Comment Re:Am I missing something? (Score 3, Funny) 97
"What would be the failure rate of a Lexus if they were shot at every day while driving around?" - We could probably ask the people in Detroit.
Comment Re:Take pictures, press charges. (Score 2) 921
Wearing a balaclava brings up another problem.. California Penal Code 185 (Misdemeanor)
[185.] Section One Hundred and Eighty-five. It shall be unlawful for any person to wear any mask, false whiskers, or any personal disguise (whether complete or partial) for the purpose of: One--Evading or escaping discovery, recognition, or identification in the commission of any public offense. Two--Concealment, flight, or escape, when charged with, arrested for, or convicted of, any public offense. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
Comment WarObama 40K (Score 4, Funny) 72
Secret Service Agent 1 - President Obama will be walking down Ave B surrounded by six agents in standard formation.
Secret Service Agent trainee - Rolls six-sided die. My Terminators will teleport on top of your Suburban and my Imperial Guard will move south on Ave A.
Secret Service Agent 2 - That's impossible.. stick to the rules.
Secret Service Agent 1 - Exactly, we're dealing with reality here. Everyone knows Terminators can't teleport on top of vehicles and your Imperial Guard won't have line of sight to the President.
Secret Service Agent trainee - Takes out a yard stick, lines it up with the President and his figures... I do have line of sight, cry more noob.
Comment Those freakin MCSEs (Score 4, Funny) 769
I always knew Active Directory was part of some global terrorist plot.
Comment Errr Barstow had a molten salt plant in the 90s (Score 4, Informative) 316
The article is incorrect... Barstow had a molten salt plant in 1995 I believe. Excerpt from the Wiki - "1995 Solar One was converted into Solar Two, by adding a second ring of 108 larger 95 m (1,000 ft) heliostats around the existing Solar One, totaling 1926 heliostats with a total area of 82,750 m (891,000 ft). This gave Solar Two the ability to produce 10 megawatts. Solar Two used molten salt, a combination of 60% sodium nitrate and 40% potassium nitrate," - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Solar_Project
Comment Ad Blocker Block... Ad Blocker Blocker Blocker (Score 4, Insightful) 615
And the cycle begins,
Stop the Ad Blocker with the Ad Blocker Blocker, Ad Blocker fights back with the Ad Blocker Blocker Blocker.
Comment Re:Bad accounting principles helped CMG? (Score 1) 153
He was probably talking about the incident where Cornell's bot kept hitting the brakes for 5-10 minutes. But yes, MIT was the one that ran into Cornell at one point.
Submission + - Geeks give the ultimate digital care package (tgdaily.com)
not5150 writes: "Geeks are helping overseas troops by sending the ultimate digital care package. Dubbed 'The Traveling Terabyte', the package is basically a bunch of drives in a USB enclosure, all packed inside of a Pelican case. Containing music, movies and even educational material the Traveling Terabyte gives soldiers and Marines a digital slice of home."
Submission + - Electric motorcyle inventor crashes at Wired Conf. (tgdaily.com)
not5150 writes: "The inventor of the electric 'KillaCycle" motorcycle was almost killed himself after demonstrating the vehicle to reporters. Bill Dube, a government scientist during the day and bike builder at night, attempted a burnout in front of the Los Angeles Convention Center during the Wired NextFest fair. Fueled by the "most powerful" lithium-ion batteries in the world, the bike accelerated uncontrollably into another car. There's a video interview (thankfully before the crash) and footage of Dube crashing."
Submission + - Point and click Gmail hacking at Black Hat (tgdaily.com)
not5150 writes: "Using Gmail or most other webmail programs over an unsecured access points just got a bit more dangerous. At Black Hat, Robert Graham, CEO of errata security, showed how to capture and clone session cookies. He even hijacked a shocked attendee's Gmail account in the middle of his Black Hat speech."
