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  1. Re:Now can the truth come out? on USAF Scramjet Hits Mach 6, Sets Record · · Score: 1

    The aurora was made up because people couldn't believe all the cool shit that was being made until the end of the 70s when engineering died.

  2. Re:For a Whole Fifteen Minutes on Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Has Passport Confiscated · · Score: 1

    I assume it happened before-911. Gaurds since then have turned into total dicks.

  3. Re:Well, duh. on Wikimedia Confusion Swirls In Wake of Porn Charges · · Score: 1

    Is conservapedia a joke site serious or a bit of both? I've always been curious. I imagine it attracts people serious about it and people that can't believe its serious and think it is hilarious.

  4. Re:You should use konqueror on Wikimedia Confusion Swirls In Wake of Porn Charges · · Score: 1

    In FF you have a custom search bar and you can makes them into prefix search terms as well (for the awesomebar). I've always left it at wikipedia since the awesome bar searches google (and my homepage has a google search bar on it.

  5. Re:Software RAID on Best Solutions For Massive Home Hard Drive Storage? · · Score: 1

    Why'd you opt for raid 5 as opposed to 6 or 10?

  6. Re:This isn't a bad thing on Hacking Automotive Systems · · Score: 1

    Make it read only?

  7. Re:I'm not worried about those hacks on Hacking Automotive Systems · · Score: 1

    Low chance of that getting hacked maybe... BUT totally likely that OnStar would fuck up and accidentally shut off all moving cars on the road. Or lock them. Even a disgruntled employee could do it.... https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/3389-Big-Brother-Has-the-Power-to-Turn-Off-Your-Car.html

  8. Re:While they were at it.... on In Argentina, Law Against Plagiarism Plagiarized · · Score: 1

    I thought it was good that she apologized saying she knows now that it isn't ironic but rather a malaproprism.... Which it also isn't unless you think unlucky rhymes with ironic.

  9. Re:As opposed to every other NASA proposal since 1 on Armstrong, Cernan Testify Against Obama Space Plan · · Score: 1

    Yeah I was going to say.. 'cedeing defeat'.. over the moon?? We haven't been there in most people here's lifetime! Obama was 11 the last time we had someone on the moon.

  10. Re:Kill CS for Mac on Adobe Calls Out Apple With Ads In NY Times, WSJ · · Score: 1

    *hands in his nerd license* sorry bout that.

  11. Re:25 cents? Not in the feds... on Outsourcing Unit To Be Set Up In Indian Jail · · Score: 1

    Sounds like childhood. No fiscal responsibilities but you have to do chores you don't want to, have people that you aren't allowed to argue with, can get stuck in solitaire and get an allowance that you can't spend since you never really get to go out.

  12. Re:25 cents? Not in the feds... on Outsourcing Unit To Be Set Up In Indian Jail · · Score: 1

    I imagine it is pretty variable by the prison and security level.

  13. Re:sensitive data? on Outsourcing Unit To Be Set Up In Indian Jail · · Score: 1

    Everything could be cut into bits that on their own are meaningless. Punching in an address by ID# rather than name.

    Not that I think they'd bother doing it right. I'm just saying it could be possible. Also, not all data entry is really sensitive data.

  14. Re:They can't on Call In the Military To Blast Rogue Satellite? · · Score: 1

    The level of technical difficulty in shooting something at 130miles and at 22,000miles is a pretty damn big gap. If they could they would why avoid showing your hand? What would america's supposed enemies do? Build armoured sats? It would serve to assert dominance and impress people. Note though that the US doesn't really have enemies that this would matter to. Alqaeda aren't exactly going to be worried that the US could destroy their spy sats.

  15. Re:Sweet! on Adobe Calls Out Apple With Ads In NY Times, WSJ · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Whats a hpux? There does have to be a lower limit of users before they'll bother adding support.

  16. Re:Kill CS for Mac on Adobe Calls Out Apple With Ads In NY Times, WSJ · · Score: 1

    Valve has a Photoshop competitor now??

