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  1. Re:Who uses Thunderbird? on Mozilla Releases Thunderbird 5 · · Score: 1

    1. Expended threaded message flow view
    2. Viewing messages more than 100 message per page (some folders i have more than 2k)
    3. Native execution clients allow better viewing customization (folder/label structure, panel layout, structured view, etc)
    4. Automatic viewing message by selection within single viewable screen along with structured message layout view
    5. Scheduled message sending (ie. 9AM morning release message prep'd a day before)
    6. Client API hook to various other native applications (desktop notification, automatic imported todo notes)
    7. Localized backup/restore and brick level restore by account, not the whole thing
    8. Bandwidth consumption when dealing with messages with large attachments
    9. Isolating messaging application process from browser application process (two heavy ajax on two browser tabs just kills my machine) ...
    I don't want to write anymore... too tired...

  2. Re:Not impressed on A Solar-Powered 3D Printer Prints Glass From Sand · · Score: 2

    Not really sure about practicality of using sun as blow torch to fuse materials together in "Mars", but i'm pretty sure it's useful to convert heat as stored energy rather than chemical via photovoltaics. For instance, water. Mars supposedly have water. What if, high temperature/pressured water splitting using focus ray into water chamber to gain hydrogen as stored energy and oxygen to sustain life? I think, in foreign environment like Mars, you would want something "low tech" enough so that maintenance is kept at minimal and production and operational cost is low enough to make it reality. Also Mars has plenty of carbon dioxide. Instead of drinking Mars' water or your own piss (filtration is a huge problem), you can use hydrogen and carbon dioxide to make water using sabatier process. Hell, even byproduct can be used to make even more water and carbon extra by using heat which is plenty.

  3. Re:Epidemiologically Speaking on Cancer Cluster Possibly Found Among TSA Workers · · Score: 1

    I think, most important variant today is increasing rate of c-section and survival rate at birth (abortion, etc). http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db35.htm Besides, Feb. 29th, I think, birthday is quite evenly distributed these days compared to say, back in 1800s or 1900s.

    I would imagine in the olden days, seasonal birth was essential due to disease, famine, and political stability. After all, if you don't survive at birth, there will be no birthday.

  4. Re:Good idea, just ignore the problem on Cancer Cluster Possibly Found Among TSA Workers · · Score: 1

    you tell me which is more vulgar. 1) The proper terms for your anatomy, or 2) common laymen's terms for your anatomy, or 3) the fact that strange men and women can grope your anatomy at will?

    4) strange men and women can grope your anatomy at will while you are rubbing your nipples

    mmm... i have sudden urge to get me some frequent flyer miles....

  5. Re:Typical Blackberry user on Developers Defecting From BlackBerry · · Score: 2

    At my work, our oncall phone (aka Uncle phone, a derivative of Big Brother phone) is Blackberry with unlimited data and SMS and ridiculously low prime talk time like 200 minutes. One time, upper manager wanted to move us to "smartphone" during the iPhone/Android wind blew its direction to our department. If we are going to move to "smartphone", I specifically asked for more than 24 hours of idle standby time even with extended battery. In short, no smartphone we tested ever lasted more than 12 hours in standby.

    Yes, I made everyone in my department stuck with Blackberry since then.

  6. Re:Typical Blackberry user on Developers Defecting From BlackBerry · · Score: 1

    another thing is contacts and calendar schedule. oh boy, i don't know what i would do if i had to import schedule on multiple places.

  7. Re:Those aren't New Yorkers in the picture! on +Pool Would Let New Yorkers Go River Swimming · · Score: 1

    I didn't catch this first time I read it...

    she was asking because Brooklyn and Manhattan have different tax rates for rental cars

    whaaaa??? Only tax there is MCTD tax on rental besides state and local tax. Local tax is same in every borough/county in NYC. Regardless it's in Manhattan or Brooklyn, it's same MCTD jurisdiction. However rental cars rates (not tax) do differ depending on where you rent it and return it between NYC 5 boroughs.

    Next time, please do lookup tax rate in NY http://www8.nystax.gov/STLR/stlrHome if you think you've been scammed.

    Again, for the second time, I do apologize on behalf... uggg...

  8. Re:Those aren't New Yorkers in the picture! on +Pool Would Let New Yorkers Go River Swimming · · Score: 1

    I bet, she watched one too many episodes of "Sex and The City". As a NYC local, please do accept my apology on behalf.

  9. Re:Those aren't New Yorkers in the picture! on +Pool Would Let New Yorkers Go River Swimming · · Score: 1

    There are no bridges to NJ except the GW

    Staten Island, the bastard child of NYC since '80s would like to say to you, WTF.

    Bayonne Bridge, Outerbridge Crossing and Goethals Bridge all accessible from Verrazano-Narrows to Jersey.

  10. Re:Eh... on +Pool Would Let New Yorkers Go River Swimming · · Score: 1

    You talking abot ma famaly? You Cabage! You are CABAGE! You Hear Me?!?!

  11. Re:Eh? on +Pool Would Let New Yorkers Go River Swimming · · Score: 1

    and call it... "Whole Water".

