Comment Re:Why not just ride a bike? (Score 1) 115
Biking in even an inch of snow is very tough and dangerous.
Very tough? Dangerous? You're a lightweight.
I use these during the winter. They work great.
Comment Re:Is the gold rush over? (Score 2) 768
I'm afraid that doesn't tell me much. What was $35 worth in 1968, and what was $850 worth in 1980?
Using the Consumer Price Index, $850 in 1980 would be worth $359 in 1968.
Comment Re:Is the gold rush over? (Score 1) 768
Did its value decrease, when major governments dropped the gold standard?
In 1968, governments could convert dollars into gold at $35/ounce. Nixon ended the direct convertibility of the dollar to gold in 1971; gold hit its all time high value in January 1980, at $850/ounce.
Comment Re:With reservations, this can be a good thing (Score 1) 151
If faced with having to have an on-the-fly fingerprint scan by a police officer, versus being handcuffed,
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
- Benjamin Franklin
Comment Re:Intelligent life... (Score 1) 142
(thus explaining why plutonium is highly toxic to humans even disregarding the radiation issues).
Citation needed, because the NRC says:
In general, however, plutonium isotopic mixtures that are commonly encountered in the nuclear fuel cycle, nuclear weapons programs, or thermoelectric generator applications exhibit much higher radiological toxicity than chemical toxicity.
Comment Re:This is a great development (Score 1) 118
Where do you think they got the idea for the Salad Shooter?
An interesting detail was the fact that the entire crew of the helicopter had ejector seats.
Modern Warfare 2 Not Recalled In Russia After All 94
thief21 writes "After claims that console versions Modern Warfare 2 had been recalled in Russia due to complaints from politicians and the gaming public over the infamous airport slaughter scene, it turns out the stories were completely untrue. Activision never released a console version of the game in Russia."
Instead, they simply edited the notorious scene out of the PC version. They did this of their own volition, since Russia doesn't have a formal ratings committee.
Comment Re:Any prediction over ten years is null and void (Score 1) 159
...and the temperature outside that day was 20 degrees Fahrenheit. If only someone had thought to run a duct to the outside to use natures AC, they could have saved a lot of money and headache.
Desert-dry air and static sensitive devices. Brilliant!
Comment Re:The winner of Pwn2Own seems to agree (Score 1) 1010
... and Solaris having NX support as early as 1997 in Solaris 2.6, right?
Comment Re:Customer information sharing (Score 1) 526
(Think about it. Do you sign every page or just the last one? )
I initial every page and sign the last one.
Comment Re:Customer information sharing (Score 2, Insightful) 526
It's my regular signature with two lines through the first letter of my name.
Sounds like a lot of work; what's wrong with an "X"? Home Depot et al. happily accept it.
