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  1. Re:A nation of cowards deserves no rights on Australian Government Moving Forward With Anti-Piracy Mandate For ISPs · · Score: 1

    I was born on the great antipodean continent, I live there also. I don't, however, consider myself Australian. Being an Australian implies membership of a body-politic, which implies supplicating to politicians and their sycophants. I don't do that.

  2. Anyone concerned about resource consumption on People Who Claim To Worry About Climate Change Don't Cut Energy Use · · Score: 1

    already knows about the Jevons' paradox.

    Live it up. Use it all liberally before some horde of misers ration it sparingly.

  3. Re:Windows DLL injection attack vector. on Source Code Leaked For Tinba Banking Trojan · · Score: 1

    As it happens, the fucks were on VHS.

  4. So 640k... on Source Code Leaked For Tinba Banking Trojan · · Score: 1

    is plenty after all.

  5. Re:Civil Disobedience on FBI Issued 19,000 National Security Letters In 2013 · · Score: 1

    I'll sign up to this program.

  6. Re:This is the final nail in the coffin of Fuel Ce on Toyota's Fuel Cell Car To Launch In Japan Next March · · Score: 1

    You also may not have heard of DME, which can be created over a catalyst from cellulosic derived syngas.

  7. Re:Yeah sure on Court Releases DOJ Memo Justifying Drone Strike On US Citizen · · Score: 1

    By "declaring war" on entities which do not exhibit the traits of Westphalian sovereignty, the political class has tacitly undermined their claim of territorial integrity.

  8. Re:Yeah sure on Court Releases DOJ Memo Justifying Drone Strike On US Citizen · · Score: 0

    So a wife-beater is benevolent, so long as he brings home the bacon and occasionally shows up at the door with flowers?

  9. US Constitution is a formation of prohibitions. on Court Releases DOJ Memo Justifying Drone Strike On US Citizen · · Score: 1

    I think you'll find that the US Constitution purports to _prohibit_ extrajudicial action regardless of the allegiance of the individual. The fourth amendment, even if construed to only cover "The People", when combined with the tenth amendment would imply that only state-actors or individuals are able to exercise extra-judicial power.

  10. NSA should have a copy somewhere in Utah on After Non-Profit Application Furor, IRS Says It's Lost 2 Years Of Lerner's Email · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Amazing how ineffective these intelligence agencies are when the issue in question goes against the absolute power agenda...

  11. Pressing the "break" will never slow a car on GM Names and Fires Engineers Involved In Faulty Ignition Switch · · Score: 2

    You were using the wrong control. A brake is what slows a vehicle.

    Note how it was the e-brake that actually worked in your case. A better solution would have been to use the service brake.

  12. Re:Electric. on Future of Cars: Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Or Electric? · · Score: 1

    The efficiencies typically quoted for internal combustion engines are _peak_ efficiencies, obtained at a specific engine speed and loading. Real world thermal efficiency, even excluding losses to braking, aerodynamics and powertrain friction is heavily dependent on how the vehicle is driven. Keeping engine speed low(ish) and working close to wide-open throttle is important for obtaining best efficiency. This is why the pulse-glide method works for "hyper-milers"

    Diesels engines are less affected, since the power output is controlled by fuel input, rather than manifold vacuum. It's also the reason why they take a long time to reach operating temperature.

    On a drive-cycle basis, the efficiency of an internal combustion engine is beyond woeful. That ICEs are so terrible in their current conventional application is the only reason EVs can be even close to competitive.

  13. Re:Good for the judge. on Judge Says You Can Warn Others About Speed Traps · · Score: 1

    It is a gang challenge. The gang members wear a fancy costumes and drive cars with flashing bling bling on top.

  14. Re: Don't bother with a lawyer...waste of money on Ask Slashdot: Legal Advice Or Loopholes Needed For Manned Space Program · · Score: 1

    Exactly. Don't submit to the arrogance of Westphalian sovereignty.

  15. Re:Security is not the users problem on Ask Slashdot: Will the NSA Controversy Drive People To Use Privacy Software? · · Score: 1

    I think the onion routing combined with a F2F (WASTE/Freenet) scheme, which could be handled at the transport layer and higher, would virtually eliminate the idea (and benefit) of sniffing packets.

  16. Re:10,0000? on Nation-Wide Internet Censorship Proposed For Australia · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's just Shatner's version of one million dollars.

  17. Re:NUCLEAR IS NEVER THE ANSWER on World's Largest Solar Plants Planned In California · · Score: 1

    You just look up that sort of information on wikipedia... ...easy!

  18. Re:Why? on Kansas Nerd Uses Net To Shake Up Political Fundraising · · Score: 1

    Well somebody has to represent the sub 5th decile...

  19. Re:solar and Seattle on Bigger, Cheaper Solar Cells · · Score: 1
  20. Re:Benefits to upgrading ... on Revitalizing an Aging Notebook On the Cheap · · Score: 1

    Get it cleaned inside.

  21. Re:It could actually be dangerous... on All Your Coffee Are Belong To Us · · Score: 1

    Hey! I work on the floor below, you insensitive clod!

  22. Re:Bah! on All Your Coffee Are Belong To Us · · Score: 1

    Freedom Press? All your Press are belong to us.

    Yours,
    Corporate America

  23. Re:CB'er solution on Long-Range Wireless Keyboard/Mouse? · · Score: 2, Funny

    You might contain the Watts, but the Kelvins would still get through.

  24. Re:The best way to not get caught on Inside the RIAA and MediaSentry · · Score: 4, Funny

    Put your money where your mouth is and do not listen to it I find it's a little hard not to hear the scrunching and gagging sound. The clinking of coins is also a little hard to ignore.
  25. Re:Who said Reiser doesn't support robust recovery on Hans Reiser To Reveal Location of Wife's Body · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, but by now, I reckon they'll only find a few bits.