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  1. Collision avoidance standards? on FAA Clears Movie and TV Drones For Takeoff · · Score: 1

    There should first be good standards for collision avoidance.

    For example:
    If every drone observes a minimum distance from any other drone (measured e.g. using radio waves) then each drone behaves like a giant "beach ball", that bounces off other drones.

    If a commonly respected system like this is not mandatory, then we'll end up with potentially hazardous situation.

  2. This forest is locked down by DRM on Forest Service Wants To Require Permits For Photography · · Score: 1

    It seems that DRM is more viral than the GPL.

  3. Re:"into harmony" on Physicist Claims Black Holes Mathematically Don't Exist · · Score: 2

    As the scientific method dictates, we should send these scientists into a black hole to verify the theory.

  4. Re: Is this anything other than a press release? on Elon Musk Hints 1st Person To Mars May Go Via New Brownsville Spaceport · · Score: 1

    Moving charged particles around generates electromagnetic radiation, which can be picked up by e.g. a coil in a microphone :)
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B...

  5. Re: Is this anything other than a press release? on Elon Musk Hints 1st Person To Mars May Go Via New Brownsville Spaceport · · Score: 1

    I bet that if you have a *really* powerful speaker, and a *really* sensitive microphone, you would be able to detect the announcement, even in empty space (*)
    (*) I'm talking about tera-watts here.

    The exact dimensions would be something for e.g. the xkcd creator to figure out.

  6. Re: Is this anything other than a press release? on Elon Musk Hints 1st Person To Mars May Go Via New Brownsville Spaceport · · Score: 1

    The announcement is as void as space.

  7. Re:Anyone else? on Anonymous Peer-review Comments May Spark Legal Battle · · Score: 1

    PubBeer always tastes better than WalmartBeer.

  8. Re:Misattributed to P.T. Barnum on Apple Sells More Than 10 Million New iPhones In First 3 Days · · Score: 1

    Here's to the suckers.
    The misfits.
    The rebels.
    The troublemakers.
    The round pegs in the square holes.
    The ones who see things differently.
    etcetera

  9. Re:Still not perfect on Vrvana's Totem HMD Puts a Camera Over Each Eye · · Score: 1

    You missed the point.
    The problem is that the focal point SHOULD NOT be 100m away if the object (in the virtual world) is at 10cm distance.

  10. Re:They deserve praise on The Raid-Proof Hosting Technology Behind 'The Pirate Bay' · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Yes, there are independant film makers out there, but without those box-office sales, we wouldn't have Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, or a slew of the other CGI-dependant movies with big-name actors/actresses.

    Oh, the horror!

  11. Still not perfect on Vrvana's Totem HMD Puts a Camera Over Each Eye · · Score: 3

    The problem still with these VR goggles is that my eyes want to adjust its focus on stuff that is nearby, and want to have a distant focal point when stuff is far away.
    The danger is of course that when using these goggles often, my eyes may "unlearn" their focus behavior.

  12. Can't be on Ask Slashdot: Is iOS 8 a Pig? · · Score: 1

    You're holding it wrong.

  13. Re:Alright smart guy on Ask Slashdot: Is iOS 8 a Pig? · · Score: 1

    But Android is based on Linux, and I can still run Linux on a 386 without problems.

  14. Re:Alright smart guy on Ask Slashdot: Is iOS 8 a Pig? · · Score: 1

    It's running inside virtual box that's running inside vmware on an android emulator that's running on an iPhone 1.
    What's wrong with that?

  15. Re:I can see the ads now... on 'Reactive' Development Turns 2.0 · · Score: 1

    If you could (in the way you wanted), you wouldn't need to hire anybody.

  16. Re:This just in.. on Why You Can't Manufacture Like Apple · · Score: 1

    Important to note is that the real problem is that big companies are raising the barrier to entry by buying specialized companies.

  17. Re:But wait on NY Magistrate: Legal Papers Can Be Served Via Facebook · · Score: 1

    And is your telephone company allowed to run computers that listen in on your conversations?

  18. Re:Google's storage on Why You Can't Manufacture Like Apple · · Score: 1

    The problem with companies becoming their own manufacturers (buying other companies in the process) is of course that they actively destroy the economy for small companies. We should not accept this from Apple or any other company, because, while their devices may be beautiful, they actually do more harm than good overall.

  19. But wait on NY Magistrate: Legal Papers Can Be Served Via Facebook · · Score: 4, Interesting

    If legal documents can be sent over Facebook, then shouldn't communications on Facebook be regulated under the FCC telecommunications act?

    This would include that private messages sent over Facebook may not be inspected by Facebook, and may not be used for targeted ads.

  20. Re:Blatant slashvertisement on Netropolitan Is a Facebook For the Affluent, and It's Only $9000 To Join · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nope. But you can start your own version of Slashdot, and ask $9000 to join.

  21. They don't even seem to have a running website yet.
    I guess they just want to share the idea with the rest of us so that someone else can implement it.

  22. Re:Oh my on The Myths and Realities of Synthetic Bioweapons · · Score: 1

    The nice part of this product is that you can wear it without anyone noticing!

  23. I can understand it on Microsoft Lays Off 2,100, Axes Silicon Valley Research · · Score: 1

    Look at Apple, they have no research department where actual scientists work (who publish).
    If you're unfamiliar with it, check out research.microsoft.com, and you'll see what I mean.

  24. Re:Wrong type of machine for Dremel on Dremel Releases 3D Printer · · Score: 1

    Looks like your CNC machine could use some forms of feedback to make it more reliable.

  25. Re:Golden opportunity missed... on Wave Power Fails To Live Up To Promise · · Score: 2, Funny

    The problem with wave farms is that they harness the gravitational power between Earth and the Moon.
    If this energy is dissipated, this gravitational force is reduced, and as a consequence, the Moon will move towards the Earth in an increased pace.