ModemRat - Slashdot User

Comment: Yamaha R1 Motorcycle Engine (Score 0) 148

by ModemRat on Wednesday February 25, 2009 @07:43PM (#26990083) Attached to: Flying Car Flies From London To Africa

According to the video below they have a Yamaha R1 motorcycle engine in that thing. Very cool, where's my flying motorcycle?!
http://www.skycarexpedition.com/the_expedition.php

Comment: Ruining It for the Rest of Us (Score 0) 1056

by ModemRat on Thursday February 12, 2009 @03:45PM (#26832051) Attached to: Court Rules Autism Not Caused By Childhood Vaccine

I'm reminded of an episode of This American Life that discusses vaccines:

http://thislife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=370

"Stories of people who ruin things for everyone else...or who are accused of that. Like the San Diego parents who didn't vaccinate their child for measles (pictured at left: measles virus). When their seven-year-old caught the disease on an overseas trip, this decision became a whole community's problem. The outbreak infected 11 children and endangered many others."

Comment: Re:I'd rather just get where I'm going. (Score 0) 258

by ModemRat on Wednesday June 25, 2008 @08:02PM (#23943171) Attached to: Chrysler To Offer Wireless Internet In 2009 Models

That's why I ride a motorcycle. You can sit there in traffic for two hours surfing and shopping and viewing porn all you want. I'll be at home.

Ditto. I wish lane splitting were legal in AZ, but when I'm sitting in 110F in my leathers I declare lane splitting season open.