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  1. The subject says it all- i miss Pebble. I last charged the one on my wrist 6 days ago and it still has 30%

  2. Re:Uniqueness on Spam Text Prematurely Blows Up Suicide Bomber · · Score: 1
    yeah. just wired to the vibrator motor leads probably. I mean, it wasn't sophisticated like the Knight Industries Two Thousand, it was a simple bomber jacket.

    ha, I just made myself chuckle a little.

  3. Re:Just be sure to use a fast film on Running Your Own Ghost Investigation? · · Score: 1

    for your pure puntastic brilliance I shall send you a rum fruitcake. please reply with your mailing address and I will send it along posthaste

  4. when I can snap a picture of my chess board... on Google Goggles Solves Sudoku · · Score: 1

    ...and goggles gives me it's next move, I'll be impressed.

  5. WARNING on Pee On Your Phone STD Test · · Score: 3, Funny
    This may be a fake article... I just tried it with my HTC Droid Incredible and I can report that it does NOT work as TFA title advertised. In fact, my screen is kinda blanking out now. Does my phone need to be rooted or something?

    .

    related note: Used HTC Inc for sale. Froyo. Almost like new. almost. Cheap!

  6. PIC of the charge cable on Electric Car Goes 375 Miles On One 6-Minute Charge · · Score: 1

    There is a PICTURE of the charge cable in TFA

  7. Re:How long does it last? on Electric Car Goes 375 Miles On One 6-Minute Charge · · Score: 1
    why not call it 1.21GW?

    lemme do some math here....... ok.

    that comes to 1 time traveling user per nuclear power station.

  8. Re:Audio Pipeline API!! on Details of Android 3.0, SIP, Video Chat · · Score: 1
    Yeah, yeah, I meant 'affect' there. Er, no wait, I meant "effect signal shaping of all media audio out"

    irregardless, I hope my PCM101-Intro to Communications students don't see this post!

  9. Audio Pipeline API!! on Details of Android 3.0, SIP, Video Chat · · Score: 1

    Oh, please add audio pipeline API so sound processing and EQ apps can be created to effect (read: improve) all media audio out. Like SRS Wow and similar.

  10. Re:Why do the complicated expensive solution? on Preventing Networked Gizmo Use During Exams? · · Score: 2, Interesting
    "...a single sheet of paper [with] whatever [you] wanted on it, no matter how big or small..."

    I had a high school physics class like that. I used my Mac LC with an ImageWriter II to print the page in Magenta, then I overprinted a 2nd page in Cyan. I brought the double printed page and a pair of those comic book 3D glasses - one red lens one blue to the test. It worked perfectly except that I couldn't use it! I got a few points credit for creativity and in the end, I had spent so much time creating the note page that the info was burned into my retinas. Well, half on my right retina, half on my left. I did just fine on the test- i think the creativity credit put me at 101%. Good times.

  11. Re:Clearly missing a trick. on Is the 4th Yellow Pixel of Sharp Quattron Hype? · · Score: 1

    Dammit, you stole my comment!

  12. Re:Consistent Histories? on Physicists Discover How To Teleport Energy · · Score: 1

    As a matter o' fact, I can't right now think of ANY transmission of information that doesn't involve a transmission of energy. however small it might be.

  13. heeey, wait a second... on Pluto — a Complex and Changing World · · Score: 1


    heeey, wait a second... that looks just like a planet I went to grade school with!

    .

  14. Re:How is this news for nerds? on GM Is Selling Saab To Spyker Cars · · Score: 1

    Indeed it was 1998. But I'm talking about a Saab 900 CLASSIC. Last year was 1993 except for the convertible which saw a 1994 model year while they readied the NG900 convert. And, for sure, a rear drive v8, the saab is NOT. The M3, Vette, Camero and Cobra are not peers of the saab. not even close.

    But I'm not talking about "performance tuned automobiles" either, I'm talking about "performance oriented driving" I'm talking about classic and just plain Fun To Drive. Think 280z, BMW 2002, miata, Spitfire, original RX7, 80s 3-series BMW. It's about more than 0-60 and skidpad. It's about sound and the feel of the road through the wheel and seat. It's about clutch fell, seats, shift throw, predictability, understeer/oversteer. In the 900t, it was about watching the boost gauge creep through the yellow toward the orange while you were pressed back in your seat, then shifting fast enough that you could leave the gas on the floor and then enjoying the process all over again- watch, shift, repeat.

    So, while our standard for performance is the same (i like to melt tires too), our standard for "fun to drive" may be a bit different.

