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  1. Electromagvitational ? on Does Antimatter Fall Up Or Down? · · Score: 1

    I'm probably wrong & welcome being corrected, but I can't shake this thought.
    I'm under the impression Electromagnetic fields & Gravitational fields function similarly or the same.

    I'm thinking of a field situated like the simultanious implosion of a uranium or plutonium bomb, with these antimatter things trapped in the center.
    What if on one point of the field the magnetic strength was weakened, perhaps by touching it with another magnetic field, while on the oppisite end the strength was increased. Shouldn't the antimatter head toward the stronger field point if it were going to rise due to gravity instead of fall ?

  2. Re:Screw Stock Quotes on Google to Offer Real-Time Stock Quotes · · Score: 1

    non sequitur

  3. Re:How would they open a window? on Google to Offer Real-Time Stock Quotes · · Score: 2, Funny

    Aren't the windows sealed after a certain level? I mean how would they even open a window to jump in the first place? And the glass is pretty tough as well so breaking it wouldn't be too easy.

    I laughed for two days when the dog I adopted from the shelter ran fullspeed into the fullsize window next to the sliding glass door on our way out.

    The stock quotes could be win or lose, but a video feed will always be entertaining.
  4. Re:How will Google make money? on Google to Offer Real-Time Stock Quotes · · Score: 1

    Advertisements.

  5. Screw Stock Quotes on Google to Offer Real-Time Stock Quotes · · Score: 2, Funny
    Screw real time stock quotes, I want real time feeds to video cameras in the 50th floor offices of investment bankers when the US economy completely tanks.

    Bill: $50 says he jumps.
    Johnny: You're on !

  6. Re:I'm kind of glad it didn't work... on goosh, the Unofficial Google Shell · · Score: 1

    Realized too late that 'man goosh' was a really poor choice of phrase

    I'd seen the "/web>" at the end of the command line and tried "cd /" which fetched me some music results, but I've got tears in my eyes after reading yours, that's freaking hilarious !
  7. Re:Ajax/JavaScript on Microsoft Linking Silverlight, Ruby on Rails · · Score: 1

    In my experience Microsoft stuff in the browser was quite powerfull, it was actually nice being able to work with all of the things you mentioned there & being able to do such things was something I missed as I started getting into doing cross-browser stuff & hearing about security.


    In conclusion, we should go back to beating our children.

  8. Re:Anyone notice the diamond sponsor? on Nominations Open For "Most Likely to be Shut Down By Government" · · Score: 1

    Today it really doesn't matter which way you look, you're going to see Microsoft in some way/shape/or-form.

  9. Re:Wait, wait wait! on Why BitTorrent Causes Latency and How To Fix It · · Score: 1

    When i PAY for bandwidth from my ISP, they shouldn't limit it.
    Well technically, you could still utilize all of your bandwidth if you used other protocols/applications, correct ?
    I doubt there's anything in your end user agreement that guarentees bandwidth for specific protocols/applications.
  10. Inexcusable on MediaDefender Explains Itself · · Score: 4, Funny

    Computer systems should be treated as pets, if they attack someone they should be put to sleep.

  11. Re:break everything on What Could You Do With a Bogus Root Name Server? · · Score: 1

    How the hell is that supposed to happen without any geeks ?

  12. Re:Criminal investigation? on MediaDefender's BitTorrent-Based DOS Takes Down Revision3 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    It's sitting on the bench right next to the investigation as to whether Mediadefender being the originator of the attack was due to spoofed information or malicious software that somehow made it onto their network.


    The legal system should really be left out of the show being put on by the media companies & pirates, when you get right down to it huge sums of time and money are being wasted to protect something that's all in our heads, literally.

  13. Re:When you're hiring lawyers... on Johnson & Johnson Loses Major Trademark Lawsuit · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Probably. Be on the lookout for unusually large donations of medical supplies being donated to the Red Cross sometime in the future.

  14. Re:This is a good thing on New Urinal-Based Video Game Makes a Splash · · Score: 1

    Some of the bars I go to don't have urinals, they have a trough with drainage pipes bolted to the wall full of ice and citrus.

    Some of us have contests to see who can melt the largest crater.

  15. Mess you up on New Urinal-Based Video Game Makes a Splash · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm definately not playing this with any of the guys who used to reach over and slap my controller when I was beating them on Nintendo games.

  16. Re:Can RFID triangulate at short ranges? on Using RFID Tags Around the House? · · Score: 1

    I really like this idea.

  17. Re:But... on A Virtualized Linux System For Windows · · Score: 1

    At least untill your battery dies 5 minutes later.

  18. Re:I Spend Three Weeks.. on A Virtualized Linux System For Windows · · Score: 1

    Though, not necessarily in that order...

  19. Re:Worst of both worlds on A Virtualized Linux System For Windows · · Score: 1

    But... isnt a house on a dung hill, better than just standing on a dung hill by itself?

    Only untill you realize it's a piece of crap & try to sell it.
  20. Double Proxy on Carl Icahn Takes on Yahoo's Board · · Score: 1

    Microsoft initiates a proxy battle, everyone cries foul about monopoly/etc.
    Ichan initiates a proxy battle, everyone grabs popcorn.

    Microsoft doesn't need to be picking fights with all the litigation they've been through in recent years. They were smart to back down & wait things out.

  21. Re:Potentially crazy suggestion: on Dealing With Dialup · · Score: 1

    That's about what I was thinking, I really don't know anything about "microwave-transparent" materials other than they don't get hot in my microwave though.

    Could there be any sort of fire risk with something like that ?

  22. Re:Land, schmand. Pull it into orbit! on NASA Planning Mission To 40-Meter-Wide Asteroid · · Score: 2, Funny

    I can allready see the look of confusion on the faces of horoscope readers everywhere.

  23. Treated unhumanly on Guerrilla IT, Embracing the Superuser? · · Score: 1

    It people don't appreciate being called "assets".
    Keep that in mind.

  24. sister on Geeky April Fools' Day Prank Roundup · · Score: 1

    I tied one end of a bunch of pieces of fishing line to a bunch of my step-sisters stuff, I tied the other ends to the blades of her ceiling fan. I rigged the door to flip her fan/light switch on when it was opened.

  25. Re:Everything? on Geeky April Fools' Day Prank Roundup · · Score: 1

    I tried something similar last year with the daylight savings switch.