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  1. Re:Wikipedia has something to say about this threa on Could You Hack Into Mars Curiosity Rover? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Sorry - script kiddies want lulz - hackers do it because it is there, or for the money.

  2. Re:Call me at the next breakthough... on Color Printing Reaches Its Ultimate Resolution · · Score: 1

    Get out of the consumer market, when you get to large format commercial printers, they have their own head cleaning/ink cycling routine, and you can have them be completely autonomous about it.

  3. Re:Real reason on Poll Finds Americans Think the TSA Is 'Doing a Good Job' · · Score: 1

    So you're saying TSA don't do a good job?
    Then tell me how many buildings terrorists have flown airplanes into recently. Name one!

    1) Define what their "Job" is and then we might be able to tell if they are doing it well.
    2) Define "recently" because "terrorists" have been around longer than this country so on their time scale 9/11 still counts as "recent"

  4. Re:RAID on Ask Slashdot: Simple Way To Backup 24TB of Data Onto USB HDDs ? · · Score: 1

    if you go with 3TB drives you would need 10 for the R6, you can get that + controller + enclosure for ~2,600$ or ~10-11 cents per gig. not too bad really.

  5. Re:Oblig xkcd on Political Science Prof Asks: Is Algebra Necessary? · · Score: 1

    NP, going back to my original post to you, i wasn't trying to be insulting or a smart ass. My comment was to the bit of "some soft social science looks much harder", if they are that hard then they need to be in a rigorous frame work for evaluation. If soft sciences want to be considered as difficult as hard sciences then they need to hold them selves to at least the same level.

  6. Re:Oblig xkcd on Political Science Prof Asks: Is Algebra Necessary? · · Score: 1

    Well you didn't seem to be interested in the rest of my comment did the first part distract you too much?

    Actually, yes it did, that and I tend to avoid Wired lately.

    Now after looking, and long read, i'm not sure what your argument with my original comment is?

    Do note that the root article for this is about Political Science, and then dove into social science. The article you point to is about drugs and your quote biology, which is a fairly hard science. Sure you can't control all factors in biology, but end the end they are working with chemical reactions which science and pin a certainty/confidence measure to quite easily.

  7. Re:I disagree on Being Honest In Exit Interviews Is Pointless · · Score: 1

    and here is your metal

  8. Re:I thought I disabled ads. on How Intuit Manages 10 Million Lines of Code · · Score: 1

    a quick google - shows

    http://www.gnucash.org/

    and it seems to be quite active

  9. Re:Oblig xkcd on Political Science Prof Asks: Is Algebra Necessary? · · Score: 1

    I know what the what the six sigma process is, i also know that it is common to use the six sigma scale to represent certainty/accuracy of findings as a measurement of standard deviation.

  10. Re:so what? on New Moxie Marlinspike Tool Cracks Crypto Passwords · · Score: 1

    if it was only reading the VPN traffic i wouldn't be worried about it so much. the larger implication is that it derives the user credentials.

    having on the session traffic leaves it open to only momentary chance that the person would get some juicy data.. but having the user credentials allows for far more issues.

  11. Re:so what? on New Moxie Marlinspike Tool Cracks Crypto Passwords · · Score: 1

    yes this is a CHAP issue

  12. Re:Oblig xkcd on Political Science Prof Asks: Is Algebra Necessary? · · Score: 1

    If you compare this to engineering where you can frequently synthesize systems, some soft social science looks much harder.

    Only if you where the hold the social science to the same level of final product as the engineer. When was the last time you saw a social science experiment with results measured on the 6 sigma scale? when was it a 5 sigma or higher result?

  13. Re:Artists do benefit on IFPI Won't Share Pirate Bay Damages With Musicians · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That is using the failed logic that a pirated copy is a lost sale. Also if all funds received from courts for piracy go into fighting it more the artists will never get any of it as it will be a continuous loop.

  14. Re:Kernel enhancement translation: on CowboyNeal Reviews Oracle Linux · · Score: 1

    You don't need to have a super computer to be using NUMA, current generation servers with multiple CPUs with integrated memory controllers use NUMA.

  15. Re:Wait what?! on Who Really Invented the Internet? · · Score: 1

    it was reality distortion field inducing turtle neck,

  16. Re:they don't want to admit govt spending created on Who Really Invented the Internet? · · Score: 1

    you mean like the interstate and highway system? sure the government stole the idea from the Germans, but hey road networks have been around for ever.. i'm sure some company would have built them, in an open manor for that allowed for all companies to benefit from shared use and upkeep..

  17. Re:actually its the BEST TIME on Movie Review: The Dark Knight Rises · · Score: 1

    Except that according to some of the "interviews" some of them thought that the smoke and gun shots where special effects added for the movie.

    so while some will be stressed by this others can't tell the difference between a movie and real life, to be honest i'm not at all surprised.

  18. Re:Something similar where I grew up... on Lenovo CEO Gives His $3M Bonus To 10k Workers · · Score: 1

    Do note that was 16 years ago when Kingston was the top of the top.. I have a feeling a lot has changed.

  19. Re:Important reminder on GM Car Owners With OnStar Now Can Be Their Own Rental Agencies · · Score: 1

    Actually you sue the driver first - then when they are dry you go after the registered owner of the vehicle. I know it sounds stupid but as long as the tags are in your name you are responsible for it.

  20. Re:See also: American Top Gear on What's Wrong With American Ninja Warrior? · · Score: 1

    i saw the German one.. i'll have to find that Aussie one

  21. Re:See also: American Top Gear on What's Wrong With American Ninja Warrior? · · Score: 1

    i didn't know they had an Australian version - the fact that it exists makes me want to try to find it and try to watch it once.. just to see if its so bad its funny.

  22. Re:See also: American Top Gear on What's Wrong With American Ninja Warrior? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I tried - once - never again.. that show is horrible.

  23. Re:File on Nearly Half a Million Yahoo Passwords Leaked [Updated] · · Score: 1

    +1 thanks

  24. Re:Privacy on Ask Dr. Ramsey Faragher About Navigation/Positioning Technology · · Score: 1

    His question is more on the map being required to locate it's self, your comment is about maps which you can show your self on after you know where you are. They are completely different sets of "maps".

  25. Re:Common problem... on San Diego's Fireworks Show Over In 15 Seconds · · Score: 1

    but he only does it once a year