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  1. Re:Before People Scream Conspiracy... on Dutch Agency Admits Mistakes In UN Climate Report · · Score: 1

    I wonder if this has anything to do with the legalization of drugs in their country.

  2. Re:Windows autorun viruses are like vuvuzelas. on Photo Kiosks Infecting Customers' USB Devices · · Score: 1

    My Commodore 64 didn't have a hard disk either.

  3. Re:Why on Grigory Perelman Turns Down $1M Millennium Prize · · Score: 1

    Its good to know nothing exploded.

  4. Re:Just a bit of bias there on Climategate's Final Days · · Score: 2, Funny

    Apparently there is plenty of openness with Al Gore's zipper.

  5. Re:I want one, but... on Buy Your Own Tron Lightcycle For $35,000 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not really, they'll probably charge you morgue rent until you're transferred out.

  6. Re:I want one, but... on Buy Your Own Tron Lightcycle For $35,000 · · Score: 2, Funny

    You wouldn't have to only worry about the hospital bill. There's the EMT that declares you dead at the scene. You'd have to pay the ambulance service. Lawsuits for those you injured in which your insurance didn't cover completely. Also there is the funeral cost.

  7. Re:If so? Drill, Baby, Drill. on ESA's GOCE Satellite Provides Gravity Map of Earth · · Score: 1

    Surely you jest - I voted for Change.

  8. Re:No we don't. on Facebook Usage Hits 16 Billion Minutes a Day · · Score: 1

    Facebook is the best way for those of us that don't have friends to connect with friends we used to have. Don't ruin it for us. ;)

  9. Claws on Bionic Cat Gets World's First Implant Paws · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does this mean that the kitty gets adamantium claws next?

  10. Re:now that's quick! on World's First Solar-Propelled Blimp To Cross English Channel · · Score: 2, Funny

    This is the future - an F22 Raptor with supersonic cruising speed uses too much oil and isn't green enough. We'll be dogfighting balloons in the 5HP military version.

  11. Re:I would make it even more drastic on Amazon Opposes Plan To End Saturday Mail Delivery · · Score: 1

    The less they deliver, the less I'm going to choose USPS Priority Mail as a shipping option. When I order something online I usually want it as soon as possible because its not something I can buy locally (otherwise I would have bought locally). I understand people look for bargains online and are willing to wait. However, I'm one of the individuals who uses online ordering out of convenience coupled with necessity. I'll just choose Fed Ex or UPS which will cause the USPS to lose even more business as I'm sure I won't be the only one.

  12. Re:Control, Control, Control. on Say No To a Government Internet "Kill Switch" · · Score: 1

    I'm so glad we voted for "Change". :(

  13. Re:Joke of the day on Bill Gates Doesn't Work At Microsoft Anymore · · Score: 1

    You're right. We see that with Apple every day.

  14. Re:They're no bugs in Apple products! on iPad Left Vulnerable After Record iPhone Patch Job · · Score: 1

    We just all need to come together and hate everyone equally.

  15. Re:Have they figured out the safety aspect? on Carbon Nanotube Batteries Pack More Punch · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I fly a lot of R/C models ranging from turbines to electric powered helicopters. The chemistry in the batteries has changed over the years but the highest output batteries right now are lithium polymer. Now, there are some A123 type batteries that are better and getting better but most of the extremely high powered aircraft right now use Li-Po. Battery failures can be caused by several things but what alarms me about putting something like this in a vehicle is the hazard of fire in the even of an automobile accident. When you have a high impact with some of these batteries and a cell is ruptured - the packs begin to puff - then vent. When they vent, the heat is thousands of degrees which will set off other cells in the pack. Think of the old stories about exploding gas tanks in the event of a car crash. Now think of all of these batteries packed into tight places under trunks and back seats and getting rear-ended or even just a cell going bad...or the balancer in the charger going out and overcharging a cell causing failure in that cell. A failed charger can cost you your entire car...or better yet, your house. Think of this thing going up in the garage...and you having a gas water heater installed out there. This stuff is dangerous enough as it is right now.

  16. Re:Look for the upside on NASA Ends Plan To Put Man Back On Moon · · Score: 1, Insightful

    So do gas, state and local sales taxes get applied to the space program? Did those taxes contribute to the Apollo program? I understand the statement you're making and its true but I think the context was within taxes contributing to the space program.

  17. Missed by Voyager? on NASA Discovers Giant Ring Around Saturn · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I'm not sure I understand why something so large was missed by Voyager. I understand the difficulty of viewing something like this from Earth but those probes were right there.

  18. Re:Even modern data isn't accurate on Captain Bligh's Logbooks To Yield Climate Bounty · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    If climate denier theories are correct...

    What the heck is a climate denier? THERE IS NO CLIMATE. ITS ALL IN YOUR MIND

    Actually, that statement right there already tells me that the article has an agenda.

  19. Re:It's Not a "Disease" on Secrets of Schizophrenia and Depression "Unlocked" · · Score: 3, Informative

    I just want to be able to marry myself and file myselves as a depedents.

  20. Re:Confusing Comparison: RTS vs RPG on Blizzard Confirms No LAN Support For Starcraft 2 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    WoW is a residual cash cow. They hope to do the same thing with StarCraft 2 by increasing ad revenue with Battle.net I don't think the comparisons mean much except that they are internally projecting how one game is going to do in comparison to their already established MMORPG.

  21. Re:Followup on the story on Satellite Glitch Rekindles GPS Concerns · · Score: 1

    All part of SKYNET's plan....

  22. The real enemy of Linux Desktop on Why Linux Is Not Yet Ready For the Desktop · · Score: 1

    Who do you think will take over if Windows dies? It won't be Linux. It will be the Mac! They already are easier to use than Windows (which is easier to use than Linux in many cases). It's more stable than Windows in most cases. Has great market share and is more poised to move into the empty space should Windows lose market share. Also, the iPhone is the perfect gateway device. People get familiar with it, the UI, they like it...so, the Mac feels more natural. Linux will not make it to the desktop because of the Mac OS. Just my prediction.

  23. Re:Not just a commodity, a necessity on Flash Drive Roundup · · Score: 1

    Not to mention, you can't make a tv show involving data transfer any more without writing into the script that the person transferring the data has a USB drive on their keychain. It used to be floppies...then it was full size CDs (see Ford Fairlane), then minidiscs...now USB flash drives.

  24. Re:switfboat on Discuss the US Presidential Election · · Score: 1

    True Socialism is more about community property and state ownership of businesses than it is about progressive taxation.

    Which makes his background of community organizer much more fitting.

  25. Re:lame on Microsoft's New Programming Language, "M" · · Score: 1

    In other words, if you want to be locked into using and paying extortionate fees for Microsoft technologies until the end of time, go ahead. Use Visual Studio. Otherwise, look elsewhere.

    Isn't it the same for Oracle? Ever looked at Oracle Financials and how many Oracle consultants it takes to implement? How about IBM and websphere...which does provide support for other things like Active Directory...but prefers Tivoli. If you want to use ASP with Websphere you have to go with Mainsoft...which builds their conversion framework on Mono. OMG, now I'm hooked to Mono?!