Comment Re:Hey rest of the country.... (Score 1) 333
And they play a mean banjo too. I saw "Deliverance".
That was Georgia.
Comment Editors, check the spelling... (Score 1) 104
Title says "Hallibuton" (no 'r'), article says "Halliburton" (correct spelling).
Comment Re:Who cares? Boolean opperators are broken. (Score 1) 513
Is there a website that tracks google misbehaving?
I'm sure there is, but a Google search turned up nothing.
Comment Title Ambiguity (Score 5, Funny) 212
Hey, King Richard III, the DNA says the remains of this here parking lot are yours.
Comment When's the dupe? (Score 5, Funny) 178
If history is any indication, we'll see a dupe of this tomorrow. Probably posted by CmdrTaco himself!
Comment Not detained; blocked (Score 1) 941
http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/23/politics/rand-paul-tsa/index.html
He refused a pat-down, so they turned him away. He was apparently screened again later for a different flight without incident.
Comment Re:Nice Things (Score 1) 323
You mean the iGeniuses.
Comment Do you really need a phone? (Score 1) 149
I was there about 10 months ago for adoption and never used my phone once. For calling back to the U.S. we just used Skype (via VPN). We stayed in 3 cities (all major cities) and each hotel we stayed in had 'net access in the rooms, either included as part of our package or for a fairly cheap rate. All photos were taken with our digital camera and just uploaded to our laptop at the end of each day. I didn't have any need for GPS data with the photos since I knew the towns we were in and places we were visiting thanks to an itinerary. You might not have that luxury.
I did bring my AT&T iPhone with me but left it in airplane mode the entire time. I really only used it as a wake-up alarm. I think I locked it in the room safe whenever we went out. I left it in my carry-on when flying and never had any problems with security.
Comment There is no explicit ban. (Score 1) 1049
Incandescent bulbs aren't being banned. All light bulbs must meet the efficiency standard required by the law. If an incandescent can do that (and apparently some can), they can still be sold.
Does Professional Gaming Have a Future? 116
mr_sifter writes "Three years ago, celebrity gamers such as Fatal1ty were bagging millions in prizes, and TV channels were queuing up to broadcast games on TV. Professional gaming looked set for the big time. It never happened, and in the current economic crisis, sponsors and media organizations are cutting costs, resulting in the closure of many pro gaming competitions (as we recently discussed) and a down-scaling in prize money. This feature looks at whether pro gaming can bounce back, and whether it will always be a PC sport, or if pro gaming on consoles is the future."
Comment Re:you can thank Patron Saint Orrin Hatch for this (Score 4, Informative) 713
It's called the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, or DSHEA. You can search for that on Google or Wikipedia. It's harder to find info linking Hatch to the law, but if you search for DSHEA and Hatch together, you'll find it.
Heavy lobbying by Congress and the makers of these drugs caused Clinton to sign the bill into law.
