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  1. Re:Great... on Engaging With Climate Skeptics · · Score: 2, Insightful

    >And nothing on Wikileaks invalidates any of the work done at CRU or any other climate research institute.

    As soon as I read the email of two scientists planning to delete all data requested under FOIA or the UK version of that law, yes, their work became invalidated.

  2. Re:Not exclusive to T Mobile on T-Mobile UK Employees Sold Customers' Information · · Score: 3, Funny

    If you read the article, someone has.

    I know, I just come here for the stellar conversations.

  3. Re:9mm? on The Jet Fighter Laser Cannon · · Score: 1

    >As such when I carry I carry a little Kel-tec .380. Fire's the same projectile as the 9mm Luger (less power charge behind it though, but still decent energy delivery) but it fits nicely in my front pocket with no wardrobe adjustments.

    I had that gun. I shot ballistic gel with it and the penetration was good.

    Then I put a leather jacket in front of it. Penetration went down to 4 inches in 10% ballistic gel.

    You should consider the kel-tec 9mm as a replacement option, and with all pocket pistols, use FMJ instead of JHP.

  4. Re:9mm? on The Jet Fighter Laser Cannon · · Score: 1

    Not really. My neighbor has a Serbu Super Shorty he wears in a CC rig (shoulder holster with ammo and handgun on the opposite side), and it is perfectly concealable.

    The trick is to learn how to dress when carrying.

  5. Re:Alternative materials? on CERN Physicist Warns About Uranium Shortage · · Score: 1

    >Yet periodically we see attention whores showing up in Slashdot articles and crying that we will run out of uranium, a statement which is so obviously wrong that it is hard to explain by incompetence and bordering on the realm of malice.

    The same people that write these articles write the same articles proclaiming we are running out of oil within ten years.

    We've been running out of oil for over 100 years and running on that same prediction.

  6. Re:40 MILLION USD on LHC Successfully Cools To 1.9K In Lead-Up To Restart · · Score: 3, Funny

    >*Knock Knock* Hi, its the rest of the world here at your door, we'd love for you to come out and visit sometime!

    But whenever we do, you guys tell us to go home! Is that because of our obsession for things that go boom, or some other issue?

  7. Re:Cloud computer on MS Says All Sidekick Data Recovered, But Damage Done · · Score: 1

    >Enjoying having XP favor Core0 heavily with that new 4core cpu you'll get

    lern2processaffinity

    >not to mention that you need XP64 to even use a quadcore..

    Wrong.

    >and XP64 is buugggyy

    lern2update

  8. Re:The question was raised, not begged on ARM and Dual-Atom Processors in New Portables · · Score: 1

    Damn. I'm saving that post for future use.

  9. Please correct the article title. on Supermarket Bans Jedi Knight · · Score: 1

    The leader of the Jedi is no mere Knight.

  10. Re:Screenshot on Amazon US Refunds Windows License Fee, Too · · Score: 1

    A screenshot is better than nothing, which is what we have now.

    I mean I could post a story right now stating that CompUSA did the same thing for me before and it would be totally untrue. Yet it could seemingly pose as a front page article as we see above.

  11. Re:Screenshot on Amazon US Refunds Windows License Fee, Too · · Score: 1

    No, seriously, I'm not a troll. I want verification that this was done.

  12. Screenshot on Amazon US Refunds Windows License Fee, Too · · Score: 1, Funny

    Or it didn't happen.

  13. Re:15 wasn't enough? on Formerly Classified Global Warming Spy Photos Released · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wait, you read the articles? I just come here for the stellar conversations.

  14. Re:15 wasn't enough? on Formerly Classified Global Warming Spy Photos Released · · Score: 1

    Well, they actually screwed up because of the lack of resolution once already. There was an article and a dupe about it, but I can't remember/I'm too lazy to look up any of the keywords to find it.

  15. Re:Great! on Google Wave Reviewed · · Score: 1

    SSD drive. Problem solved!

  16. Re:Great! on Google Wave Reviewed · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    >a web browser should never, and I mean NEVER, need half a gig of memory to view my open tabs

    Hmm. 512MB of ram should be enough for any web browser?

    If it bothers you that much though, just go to your about:config page and edit the

    browser.cache.memory.capacity

    key to however much ram you think your browser should use.

  17. Re:They have control of device (including plain tx on Amazon Pulls Purchased E-Book Copies of 1984 and Animal Farm · · Score: 1

    >Not if Amazon remotely turns off non-drm files reading. Man, they can actually erase books remotely, they can't turn off a feature?

