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  1. Re:I take exception to the term "mistake" on SFPD Breathalyzer Mistake Puts Hundreds of DUI Convictions In Doubt · · Score: 4, Funny

    Are you committing fraud by reading/posting on /. from work?

  2. Re:See? on Japan's Nuclear Energy Industry Nears Shutdown · · Score: 2

    Don't forget the strength of the Yen and the 2-3 months where the auto industry production was crippled in Japan.

  3. Re:Might be cheaper to just rebuild the house. on Japan Creates Earthquake-Proof Levitating House System · · Score: 1

    For a residential home?

  4. Academy Awards on Speech-Jamming Gun Silences From 30 Meters · · Score: 1

    Give each winner 30 seconds then turn on this device and go to commerical. Maybe they'll finally get through the show in under 4 hours.

  5. Re:Might be cheaper to just rebuild the house. on Japan Creates Earthquake-Proof Levitating House System · · Score: 1

    I would agree, my wife's uncle's house is about a decade old. From the inside, it's basically indistinguishable from what you'd find in a new American home, except for the tatami flooring in a few rooms.

  6. Re:Might be cheaper to just rebuild the house. on Japan Creates Earthquake-Proof Levitating House System · · Score: 2

    How else would you frame up a house if not using timber?

  7. Re:No difference or no discernible difference? on Master Engineer: Apple's "Mastered For iTunes" No Better Than AAC-Encoded Music · · Score: 1

    Even if that is true, what are the odds that he picked the one song this mistake was made on?

    I agree that he should probably review a few more songs but Apple is the one that put the "remastered" tag on the song without making any improvements to the quality. It's on Apple to make sure what they sell is what they advertise.

  8. Re:Honda on US Wants Natural Gas As Major Auto Fuel Option · · Score: 1

    They still sell it. I think the Civic CNG has been voted the greenest car a few times recently. It also has won awards for being the cleanest combustion engine.

  9. backscatter x-ray on State Legislatures Attempt To Limit TSA Searches · · Score: 1

    I fly 3 or 4 times a year and this past weekend on my way home from vacation I had to go through a backscatter x-ray machine. It's the 1st time I've had to go through anything other than a standard metal detector. Had I refused, the sign said I would be subjected to an "intensive pat down"...

    It just makes you feel like a criminal, the experience really pissed me off.

    I was speaking with my boss about an hour ago about airport security. My point to him was that 9/11 won't be repeated as long as the pilots leave the cockpit doors locked. What's the worst that could happen, a "terrorist" got a knife or gun on the plane and kills a few people before being subdued? Yes, that would be a terrible event but we're not talking about mass casulties.

    I mentioned budget cuts and smaller government as well, saying the TSA would be the first on my chopping block if I were in charge. I'd go back to standard metal detectors and possibly employ a few bomb sniffing dogs at each hub.

    All that TSA money would be better spent on something like education.

    We'll see no more jumbo jet missles into buildings. If a terrorist wants to kill lots of people at once, they'd blow themselves up in a public location such as a restaurant or a Walmart.

  10. Mostly Dead? on Moon May Not Be As Dead As We Thought · · Score: 2

    NASA should seek out Miracle Max, maybe he can help.

  11. Re:wrong on FBI File Notes Steve Jobs' Reality Distortion Field · · Score: 1

    There's nothing cheap about an Apple widget.

  12. Shot down on FAA Bill Authorizes Surveillance Drones Over US · · Score: 1

    I wonder how many of these will be shot down, or at least return with bullet holes.

  13. Re:Poor babies. on The iPhone Is a Nightmare For Carriers · · Score: 1

    I would agree with you entirely except for the insane profit margain Apple experiences.

    Sure it's nice to see the wireless providers get knocked down a peg.. too bad Apple can't pass along some of those 'savings' to the end customer. I'd actually consider Apple products if they were priced competatively.. I don't need an idevice to feel hip.

  14. Re:somebody doesn't understand "pardon" on No Pardon For Turing · · Score: 1

    And you really have to wonder about the motivation of the UK government for denying it.

    Because he's dead?

    I know who Turing is and what some of his contributions were but I was unaware he was prosecuted and convicted of a crime primarily because he was gay. A pardon isn't going to change anything.

  15. Re:Spiders have always fascinated me on What Makes Spider Webs Tough As Steel · · Score: 1

    I had a similar experience, my reaction was to swat at it with my right hand. I swung so hard that I knocked my rear view mirror off the windshield.. oddly enough I felt no pain in my hand.

