Comment: Re:Svlabard has a 5 TB cable? (Score 2) 97
And those residents need their porn. And lots of it!
It's not like they can go outside and not freeze to death or anything
Comment: Re:Maybe a million monkeys (Score 1) 335
Next we look at what a copyright owner is. Must the holder be human? Where is that defined? Now we move on to the comparative aspects of non-human copyright.
I'd like to point out that many patents are held by corporations. Last time I checked those were not human.
Comment: Re:Plot? (Score 1) 244
At the end of the movie we find out it's an alien pilot defending his world from.... Humans!
Comment: Re:Punish Trolls (Score 1) 209
Bitcoin is a "thing" not a brand and so it should not be eligible for trademark any more than "web browser" would be.
Well, i doubt anyone has trademaked the term Dollar.... I'll be right back....
Comment: Re:Last words... (Score 1) 481
No no, the last words heard were: "Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnn!!!!"
Kirk: No, I'm from Iowa. I only work in outer space.
Comment: Re:I declare vaporware. (Score 1) 179
Of course it would be cool to see some of the potential applications make their way back into Dr. Who.
ex. the Doctor using his screwdriver as an ultrasonic welder.
Well in Empty Child/The Doctor Dances he uses the screwdriver to cut a chainlink fence and then has Rose use it to reconnect the cut fence
Cooling Pump Malfunction on ISS->
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eldavojohn writes "On Saturday at 8pm GMT, the crew of the International Space Station awoke to alarm bells as one of two ammonia pumps shut down due to a spike in power. Their backup cooling (Loop B) is functioning as designed and NASA released an official statement, "The crew is in no danger, but will need to work additional troubleshooting on Sunday to keep the station in a stable configuration, including the installation of a jumper cable to maintain proper cooling to the Zarya module in the Russian segment.""
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SPAM: Lawsuits Filed Against School Webcam Spying
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Affann writes "Another lawsuit has been filed against the Pennsylvania School. It has been claimed that the school officials installed a software in the school issued laptops that took photographs of the students at all times secretly and killed their privacy."
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Comment: Re:WTF? (Score 1) 190
"Comedy is tragedy plus distance" -- my high school English teacher.
"Comedy is just Tragedy plus time" - Owen
"No time has passed! I'm holding my dead mother in my arms!" - Ani
Comment: Re:Why do the best ones always leave early? (Score 1) 423
He was great as the invisible guy in Heroes, but I've never seen him anywhere else.
I'm laughing, even if this wasn't a joke.
I think he's playing John Lennon in some hbo or showtime special about Him and Yoko.