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  1. Re:Not connected to the government on A Year's Further Research On an Espionage Network · · Score: 1

    The Chinese may be rationalizing their distance in a way that may not make sense to us, it only has to make sense to them to do it.

  2. Re:Blah blah blah Western hypocrisy on A Year's Further Research On an Espionage Network · · Score: 1

    Of course every country out there spies, but most don't try to take over innocent civilians computers in a bid to do so.

    It is mentioned on Slashdot not because of the action, but the method.

    Well if the US or Russia does take over civilians computers, they are at least better at hiding it than the Chinese.

    That is one thing about the Chinese government, they don't tend to be subtle.

  3. Re:Does it work on other things... on Look At Sick People To Give Your Immune System a Boost · · Score: 1

    Or are there images that would drop ones immune system?

    Like perhaps rotten.com or goatse, or would those images still increase ones immune system?

  4. Re:Designed Obsolescence on Blu-ray Proposes Incompatible BD-XL and IH-BD Formats · · Score: 1

    Depends on how many of the players can be firmware updated to deal with the formats.

    The two formats they are talking about appear to be in pipedream stage. They will be obsolete before they are released, if they are released at all.

  5. The worst part about trolls on NASA Mars Satellite Snaps 1st Public-Picked Photos · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Is that you can only mod them down once.

  6. Re:Other strategies... on How To Build Roads To Control How Fast You Drive · · Score: 1

    It will only lead to more problems road rage.

    And its a lot easier to shoot someone once they have stopped, but then getting around the car may be a bit tricky.

  7. Re:Skycrane on How Do You Land a Nuke-Powered Mini-Cooper On Mars? · · Score: 1

    per the TFA it is not limitless. It will only have enough nuclear fuel to power it for approximately two years.

  8. Re:Not good on US and Russia Conclude Arms-Control Treaty · · Score: 2, Informative

    They do not have the ability to create a launch-able nuclear weapon.

    Their test bomb was not small enough to launch, they could put it on a ship and bring it to harbor and blow it up maybe.

    They could though launch a conventional warhead against Japan though. It would be more likely to go boom also.

  9. Re:Not good on US and Russia Conclude Arms-Control Treaty · · Score: 2, Insightful

    They can damage South Korea, but they are not set up in a way that they could effect a war beyond the range that their current artillery is stationed.

    North Korea is a one trick pony and we know what that trick will be if they ever decide to play it. They will not play it.

    North Koreans are taught that the rest of the world has it worse than them, that dear leader has their best intentions at heart. The moment that the North Koreans were to reach Seoul the North would lose those soldiers. North Korea would only be able to sustain an attack for a few days at best, after that the North would be invaded and there would finally only be one Korea. (mass suicide of North Koreans would follow unfortunately)

    Their nuclear program is a joke at best, there have been larger fertilizer explosions than what North Korea test fired.

  10. Re:Two arms per person on US and Russia Conclude Arms-Control Treaty · · Score: 1
  11. Re:Hooray on US and Russia Conclude Arms-Control Treaty · · Score: 4, Informative

    No idea, but hey old nuclear weapons make for great nuclear fuel, so that is another bonus to this story.

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

  12. Re:Great! on Beijing Sweetens Rubbish With Giant Deodorant Guns · · Score: 1

    Think it would have exploded if you tossed in a match?

  13. Re:Not good on US and Russia Conclude Arms-Control Treaty · · Score: 1

    The Chinese already know that Russia is a more likely threat to them than the US.

    North Korea is a threat mainly to themselves and occasionally to the South Koreans. North Korea is unable to mount an attack that would go much further than a few miles past their borders, they just plain do not have the logistics necessary.

  14. Re:Spray on reactants instead on Beijing Sweetens Rubbish With Giant Deodorant Guns · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Rather than any of those options, wouldn't the best option to be to capture that methane and use it as a fuel?

  15. Re:lol wut on 10% Tax On Custom Software, $100M Tax Cut For Microsoft · · Score: 1

    Isn't all software custom once you get into the configuration?

  16. Re:Andrew would be upset, again. on 10% Tax On Custom Software, $100M Tax Cut For Microsoft · · Score: 1

    I thought it was him trying to not pay any taxes that led Andrew Stack to target people who have no influence on his taxes.

    I agree that there are some extremely messed up taxes for some aspects of software development, but that is not why he flew his plane into an IRS office.

    He got sold on the idea that he didn't have to pay ANY taxes, ANY, Zip, zero, zilch, none.

  17. Re:If you want it to act like a computer hooked to on What's the Best Way To Get Web Content To My TV? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Why not both?

    Wireless keyboard when you are just watching TV.

    Netbook for when you are watching TV and surfing at the same time.

    It's not like one makes you unable to do the other.

  18. Re:India is not known for its workmanship.... on Dell To Leave China For India · · Score: 1

    All it takes is some plugging of cords and tighten a couple screws then toss it into the burn rack.

    Building a computer isn't exactly rocket science, its closer to putting together a snap together model.

  19. Re:Wrong! on Dell To Leave China For India · · Score: 4, Informative
  20. Re:No DVD on Netflix Streaming Arrives For the Wii · · Score: 1

    I'd rather keep my warranty intact thank you.

    If I want to work with something hacked together I'll do it on the PC where recovery is simple.

  21. Re:Sorry, but why? on Indian Military Hopes to Weaponize the Searing "Ghost Pepper" · · Score: 1

    The hippies will be happy knowing that they are getting doused with organic free trade capsicum rather than some polluting lab created capsicum.

  22. Re:The *best* feature: on Sprint Unveils HTC Evo 4G Super Phone · · Score: 1

    And with an HDMI port to boot. Could be the lowest power and smallest home theater device.

  23. Re:Take this! on Laptop Computers Detect and Monitor Earthquakes · · Score: 1

    I would think that there would be enough of a variation between models that any software attempting to obtain such information would have to be tailored for specific models. The surface that the laptop is rested on may also come into play.

    There are simpler ways to obtain the same result.

  24. Re:Doesn't matter on Planned Nuclear Reactors Will Destroy Atomic Waste · · Score: 1

    As an engineer could you not find a way that they could remove the dust off the panels using compressed air rather than water?

  25. Re:Take this! on Laptop Computers Detect and Monitor Earthquakes · · Score: 2, Funny

    And that is why they no longer use "Etch a Sketch" as a means of recording earthquakes.