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  1. Re:They need something to do on FAA Says No More Minesweeper Or Solitaire In Cockpit · · Score: 1

    ... and your car given a complete inspection prior to each use.

  2. Re:They need something to do on FAA Says No More Minesweeper Or Solitaire In Cockpit · · Score: 1

    For anyone else who doesn't know, there are particular transponder codes that are supposed to be set should radio comms be lost. A pilot not responding and not setting that code (but still having a functional transponder) screams emergency.

  3. Re:They need something to do on FAA Says No More Minesweeper Or Solitaire In Cockpit · · Score: 1

    You'd be surprised. In semi-populated areas or higher your talking with ATC a lot (vectoring around other traffic, handing off between controllers), working your radios etc.

    You don't just fly up and go in a straight line. You follow the VOR radios, ATC instructions, etc.

  4. Re:MFS on FAA Says No More Minesweeper Or Solitaire In Cockpit · · Score: 1

    I'm torn between hating you for linkdropping off-topic like (but semi-on-topic) and loving you for linkdropping x-plane...

  5. Re:Minesweeper on FAA Says No More Minesweeper Or Solitaire In Cockpit · · Score: 1

    The crew can open the door. I'd also hope that SOMEONE off the flight deck could too - I mean what happens if something happens to the crew?

  6. Re:The first question that popped into my head on X264 Project Announces Blu-ray Encoding Support · · Score: 1

    It would be wise of the people in charge of Blu-Ray to "give" a particular encryption key away for nonprofit or noncommercial use. From my understanding, this would allow non-profit/non-commercial folks to MAKE compliant disks, while not really helping the people they are worried about. The TRUE pirates (ie, selling pressed bootlegs etc) are already in deeper shit, so using said non-profit key to press them would just add on to the fines they already deserve.

  7. Re:What? on Was Flight Ban Over Ash an Overreaction? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_9

    The ash killed _ALL_FOUR_ENGINES_ and infiltrated the fuel system through the seals.

    That never happens. This isn't a small thing.

    In actuality, they are very fortunate the ash cracked and fell out of the engine when it cooled. Jet engines don't work to well when the airflow is full of solidified rock.

  8. Re:Anthrax... on Colleague Comes Forward To Defend Anthrax Suspect · · Score: 1

    No, you are not getting an apology.

    "This Guy" worked with the deceased. He's one of the few who can actually have a say here.

  9. Re:Boobies on EyeDriver Lets Drivers Steer Car With Their Eyes · · Score: 1

    Right. And to expand - they look at the end of the runway for a precise reason...

    If the end of the runway is "moving up" then they are going to lawndart before the runway. If the opposite is true, then they will miss the runway entirely.

    So, they watch the end of the runway because it's one of the critical things they need to monitor - approach angle.

  10. Re:I'll bite - here's your explanation on Economy Tanked While Government Surfed Porn · · Score: 1

    Silence! I kill you!

  11. Re:Anti economic reform FUD on Economy Tanked While Government Surfed Porn · · Score: 1

    As opposed to an atypical sheep?

    Isn't it bad to be a sheep at all?

  12. Re:Just in case it wasn't crystal clear on Economy Tanked While Government Surfed Porn · · Score: 1

    I love just about every word of this post. Tell em, spun!

  13. Re:Look Around You, Look Around You, Look Around Y on Economy Tanked While Government Surfed Porn · · Score: 1

    Sounds pretty sane and enlightened.

    Is this a fairly common policy, or is this specific to your agency?

  14. Re:No Impartial Book Reviews on Fatal System Error · · Score: 1

    I have one. (now)

    I just didn't back when I was in to Star Wars.

    Unlike some people, my memory span is greater than a few hours long :P

  15. Re:Anthrax... on Colleague Comes Forward To Defend Anthrax Suspect · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm pretty sure "this guy" is more qualified than you to make the call.

  16. Re:No Impartial Book Reviews on Fatal System Error · · Score: 1

    Erm, break out of stealth and lock your s-foils?

    None of the stealth-capable craft in canon have s-foils...

  17. Re:Dear Scientists and Researchers on Anti-Cancer Agent Stops Metastasis In Its Tracks · · Score: 1

    I'm not complaining about that here. I'm complaining about your dragging 1980s politics into this.

  18. Re:Not Windows' fault, but still its problem... on McAfee Retracts Lowball Bug Damage Estimate · · Score: 1

    The whole point of an antivirus solution is to remove viruses. Viruses can get in deep (and even above) the OS - so to function they require the access they have.

    Sure, other programs don't need the access... I'll take your point here on this condition.

    Don't take me as an apologist though. I'm a Windows hater. I just don't like it when people point blame completely on someone who isn't (in the indicated case) wholly at fault.

  19. Re:Testing before deploying? on McAfee Retracts Lowball Bug Damage Estimate · · Score: 1

    I'm not a windows administrator. I'm on the sidelines.

    So you can take your flawed logic and shove it right back up your ass, AC.

  20. Re:Testing before deploying? on McAfee Retracts Lowball Bug Damage Estimate · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I know assumptions are bad, but is it really that big a stretch to assume the vendor tests their updates on their supported platforms?

    It's not like these were weird corner-cases.

  21. Re:You morons are still using Windows? on McAfee Retracts Lowball Bug Damage Estimate · · Score: 1

    This was hardly the fault of Windows.

    100% third-party problem, here... troll.

  22. Re:Too bad they gave up on XEN on Red Hat Releases RHEL 6 Public Beta 1 · · Score: 1

    Aaah yea, HASP keys. Gah, I hate those.

    (Better than the old white Parallel port pass-through ones though)

  23. Re:Error 503 Service Unavailable on Lawmakers Want a Space Shuttle In New York City · · Score: 1

    Try and force your religious beliefs on me with violence and you'll discover that violence is a two way street.

    I'll drink to that!

  24. Re:You don't say on South Park's Episode 201 — the Expurgated Version · · Score: 1

    Muhammed != Muhammad != Mohammed != Mohammad

  25. Re:You don't say on South Park's Episode 201 — the Expurgated Version · · Score: 2, Funny

    I have to say this (in dealing with customers from that part of the world via email/tickets) that you all seem to have an obsession with excessive punctuation.

    What is with that?

    No, really.

    "This is what PAY YOU FOR!???!??????"

    or "SERVER IS DOWN, PLEASE TO CHECK IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

    None of our other foreign demographics seem to do that. They all have their own thing, but the Middle East is the only one that comes across as 13-year-old AOL users.