    86 900t 89 900SPG 92 9000 cse turbo.

    and I loved them all.

  15. Re:Saab on GM Is Selling Saab To Spyker Cars · · Score: 1

    But it's a pain when the Valet guy has to come to your table to ask how to move you car from in front of the door!

  16. Re:Saab on GM Is Selling Saab To Spyker Cars · · Score: 1

    Instead of a steering lock it had a transmission lock.

  17. Re:How is this news for nerds? on GM Is Selling Saab To Spyker Cars · · Score: 1

    You've never driven a 900 Turbo. I don't want you coming back saying you have- or that you owned a dozen. You've proven that you have never driven a 900 Turbo. Now, if I've piqued your curiosity, be sure to look for a manual trans.

  18. Re:Veyron + Salt Water Don't Mix... on eBay For Millionaires · · Score: 1

    It's gone from there. But it's here: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=516271617407&ref=mf. That's just an incredible stroke of luck that somebody got that recorded. well, not for the owner - it kinda debunks his claim to his insurance company of a low flying pelican.

  19. You think THIS is bad on Heart Monitors In Middle School Gym Class? · · Score: 3, Funny

    You think this bad? Sure now they are just monitoring the rate of your child's cardiopulmonary development. and perhaps worse yet, they are probably going to compare your child to all the other children based on this metric. But this is just the tip of iceberg! I know how these public schools work. In a few weeks time you'll get notice that they have also been tracking your child's mental and cognitive development!! And, per their M.O., comparing your child to all the other children. They'll probably even have your child get up in front of all the other children and perform some sort of demonstration or cognitive feat. I've even seen cases where they administer tests and enter the results into your child's permanent record. Let's just hope and pray that the laws of the land will prevent these so-called "tests" from falling into the hands of potential future employers. Or, god forbid, future high schools.

  20. Re:Dude on Verizon Sued After Tech Punches Customer In Face · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've never used a compass and signal meter to install an air filter... Then again, I'm a bit of a cowboy when it comes to air filters. Like to shoot from the hip. Ya know.

  21. Re:Anti-White Racism in the Afro Community on Barack Obama Wins US Presidency · · Score: 1
    "...I'm quoting what 2 people said."

    Exactly. That's all you are doing. And we appreciate you sharing that anecdote. As a follow up, I would encourage you now to ponder what it is about John McCain that leaves him weak in connecting with these demographic groups you mention. 18-29 year olds? Do you realize John McCain was 18-29 in 1954-1965?? Rock music wasn't even invented yet when McCain was working hard toward finishing at the bottom of his naval academy class. Black people? McCain is a 72 year old white guy and you are wondering why southern blacks don't feel a strong connection to him? Really? Really?

    And to calm your nerves, I'd encourage you to look into the colloquial connotation of the phrase "He's my nigga"- it's much more innocuous than you think; more akin to "That's my Man!" than it is to "I will give this person my vote based solely on the fact that he's black." Matter o' fact, when your presumed interpretation is actually verbalized, it sounds almost silly, doesn't it? Trust me, it's more an off-the-cuff expression of enthusiasm than it is a statement of philosophical underpinnings. I hope you can rest easier now.

  22. Re:this can't be right on Oldest Skeleton In New World Discovered · · Score: 1

    Dear CorporateSuit,

    Forgive my lack of a reply addressing your comment. Your comprehension of my meaning and, perhaps moreso, your capacity to draw a reasonable conclusion based on a preponderance of the evidence available to you has left me speechless.

    Seriously,
    jbuck

  23. Re:this can't be right on Oldest Skeleton In New World Discovered · · Score: 1
    If any evidence for non-creationism has withstood the harshest environments for 8,000 years, then feel free to submit it on equal terms as counter-evidence, until then, your theory is just an upstart in comparison.

    hmm...

    Fossils.

    Looks like we passed the "upstart" stage with only one word...

  24. Foil Proof Plan on How To Tell If Your Cell Phone Is Bugged · · Score: 1

    I fashioned a fancy tin foil holster for my phone. I just keep it wrapped in tin foil when I'm not using it. Problem is, I used the tin foil from my hat to make it...

  25. Re:No, I'm not religious on More Evidence for Early Oceans on Mars · · Score: 1

    "Now, if intelligent life is really common, in this galaxy, then wouldn't there have been a race that could do do this already? I say YES!"

    Uhm... They are simply following the Prime Directive. As soon as we develop warp technology, we will hear from them.

    And we will get them drunk.

    So it has been written, so shall it be.