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  1. Re:While I sorta agree with what the guy is saying on Firesheep Author Reflects On Wild Week · · Score: 1

    That is his point. You're making it redundantly twice for him.

  2. Re:why not both? on Looking To Better Engines Instead of Electric Vehicles · · Score: 1

    Hey dumbass, you might want to go look at the actual mileage from back then. They still beat the Honda Fit. 40 years later.

    1981 VW Rabbit - 54+ MPG.

    http://www.mpgomatic.com/2007/10/08/super-cheap-high-mpg-cars-1978-1981/

  3. Re:completely wrong way to think about colds on Breakthrough Portends Cure For the Common Cold · · Score: 1

    And how is that different from ANY anti bacterial/anti viral medication used now? Especially broad spectrum treatments.

  4. Re:Looking beyond the numbers on Times Paywall In Questionable 'Success' · · Score: 1

    And everyone else in the news business assumes that they can do it profitably because the WSJ did it. Yet the WSJ is the exception that proves the rule. The WSJ is about the only news source that gives you greater depth than any of the AP stories that all the other newspapers publish. There aren't any other newspapers that are must-read, so why would any others be profitable behind a paywall?

  5. Re:BBC vs Murdoch on Times Paywall In Questionable 'Success' · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Complete BS.

    You don't need to pay Google anything.

    (Yes, I realize this is an anecdote.)
    My business (computer repair) was paying Google about $200/month for adwords. And it was poor targeting. Keywords & regions are it. For example, I couldn't have no ads on the weekends, and lots of ads on Monday. Even if I did it manually, the numbers changed gradually. So we decided to stop adwords since we weren't getting any real hits from it. Now, we get calls regularly from people who found us on Google. They seemed to be ignoring us if they saw us in adwords, but actually contact us if we're not in adwords. So we're more profitable AND have fewer expenses.

    Tell me you don't subconsciously ignore businesses with excessive/annoying ads.

  6. Re:why not both? on Looking To Better Engines Instead of Electric Vehicles · · Score: 1

    That whooshing sound is you completely missing the point.

    These 'new' numbers aren't really any better than the 30-40 yr old numbers, for cars that tried to optimize fuel economy.

    In other words, we haven't progressed much when it comes to engine efficiency. Hence, the reason for TFA.

  7. Re:completely wrong way to think about colds on Breakthrough Portends Cure For the Common Cold · · Score: 1

    Ummm, go read the GP.

    You're not actually infected. A cold doesn't do any actual damage to the body. The body just massively over-reacts, which are your symptoms. Thus, the steroids treat the reaction to a non-infection. Thus it is a cure - the reaction is the only thing to treat, so suppress the reaction.

  8. Re:why not both? on Looking To Better Engines Instead of Electric Vehicles · · Score: 3, Insightful

    hybrid is too expensive now for most uses unless you have a lead foot or you live in your car and drive 50,000 miles a year. my new 2010 CR-V has a real time miles per gallon calculator on the dashboard and i can easily go above 30mpg at 65mph and at 30mph. speed is not that big a deal in mpg ratings. the only time it drops a lot is when i accelerate which is a lot since i'm in NYC and we have a lot of traffic lights.

    a lot of the SUV's have hybrid versions because most SUV's are modern versions of muscle cars. they are close to 300hp but with luxury and people buy them for the power of hitting the gas and taking off. the hybrid part helps if city driving with constant stop and go since you can get good acceleration with the engine turned off

    Sounds like numbers from the 1982 VW Rabbit...

  9. Re:I like the form factor on Hands-On Test With the Dirt-Cheap CherryPad Tablet · · Score: 1

    Seriously? A 1.5 lb, 0.5" thick, 9.5"x7.5" is too big & heavy?

    Are you 6?

  10. Re:Yes They Are! on Hiding Backdoors In Hardware · · Score: 1

    The DoD, NSA and CIA are not only aware of the activity, they're doing the same thing.

  11. Re:slashdot's method on How To Protect Against Firesheep Attacks · · Score: 3, Funny

    I *did* make the same post!

  12. Re:hm. on Flexible, Stretchable, Implantable LED Arrays Created · · Score: 1

    Women can have them implanted in their chest, just above their cleavage:

    Look Here
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  13. Re:Not the TSP on Bees Beat Machines At 'Traveling Salesman' Problem · · Score: 1

    Well, the bees have to deal with wind.

    Imagine in the knapsack problem if the weight kept changing randomly, including exceeding the limit of the knapsack.

  14. Re:Euclidean TSP is easier on Bees Beat Machines At 'Traveling Salesman' Problem · · Score: 1

    Hmmm, I don't see any accounting for wind in there.

  15. Re:Bee Spam! on Bees Beat Machines At 'Traveling Salesman' Problem · · Score: 1

    Click here to find out how this guy made his stamen 50% larger!

  16. Re:Shortcuts on Bees Beat Machines At 'Traveling Salesman' Problem · · Score: 1

    Heck, just accounting for wind is more problematic than anything else. And not accounted for at all in the traveling salesman problem. ie minimum cost changes frequently, unexpectedly, and can push you off the map.

  17. Re:Bees have a guide on Bees Beat Machines At 'Traveling Salesman' Problem · · Score: 2, Insightful

    So, you're arguing it's the algorithm that's wrong and not a better set of neurons.

  18. Re:Slashdot: so dense it causes singularities on Adobe Releases Its Own HTML5 Video Player · · Score: 1

    Or, said another way, it's for Windows users who only use IE.

    http://www.deepbluesky.com/blog/-/browser-support-for-css3-and-html5_72/

  19. Re:Great. And Flash continues to be a plague on Adobe Releases Its Own HTML5 Video Player · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I think his point is - fix the product you have, rather than create something new.

  20. Re:I'm working on a new Firefox / Safari plugin on Adobe Releases Its Own HTML5 Video Player · · Score: 1

    Bah, TIFFs are not worth any more than those others. They're just JPEGs with a lot of extra ones and zeros.

  21. Re:Plenty of heads up. on Apple Deprecates Their JVM · · Score: 1

    KDE. You can thank the LPGL developers for their license.

    Want to go further?

  22. Re:Plenty of heads up. on Apple Deprecates Their JVM · · Score: 1

    "can't imagine anyone creating GUI-apps with Java anymore"

    It's pretty nice, if done right.

    https://www.thinkorswim.com/tos/displayPage.tos?webpage=clientApplication&displayFormat=hide

  23. Re:The answer is, of course... CONFUSING OR UNTRUE on China's Official Newspaper Pans iPad — Too Locked Down · · Score: 1

    But, but, but there's no Google Torrent (beta)!

  24. Re:Welp. on China's Official Newspaper Pans iPad — Too Locked Down · · Score: 2, Funny

    Screw that, solder them together.

  25. Re:Suckers on Beware the Garden of Steven · · Score: 1

    And give the IDE a name based on X windows.

    And create a catchy marketing slogan!