Comment Re:And we don't need the man in the middle indeed. (Score 1) 555
The law will change pretty quick when they realize that they are not getting sales tax revenue on $100k cars.
That would be a great point but many (most?) states collect sales tax when the vehicle is registered, not upon sale.
Comment Re:What Axelrod can do, Rove can do as well (Score 1) 208
Actually, I thought Rove was one of the pioneers on this. Wasn't he in direct mail marketing before he took up politics?
Comment NH - Paper ballot - busy but efficient - no lines (Score 1) 821
Voted this morning... Lots of people, parking lot nearly full, many booths taken, but no hassles (presented my ID) or lines.
Comment Re:Do you know what real animals eat? (Score 1) 386
True... Bat fish eat turtle poo:
http://fishileaks.wordpress.com/2011/01/03/turtle-crap-its-whats-for-dinner-if-youre-a-batfish/
But the bat fish evolved to do this. Dumping significant amounts of pig feces into a fish farm sounds like a good way to cause problems.
Comment Re:I'll believe it (Score 1) 122
I'm not sure your cynicism is warranted. Skepticism, sure. But given that there's already a AAA title available (Doom 3) and that what's promised is only a "dev kit" I think the chances for success are high.
Comment Re:Not in this particular case (Score 2) 1198
Weezul must have had a bad experience. His sample size is woefully inadequate to make such sweeping generalizations about Boston but at least three times in this thread he's made such remarks.
For the record, Boston is not in the top 20 U.S. cities when it comes to violent crime: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_cities_by_crime_rate
Comment Re:Not quite as bad as the Summary seems (Score 1) 486
34% of MINIs are sold with a manual transmission. 50% in New England.
Comment Re:Not quite as bad as the Summary seems (Score 1) 486
It may depend on the model of the MINI. The Clubman is at the bottom of the list of stolen cars:
http://usedcars.about.com/od/avoidingproblems/a/Top-10-Least-Stolen-Cars.htm
The fact that many MINIs have manual transmissions may have something to do with it. Seeing a stick shift might be enough to deter the average punk joy rider.
Submission + - Scientists Turn Skin Cells Into Beating Heart Muscle (ibtimes.com)
redletterdave writes: "Scientists have for the first time succeeded in taking skin cells from patients with heart failure and transforming them into healthy, beating heart tissue that could one day be used to treat the condition. The researchers based in Haifa, Israel, had their study published in the European Heart Journal on Wednesday, and said clinical trials of the technique could begin within 10 years. But even with more testing to go, the results meant they might eventually be able to reprogram patients' cells to repair their own damaged hearts."
Submission + - Oil Company Neste Tries to Shut Down Parody Site (greenpeace.org)
emakinen writes: "Environmental NGO Greenpeace has been campaiging against Finnish oil company Neste Oil. Recently, they published a parody site www.nestespoil.com about Neste biofuel impact on rain forests. Neste is now trying to shut the parody site down using a trademark complaint to WIPO. Furthermore, the Swedish ISP for Greenpeace, Loopia, has today shut down the original site, according to a newspaper Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). In a game of cat and mouse, Greenpeace has already opened a mirror site."
Comment Uh oh, looks like the Bobs are gonna visit HP. (Score 1) 291
Peter Gibbons: You're gonna lay off Samir and Michael?
Bob Slydell: Oh yeah, we're gonna bring in some entry-level graduates, farm some work out to Singapore, that's the usual deal.
Bob Porter: Standard operating procedure.
Comment Re:Get ready for it, Slashtards. (Score 1) 166
Get ready for the "bite my shiny tinfoil ass" Futurama jokes.
Comment David Byrne/Talking Heads and Charlie Crist (Score 1) 452
Yep, these guys have short memories...
I liked Charlie's court mandated apology though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4k13LmlcUE
Comment Steve may have learned this from Lord Acton (Score 1) 424
"I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money. "
-- Lord Acton
