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  1. "Works by heating the air" on Tractor Beams Come To Life · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't work in space then I guess. Good luck Deathstart/ID4 motherships - Millenium Falcon and are off for a spin... see ya!
    - "Han, V2.0 is out."
    - "Shit, Marching into the detention area is not what I had in mind"...

  2. The ones in the picture... on Researchers Say Happiness Costs $75K · · Score: 1

    look like they're about $7 on a good Friday night... :) That being said there should be enough money for "food, children and travel - the rest is an excess" - Vigo Mortenssen.

  3. State of Household Robots on The State of Household Robots · · Score: 1

    "One is glad to be of service."

  4. The state of Household Robots today on The State of Household Robots · · Score: 1

    President Marjorie Bota: Andrew Martin
    Andrew Martin: I've always tried to make sense of things. There must be some reason I am as I am. As you can see, Madame Chairman, I am no longer immortal.
    President Marjorie Bota: You have arranged to die?
    Andrew Martin: In a sense I have. I am growing old, my body is deteriorating, and like all of you, will eventually cease to function. As a robot, I could have lived forever. But I tell you all today, I would rather die a man, than live for all eternity a machine.
    President Marjorie Bota: Why do you want this?
    Andrew Martin: To be acknowledged for who and what I am, no more, no less. Not for acclaim, not for approval, but, the simple truth of that recognition. This has been the elemental drive of my existence, and it must be achieved, if I am to live or die with dignity.
    President Marjorie Bota: Mister Martin, what you are asking for is extremely complex and controversial. It will not be an easy decision. I must ask for your patience while I take the necessary time to make a determination of this extremely delicate matter.
    Andrew Martin: And I await your decision, Madame Chairman, thank-you for your patience.


    Wait, that's at least a couple hundred years off still...

  5. Facebook might want to be concerned on Ping Could Be Apple's Social Networking Backdoor? · · Score: 1

    Facebook might want to be concerned.

    Why - competition is a good thing, right?

  6. Re:This is the most absurd waste of money on Pentagon Selects Companies To Build Flying Humvees · · Score: 1

    That sums it up quite nicely.

  7. These guys on Pentagon Selects Companies To Build Flying Humvees · · Score: 1

    clearly watch too much futuristic action sci-fi and as such need to come down to Earth.

    Yeah, did anyone even ask the Tax-payers? Did anyone even ask themselves what's causing the wars? Look at the balance of wealth/poverty and it will become obvious...

    Recognize. Educate. Peace.

  8. Codec on Video Adverts On the Printed Page · · Score: 1

    I wonder which video codec they decided upon. I would imagine they'd pick OGM or VP8 to (considerably) reduce overhead by avoiding shelling out to MPEG.

  9. Inbuilt safety on Canadian Cannabis Car · · Score: 1

    - "Dude, we hit something..."
    - "Forgot to open the garage door dude..."

  10. Re:Just to pre-empt it... on The Strange Case of Solar Flares and Radioactive Decay Rates · · Score: 1

    Let me ask you a question. It's a one word one too...

    Dinosaurs.

  11. And on Tool Use By Humans Pushed Back By 800,000 Years · · Score: 2, Interesting

    How long until we learn to use them properly, i.e. mindfully and responsibly?

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    How tool are you today?

  12. KDE 4.5 Released on KDE 4.5 Released · · Score: 0

    Still a long way away from 23.2 ;-)

  13. Re:Without any evidence? on Online Forum Speeding Boast Leads To Conviction · · Score: 0

    If there were a bit more intent on behalf of a bit more people (and lobbyists in congress, Wall st. etc...), that would actually happen. So far, just a flashy publicity stunt.

  14. Re:lolwut? on Malicious Hardware Hacking May Be the Next Frontier · · Score: 0

    They take drugs. But it doesn't ALWAAAAAAYS show. Take some Diazepam dude. Yoga, qigong and reducing computer use may be equally effective. Speak to your doctor or psychologist.
    Did I overreact?

  15. August on Malicious Hardware Hacking May Be the Next Frontier · · Score: 0

    Would be more to the point.

  16. Re:Nevar Forget on Modded Nintendo Lets You Play Mario With Your Eyes · · Score: 0

    By the time those six months are up a Chinese version out at 20% the price will be up on eBay near you.

  17. Re:wait... what? on 60-Year-Old Glass Technology Finds Its Market · · Score: 0

    I think you'll find it's still very much the case today.

  18. Re:Amazon? on String Quartets On the Web? · · Score: 0

    I'm not expecting anything from an iPod (if you're lost read the parents), I have good headphones and I didn't ask your advise on how to best listen to music, but thanks. And try to stay away from coffee, it makes people irritated and hyper when they don't need to be. Good luck!

  19. Phrasing on 60-Year-Old Glass Technology Finds Its Market · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Gorilla is two to three times stronger than chemically strengthened versions of ordinary soda-lime glass, even when just half as thick

    Why not just say "four to six times stronger" while assuming the same thickness?... This information is considerably more apparent and easier to assimilate that way.

  20. Re:Amazon? on String Quartets On the Web? · · Score: 0

    Makes sense... Exactly my point.

  21. Re:Amazon? on String Quartets On the Web? · · Score: 0

    get an ipod nano

  22. Re:Amazon? on String Quartets On the Web? · · Score: 0

    But what's the use if their DSPs noticeably distrort sound when playing at 80% volume or more (which is how I sometimes listen to classical :)

  23. Re:Biggest News on To Ballmer, Grabbing iPad's Market Is 'Job One Urgency' · · Score: 0

    incoherent raving loon

    Crackhead in Latin.

  24. MS playing catchup on To Ballmer, Grabbing iPad's Market Is 'Job One Urgency' · · Score: 0

    as (almost) always.

  25. Re:Go East! on British ISPs Favour Well-Connected Customers · · Score: 0