    They have. Read up on when they deactivated the text to speech feature.

  18. Re:Market share on YouTube Phasing Out Support For IE6 · · Score: 1

    Well, how about ATMs? They count!

    I can understand your concern about the automatic teller machine machines though.

  19. Re:Here they are. on Wikipedia Debates Rorschach Censorship · · Score: 1

    Another point worth noting is that even the APA doesn't condone the use of 'outdated' tests, which the Rorschach would certainly qualify under:

    APA ETHICAL PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGISTS AND CODE OF CONDUCT http://www.apa.org/ethics/code.html

    http://www.apa.org/ethics/code.html#2.07

    2.07 Obsolete Tests and Outdated Test Results.
    (a) Psychologists do not base their assessment or intervention decisions or recommendations on data or test results that are outdated for the current purpose.

    (b) Similarly, psychologists do not base such decisions or recommendations on tests and measures that are obsolete and not useful for the current purpose.

  20. I for one... on Ant Mega-Colony Covers the World · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...signed up for the Mobile Infantry! Service Guarantees Citizenship!

    Klendathu delenda est!

    Would you like to know more?

  21. Re:Public Figure Vs HIPAA, HIPAA Wins! on Hospital Confirms Steve Jobs's Liver Transplant · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well a double-dumbass on you, sir!

  22. Re:Lock and Load. on Man Attacked In Ohio For Providing Iran Proxies · · Score: 1

    6 men chucking rocks plus a van is a clear disparity of force scenario. A rock being thrown has been treated as "assault with a deadly weapon" in the past. So no, I'm not out of my mind. Just consider what could have happened if those rock chuckers decided to be more aggressive.

  23. Re:Lock and Load. on Man Attacked In Ohio For Providing Iran Proxies · · Score: 1

    >Never owned a gun or shot a gun I take it?

    Maybe I'm a CCW permit holder, reserve deputy, and graduate of 3 handgun shooting schools.

    Or maybe I'm just an internet tough guy.

    But 6 guys in a van vs 18 rounds of .40 and 13 rounds of 357SIG before reloading both guns means that van and occupants would have a very bad day if they decided to assault me.

    Also, if your aim sucks with iron sights that bad where you couldn't hit moving targets, try using lasers. Sharks are optional.

  24. Lock and Load. on Man Attacked In Ohio For Providing Iran Proxies · · Score: 4, Funny

    Time for this guy to get a conceal carry permit, a handgun, and most importantly, the training to know when to use the above. Online we defend ourselves with munitions known as anonymity and encryption. In real life we use body armor and small arms.

  25. Re:Scary on Secret US List of Civil Nuclear Sites Released · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yes, Obama accidentally the document.

    Here is the document blurb:

    To the Congress of the United States:
    I transmit herewith a list of the sites, locations, facilities, and activities
    in the United States that I intend to declare to the International
    Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), under the Protocol Additional
    to the Agreement between the United States of America and
    the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of
    Safeguards in the United States of America, with Annexes, signed
    at Vienna on June 12, 1998 (the ''U.S.-IAEA Additional Protocol''),
    and constitutes a report thereon, as required by section 271 of Public
    Law 109-401. In accordance with section 273 of Public Law
    109-401, I hereby certify that:
    (1) each site, location, facility, and activity included in the
    list has been examined by each department and agency with
    national security equities with respect to such site, location, facility,
    or activity; and
    (2) appropriate measures have been taken to ensure that information
    of direct national security significance will not be
    compromised at any such site, location, facility, or activity in
    connection with an IAEA inspection.
    The enclosed draft declaration lists each site, location, facility,
    and activity I intend to declare to the IAEA, and provides a detailed
    description of such sites, locations, facilities, and activities,
    and the provisions of the U.S.-IAEA Additional Protocol under
    which they would be declared. Each site, location, facility, and activity
    would be declared in order to meet the obligations of the
    United States of America with respect to these provisions.
    The IAEA classification of the enclosed declaration is ''Highly
    Confidential Safeguards Sensitive''; however, the United States regards
    this information as ''Sensitive but Unclassified.''
    Nonetheless, under Public Law 109-401, information reported to,
    or otherwise acquired by, the United States Government under this
    title or under the U.S.-IAEA Additional Protocol shall be exempt
    from disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code.
    BARACK OBAMA.

    -----
    Amusingly, it is addressed to Congress. Which means it would have been leaked PDQ regardless.