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  1. Re:Crumple zones on '09 Malibu Vs. '59 Bel Air Crash Test · · Score: 1

    Lighter also means lower kinetic energy, and thus less to dissipate upon crashing. That makes things a bit safer (though, of course, since kinetic energy is 1/2*mass*velocity^2 the velocity is a much larger component of the kinetic energy which must be dissipated.)

  2. Re:For the purpose of restoring vision. on MIT Microchip Could Someday Restore Vision · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yes, and chip designers all have second degrees in biology and are qualified to do cutting-edge stem cell research.

  3. Re:Plex on Google Project 10^100 Reaches Voting Phase · · Score: 2, Funny

    Applying alliteration as assonance always appears asinine.

  4. Re:Goverment on Canadian ISPs Fight Back, Again · · Score: 1

    True, and without small ISP's around competition will cause price's to rise. Why, with a small ISP you might be able to negotiate a trade and pay them with apple's, orange's, or grammar nazi post's on slashdot.

  5. Re:$8000 for a single processor on SGI Rolls Out "Personal Supercomputers" · · Score: 1

    Except that a gigabit network would be too slow for the sorts of workloads you'd normally use a system like this for, so you want 40+ infiniband links. Each Infiniband HCA is about $650, plus the switches: 2x 24-port switches at $3500 each. That adds another $20,000. Of course, that's neglecting all the fiber cable you need for the actual connections. For reference, the quick google search price results: HCA (card) Switch

  6. Re:Teabaggers and such are abnormal too on EU Funding "Orwellian" Artificial Intelligence Snooping System · · Score: 1

    Teabaggers are abnormal: Any guy who would slap another guy with his balls is strange, and in violation of Rule #1: "Protect your nuts."

  7. Re:Freenet on Making Data Unvanish · · Score: 1

    Hmm, discussion of that can't possibly be in the Freenet FAQ.

  8. Re:Classic case of idiotus not understandus on Dead Salmon's "Brain Activity" Cautions fMRI Researchers · · Score: 2, Informative

    Actually, there is direct evidence of some dark matter. Quite a lot of gas and dust has been found that wasn't observable before the "dark matter" hypothesis came out. Some estimates I've seen put it as high as 20% of the "missing" mass. Dark matter is matter we haven't observed yet, and it MAY (probably) have properties that make it difficult to observe.

  9. Re:One billion, but no Grid.. on SKA Telescope To Provide a Billion PCs Worth of Processing · · Score: 1

    No, but who uses THAT?

  10. Re:Escalation on Bullet-Proof Sheets of Carbon Nanotubes · · Score: 1

    I'm into sport whipcracking and swordsmanship. The fall (leather end used in cutting tricks) of a whip CAN cut, but is nowhere near as damaging as a sword. Also, the fall & popper only go a bit above mach 1, there are plenty of things faster (such as bullets). Also, whips were never used as weapons, they're not effective as such. Bullwhips and stockwhips are used for the loud sound, not the speed of the fall. While they can cut they are not particularly effective at doing so. Hitting a stationary (shaken) soda can and cutting it is easy, hitting a moving target is very hard. No whip can cut clear through a tatami mat.

  11. Re:In my dreams on IBM Policy Switches From MS Office To OO.o · · Score: 1

    LyX goes a very long way towards making it easy to use. Especially with BibDesk for bibliography management. Not perfect, but good enough for many people I've shown it to.

  12. Re:I hope it is dead. on Is City-Wide Wi-Fi a Dead Idea? · · Score: 1

    Well, the last one is true. AND it increases the overall entropy of the universe at the same time, for the same reason! Wifi is helping cause the end of the world!

  13. Re:CO2 accounting on US Nuclear Power Industry Poised For a Comeback · · Score: 1

    Also, remember that coal is also ore, and must be dug out of the ground and processed.

  14. Re:So that explains on SA's Largest Telecomms Provider vs. a Pigeon · · Score: 1

    Because Ospreys eat SO MANY pigeons...
    Ospreys eat fish. Peregrines eat pigeons, yes, but they're not also testing sending the data via trout, so the Osprey wouldn't be that useful.

