Comment Re:Helium? (Score 1) 296
I always thought that a pile of alpha-emitters could serve as a source of helium, since alpha particles are helium nuclei, but it would take a prohibitively long time to generate much.
Comment Re:HP-11C (Score 1) 635
Yep, still have mine next to my office computer at all times. Muscle memory and all that.
Comment Her (Score 1) 180
I honestly think the movie "Her" was a more satisfying SF story than "Gravity". SF's main point is the impact on humans and human society of disruptive technologies, and "Her" fit the bill better.
Comment Re: Students are the customer. Customer always rig (Score 1) 235
Oh, for mod points.
Comment Re:This is getting out of hand ... (Score 1) 91
I just watched it. I was kind of underwhelmed. Not to worry, though, the torrent will be out in 5...4...3...
Comment Re:Hulu sucks. (Score 1) 91
Get a VPN with an end-point in the US. That might work.
Comment Re:Monorail (Score 1) 79
I think it's time we call a halt to the appendage "-tard". It was amusing three years ago, it's tiresome now.
Comment Omnikey 101 (Score 1) 702
Without a doubt, my OmniKey 101 keyboard from Northgate. I bought it in 1994 and I'm still using it.
Comment Re:Apparently hiphop is out... (Score 1) 860
Dr. Octogynecologist was the first thing I thought of!
Submission + - Army Unit to Deploy in October for Domestic Ops (r3volt.com)
Ikester8 writes: "This headline ran on Democracy NOW! today. Looks like the October Surprise is going to be a little more surprising than we thought.
"Beginning in October, the Army plans to station an active unit inside the United States for the first time to serve as an on-call federal response in times of emergency. The 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team has spent thirty-five of the last sixty months in Iraq, but now the unit is training for domestic operations. The unit will soon be under the day-to-day control of US Army North, the Army service component of Northern Command. The Army Times reports this new mission marks the first time an active unit has been given a dedicated assignment to Northern Command. The paper says the Army unit may be called upon to help with civil unrest and crowd control. The soldiers are learning to use so-called nonlethal weapons designed to subdue unruly or dangerous individuals and crowds.""
"Beginning in October, the Army plans to station an active unit inside the United States for the first time to serve as an on-call federal response in times of emergency. The 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team has spent thirty-five of the last sixty months in Iraq, but now the unit is training for domestic operations. The unit will soon be under the day-to-day control of US Army North, the Army service component of Northern Command. The Army Times reports this new mission marks the first time an active unit has been given a dedicated assignment to Northern Command. The paper says the Army unit may be called upon to help with civil unrest and crowd control. The soldiers are learning to use so-called nonlethal weapons designed to subdue unruly or dangerous individuals and crowds.""
Comment Re:Are you saying GA's fat? (Score 1) 105
I resemble that comment, you insensitive clod!
