easy to make any LED into a 120 Degree spread
    Just use some wire cutters and cut off the round head from the front of any LED
    Or you can use a Grinder or Sandpaper and grind off the round head

  25. Re:OT, but why is wooferhound's on TAAS Company Presents New Orbital Space Plane · · Score: 1

    I was wondering about that myself, it's correct in my preferences?
    http://wooferhound.home.mindspring.com/