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  1. Re:Is it trickery? on Bing Gains 10% Marketshare · · Score: 1

    I tried Bing once, algorithm didn't work well for me. Before optimisation, Google used to put my result on top every time, nowadays I usually have to scroll down a bit, but not far.

  2. Re:I for one on Great White Sharks Visiting San Francisco · · Score: 1

    I never enjoyed swimming in the ocean, I have friends that surf, but I eschew the proximity with hungry locals. I have never felt this was an irrational fear, nor do I bother debating it with others. I rolled a kayak in Richardson Bay once, back in the seventies. That shit didn't wash off for a week. Clean Water Act FTW!

  3. Re:What I want to know on Placebo Effect Caught In the Act In Spinal Nerves · · Score: 1

    My brother, Maharishi Bob, did a bit of drug-testing. Some of it paid for by the military. They'd shoot him up with Atropine, and he did something like "Battlezone", testing his ability to track the targets while medicated. I guess it has some prophylactic benefits for nerve gas exposure. My old buddy Gene, I guess, found what the lethal dose was for Atropine. He didn't come back. Neither of them, BTW, was necessarily in their right mind, it WAS the '70s...

  4. Re:What!? on Feds Bust Cable Modem Hacker · · Score: 1

    So by storing those boxes of Black Talons in my closet I was aiding and abetting the LAPD Officer who burglarized them while I was locked up in the back of his car?

  5. Computer on Will Google and Android Kill Standalone GPS? · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't want to talk to a computer unless it has Majel Roddenberry's voice.

  6. Re:Maxwell, not Einstein on Intergalactic Race Shows That Einstein Still Rules · · Score: 1

    Most people think J.C. Maxwell helped Ringo with percussion on "Abbey Road". Einstein has Box Office Mojo.

  7. Re:Sour Grapes on Intergalactic Race Shows That Einstein Still Rules · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I, for one, am glad to hear it; And I don't resent the fact that I wasn't credited for my work.

  8. Re:The space race isn't over... on Russia Develops Spaceship With Nuclear Engine · · Score: 1

    News Flash! Some folks might contend that nationalism is not always a bad thing. AFAIK Canada leads the world in ATTEMPTING to do the right thing, as regarding recognising First Nations' rights to preserve the culture of their own choice, for instance; Not perfect but an honest (AFAIK) attempt. I've never been to French Canada, but if the locals there think they have a distinct culture, then in a Democracy of any sort they should be able to avail themselves of Laws to protect their culture. I think it's normal to adapt to the regional culture, or not. When in Carolina, I went to (Baptist) church on Sunday, here in California, no one cares that the last church I set foot in was painted black.

  9. Re:The space race isn't over... on Russia Develops Spaceship With Nuclear Engine · · Score: 1

    Interesting link... Of course, I always knew there was nothing remotely jury-rigged or jerry-built about a jerry can. I never thought of "Jerry" as a term of opprobrium; I missed out on all of the high sentiment from the first half of the last century, so what do I know?

  10. Re:plan to on Sequoia To Publish Source Code For Voting Machines · · Score: 1

    In my county in California, We use the scanners to count the paper ballots, which get secured and stored in case recount or verification is needed. The hand-counting took an extra couple of hours, at worst, (and I don't think it is missed) which is not insignificant at the end of an already long day. We have a one-office ballot coming up in a few weeks, as a matter of fact; The task varies, but it is do-able.

  11. Re:I don't mind this.... on "Three Strikes" To Go Ahead In Britain · · Score: 1

    Thanks for the heads up. I dursn't google for images, then. I was noticing a Godwin-like meme, where that name kept popping up, (Who the hell...)so I went to a site that hosted a couple of songs. I can think of lots of things to say, but words can't convey the extent of the horror I felt. I hope THAT'll pass. So a meme would be the worst possible thing.

  12. Re:Open Source on Trojan Kill Switches In Military Technology · · Score: 1

    I can see James Bond trying to thwart assassination by a twitter-controlled mass launching of individual cells' home-made GPS-guided RPGs. The movie looks good, who cares about real life?

