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  1. Re:Of course they can't. on Australian Electoral Commission Refuses To Release Vote Counting Source Code · · Score: 1

    They probably match your anonymous votes up with plenty of identifying data the machines collect without your knowledge (like photos, fingerprints, dna). That's why they don't want anyone to know.

  2. I also am a fan of Klipsch. I bought a set of Klipsch pro-media computer speakers some 15 years ago and they are still going strong with daily use. As for the sound blaster, I actually have my speakers connected through an old one and my headphones through the on-board sound and swap the default sound output device between the two of them.

  3. Re:SIcko on UK Computing Student Jailed After Failing To Hand Over Crypto Keys · · Score: 1

    I was kind of thinking the same thing. Would be funny if he was innocent of the original offence.

  4. Re:What I've seen at some intersections... on Unintended Consequences For Traffic Safety Feature · · Score: 1

    This is how most pedestrian lights are in my city as well. Maybe this system is optimal?

  5. Re:Why do we have screen savers? on Bug In Fire TV Screensaver Tears Through 250 GB Data Cap · · Score: 1

    We get donated equipment where I work, and I have seen lcd monitors with burn in that is visible even while turned off!

  6. Re:Old games were more difficult on The Rise and Fall of the Cheat Code · · Score: 1

    I remember some of the old games being so difficult to solve that you had to buy the game's cheat book just to finish it. Like you would have a hole in your inventory and you should just know to put that hole on a fence. Really?

  7. Re:Mark of times on The Rise and Fall of the Cheat Code · · Score: 1

    Maybe you should leave us and go hang out on a grammar board until you can learn to type on-topic posts.

  8. Re:Will upgrading iOS remove this? on They're Spying On You: Hacking Team Mobile Malware, Infrastructure Uncovered · · Score: 1

    The one time I jailbroke my phone, I couldn't update it to the newest iOS. This attack seems rather easy to notice if your phone suddenly refuses to allow any updates.

  9. Re:From 20GB to 1TB for Office 365?? on Microsoft's Cloud Storage Service OneDrive Now Offers 15GB For Free · · Score: 1

    Not only that, but google gives you 1TB free with your internet service.

  10. Re:I don't understand how this is a "record" on Fabien Cousteau Takes Plunge To Beat Grandfather's Underwater Record · · Score: 2

    This does illustrate how impressive it is to be on the crew of a submarine. Just thinking about it makes me feel claustrophobic.

  11. Re:Nuke the godless slant eyed fucks, NOW. on China Builds Artificial Islands In South China Sea · · Score: 1

    Right now what I wrote sounds extreme.

    10 years from now you will all then understand I saw the future you did not yet see, and you will call me prescient and wish those in power had done what I suggested.

    ^^ Proof that belief in a deity does not confer any kind of morality.

  12. Re:change for change's sake on Prisoners Freed After Cops Struggle With New Records Software · · Score: 1

    Management where I work (large non-profit daycare & before/after school) listened to someone who wanted to replace our main childcare database with a modified salesforce implementation. The result was clumsy, lots of extra data entry, and had hard-coded fields that didn't apply. It ended up getting ignored and dropped by all the end users.

  13. Re:Management botched it again on Prisoners Freed After Cops Struggle With New Records Software · · Score: 1

    Exactly. I can only assume the gp doesn't have to actually support end users. Maybe he is smart enough to not admit he can help anyone and thus they don't bother him.

  14. Re: I have to put my feet down again! on It's Not a Car, It's a Self-Balancing Electric Motorcycle (Video) · · Score: 1

    To be fair, motorcycles have a rider in a standing position. I wouldn't look forward to trying to balance that thing from that reclined position with any kind of cross-wind.

  15. Re:Trikes on It's Not a Car, It's a Self-Balancing Electric Motorcycle (Video) · · Score: 1

    I used to hate trikes too, but like you say, they are the only way for a lot of older people and people with injuries to enjoy riding. Now I appreciate the vehicles for what they are.

  16. Re:Yes, let's tax the poor on 2 US Senators Propose 12-Cent Gas Tax Increase · · Score: 2

    To spend an additional $8.10 a week would require buying 67.5 gallons of gas ever week. Assuming a fairly low 20mpg for what is mostly highway driving ends up being 1,350 miles per week. That's an outrageous 70,200 miles and $12,285 (@$3.50/gal) per year! At that point, investing in a hybrid would probably be a good idea.

  17. Re:Yes, let's tax the poor on 2 US Senators Propose 12-Cent Gas Tax Increase · · Score: 1

    It's only $1.20 for a 10 gallon tank. Even a large SUV with a 20 gallon tank will see an increase of only $2.40. That's not even enough for a big mac.

  18. Re:I prefer more tires for more contact with the r on It's Not a Car, It's a Self-Balancing Electric Motorcycle (Video) · · Score: 1

    I also ride a motorcycle, and I agree that riding in the rain on downhills or over those metal construction plates can be very harrowing. Maybe the gyros will help with that to some extent.

  19. Re:self balancing when stopped on It's Not a Car, It's a Self-Balancing Electric Motorcycle (Video) · · Score: 1

    Damn. Replied to the wrong post.

    On a side note, the video mentions the final version will be drive-by-wire. In theory, such a vehicle could be fully automated, like those google cars.

  20. Re:self balancing when stopped on It's Not a Car, It's a Self-Balancing Electric Motorcycle (Video) · · Score: 1

    Motorcycles typically have very sticky tires that allow them to stop much faster than nearly any car. The downside is that they rarely last even 10,000 miles.

  21. Re:So it's a gyrocar? on It's Not a Car, It's a Self-Balancing Electric Motorcycle (Video) · · Score: 1

    Computers.

  22. Re:Guaranteed Death on It's Not a Car, It's a Self-Balancing Electric Motorcycle (Video) · · Score: 1

    That only applies to states that allow both lane splitting and don't have helmet laws. I'm not even sure if California applies.

  23. Re:I just dont get it on Washington Redskins Stripped of Trademarks · · Score: 1

    I appreciate your insight into what seems to be going on behind the scenes here. I'd just like to say that you shouldn't just assume it's some Democrat funder doing all this, as it could be anybody. Maybe somebody didn't get picked for the team and wants revenge; or maybe one of the player's ex-wives is behind this.

  24. Re:My two cents on Washington Redskins Stripped of Trademarks · · Score: 1

    "The Washington Negroes". I wonder if that would offend anybody...

  25. Re:some level of fraud or deception on Wireless Industry Lobbying Hard to Keep Net Neutrality Out · · Score: 1

    I think you've hit upon an important point. I believe many ISPs are actively sabotaging customer's connections to some of the internet's content. Since ISPs now have bundled services that they can make good money on, the ISPs have incentive to slow and sabotage their customer's connections to internet based competing services. This would cause customers to quit the competing services in disgust and use ISP services instead.