  17. Re:What a load of cobblers on Researchers Create Logic Circuits From DNA · · Score: 1

    Depending on the use speed might not be a big issue if you can build the circuits for 100,000th the cost...

  18. Re:Could be worse on Genetic Testing Coming To a Drugstore Near You · · Score: 2, Informative

    "The anti-discrimination authorities may get interested, if your old barber was Black, but the new one is White... "

    I've been able to tell the difference between black and white folks without genetic testing for my whole life. But if I switched from a black barber to a white one I really doubt that the authorities would care.

    I find it fascinating that the dsytopic future you warn against has already been proven not to pass. I'm sure you could have thought of some form of government control that actually happens. Sheesh.

  19. Re:Those wascally conservatives! on The Telcos' Secret Anti-Net Neutrality Strategy · · Score: 1

    I know it would never happen since you guys in the states think that the constitution is some form of holy bible, unchanging and written by gods but...

    Instead of all of you people pushing to get people to throw your votes away by voting stupidly, why don't you push for something productive? You are pissed that you don't get a say or that you have crappy representatives because the 2 parties suck and another one won't get in. Why not push for proportional representation? Or push for some other 'made in america' idea to get your voice heard.

    Voting for no-bodies and leaving it at that simply ensures that your voice goes unheard. Pick a movement or a group and support it. I'm not saying you have to be a hippy or a frenchman and go on marches or protests. Perhaps tell some friends about it. Or talk about it online.

    It seems more productive at any rate. I'll never understand American political sentiment.

  20. Re:Hang on there, pardner... on The Telcos' Secret Anti-Net Neutrality Strategy · · Score: 1

    Not really true about the banks. In 2009~2010 Banks donated $5,877,242. 52% went to Dems, 48% to GOP. Dems edging out the GOP slightly but take into account that the dems are actually in power at the moment... by more than 4%. Lawyers/law firms however do traditionally support the democrats and they are the biggest donators of all.

    GOP: Leadership PACs, Big Pharma, Big Oil (overwhelmingly), Insurance, Banks (historically), Defense contractors (mercenaries), Telcos, Credit Co.s, Car companies (overwhelmingly)

    Dems: MAFIAA, Unions (Overwhelmingly), pro-israel, Computer companies, Casinos

    There, they both have supporters that we here on /. can all hate. Not that accepting money from these groups makes you implicitly guilty anyways.

    I do think it interesting that you thought that the car industry loved the Dems when their donations (re. bribes) to the GOP have doubled that to the Dems since '91.

    http://www.opensecrets.org/index.php

  21. Re:A La Carte on The Telcos' Secret Anti-Net Neutrality Strategy · · Score: 1

    Honestly I'm just hoping that Google ISP reaches me before telcos fuck us over too much. Google's goal stated repeatedly is to improve the internet and people's access to it since that is their business. Though it could go the other way, Google gets a big enough ISP going and then they don't have to be the defenders of net-neut they are today. Since they can profit either way.

  22. Re:From the same guys... on Oil Leak Could Be Stopped With a Nuke · · Score: 1

    When Poland happened in stage 1 of the boss battle; the boss mobs were merged still.

    And yeah I failed epically there, russia soloed the eastern front around the same time the rest of the party took down the western boss. I must have confused WWII with some other wow raid fight, generally the offtank just holds the second boss off to the side until the party downs the 1st boss.

  23. Re:This just in: on BSA Says Software Theft Exceeded $51B In 2009 · · Score: 1

    How many pirates call in for tech support?

  24. Re:This will get no play because it is nuclear.. on Oil Leak Could Be Stopped With a Nuke · · Score: 1

    Erm... yeah but we might not actually need a 50megaton earth tilting bomb. A few Kton might be fine.

  25. Re:This will get no play because it is nuclear.. on Oil Leak Could Be Stopped With a Nuke · · Score: 1