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  1. Re:what about the lucky sevens? on The Next Three Days are the x86 Days · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Apparently, most people in other countries are sarcastic pricks as well.

  2. Re:what about the lucky sevens? on The Next Three Days are the x86 Days · · Score: 1

    Er... "the" is the definite article, not a preposition. I think you're missing "in".

  3. Re:What's the Draw? on AOL Planning Move to Ad-Supported Model · · Score: 4, Funny
    now-a-days people are becoming more computer savvy
    Ten minutes on MySpace will disabuse you of that notion.
  4. Reset button on Microsoft Encouraging OEMs to Beautify Computers · · Score: 5, Funny
    how the power and reset buttons should appear
    The reset button will need to be large and easily accessible, for sure.
  5. Re:Other Applications on Liquid Armor the New Bulletproof Vest · · Score: 2, Informative
    Most people are still nostalgic for the tanks that were driven in the 50s and 60s like classic Corvettes.
    That's the first time I've ever heard a 2800 lb fibreglass body car be called a "tank".
  6. Re:U need a study? on Study Claims Men Play Female Avatars to 'Win' · · Score: 1
    the Bionic Woman (Lindsay Wagner), which I loved mainly because Lindsay herself was believable and yet super-heroic at the same time. The male 'heroes' were always the same macho, dick-measuring fuckwits who beat, smashed, and kicked their way to victory every week, using their sheer, overwhelming masculinity to cow enemies into submission.
    As opposed to the Bionic Woman, who crushed them with her android fist.
  7. Re:Diesel is the future on Vinod Khosla Talks Ethanol · · Score: 1

    Waste vegetable oil generally smells like french fries when used in biodiesel.

  8. Re:Um ethanol, oh you mean on Vinod Khosla Talks Ethanol · · Score: 1
    Please explain to me why ethanol would be imported if it can only make gasoline prices higher. Why not import more petroleum? If the answer is, "we can't import enough," then what else is available to replace it which costs less than ethanol?

    Question 2: If ethanol destroys your engine, why is it that every automaker who has sold vehicles in the USA in the last decade approves E10 for use in their products? It's right in my Olds Alero manual. Computer technology implemented as far back as the 1980s makes this possible.

  9. Re:This is my day job on Vinod Khosla Talks Ethanol · · Score: 1
    We will continue to burn gasoline until it becomes so expensive that people use alternate transportation, or until we all die in some horrible war. The whole ethanol thing is just another wall street fad that's brought in a bunch of suckers.
    Is this is the kind of professional insight we should expect from an energy analyst? Listen, if you were actually involved in calling the shots we would all be screwed. You sound burned out; time for a career change.
  10. Re:I have read... on Vinod Khosla Talks Ethanol · · Score: 1

    I hate to tell you, but the German cars are crap. Take a look at Mercedes, BMW, and VW (especially) quality ratings some time.

  11. Re:talk about over protective on Big Mother Is Watching · · Score: 1
    Potatoes in all their glorious forms are pretty bad news.
    Thanks for your opinion, Dr. Atkins, but a potato has most of the RDA of Vitamin C and from 2-10% of ten other nutrients. Not too bad for 100 calories. Here's a new word: "moderation".
  12. Re:Here's an idea on RFID-enabled Vehicles: Pinch My Ride · · Score: 2, Interesting

    No. In fact, it doesn't make sense.
    Can you explain to me why we need a sliding scale? The gas-guzzler drivers are already buying more fuel and thus paying more tax. Do you like having the government tell you what and how to drive? Do you want to penalize contractors, limousine companies, and boat owners for buying a vehicle that meets their needs?

  13. Re:And now... on Cyberwar on NASA Websites · · Score: 1

    Are you that ignorant? They have pulled out of Gaza, despite the fact that terrorists have now predictably holed up there.

  14. Re:And now... on Cyberwar on NASA Websites · · Score: 1

    Um... let's remember that Israel invaded Lebanon the last time because THEY WERE BEING ATTACKED!

  15. Re:What's the reason? on Cyberwar on NASA Websites · · Score: 1
    Let's not forget his "argument from ignorance."
    I have personally seen no documentary evidence of any of the charges made in the above post.
    Maybe he needs to get his TV fixed because the Israelis' tape of the rockets shooting out from behind apartment buildings are all over it.
  16. Re:Ooooh I knew forgot something ... on Happy System Administrator Appreciation Day! · · Score: 1

    Clearly you are a PHB yourself.

  17. Re:Has The Register become The Inquirer? on United States Cedes Control of the Internet · · Score: 1

    Sounds like MAD... Mutually Assured Dysfunction.

  18. Re:I see you on The 64% Violent Pacman · · Score: 1

    There's music in the beginning of the game and the intermissions.

  19. Re:It's Official on Deja Vu Recreated in a Lab Setting · · Score: 1

    Oh, I've heard that one before. Or have I?

  20. Re:RIP America on Wiretapping Lawsuit Against AT&T Dismissed · · Score: 1

    Both the presidents you mention had previously served as Governor and both were college graduates (Ivy League for Bush). You might wish to choose better (or worse, depending on how you look at it) examples.

  21. Re:RIP America on Wiretapping Lawsuit Against AT&T Dismissed · · Score: 1
    Wants to legalize prostitution, end restrictions on illegal drugs (including cocaine, heroin, etc), and is for same-sex marriage
    That's not true. If you read the party platform, they only support gay marriage to the extent that they believe government should have absolutely no role whatsoever in marriages, being a religious institution.
  22. Re:Why don't you... on Wiretapping Lawsuit Against AT&T Dismissed · · Score: 1

    Clearly, being barred from participating in a meaningless debate is not the same as being prevented from running for office. I had both Libertarian and Green party candidates on by ballot in 2004.

  23. Re:RIP America on Wiretapping Lawsuit Against AT&T Dismissed · · Score: 1

    Data mining is not surveillance. And I hate to tell you, but all people are corrupt. Is there some utopian state (in Europe, of course) where no one does anything wrong?

  24. Re:Amen brother! We need a special lane on Law of Unintended Consequences Strikes Grocers · · Score: 1
    You are forming a false coorelation between churchgoers and long checkout lines. Clearly, if you have many Christians* in your community and they are all in church, there simply will be fewer people shopping at that time. It doesn't mean that they are slower at getting through the lines.

    Nice try at shoehorning in your anti-Christian troll.

    * not counting Saturday Sabbatarian types, like 7th Day Adventist.

  25. Re:Amen brother! We need a special lane on Law of Unintended Consequences Strikes Grocers · · Score: 1

    I doubt he's walking around with any stress. What do you think the .45 rounds are for?