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  1. Re:They could wedge something in there! on Denials Aside, Feds Storing Body Scan Images · · Score: 2, Informative

    Oh sure, you say that know, but when the first vagina grenade goes off on a crowded plane, what will you say?

    These scanners would not detect a grenade inside someone. Either the vaginal or anal cavity would 100% shield a grenade from these scanners. They are LESS secure than the metal detectors....

  2. Re:The real WTF on Intuit Still Fighting Government Tax Software · · Score: 1

    Last I checked the Democrats had more than 50% of the house and senate. IF they really wanted to pass legislation they would simply wait out the filibuster.

  3. Re:No We're Not on Tor Developer Detained At US Border, Pressed On Wikileaks · · Score: 1

    That was passed by the house and senate and signed by the president. Try again.

  4. Re:No We're Not on Tor Developer Detained At US Border, Pressed On Wikileaks · · Score: 1

    You mean like this one?

    If you're going to call someone out for being wrong... try being right.

  5. Re:And yet- on What's Wrong With the American University System · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.4icu.org/top200/

    http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/worlds-best-universities/2010/02/25/worlds-best-universities-top-400

    You'll notice that the United States is disproportionately represented. (Effective troll though...)

  6. Re:Tesla on World's Fastest Hybrid OK'd For Production · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Comparing a 155K car to a 61K car isn't exactly fair...

  7. Re:More Info & Dashboard on Global Warming 'Undeniable,' Report Says · · Score: 1

    I can adapt if my house burns down, but that doesn't mean I should set it on fire or watch it burn without trying to stop it. Being able to adapt is good; choosing a difficult adaptation for no reason other than laziness or unwillingness to face reality is stupid.

    It's more like removing the gas lines becuase they could burn your house down. (Just sayin)

  8. Re:GM Must Be Freaking Right Now on Chevy Volt Not Green Enough For California · · Score: 1

    California is still largely powered by coal and/or natural gas.

  9. Re:100TB = $1 million on Data Storage Capacity Mostly Wasted In Data Center · · Score: 2, Informative

    I didn't know that I've got $25000 dollars worth of storage at home :-)

    It's not worth that much in your home, unless you happen to have redundant power supplies and redundant uplinks.

  10. Suggestion: Skip to page 21 on Java IO Faster Than NIO · · Score: 2, Insightful

    You'll laugh, hysterically.

  11. Re:Crowdsourcing is iffy at best. on Why Designers Hate Crowdsourcing · · Score: 1

    Once a Customer selects a winning Design in a Design Contest or purchases a Design on the Ready-made Design Store, the Customer and the Designer will be deemed to have entered into a separate binding agreement in relation to the provision of the Design and the Customer's rights in relation to the Design. 99designs and its third party providers will not be a party to this separate agreement and will have no liability whatsoever in relation to the performance or failure to perform of a Customer or Designer under the terms of the separate agreement.

    I believe that means if you get shafted on copyright it's your problem. Good luck suing the low bidder in China who uses the same design for every contest.

  12. Re:I'm Confused... on 'Bloatware' Becoming a Problem On Android Phones · · Score: 1

    The important different is that the replacement ROMs can be constructed 99.999% from source.

  13. Re:Can we say, Sprint NASCAR?!? on 'Bloatware' Becoming a Problem On Android Phones · · Score: 4, Informative

    No it's really not. http://unrevoked.com/ point and click.

  14. Re:TFA focus isn't just encryption... on Open Source GSM Cracking Software Released · · Score: 1

    The majority of phones have the ability to display an icon when operating in an unencrypted mode, but the carriers turn the icon off.

    I seriously doubt the secret service relies on the security of the cell phone network, regardless of who the carrier is.

  15. Great Outcome Ridiculous Reasons on Industrial Marijuana Farming Approved In Oakland · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The ONLY reason they're doing this is because they believe they can get ahead of the curve when California legalizes marijuana. They want the tax revenue and nothing more. This is not about freedom or fighting for what's right.

    Frankly the dominance of tax revenue in the discussion of legalization disgusts me.

  16. Re:Yes on Does Anyone Really Prefer Glossy Screens? · · Score: 1

    Or buy some sandpaper.

    WAT

  17. Re:3M on Does Anyone Really Prefer Glossy Screens? · · Score: 1

    I'm gonna step out on a limb here and say that's his website....

  18. Re:In Texas, the Opposite Problem on In Oregon, Wind Power Surges Disrupting Grid · · Score: 1
  19. Re:explanation about the condition of the grid on In Oregon, Wind Power Surges Disrupting Grid · · Score: 1

    We could reduce the number of dams we have or allow more water to spill over them here to better serve our commercial fishing industry if we weren't needing to sell that capacity to Californians.

    Nobody in California is stopping you. Seriously go right ahead throw away a major source of revenue for a minor one, enjoy.

  20. Re:So the videos are true? on Nokia and RIM Respond To Apple's Antenna Claims · · Score: 4, Funny

    What videos? All I see is "Get Quicktime".

  21. Re:why the obession with glider spacecraft? on Germany To Test Actively-Cooled Spacecraft · · Score: 1

    Without the ridiculously over-sized they wouldn't have gotten DoD funding.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_design_process#Air_Force_involvement

  22. The Abstract Says It All on Bitcoin Releases Version 0.3 · · Score: 1

    As long as a majority of CPU power is controlled by nodes that are not cooperating to attack the network, they'll generate the longest chain and outpace attackers.

    http://www.bitcoin.org/sites/default/files/bitcoin.pdf

  23. Re:Freud? on The Search For the Mount Everest of Caves · · Score: 3, Funny

    He'd do another line and tell you to get out of his bathroom.

  24. Re:security holes of releasing source code on Microsoft Opens Source Code To KGB's Successor Agency · · Score: 1

    Did you even read my comment?

  25. Camera in glasses on Colleges Stepping Up Anti-Cheating Technology · · Score: 1

    Yeah and what if I put a camera in some fake glasses?

    If people with the resources to buy a pen with a camera in it want to cheat, they're going to and there isn't much they can do to stop them.