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  1. Not trivial at all on Paragliding Military Drones Under Development · · Score: 1

    Paragliding flight is not trivial. Even in wide open areas, the thermal winds require active piloting to avoid the the canopy to lose inner presure. Unless they use DHV 1 type canopies, but even then, the course would need to be corrected. They would need to come up with a really cool auto-pilot.

  2. Kinda Offtopic question on Hoboken, NJ vs. Giant Parking Robot · · Score: 1

    Does someone know how these robot parkings perform in rush hours?

  3. Re:Good! on Microsoft Invites Black Hats into Vista · · Score: 1

    Perhaps I was too short on words on my previous post. I don't want Vista or any other product to be insecure, that doesn't make anybody win, except the bad guys (Bonzi Buddy, Gator, and every malicious person / mafia) and I certainly don't want that.
    But it takes time to build confidence. I truly hope they are getting right this time. But I've heard the same kind of arguments since Windows 2000 came up. More reliable, more secure, more user friendly, more fun! And I don't trust them anymore. Sorry. So, when it is OK to stop believing what MS marketing people say?
    Each one has it's own opinion. It's not my intention to make yours change, just to express mine.

    I have to admit that, MS delivered better and better products (minus WinME) over time. Just that they were not at the level they have claimed to be. Win2K's C2 compliance to name one.
    Also, they make great hardware products wich I'm a fan of.

    Let's wait and see how this one comes out.

  4. Re:Good! on Microsoft Invites Black Hats into Vista · · Score: 1

    Seems more like a marketing campaing than a serious attempt to make it right this time. They just want to appear making it right.

  5. This is cool... on Another Pass at the Personal Jetpack · · Score: 1

    ...that deserves its own category in the Darwing Awards!

  6. Terminator 3? on Cheyenne Mountain Shutting Down · · Score: 1

    The mountain facility is being placed on standby in case they need it again

    John Connor will use it. Just wait and see.

  7. Pinball !! on Knock Some Commands Into Your Laptop · · Score: 1

    I'd be cool for games, the obvious pinball: (paf) Warning! (paf) Warning! (paf)(paf) TILT.
    Or boxing kind of games where you can really slap your opponent.

    Not to mention.... DDR!!!! Left Top Right Right PERFECT!!

  8. Confession on Can Games Make You Cry? · · Score: 1

    I've cryied when I finished Loom for so many wasted hours

  9. Re:Nothing to see on Gotuit Launches Broadband Video Portal · · Score: 1

    It was indeed, a javascript problem. Thanks.

  10. Nothing to see on Gotuit Launches Broadband Video Portal · · Score: 1

    They only have a semi-empty homepage. None of the links in that site works. Not even a single link.
    Everything points to a "nothing to see here" page.

    If you want to promote a site, at least make it work...

    As Penn&Teller would say, this is bullshit.

  11. Re:Love the aspect on Cheap, Open-design Humanoid Bot - Runs Linux, Too · · Score: 1

    You are correct my friend! Anyway, Kabuto is the best of the best when talking about robot pilots. Even better than Rick Hunter or whatever his alias is in Macros.

  12. Love the aspect on Cheap, Open-design Humanoid Bot - Runs Linux, Too · · Score: 1

    Love the anime look of the robot! This is by far the coolest robot ever made.
    Now, how do we fit Koji Kabuto in there?

  13. Bunch of questions on Apollo 11 TV Tapes Go Missing · · Score: 1

    OK, lets assume for an instant that US never made it to the moon and, to keep Kennedy's "in this decade" promise, they have staged a moon with bouncing astronauts, etc..

    Now, wouldn't they want to erase all posible evidence of the contrary?
    Of course, the simplest explanation is always the most likely to be true. These dumbasses simply lost them.

    Questions to the reader:
    If China lands on the moon. Would you believe it?
    Now. What if China lands on the moon and they say they didn't found an american flag where it is supposed to be?
    What if they kinda prove it (video + some kind of GPS)?
    My guess is that 90% of the US people would not believe any of the previous question no matter how hard the chinese try to prove the contrary.
    Then, what does it take to make you change your opinion about the US moon landing?

  14. It may be not on Teachers Union Opposes Virtual K-8 Charter School · · Score: 1

    You can't sit a child in front of a computer and expect him to learn things he needs to succeed in society
    It may be not, but fatal1ty will piss in his pants against one of these boys when they have left school.

  15. I can already see it on Bacterial DVD Holds 50TB · · Score: 1

    Lonely women with much time on their hands form an organization to fight the bacteria holocaust that happens when discs get scratched or trashed.

    "They too deserve to live!" They'll say...

  16. Legit? on BitTorrent Becomes Ever More Legit · · Score: 1

    It already was legit. This move actually makes BT more close to the dark side of the industry.

  17. He already knows the answer... on Stephen Hawking Asks The Internet a Question · · Score: 1

    It's 42

  18. Canary on Nerds Switching from Apple to Ubuntu? · · Score: 1

    Nerds are a small demographic, but they can also be the canary in the coal mine with stuff like this.
    You mean like a fuse? The first to die?

  19. One terrorist down! on Enron's Kenneth Lay Dies · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    At least! We are finaly seeing some progress on the war of terrorism.

  20. Re:Tiannamen Where? on Cambridge Breached the Great Firewall of China · · Score: 1

    He was on heroine, or smoked, or had a big pair of Adamantium(tm) balls.

  21. To youngsters on Next Step in ISP Control Panels? · · Score: 1

    This site use to provide useful information and stuff that matters. Not balant ads masked as articles.

    Notice the that when you click on rdelon's name, you also go to WebFaction, wonder how impartial can he be?

    Guys, this is not nice. Act like serious people.

  22. Go SETI on Is SETI@home Where Your Cycles Belong? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I choose SETI cause I feel (wich may not be true, but it's what I feel) that many of the others directly benefit greedy health corporations masked as foundations.
    I'm not going to give away my CPU cicles for free if they don't agree to donate the AIDS vaccine, or whatever, to mankind when they have it. Most probably they will sell it for a fortune.

  23. Pervert media companies on ISPs to Create Database to Combat Child Porn · · Score: 1

    ...several media companies are banding together to create a database of child pornography images to help law enforcement officials combat distribution of questionable material...

    Yeah sure. You perverts!

  24. What's the point on Creative Commons Add-In for Office Released · · Score: 1, Insightful

    What's the point of creating a CC licensed file in a propierary format?

  25. CSI on Researchers Teach Computers To Perceive 3D from 2D · · Score: 1

    This could be a revolution in the CSI field. There are already products that make 3D virtual crime scenes but this could be applied to just every case were a picture was taken.