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  1. Last time I had to cancel, I told them it was because I was moving to Singapore. I even got congratulated for having such a cool life, and was wished the best of luck!

  2. Re:Education... on Arkansas Has a Growing Population of "Climate Change Refugees" · · Score: 1

    AK is Alaska. AR is Arkansas. Rookie mistake....

  3. Re:Education... on Arkansas Has a Growing Population of "Climate Change Refugees" · · Score: 1

    the MSA has grown considerabley since you left.. its population is over double that now at 320,000.

  4. There is another option on Wi-Fi Router's 'Pregnant Women' Setting Sparks Vendor Rivalry In China · · Score: 1

    You could move here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  5. Re:Let's start an Elop POOL! on Elop and Others Leaving Microsoft, Myerson Taking Bigger Role · · Score: 2

    I hope he goes to Comcast. I really, really do.

  6. Re:Does he really talk like that? on Elop and Others Leaving Microsoft, Myerson Taking Bigger Role · · Score: 1

    I think you mean "toeing some line".

  7. "Goody guy with a Gun" Myth on NASA-ESA Project Will Shoot an Asteroid To See What Happens · · Score: 1

    This is exactly why we need concealed carry laws. Asteroids have a right to defend themselves.

  8. Fighting Words on Pope Francis: There Are Limits To Freedom of Expression · · Score: 1

    In the US there is a concept of "Fighting Words" that justify throwing the punch. The Arkansas Court upheld this a few years ago over calling a cop "chicken sh*t" and "mother fcuker". Read about it here: https://bulk.resource.org/cour...

  9. Its the good stuff that lasts on Ancient Roman Concrete Is About To Revolutionize Modern Architecture · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm sure that Roman concrete greatly varied in quality. Every batch was an experiment using local materials.The crap that didln't last for 25 year is long gone. All we have left to look at today are the results of successful experiments. And it is a wise thing to learn from it. But to consider everything the ancients built as evidence of their genius disregards the winnowing of time. Good stuff lasts, bad stuff falls apart and is discarded.

  10. Re:Bjørn Olstad on Microsoft Phasing Out FAST Search For Linux, Unix · · Score: 0

    Moose bites can be very painful.

  11. Thank you posters.. on Vatican Debates Possibility of Alien Life · · Score: 0

    For your sensitivity to my religion. Please know how much your respect is appreciated.

  12. Its adsorption, no absorption on Thermonuclear Reactor To Use Coconut Shells · · Score: 0

    The activated carbon adsorbs the waste, which means it gets trapped on the surface of the carbon, which has about 400 square meters of area per gram because it has so many micropores.

  13. ALIX on Low-Power Home Linux Server? · · Score: 1, Informative

    I use one of these ALIX board with a 500 MHZ Geode processor: http://www.netgate.com/product_info.php?cPath=60_84&products_id=673 Uses less electricity than a night light!

  14. Itâ(TM)s a shortcut to fun! on Microsoft Tag, Smartphone-Scannable Barcodes · · Score: 0

    Says the web page to Get Started: "Its a shortcut to fun!"
    Wheeeee! I can read MORE ads!

  15. disown on (Useful) Stupid Unix Tricks? · · Score: 0

    "disown" is a useful command when you have something running in a terminal and you have to shut down your client, especially if it is a process that is going to run for a long time. Just put the process into background and disown it. Now when the shell recieves a SIGHUP, the disowned process does not...

  16. I know a Prof who works this... on IT Students Contract Out Coursework To India · · Score: 0

    He checks the project-for-hire boards for assignments he hands out, and bids to do the homework for the student. The sweet part is that he has hard proof of cheating, and get PAID by the looser he's about to throw out of his class.

  17. I, for one... on Germs Taken Into Space May Come Back Deadlier · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I, for one, welcome our new superbug overlords.

  18. Re:I still haven't heard a verdict on Microsoft to Simplify Downgrades From Vista to XP · · Score: 1

    I'll add another anectdote, but I think they add up to a bigger picture.

    Last week my Dad bought a new ultraportable Sony Vaio and I helped him downgrade from Vista Business to XP. The sales droid at Best Buy agreed it was a good idea when I told him the plan.

    The hard part was getting all the drivers right. Sony doesn't provide XP drivers for the newer models that sell with Vista. Either way you get screwed.

  19. Re:impervious to water, how about body heat? on Polyethylene Bulletproof Vests Better Than Kevlar · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'm sure this is not a slab of plastic. Allied Signal has a very similar product that they've been marketing for years. It is highly oriented HDPE fibers. Think about what happens to a bread bag when you pull real hard on it. The fibers become highly oriented and crystaline -- and very strong. Since the vest is made of layers of fabric woven from these fibers, it is flexible and breathes.

  20. I thought they were pirates... on Body Modifications Still Hinder IT Professionals? · · Score: 1

    There are some jobs where the gear is expected. I tell my daughter the men with long hair, bandanas, and earrings that we pass on the street are pirates home on shore leave. Harrrr!