Comment Easy solution (Score 1) 937
Make it so the company who makes the car is "the driver" legally.
In other words, don't sell us your shitty cars if they crash.
Comment Improvement? I think not. (Score 1) 183
If its going to be anything like the Netflix recommendation engine then I feel like online dating will probably take a step backwards.
Everyone will get recommended the same stupid people they don't want to see over and over again.
Comment Re:Olive oil? (Score 1) 165
Olive oil will bitter and smoke at a lower temperature even if it does not reach combustion.
Flash point is a reference to the temperate at which an oil can vaporize and BECOME combustible.
This is not auto ignition temperature.
Comment Uh flash point idiots... (Score 1) 165
Every somewhat decent cook knows you don't fry with olive oil.
They call themselves scientists and don't even understand what the flash point of common cooking oils are.
I call shananigans!
Comment Desk friendly computer (Score 1) 234
Wouldn't it be nice if we could invent some kind of computer that was easy to type on and could sit on a desk instead of holding in your hands?
Maybe we could name it a desktop computer?
Tablets are horrible learning devices in my opinion...
Comment Budget (Score 2) 160
Oh sorry, we can't afford to keep funding food stamps but a mach 6 unmanned jet is no problem.
See the violence inherent in the system?
Comment Solve the problem (Score 1) 628
A lot of these issues could be fixed with some proper driver training. We need to stop using laws to try to scare people into responsibility.
Also a decent public transportation system so people who are incapable of driving can have other ways to make a living and get around.
Comment Re:That Moment (Score 1) 414
It's not how big your Coq is; It's how you use it.
RIP, SunSolve 100
Kymermosst writes "Today marks the last day that SunSolve will be available. Oracle sent the final pre-deployment details today for the retirement of SunSolve and the transition to its replacement, My Oracle Support Release 5.2, which begins tomorrow. People who work with Sun's hardware and software have long used SunSolve as a central location for specifications, patches, and documentation."
TSA Pats Down 3-Year-Old 1135
3-year-old Mandy Simon started crying when her teddy bear had to go through the X-ray machine at airport security in Chattanooga, Tenn. She was so upset that she refused to go calmly through the metal detector, setting it off twice. Agents then informed her parents that she "must be hand-searched." The subsequent TSA employee pat down of the screaming child was captured by her father, who happens to be a reporter, on his cell phone. The video have left some questioning why better procedures for children aren't in place. I, for one, feel much safer knowing the TSA is protecting us from impressionable minds warped by too much Dora the Explorer.
Comment Free power is community service! (Score 1) 373
Brown's assets will be seized and he has been sentenced to 8 months suspended, and 150 hours community service."
I consider giving the community free electricity "community service." I'll sign off on those hours if he hooks my house up!
Today's Children Are Officially Potty Mouths 449
tetrahedrassface writes "When the Sociolinguistics Symposium met earlier this month swearing scholar Timothy Jay revealed that an increase in child swearing is directly related to an increase in adult swearing. It seems that vulgarity is increasing as pop culture continues to popularize vulgarities. The blame lies with media, public figures, politicians, but mostly ourselves. From the article: 'Children as young as two are now dropping f-bombs, with researchers reporting that more kids are using profanity — and at earlier ages — than has been recorded in at least three decades.'"
Comment Re:Why do the complicated expensive solution? (Score 1) 870
It doesn't have to be complicated or expensive but it wont be legal anymore. If that doesn't bother you there is still a good option.
There is plenty of places online where you can find cell phone jammers. Cuts out CDMA/3G/GSM/DCS.
I would say that's the best cheapest way to let everyone keep their familiar devices while still making sure they don't have internet access.
I got mine for 25 bucks online.
You can make WiFi unusable, however.
Technically possible but not practical for economic reasons.
Or you could alter the classroom so RF cannot enter through the walls or ceiling.
VERY expensive. Colleges don't really have the funds to justify that, especially when just banning the offending devices is free.
I suppose convincing the university to alter the classroom in this manner could be difficult, but they could also see the value in having some exam rooms that are essentially faraday cages
Why not just take the figurative bullets out of the gun (no networked devices allowed) instead of building an expensive figurative bullet proof vest. If they don't need the networked device for the test, there is no reason to allow it in the room in the first place.
Police Investigating Virtual Furniture Theft 103
krou writes "Finnish police are involved in the investigation of up to 400 cases of theft from virtual world Habbo Hotel, with some users reporting the loss of up to €1000 of virtual furniture and other items. Users were targeted using a phishing scam that used fake webpages to capture usernames and passwords. There is no mention as to whether or not the thieves made off with the bath towels, gowns, shampoo bottles, and soaps."
Comment Re:Grandfathered in (Score 2, Informative) 875
Anytime the government gets their hands on money to redistribute wealth, It is destroyed. Why would we have the government hold on to our money just to give it back to us if we were good little conservationists? Of course they take a nice big chunk in between you and you getting your money back. Yeah that makes sense.....
