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  1. Suggestion on Did the Ignition Key Just Die? · · Score: 1

    Here is what it could look like:
    http://www.adrenalin-pedstop.c...

  2. Re:Stupid suggestion on Mozilla Offers FCC a Net Neutrality Plan With a Twist · · Score: 1

    Or they should be government owned.

  3. Re:Just the cost of doing business. on Steve Jobs Defied Convention, and Perhaps the Law · · Score: 1

    Samsung should sue Apple for this. For had it not been the case that Jobs parked his car in an illegal spot, closer to the meeting room, the release of the first iPhone would have been later. Think of the losses in market cap that subsequently hit Samsung! In essence, Jobs stole money from Samsung!

  4. Uhh on Opting Out of Big Data Snooping: Harder Than It Looks · · Score: 1

    and downloaded Tor to browse the Internet privately

    Of course, unless she establishes a new exit node every time she visits a new website, and uses a browser with a different fingerprint each time, it is still possible to track her browsing behavior.

  5. Re:Wrong math on Can the Lix 3D Printing Pen Actually Work? · · Score: 1

    Another assumption is that the pen is being used continuously. But what if the pen has a little battery/charger inside?

  6. Nostalgia on Sony Tape Storage Breakthrough Could Bring Us 185 TB Cartridges · · Score: 5, Funny

    What's next? Discs of vinyl which can hold up to 1000 songs?

  7. Re:awesome on Grad Student Makes Nanowires Just Three Atoms Thick · · Score: 1

    Because, when eventually, somebody figures out how to make this technology work in a production environment, they will receive the $$$.

    It is a bit like patenting "flying cars", before the actual technology is there.

  8. Re:Just think of all the damage on Drone Camera Tornado Coverage Raises Press Freedom Questions · · Score: 3, Informative

    Take this one step further: it's only a matter of time before drones will be used by terrorists...

    The future of drones doesn't look bright.

  9. Re:Graphene Oxide? Its May 1st , not April 1st on Graphene Could Be Dangerous To Humans and the Environment · · Score: 1

    Naming conventions in chemistry suck.

  10. Re:1M lines? Really? on C++ and the STL 12 Years Later: What Do You Think Now? · · Score: 1

    He was probably talking about lines of assembly code (after using the -S switch to gcc).

  11. Re:Feels Dated on C++ and the STL 12 Years Later: What Do You Think Now? · · Score: 1

    You can't even do this in C++11:


    auto factorial = [&factorial](int x) -> int
    {
            if(x == 0)
                    return 1;
            else
                    return x*factorial(x-1);
    };

  12. header files on C++ and the STL 12 Years Later: What Do You Think Now? · · Score: 1

    But still they didn't remove the need for those pesky header files. Aaaahrrghgh

    I'm really done with typing every function declaration twice!

  13. other perspective on Heartbleed Turned Against Cyber Criminals · · Score: 0

    This is just as bad as the NSA hacking into your computer.

  14. Bottom of my list on Yahoo To Produce Sci-Fi Streaming Sitcom · · Score: 1

    Wow, they've almost made it to the bottom of my "esteem" list!

    - scientists
    - programmers, physicians, carpenters, plumbers, etc.
    ...
    ...
    ...
    - journalists
    ...
    ...
    - politicians
    - lawyers
    ...
    ...
    - actors, movie producers
    - marketeers, advertisement agencies
    - lobbyists, RIAA, MPAA, etc.

  15. Re:Yes. on To Save the Internet We Need To Own the Means of Distribution · · Score: 1

    Indeed. And how do you order food without an internet connection?

  16. Re:Yes. on To Save the Internet We Need To Own the Means of Distribution · · Score: 1

    I'm on a heart-lung machine, you insensitive clod.

    Also, if you base your standards on what is "essential" (for what? survival?) then you've got some pretty low standards there.

  17. Re:Are they solving the right problem? on Google Using Self-Driving Car Data To Make Cars Smarter · · Score: 1

    Also, when I leave work, I have to drive for 30 minutes, then cook 30 minutes.

    With a driverless car, I'd still have to spend 30 minutes in the car and cook 30 minutes, a total loss of 1 hour.

    If instead, they built me an automatic chef cook, they would save me 30 minutes!

  18. Why only Google? on Google Using Self-Driving Car Data To Make Cars Smarter · · Score: 1

    Why is every article about driverless cars about Google's cars?

    Car manufacturers, like Mercedes, Audi, VW, are also working on this topic, and are probably even ahead of Google.

  19. helium on What Happens To All the Universe's Hydrogen? · · Score: 1

    And what happens to the world's helium?
    Since it is lighter than air, it moves to the top of the atmosphere, and cannot be mined anymore.

  20. Re:Jump through the mirror? on Erik Meijer: The Curse of the Excluded Middle · · Score: 1

    Yes. With increasing CPU speed, it makes sense to sacrifice "performance" for ease of programming.

  21. Re:Jump through the mirror? on Erik Meijer: The Curse of the Excluded Middle · · Score: 1

    No. With an infinitely fast CPU, we would let the computer do the programming :)

  22. Re:Jump through the mirror? on Erik Meijer: The Curse of the Excluded Middle · · Score: 1

    The solution is to use functional style for high-level control flow, and imperative style for low-level (optimized) functions.

    There. That wasn't so difficult.

  23. The NSA is truly desperate on Band Releases Album As Linux Kernel Module · · Score: 1

    Since "Heartbleed" was found out, the NSA is looking deperately for new ways to get into your computer.

  24. Regulation on WhatsApp Is Well On Its Way To A Billion Users · · Score: 1

    Facebook chatting app Is Well On Its Way To A Billion Users

    FTFY

    Time for regulators to step in. What if telco's kept their clients hostage by not letting them call clients on other networks? That would be insane. Same here.

  25. If I were her employer... on 'The Door Problem' of Game Design · · Score: 0

    I'd point her the door.