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  1. Data density is not necessarily the point on Why SSDs Won't Replace Hard Drives · · Score: 1

    As network bandwidth continues to grow, mass storage in central servers or clouds becomes more feasible. A netbook with even 8-16GB of SSD space not only gets more life out of its battery; it can also take more of a beating and access its data faster.

    Different media fulfill different purposes: SSD is more expensive and less dense, but it's also faster - that's how the pyramid of storage media is arranged.

  2. Re:This is how it'll happen on LHC To Idle All Accelerators In 2012 · · Score: 1

    Now these points of data make a beautiful line!

    (Oops, different game.)

  3. How can you tell? on Facebook Adds Delete Account Option · · Score: 1

    How does someone who owns data prove that he has deleted every copy of it?

  4. Re:This just in on Earth As an Extrasolar Planet · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, they needed a control experiment to compare their findings to when they prove otherwise in 20 years.

  5. This is great, but... on US Senate Passes 'Libel Tourism' Bill · · Score: 3, Interesting

    ... this won't help cases like Spamhaus being sued by spammers in the US for defamation and tortious interference.

  6. Re:I'm a bit concerned... on US Deploys 'Heat-Ray' In Afghanistan · · Score: 1

    cod piece

    If you see arcing electrical discharges or feel numb, you should probably remove that.

  7. Re:You can protect yourself from the ADS on US Deploys 'Heat-Ray' In Afghanistan · · Score: 2, Funny

    The page looks well-written, but sentences like "It probably shields against remote activation of implants" make me kind of suspicious.

    Fortunately, they seem to be giving good advice: "Covering yourself with tinfoil or Mylar, for example, is a great way to get noticed and stereotyped. [...] There are situations where it’s appropriate to bring others’ attention to the stalking-related events in your life. However, if you link every incident to a vast conspiracy against you, you’ll be perceived as paranoid or delusional." Really! :D

  8. Re:Meanwhile, in the intergalactic NOC on X-Ray Burst Temporarily Blinds NASA Satellite · · Score: 1

    Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

    Wouldn't that be closer to 10^100ms? :P

  9. I am utterly surprised. on Murdoch's UK Paywall a Miserable Failure · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Who would have thought people would object to paying for information (or the closest Murdoch equivalent thereof; this guy owns Fox News) that is also provided for free?

  10. Pah... on First 'Malaria-Proof' Mosquito Created · · Score: 1

    It's not as if malaria is even dangerous to the mosquito.

    If you're going to create a super-mosquito, why not make it immune to something that will actually give it some edge, like insecticide? ... :P

  11. So, can we confirm that? on BP Claims Gulf Well Has Been Stopped · · Score: 1

    Are we allowed to go there and take pictures now to be sure, or are we going to have to rely on BP's unbelievable honesty and trustworthiness for this statement?

  12. Maybe... on Google Tests Multiple Account Login · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Maybe the reason why I own multiple accounts is that I don't want them connected, either for security or privacy reasons.

    So yeah, I'll pass on this.

  13. Re:Unit conversions on NASA's Juno, Armored Tank Heading For Jupiter · · Score: 1

    3.2 square feet is wrong in the same sense that a square kilometer doesn't contain one thousand square meters, but a million of them.

    But a meter is indeed more than three feet, so it should be "over nine square feet" instead of "nearly".

    Errors like this are the price they pay for non-metric units, I guess.

  14. Re:Competition on Mozilla's New JavaScript Engine Coming September 1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's not exactly a huge leap of innovation, since monkeys already writing Javascript.

    I can't explain some of the code I've seen, otherwise.

  15. Ironically but predictably... on Given Truth, the Misinformed Believe Lies More · · Score: 1

    The comment thread under the article has been derailed by a heated argument about 9/11 conspiracy theories.

  16. Re:Good Heavens! on RIAA Paid $16M+ In Legal Fees To Collect $391K · · Score: 3, Funny

    How about a nice game of Tort? The only winning move is not to sue.

  17. Re:Good Heavens! on RIAA Paid $16M+ In Legal Fees To Collect $391K · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This is just more evidence that Piracy is Killing Music(tm)! Pirates, apparently less busy stealing food from the mouths of starving artists' starving children than they seemed, managed to pull over 15 and a half million dollars from the RIAA's coffers...

    Exactly! And who do you think did the RIAA steal those millions from? That's right! The artists! Pirates are totally stealing money from the artists, in the sense that the RIAA bleeds artists dry and then uses that money to sue pirates.

  18. Well duh. on RIAA Accounting — How Labels Avoid Paying Musicians · · Score: 5, Funny

    The RIAA can't very well claim to be protecting the starving artists if the artists aren't starving.

  19. Facetious? on Fring Calls Skype 'Cowards'; Skype Responds · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "They deserved the block, and we didn't block them anyway" sounds like an odd denial.

    Mind you, I think Fring is going about it wrongly and nobody who seriously wants an open standard and a sensible platform should even glance at Skype. Work with XMPP or the Wave protocol or something.

  20. Re:Now they tell us. on SETI Institute Is Looking For a Few Good Algorithms · · Score: 1

    - ???

    - Wait, where does this plan get profitable?

  21. Chinese News falling for Onion article again? on Chinese News Reports the Taliban Are Training Monkey Soldiers · · Score: 1

    It wouldn't be the first time.

  22. The Age of Free Information is over on The End of Free · · Score: 1

    Netcraft confirmed it.

  23. Re:Phones which can not make phone calls on The Verizon Wireless HTC Eris 'Silent Call Bug' · · Score: 1

    Hey, we heard you like phones, so we put a phone in your phone, so you can dial while you dial.

  24. Look, they both included stdio.h! on Claimed Proof That UNIX Code Was Copied Into Linux · · Score: 1

    And here, see? They're both using inline comments. Inline comments are an innovation by us. This is a rip-off!

  25. When can I expect my cheque? on China Says US Uses Facebook To Spread Political Unrest · · Score: 1

    Honestly, I'd love to get paid by the CIA to use Facebook. Maybe then I'd start playing Farmville or some shit.