Comment Re:What happened to the last pandemic? (Score 1) 102
Maybe one of the medics told them ? You know like Dr. WHO or someone ;)
Comment Re:(YouTube) footage? (Score 2) 223
Had to reply as it reminds me of an old joke: Whar's the difference between rugby and football ? Football is 11 players pretending they're injured, rugby is 15 players pretending they're not. ;)
Comment Nostalgia (Score 1) 285
Nostalgia: It's not as good as it used to be.
Comment Sorry, expect downvotes (Score 1) 84
Imagine a beowulf cluster of these robot overlords running linux, in Russia, throwing chairs !
United States Begins Flying Stealth Bombers Over South Korea 567
skade88 writes "The New York Times is reporting that the United States has started flying B-2 stealth bomber runs over South Korea as a show of force to North Korea. The bombers flew 6,500 miles to bomb a South Korean island with mock explosives. Earlier this month the U.S. Military ran mock B-52 bombing runs over the same South Korean island. The U.S. military says it shows that it can execute precision bombing runs at will with little notice needed. The U.S. also reaffirmed their commitment to protecting its allies in the region. The North Koreans have been making threats to turn South Korea into a sea of fire. North Korea has also made threats claiming they will nuke the United States' mainland."
Comment RTFA becomes WTFM ? (Score 1) 109
It's in the subject line, the comment is redundant but I had to type something ;)
Comment Re:VI VI VI (Score 1) 252
Can't mod up past 5, but really this comment score should go up to 11
Comment Robots, space ? (Score 3, Funny) 42
If we're controlling robots from space then I for one welcome our new robotic underlords.
Comment Re:Sorry, no (Score 1) 317
" Doctor, is it true that if I avoid drugs, alcohol, tobacco, fornicaton, exotic foods and run 5 miles a day I will live to 80 ? "
" No, but it will certainly feel like it ! "
;)
" No, but it will certainly feel like it ! "
Comment Timothy must be sad (Score 3, Funny) 90
Dupe submissions could easily be avoided if Timothy was happy - causing his brain to produce a level of gamma waves - specifically those linked to consciousness, attention, learning and memory.
Comment Not sure (Score 1) 293
I'm not sure about any of this - has it ever been reported before in neuroscience ?
Comment Re:What happened to self-control? (Score 1) 1004
Hey, I'd pay good money to see dominoes thrown at cats (as long I didn't have to wait a week to see it)
Comment Re:A week? (Score 1) 1004
Skip all of the attempts to get the show (legally or otherwise) - just get pthisis (27352) to post their rather splendid summary after each episode !
Comment Acronyms (Score 1) 120
IBM: Hi Toshiba, Would you like to buy our POS business ?
Tosh: Wow, yeah !
** money changes hands
Tosh: This business is a total POS !
IBM: Haha
Tosh: Wow, yeah !
** money changes hands
Tosh: This business is a total POS !
IBM: Haha
Comment Backups are for the weak ! (Score 4, Insightful) 304
Live on the edge guys...
When you boot up in the morning and it takes a little longer than usual, the heart beats a little faster and you think "OMG is the machine going to fail? My data will be gone". Or perhaps there's an electrical storm to liven your day up - "If that thunder gets any closer I might have to shut down the PC, but if lightning hits then everything's toast !".
These scenarios, and many others, all get the blood pumping in fear. If the computer /does/ boot or you /don't/ get toasted by bolts of electricity then the sense of relief is wonderful !
Try it - it's fun ;-)
When you boot up in the morning and it takes a little longer than usual, the heart beats a little faster and you think "OMG is the machine going to fail? My data will be gone". Or perhaps there's an electrical storm to liven your day up - "If that thunder gets any closer I might have to shut down the PC, but if lightning hits then everything's toast !".
These scenarios, and many others, all get the blood pumping in fear. If the computer
Try it - it's fun
