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  1. Re:simply standing too close to an officer.. on Writer Peter Watts Sentenced; No Jail Time · · Score: 1

    so, what, you're saying that the beating was okay because he was curious? Or its okay for the police to hand out punishment? Don't you think that's the role of the courts?

  2. Re:As someone totally ignorant in this stuff on Ham Radio Still Growing In the iStuff Age · · Score: 1

    ...down the antenna?

  3. Re:All cars already have this system on $1M Prize For Finding Cause of Unintended Acceleration · · Score: 1

    Sitting at a red light, then the car jumps to 60mph in a couple of seconds? Jesus. That's quicker than a Veyron.

  4. Re:950 video at that price why not ion or a real d on 100% Free Software Compatible PC Launches · · Score: 3, Informative

    the nvidia ion? the one with closed-source drivers? ...hmm...

  5. Re:Other configurations on The Last GM Big-Block V-8 Rolls Off the Line · · Score: 1

    the "pancake" configuration, as you call it, is commonly called a "boxer" "horizontally opposed" or "flat" engine - Subaru use them for their cars in both a a 2.0 / 2.5 liter flat-four and a 3.0 liter flat 6. They are very smooth, and they do lend themselves to being at the bottom of the engine bay, helping to lower the centre of gravity. Porsche also make horizontally-opposed six cylinder engines for installation in the 911, boxter, and cayman. I believe radial engines aren't used due to the fact that in both inline, V, and flat engines the crankshaft (the power output) is quite low in the engine bay - keep in mind the ideal configuration of engine/gearbox/drivetrain has the wheels > gearbox > engine in a single line. Using a radial engine will "lift' the crankshaft away from the floor of the car, with the gearbox necessarily following suit.

  6. Re:8.1L on The Last GM Big-Block V-8 Rolls Off the Line · · Score: 1

    I don't know, but i'd pay money to watch it.

  7. Re:I friggin swear it on Google Releases Experimental Phone To Employees · · Score: 1

    Including zombie nerve agents

    nononono...not zombie nerve agents - they're anti-aging treatments that can bring dead cells BACK TO LIFE!

  8. Re:This is bad, how? on AU Classification Board To Censor Mobile Apps · · Score: 1

    Back to Oz, how about material that has not (yet) been submitted for rating? Does it have to be submitted for rating first to become RC and in effect forbidden? Do e.g. movies have to be classified before they are allowed to be distributed?

    That's pretty much how it works - if you want to distribute it, you /must/ submit it to classification first.

  9. Re:This is bad, how? on AU Classification Board To Censor Mobile Apps · · Score: 2, Interesting

    You fail to understand how the ratings board works in Australia - certainly, the ratings board says they're not "censors" but anything that is "RC" - refused classification - cannot be legally distributed. In that context, it cannot be called anything else *but* censorship.

  10. Re:not necessarily oldest living organism on Scientists Clone Oldest Living Organism · · Score: 1

    No, but there are plenty of maternal and paternal twins.

    think about it.

  11. Re:I think they should track on Tracking Stolen Gadgets — Manufacturers' New Dilemma · · Score: 1

    See, the problem I have there is a simple one - where do you draw the line at "not worth the time"? if, as you say, $300 isn't worth it...does that also work in the other direction? Speeding fines and such are generally in the 2-300 dollar range...if its worth them prosecuting me for this trivial amount, why isn't it worth them doing a similar level of "work" to recover a $300 device?

  12. Re:Tom Clancy == prior art on IBM Seeks Patent On Digital Witch Hunts · · Score: 1

    Tom Clancy's version was called Canary Trap. The idea has been around for much longer, though.

  13. Re:Who is this anonymous? on Slashdot Mentioned In Virginia Terrorism Report · · Score: 1

    Well...cats DO have rough tongues...

  14. Re:Me! Me! on EVE Online Developers Help Player Make Fan Movie · · Score: 1

    I'm sure someone would give you a hand...

  15. Re:BAARF on What Does a $16,000+ PC Look Like, Anyway? · · Score: 1

    Don't forget, rebuilding a RAID array is probably the most stressful thing you can do to the disks that were already in the array. So stressful, it might just be enough to push another disk over into failure...

  16. Re:under the TV on New iMac, Mac Mini Benchmarks Show Changes Are Slight · · Score: 1

    XBMC.app, huh?

    Seriously. Ditch that, get with the program, and run Plex.

    http://www.plexapp.com/

    Native Mac Mini IR remote support, native support for Logitech harmony universal remotes (which extends the control set beyond the four cardinal points, select, and menu) as well as much more cool stuff.

  17. Re:Lignin used to be the same way on "Liquid Wood" a Contender To Replace Plastic · · Score: 2, Funny

    Reminds me of a George Carlin skit:

    "Besides, there is nothing wrong with the planet. Nothing wrong with the planet. The planet is fine. The PEOPLE are fucked."

    http://gospelofreason.wordpress.com/2007/05/24/george-carlin-the-planet-is-fine/

  18. Re:First collision on Satellites Collide In Orbit · · Score: 0

    SUCK! SUCK! SUCK!

  19. Re:A Different type of spoiler on What Spoils a Game For You? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    yep, ditto. LittleBigPlanet was like that...I just wanted to get in and start making COOL STUFF! but no. Play through the levels we made, then you have to play through the tutorials for every. Single. Item.

    I've used a paint program before, so perhaps its not necessary for me to watch a tutorial on how to use one in the game?

    Or hey, devs, here's a better idea. Unlock everything, without forcing tutorials, and let players figure things out for themselves - maybe the players will make things out of your stuff that you never heard of!

  20. Re:USB connectors on Universal Power Adapter Struggling For Support · · Score: 1

    The trick with Moto's is, they won't start charging via USB until the OS tells it its okay - ie, the high-power mode for USB has kicked in. This is usually a driver function. If your Motorola can, (my V9 can, but my v3 gen1 couldn't) you should use it as a USB mass storage controller, rather than as a modem - then you shouldn't need drivers, for most modern OS's at least.

  21. Re:Lies on Single Drive Wipe Protects Data · · Score: 1

    ...and gasoline.

    Gasoline...and A MATCH!

  22. Re:Great... on Telephone Scammers Ordered To Pay $50M · · Score: 1

    I've got a better one than that - the elevator I was in once got a offer of a much better phone plan.

  23. Re:Internet Mythology 101 on Why the Mediterranean Is the Net's Achilles' Heel · · Score: 1

    Don't forget Hercules Returns!

  24. Re:Pfffbt! on A Sony Camera Running Linux · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I can run Vista on 512 MB of RAM, but not nicely.

    That's not running Vista, friend.

    That's walking.

  25. Re:Keygens on Trojan Found At Torrent Sites Insists "Downloading Is Wrong" · · Score: 1

    A bit slow though, makes me wonder what everyone else is running on there.

    Yeah, sorry, that was me. All sorted now. Man, this guy has a lot of porn!