  15. Re:The police are morons on Police Swarm Bungie Office Over Halo Replica Rifle · · Score: 1

    The BAR was more of an LMG (most often fired from a bipod.) The STG 44 was the first assault rifle, and the translation of its name coined that term.

  16. Re:why a monopole implies perpetual motion on "Overwhelming" Evidence For Magnetic Monopoles · · Score: 1

    Field "lines" are a convenient way to visualize magnetic fields, but they aren't the fields themselves.
    Electromagnetism is one force. We know electric monopoles exist (electrons, protons, positrons, etc), so what do their field lines look like? The field lines of a lone electron spread out in all directions, infinitely. They of course get weaker as you get farther from the electron (lower field density), but they do go "forever." Indeed, even magnetic field lines go "forever" in the same way: the line directly between the two poles extends straight out, never turning back. Thus, a simple visualization of the field-lines of a normal magnet will have the same "problem" as the monopoles must have.
    Wikipedia has a nice image showing two electric charges and their field lines. Look at the horizontal line for an example of such an inifinte line. You will see the same thing with a magnet and iron filings or by any sketch of magnetic field lines. What you percieve to be a problem isn't a problem, it's just a bit of difficulty visualizing it. I hope the images help.

  17. Re:Put's the lie to their open source claims on IBM's Supreme Court Brief Says That Patents Drive Free Software · · Score: 1

    Amorality and sociopathic behavior IS evil. The ends (maximizing profit) do not justify the means (evil).

  18. Re:Tabs on top, do it NOW! on Firefox 4.0 Goes Chrome, New UI In Q4 2010 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I have Tree-Style Tab set up to be a static size. It does truncate the text, but mousing-over it shows the full text of a tab. And because it keeps track of parent/child tab relationships browsing is much easier. Collapsing/expanding tab groups is simple. No need for different-coloured groups, just make the group members children of a parent tab.

  19. Re:Your suggestion is stupid and insane on Woman Fired For Using Uppercase In Email · · Score: 1

    Load the cannon Strap the lawyer's head to the muzzle of the cannon. Fire. Parts of the lawyer will be fired, and the desired effect should still be achieved.

  20. Re:Safety first? on Dad Builds 700 Pound Cannon for Son's Birthday · · Score: 1

    You used lighter fluid. They're far more fun* when you have an oxyacetylene torch to wield the back on and to use as propellant.

    *For values of "fun" that may include serious injury. Don't try it at home, if you do try it use proper safety precautions, and be prepared for the explosion to rattle/break windows just from the sound.

  21. Re:Poor choice for screensaver? on Why Is Linux Notebook Battery Life Still Poor? · · Score: 1

    Huh? At the top of their page there are links for Desktop, server, and Netbook editions. No laptop edition. The picture on the front page for "desktop" edition is a laptop.

  22. Re:Will they never die? on Appeals Court Overturns 2007 Unix Copyright Decision · · Score: 1

    No, violence is the last refuge of the competent. The incompetent fail to use enough of it, and thus need other things. If violence isn't your last resort, you didn't use enough violence.

  23. Re:RTFA on Sweden Launches Criminal Probe of Pirate Bay Sale · · Score: 1

    Insider trading is insiders telling investors about something they (the insiders) are going to do, to give those investors a chance to "get ahead". Generally the insider gets a cut of the profits the investor makes. Nothing in the GP's post indicates that he didn't know this.

  24. Re:Stand drill on The Homemade Hard Disk Destroyer · · Score: 1

    An industrial shredder also seems to do a good job.

  25. Re:Security through Obscurity? on Local Privilege Escalation On All Linux Kernels · · Score: 1
    Exactly. And it's not a claim that they have none, it's a claim that none have been found. From their own security faq:

    We do not find as many problems anymore, it is simply a case of diminishing returns. Recently the security problems we find and fix tend to be significantly more obscure or complicated. Still we will persist for a number of reasons:

    * Occasionally we find a simple problem we missed earlier. Doh!
    * Security is like an arms race; the best attackers will continue to search for more complicated exploits, so we will too.
    * Finding and fixing subtle flaws in complicated software is a lot of fun.

    The auditing process is not over yet, and as you can see we continue to find and fix new security flaws.

    That page has a list of security advisories in their releases. They're fixed in the current branch, but it proves that they acknowledge when they have holes & then fix them.