    The spider landed on the passenger seat and then scurried under it. I was paranoid the rest of the ride home.

  16. Re:My guess on Eye of Tiger Composer Sues Gingrich To Stop Campaign From Using Song · · Score: 1

    That is true except that she has been living in the US for a 6 years of student visa and then 2 more years on a work visa before we were even engaged. A few months after we started dating she actually lost her work visa and had to leave the country before they would issue her a new one.

    I don't deny the entire process is a pain in the ass. Some of the questions they ask on the forms are if she is or ever has been associated with the Communist part. Was she ever in a militia or a drug cartel. All I could think was if a person should answer yes to either of those, they'd probably lie about it anyway.

    I guess my whole point is that if they were more strict at the beginning, zero leniency, hopefully the entire process would be easier. Right now most people in the US are against illegal immigration, how to solve it is where the arguments begin. It's a big mess right now, we need a concerted effort to find out who is in our country as well as a clear process for those people to take to make it "legal".

  17. Re:My guess on Eye of Tiger Composer Sues Gingrich To Stop Campaign From Using Song · · Score: 1

    Maybe that line of mine wasn't very clear. There are temporary statuses that are much easier to obtain and don't cost nearly as much that would allow a person to work, legally, in the US. It is in that period a person could save up money to eventually apply for permanent residency.

  18. Re:My guess on Eye of Tiger Composer Sues Gingrich To Stop Campaign From Using Song · · Score: 5, Informative

    My wife is a foreign national and we had to go through the immigration process for her to receive her green card. We didn't use a lawyer, the process cost us about $2000 in filing fees and took about 9 months from filing until she had the card in her hand.

    I'm typically more liberal when it comes to social issues but not on immigration. Name me one other developed nation that has such leniency for undocumented aliens.

    I don't want to keep people out if they truely want to be here, they just have to follow the rules and do it the right way. If they sneak across the border and live in the shadows or under a false name and credentials.. I have no sympathy if they get caught and shipped back to their home country.

    There are cheaper ways to gain temporary legal residency if $2000 is too much to apply for the green card. In that time money could be saved to eventually go through that process.

  19. Instead of DDos on Piratbyran Co-Founder Says Stop DDoSing Polish Sites · · Score: 1

    They should work on planting "illegal" files on top government officials' home computers then blow the whistle on them.

  20. Re:108? Typical /. bull on What a Black Box Data Dump Looks Like · · Score: 1

    You need to read the entire article. The police later changed their story after examining the black box data.

    Their initial conclusion was based on the Lt. Gov.'s story and the road conditions. The fit the circumstances of the crash to his story.

  21. Re:Does the data reflect tires slipping on ice? on What a Black Box Data Dump Looks Like · · Score: 1

    Well, in one of the articles the Lt. Gov. says he accepts the results of the black box investigation and that it is likely he fell asleep at the wheel.

    In my non-expert opinion, the damage on the car would indicate a more glancing blow on the passenger side of the vehicle.

  22. Re:Windshield wipers on Thick Dust Alters NASA Mars Rover Plans · · Score: 1

    That could end up scratching the solar panel surface.

  23. Re:I prefer the old model... on Microsoft To Offer Flight For Free This Spring · · Score: 1

    He was a real pilot until his health issues forced him to give up real flying.

    And when I say realistic, I'm talking about the skins and the instrument panel. He's never flown a 767 in real life but he knows if the instrument panel looks correct and all the displays/controls function as they would in a real plane.

  24. Re:I prefer the old model... on Microsoft To Offer Flight For Free This Spring · · Score: 2

    My boss still flies 4-5 nights a week. He says that while there are plenty of free content out there, the most realistic planes cost a small fee.

    Basically you get what you pay for...

  25. early access on Star Wars: the Old Republic Launches · · Score: 5, Informative

    I've had access since last Tuesday. I'm currently at level 24 (out of 50) and so far the story has been enjoyable. It does not feel like a grind, in fact most missions to kill x # of creatures are just bonus quests that you can easily skip.

    The game is not revolutionary and they did take most of the best features from WoW. I really enjoy it.

    Right now the only thing negative I have to say about the game is the artifcial cap they put on every server. Almost every server had a 20+ minute queue to log in during peak hours last week. My brother said he had to wait 10 minutes at 10am this morning to log in. If I have to wait more than a couple minutes I will be raising hell.