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  1. Doesn't know how to use reading properly on Why You Shouldn't Use Spreadsheets For Important Work · · Score: 1

    "What he's really saying is somebody else don't know how to use spread sheets properly."

    Fixed that for you!

  2. Human error on Organic Cat Litter May Have Caused Nuclear Waste Accident · · Score: 1

    Claiming that kitty litter caused this is rather like say the Tacoma Bridge collapse was caused by Wind.

    The failure in both cases was Human error!

  3. LPG is current on Future of Cars: Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Or Electric? · · Score: 1

    While technically dual fuel I run my current car on almost entirely on LPG and I'm a big fan. It is massively cleaner than diesel and better than petrol. Performance with modern ECU engines is good. However it is still an interim solution because it is still a fossil fuel and is therefore carbon negative.

    Hydrogen fuel produced from sea water by off shore wind turbines using surplus off peak power will replace it in the long term future because it is CO2 neutral.

    http://www.hydrogen.co.uk/h2/o...

  4. Doesn't solve the 'problems' on Future of Cars: Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Or Electric? · · Score: 1

    Electric cars still use hydrocarbon fuel in power stations, have a limited range and are slow to recharg.

    Hydrogen powered cars can refill quickly and use Hydrogen produced by Offshore wind farms.

    Offshore wind farms can produce electricity for peak demand and off peak use sea water hydrolysis to make hydrogen or even carbon neutral hydgrocarbon fuel by combining it with Carbon from CO2.

  5. Patent nonsense on Scientists Discover Nickel-Eating Plant Species · · Score: 1

    There are hundred of natural [a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperaccumulator"]Hyper-Accumulators[/a]

    However active use of these is blocked by patent e.g. http://www.google.co.uk/patent...

  6. Perhaps Hartlepool was right after all... on China Using Troop of Trained Monkeys To Guard Air Base · · Score: 1

    Hartlepool a city in Northern England has one claim to fame. During the Napoleonic war they Hung a Monkey washed ashore after a storm because they suspected it was a French Spy.

    Perhaps they were actually right after all.

  7. Re:Not a surprise on Code Quality: Open Source vs. Proprietary · · Score: 2

    Proves nothing of the sort.

    It would likely have remained hidden in a closed source equivalent.

  8. Misconduct in public office? on Student Records Kids Who Bully Him, Then Gets Threatened With Wiretapping Charge · · Score: 1

    Don't you have any laws against Misconduct in public office that could be brought again that head teacher and police officer for the egregious breach of rights.

  9. Updated parts on GM Names Names, Suspends Two Engineers Over Ignition-Switch Safety · · Score: 1

    One engineer may have tried to re-engineer the faulty ignition switch without changing the part numberâ"an unheard-of practice in the industry.

    In my experience this is quite common, the part number identifies the requirement/role, not the actual part implementation. If you buy a Original Equipment, 3rd pattern part or cheapo import they always have the same part-number.

    For example STC4382 is the part number for a wheel bearing on various Land Rovers and is the same for Original Land Rover Part, BritPart pattern replacement or superior Timken replacement.

  10. Famous UK Personalised number plates on Can You Buy a License To Speed In California? · · Score: 1
  11. ANPR on Can You Buy a License To Speed In California? · · Score: 1

    The major motivation for this to facilitate ANPR for stealthly speed cameras.

  12. No 'Consideration' on Heartbleed Coder: Bug In OpenSSL Was an Honest Mistake · · Score: 1

    There is no Consideration to the Programmer, so there is no contract and no liability.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C...

  13. Why the Antivirus Era Is Over on Stung By File-Encrypting Malware, Researchers Fight Back · · Score: 5, Informative
  14. Not a Myth on Stung By File-Encrypting Malware, Researchers Fight Back · · Score: 1

    The so-called security industry is big part of the problem.

    While they continue to peddle their snake oil and sticking plaster solutions that the underlying problem. Microsoft and company will continue to peddle insecure crap ware.

  15. State of the Union address / 16 this year on Interview: Ask Bruce Perens What You Will · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The OSI is 16 this year and in many ways has experienced a difficult childhood but has grown stronger as a result.

    What challenges do you forsee out child for the future?

  16. Seriously on Department of Transportation Makes Rear View Cameras Mandatory · · Score: 1

    Oblivious to 1st April

    I thought all these were pretty good but I'm staggered people are taking this seriouysly

    http://www.independent.co.uk/n...

  17. Google on Department of Transportation Makes Rear View Cameras Mandatory · · Score: 1

    Ahead of the curve again.

    http://www.plasticmobile.com/w...

  18. Putin following old Soviet patterns on Russia Blocks Internet Sites of Putin Critics · · Score: 1

    Putin will follow the old Soviet pattern and invade very shortly after being invited following the bogus referendum result is announced.

    Just like the Soviets did in Hungry 1955, Czechoslovakia 1968 Afghanistan in 1979 and Georgia in 2008

  19. Phishing sites on Google Blurring Distinction Between Ads and Organic Search Results · · Score: 1

    This is already being abused by phishing and scam sites.

    Search for the Car Tax, Driving licence or DVLA (UK Driving Vehicle licencing agency) and you see three ads for application scams sites.

    The same for a UK fishing licence, or European Health insurance card.

  20. Re:Nice idea but.... on As the Web Turns 25, Sir Tim Berners-Lee Calls For A Web Magna Carta · · Score: 1

    Magna Carta was practically signed at swordpoint.

    This is why I included an obligitory xkcd in the original submission, but I think conflating the leveraging of power in digital domain with the threat of violence and civil unrest have been a too subtle for the editor.

    http://xkcd.com/857/

  21. His thinking is transparent on US Court Freezes Assets of Mt. Gox CEO · · Score: 1

    "the US govt. doesn't want us to talk about it",

    Translates to : Blame the government and all the libertarian patsies will rush to our defence.

  22. statistically unjustified opinion on China Deploys Satellites In Search For Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight · · Score: 1

    The vast majority of passports are stolen for mundane criminal purposes not terrorism.

    http://www.independent.co.uk/v...

  23. Irrational on Bitcoin Inventor Satoshi Nakamoto Outed By Newsweek · · Score: 2

    There are posts on Bitcoin Talk demanding Mr Nakamoto carry out signed Bitcoin transactions to prove that he was the currency's originator.

    That is irrational demand because he doesn't claim to be.

    https://bitcointalk.org/index....

  24. Re:Obvious Hoax on Bitcoin Inventor Satoshi Nakamoto Outed By Newsweek · · Score: 1

    That I did, because I was mainly shooting for funny.

    However even taking that into account we are expected to believe the officer made the leap for 'about' to 'inventing'.

    If we apply Occam's razor to the question; which is mostly likely, the officer being well informed on such esoteric matters or overly dramatic journalism.

    I'm left wonder how much of the rest of the evidence is embellished.

    Consider the subjects obsessional secrecy, bordering on paranoia, why would he publish the paper using his own name!

  25. Obvious Hoax on Bitcoin Inventor Satoshi Nakamoto Outed By Newsweek · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Newsweek : This man is Satoshi Nakamoto.

    Sheriff : "What?" The police officer balks.
    Sheriff : "This is the guy who created Bitcoin?

    Are we really supposed to believe that a Police Officer would know such geek trivia?

    Seems to be a little overly dramatic.