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  1. Re:but will they get him back down? on Iran Announces Manned Space Mission Plans · · Score: 1

    Well it could just be that they want nuclear power and a peaceful space program.
    Not that I believe it of course.

  2. Like intentionally uncomfortable benches on Seattle Flushes $5M High-Tech Toilets · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This is like when they put up park benches that are intentionally made uncomfortable to sleep on. I understand why, but something is just wrong with society when that happens.

  3. Re:There is a big problem actually on Russian Invasion of Georgia Might Jeopardize Space Station · · Score: 4, Informative

    The European Automated Transfer Vehicle can also re-boost the station. If I remember correctly, even more than the shuttle can.

  4. Re:Midori is a Linux distro from Transmeta on Windows Is Dead – Long Live Midori? · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's Japanese for "green".

  5. Re:ah, for a moon landing flame war... on NASA Turns 50 · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's a classic xkcd strip: http://xkcd.com/202

  6. Re:No, just modern game magazines on Have Modern Gamers Lost the Patience For Puzzles? · · Score: 1

    Honestly, why don't you just let those people have their shooters while you enjoy your Wii. I completely don't understand why people need to evangelize for whatever game system they bought.

  7. Re:Russia is the pioneer here... on EU and Russia Show Off New Lunar Spacecraft Design · · Score: 1

    The Russian crafts have done a lot of dockings. The European ATV uses the same docking system. Anyway, why are we debating whos docking system is the best? We are building the same space station anyway.

  8. Re:Don't Buy Foxconn... on MoBo Manufacturer Foxconn Refuses To Support Linux · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If they are doing tricks like this, their products are probably crappy in general and will not be stable on Windows either. Also, how about later versions of Windows? Or just later service packs? Will it work properly then? Nobody knows.

  9. 222 random people on the Internet on Vector Graphics Lead Wish List For Future Browsers · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It seems the vote was open to anyone on the internet, and only 222 people answered. There will probably be more people writing comments in this thread.

  10. Re:Expensive on Inside the Lego Factory · · Score: 1

    So the real question is, why don't other toy companies make the lego copies, but cheaper? There would still be a profit margin for them. Any patents lego had on the original blocks must have run out by now.

  11. Re:What's different from physical property though? on EU Proposes Retroactive Copyright Extension · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The concept of "intellectual property" is the problem. The phrase was made up to make it seem like a right rather than a temporary government granted monopoly.

  12. Re:Wait for it... on Sourceforge.net Blocked In Mainland China · · Score: 3, Insightful

    While the neglect for human rights in Europe and the US is getting worrying, we should not use that as a reason to accept or belittle the far worse human rights crimes in China. Was that your purpose?

  13. What this article does not say on Studies Confirm That Bad Boys Get More Girls · · Score: 1

    If you RTFA carefully you notice the article does not say that women prefer men with these antisocial personality traits. It says that those men want and have more short-term relationships. It may very well be as simple as "nice guys" preferring longer relationships. Concluding that girls like bad boys from this study is just prejudice.

    Conclusion: read articles carefully, even when they confirm your preconceived ideas.

  14. Re:The entire war on drugs on What Examples of Security Theater Have You Encountered? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Strangely, the only drug liberals I see are upper class people with no personal experience of drug abuse among friends or family. Marijuana is one thing, the the harder drugs cause a lot of problems. And no, most problems are not because of the illegality itself.

  15. Re:But... The REAL question is on How Japan's Biggest BBS Keeps Things Simple · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Futaba Channel is itself an offshoot of 2channel, so 2channel can be said to be the grandparent of 4chan.

  16. Re:BBS? on How Japan's Biggest BBS Keeps Things Simple · · Score: 1

    Japan, China and probably many other Asian countries use BBS to mean web forum. For some reason most western countries stopped using the term when bulletin board system moved from phone lines to internet.

  17. Re:Use a group on Folders vs. Tags For Shared Email Accounts? · · Score: 1

    Not really. Those services are for discussion inside a group, not for handling emails from outside.

  18. What could prove it was an accident? on Post-Suicide Account Cracking? · · Score: 1
    I don't see what could possible prove that is was an accident. There are many things that could indicate that is was not, but does anybody want that?

    Ethically, I don't think it's much of a problem. There has never been much issues with relatives breaking the locks of a dead guys house, locker, or safe deposit box. I see no reason a gmail account should be more secret than private letters in a drawer.

  19. Re:Wonderful emphasis on Usability Testing Hardy Heron With a Girlfriend · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yes, the title is stupid. It disturbed me too. The article is interesting though.

  20. Re:If it's like OFAC's list... on Companies To Be Liable For Deals With Online Criminals · · Score: 1

    We do allow some levels of "punishment" awaiting trial, getting locked up in jail for example. If this list is only used for people with a proper arrest warrant on them, then I don't see a problem. Given the recent developments, I'm afraid this will be abused too.

  21. Re:Built tough. on Further Details From Soyuz Mishap · · Score: 1
    Wikipedia: On the space propulsion side, Volvo Aero is the worlds largest manufacturer of combustion chambers and nozzles for commercial launch vehicles. Since the 1950s the company have been the major engine supplier to the Swedish Air Force.

    However it is now a completely different company from Volvo Cars, which is owned by Ford since some years ago.

  22. Re:This is what happens... on Satellite Abandoned Due To Orbital Patent · · Score: 3, Insightful

    How do you know that SES Americom is doing anything wrong by suing Boeing? If that other suit is valid, then Boeing is abusing the patent system to prevent others from suing them.

  23. CMU Sphinx, an other free speech recognizer on Open Source Speech Recognition · · Score: 2, Informative

    There is also CMU Sphinx, which is completely free (no HTK used) and very good quality.
    http://cmusphinx.sourceforge.net/
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMU_Sphinx

  24. Re:ISO? on PDF Is Now ISO 32000 · · Score: 1

    Only problem is that while latex -> dvips -> ps2pdf required images to be in EPS format, pdflatex cannot handle EPS images. Or are my programs set up wrong?

  25. Re:Ah yes, this again on MD5 Proven Ineffective for App Signatures · · Score: 1

    With a fairly short hash there will always we several valid codes with the same hash, but doing different things. However if finding such pairs is difficult enough, hash signing works. This difficulty is the whole point of hashes.