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  1. Sounds familiar ... on New Way of Extending Satellite Life Saves Millions · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Some folks formerly at Schriever Air Force Base did something similar with Defense Satellite Communication Systems satellites, which saves the Air Force $5 million per year per satellite. There's more on that story here.

  2. Re:Shhhhhh on Discouraging Students from Taking Math · · Score: 1

    (Note that I've carefully said nothing that would identify the schools. This is intentional, so you might suspect that it might be schools in your area. ;-)

    So the personal Web page listed in your profile and hosted at MIT is coincidental? :)

  3. Re:The real question is... on Dateline NBC Mole Outed At DefCon · · Score: 1

    That's not cleavage. Though, in her defense, I will say that she doesn't appear to have a pronounced adam's apple.

  4. Re:Watts by itself means nothing on Change Google's Background Color To Save Energy? · · Score: 1

    The time measurement is built-in. Watts are a measure of energy over time -- joules per second.

  5. Re:Oh, the irony on Malaysia Uses Anti-Terrorism Laws To Stop Bloggers · · Score: 1

    There is no indication that it is going away.

    Either you're a troll, or you haven't been paying attention.

  6. Re:Oh, the irony on Malaysia Uses Anti-Terrorism Laws To Stop Bloggers · · Score: 1

    I would just be thankful that this oppressive regime allows you to have an opinion that is negetive to them and allows you to express it.

    For now.

  7. Re:Password on Fox News' FTP Password Anyone? · · Score: 1

    What's wrong with it? Uppercase, lowercase and numbers. Looks safe to me.

    Please. A dictionary attack would have nailed it in a couple of hours, tops -- especially given that most of the software used for dictionary attacks also attacks numbers used as letters (i.e., "t1me" instead of "time").

  8. Re:They call us PC Enthusiasts! on The Desktop -- Time to Start Saying Goodbye? · · Score: 1

    I prefer to be called a PC Enthusiast, not a die-hard desktop user.

    I'm perfectly fine with being called a die-hard desktop user. Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker!

  9. Re:As a law student... on Executive Order Overturns US Fifth Amendment · · Score: 2, Insightful

    What part of whether the executive order is valid or invalid do you think will impact the executive branch's decision to enforce it?

  10. Re:Why are people so stupid anyway? on FBI Remotely Installs Spyware to Trace Bomb Threat · · Score: 1

    Criminals are dumb.

    No, criminals are hot!

    Well, okay, not really.

  11. Re:Hmmm... Looks like Bill Maher was right on First Robotic Drone Squadron Deployed · · Score: 1

    Not only is Maher's comment protected speech, but he was right too!

    Try parroting that shit to the folks who are spending 12 or 15 months at a time in Iraq. I imagine they might have a different opinion.

  12. Re:Crazy wings on First Robotic Drone Squadron Deployed · · Score: 1

    Now we know why China wants to build destroying missiles. You can take out the whole attack force by destroying the satellite network.

    You'd do more than that -- you'd take out a great deal of modern-day American strategy. We'd be forced back to Vietnam- and Korean War-era methods of fighting without space superiority. We'd be a huge step closer to having to fight by the numbers, which anyone going against China is going to lose. That's why "space situational awareness" is a big priority for the Air Force right now.

  13. Will the software read my ... on Microsoft Patents the Mother of All Adware · · Score: 1

    .hosts file as well, so it will know what ads I don't want to see? Which is all of them?

  14. Re:This Fills Me With Fear. on MIT Finds Cure For Fear · · Score: 1

    Although, it occurs to me that soldiers without fear might die often.

    Actually, odds are pretty good that they'll only die once.

  15. Re:Good god, another silver bullet solution! on Fructose As Culprit In the Obesity Epidemic · · Score: 1

    Are you honestly telling me that if I eat all burgers and fries (supersized!) in the world, BUT pass on the sugar water, I'll be thin?

    Of course not ... because the hamburger buns and the fries probably have HFCS in them as well.

  16. Morality vs. legality on Linux Creator Calls GPLv3 Authors 'Hypocrites' · · Score: 1

    "Only religious fanatics and totalitarian states equate morality with legality," Torvalds wrote.'"

    Right, so when do we abolish the laws against murder, rape, etc.?

  17. Re:Just a reminder... on Courts Reject Tech Corporation Bans on Class Action Suits · · Score: 1

    You're still in a stronger position if you negotiate the contract in the first place. The better thing to remember is: It's a contract, and you can negotiate it before you sign it. The cell phone company may tell you where to stick it, and they're not going to change their contract for anyone; or they might let you add or remove terms for your individual contract, because it means they won't have to make those changes for everybody.

  18. Re:Obvious question on Bogus Company Obtains Nuclear License · · Score: 1

    It isn't. The Onion recently reported on chilling counter-counterterrorist activity in Washington, D.C.

  19. Re:Wired: Emaculate Election on Privacy and the "Nothing To Hide" Argument · · Score: 1

    And /.ers wonder why they can't get girlfriends. :)

  20. Re:We need to find a truely safe country on Swedish Police to Block Pirate Bay · · Score: 1

    Iran seems to fit your bill nicely. I don't know what their stance is on copyright laws, but they might host a site like this just to poke a stick in the U.S.' eye.

  21. Re:Which of these things, doesn't belong here... on Microsoft to Release 6 Security Updates Next Week · · Score: 1

    That has nothing to do with Microsoft ...

    I'm not so sure I agree. Why does a spreadsheet need to be able to run extensive VBA code?

  22. Re:Patch Tuesday = no work for an hour or two on Microsoft to Release 6 Security Updates Next Week · · Score: 1

    I would have to inquire as to why your IT department isn't managing the software updates across the LAN? What are they getting paid for, if not PC configuration management?

  23. Re:Crave Misunderstanding on Ocarina of Time — Best Game Ever? · · Score: 1

    Journalists who know what the hell they're doing put the important information at the top of the story.

  24. Re:Price Fixing on Ban On Price Floors Abandoned, Internet Prices May Rise · · Score: 1

    These people are rewriting the law book in front of our eyes.

    They should add something about ninjas.

  25. Re:Strict Privacy Rules on US Expands Airport Biometric Data Collection · · Score: 1

    Contrary to some asshat mod's assertion, the schmucks in the White House have everything to do with this discussion. Think about it: The government wants to track our every move we make within and outside our country's border but doesn't believe they should be accountable to us?

    A giant, red, glow-in-the-dark What the Fuck goes out to our government for this one.