Comment God, schmod! I want my monkeyman! (Score 1) 187
I really need to know if mammoths are tasty.
Plus, Brundlefly, they're not carnivorous. No problemo.
Plus, Brundlefly, they're not carnivorous. No problemo.
Comment future managers of America (Score 1) 226
Gulags for people who can't code their way out of "hello world" ?
YES.
YES.
Comment OOOOHHH GAAAAWWWDD..... (Score 0) 77
Now skynet can BORE us to death!
Thanks Science.
Thanks Science.
Comment derpa derpa derp. (Score 0) 316
When you name your movement after a bunch of guys who didn't want to pay taxes, don't be surprised to receive some extra scrutiny from the taxman. Sheeesh.
Comment Come and see the violence inherent in the system! (Score 1) 316
The way you clicked on that report button seemed kinda rape-y to me. Reported.
Comment lost science of the Ancients (Score 1) 223
Comment East equals out, West equal in, out equals West... (Score 1) 67
Are they using the tether to generate electricity to run the ion engines? Man, that would be wacky to try to drive.
Comment get over it (Score 1) 202
If they can, they will.
It's like melamine in you baby food.
Don't give me no shuck about "legal", "constitutional" or "moral".
Just assume if it's technically possible, somebody is doing it, and act accordingly.
It's like melamine in you baby food.
Don't give me no shuck about "legal", "constitutional" or "moral".
Just assume if it's technically possible, somebody is doing it, and act accordingly.
I know you're hiding somewhere with your damsons and prunes. Well I'm ready for you. I've wired meself up to 200 tons of gelignite, and if any one of you so much as makes a move we'll all go up together! Right, right. I warned you. That's it...
-- NOTE -- the quote was satire, relevant to the arms race you've created, NSA
Comment They Might be Giants Again (Score 1) 202
Moriarty^W AT&T: "See, it's not our fault you get crappy service when your phone shows four bars, it's the NSA. "
Thanks To the Private Space Industry, Things Are Looking Up For Space City USA 47
gallifreyan99 writes When the shuttle program was ended, and manned space exploration was put on hold, the people of Titusville, Florida were left in big trouble. "Just 20 miles northwest of Kennedy Space Center in Florida, it used to have a proud nickname: Space City USA. The dizzying boom of the 1950s and '60s helped create myriad jobs by giving work to nearby aerospace companies. Unfortunately, the past 15 years have seen everything dry up By December 2010, Titusville had one of the America's highest unemployment rates, 13.8 percent." But even though there's been plenty of bad news recently, the city hopes that the private space industry can save it from destruction.
Comment Soylent blue is managers! MAAAANAGGGERSS!! (Score 2) 204
And what are we supposed to do with these incompetents if we can't promote them out to management?
We can't very well grind them up into hamburger and feed them to the poor.
There aren't enough circuses left anymore where we can rely on escaped lions to keep the manager population in check.
We can't very well grind them up into hamburger and feed them to the poor.
There aren't enough circuses left anymore where we can rely on escaped lions to keep the manager population in check.
Comment CURSES! You've divulged my evil business plan! (Score 1) 132
Great, now we have to accelerate our schedule and start building anti anti-drone drones.
Thanks a lot, Thanshin!
Thanks a lot, Thanshin!
Comment ce ne sont pas un troll (Score 1) 132
PHAH!
Pilots can't tell the planet Venus from a UFO, even when clearly marked. Granted, this presupposes the pilot knew "Arabic" for that bit of Looney Tunes ontological camouflage to work
Highly trained observers my ass.
Pilots can't tell the planet Venus from a UFO, even when clearly marked. Granted, this presupposes the pilot knew "Arabic" for that bit of Looney Tunes ontological camouflage to work
Highly trained observers my ass.
Comment Romanes eunt domus (Score 2) 41
1. There are no legitimate uses for TOR. Anyone using it is a terrorist.
2. The FBI is not in the business of law enforcement. Go find somebody that cares. Good luck.
2. The FBI is not in the business of law enforcement. Go find somebody that cares. Good luck.
Life Insurance Restrictions For Space Tourists 68
RockDoctor writes: Reuters reports that there are changes afoot for life insurance contracts, which will require additional premiums for "space tourists." While not likely to be a disabling issue for the industry — the statistics for astronauts dying in flight are not that bad — it is an issue that people considering such a jaunt will need to address. Obviously this has been brought to the fore by the unfortunate crash of the Virgin Galactic craft under test.
Relatedly, an article at IEEE Spectrum explains why SpaceShipTwo's rocket fuel wasn't the cause of the accident.
