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  1. The largest "True" internet crime on Top 10 Internet Crimes of '06 · · Score: 1

    Has got to be believing the article, after all it's put out by the same branch of government that is reading your email without a warrant.

  2. Bees and Weather And .... on Are Mobile Phones Wiping Out Bees? · · Score: 1

    The bees here on the gulf coast are dieing off.
    There are less bees this year than last year.

    I blame part of it on the weather, it's still cool here
    I blame part of it on the developers, less crops here to their job on.
    I blame the public, every time a good size hive is found in the wild
            its killed in the "public's interest"
    I blame cars, I pulled 2 dead ones off my grill this morning

    I don't blame my cell phone or my WYPOP tower, I actually keep bee's at the base of my tower
    so I know the microwaves are not killing them.

  3. Re:It is simple on Harnessing High Altitude Wind Power · · Score: 1

    Your right, lets burn more dead dino's

    I did the analysis, thats why I am going solar and wind.
    Stuff is being delivered in the fall after hurricane season...

  4. Actually in Texas... on Police Objecting to Tickets From Red-Light Cameras · · Score: 1

    The law does not give the right away to anyone running emergency lights and sirens, it only authorizes the request for the right of way, however if you fail to yield the right of way you could be given a tick for "failure to yield right of way to emergency vehicle". Welcome to Texas, no you cant have green card, go home...

  5. All pictures should be reviewed on Police Objecting to Tickets From Red-Light Cameras · · Score: 2, Informative

    by human eyes.

    Yes there are times when an officer should run the light. However they should never run it without the strobes running.

    As for human review...

    I got one of the red light tickets
    The photo showed my brake lights on, and smoke billowing out from under my trailer tires.
    What the photo did not show that the video I took of the light right after I went through the intersection was that there was no Yellow, went straight from green to red.

    Now if there was someone reviewing the pictures I would have not gotten the ticket.
    It's hard to stop 17,000 pounds even though I was going less than 45mph, I still left
    skid marks for about 75 feet and did actually come to a stop on the other side of the intersection with my horn blowing and full expectation of t-boning somebody.

    So to me, Yes they are a good thing, Yes police should be able to run them if they are running their lights, someone should review them to make sure that there is not a reason for running the light. e.g. Getting out of the way of an ambulance or fire truck or police or in my case, just flat out unable to make the stop. Now I did show the Judge the video, and the photo of the "violation". His response, he sent a deputy out to look at the intersection to ensure the light was fixed, and dismissed my case.

  6. Re:Transistor? on LED Forty Years Older Than Thought · · Score: 1

    well if a diode is 2 odes then a triode is three odes

    the correct question is what do you get when you mate three odes?
    or what the he|| is an ode

  7. A few years ago... on The Real Reasons Phones Are Kept Off Planes · · Score: 1

    I was on a flight into Fort LedeeDa Fla, and after we landed all the cells where turned on calls where being placed and the pilot just stopped the plane, told everyone to turn off the phones as "I am unable to read the radar", so with that said I have no problem pulling the battery out of mine and not turning it back on until we hit the gate.

    I did get to ask the pilot the what and why, as he explained it, he said the radar on the plane gets static like white noise on a tv when there are more than 10 phones transmitting calls, he also said normally they don't care when they are going to the gate but because it was foggy that night he needed the radar so he didn't hit anything.

  8. Re:Software company? on IBM the Next Great Software Company? · · Score: 1

    Lotus Notes?
    Rational Rose - I use this one daily as a database developer

  9. Re:I actually agree with the general concepts here on Microsoft Sued Over Vista Marketing · · Score: 1

    sorry cant cough up any mod points for you but very well said...
    and I hate vista with a passion

  10. Re:The last horse crosses the finish line. on Dept. of Energy Rejects Corn Fuel Future · · Score: 2, Interesting

    flame me if you will....

    You may joke about the "demonstrations" all you like.
    me -->

    89 F-350 super crew
    7.3 liter
    B-100 for the last 20,000 miles
    Get 15% more HP
    Get 20% more torque
    Petro Diesel is currently $2.71 per gallon where I live
    I can buy B-100 for $2.50
    I make it for $1.21 per gallon
    I use no fossil fuels in its production.
    I use only the oil itself to render the oil (oil feed heater)

    All it takes is the gumption to do it and the willingness to tell big oil where to shove it.

    As for the crop on my farm, they are not for sale to the government as subsidies.
    Nor do I sell to anyone that is not local.

    So no whining about the lack of food, grow your own and stop buying from big business

  11. Re:Math question... on Yellowstone Supervolcano Making Strange Rumblings · · Score: 1

    December 12th 2010 @ 1313 GMT

  12. I like it... on Microsoft Wanted To Drop Mac Office To Hurt Apple · · Score: 1

    More Open Office users.

