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  1. Driverless busses anyone? on Teamsters Seek To Unionize More Tech Shuttle Bus Drivers In Silicon Valley · · Score: 1

    Are Google's employees being driven to work in driver-less buses yet?

  2. Seems like overkill? on Cartels Are Using Firetruck-Sized Drillers To Make Drug Pipelines · · Score: 1

    Ten inch pipe seems like overkill? Why not a simple pneumatic tube? Seems like it'd be more than sufficient to move a large quantity of "product" a great distance... Then again, why would they limit themselves to the length they can drill directionally? With the current state of autopilot driven R/C multicopters and planes I'd be surprised if the cartels wouldn't be flying their product great distances across the border on a nightly basis.

  3. Why Dinosaurs? on Interviews: Ask What You Will of Paleontologist Jack Horner · · Score: 0

    Why all the focus on going straight to Dinosaurs? Why not resurrect the Dodo Bird or the Passenger Pigeon - start with something recently extinct and work your way up to dinosaurs?

  4. Why not start with a recently extinct species? on Australian Billionaire Wants To Build Jurassic Park-Style Resort · · Score: 1

    Why not start with something a little less ambitious than full blown dinosaurs? I'm sure there's quite a few relatively recently extinct animals that would generate quite a bit of "buzz" if the were suddenly brought back into existence. I for one would like to see the Dodo Bird brought back. How about the Passenger Pigeon? No human alive today has ever seen a live one... Why not start there?

  5. Rob's Posting Priviledges on Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda Resigns From Slashdot · · Score: 1

    Rob's posting privileges should be reinstated automatically each and every year, for just one day... April 1st. You'll be missed Rob! Good Luck and safe travels wherever you may go!

  6. Re:You realize Schmidt's wife's boats are sailboat on In the Google Navy · · Score: 1

    One such company is Dockwise Yacht Tranport - www.yacht-transport.com The larger the Sailboat / Yacht the more likely it is to move from place to place on it's own bottom.

  7. Re:Hypocrisy Isn't Free on Controversy Arises Over Taliban Option In Medal of Honor · · Score: 1

    In all fairness, The good ol' U.S. of A. been building "ground zeroes" next to Iraqi mosques since March of 2003....

  8. Donor Hardware = Casio XJ-A240 Projector. on Set Free Your Inner Jedi (Or Pyro) · · Score: 1

    The donor hardware pictured in the "How We Made It" Section appears to be a Casio XJ-A240 DLP Projector - Retailing for a cool $999.99. Seems like an expensive piece of donor hardware to be breaking down to build these! Also - I wonder how many diodes they're getting out of each projector to get their final cost down to only $200 per pointer??

  9. Re:3d on 2-D Avatar To Be Pulled From Theaters In China · · Score: 1

    So the extra D in 3D is "dictatorship"?

    ... Well, I'm pretty sure it doesn't stand for "Democracy".

  10. Math For America. on A Mathematician's Lament — an Indictment of US Math Education · · Score: 1
    Sounds like Lockhart isn't the only one with this lament. This problem has been recognized by some , and some are in fact, Actively working to improve math education in our schools.

    Math For America does exactly this. If you want better math education, the solution starts with retaining better math teachers. How do you do this? Simple.. Pay them a competitive salary.

    Those who excel at math, rarely stay to teach it because it's more lucrative for them to take higher paying positions in the private sector.

    Read more at http://www.mathforamerica.org/home

    From the MFA Website "We are a nonprofit organization with a mission to improve math education in secondary public schools in the United States by recruiting, training, and retaining outstanding mathematics teachers."

  11. Pelican Watertight Cases. on How Do You Manage Your SD Card Library? · · Score: 1

    The Pelican 0910 Memory Card Case! 8 x SD / 16 x Mini SD. And It's Sturdy.. Seriously. http://www.pelican.com/cases_detail.php?Case=0910

  12. Other options on Best Chair For Desktop Coding? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    There ARE competitors to the Aeron, in many other styles... Check out Knoll Office Seating, the ergonomics that go into these chairs is really amazing. If you can stomach the prices, then by all means, your back WILL thank you at the end of a long day. Make sure you buy a properly sized chair (*the aeron comes in 3 sizes) and if you buy some other chair, make sure he adjusts it to where his posture is set right. I have a couple of Knoll Life chairs at home, I can personally recommend them as super comfortable, and they come in a million different color combinations. Oh.. And they'll outlast anything from ikea or office depot.

  13. Re:And if it goes to court? He'll win. on Colbert's Run For President May Be Criminal · · Score: 1

    IAEBAEY (I Am Employed By An Enormous Yacht)... And really, not everybody who owns an enormous yacht gets there by stealing people's pensions.

    It's another case of a select few ruining it for the rest.

  14. What your office COULD look like... on Building a Better Office · · Score: 1

    Just because your company went with the lowest bidder for your office system doesn't mean that its all has to look like that. A lot of planning and esthetic design goes into office systems.. Check out some real office systems manufacturers ..

    Not All cubes look like the cookie cutter cubes that your're used to...

    KNOLL

    Herman Miller

    STEELCASE

    Haworth