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  1. Re:Accelerometers in phones? on Could Anti-Texting Laws Make Roads More Dangerous? · · Score: 1

    Perhaps a water sensor? Ooops but what about rain. Ah, a salt water sensor!

  2. Re:Accelerometers in phones? on Could Anti-Texting Laws Make Roads More Dangerous? · · Score: 1

    You're not supposed to use cell phone on moving planes.
    But the idea of phones disabling texting while in motion isn't feasible.

  3. Re:Bouillon ATMs on ATMs That Dispense Gold Bars Coming To America · · Score: 3, Funny

    The demand for bouillon has cubed.

  4. Re:I see a hack waiting to happen... on ATMs That Dispense Gold Bars Coming To America · · Score: 1

    Except the machine takes a cut.
    (Or rather than company that owns the machine.)

  5. Re:This ban could be shourt sighted. on Selling Incandescent Light Bulbs As Heating Devices · · Score: 1

    I guess that makes sense form a supply and demand point of view... but common sense says: how much light do I need in my apartment...
    If all the rooms are lit to a reasonable level I am not going to go out a buy more lights and plug them in!

  6. South Africa on Google Announces Project 10^100 Winners · · Score: 0, Troll

    South Africa is doing OK. Its the rest of Africa that needs the help. Ooops.

  7. proximity sensor is better on Canonical Designer Demos Ubuntu Context-Aware UI · · Score: 1

    Webcams are more common but a proximity sensor would be better. It can tell more easily if somebody really is there... without complicated image processing.
    And its more private since it doesn't record your image.. you can be in your underwear.

    As for the all the negative comments... its great that people are trying new things in UIs. I bet mouse got a lot of negative comments too when it came out back in the day.

  8. Re:All flash, no substance. on Facebook Competitor Diaspora Revealed · · Score: 1

    You make a good point.
    If we can somehow decide which one is best technically I bet we could push it to the press.
    How about a stunt where somebody is a room with only access to the internet via $best social networking tool for a month?

  9. Re:All flash, no substance. on Facebook Competitor Diaspora Revealed · · Score: 1

    Appleseed might be better tech-wise. But its mindshare that matters most.

  10. tech: ruby and mongoDB on Facebook Competitor Diaspora Revealed · · Score: 1

    Well those are current and trendy. But is it the best? I suppose php and mysql is too boring.

  11. Re:I dunno, man... on Facebook Competitor Diaspora Revealed · · Score: 1

    The name is fine... one you have heard it a couple times.
    Probably "The Beatles" sounded like a weird name of a music group and one time.

  12. breakable? on Dell's 'Dual Personality' Laptop · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I like this but...
    I wonder how many times you can convert it before it breaks.
    Does dirt and stuff get in the mechanism?

  13. browsers on Apple Relaxes iOS Development Tool Restrictions · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Browsers download and run code (javaScript).
    What about them?

  14. Where is Microsoft? on Breathing New Life Into Old DirectDraw Games · · Score: 1

    I thought tons of backwards compatibility was the main point of using Windows!
    Where was Microsoft on this?

  15. how to download? on Flash On Android Is 'Shockingly Bad' · · Score: 1

    I went to http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer with my Android phone and was told the player only supports the Nexus One phone.
    (not mine.)

  16. money on Pentagon Selects Companies To Build Flying Humvees · · Score: 1

    The military has too much money.
    Give it to NASA.

  17. Re:makes sense on 'Retro Programming' Teaches Using 1980s Machines · · Score: 1

    In Java it kills be to do stuff like:

            myfunction(new Date());

    since I always want to be able to free up what I "new" like in the C++ world.

  18. Re:Response on Germany To Grant Privacy At the Workplace · · Score: 1

    The employees are not property. The employer does not own them while they are at work. They should retain some dignity and rights. I hope we get a watered down version of this rule (since we won't get the whole thing).

  19. Re:Why does the submitter see this as a bad thing? on Apple Outs Anti-Jailbreak Update · · Score: 2, Interesting

    > 2010: The Year of the Linux Phone

    It is! Android and others!

  20. Re:the best part is... on Portugal Gives Itself a Clean-Energy Makeover · · Score: 1

    Since the US has more people...build more windmills, etc!
    There are more people to pay for it.

  21. Re:Without any evidence? on Online Forum Speeding Boast Leads To Conviction · · Score: 1

    Its a redundant police-ism. As speed is measured "kilometers per hour" (in Canada) then "rate of speed" is
    "rate of kilometers per hour". Just saying "speed" is enough.

  22. Re:Thank goodness: on Spinal-Fluid Test Confirmed To Predict Alzheimer's · · Score: 5, Funny

    If I had points I'd bump you to 6.

  23. Re:Bosses earn too much on High-Frequency Programmers Revolt Over Pay · · Score: 0

    > Money has no intrinsic value.

    In that case, could you please give me some.
    Ah, I thought not.

    > Also note: part of the price for being
    > a high-frequency programmer is generally
    > living and working in New York City.
    > It ain't all roses.

    Some people like New York. If you are rich its a great place to be.

  24. Bill Gates on To Ballmer, Grabbing iPad's Market Is 'Job One Urgency' · · Score: 4, Informative

    Bill was into tablets for years
    http://www.google.com/images?q=Bill+Gates+tablet

  25. you can teach this stuff to them... on Louisiana, Intelligent Design, and Science Classes · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ... at Sunday School.