Comment Re:And let's not forget... (Score 1) 191
Who said that WMDs were found in Iraq?
Well, NBC News for one...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/4997808/
Comment Cooling problems? (Score 1) 241
Did they check for jellyfish in the intakes?
Comment Re:Countries do this all the time (Score 1) 245
And its paid off so far... no one has touched them.
And then the USA IRS paid a visit. The Swiss folded like the French...
Comment Flatulance (Score 1) 142
Seems that if you're going to be in an enclosed space with other people for an extended time, you want foods that produce little/no "natural gas", because, of course *your* farts don't stink, but that other guy's....
Comment well, hail.... (Score 1) 240
What kind of hail do you have that would damage the small end of a plastic bottle? I'm trying to imagine how much force it would take to damage one.
Here in Central Oklahoma (you know, the place with EF 5 tornados...), hail the size of ping pong or golf balls is common at least once a year (frequently more often), and hailstones up to 3" is not unheard of. These will go completely through a commonly-decked roof.
Comment Re:The poet Smash Mouth said it best (Score 2, Funny) 249
Judging by the hole in the satellite picture
The ice we skate is getting pretty thin
The water's getting warm so you might as well swim
My world's on fire how about yours
That's the way I like it and I never get bored
Burma Shave
Comment Penalties/fines (Score 5, Funny) 396
Can they pay those with bitcoin?
Comment Re:Not just for food (Score 1) 311
I'm thinking of converting my Hummer to run on whale oil.
Seems like a hand job would work better with whale oil than a hummer...
Comment New meme (Score 1) 139
"In Oklahoma, storm chases YOU".
Journal Journal: RasPi and other developments
In a previous entry, I stated that the Pi didn't have "real world" interfacing. It looks like that has changed considerably. And the Pi now has competition. I just bought a BeagleBone Black. It's a small single-board computer similar to the Pi, but with what many consider to be improvements. One is on-board storage. It has 512M of DDR RAM, and 2G of flash memory. It also has a microSD slot. There are linux, android, and other OS's developed specifically for it. My previous entry comm
Comment Re:Experience of the first ever webpage (Score 1) 82
...And dancing hamsters.
Comment Proper cup of coffee... (Score 1) 147
Comment Re:Did anybody not see this coming? (Score 1) 236
It was a 5 minute phone call for me, when I wanted my Visa to send me a new card without RFID. They sent me the card, and added a flag on my account to not automatically "upgrade" me to RFID ever again
It took me less than one minute with a center punch and a hammer, and none of my RFID cards give away my information. Ever.
Comment Re:Getting Closer (Score 1) 127
My deam of custom 45s in a classic home jukebox inches closer and closer.
Mine too - Kimber, S&W, Norinco, Colt Custom Shop... Oh, sorry, wrong 45's...
Comment Re:Nobody will care (Score 4, Insightful) 209
People seem to feel that they have to have some kind of lasting impact on the world of their lives to matter.
And this sums up the philosophy behind twitter users completely...
