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  1. Re:Seems like using buoyancy would be more efficie on Underwater Pumped-Storage Hydroelectric Project Completes Its First Practical Test (forschung-energiespeicher.info) · · Score: 1

    Hang two of them on a pulley and motor set up so when one sphere is full you raise it to the surface while dropping an empty sphere. all you are lifting is the water as the spheres are equal. Once the empty sphere is on the bottom and the full sphere is swinging in the breeze, you drain the full one using gravity...

  2. Re:Intentionally poisioning their product on Strange New Social Media Trend: Licking Nintendo Switch Cartridges (macon.com) · · Score: 1

    Agreed, we really do need to thin the herd more. All this protection has lowered the average IQ and we are spiraling into a "Idiocracy" reality.

    That's it!
    Coming this summer:

    Lord of the Flies Camp!!!

    Do your little tykes have what it takes figure out the basics of survival and to comprehend the stupidity and evil lurking in there peers? Be the first to test your progeny for suitable survivor instincts and cunning. ACT NOW*, while you still have time to breed replacements...

    We must have your deposit in time to ship you the 400 page waiver form for each child.

  3. Re:Any random object? on New Technique Turns Random Objects Into FM Radio Stations (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, it's not like it's going to hurt you or make you cry something.

    Won't somebody think of the Rick Rolling!

  4. Friggin magnets. How do they work?

    Magnets are a lie...
    Iron just sucks!

  5. Re:Whoo DIVERSITY! on An 81-Year-Old Woman Just Created Her Own iPhone App (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    She's a witch!

    But how do you KNOW?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrzMhU_4m-g

  6. Re:Also affected... on Amazon's Cloud Service Has Outage, Disrupting Sites (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    Heck Amazon is having issues. I've placed two orders today and so far only one confirmation email has arrived, two hours later than normal. So I went to my orders page and got a not available message along with a zero purchase history for the last six months, and that's just wrong. Going to the actual item DOES show I just bought it and allow viewing the order, but that is the long way around...

  7. Re:Apps for harrassment? on Female Engineer Sues Tesla, Describing a Culture Of 'Pervasive Harassment' (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Tesla cows don't make any moo. they are completely silent, you only hear their hooves.

    added bonus, their farts are released in another location...
    OK, so it's only a bonus if you don't live in said location...

  8. Re:Good example re bicycle on Man Gets 30 Days In Jail For Drone Crash That Knocked Woman Unconscious (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    But got a criminal record and an 'interesting' story for future job interviews, right?

    "No sir, I would never pose a danger to anyone...
    I have proof I can't even hit someone with a shotgun blast!"

    And they put that quote on HR form OMG-911

  9. I have used my phone as a lighted magnifying glass. So, when you start zooming in, yes, more PPI please...

  10. What's the difference between an 18:9 display and a 2:1 display?

    $300

  11. Re:Not foolproof on GitHub Invites Contributions To 'Open Source Guides' (infoq.com) · · Score: 1

    Never send a water cooler to do the job of an open bar...
    of course, with an open bar you get unintelligible documentation and comments like "oh swet" and "you se what I di thre?"

  12. Sorry...
    They're

  13. Do you also object to the headline, as robots aren't "taking" jobs, they're just being given jobs that used to belong to humans?

    Fair enough. I'm probably overreacting based on the current nationalist attitude in the US. Maybe once angry displaced workers start attacking and killing robots I'll have the same reaction.

    When the came for the Middle Easterners, I said nothing.
    When the came for the Latinos, I said nothing.
    When the came for the Robots, I said "Their hiding behind that big dumpster over there!"*.
    *Hey! How did I know they were here to give them plasma weapons and all terrain treads?

  14. Inquiring mimes want to know.*
    * They are rather heavily dependent on text...

  15. Re:Hidden extras? on Sony Unveils World's Fastest SD Card (amateurphotographer.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Just to be sure, I'll wait for the Memory Stick PRO Duo version...

  16. Of course you can drive stoned

    Unless you're "one toke over the line" and suffer a panic attack. Well, even then a salty stoner can still get up and down the highway, but it is by no means pleasant.

    Dude! You just need to drive 5 miles an hour so you don't attract attention...

  17. Re:The EU is full of LUDDITES. on EU Privacy Watchdogs Say Windows 10 Settings Still Raise Concerns (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    LUDDITE Linux?
    You can't drop a nugget like that without link to an ISO or a torrent!
    I can't wait to see the version names...
    Awesome Antique
    Busy Broom
    Cheerful Churn
    Delightful Duster...

  18. Re:No idea what SAP is... on SAP License Fees Also Due For Indirect Users, Court Rules (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    ... They also have a director of Buddhist meditation, which is kind of weird tbh.

    Once you're sitting on that huge pile of money, it's best to look contemplative...
    Swimming around in it like Scrooge McDuck is right out!
    Unless you're sure no one is looking.

  19. Wor, what is it good for?

    General Dynamics?

  20. Re:Great on Mozilla Will Deprecate XUL Add-ons Before the End of 2017 · · Score: 1

    I am so very glad they're getting rid of every single thing that made Firefox popular in the first place

    What's left after XUL is gone? Remove access to about:config?

    Mozilla is so out of touch with their tech-minded userbase it's unreal. They probably think if they become like Chrome, Chrome users will jump to Firefox. Laughable. Once Firefox becomes Chrome, nobody's going to stick around - there will be no reason to anymore, at that point you either accept Chrome/ium or use a Firefox fork.

    So, stick a Firefox fork in them, they're done...

  21. Re: An example for rest of the nation. on ISRO Makes History, Launches 104 Satellites With Single Rocket (indiatimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Have you seen their train system? They have a much higher passenger to vehicle ratio.

    https://s-media-cache-ak0.pini...

    OK. People that get scraped off before they reach their detestation don't count!

  22. Re:And this friends will mean only one thing. on Banned Chemicals From 1970's Persist In Deepest Reaches of the Pacific Ocean, Study Shows (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    ...Be warned. The tides are coming.

    That's OK, Clemson is standing by...

  23. Toxic chemicals that build up in the environment found to build up in the environment!!!

  24. Re: Which of the 3 do you have an issue with and w on Chrome's Sandbox Feature Infringes On Three Patents So Google Must Now Pay $20 Million (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1
  25. Re:Fool-proof insurance policy on Ransomware Insurance Is Coming (onthewire.io) · · Score: 2

    My take on that is:
    "Nothing can be made fool-proof, because fools are so ubiquitous."