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  1. Re:No, no, no on British MoD Stunned By Massive Data Loss · · Score: 1

    BUT THEY PAID EDS, THEY HIRED EDS, They TRUSTED EDS.

    Are they that stupid, they cannot hire smart people inhouse?

    Fuck me, might aswell outsourced state secrets to china.

    IDIOTS.

  2. tinfoil burqa will fix that on UK Government Says More Spying Needed · · Score: 1

    Just make a tin foil inline version.

    Might be a little hot but will work.

  3. Hitler would be proud... on UK Government Says More Spying Needed · · Score: 1

    These guys just out do hitler.

    Now will us the populace see al the govt emails and memos and internal docs? Can we have cameras inside the govt peoples homes like bigbrother?

    This isnt about terrorism, this is about stopping any future revolutions.

    But all govts die, since revolutions reach the core.

    Just be warned and be careful once the govt outlaw gold trading, then move the fuck out.

  4. password inputs are so crap, its better to.... on Asus Ships Eee PCs With Malware · · Score: 1

    Show the last character as is, not hidden, but then change it visually to a * after hitting the next char.

    So it would appear as.

    A
    *P
    **P
    ***L
    ****E

    This solves the 'am I typing it correct' vs dont show the password on screen.

    Ofcourse have a check box to not show this at all, give the users choice.

  5. ubuntu does it on Asus Ships Eee PCs With Malware · · Score: 1

    when you insert a ubuntu install dvd....

    But seriously, asus should have configured their system to never do it, or at least bundle with avg.

  6. Re:Another such incentive... on Game Devs Using One-Time Bonuses to Fight Used Game Sales · · Score: 1

    why not make the game with 2 levels free, and have all the rest of the levels priced at $5 ea or something....

    Or if you like the first two, pre purchase the rest at $39.

    This also can bypass the 200% markup the non-usa markets give to software, ie country importer margins, local shop 50% margins etc...

    When is the last time you saw a 500gig harddrive sold with two 50% margins costing 2x USa price outside usa?

    Those exclusive resellers offer nothing of value to the game. Wow pretty box cover made for 0.12cents with country specific text.

  7. I can play N64 games in HD via EMU on HD Wii By 2011? · · Score: 1

    Surely its just a step up in its engine,renderer to do the current Wii games under HD.

    Thing is.... will there by a Wii emu out before 2011 that can do HD? Surely its so lowly powered a quadcore 3.6ghz chip in 2009 will be able to do it.

    Boot up the n64 emu, the games look decent in HD, its not perfect but better than 320x.

  8. With inflation, make that $30m dude on On Fourth Launch Attempt, SpaceX Falcon 1 Reaches Orbit · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Citigroup predicts conservatively that the price of gold will be 2000-3000 dollars with in a year or so.
    Translation - expect the US$ to fall 70%, and if youre lucky, no revolution.

  9. you forgot to add 250lb adults on Simple Device Claimed To Boost Fuel Efficiency By Up To 20% · · Score: 2, Funny

    add 2 x 250lb adults and a fat kid or three, and theres an extra 1000 to haul.

  10. I bet toyota has a patent on this on Simple Device Claimed To Boost Fuel Efficiency By Up To 20% · · Score: 1

    or the oil execs will make sure to outlaw this now ;)

    Seriously tho... one wonders why billions of dollars and minds couldnt have improved efficiency years ago...
    Come on scientists, work a little harder :-) for simple solutions to benefit all.
    Now we just need managers to approve this research, and not just cup holders.

  11. does that mean women should stay at home? on Google To Fund Ideas That Will Change the World · · Score: 3, Informative

    Its impossible for the vast majority of women to have 3+ kids and work full time.

    So this whole 'promotion' of work/caree by 'communist feminists' is really an indirect
    way to reduce populations. If 50% of women work, that means that 50% of families have less
    than 2 kids or no kids. So we have negative population growth, hence the government reason
    for increased wild immigration to offset the losses.

    If taxes were lower and things not so expensive then it would be easier for people to have
    single income families and also to have 3 to 4 or more kids, with much less needed immigration.

  12. hard disks are cheap... install *.* on Windows 7 Trades Email and Photo Apps For Downloadable Ones · · Score: 1

    When the OS dvd is 5-8gig, and you have a 200+ to 750gig HD, just screw it and install *ALL* components.

    Infact we should get away from the 'install' idea, and just release OS's as a resizeable disk image that will boot clean and detect hardware and allow turning on/off services post boot.

    Surely reimaging 5gig would take 15mins, compared o 2hrs+ installing the slow way.

    With cheap SD cards, you can now carry your 16gig OS on a stick (sd cards are better than USB sticks because theres more parts to a usb stick that can blow - like capacitors/resistors/IO chips or inductors.

  13. when will they stop redesigning driver models on Windows 7 Trades Email and Photo Apps For Downloadable Ones · · Score: 1

    if they stopped redesigns, and made something decent that had a solid time tested 15year life, then we wouldnt have this prob.

