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  1. Re:SimpleMobile on Ask Slashdot: A Cheap US Cellphone Plan With an Unlocked Phone? · · Score: 1

    I have T-Mobile, and I love it, but their coverage needs to improve.

    I may pick up a pre-paid plan from a different provider next time I take a trip to areas with no coverage.

  2. Re:Advancement without damaing life would be bette on Scientists Reverse Engineer Animal Brains To Create Bionic Prosthetic Eyes · · Score: 1

    For a while on every story was a post by someone asking what a word in the summary was and why was that word not explained.

    In each case it would have been easier for the person to look it up rather than ask.

  3. Re:Prediction: on Boeing's X-51 WaveRider Jet Crashes In Mach 6 Attempt · · Score: 1

    Computers do not have the capability to punch someone, in order to give computers the capability to punch someone you will need an attachment that can punch.

    Sending the command over TCP/IP should be easy enough.

    The problem is how do you convince someone to install a punching device when the only point of said device is to punch the owner of the device?

  4. Re:I don't think we need to go Mach 6 on Boeing's X-51 WaveRider Jet Crashes In Mach 6 Attempt · · Score: 3, Informative

    Initially this will be for better cruise missiles, only after the technology has matured would they consider it for human transport.

  5. Re:Why not build several, perhaps 3, at the time? on Boeing's X-51 WaveRider Jet Crashes In Mach 6 Attempt · · Score: 4, Informative

    Four were built, three have been tested, one remains.

  6. Re:Prediction: on Boeing's X-51 WaveRider Jet Crashes In Mach 6 Attempt · · Score: 1

    Prediction:

    You will be very wrong.

  7. Re:Keep censoring and let the rest of the world go on Saudi Arabia Objects To Proposed .gay gTLD, Among Others · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The problem is that it will be easier to block them, so now they won't have access to them.

    The old "Women are for babies, boys are pleasure" attitude in the Islamic world is prevalent enough that I do not understand why they don't just come out of the closet?

    http://sheikyermami.com/2008/06/22/afghanistan-thursday-night-is-boyz-night/

  8. Re:Advancement without damaing life would be bette on Scientists Reverse Engineer Animal Brains To Create Bionic Prosthetic Eyes · · Score: 3, Funny

    The monkey used was also a rescue who has two siblings, one who cannot hear, and one who cannot make vocal noise.

  9. Re:Ok... on Scientists Reverse Engineer Animal Brains To Create Bionic Prosthetic Eyes · · Score: 3, Informative

    And your evidence that it couldn't be done is what exactly? Just because you say so is not evidence.

    If you are disputing what he said then you have to prove it can be done to say he is wrong.

  10. I'm not PETA but why wouldn't we be using humans for these experiment? Ohh to grotesque? Too inhumane?

    Humans have legal rights and can sue when experimented on, even when they sign on the dotted line.

  11. Re:Texas on Ask Slashdot: What's the Best Place To Relocate? · · Score: 1

    If you are referring to me as a former Los Angeles resident, you are mistaken, but yes there are many Californians in Austin. I would not be surprised if Austin is 2/3's or more non-native Texan.

  12. Re:This is why most MBAs should be fired on Forget 6-Minute Abs: Learn To Code In a Day · · Score: 1

    I have seen people come out of 4 years of College for coding and still not know their ass from a hole in the ground.

    The majority of people who go to college go to college for a diploma, any actual knowledge gained is a side effect and is for the most part completely accidental.

  13. Re:Texas on Ask Slashdot: What's the Best Place To Relocate? · · Score: 1

    For the most part as long as you don't go to hipsterish places you don't run into too many hipsters.

    Oh wait, I don't want people to move here.

    Um, yea, hipsters are all over the damn place, they are like lice or something, you can't get rid of them, stay away.

  14. Re:Please DOn't Launch on Korean Artist's Intentionally Useless Satellite To Launch This December · · Score: 1

    Please skip the last part; it detracts much more from the project than it adds.

    Without a launch the project is even more pointless.

    Harold Crick must die.

  15. I think he was referring to this.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Ranch

  16. Re:Can the U.S. military target it immediately? on Korean Artist's Intentionally Useless Satellite To Launch This December · · Score: 2

    They could make it much cheaper if it was in orbit and didn't have to burn though the atmosphere to reach it's target.

  17. Re:Texas on Ask Slashdot: What's the Best Place To Relocate? · · Score: 1

    No, don't go to Austin, our traffic sucks enough already.

    The public transportation is pitiful if you work anywhere besides downtown or a college community. It is often just as fast to walk somewhere as it is to ride the bus, and riding a bike is a lot faster than the buses. Lived without a car in Austin for a year, so this is personal experience, not hyperbole.

    We also have very expensive rents and apartment occupancy rate is 95%. It is currently cheaper to buy a house in Austin than it is to rent an apartment in Austin.

    I'm sure I can come up with more reasons not to move to Austin.

  18. Re:US on Ask Slashdot: What's the Best Place To Relocate? · · Score: 4, Informative

    Also FYI, be good at what you do and no financial crisis can hurt you.

    History tells a different story.

    Being good at what you do alone will not insulate you from financial crisis's, you also have to make good business decisions.

  19. Re:Give it up allready! on A Conversation with Rob Malda - Part Three; the Finale (Video) · · Score: 1

    Did Slashdot look at FarkTV and say to themselves "We can do worse." and then actually attempt to do worse?

  20. Re:Glorious? on A Conversation with Rob Malda - Part Three; the Finale (Video) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    What I would expect is a story submission stating that it is Slashdot's 15 anniversary and to post your favorite memories about the last 15 years on Slashdot.

    Something nice and simple like that.

  21. Re:Weaponization and First Strike Advantage on NASA Testing Supersonic X-51A Jet Tomorrow · · Score: 1

    You don't even need to get that complicated. The projectile will provide a hole, with that hole you will be able to tell which direction the projectile came from.

  22. Re:Now lets hope Apple joins them on Paid Media Must Be Disclosed In Oracle v. Google · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry I did not make it clear that the reporter is not getting paid by the corporate PR, just that the reporter is lazy and the PR guy is getting paid to write the basics of the article.

    While we are this topic.

    If you ever want to promote a protest then fax and email every news publication in your area about it before hand and you will get coverage. If you are protesting and wondering why the press isn't there, it is normally because they don't know about it.

  23. Re:Now lets hope Apple joins them on Paid Media Must Be Disclosed In Oracle v. Google · · Score: 1

    You can safely bet that every major corporation have people on their payroll to make friendly articles for them.

    Yes, corporate PR hands off press releases which then get changed very little and then printed.

  24. Re:And in countries where it's legal? on Bitcoin-Based Drug Market Silk Road Thriving With $2 Million In Monthly Sales · · Score: 1

    If you are interested in the impact of legalizing drugs I suggest you look at Portugal.

    Believe it or not legalizing drugs is actually the safer and saner option rather than putting a large percentage of your population in prison.

  25. Once the police arrest a buyer or a seller and obtain the persons account details the police can do anything they want with the account.

    So no need to fake anything, use real, but compromised accounts. They'll even have what would be considered legitimate account histories.