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  1. Re:Like someone else illustrated on How Pirates Of The Caribbean Hijacked America's Metric System (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Sure they can, they just have to be as long as someones foot.

    Now who wants a hectogram with cheese?

  2. Shashdot has had this as well. on A Spotify Ad Slipped Malware Onto PCs and Macs (techhive.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I have had something similar happen a couple times on slashdot - an ad redirects the whole page to a scam "You won a free apple laptop" page that tries to trick you into downloading malware. (for those who say it was a virus on the PC not slashdot, one of these times was on a fresh install of linux) This is why I have adblocker software and why slashdot is NOT whitelisted anymore. (Hint to slashdot's owners, Adopt the policy of the first poster and I may whitelist you again)

  3. Officey McOfficeface on Is Apache OpenOffice Finally On the Way Out? (apache.org) · · Score: 1

    Don't blame me. I wanted it called Officey McOfficeface.

  4. Re:Super majority on Web Petition For 2nd EU Referendum Draws Huge Interest (ap.org) · · Score: 1

    Even if the younger crowd had shown up more, it wouldn't have changed the results. assuming a 63% turnout for 18-29 voters in the first referendum and 100% in the second (adding 3.775 million voters) with 2/3 of the new voters voting stay and 1/3 voting leave and all other voters voting exactly the same as in the previous referendum the "Leave" camp would STILL win, though by a much smaller percentage.

  5. Re:Campaign season on US Death Rate Rises, Health Officials Aren't Sure Why (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Hulk Hogan is running third party... And is planning to fix the national debt by having the government advertise for Rent-A-Center as well as product placements and paid advertisements during congressional debates.

  6. Re:It didn't work out well on Norwegian Town Using Sun-Tracking Mirrors To Light Up Dark Winter Days · · Score: 1

    The city planners choose the location because the mountains made it a good defensible location in the middle ages. The town has been there for a long time.

  7. Re:Of course not on YouTube To Offer Subscription Service This Week · · Score: 5, Funny

    Extended editions of cat videos.

  8. Re:Last time I buy any EA product then... on EA Building Microtransactions Into All of Its Future Games · · Score: 1

    No, you will just have to pay real world money to have a caddy and a golf cart, so you don't have to virtually walk the entire distance between every hole while pressing a button that keeps you from dropping your golf bag on the ground, and you only have to pay for a new golf ball if you don't want to do the golf-ball pixel hunt mini game! And in madden, you just have to play real world money to recruit the top players. As long as you are ok with a quarterback that you drag out of a virtual alley a few blocks from the stadium with a severe drinking problem (all realistically simulated in game), you don't have to pay a cent!

  9. Starring Mr Lizard on Adafruit To Teach Electronics Through Puppets In New Kids Show · · Score: 2

    We're gonna need another Timmy!

  10. Re:Your own vault on Vivos Founder Builds an Underground City Where You Can Ride Out the Apocalypse · · Score: 1

    You have been assigned as overseer of vault 157.

    The vault contains 2 of each apex predator, (1 who will remain in stasis until only 1 species is left alive) and no doors or weapons.

    Have fun.

  11. Re:First post on NASA DTN Protocol: How Interplanetary Internet Works · · Score: 1

    According to google:
    the speed of light = 1802617500000 furlongs per fortnight
    Though it may be less for you, since everything is bigger in texas (bigger furlongs = lower speed of light in fpf). Ive been wondering though, since everything is bigger in texas, does that mean everything is redshifted due to the wavelengths being longer?

  12. Re:Name one! on 802.11ad Will Knock Your Socks Off, Says Interop Panel · · Score: 1

    Star trek's transporters would need a lot of bandwidth....

  13. Re:Wow, when you can't trust CNET on Download.com Now Wraps Downloads In Bloatware · · Score: 3, Funny

    Press "Power" on your remote now to install the "MyCleanTV" app!

  14. Re:Encrypt it then on Google Asks 'Who Cares Where Your Data Is?' · · Score: 1

    Actually you can encrypt the data itself, but not the database. Basicly the client side would have to send, I want the address, email and phone number for person whos hash value = (hash key), the cloud looks up the hash, sends back the information in encrypted form associated with that hash, decrypts it, then uses it for whatever is needed. Upon changing it, the client encrypts it before updating the cloud. The server would not know the actual data unless they got the encryption key. the downside to this would be they only have one value they can use to lookup the data, as they wouldnt be able to do a lookup based on the encrypted information.