  12. Re:Eh? on +Pool Would Let New Yorkers Go River Swimming · · Score: 1

    ... Coney Island, which obviously have no filters and no one gets sick from those.

    But is it bullet proof? Because people do get sick from those...

  13. NY, there is no such thing as "finder is keeper" on Man Mines Midtown New York Sidewalks · · Score: 1

    NY Personal Property Law Article 7-B section 252, anything over value of 20 dollars must be reported and file title to police. Fail to do so carries misdemeanor charge. If not claimed by owner, the property goes to the finder, only after he/she files for title of that property.

    I assume, this guy will be hit with misdemeanor charge pretty soon.

  14. Re:mp3? Acrobat! on JavaScript Decoder Plays MP3s Without Flash · · Score: 1

    Actually that would be correct (except it being magic) because they are all single thread anyhow and every page view these days has to utilize jvm in one form or the other, because any ECMAScript engine with framework libraries supporting swfobject and pdfobject, pdf/swf wrapper api to external execution stack is necessary. hence having ECMAScript engine able to support full pdf data stream without extra execution stack does make sense. As for developer's sake, I can see some value in not dealing with extra layer of the onion just to serve uniform data stream.

  15. Re:As long as I can delete stuff too on Researchers Design Memory-Strengthening Implant · · Score: 3, Funny

    "I know Kung Fu."

  16. Re:teach relational algegra instead on Programming Is Heading Back To School · · Score: 1

    I think you would hold kid's attention for about 2 minutes with gripping stories of relational data bases.

    2 minutes of rapping and dancing to the beat of popular Hit Pop or obscure R&B rhythm, stories of relational databases will be told. Inspired by song and dance of relational databases, we'll all end up with American Idol rejects, crushing their hopes and dreams, forcing them into dire poverty and teaching them the lessons of importance in education. In the end, they will produce children, which is our ultimate goal, computer scientists.

  17. someone watched The Oxford Murders... on Programming Is Heading Back To School · · Score: 1

    Kalman will be proud. This is mad, I tell you, MAD!!!

  18. Re:Other books on Newt Gingrich's Amazon Book Reviews · · Score: 1

    Just goes to show who rules and who gets treated like a bitch, bitch.

    That's what Cheney said to Bush back in 2001. (doo-doom tah~! *drum)

  19. Re:Amazon reviews on Newt Gingrich's Amazon Book Reviews · · Score: 3, Funny

    you'll be deported to Mexico and be replaced with a sexy 23-year-old from Sweden.

    So it's safe to assume, Gingrich/Trump 2012 ticket?

  20. Required, timely reading, September 19, 2001 on Newt Gingrich's Amazon Book Reviews · · Score: 3, Informative

    http://www.amazon.com/review/RJKX0KUG5773Z

    Clark describes a pattern of destructive dishonesty that permeated the Clinton Administration. Clark could never count on candor from Shelton (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs), Secretary of Defense Cohen, or President Clinton. Contrast that with the fact that we have every reason to believe President Bush, Vice President Cheney, Secretaries Powell, and Rumsfeld. This administration will prove far more reliable and far more honorable.

    Newt, as always, smart at narratives but really stupid at drawing a logical conclusion.

  21. Re:More than Comcast on No Pirate Bay for Comcast Customers · · Score: 1

    I'm on NYC FiOS, however I have no problem reaching thepiratebay.org. I am able to resolve ns against Verizon dns resolver and also external dns. tracepath shows proper route hop to Telia and return packets aren't getting blackholed.

    Also http telnet GET command and curl verbose shows proper http communication. unfortunately I have not done any packet inspection (tcpdump) to see if any of my return packets are tagged or de-prioritized.

    besides the fact that thepiratebay.org are always hosting with high latency, I won't be surprised to see if your case was due to thepirtatebay.org servers themselves are timing out, not FiOS blackholing the request traffic.

  22. Re:Warp core fuel crisis on Antihelium Discovered By STAR · · Score: 1

    > my right to take back a word that was used for hundreds of years to belittle my people.
    so you can now belittle your own... that ain't right.

    > should be ashamed that they are censoring a African American's voice.
    I agree... if that is the case.

    > you have just reinforced everything that is wrong in America today.
    everything like indiscriminate voting? which judge not by the color of the posters skin but the content of their post?

  23. Re:Finance. on Why Science Is a Lousy Career Choice · · Score: 2

    > you get to create money out of thin air and lend it out with interest. That is where the real bucks are.

    Now I declared my new major - The Tapestry of Magic!

  24. Re:Not anyone, really on Steve Jobs: 'We Don't Track Anyone' · · Score: 2

    > I'm out of the smartphone biz as soon as my replacement phone arrives by UPS

    Ah, you see, if you ordered iPhone, Apple could have been tracking your UPS shipment for you right now.

  25. Re:I thought of this years ago and... on Road Train Completes First Trials In Sweden · · Score: 1
    i'm sure you have thought about this problem for a very long time, but i am not sure about your statement where you said;

    "you have to buy a new car to get the benefits from TFA's car"...

    you see, i read the TFA and SARTRE project. there is not a single word or phrase that states what you just implied. what or which information am i missing that you have read solely from the TFA? or are you just making pretentious assumption?