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  1. They found Scout Ship 0344 containing the Genesis Chamber. Last I heard Luthor was in NY. Keep them apart or it will be Doomsday....

  2. Re:AOL has risen from HELL? on AOL To Cut 500 Workers To Narrow Focus On Mobile, Video (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    You've got mail!

    The guy behind the voice...Now An Uber Driver In Ohio
    https://youtu.be/7fChTDzxcWI

  3. Re:It has oil, I heard. on Null Island: The Land of Lousy Directional Data (vice.com) · · Score: 2

    China will be there soon to make the island a reality and claim it as it's sovereign territory.

  4. Are you alive? on Boston Dynamics' Next-Gen ATLAS Sheds the Tether (roboticstrends.com) · · Score: 1

    First comes the glowing red, oscillating light

    Then...
    Q: Are you alive?
    A: Yes.
    Q: Prove it.

    Followed by the hockey stick guy getting his neck broken....

  5. Re:cognitive science on Talking On the Phone While Driving Not So Dangerous After All · · Score: 1

    It's usually not the glancing at things inside or outside of the car that gets people distracted. It the amount of time they spend focused on that 'other' thing. A half or 1 second glance is not the same as spending 4-5 seconds looking at your radio, phone(texting) or anything else for that matter. If your taught to keep a 2 second gap between you and the vehicle in front it's not difficult math to figure out what will happen if you're doing more than glancing when that vehicle steps/taps the breaks/changes lanes/etc.

  6. Re:Limited cargo use on "Slingatron" To Hurl Payloads Into Orbit · · Score: 1

    "cool for launching tungsten balls into space"

    Sounds like a good anti-satellite weapon.

  7. Re:good idea on Bing Gets Porn Domain To Filter Explicit Content · · Score: 1

    I hate it when I type pretty much anything in for an image search in google and I end up with porn. Okay when I'm at home but when I'm at work ... not so cool.

    ....then stop searching for "Big hard disks"....

  8. Re:If we rephrase it on Google Launches Lively, an Avatar Based 3D World · · Score: 1

    "if you NEED physical proximity to be able to feel connected with people, then i'd say that thats a sign of 'emotionally challengedness' in the form of weak empathy capability."

    So you really have a date with your right hand? Or are you lefty?

  9. Didn't you hear.... on What Is the Best Way To Disinfect Your Laptop? · · Score: 1

    only Windows get viruses.....

  10. What's next..... on CIA Details Its Wikipedia-Like Tools For Analysts · · Score: 2, Funny


        CIAleakie - to post 'lost' secrets.

        Wikillyou - where assassins can discuss tricks of the trade.

  11. Re:Vista File I/O Like Swimming in Molasses on Vista Slow To Copy, Delete Files · · Score: 1
    You can ready about it by googling "XP license key invalid after installation of Vista".

    It's also mentioned here http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/02/01/147254

  12. Re:Vista File I/O Like Swimming in Molasses on Vista Slow To Copy, Delete Files · · Score: 1

    If you install vista over XP then when vista asks you to activate (and you do so) it invalidates the XP key. If you then try to re-install XP after (or install it on another machine), the key will not validate. Even though the XP license was a fully purchased legal copy (not an upgrade or OEM). My understanding is that if you have the restore disks for an OEM copy then you do not have a problem (i.e. XP will activate) if you re-install it on the same machine. I can't say anything about volumn keys. I do not know.

  13. Re:Vista File I/O Like Swimming in Molasses on Vista Slow To Copy, Delete Files · · Score: 1
    I'll also add that if you upgrade from XP/Media to Vista your permanently invalidating your XP license key. Even if you installed a fully purchased version (i.e. not an upgrade) of Vista over a previous fully purchased installation of XP you can forget about going back to XP. MS in there infinite wisdom invalidates the key and will not allow you to go back to XP. Even if you call them and explain to them that you tried vista, did not like it and want to go back to your previous installation. Their answer was sorry. So your not only out of the cost for Vista (ouch), you need to re-purchase XP (double-ouch). Oh..and don't bother asking to buy a Media Ed. key from MS support. I was told by MS support that they stopped selling them after vista's release.

    Word of advice. If you want to keep your valid XP key, do a clean install of Vista (aka. wipe your hard-drive BEFORE installing). That way if you decide to revert, you can. Or better yet, don't install vista at all.

  14. Re:Frivilous Lawsuits and Abuse of the Law.... on Lawyer Sues Yahoo for Message Board Name-Calling · · Score: 1

    "That's the perception you're fighting against because software development, science, engineering and generally technical fields *rely* on binary, single states of positive and null. Politics, Psychology, the law, religion, philosophy (to a lesser extent) and metaphysics fall into territory that most find untidy because they're largely subjective and interpretive."

    Amen

  15. Re:Bush is Pushing for Broadband too... on Broadband Is The Secret To South Korea's Success · · Score: 1

    If you let the government give subsidies, how long do you think it will take before they start attaching strings to the money. I.E. We'll give you the money only if you filter content we find offensive. Seems far fetch? What about the conditions currently on healthcare money relating to family planning ( Reproductive Health Restrictions) or Stem Cell Research ( Scientists Call For Stem Cell Research).