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Comment Why car analogies are stupid. (Score 1) 273

The whole thing is: That would never happen. Electric windows require motors and switches which cost money. Heated seats require coils and thermistors which cost money. Radios require receivers that cost money. There is no way a car manufacturer (especially in this day and age) would spend the money on those things for EVERY car and not expect to get paid for them!

Now with the scopes, the DAC required for FFT is already in the scope doing its job. It just requires the SOFTWARE in order to activate the menu item, and handle the analysis. No extra hardware is needed.

So this comes down to: How do you reasonably add software features? If you just sent the user a USB stick with the code on it, then how would you prevent the user from installing that code on 100 scopes instead of the one that was paid for? The scopes are not (normally) internet connected devices, so a scheme like Windows Activation is out of the question.

Comment Re:Who writes this crap (Score 1) 172

Yes, but it is still useful to achieve positive outcomes. There are a lot of people in society with mistaken ideas and if science like this can be used to push their repugnant ideas out of the mainstream then all the better. We all need to support these scientists and not take such a narrow view.

Comment Re:Communist == Spy in America? (Score 1) 165

Nope. Communists are committed to the overthrow of the U.S. government. America was right to defend itself against people who would have us answering to foreign masters, just like in Eastern Europe. Funny that you left that part out and instead attempted to connect it with family values instead.

Comment Re:Gee, isn't Iron Dome supposed to be worthless? (Score 1) 184

oblivious to anything but their point of view, and to be rude little bitches with their fucking ignorance.

be a fucking cunt

brain instead of your ass

worthless twat

You sure are projecting your fears onto others. Psychological projection is a theory in psychology in which humans defend themselves against unpleasant impulses by denying their existence in themselves, while attributing them to others. For example, a person who is rude may constantly accuse other people of being rude. I can't help but notice the sexist insults as well - what will your friends the feminists think about that? Please be consistent if you're going to be a bigot.

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