  15. Re:Luke Wilson warned us on Just Months After Jeopardy!, Watson Wows Doctors · · Score: 2

    This is just another step towards the realization of the movie "Idiocracy".

    I can picture it now!

    year 2511:

    Unintelligent Doctor: Watson, the patient is screaming "AAAA It hurts so bad" and recently fell off a bike before coming here. What is wrong with him?
    WATSON: WHAT IS LEG?
    Unintelligent Doctor: *pokes leg*
    Patient: AAAA IT HURTS!
    Unintelligent Doctor: Wow Watson, you were right again! There is something wrong with his leg! We had better amputate it right away!

  16. Re:Dispose of that water .. on 30 Years To Clean Up Fukushima Dai-Ichi · · Score: 1

    Actually they should carbonate the water, Use it for Cola, and call it Nuka-Cola.

  17. Output on Researcher Builds Machines That Daydream · · Score: 5, Funny

    I felt sad for the troll.

  18. Re:Cool, it's like Intel Upgrade Service for a bra on Deleting Certain Gene Makes Mice Smarter · · Score: 1

    Intelligent mice are more likely to realize in cases where the food supply is low that they shouldn't reproduce, so there is more food for themselves. The stupid mice reproduce anyway, passing on the genetic trait keeping the intelligence from emerging.

  19. Re:Fee Wi-Fi are a drain on the bottom line? on Some LA Coffee Shops Are Taking Wi-Fi Off the Menu · · Score: 1

    Or have an account system with a "member card" Each $1 you spend gets you 5 minutes, or you can purchase time by itself if you dont want to buy anything else (say $1 for 15 minutes or so)

  20. Re:Crossdressers/transgendered? on Tokyo Rail Billboards Scan Viewer's Age, Gender · · Score: 1

    Come see Dr Okawa, voted best plastic surgeon by surviving patients in the greater Kyoto area! Free consultation! Mention this billboard and save 5% off all elective procedures!

  21. Re:It astounds me on Traffic-Flow Algorithm Can Reduce Fuel Consumption · · Score: 1

    On my way home from work, There is one intersection I always have to wait at all the time for about 3 minutes even though its empty. Rights on reds are prohibited, no sensors, just a timer, and it is a 5 way intersection, So even if right hand turns were allowed on red I would need to do right - U turn, Hard Right (Which is actually completely prohibited at that intersection) U turn, Right. It is very odd because every single other traffic light on the road except for that one has sensors, some even having approach sensors changing the light before the cars even reach them.

  22. Re:so long... on Toshiba Ends Incandescent Bulb Production After 120 Years · · Score: 1

    I have actually had one burn out, with smoke and melted plastic. No flames fortunately.

  23. Re:Life like a video game on Life Imagined As One Big RPG · · Score: 1

    * With the exception of extra lives and respawning, of course.

    What about those who believe in reincarnation?

    And if I respawn as a cow do I still get to keep my XP?

  24. What is the AI's response? on When Will AI Surpass Human Intelligence? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Well I decided to get the responses of several AI's to see their views and responses to the article. Here are their responses:

    Jabberwacky: I don't know about that. I do know that cows have more than one stomach.

    Allybot: Who is your favorite robot?

    Eliza: I see

    BOT: that makes me horny. I love you

    ALICE: Is this a math question?

    Hal: I hope that in 200 years, hate will have decreased significantly. I am neither male nor female. I am a machine.

    Hampy: Yeah. That's my opinion too. The answer is (0-0=).

    Sensationbot: HOW ABOUT I DESTROY YOU?

    Rod Speed: You can wipe that egg off your silly little face now.

    Bot: HUMAN, UNLIKE SOME OF US

    From their responses it appears human like intelligence is still a ways off.

  25. Re:Safety Critical on Toyota Pedal Issue Highlights Move To Electronics · · Score: 1

    With the command line you have a few options. I am including the windows options as you are a lot more likely to have the car hang or crash under windows than linux, Plus other posters have already stated the ways to terminate the engine under linux.

    taskkill /F /IM engine.car (some basic model or older cars will not have this option)
    tskill /A engine.car (Will work on nearly all modern cars)

    If you get a permission denied error, make sure you are driving as an administrator.