Comment Re:Have you considered the possibility... (Score 1) 222
Are you an ambassador to this planet?
Comment Re:Said it once... (Score 1) 810
Comment Re:Ok, but then you'd better live your life that w (Score 2) 810
What's your real name? Address? Social Security number? Checking account number? Sexual preference? Birthdate? Do you have any STDs? Post a nude photo on the internet. What's your credit score? Where do you work?
Comment Re:Already thought of (Score 1) 197
FYI - reconnoiter, as in "to perform reconnaissance"
Large, Slow Airships Could Move Buildings 184
Algorithmnast writes "The Economist has a short article on using big, slow-moving airships to move large objects without the need to dismantle them. The company mentioned, Skylifter, refers to the lifting ship as an 'aerial crane,' not a Thor weapon. It could easily help move research labs to new parts of the Antarctic, or allow a Solar Tower to be inserted into an area that's difficult to drive to, such as a mesa in New Mexico."
Comment Re:A link to the paper itself (Score 3, Funny) 105
They seem to be in good shape. Thank you for your efforts.
Comment Re:Irony (Score 1) 507
Tried it. I'm above average height and weight. Estimates on both are almost always low. My guess is that personal bias leads the person answering to add a "reasonable" increase to their own height or weight. People of average stature seem unable to believe that I'm "really" 6'4" tall, or that I weigh 290 lbs.
Comment Re:Not very critical, actually. (Score 1) 359
So what part of your sig agrees with your post?
Jordanian Mayor Angry Over "Alien Invasion" Prank 217
krou writes "Jordanian mayor Mohammed Mleihan has taken a dim view of local newspaper Al-Ghad's April Fools prank, which saw a front page story claiming that 'flying saucers flown by 3m (10ft) creatures had landed in the desert town of Jafr.' The paper claimed that communication networks had gone down, and people were fleeing the area. The mayor called the local security authorities, who combed the area, but they were unable to find any evidence of the aliens. Mr Mleihan is now considering suing because of the distress it caused to residents: 'Students didn't go to school, their parents were frightened and I almost evacuated the town's 13,000 residents. People were scared that aliens would attack them.'" I guess they've never heard of Orson Welles in Jordan.
Passage of Time Solves PS3 Glitch 147
An anonymous reader writes "A quick update on the widespread PlayStation 3 glitch we discussed recently: as of last night (Monday, March 1st) the problem has resolved itself. I powered up my PS3 to find the clock was set to April 29th, 2020, but once I went into the system menu and set the date and time via the internet I got an accurate date. That seems to be the test of whether your PS3 is 'fixed' or not; Sony says you should be all set."
Comment Re:What do you think happens today? (Score 1) 613
So you purchased insurance. When the company was dissolved, you were granted stock in another company as compensation. I assume you are no longer paying premiums. So now you have an asset with unknown tax liability. If you'd simply stopped paying your premiums, you'd have nothing. Sounds like the "Prison Guard's Dilemma" from Shawshank to me. "I have this thing of value that I didn't have before that I may have to pay taxes on. Poor me."
Comment Re:Code in high-level (Score -1, Troll) 249
Have you considered taking an English class? Your classes WERE Java-centric.
Comment Re:Why would you even let them in the door? (Score 1) 307
Investigators (insurance, police, etc) aren't stupid. They spend a lot of time being lied to, and they know a lot more about it than most.
Antarctic's First Plane, Found In Ice 110
Arvisp writes "In 1912 Australian explorer Douglas Mawson planned to fly over the southern pole. His lost plane has now been found. The plane – the first off the Vickers production line in Britain – was built in 1911, only eight years after the Wright brothers executed the first powered flight. For the past three years, a team of Australian explorers has been engaged in a fruitless search for the aircraft, last seen in 1975. Then on Friday, a carpenter with the team, Mark Farrell, struck gold: wandering along the icy shore near the team's camp, he noticed large fragments of metal sitting among the rocks, just a few inches beneath the water."
Whatever Happened To Second Life? 209
Barence writes "It's desolate, dirty, and sex is outcast to a separate island. In this article, PC Pro's Barry Collins returns to Second Life to find out what went wrong, and why it's raking in more cash than ever before. It's a follow-up to a feature written three years ago, in which Collins spent a week living inside Second Life to see what the huge fuss at the time was all about. The difference three years can make is eye-opening."
