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  1. Re:You need documents for new plates... on Britain to log all vehicle movement · · Score: 1

    And a criminal gang won't have the resources to make their own plates? A bit of transparent acrylic, some reflective vinyl, a colour laser printer or vinyl cutter. Bob's your uncle.

  2. Would you like... on FTC Declares Can-Spam a Success · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...a successful penis extension with your Viagra order

  3. Re:False. Debunked. On Tuesday. on Superman 'Too Big' for the Big Screen · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'd sure like to help with the digital breast reduction. I'd be happy to donate all ten digits.

  4. Loved Ones on Google Launches Mobile Mail · · Score: 2, Funny

    So you can then phone home to let your loved ones know what your coordinates really are, +/-10 metres.

  5. Re:What a degree is about on Tulane University to Reduce Engineering School · · Score: 1

    If you had an "english degree" (I presume you mean a Bachelor of Arts, English major, not a degree from an institution in England) and a portfolio of extra-curricular programming code/projects, I'm sure you'd have no problem getting graduate employment. At least you'd probably have some skills for writing concise, gramatically correct docco and specifications.

    . Of course, if you pursued an "english degree", chances are you wouldn't be interested in employment as a programmer. All the spellos and bad grammar would drive you 'round the twist.

  6. What a degree is about on Tulane University to Reduce Engineering School · · Score: 1

    Remember that your University degree is a certificate confirming that you have the ability to learn.
    It is not a pre-vocational traineeship.

    How much you get out of it depends on your attitude and application. I don't think it really matters, in the medium to long term, what institution gave you a certificate.

  7. Re:This is the least of our worries... on Australian Senator Wants to Censor the Net · · Score: 1

    The problem is the senate ballot paper. You just tick a 1 in the party box, or else you have to number 1 thru n for n senators. Since the population is generally lazy or complacent, a 1 in one box is easier than counting from 1 to n.

    I think there needs to be more independent senators, in fact, I would go as far as to say that senators should not be party affiliated.

  8. Re:Template:High-traffic on Wikipedia to Restrict Creation of Articles · · Score: 1
    I'd say that yes it does. Earning a PhD in a subject means that you have spent years studying that subject...


    No. I'd say that earning a PhD only indicates that a person has the capability and perserverance for research. Just like a degree does not a professsional make, neither does a PhD an expert make.

    I could earn a PhD by studying an esoteric aspect of an obscure facet of [insert_topic]. That does not make me an expert in anything but the esoteric aspect of the obscure facet of $insert_topic.

    How many theses do you see make their way onto Wikipedia?
  9. Re:Recycling processes is normal for windows on Debugging Microsoft.com · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yes, I know. I put mine in the wheelie bin last night...

  10. Re:What the... on Debugging Microsoft.com · · Score: 1

    You run an i386? You insensitive clod!

  11. Re:Won't work with most newer cars on Device Stops Speeders From Inside Car · · Score: 1

    If the design intent is to increase the resistance against the foot, this could easily be achieved with a remote actuator and a simple hydraulic or cable system. Noone is saying it all has to be accommodated under the dash panel.

    Also, it could be done electromagnetically. A force-feedback joystick is not significantly larger than a non-force-feedback device.

    Additionally, it doesn't need to be done with force. You could increase the deadband of the drive-by-wire throttle positioner, preventing unwanted inputs.

  12. Re:Remember what Hihgways are on India's Road To The Future · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The main highway between everything and Perth (Western Australia) actually has landing strip markings on it (and yellow diamond roadsigns warning drivers to watch out for landing aircraft.

  13. Salt & Vinegar iPod on Barcode Scam Redux - Target's $4.99 iPod · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's a bit obvious when the iPod you are about to buy rings up as a packet of Salt'n'Vinegar Crisps

  14. 4.7 Bars on World's Tallest Building Causing Earthquakes? · · Score: 2, Funny

    What, less than 5 bars in a multistory building? Where does one go for a quite ale or two without all the crowds?

  15. Re:You could always just use... on .xxx Domain Remains in Limbo · · Score: 1

    I was going to register terrorist.org.au, just for the fun of it. Unfortuately terrorist.org is already taken.

  16. Goatse.cxxx on .xxx Domain Remains in Limbo · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm not quite sure how adding two 'x's to goatse.cx actually helps anything.

  17. Re:"Intergalactic war", huh? on Canadian Ex-Minister Calls For Serious ET Study · · Score: 1

    Vogon shock'n'awe

  18. Multi-Function Printers on Copy Machines At Greater Risk During Holidays · · Score: 1

    I'd love a 'bum scan' file that I could send in A3 to those multi-function print/scanner/copier machines. Particularly in a organisation stupid enough to have unfettered access to remote printers in remote locations and the obligatory communal 'scanner PC' hooked up.

    Then you could anonymously send the 'bum-scan' to a remote location, and let it languish in the pile of uncollected print jobs.

  19. Re:Project(ed) Costs on Hubble Replacement on Slow Track · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but pointing out the obvious, early in the discussion gets a +5 Insightful.
    br> It was a thinly veiled social experiment.

  20. Re:You live in a police state: Rejoice! on CCTV Network Tracks Getaway Car · · Score: 1

    Or why the customers needed to exchange large amounts of money in cash, and not use banking accounts
    So they could pay cash for their airline tickets...

  21. Re:Didn't we just discuss this... on Cellphone Songs Overpriced? · · Score: 1

    It's just a slow news day. Haven't you noticed that the media continues with 'in depth' analysis on a news story until the next story breaks...

  22. Project(ed) Costs on Hubble Replacement on Slow Track · · Score: 4, Insightful

    IMHO, delaying the execution of projects only makes them cost more

  23. Re:george dubya? on Texas Sues Sony BMG over Rootkit · · Score: 1

    George doesnt' even know how to interact with that new-fangled technology called...

    ...doors.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4454738.st m

  24. Re:Hydrogen Wells? on Truckers Choose Hydrogen Power · · Score: 1

    I'd say that the hydrogen is beneficial because of its wide flammability limits. This would help a diesel engine, which doesn't necessarily have a homogenous fuel/air mixture throughout the combustion chamber. Diesels are different to gasoline engines, in that the fuel is added during, or just before, the power stroke. This timing limits the fuel-air mixing somewhat, leading to leaner/richer pockets. The presence of Hydrogen in these regions would possibly serve to initiate combusion earlier, giving more chance for completion of the combustion process before exhausting.

  25. Re:The "environment" on The Math Behind the Hybrid Hype · · Score: 1

    The US is 10,068,490 sq km if you include Iraq.