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  1. I still remember glueing the axel that moved the head with some super glue and having the casing open in order to let the heat out... :)

  2. Anyhow on Facebook Inflated Video Viewing Stats For Two Years (cnet.com) · · Score: 2

    They only measure the time the video is played, not how long it is viewed.

  3. Windowed Fourier Transform won't help you.

  4. Re:Ex post facto on EU Finance Ministers Line Up Behind $21B Tax Ruling Against Apple (herald-dispatch.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    What trial? Was there a judge involved?

  5. is it worth the upgrade? on Canon Unveils EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR (canonrumors.com) · · Score: 2

    If you currently own a 5D Mark III, is it worth the upgrade? Canon (and Nikon too, for that matter) have the tendency to only do small incremental upgrades. "we listened to the requests of current EOS users" Is that true? Have they made changes to the 1980's menu system for example?

  6. Re:No such thing as 'global warming' on Can Cow Backpacks Reduce Global Methane Emissions? (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1, Informative

    It made te sea level rise 2.5 mm. It's in the article you referenced.

  7. Re:recognizance ?! on The Dark Side of Certificate Transparency (sans.edu) · · Score: 1

    recognizance |rk()nz()ns| (also recognisance)
    noun Law
    a bond by which a person undertakes before a court or magistrate to observe some condition, especially to appear when summoned. the Lord Chancellor asked them to enter into recognizances to appear in court. he was released on his own recognizance of £30,000.

  8. Re:Auditing vessel's plans for a 3rd gender bathro on NASA's 'Journey To Mars' Initiative Might Be Delayed Due To Government Audit (natureworldnews.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    especially when you wear diapers.

  9. Re:wth how is this legal? on Taiwan Building Lunar Lander For NASA Moon-Mining Mission (blastingnews.com) · · Score: 1

    If you look closely at the picture of the X37b, it says USAF, not NASA...

  10. I received an email that there was suspicious activity on my account, urging me to change my password. Since I don't know my password (I use a password manager), I looked it up. I'm 100% sure I have not used this particular password with any other account (it was 'randomly' generated by the password manager), so I guess they have emailed everyone.

  11. Re:Cue up Elon's fanbois on Tesla Suspension Breakage: It's Not The Crime, It's The Coverup (dailykanban.com) · · Score: 1

    Having had to diagnose and repair a number of them in the '90s, I still won't go near the brand.

    Guess what, it's 2016! The world has moved on some 20 odd years...

  12. To host Apple iCloud? on In Major Cloud Expansion, Google To Open 12 More Data Centers · · Score: 1
  13. Re:Insurance on Radio Attack Lets Hackers Steal 24 Different Car Models (wired.com) · · Score: 2

    Most cars in Europe are stick shift...

  14. Re:a year ago? on Radioactive Material Stolen In Iraq Raises Security Fears (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    It was stolen in November according to TFA...

  15. Re:What is this, click bait? on How Anonymous' War With Isis Is Actually Harming Counter-Terrorism (metro.co.uk) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Or is it just more proof that /.'s editors could be replaced with a poorly coded .php script?

    No, it is proof that /.'s editors HAVE BEEN replaced with a poorly coded .php script!

  16. So TFA is from the 19th, the meeting is on the 20th, and they already have draft conclusions? Why meet?

  17. Re:google did it in a wrong way on France Tells Google To Remove "Right To Be Forgotten" Search Results Worldwide · · Score: 1

    No shit! You think they did it on purpose?

  18. Re:See..... on A Tweet-Sized Exploit Can Get Root On OS X 10.10 · · Score: 1

    Did you care to even read the story?

  19. Re:Not going to pull plastic out of the ocean on Plastic Roads Sound Like a Crazy Idea, Maybe Aren't · · Score: 2

    So we just let it sit in the ocean? Of course it is better to keep it out of the ocean in the first place. That doesn't mean we can't or shouldn't clean up the current mess.

  20. Re:Bad idea, though it may somehow work! on Plastic Roads Sound Like a Crazy Idea, Maybe Aren't · · Score: 1

    Have you ever seen the damage done to asphalt created by fire? Asphalt burns too.

  21. There was a bug and now there is a patch?

  22. Re:What a waste of time... on EPFL's CleanSpace One Satellite Will "Eat" Space Junk · · Score: 1

    And what are you going to do with all those salvaged parts? It's not like it's easy to get them back to earth...

  23. Re:Americans setting off fireworks... snicker on The Science of 4th of July Fireworks · · Score: 1

    In the Netherlands some 60-70 million kilogram of fireworks are sold to the public for New Years' Eve. That's 4-5 kilogram per person on average... Last New Years' Eve some 574 people ended up in the hospital, some of which lost complete eyesight, or lost one or more fingers.

  24. That's good on BBC Curates The "Right To Be Forgotten" Links That Google Can't · · Score: 2

    It will surely spark some debate!

  25. Re:imperial = fagot on 3D Printed Supercar Chassis Unveiled · · Score: 1

    I remember a country trying to bring in orbit around Mars something called a Mars Climate Orbiter. You should google it.