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  1. Math? on Giant Dinosaur Bird Discovered · · Score: 0

    3000 lbs is more than twice the size of man.

  2. Risk is not a crime on New System Detects Calls While Driving · · Score: 0

    "many times more likely to have an accident. "

    Yet, its NOT an accident. Risk is not a crime. Risk is why we have the Patriot Act. Risk is why we are at war in Iraq and Afganestan. Risk is why we have wiretapping and GITMO.

    You people are foolish to invest so much trust in government to take care of you. Security is not a fair price for freedom.

    Sure, increase the penalty when an accident occurs. But until there is an actual accident, there is no victim. No crime.

  3. Here's the paper trail on House To Vote On Paper Trail and OSS Voting Bill · · Score: 0

    Go back to the punch ballots and just require the chads to be removed to be a vaild ballot. Technology is not the answer here. Common sense is.

  4. Wait.... on RIAA Uses Local Cops In Oregon Raid · · Score: 0

    Cops collected counterfeit materials from a flee market? What the hell is wrong with that?

  5. One word... on Apple Safari On Windows Broken On First Day · · Score: 0

    Beta

    Thanks for the free debugging, guys.

  6. You damn socialists on Far-Fetched Time Travel Concept Receives Private Funds · · Score: 0

    The OLD WAY *is* private funds. Taxation is for the incompetent.

  7. irony - not enough on Texas Makes Green Computing Mandatory · · Score: 0

    Texas pollutes more than most of the world generating electricity from coal. While this is a good plan, it does not even scratch the surface of Texas' environmental transgressions.

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070602/ap_on_sc/globa l_warming_states;_ylt=ArFTHR1Kvm.qQ36YLKhfGT3MWM0F

  8. Understand the business of sports teams on Blogger Removed From NCAA Game for Blogging · · Score: 0

    Its not arbitrary at all - its the rules he must agree to for a press pass.

    If this guy is live blogging, he is providing a live source that either circumvents the advertising of the sponsors, or circumvents live-feeds that require a fee to watch. In short, he is messing with their revenue streams.

    btw - the coverage is private, not the event. Just like the MLB etc.

    People on the internet are censorship-noobs. They have no idea where their rights end and their privileges begin.

  9. Not a big deal on Blogger Removed From NCAA Game for Blogging · · Score: 0

    I do not agree with the blocking of blogging, but if he was in there for free , they have the right to eject him. If he had paid to attend, I think ejecting him would be completely wrong.

    Free press stops when it trends on private property.

  10. looks like it came out of some ridiculous 80s ... on Chairbot Walks You Around While You Sit · · Score: 0

    ...Sci-fi

    I was alive in the 80s. This predates the 80s by decades. More like turn of the century, industrialization.

  11. Lack of quality freeware? on HardOCP Spends 30 Days With MacOSX · · Score: 0

    I am not sure what this guy thinks should be _free_... but there is a tome of freeware, shareware. Heck, Apple machines can even run Open Office.

    The apps that come with the OS are exceptional by themselves.

  12. No surprise - here's why on Putin Threatens US Missile Bases In Europe · · Score: 0

    Just look into who's been supplying Saddam, North Korea, Iran, and any other nation in conflict with the US: Russia.

    Additionally, Putin has ordered journalists to portray the "United States as the enemy" (NY Times)

  13. Even Better on Turning Heat Into Sound Into Electricity · · Score: 0

    Figure out how to turn sound from the inner city, construction sites, and freeways in to electricity. There is so much noise pollution out there, this would be practically free.

    Could you image: singing to your flashlight to keep it lit!

  14. The answer is obvious and missing from the article on Economic Analysis of Toilet Seat Position · · Score: 1, Funny

    In my house I put down the seat and the lid. The inconvenience is universal in this position. She must always lift the lid but she cant yell at me since the seat is down.

    However, its doubly inefficient according to the math. ...and putting the lid down immediately reduces the spread of the smell.

  15. A felony!? on Indecent Game Sales Now A Felony In New York · · Score: 0

    Thats a little over kill. I dont know if I can respect New York politicians and the people who support this.

  16. Personally I agree on DVR Viewers Push Ad Ratings Higher · · Score: 0

    My own habits show that I DVR shows that are in same time slot as my preferred show and that when I watch the records, I do not skip the commercials very much. (I am usually working or surfing while they are on). I am effectively watching more TV than if recording was banned.

    And maybe its just me, but I also goto URLs show in commercials just to see whats there.

    Additionally, although I may keep a season of something for a while, I delete it ultimately because disk space is too expensive for casual viewing.

  17. Devil's advocate on Who's Trading Your E-mail Addresses? · · Score: 0

    Could it be that they store the account info online and it isnt secure and a crawler go it? Such as tech support or something?

  18. Whats so bad about this? on Holocaust Dropped From Some UK Schools · · Score: 0

    In the US we have banned religion all together form schools because less than 1% of the population hates Christians.

  19. Misleading on Michigan Man Charged for Using Free WiFi · · Score: 0

    Although I think its dumb to arrest or cite anyone using unprotected wi-fi, this article is painting a false picture. Its not free wi-fi, its no-fee wi-fi exchanged for patronage.

    Most of the reason for people getting all riled up about this stuff is because reporters and bloggers distort reality.

  20. Worst idea ever on Driver's License to be the Next Debit Card · · Score: 0

    The whole point of an id in transactions is to prevent fraud. If the debit and ID are one, then you have essentially eliminated the ID.

    Convenience and technology usually lead to greater and riskier problems. Just look at electronic voting.

  21. I know why! on Microsoft Votes to Add ODF to ANSI Standards List · · Score: 0

    Web pirates touch themselves!

  22. Solution on A "Bill of Lights" to Restrict LEDs on Gadgets? · · Score: 0

    Black electrical tape. Cover them up.

  23. Who's fixing elections now? on For Democrats, Florida Primary May Not Count · · Score: 0, Troll

    "nope, it doesnt count"

  24. This is such a bad idea on Earth's Species To Be Cataloged On the Web · · Score: 1

    If there is intelligent, hostile alien life out there, then this is just a catalog of the things to pillage.

  25. Independance, not economics on CA Solar Use Falling Because of Economics · · Score: 1

    When I attempted to get on the recall ballot as a candidate for governor, I advocated that all new structures in California have at least 1 solar panel, commercial buildings a number related to the surface area of the house.
    If every building used solar energy then the general demand would go down. Additionally, in blackouts and outages, every building would have enough energy for lights and not motorized electronics.

    Studying the economics on the individual level is a waste of time. Individuals use different amounts of energy. However, as a society solar panels will reduce energy from fossil fuels, reduce smog, and in the long run cost that the individual pays indirectly (such as the cost of a product that is relient on energy costs).