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  1. Beer? on Armadillo Aerospace Flight Paves Way For Science Payloads · · Score: 1, Funny

    A boosted hop (I guess genetically modified) may be useful for making beer? But why does it have a trajectory?

  2. Re:Light on the details on Armadillo Aerospace Flight Paves Way For Science Payloads · · Score: 1

    Oops I left out the sub orbital trajectory but that didn't seem too important either.

  3. Light on the details on Armadillo Aerospace Flight Paves Way For Science Payloads · · Score: 3, Interesting

    There doesn't seem to be any type of accomplishment here except ~three or four paragraphs of an article about something that flies flying straight up and down then getting boosted by a hop while closing a control loop in microgravity?
    There are details lacking to those that have no idea what Armadillo Aerospace builds and/or why?

  4. Re:Apple is the new Microsoft on Apple Backs Off DMCA Threats Against Wiki · · Score: 1

    Microsoft was doing illegal things to ensure, they owned the desktop OS market.

    There fixed that for ya!

  5. Re:What is a Nuclear Weapon for? on Hacking Nuclear Command and Control · · Score: 1

    But with nuclear stuff...ashes, ashes we all fall down....is a distinct possibility

  6. Re:Add one more reason on FOIA Documents Detail iPods Overheating, Catching Fire · · Score: 1

    The statement is stupid not the poster. I didn't call anybody anything and I used my real name to do it.

  7. Re:So it's OK for Apple to quash bad news? on FOIA Documents Detail iPods Overheating, Catching Fire · · Score: 1

    Let's see Apple is trying to cover up 15 negative incidents out of, last I read 173,000,000 sales, because many people that watch these stupid reports would have an out of proportion reaction to sensationalist clap trap like the report above. It directly affects their bottom line in that it may retard sales. Where as controversy over their cover up won't be remembered long enough to cause a ripple. So yes it is OK for any company to try to keep their name out of the mud and using these techniques seems to be less harmful than directly addressing them because knowledge of the cover up will cause less of a ripple than the public response.

  8. Re:Repeat after me on FOIA Documents Detail iPods Overheating, Catching Fire · · Score: 1

    Actually to be fair, replacing the tires can be done in your garage at home with a pair of large screw driver like tools available at most auto parts stores. It does take a fair amount of strength and is very time consuming and for certain classes of rims may not be advisable but nevertheless it can be done.

  9. Re:Narrator says: on FOIA Documents Detail iPods Overheating, Catching Fire · · Score: 1

    This is a rule one violation and I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to report to your fight club for punishment immediately. Any further discussion of this will result in the immediate cessation of all of your privileges.

  10. Re:Lithium Polymer on FOIA Documents Detail iPods Overheating, Catching Fire · · Score: 1

    I assume that you checked the engineering and actual hardware and read the warnings and recommendations that are included with every iPod sold? And that Apple really does what you say it does?
    My iPod and my wifes and my son's and those of several of my friends have been in continuous use for more than 2 years and no problems.
    So when you checked on that six month figure you were actually getting your facts from where exactly?

  11. Re:Add one more reason on FOIA Documents Detail iPods Overheating, Catching Fire · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Shame there is no -1 stupiditiy mod.

  12. Articles from the ??? on FOIA Documents Detail iPods Overheating, Catching Fire · · Score: 1

    Several tabloids and at least one Canadian TV station released more than 200 articles which reveal, for the upteenth time, a comprehensive look that shows, on a number of occasions, people have suddenly burst into flames, started to smoke, and even burned
    Depends on what you want to bash these days I guess and who's making the most news.

  13. Re:Date and place of birth? on 40 Million Identities Up For Sale On the Web · · Score: 1

    It's a fair cop!

  14. Re:Ridiculous on 40 Million Identities Up For Sale On the Web · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I got mine stolen by using my teller card in a machine in Orange County California. I've never actually had it stolen on line. Always by physical means.

  15. Re:Date and place of birth? on 40 Million Identities Up For Sale On the Web · · Score: 0, Redundant

    My name? It's ... Barak Obama.......
    And what is your date and place of birth?
    August 4, 1961, Honolulu, Hawaii United States
    There fixed that for you!

  16. Re:ur doin it wrong on 40 Million Identities Up For Sale On the Web · · Score: 1

    I have put together a database of upskirt photos collected from the internet. For a small fee and a reference upskirt picture I can peruse my collection and find out if you were a victim. fixed that for you

  17. Re:splitting hairs on 40 Million Identities Up For Sale On the Web · · Score: 1

    extortion like charging money to see if you need protection? Hate to see anything nasty happen to that identity you got there.

  18. Re:splitting hairs on 40 Million Identities Up For Sale On the Web · · Score: 1

    If he has said numbers stored on his hard drive he is in violation of several laws and probably even in England.

  19. Re:splitting hairs on 40 Million Identities Up For Sale On the Web · · Score: 1

    hey there Mr, that looks like a nice identity you got there hate to see anything nasty happen it. Give us a pound or two, here now got anything larger, there ya go now I'll just take a look here and well what do ya know you aren't on this list, well Bob's yer uncle that was easy wasn't it. Here then who's next.

  20. Re:Where does a cop get £160,000? on 40 Million Identities Up For Sale On the Web · · Score: 1

    Hate to see anything nasty happen to that identity you got there. Got few bob, I'll see nothing nefarious happens to this here information.

  21. Re:Where does a cop get £160,000? on 40 Million Identities Up For Sale On the Web · · Score: 1

    Like charge money to see if you need protection? Hate to see anything nasty happen to that identity you got there.

  22. Re:Poor guy... on Chinese Employee Loses iPhone Prototype, Kills Self · · Score: 1

    What? I think you missed the point I was talking about. Suicide is wrong for many reasons.

  23. Re:I don't want an iPhone amymore... on Chinese Employee Loses iPhone Prototype, Kills Self · · Score: 1

    Oh for Christ sakes people grow up smell the coffee and join the rest of us in the real world.

  24. Re:Poor guy... on Chinese Employee Loses iPhone Prototype, Kills Self · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I don't really understand most of those reasons either and you never will understand an emotional state until your are there, but there is something worth giving your life for and many of us have put our lives on the line for that. Your diatribe seems to invalidate the sacrifice of those that gave their lives for their countries, I think that needs to be corrected. So thanks from me for all of you who served or are serving now in any military in any country.

  25. Re:Anyone saying that ... on How Apple's App Review Is Sabotaging the iPhone · · Score: 1

    I wouldn't believe a Microsoft app store would do any of that.