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  1. Re:Don't be too quick to pass judgement on this on on Elon Musk Lays Out His Evidence That NYT Tesla Test Drive Was Staged · · Score: 1

    Any good tow truck driver has these:http://homytools.com/hydraulic-vehicle-automotive-moving-jack-dolly-hydraulic-car-dolly They let them move vehicles that have their ebrake on and to change cars direction so they can be towed/or if tire is flat and needs to be moved

  2. Re:America was king in the 60s and 70s on Voyager 1, So Close To Interstellar Space That We Can Taste It! · · Score: 1

    It was never a war


    Five wars have been declared under the Constitution: the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, and World War II.

    All the rest are not wars,they are"police actions".

    American Presidents often have not sought formal declarations of war, instead maintaining that they have the Constitutional authority, as commander in chief (Article Two, Section Two) to use the military for "police actions"

  3. Re:For those of us alive when this was launched, on Voyager 1, So Close To Interstellar Space That We Can Taste It! · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Spirit and Opportunity would like to have a word with you. Well surpassed everything

  4. Re:Require a damn warrant !!!! on US Supreme Court Says Wiretapping Immunity Will Stand · · Score: 1

    You really think its only ATT...LOL

  5. Re:Seriously? on Brown Signs California Bill For Free Textbooks · · Score: 1

    Oh the one that is mostly paid for by Private funding, the one that would create thousands of jobs, and give back millions of dollars in taxes a year...yeah that one

  6. Re:Really? on Brown Signs California Bill For Free Textbooks · · Score: 1

    The citizens have yet to use the referendum and vote process to place politician's jobs and retirements in jeopardy when the budget won't balance. Really May i give you Ex Governor Gray Davis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_Davis

  7. Re:Maps sure, but what about the OS? on Apple CEO Tim Cook Apologizes For Maps App, Recommends Alternatives · · Score: 1

    You dont have the hardware for the new OS...Too bad

  8. Re:Really bad in Canada on Apple CEO Tim Cook Apologizes For Maps App, Recommends Alternatives · · Score: 1

    Because Google basically told Apple they wanted more advertising within their maps program and Apple said no, it wasnt only the voice Nav issue

  9. Re:eBay? on New eBay EULA Prohibits Class Action Lawsuits · · Score: 0

    Yes but neither does Ebay...Ebay owns Paypal..not the other way around

  10. Here's to wishing her a safe trip... on Sally Ride Takes Her Final Flight · · Score: 1

    Maybe she will get cremated and her ashes sent into outer space, which technically would be a final journey

  11. Re:AT&T bugs me on AT&T Introducing Verizon-Style Shared Data Plans · · Score: 1

    Don't try the anti establishment crap with me.

    "After all the towers go up"...Yeah that's why new antennae are being installed and maintained all the time..People always complain about lack of service, so the company must always put up new towers. Investment is ongoing, therefore will never be 100% recouped.

    Per the Government Accountability Office - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10779high.pdf Cellphone plans dropped 50% from 1999 to 2009

    You have 2 year lock ins for several reasons - - prevalent use of handset subsidies (which have to be recovered) - If customers wish to terminate their contracts early, there will be an exit fee to ensure all costs are recovered. - Less customer churn (going back and forth to get the best deals from either seller

    You don't want a 2 year lock in, then go ahead and buy your phone for the full cost and go get a plan (no 2 year commitment required)

  12. Re:AT&T bugs me on AT&T Introducing Verizon-Style Shared Data Plans · · Score: 1

    You do realize they still have to pay for that thing that syncs to your phone. You know the tower and its upkeep, and the lease for the land the tower is on, electricity to run the tower, and all the network to run to that tower, and permits, and taxes on that tower...Its not just the cost of the bandwidth...Why do people not get this...To put up a tower in New York City alone can cost upwards of several million due to the leasing rights to someones Roof of a building. ATT just installed a new tower on a building they own in Sacramento, and it was still over $300 thousand to put it up

  13. Re:No Surprise There on Apple Exits "Green Hardware" Certification Program · · Score: 1

    Wrong i have already repaired my Ipod screen (my wife broke) and 2 iphone screens over 3 years, as well as changed out the batteries

  14. Oh Great! on Invasive Species Ride Tsunami Debris To US Shore · · Score: 3, Funny

    More Illegal aliens coming to California..My taxes are sure to go up again to pay for their healthcare, schooling and welfare..And there goes more of my SSI

  15. Re:WTF woudl Apple Do? on Raunchy Dance Routine a PR Nightmare For Microsoft · · Score: 1

    Ok well Apple hired those 2 police officers when they were not on shift. These guys were paid overtime rates to sit there and act as security guards. Lots of clubs and large stores higher off-duty police officers because they know when it comes to somethign going down, they are more experienced, and the store won't be held liable for any over-aggresiveness. My Father in law made a lot of money this way working Off-duty for nightclubs (especially where alcohol is served)

  16. Re:Funding? on Patent Troll Sues Google, AOL Over Search 'Snippets' and Ad Serving Tech · · Score: 2
  17. Re:Please on California City May Tax Sugary Drinks Like Cigarettes · · Score: 1

    LOL "hateful attitudes are not well received in America" Really , i think you are mistaken sir..Welcome to the land of the free and the pissed

  18. Re:People should pay for their choices on California City May Tax Sugary Drinks Like Cigarettes · · Score: 1

    Yeah talk to Jim Fixx about this one.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Fixx

  19. Re:The most human side of scifi... on Ray Bradbury Has Died · · Score: 1

    Add in Neal Stephenson and you have my new Deity!

  20. Re:and you won't get the cheapest. on Google To Require Retailers To Pay To Be In Google Shopping Results · · Score: 3, Informative

    When searching for a product such as lets say crucial memory, just type Crucial Memory -ebay...

  21. Re:"If there's dancing, the fees double." on Canadian Copyright Board To Charge For Music At Weddings, Parades · · Score: 1
  22. Re:"If there's dancing, the fees double." on Canadian Copyright Board To Charge For Music At Weddings, Parades · · Score: 1

    You do Realize in a lot of states you need to have a permit to open a place with a Dance Floor..It is not gone, now you need a permit..California is one of those states

  23. Re:DC and Pittsburgh? on DARPA Pays $3.5 Million For New TechShops and Secret Reconfigurable Factories · · Score: 1

    Detroit...Where did Detroit come from..Oh i see you just wanted to have 2 cents in this matter. Well let me tell you Detroit is cheap yes, but when you go to acquisition the land, Me thinks Pittsburgh is a better place and has easier ways to acquire it then Detroit does..Also more veterans tend to live in Pittsburgh then Detroit.

  24. Re:DC and Pittsburgh? on DARPA Pays $3.5 Million For New TechShops and Secret Reconfigurable Factories · · Score: 1

    Probably because Pittsburgh has tons of factory spaces that are completely abandoned and would be dirt cheap..There are probably tons of veterans which Darpa tends to hire there as well as a lot of TechDirt wanna be members there as well. As for your talk of Hands-on research, who better then veterans of the military

  25. Re:Resigning on NRC Chairman Resigns · · Score: 1

    Screwed up my own joke dammit I guess people were waiting on him to get angry enough to go nuclear and have a meltdown..