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  1. Re:Yeah Okay on US Gov't Says They Can Still Freeze Megaupload Assets If the Case Is Dismissed · · Score: 4, Interesting

    He is supposed to have made this statement concerning the decision in Worcester V. Georgia (1832), "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it!" There is some dispute whether he actually said this or not but it sounds like something he would have said.

  2. Re:Macs don't get viruses. on New Mac Trojan Installs Silently, No Password Required · · Score: 1

    Little Snitch is really sweet. I've been running it for years. I'm amazed at how many programs want to talk to someone over the network. It's nice to know when they talk behind your back.

  3. Re:But ... on The World's First 3D-Printed Gun · · Score: 1

    It is if you think that total governmental control is a good thing.

  4. Re:But ... on The World's First 3D-Printed Gun · · Score: 2

    And that's what the current Administration despises. To be fair, the Republicans mostly hate it too. It limits government and government never likes being limited.

  5. Re:Interesting Caveat on NASA Satellite Measurements Show Unprecedented Greenland Ice Sheet Melt · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Maybe the Ice Age is ending. Or it could be all those cows passing gas.

  6. Re:So would an analogue be the steering wheel? on Google Says Some Apple Inventions Are So Great They Should Be Shared · · Score: 1

    He's thinking of trim adjustment although that's not done with wheels either. I used to work flight controls for PDM maintenance at Robins but it's been so many years I forget most of the details. Old age setting in.

  7. Re:So would an analogue be the steering wheel? on Google Says Some Apple Inventions Are So Great They Should Be Shared · · Score: 2

    Last time I checked the F15 had a joystick and I wish my car had one. Who needs a big wheel up front? It's high time to embrace some new tech. I'd like a HUD display too. Every car should have one.

  8. Blood in the Water on Microsoft Posts First Quarterly Loss Ever · · Score: 4, Insightful

    In and of itself this isn't a big deal. They wrote off some bad investments, so what? The problem is that everyone watches MS looking for any sign of weakness. It's more the perception that they don't have it anymore than any reality. I believe this is the beginning of the end, not of MS but of their overwhelming dominance that they've enjoyed for so long.

  9. Re:Inevitably... on Nukes Are "The Only Peacekeeping Weapons the World Has Ever Known," Says Waltz · · Score: 1

    He did say "or at least value their own."

  10. Batteries on Another Elon Musk Bet: Half of All Cars Built In 2032 Will Be Electric · · Score: 2

    It's all about Battery technology really. If battery technology improves significantly and the price becomes more affordable then I think electric cars, particularly commuters, will start selling much better. Absent some big improvement they will remain a niche market.

  11. Re:hackers on Defense Expert: Hire Hackers and Wage War · · Score: 1

    too salty, need sweet and tangy.

  12. Re:If this is about cyberwar, on Defense Expert: Hire Hackers and Wage War · · Score: 1

    This is a system for extreme security. For average stuff I'd say no. If I have a billion dollars in research on file I can't think of any reason not to spend huge amounts of money to keep it safe. Think about it, for 100 grand the local bank is sufficient, how about 1 billion dollars? You want it there or somewhere with loads of guards and high fences.

  13. Re:If this is about cyberwar, on Defense Expert: Hire Hackers and Wage War · · Score: 1

    It makes it impossible to rewrite the software. No worries that your files are infected. Flawed software can be rewritten and another ROM burned. But at least you know that any malware on the chip is your own.

  14. Re:hackers on Defense Expert: Hire Hackers and Wage War · · Score: 1

    Offer them free Mountain Dew and Skittles.

  15. Re:That's how they killed it. on Defense Expert: Hire Hackers and Wage War · · Score: 0

    Better dead than Red.

  16. Re:I've heard... on Defense Expert: Hire Hackers and Wage War · · Score: 1

    Kill 'em all and let God sort 'em out.

  17. Re:If this is about cyberwar, on Defense Expert: Hire Hackers and Wage War · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Internet Security is a fantasy. Allowing anyone and everyone access to the network makes it almost impossible. I can't believe that servers with secure information would ever, under any circumstances be connected to something so untamed. For starters all my secure computers would never run a disk based operating system. The entire OS would reside in ROM and when it was time for an upgrade I'd burn a new chip. Expensive? Not as expensive as having 1.5 billion dollars worth of research hacked. I don't think network security is nearly paranoid enough.

  18. Re:it's not just in NASA on What Is an Astronaut's Life Worth? · · Score: 1

    We call it Risk Management here. You have to tolerate risk in order to get anything done, the idea is to balance risk against cost and goals.

  19. Re:If anyone wondered what to use the Q for on XBMC Ported To Android · · Score: 1

    Honestly I am so in love with my Western Digital TV Live HD. It plays damn near everything. I hooked up a 1TB external hard drive to one of the USB ports and loaded it up with 1080p quality movies and tv shows. It's the best 99 dollars I ever spent. It's rare it wont play something.

  20. Re:If anyone wondered what to use the Q for on XBMC Ported To Android · · Score: 1

    What about running VLC? Has that been ported to arm?

  21. Re:If anyone wondered what to use the Q for on XBMC Ported To Android · · Score: 1

    My Dell D630 running Mepis Linux with 2ghz core2duo and Nvidia Quadro 135m is pretty old but runs 1080p video pretty well.

  22. Re:Poor RIM on RIM Facing $147.2 Million Patent Verdict · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They forgot to pay somebody. It reminds me of the old movie "Back to School" where Rodney Dangerfield is taking a business class and he starts filling the instructor in on all the payoffs and bribes necessary to conduct business in the "real" world.

  23. Re:Groupthink? on Has the 3-D Hype Bubble Finally Popped? · · Score: 0

    Most people? Maybe most 13-19 year olds.

  24. Re:I only pay to see a film in the theater if it's on Has the 3-D Hype Bubble Finally Popped? · · Score: 1

    I differ entirely. I love to see films on the big screen. Even with surround sound and a big HDTV setup at my house it does not compare to the theater. I watched Avatar in 3D and it was cool I suppose but I can't see where it added anything much to the movie. I certainly don't care about seeing it on a 3D TV set. I can't see any reason to pay more for 3D as I get nothing of value in return for my money. When they come out with holovision I might be interested.

  25. Re:The reason I like "3D" TVs on Has the 3-D Hype Bubble Finally Popped? · · Score: 1

    I know what you mean. I got a 240hz LCD 2 years ago and everyone who's seen it comments on how great the picture is. When I tell them why they don't even know what I'm talking about. It's hard to believe how many people bought those 60hz Walmart TVs.