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  1. Re: what? on What Modern Militaries Can Learn From Battlestar Galactica · · Score: 1

    Exactly.. That's why there is inertial guidance include as well.

  2. It's even worse if google voice transcribes it!
    I got this a couple of days ago.( Hey Captain dial any. I'm not getting anything over your 59515 that's 3 so server getting closer. They just need to know hey you know set up. So. )

  3. Re:I only go to the grocery once a weel, but... on Grocery Delivery Lowers Carbon Dioxide Emissions Over Individual Trips · · Score: 1

    Exactly. I could do 90% of my job remotely, and I did so a couple of days this winter when the roads were crappy.
    That being said, we rarely make trips into town to shop. Most grocery shopping is done by me by my wife emailing me a grocery list, and I stop at the store on the way home. It doesn't waste any more gas, just half an hour or so of my time.

    Also, the other guys that were on a bike rant. I am a cyclist, but the roads I go to work on are too dangerous for commuting by bike. However, I went for a walk at lunch today and I saw 3 different douchebags on fixies blowing through stop signs and lights. Idiots like that give cyclists like me a bad name.

  4. Re:Cost Per Lumen? BS! on Cause of LED Efficiency Droop Finally Revealed · · Score: 1

    I think that is part of the reason for lack of LED uptake. Everyone has been burned with CFLs that never lasted as long as advertised. Since LEDs cost more and put out less light for same cost, and use roughly the same amount of electricity as CFLs, people are wary. I know I am. I don't want to spend a ton on LED bulbs that will last a year.

  5. Re:have you tried it? on ZDNet Proclaims "Windows: It's Over" · · Score: 1

    Don't forget that you also need to be standing on your head and farting the national anthem.

  6. Re:Opt Out? on RapLeaf Is Back and Bad As Ever · · Score: 2

    Isn't ghostery owned by Evidon, who also owns Rapleaf? I wouldn't trust either of them.
    However, I wouldn't trust Safe Shepherd either as they are aggregating info as well.

    Seem like best bet for yourself is to stop scripts from running and cookies from storing.
    Also, most of that technology is rendered useless if you are blocking ads because you never see what their magic mojo is throwing at you.

  7. Re:Shouldn't it double? on Animation Sophistication: The Croods Required 80 Million Compute Hours · · Score: 1

    The only thing wrong with what you might be thinking is that 3d is a viable form for so many of these movies. 3d movies suck dogshit, with corn in it, through a straw.

  8. Re:US Price Plans..... on T-Mobile Ends Contracts and Subsidies · · Score: 1

    Good example.. T-Mobile has coverage only in the largest city in my state, Iowa. The rest is "partner". That means my current prepaid provider that just moved to T-Mobile's network will no longer work for me. I am hoping they refund me any unused credit when they cut off Sprint. (strangely enough, the largest provider in the US, Verizon, doesn't have coverage in the small town I live in, so their MVNO's are not an option either.

  9. Re:I've been playing it since yesterday. on BioShock: Infinite Released · · Score: 1

    Agree with you on most every point. Graphics could have been nicer, however, it plays great on my system which is pretty old. 2.13ghz Core 2 duo, slightly OC'ed nvidia 9600 gso with 768mb, 1280x1024. It ran so smoothly at default medium, I bumped it up to high and still runs great.
    I did like the the damp, dark setting for Bioshock better... so far that is.

  10. Re:yay for progress! on Windows Blue 9364 Screenshots Show Feature Enhancements · · Score: 1

    Because if you don't have a wide screen monitor, it's the only way it will run. Buy a new monitor? Why should I throw out something that works fine just for a $15 OS?

  11. Re:Idiocracy! on Windows Blue 9364 Screenshots Show Feature Enhancements · · Score: 1

    Not only that, snapping doesn't work unless you have a widescreen monitor. I have a 1280x1024 monitor and you can't do it.
    Metro apps won't even run at all if you try to run it on a 720p television. I had to bump it to 1080i to get it to run.

  12. Re:Give Us A List on Tracking the Web Trackers · · Score: 2

    Yeah, if you read the article, you'd see Ghostery is run by and advertising company.
    " About Evidon
    Evidon reveals the invisible web.

    Its technology gives brands, publishers, networks and other businesses around the world unique insight into the digital ecosystem—including unparalleled intelligence on the marketing technologies that underpin the commercial web —and the power to control their impact on business.

