Comment Re:Constitution (Score -1, Redundant) 568
Thank you for the healthy laughs I had. Wish I could give you "+5 Funny"...
PS: "Judge Rubberstamp" really cracked me up.
Comment Only works in the USA (Score 2) 5
For the rest of the world, today is 14/3/2013. Or, in ISO format: 20130314.
Hard for us non-USA-citizens to get the joke. The article doesn't even mention it...
Comment Re:thought police (Score 1) 397
How true, how true...
Here, have my virtual +1 Funny. Thanks for the ROTFL. I was needing it...
Comment Re:If brown dwarfs can't sustain fusion (Score 1) 151
I think you're being horribly pedantic. everybody knows the difference between a star and a planet. a kindergartner could tell you. it's only the people who have too much time on their hands to slice these fine hairs even finer.
We use to call those "people who have too much time on their hands" "scientists", or "astronomers" in the case at hand.
Now, think of the possibilities of substituting those "scientists" with kindergartners... A brave new world, I say!
Comment Preventive measures needed! (Score 3, Funny) 853
I'm quickly downloading the Internet before it becomes contraband here.
Submission + - FTC dumps on scammers who blasted millions of text messages (networkworld.com) 1
coondoggie writes: "The Federal Trade Commission today said it has filed eight court cases to stop companies who have sent over 180 million illegal or deceptive text messages to all manner of mobile users in the past year. The messages — of which the FTC said it had received some 20,000 complaints in 2012 — promised consumers free gifts or prizes, including gift cards worth $1,000 to major retailers such as Best Buy, Walmart and Target."
Comment Re:Missing option: WTF? (Score 1) 469
is it second or not?
Sir, it is, SIR!
WTF is a distant 2nd?
(The first loser? )
I am sorry, that was a figure of speech included for hilarious purposes.
No dungeons or dragons were injured in the making of this post.
Comment Re:Missing option: WTF? (Score 5, Funny) 469
AD&D?
Google 1st result: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accidental_death_and_dismemberment_insurance
Quite appropriate and fitting...
PS: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons is a distant 2nd.
Comment Re:FAQ from Dr. Shawyer answers a lot of questions (Score 1) 419
Think of it this way:
E=mc**2
Suddenly, "energy particles" can have mass properties, like momentum...
In Newton's physics this is impossible, of course. But today we use Einstein's.
Comment Re:Provoking (Score 1) 1130
the US tends to
- 1. actually MAP where they have placed mines
- 2. rigs mines to become "safe" after a shortish period of time
- 3. use "spare" rounds to clear mine fields when they are "done" with an area
There, FTFY.
Now where are my US$50.00?
PS: Comment Subject...
Submission + - NASA: Feb. 15 asteroid fly-by will buzz Earth closer than many satellites (networkworld.com)
coondoggie writes: "NASA says an asteroid about half the size of a football field will blow past Earth on Feb 15 closer than many man-made satellites. NASA added that while the asteroid, designated 2012 DA14 has no change of striking Earth, since regular sky surveys began in the 1990s, astronomers have never seen an object so big come so close to our planet."
Submission + - Free Wi-Fi: The Movement to Give Away Your Internet for the Good of Humanity (vice.com)
pigrabbitbear writes: "We are strangely territorial when it comes to our wireless networks. The idea of someone siphoning off our precious bandwidth without paying for it is, for most people, completely unacceptable. But the Open Wireless Movement wants to change all that.
“We are trying to create a movement where people are willing to share their network for the common good,” says Adi Kamdar, an activist with the Electronic Frontier Foundation. “It's a neighborly thing to do.”
That's right, upstanding citizen of the Internet, you can be a good neighbor just by opening your wireless network to strangers--or so the line goes. The ultimate vision is one of neighborhoods completely void of passwords, where any passerby can quickly jump on your network and use Google Maps to find directions or check their email or do whatever they want to do (or, whatever you decide they can do)."
“We are trying to create a movement where people are willing to share their network for the common good,” says Adi Kamdar, an activist with the Electronic Frontier Foundation. “It's a neighborly thing to do.”
That's right, upstanding citizen of the Internet, you can be a good neighbor just by opening your wireless network to strangers--or so the line goes. The ultimate vision is one of neighborhoods completely void of passwords, where any passerby can quickly jump on your network and use Google Maps to find directions or check their email or do whatever they want to do (or, whatever you decide they can do)."
Submission + - Malware Controls 620,000 Phones, Sends Costly Messages (net-security.org)
Orome1 writes: "A new discovered malware is potentially one of the most costly viruses yet discovered. Uncovered by NQ Mobile, the "Bill Shocker" (a.expense.Extension.a) virus has already impacted 620,000 users in China and poses a threat to unprotected Android devices worldwide. Bill Shocker downloads in the background, without arousing the mobile device owner's suspicion. The infection can then take remote control of the device, including the contact list, Internet connections and dialing and texting functions. Once the malware has turned the phone into a "zombie," the infection uses the device to send text message to the profit of advertisers. In many cases, the threat will overrun the user's bundling quota, which subjects the user to additional charges."
Submission + - Linux: Booting via UEFI Can Brick Samsung Notebooks (heise.de)
wehe writes: "Heise News reports today some Samsung notebooks can be turned into a brick if booted just one time via UEFI into Linux. Even the firmware does not boot anymore. Some reports in the Ubuntu bug tracker system report that such notebooks can not be recovered without replacing the main board. Other Linux distributions may be affected as well. Kernel developers are discussing a change in the samsung-laptop driver.
http://www.heise.de/open/meldung/Linux-Booten-per-UEFI-kann-Samsung-Notebooks-schrotten-1793534.html"
http://www.heise.de/open/meldung/Linux-Booten-per-UEFI-kann-Samsung-Notebooks-schrotten-1793534.html"
Comment Re:Why did the West turn from religious extremism? (Score 1) 564
[education needed]
Sorry to hear that. But don't despair, it's always a good time to start.
In this case, I would recommend some reading of History books on the period known as "European Medieval" (I don't know if that's the exact English term, sorry). Fascinating stuff.
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