  13. Re:They need to keep us safe somehow.... on UK Taps 439,000 Phones, Now Wants To Monitor MPs · · Score: 1

    BS

    It's none of the governments business where I go and when I go there.
    It's none of the governments business if I pick my nose on the street corner
    It's none of the governments business who I talk to
    It's none of the governments business if I talk to my self
    It's none of the governments business I buy a news paper
    It's none of the governments business if I hand a piece of paper to someone
    It's none of the governments business if I sell you a box of dead cats on the corner (unless its illegal of course)
    It's none of the governments business
    It's none of the governments business
    It's none of the governments business
    It's none of the governments business
    It's none of the governments business
    It's none of the governments business

    But then again they did vote to not allow their citizens to own firearms

  14. Re:To all the cop haters! on Couple Who Catch Cop Speeding Could Face Charges · · Score: 1

    All I can say is thanks.
    I have a brother in law enforcement.
    I work with law enforcement on a regular basis.
    There are more people that respect cops than hate them.

    I just feel that this is one of the few cases of oops I got busted, how can I make them miserable.

  15. for the purpose of harassing and intimidating on Couple Who Catch Cop Speeding Could Face Charges · · Score: 1

    (a)(1) A person commits the offense of stalking when he or she follows, places under surveillance, or contacts another person at or about a place or places without the consent of the other person for the purpose of harassing and intimidating the other person.

    lets see, I don't see embarrass the jerk...

  16. Reverse the roles on Couple Who Catch Cop Speeding Could Face Charges · · Score: 1

    The definition of stalking, IMHO does not apply to this

    Many states have have speeding cameras
    The dip shit got caught, the city is embarrassed, so they have to make a point
    that only the Government (cough) can enforce laws

    I just set a radar gun up on my road, the sheriffs office is glad I did.
    They said it will only work if its on at random times. (set for 33 axles over the sensor).

  17. Wink and Nod on RIAA Hires Artists, Then Sends In the SWAT team · · Score: 4, Funny

    RIAA: Hey mixer, we want you to create mix tapes

    Mixer: whats in it for me?

    RIAA: We are going to raid your studio on Friday morning with SWAT, you will be famous

    Mixer: How much will this fame cost me?

    RIAA: You do this or we will just raid your studio and sue you for everything your worth
                since you own recording equipment and are not giving us money

  18. Microwave... on How Would You Deal With A Global Bandwidth Crisis? · · Score: 1

    Who needs copper or fiber.

    My ISP is a microwave backhaul at 1.54 mbit
    His connection to the www is a microwave backhaul to the telco

    I don't have land lines I again use microwave (cell phone)

    My tv is a dish

    My electricity is the only thing that is in copper (aluminum actually)
    and as soon as I can afford it it will become wind and solar.

    Yes, I am planning on the day when the US becomes what we call a third world country
    I don't see it in my lifetime but I do see it coming

  19. F@($ing cold on Toshiba Puts Fingerprint Readers on Cell Phones · · Score: 1

    So now I have to remove my glove in sub zero temps to answer my phone.

    I guess I will not buy one, I will stick with my samsung thank you...

  20. Makes me want it on Windows Vista: the Missing Manual · · Score: 0

    I think I will get the book, and a copy of vista, then I can charge 200 an hour to fix it....

    oh wait I do that now with XP.

    A friend of mine just bought a new PC and at the counter opened the box, told the clerk he did not agree with the license and demanded a refund for the software. They thought he was crazy, so he demanded a refund on the PC and got it. three other people in line refused to buy the ones in there hands. Best part, they now have to sell the PC at a discount since its a open box...

    I think XP will be around for a bit. If not we will be forced to learn it and support it.

  21. cant help it on Auditors Report FBI Fails in Tracking Lost Laptops · · Score: 1

    If they cant find a laptop in their own building how can they find a crook...

    oh wait, the laptops cant vote...

  22. It's all about who you are killing on Do You Care About Race in Games? · · Score: 1

    If your playing a game where you get to kill Germans in WW2 you are not going to be shooting up a town full of arabs.

    If your shooting up East LA, guess what its hispanics
    If your shooting up New Orleans... it blacks

    As for the rest... who cares its just a #&@&*#^ game.

  23. Re: intentionally or willfully? on Senate Introduces Strong Privacy Bill · · Score: 1

    yes there is

    intentionally = I did it on purpose

    willfully = I knew it was happening and did nothing to stop it

  24. Personal data and storage on Senate Introduces Strong Privacy Bill · · Score: 1

    Here in the States only those who report income or extend credit are allowed to request our SSN/Tax ID.

    Now given that, every where you go they consider what you are buying to be an extension of credit.

    What chaps my a$$ is when I go to the doctors and am paying cash for the visit they ask for my ssn

    I tell them they do not have the legal right to ask for it, they say they do since they are extending me credit. I ask how much the bill will be and then hand them the cash. if they push hard I ask for the doctors SSN since I am extending him credit by paying for service up front. this usually shuts them up considering I say it loud enough for everyone in the lobby to hear.

    When I close an account with a utility or credit card company I go to my local JP (justice of the peace) and file for an injunction against the company for certification that the account is closed and all personal data has been destroyed. Now if they "Loose/sell/release" my data they can go to jail for failing to comply with a court order. Our JP is very consumer friendly when it come to private data, he was a victim of identity theft a few years ago.

  25. Re:Why isn't the RIAA afraid of hackers? on RIAA Victim Wins Attorney's Fees · · Score: 1

    The "Board of Directors" is a matter of public record.

    http://www.riaa.com/about/leadership/board.asp

    Hell, they post it on their web site