    Evidon's technology includes Ghostery®, the industry-leading browser tool that reports on data collection across 26 million websites and informs the company’s business control solutions. Evidon also provides market-leading privacy controls for more than $1 billion of display media annually that empower more than 150 million people a day to control how their information is used online.

    Companies make smarter decisions, protect their businesses and consumer privacy, and grow revenue as a result. www.evidon.com "

  13. Re:So .... on Google Launches 'Keep' To Rival Evernote · · Score: 1

    One reason not to use OneNote. (Based on Xxxxxx Internet use policies, access to this web site ( http://skydrive.com/ ) has been blocked because the web category "Online Storage and Backup" is not allowed.)

  14. Re:I'm glad somebody is doing it on Bezos Expeditions Recovers Pieces of Apollo 11 Rockets · · Score: 1

    I remember as a kid seeing a display of the DynaSoar and other lifting bodies at a local shopping center in Iowa back in the 60s or early 70s.

  15. Re:Why does 3d printing matter on Digging Into the Legal Status of 3-D Printed Guns · · Score: 1

    Exactly. 3d printing is way over hyped. Right now all they do is make plastic do-dads out of overpriced materials. Yes, I know there are ways to get materials cheaper, and yes, it can be useful for prototyping.

  16. Re:How about... on Stricter COPPA Laws Coming In July · · Score: 1

    is not true for everyone now. And how much of this has to do with wanting to work outside the house or your perceptions or what really qualifies as "nice?"

    This is true, depending on where you live. In the US Midwest, we have no problem with me being the only one working. That is because we live within our means. Humble house (paid off in 11 years), used cars, used electronics. If you want to be a consumer, it will take more money and a 2 income household.

  17. Re:I've been a part of it on The Nielsen Family Is Dead · · Score: 1

    Several years ago I did an Arbitron radio survey. The logbook was a pain to fill out and not worth the time and effort. I completed it one time and then a few months later they sent me another one. It went in the trash, along with the follow up reminders. All the radio I listened to anyway was maybe 15 minute of NPR in the morning on the way to work and 15 on the way home. At least half the time though, were MP3s in the car.

  18. Re:Brainstorming on LazyHusband Smart Phone App Compliments Your Wife for You (Video) · · Score: 1

    You blocked me on Facebook
    And now you're going to die

    Now you're going to die

    You blocked me on Facebook

    And now you're going to die

    Now you're going to die

    You blocked me on Facebook

  19. Re:Investigation....? on Aaron Swartz's Estate Seeks Release of Documents · · Score: 1

    I would guess MIT is angry at her for dragging her feet and not noticing he had suicidal tendencies. All he wanted was a Pepsi, just one Pepsi, and she wouldn't give it to him.

  20. Re:My car... on EU Car Makers Manipulating Fuel Efficiency Figures · · Score: 1

    I got the best mileage I ever had with my Saturn driving at high altitude in Colorado. Less oxygen meant less fuel to keep the correct ratio. Of course, the power went down as well since it was burning less gasoline with each cycle. There my have been an additional MPG increase due to less dense air as well.

  21. Re:Attitudinal similarities: screwed by managers on Blog Reveals a Chinese Military Hacker's Life Is One of Boredom and Bitterness · · Score: 1

    People are idiots and money talks. Communicating will never change politicians unless things go extreme, and I don't mean Mt Dew style.

  22. Re:Turns out on Facebook Knows If You're Gay, Use Drugs, Or Are a Republican · · Score: 1

    Same here. I even went to their test site page and refreshed, which confirmed all my filters are working as they should. At least for them.

  23. Re:audio deception on Mobile Sharing: "Bezos Beep" Vs. Smartphone Bump · · Score: 1

    You'll need to cart around a sub for the wub.

  24. Re:Not true. on Ohio Judge Rules Speed Cameras Are a Scam · · Score: 1

    The funny thing about that, is that since the ticket is going to the car and not the driver, it is not really a traffic offense and has no points.
    When they went in locally, it was brought up that if you didn't pay a ticket, it would go on your credit record, but there was no real legal standing to the ticket as it was not for a person, but a vehicle.

  25. Re:Not true. on Ohio Judge Rules Speed Cameras Are a Scam · · Score: 1

    Exactly this. It's not the driver getting the ticket, it's the vehicle. Locally, they first came in as red light cameras. Then they put speed cameras on the interstate. The interstate cameras brought in $3 million last year to the local constabulary. The red light cameras do virtually nothing.