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  1. Re:HP - Dell? on New MacBook Pro Teardown Reveals 'Shoddy Assembly' · · Score: 1

    And at least Apple attempts to mitigate the damage of a throw-away society by putting a checkbox on the order form that gives you an option of mailing in your old computer so they can recycle it.

    Why would you want to do that when you can just sell it to offset the cost of the new system? It is amazing what some people will throw away.

  2. Re:Three words: on New MacBook Pro Teardown Reveals 'Shoddy Assembly' · · Score: 1

    What about the original ThinkPad line?

  3. Re:Damn on Tiny Transistors Could Be Used To Track Cash · · Score: 1

    Counterfeiting any currency is trivial when you have a government backing you.

  4. Re:$20 for the fighting spirit on GeoHot Asks For Donations To Fight Sony · · Score: 1

    Oh, by the way, since when does christianity allow freedom?

    Since when did anyone say it did? All religions are oppressive.

  5. Re:$20 for the fighting spirit on GeoHot Asks For Donations To Fight Sony · · Score: 1

    I forgot to mention that birth control was also likely a Greek invention.

  6. Re:$20 for the fighting spirit on GeoHot Asks For Donations To Fight Sony · · Score: 1

    Um, both of those men were Italians and the Arabs did not save Hellenic Greek writings "for us to rediscover".

  7. Re:Jailbreaking on GeoHot Asks For Donations To Fight Sony · · Score: 1

    Which should extend to all devices thanks to the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution.

    "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

  8. Re:Jailbreaking on GeoHot Asks For Donations To Fight Sony · · Score: 1

    The Library of Congress does not make laws or rule on cases. Like the name implies, they're a library.

  9. Re:I'd love to donate, just not via Paypal on GeoHot Asks For Donations To Fight Sony · · Score: 1

    Until PayPal decides to freeze your account and take your funds hostage on a whim. They can and will do this for no apparent reason and there is nothing you can do about it, as they have shown time and time again. Then you have these things called checks, money orders, Western Union, and wire transfers....

  10. Re:I'd love to donate, just not via Paypal on GeoHot Asks For Donations To Fight Sony · · Score: 2

    I've done thousands of international transactions and I can tell you that you are just plain wrong. In fact I've always gotten much lower exchange rates through my bank when I withdraw money overseas, I don't even bother exchanging money anymore.

  11. Re:$20 for the fighting spirit on GeoHot Asks For Donations To Fight Sony · · Score: 1, Informative

    Do you think the people in those countries will put someone better into power? They'll just replace one Islamic dictator with another and nothing will really change.

  12. Re:$20 for the fighting spirit on GeoHot Asks For Donations To Fight Sony · · Score: 0

    ... this is an important fight!

    With respect, what's happening in Tunisia, Egypt, Iran, Libya, Bahrain, ...

    Is important. This's just fun. Have some perspective. Carry on.

    Those countries are all going to replace one dictator with another, no real change is happening and in most cases the people will probably end up being worse off in the end. So long as countries in the Middle East are controlled by Islam it will always be this way, Islam does not allow for freedom.

  13. Jailbreaking on GeoHot Asks For Donations To Fight Sony · · Score: 1

    Why isn't this covered under the recent jailbreaking decision?

  14. Re:Not Surprising on Egyptian 'Net Killed By Intimidation, Not a Switch · · Score: 1

    No need for guns, a big stick works just as well.

  15. Re:Who cares? on Cisco Linksys Routers Still Don't Support IPv6 · · Score: 1

    The box says "Linksys by Cisco", that alone tells you that it is not a Cisco router.

  16. Re:Who cares? on Cisco Linksys Routers Still Don't Support IPv6 · · Score: 1

    Linksys is not a Cisco name brand, they're a subsidiary of Cisco. If you want Cisco brand equipment you should buy Cisco.

  17. Re:Acquiring satelites... on 4G Broadband May Jam GPS · · Score: 1

    My smart phone gets a fix in under 3 seconds.

  18. Re:I think it's time on MPAA Threatens To Disconnect Google From Internet · · Score: 2

    I doubt anyone would miss the MPAA.

  19. Re:Not a Jet Fighter on Robot Jet Fighter Takes First Flight · · Score: 1

    If I recall correctly, the F-4 originally mounted no guns. When it was offered to the Israelis, they had to demand that they be incorporated into the planes slated for them. In action in Viet Nam, American pilots also learned how stupid this concept was, and remedial action was taken.

    And this is how Top Gun was born.

  20. Re:Stock Price on Shareholders Push Hard For Apple Succession Plan · · Score: 1

    Steve Wozniak invented the Apple computer, Steve Jobs handled the business side of things.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Wozniak#Origins_of_Apple

  21. Free Dialup on Egypt Cuts the Net, Net Fights Back · · Score: 1

    "In reaction to the Egyptian government crackdown on the Internet, the French non-profit ISP French Data Network set up a dial-up Internet access. This way, anyone in Egypt who has access to a analog phone line and can call France is able to connect to the network using the following number: +33 1 72 89 01 50 (login: toto, password: toto)."

    I suppose that could work if they had anyway to get online and get that information. Although the Egyptian government can easily block access to that number.

  22. Re:Works great in Dallas on Golden Gate Bridge To Eliminate Tollbooths · · Score: 1

    They'll do what they do when you get a parking ticket in a rental, bill your credit card.

  23. Re:Correction for the Summary on Malaysia Releases Genetically Modified Mosquitoes · · Score: 4, Informative

    Male mosquito's cannot drink blood, females of some mosquito species require a meal of blood in order to lay eggs.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito#Feeding_habits_of_adults

    "Both male and female mosquitoes are nectar feeders, but the females of many species are also capable of drinking blood from many mammals. Females do not require blood for their own survival, but they do need supplemental substances such as protein and iron to develop eggs.

    With regard to host location, carbon dioxide and organic substances produced from the host, humidity, and optical recognition play important roles. In Aedes the search for a host takes place in two phases. First, the mosquito exhibits a nonspecific searching behavior until the perception of host stimulants then it follows a targeted approach.[14]

    Most mosquito species are crepuscular (dawn or dusk) feeders. During the heat of the day most mosquitoes rest in a cool place and wait for the evenings, although they may still bite if disturbed. Some species, like Asian tiger mosquito, are known to fly and feed during daytime.

    Both male and female are nectar feeders.
    Mosquitoes are adept at infiltration and have been known to find their way into residences via deactivated air conditioning units.[15]

    Prior to and during blood feeding, they inject saliva into the bodies of their source(s) of blood. This saliva serves as an anticoagulant: without it, the female mosquito's proboscis would quickly become clogged with blood clots. Female mosquitoes hunt their blood host by detecting carbon dioxide (CO2) and 1-octen-3-ol from a distance.

    Mosquitoes of the genus Toxorhynchites never drink blood.[16] This genus includes the largest extant mosquitoes, the larvae of which prey on the larvae of other mosquitoes. These mosquito eaters have been used in the past as mosquito control agents, with varying success.[17]"

  24. Re:Im sorry - define Kit on EMC Engineer Steals Almost $1 Million of Kit One Piece at a Time · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's how the English say equipment.

  25. AppBrain on Amazon To Launch 'Amazon Appstore For Android' · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "Users will be able to shop for applications from their PCs, which isn't possible with the existing version of Android Market"

    Guess they haven't heard about AppBrain.

    http://www.appbrain.com/app/appbrain-app-market/com.appspot.swisscodemonkeys.apps