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  1. Giant Trackball... on Google Patents Motorized, Omnidirectional VR Sneakers (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I always figured a giant trackball would be ideal - something you can actually walk on, control the effort required, offer up/downhill. Could probably offer steps/textures if the ball was flexible. Put a handrail around it for safety or a harness so you can't fall off. Plug it in as a haptic-feedback mouse - should be easy.

  2. often indistinguishable... on Facebook Removes Hundreds of Accounts Spamming Political Info (theverge.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "often indistinguishable from legitimate political debate." - ie Legitimate political debate, but not what they agree with?

  3. When men were real men... on How the IBM 1403 Printer Hammered Out 1,100 Lines Per Minute (ieee.org) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Carriage Control tapes, massive static shocks, rotating printer ribbons to try and keep them running true.
    The good old days!

  4. Just need 6 wives or so... on American Express Will Give All Parents 20 Weeks Of Paid Leave (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    and I could stay home on full pay for a very long time

  5. There seems to be plenty of doubt about anthropogenic climate change, but it isn't likely to win you any cash for research.
    The only news you are likely to hear is that the science is settled line, so the headline is hardly surprising.

  6. http://www.torontosun.com/2014/02/26/predator-who-claimed-to-be-transgender-declared-dangerous-offender - He didn't get off scott-free but that doesn't undo the damage he's done

  7. Re:sigh... on Court: Lawsuit Over NYPD Surveillance of Muslims Can Proceed (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 0, Troll

    And if your theology advocates beheading everyone who is not of your faith?

  8. It it still information if it is useless? on Stephen Hawking Presents Theory On Getting Information Out of a Black Hole · · Score: 1

    Doesn't sound very informative to me

  9. For it's age and size on Strange Stars Pulse To the Golden Mean · · Score: 1

    it's a very average star

  10. Re:Causation, CO2 and Warming on New Study Shows Three Abrupt Pulses of CO2 During Last Deglaciation · · Score: 1

    After the last spike, where did the CO2 go & why?

  11. Re:At least the infrastructure is in place on Can the Sun Realistically Power Datacenters? · · Score: 1

    Any idea what percentage of the sunlight that would normally get reflected back into space now gets turned into heat?

  12. Re:Way to go on Hacker Disrupts New Zealand Election Campaign · · Score: 1

    Good to see things being stirred up, but I'm concerned the hacker is releasing only what will achieve his/her agenda rather than the whole truth.

  13. Re:High success rate or lots of unknowns? on 40% Of People On Terror Watch List Have No Terrorist Ties · · Score: 2

    Kevin Bacon is a terrorist!

  14. Get the one who caused it... on Autonomous Car Ethics: If a Crash Is Unavoidable, What Does It Hit? · · Score: 1

    Under no circumstances should they get away with it, even if that means taking out 3 others!

  15. Re:I believe it on New Study Shows One-Third of Americans Don't Believe In Evolution · · Score: 1

    Average IQ of Republicans vs Democrats?
    Average IQ of believers vs non-believers?

    Will I get to toast my marshmellows over the embers?

  16. Re:I'd like to be able to switch it off at will. on Is the Porsche Carrera GT Too Dangerous? · · Score: 1

    I live in the boonies & am very tired of people burning rubber here. Burn it in your own back yard!

  17. Re:I can confirm this on The Quietest Place On Earth Will Cause You To Hallucinate In 45 Minutes · · Score: 1

    I've never been anywhere that quiet - can only compare it to my first few times in a dark-room.

    While trying to move film from canisters to tanks for processing my eyes got sore. Took a while to realise I was scrunching them shut - trying to keep the dark out?

  18. Re:I stopped using Chrome on Google To Block Local Chrome Extensions On Windows Starting In January · · Score: 1

    and if Google apps stop working on Firefox you'll switch to Office365?

  19. Re:How is this better than an ultralight helicopte on The First 'Practical' Jetpack May Be On Sale In Two Years · · Score: 1

    One advantage the Martin has is that the blades are enclosed. I'd have better luck getting permission to land a Martin in the carpark than a Mosquito.

    30 minutes at max speed of around 60 mph : would probably be enough for me to do a return trip on one tank - if only the damn airport wasn't in the way!
    (Not that I have a spare US$150k)

  20. Re:Some things are missing on Remember the Computer Science Past Or Be Condemned To Repeat It? · · Score: 1

    I thought I was old for a Slashdotter!! GDG's still exist & are still excellent.
    99/365 expiry doesn't & wasn't :-)

  21. Re:what? on Linux 3.11 Officially Named "Linux For Workgroups" · · Score: 2

    You get to keep a little more privacy than with the NSA version

  22. Re:NOPE! on AOC's 21:9 Format, 29" IPS Display Put To the Test At 2560x1080 · · Score: 1

    Just so long as testing takes into account the fact the the end user will probably have a much lower spec machine/screen/connection (& won't have root/admin access). It might work great on a developers machine, but be a steaming dogpile for the intended user!

  23. Partial-word searches... on Google's Crazy Lack of Focus: Is It Really Serious About Enterprise? · · Score: 1

    When I can do partial-word searches on Gmail and Drive I'll believe Google is interested in corporate customers.
    Google is primarily a search company & you can't do partial-word searches on email - what's up with that?

  24. Australian Intelligence on Australian Intelligence HQ Blueprints Hacked · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    contradiction in terms?

  25. Re:What Information? on Chinese Hackers Infiltrate US Army Database, Compromise Safety of Dams · · Score: 1

    Hopefully the SCADA systems have a password other than the default