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  1. Re:Are you KIDDING me? on Firefox and Chrome Can Talk To Each Other · · Score: 1

    lol, i laughed at json as well. It's too efficient! Burn it!

  2. Re:Cue the on FCC Proposal Would Cover the US With Public Wi-Fi · · Score: 1

    People don't use the yellow pages to call up plumbers anymore. You have to have an online presence.

  3. Re:Cue the on FCC Proposal Would Cover the US With Public Wi-Fi · · Score: 1

    What's wrong with the USPS? That place is quick! Also, you did use roads while traveling between jobs, right? That's government infrastructure.

  4. Re:Provoking on Machine Gun Fire From Military Helicopters Flying Over Downtown Miami · · Score: 1

    I don't think that anyone is arguing otherwise? Though i'm sure that if an organization wanted to use parts of the city for training they could just ask the Mayor.

  5. Re:Shock and awe on Machine Gun Fire From Military Helicopters Flying Over Downtown Miami · · Score: 1

    very neat! Thanks for the info

  6. Re:Sign in to keep vs destroy on command on DARPA Seeks To Secure Data With Electronics That Dissolve On Command · · Score: 1

    Seems like they should be fine. You are destroying the thing anyways. Do you mean accidentally going off? Soldiers already carry plenty of that and its rarely an issue.

  7. Re:Sign in to keep vs destroy on command on DARPA Seeks To Secure Data With Electronics That Dissolve On Command · · Score: 1

    The handheld crypto computer i used had a software self-destruct. You pressed the red key three times and it was dead. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/CYZ-10
    As far as equipment, each truck had a thermite grenade by the radio. Pull pin, place on radio, walk away.

  8. Re:Current U.S. Landmines do this on DARPA Seeks To Secure Data With Electronics That Dissolve On Command · · Score: 1

    The higher the rank, the longer the mines can be deployed for.

  9. Re:Shock and awe on Machine Gun Fire From Military Helicopters Flying Over Downtown Miami · · Score: 1

    The only problem with that is that the military is made of common citizens. Not rich fat cats or people with power. The commander-in-chief (President) is the highest person in charge but ranks second to the Constitution. The oath of service is to the Constitution first. Check it out: http://www.army.mil/values/oath.html

    In my opinion, the US Army will mostly side with the people if there was a domestic conflict. I have no idea about the police but they seem to always be combative with citizens. I doubt that will change.

  10. Re:Provoking on Machine Gun Fire From Military Helicopters Flying Over Downtown Miami · · Score: 1

    There are plenty of mock cities. But there aren't enough training resources for everyone.

  11. Re:DX10 requires Vista on Can a New GPU Rejuvenate a 5 Year Old Gaming PC? · · Score: 1

    hah, just a glance at steam stats says otherwise: http://store.steampowered.com/stats/

  12. Re:The USA did give him aid. on Pakistan Boycotting Call of Duty, Medal of Honor Games · · Score: 1

    I thought he was hanged (hung?) after a trial?

  13. Re:Mentally Ill on Bomb Blasts Alter Brain Lipid Levels · · Score: 1

    As far as i can tell, mainstream media is a civilian/private thing, not a government one. Don't blame the government that you don't hear about soldiers in the news. Also, there is such a thing as middle ground. Not remotely giving a care in the world and treating them like the Queen of England are at opposite ends of the spectrum. Instead of pushing your idea of how you think the government treats it's soldiers, you should ask some soldiers.

    It's okay to not support wars, soldiers, or any military. In my country, that is your right. When i was a soldier, i was in a position to defend that right. But try not to project how you feel onto others. Not everyone dislikes soldiers, (or wars).

  14. Re:benefits on Bomb Blasts Alter Brain Lipid Levels · · Score: 1

    That seems very likely. But it wouldn't be true for active military.

  15. Re:Simple psychological shock? on Bomb Blasts Alter Brain Lipid Levels · · Score: 1

    Because when soldiers are exposed to the same levels of stress and death but minus brain shaking explosions they don't have these kinds of problems. The guys who get blown up just aren't right in the head anymore.

  16. Re:Mentally Ill on Bomb Blasts Alter Brain Lipid Levels · · Score: 1

    I doubt that you know what "the country" wants to do with it's military. You've obviously never been in one. I can only speak for the US Army but they do a good job taking care of their own. There are piles of support programs for soldiers to take advantage of (including education).

    I can promise you that any government that treats its soldiers like gum on their shoe will not last a single night against a real army.

  17. Re:Typical bad summary on BEST Study Finds Temperature Changes Explained by GHG Emissions and Volcanoes · · Score: 1

    Don't you turn up the AC (or turn the temperature down) ?

  18. Re:black swans are not improbable on How the Internet Makes the Improbable Into the New Normal · · Score: 1

    I agree. There have always been skeptics and gullibles. Pics or it didn't happen!

  19. Re:And plutonium. on Online Gambling Site Bets On Bitcoin To Avoid U.S. Laws · · Score: 4, Funny

    D.U. is typically sent to people for free. At a high velocity : )

  20. Re:How to avoid Windows Server? on Samba: Less Important Because Windows Is Less Important · · Score: 1

    This should be an easy battle. Make sure he can only use linux on his workstation : )

  21. Re:Afghanistan - Follow The Money on US Gives $120M For Lab To Tackle Rare Earth Shortages · · Score: 1

    I think the idea behind surveying Afghanistan was to find their citizens another way to make money. Growing drugs seems to be a dangerous way of life. I'm sure some American companies would love to move in and start mining, but that's not likely to happen.

  22. Re:here, save about $120e6 on US Gives $120M For Lab To Tackle Rare Earth Shortages · · Score: 1

    We make mountains out of it, cover it with a thin layer of grass, and harvest the delicious fumes : )

  23. Re:A bit late for this. on Why JavaScript Is the New Perl · · Score: 1

    Sounds like you are personally biased against PHP more than anything else. But putting javascript in the anti-pattern group is pretty rough. I do fall into the minimal camp though. Use it lightly! To each their own : )

  24. Re:Lacking enterprise adoption? on Why JavaScript Is the New Perl · · Score: 1

    Did you mean Javascript is not important in enterprise or Java?

  25. Re:A bit late for this. on Why JavaScript Is the New Perl · · Score: 1

    I suppose that depends on your definition of enterprise app? If it is something you want people to access via a browser then i'd say you should take php & js over cobol.