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  1. Re:Hawii on Tokelau Becomes First Country To Go 100% Solar · · Score: 2

    Because the very expensive oil is still cheaper than the 'cost effective' solar and wind?

    Just because you use the words 'very expensive' and 'cost effective' doesn't make it so.

  2. Re:Cut military spending. on US Navy Admiral Questions Expensive Stealth Platforms · · Score: 1

    The US does that to keep the other countries relatively weapon-less.
    They don't really want anyone else having military technology.

  3. Re:I can log in with someone else's cookie. on Facebook Invites Hackers To Attack Its Network · · Score: 1

    One remotely feasible attack to get someone's cookie?

    Easy to do on your own computer. Trickier on any larger scale.

  4. Re:How stupid they think hackers are? on Android Jelly Bean Much Harder To Hack · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Usually stack exploits only get a few bytes worth of executable code before everything will crash. Buffers aren't infinite in size.
    If the attacker has 100 bytes worth of code that will be executed, in that space he needs to find where the rest of his code is in memory. Its difficult to find it with ASLR while staying inside your code budget.

  5. Re:Clever but stupid? on High Security Handcuffs Opened With 3D-Printed and Laser-Cut Keys · · Score: 1

    An unsympathetic and skeptical cop who has no legal basis for asking for an explanation.

    It isn't illegal to be in possession of a key.

  6. Re:Why civil? on How the Inventors of Dragon Speech Recognition Technology Lost Everything · · Score: 1

    Personally I'd prefer it if presidential candidates were smart enough to be more careful with what they said.
    They know anything they say will be scrutinised and spun.

  7. Re:I'm going to overlook a large portion of your b on Florida Accused of Concealing Worst Tuberculosis Outbreak In 20 Years · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The case could be made that a 'massive power grab' is a hell of a lot better than no health care at all.

    Mind you I'm from Australia. Needed 2 stitches recently, went in, showed my Medicare card, got the stitches and walked out end of story.
    Too easy.

  8. Re:This case is a joke. on Kim Dotcom Offers the DoJ a Deal · · Score: 1

    He got his money from legitimate ads. His money is only ill gotten if the ad impressions were fraudulent and he did not provide the service promised to advertisers.

  9. Re:News to us in Texas on Is Our Infrastructure Ready For Rising Temperatures? · · Score: 1

    So yes, poor engineering.

  10. Re:so what on Chinese Censors Are Being Watched · · Score: 2

    I thought Isohunt didn't allow you to download torrents from the US?

  11. Re:Is the judge a member of Anon? on UK Judge: Galaxy Tab "Not Cool" Enough To Infringe iPad · · Score: 1

    If it makes prices drop I'm happy.

  12. Re:Microsoft...a blast from the past... on Internet Explorer Market Share Drops To Almost 15% · · Score: 1

    Bad for public areas. The sensor is very vulnerable to white out.
    No where near as reliable as a ball mouse with the cover superglued in.

    Mind you it generally makes for an extremely poor computing experience.

  13. Re:Have they actually found it? on Texas Scientists Regret Loss of Higgs Boson Quest · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Sigma 5 is a good level of confidence. Its not jumping to conclusions.
    It is plenty enough to make a announcement.
    The duplication of results can occur afterwards.

    If I told you that 1 + 1 = 2 with a verifiable 3 in 500,000 chance of being wrong, you probably wouldn't ask someone else what 1 + 1 equaled.

  14. Re:Have they actually found it? on Texas Scientists Regret Loss of Higgs Boson Quest · · Score: 2

    It was more like a range of possibilities where it could be hiding. The maths says it could be in a number of places.
    All the other news articles previously were testing the ranges and ruling them out.

    This result is that they were testing a range and found it at 125 GeV/c2.
    If they tried at say 100 GeV/c2 they wouldn't find it so yes the experiment is testable..

  15. Re:Dunno, might help but not solve problem on Google Proposes Fighting Piracy By Blocking Ad Money · · Score: 1

    Creating it is cheap. Storing and moving them are not.

  16. Re:Dunno, might help but not solve problem on Google Proposes Fighting Piracy By Blocking Ad Money · · Score: 1

    Try this one:
    I live in Australia. I use Linux.

    Ok you are screwed right there and I haven't even gotten to my preferences yet.

    I would prefer:
    * Downloading, not streaming. I have a file server for a reason and traditionally Aussie internet is slow. Better to cache everything locally.
    * Immediate release. If it is shown in the US I don't want it a week later. I want it available when most people get to see it.
    * Fair price. No a ebook for $10 is not fair when the paperback is $16 and includes postage. The 1mb costs nothing and I expect the price to reflect that. The writer does not get the $10.

    Any technical or unreasonable restrictions on those preferences? Nope.
    Am I going to get a service I would love to use any time soon? Nope.

  17. Re:I can't honestly decide which is funnier. on Full-Body Airport Scanners Downsizing For Doctors/Dentists · · Score: 1

    I think the +5 Insightful has more to do with how plausible it is to say that and loonies would believe it, rather than the moderators believing in it themselves.

    At least I sure hope that.

  18. Re:2 million years of evolution on Full-Body Airport Scanners Downsizing For Doctors/Dentists · · Score: 5, Funny

    We need to petition to get these wavelengths banned. These crazy scientists with their fancy lasers that use these dangerous frequencies must be stopped!

  19. Re:2 million years of evolution on Full-Body Airport Scanners Downsizing For Doctors/Dentists · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yeah we need far more testing on radiation. Especially in the 400nm to 700nm range.

    Sure they say its perfectly safe but how long have we been exposing ourselves to it? More data is required!

  20. Re:Cloud takes down cloud on More Uptime Problems For Amazon Cloud · · Score: 2

    And Linux shouldn't ever be used for mission critical applications.

    Posted using the Linux kernel version 2.2.13

  21. Re:spin control on Australian Telco Causes Minor Panic While Preparing Web Filter · · Score: 1

    Course they don't. Thats why they are doing this.
    Free database without having to do as much work.

  22. Re:Mixed feelings on ADA May Force Netflix To Provide Closed Captioning On Content · · Score: 1

    Well the glasses would still work for you to produce a 2D image. :)

    I've got a degenerative eye condition which means I'll be legally blind within 20 years. I'm as blind as a bat at night currently.
    I think this is a good idea. Mostly because most TV should already have closed captions, and it should be a minor technical hurdle for Netflix to provide it.

    Where is the line? I wouldn't expect Youtube to provide closed captions for every video because most of the videos are not commercially produced and I am not paying for a service with Youtube.
    With Netflix you pay for it and the content is produced commercially so that seems like a good boundary.

  23. Re:karma? on Transplant Surgeon Called Dibs On Steve Jobs' Home · · Score: 2

    Just bump up the tax on cigarettes to pay for the additional medical costs.
    Might actually stop some people buying them.

    Duh. Thats not an argument against universal health care.

  24. Re:Insane! on New iPhone Prototypes Have Integrated NFC chips and Antenna · · Score: 2

    You might be eating your words when it comes out. We are talking about Apple remember.

  25. Re:General observation on Fires Sparked By Utah Target Shooters Prompt Evacuations · · Score: 1

    No I'm pretty sure I've never made any mistake which causes thousands of people to be evacuated.

    I'll double check though and get back to you.