  13. Re:Open Source on Trojan Kill Switches In Military Technology · · Score: 1

    It'll never work until the shark issues are overcome.

  14. Re:Disinformation... on Trojan Kill Switches In Military Technology · · Score: 1

    All that's needed is to say it. Sirian Freedom Party Lives!

  15. Re:Lesson learned? on Trojan Kill Switches In Military Technology · · Score: 1

    I had this pointed out by a friend, who shall remain nameless, to protect his tin-foil wearin' identity. he was pointing out the ROM chips, and the Ethernet chips, but he asserted that they had special Mossad engineering features. If I chose to believe that, I've noted it would relieve a lot of the cognitive dissonance regarding our U.S.-Israeli foreign relations, say, if they had a "special relationship" with the CIA, and maybe had us over a barrel with the equipment. Lots of room for a secret Fab out where they filmed that moonwalk stuff, as well, we don't even have to outsource.

  16. Re:Lesson learned? on Trojan Kill Switches In Military Technology · · Score: 1

    A whole lotta Algerians immigrated to France. If we let the Saudis build the schools, and put wire around their ghettos (for their protection), who know what the recruits'll look like?

  17. Re:Encryption is a bad thing? on "Three Strikes" To Go Ahead In Britain · · Score: 1

    Draconian enforcement is so wonderful, see how stirred up everyone is getting about the routine Police Riots at the various and divers New World Order Summits &c.

  18. Re:Lesson learned? on Trojan Kill Switches In Military Technology · · Score: 2, Funny

    Really, I don't think the Terrans are prepared for a war with the Sirians right now. They out number us all to hell, and our economy's kind of creaky already. Try diplomacy instead. And low budget secret agent stuff during the delay.

  19. Could it be ... on Trojan Kill Switches In Military Technology · · Score: 1

    James Mowrey?

  20. Re:Riiight on Trojan Kill Switches In Military Technology · · Score: 1

    ...And right now, precious Syrian resources are being squandered in a futile examination of their OTHER eaquipment; Probably create a new department of homeland security or some fuck-all bureaucracy to address the issue.

  21. But does it run linux? on Tilera To Release 100-Core Processor · · Score: 1

    In TFA sez it's ported to apache. Might be useful.

  22. Re:Good grief.. on Save the Planet, Eat Your Dog · · Score: 1

    That depends on how you're defining efficient. What I don't like are animals that are high maintenance, like (epic stupidity) sheep. Beef is a fairly robust animal, who can find his own food and water, and knock down pretty much anything hindering that. Pigs are so good at that, I shudder to think what it would take to pig-proof the family farm. Chickens take pretty good care of themselves, if you don't get the kind they breed for the supermarkets. (What an embarrassing, pitiful, animal. You are what you eat.) For an urban situation, I'd go with cavies, they don't spread filth and disease like chickens, and I believe they're one of the more efficient protein converters.

  23. Re:Huge wastage on Save the Planet, Eat Your Dog · · Score: 1

    This reflects some similar practices I saw while working in the logging industry in the '80s. Clearcutting, piling slash and burning it, it was not photogenic. I think a little more discretion is in order for our public lands. I'm in favor of horse-team logging on my own bit, as a matter of fact.

  24. Re:isn't that why we have judges on Data Entry Errors Resulted In Improper Sentences · · Score: 1

    I think the heavy lifters probably do okay. One thing I noticed over the (13) years of seeing the clerks working in filing office at the family law court in San Francisco, was the total lack of turnover. Those guys rule in their world. I, of course, did some light ass-kissing on my first couple visits, and have been endlessly rewarded in the ensuing years. (I did some messenger work in L.A. and sort of knew the score when I got there). The Judges, lawyers, and departments come and go; The same guys help with all the filing. My son turns 18 in a few months, I think it's time to write Judge Feinstein a few of my REAL thoughts.

  25. Re:Another solution on Save the Planet, Eat Your Dog · · Score: 1

    Packing and shipping. Bags of shavings for the habitrail, &c. are a lot bulkier and less efficient than tiny gold fish food tubs. Those little air stones have a pretty shallow draught if you ask me.