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  1. Genndy Tartakovsky? on 12-Year-Old Boy Reportedly Builds A Nuclear Fusion Reactor (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    I think the kid's name is Dexter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  2. This already happened before. Do not mock the corporations with "insane" demands...

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  3. When I see young lads in the entertainment industry scooting around in luxury cars, showing off jaw-dropping villas and loafing all day long, I find it hard to feel they should earn what they deserve.

    Plenty of that ends up in alcohol, prostitution and drugs (and firearms) anyways...

  4. Porting should be given priority on Pitivi Video Editor Surpasses 50% Crowdfunding Goal, Releases Version 0.94 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I think the broader the base, the quicker the funding, so I would recommend pushing for porting to OSX, Windows and perhaps even Android

  5. Typo on Woz Compares the Cloud and PRISM To Communist Russia · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    subscritpions

  6. Oracle? Sony? on AMD Hires Bank To Explore Sale Options · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oracle? So they can make some sense out of Niagara...
    Sony? So they can make another poor decision... :-D

  7. Not sure about the name... on SHA-3 Winner Announced · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...doesn't Keccak(*) sound a bit gay in Italian, Mr Bertoni?

    Anyways, great job!! My security&safety uni exam is now even more obsolete :-(

    http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/checca

    (*) prononuced as spelled, I've read the article

  8. Re:Evacuation test run next year ??? on Mt. Fuji May Be Close To Erupting · · Score: 1

    Resistance is futile....

  9. Unskilled Teachers? on One Tablet Per Child Program Begins In Thailand · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If the issue is unskilled teachers, I don't think tablets can make miracles.

    Rather, invest in long-distance video conferencing gear!

  10. Oh... I thought this was about burying power cables... so that you stop getting blackouts every time a whiff of wind topples some tree along the street!

  11. Re:Wag the Dog (again) on FCC Boss Backs Metering the Internet · · Score: 1

    What about "traffic shaping" contracts?

  12. In capitalism on FCC Boss Backs Metering the Internet · · Score: 1

    "Cable providers have explored usage-priced pricing, but the idea has not been well received. There have been concerns that the companies were trying to raise their fees."

    And instead they're doing it in order to save us money? When the whole debate stems from wireless companies having higher revenues?

    By eliminating flat-rate they would be cutting out the main/only advantage wired connections have over wireless.

  13. Re:BB is a business phone on BlackBerry 10 Unveiled · · Score: 1

    My point exactly. So called "business people" prefer a phone where they can muck around throwing birds left, right and centre and miss the occasional call because they forgot the phone charger at home... and RIM has fallen between the two proverbial stools not satisfying either need.

  14. BB is a business phone on BlackBerry 10 Unveiled · · Score: 2, Insightful

    BB is a business phone, I think any attempt to make it more of a toy can only make matters worse.

    Apple and Android are very tough competitors, no point aiming at ousting them.

    Business people (if they exist, of course) need a phone which performs the usual basic office tasks, can be used a whole day without the battery dying and easily ties in to the corporate communications suite.

  15. And vice-versa? on Europe Agrees To Send Airline Passenger Data To US · · Score: 1

    Given the USA's track record on terrorists, I think it would be safer if THEY shared the data with the EU!

  16. Re:How i drive on You're Driving All Wrong, Says NHTSA · · Score: 3, Informative

    Left hand on the gear stick? You sit facing backwards?!

    Oh, wait, you said "real world"... where roundabouts rotate clockwise... :-D

  17. 6 o'clock on You're Driving All Wrong, Says NHTSA · · Score: 1

    Left hand at six o'clock and the other on the gear stick. That takes care of carpal tunnel issues.

  18. I personally think they shouldn't on Monty Python Crew To Reunite For Movie · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Personally I think they shouldn't.

    Maybe author a movie, but not star in it. They where great at the time (70's and 80's) but now they would risk looking outdated and desperately trying to cling to some sort of success.

    So either produce something truly "completely different", or no. Leave those outstanding movies (and of course TV sketches) as they where. Don't do a "Godfather III" or a "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" or a "Blues Brothers 2000" (and on). Please.

    Bugger.

  19. Hold on on France To Tax the Internet To Pay For Music · · Score: 1

    ...I don't get it.

    "Giants of the Internet" don't pay taxes in France.

    Ergo we tax ISPs (French companies, who already pay at least VAT, I'm sure) and give that money to the French RIAA!?

  20. Re:Cardboard hacks on Estimating Age With Kinect's 3D Camera To Filter Content · · Score: 1

    Even better, a blow up doll!!

  21. Re:As a Linux user on Fukushima and Chernobyl Side-by-Side · · Score: 1

    As a Chrome user on Windows having to *install* the plugin... I am dissappoint(ed)

  22. Re:The rise of indie on RIAA Math: Sell 1 Million Albums, Still Owe $500k · · Score: 1

    I agree with word of mouth etc. but it's airtime that gets you the best visibility. And radio or music tv aren't but the tip of the iceberg!

    Don't underestimate the power of getting your music into ads, serials and movies.

    All these need well connected producers...

  23. Finally on Mono Comes To Android · · Score: 3

    Finally I can hear good quality music with just the one earbud.

    No, wait...

  24. Re:Hold on... on Piracy Is a Market Failure — Not a Legal One · · Score: 1

    And good riddance to R&D at Maranello....

  25. Hold on... on Piracy Is a Market Failure — Not a Legal One · · Score: 0

    So it's right to steal a Ferrari?