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  1. Autobots! Roll Out! on Korean 'Armadillo' Electric Car Folds Up, Parks, Controlled By Your Smartphone · · Score: 1

    I will name him Armadilus Prime - proof that Michael Bay makes documentaries. ... wait, it's actually pretty lame, makes a transformation in pretty much a single actuation... he's more of a GoBot.

  2. Re:Just like parity files on Increasing Wireless Network Speed By 1000% By Replacing Packets With Algebra · · Score: 1

    And if I recall correctly parity files get their algorithms from the same ones used in RAID arrays: http://web.archive.org/web/20110724075400/http://parchive.sourceforge.net/

  3. A&A (Acronyms&Abbreviations) on Dutch Police Takedown C&Cs Used By Grum Botnet · · Score: 2

    I had to look up "C&C" (for those who don't know, it stands for "Command and Control"). It's easy for me to blame the editors, submitter, etc, for necessitating this, but then again, it took just seconds to look it up. Still, it's a nuisance, and honestly in the end I think it's an art on the part of the editors/submitter to know whether or not explaining them is necessary. So, for what it's worth, as far as I'm concerned: FAILURE!

  4. T-shirts? on Game of Thrones: Bush's Head Gets a Makeover · · Score: 1

    Bush's head (was) shot (as in filmed) first!

  5. Dome? Why not call it a "box"? on Hundred-Ton Dome To Collect Oil Spill · · Score: 1
    Dome

    ...having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere...
    ...a domical roof or ceiling.
    ...any covering thought to resemble the hemispherical vault of a building...
    ...anything shaped like a hemisphere or inverted bowl.

    Maybe 1.c.?

    a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.

    Still, "box" would get the point across better, IMO.

  6. Re:Great, more distractions for drivers... on GM Working On Interactive Windshields · · Score: 1

    I'm no expert, but when I think about the consequences of a pilot getting momentarily distracted, and he, say, doesn't make a turn when he otherwise would have, most of the time the result will be his aircraft will run into.... air. This is in contrast to a driver where, most of the time, the same situation results in the vehicle running into something.

  7. Re:Could be great news for those of us who homebre on Designing DNA Circuits To Brew Tastier Beer · · Score: 1

    If I could ask for a set of perfect yeasts, some would result in making the beer fit a lager profile without the need for cold-fermenting (as a matter of fact, none of them would produce tastes that don't fit their profile despite the temperature they fermented at), they would all have a lag-time of 0, some would result in a high attenuation (to make something like barley wine) without requiring a starter, and none of them would require refrigeration when stored in liquid suspension... or how about they just always work great when they're packaged as "dry yeast"? Also, I would like two hours in the holodeck with 7 of 9.

  8. Re:... lol. on North Korea Missile Launch Fails · · Score: 1

    Okay, a simple "wrong" would've done just fine.

  9. Re:Let the raging tardfight commence on Colossus Cipher Challenge Winner On Ada · · Score: 1

    Some people like Visual Basic for its ease in creating interfaces. Fixed it for you.
  10. Re:are the cycles really "spare" on 500-fold Increase in Data Flow from SETI Telescope · · Score: 1

    Ugh. I am very confused and frustrated. I've heard all kinds of figures for PC power use for running these things. From $300/year to now you, authoritatively (sounding) $2/month. A futile attempt by me at gaining clarification from wikipedia (I should have know better) resulted in me finding a section on the SETI@Home wikipedia page that is tagged as "The factual accuracy of this section is disputed." And points to a quite-lengthy discussion on the talk page. It would be nice to get some definitive info on this for once.