    But they 'need' to change, to force upgrades dont they.

    The variation in hardware is less today any way, more USB devices, less video cards, less chipsets.

  14. 99c isnt that much compared to .... on Google Unveils First Android Phone · · Score: 1

    Your hourly salary.
    A glass of beer that is 3x overpriced at cafes.

    I paid 36c for a tomatoe for my sandwich today, is that too much? It got used once, it was 70% water... it didnt break the bank.

    Sure you could write your own app to do, but could you do it in 8mins?

  15. which space? between galaxies or atoms? on "Dark Flow" Outside Observable Universe · · Score: 1

    Does that mean the size of an apple gets larger? or the distance between two apples gets larger? What is it the atom radius? or the distance between galaxies?

  16. No slots on ipods = crap on SanDisk, Music Publishers Push DRM-free SlotMusic Format · · Score: 1

    We know why apple makes no microSD slots, because they know that microSD cards drop in prices like theres no tommmorow, and apple likes to make 900% margins on ram (i mean ipods). I can buy 1gig mSD ram for $8, yet apples $5 shuffles cost $60. They know if they sold them with mSD slots people would buy the cheapest ipods and upgrade with 16/32g mSD cards, giving all profits to sanDISK or chineese corps. But then again, why does apple deserve such high margins? Only shareholders should buy ipods.

  17. or to save banks, ahahah on Second Snag This Week Could Delay LHC for Weeks · · Score: 1

    So they can find 1 trillion to save banks, but can they find 1 trillion to give usa 1st class free education and fix infrastructure?

    Let the banks fail, and use 1 trillion to fix usa, and not banks.

  18. funny how its everywhere.... on XBMC 'Atlantis' Beta 1 Released, Now Cross-Platform · · Score: 1

    'allowed', just like how Tony Soporano wont allow you to run a competing business?

    The SDK is easily available, binaries are on all torrent sites...

    Whats the problem?

  19. Microsoft is a govt and makes laws now? on XBMC 'Atlantis' Beta 1 Released, Now Cross-Platform · · Score: 1

    Since when does MS write laws in 224 countries? Its a licence.... nothing more...

    Screw em. Its all 3 clicks away in google.

  20. Like that stops anyone that can use google? on XBMC 'Atlantis' Beta 1 Released, Now Cross-Platform · · Score: 1

    Jeez, just google it, torrent it, who cares... its all available.. even the full SDK is 3 clicks away from a download. Give MS $$$ for an SDK? You have to be insane and stupid and recursively run that 10000x loops too.

    Just put the bins on your website, who cares if MS complains, just put your server in china, communists dont care if the capitalist warlords complain.

  21. Selective enforcement is usa moto. on 10 Years of Translated Bin Laden Messages Leaked · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Oh come on dude, many countries have bad shit, do US kick butt in all those? NO.

    Admit it, there is a alternative motive here to take oil OUT of the market to INCREASE prices, to INCREASE demand for US $$$$ to prop up the bad debt USA will NEVER PAY BACK. Even shell have admitted it.

    Japan $583b
    China $503b
    UK $283b
    OPEC $170b
    Brazil$151b
    Caribiean $122b
    Russia $65b

    The UN/IMF/WorldBank are the worlds most successful criminals.

  22. Friends map relational diagrams. on Speculation On Large-Scale Phone Location Snooping · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Ages ago like in the 90s, when documentaries used to show all the fbi secrets, one showed how they used a relational map between criminals and friends, who knew who how often and for how long, this made a nice tidy pretty map, that could show hidden relationship layers or indirect 'friends'.

    If facebook did this it would be amazing. Iam sure that old program has been expanded to every citizen and foreigner.

  23. It all began in germany, ever heard of ww2? on Speculation On Large-Scale Phone Location Snooping · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The populace didnt think it was wrong either to letting the church or local govt know your religeons or history or gayness.

    Then the psychos took over germany, had all the census data, and thought - wow theres a lot of scum around, lets purge.

    The people rule, not the govt.

  24. Our crust is thicker too, im sure that helps on 1,500-Ship Fleet Proposed To Fight Climate Change · · Score: 1

    as its quite hot under the crust, we have more insulation now.

    How did the crust grow? Part volcanism, but dust/rocks falling from the sky... 1mm per 10years does add up doesnt it. And also part due to plants/animal waste mixing with soil.

    Theres always lots of factors, but wouldnt you have to say that earth is slowly cooling over time? It cannot stay hot for ever really.

    c02 by itself will not make 230c temps.

  25. And air presure has nothing to do with venus? on 1,500-Ship Fleet Proposed To Fight Climate Change · · Score: 1

    Funny how the venus atmosphere at 40km up where it is at 1PSI, is about the same temp as earth 25c.

    Besides... more c02 means plants grow bloody faster. Remove all c02 and they die. We're talking about as much c02 as there is ants on your ass.