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Comment: Re:Ugh.. (Score 1) 307

by armer (#35623268) Attached to: 'Canadian DMCA' Copyright Bill Dead Again
Funny thing is, 2 of the 3 parties who forced this election still haven't paid off the last one. The only party who can afford an election is the Conservatives. I am unsure of the Block's money situation though. Even funnier is that only the Block will remain about the same as for seats one. According to polls (if you actually believe them) the NDP and Liberals are going to have their collective asses handed to them after they have been severely kicked first. As for the UBB and CRTC, isn't it great that a government actually listened to the people it is supposed to take care of? I think Industry Minister Clement actually told the CRTC to change its ruling on UBB or it would be changed for them. Most of the federal bodies and their "leaders" are leftovers from the Martin/Chretien days, who were not exactly the cleanest leaders ever. But alas, it matters not, for they all follow the politicians mantra: I'll lie to get in power, I'll lie to stay in power, they will lie to get me out of power.

Comment: Re:Already exists (Score 1) 606

by armer (#33828044) Attached to: How Long Until We Commonly Use Flying Cars?
I don't want to pee on your parade (but I will anyways) but it looks like you might be slightly exposed to the elements in that "car". When it gets to -40 degrees C (-40 degrees F for our American friends) like it can here in Canada, you may suffer slightly from frostbite. And don't get me started on the rain and snow and sleet and hail and bugs...
Science

New Superconductor World Record Surpasses 250K 271

Posted by ScuttleMonkey
from the and-a-new-hobby-is-born dept.
myrrdyn writes to tell us that a new superconductivity record high of 254 Kelvin (-19C, -2F) has been recorded. According to the article this is the first time a superconductive state has been observed at a temperature comparable to a household freezer. "This achievement was accomplished by combining two previously successful structure types: the upper part of a 9212/2212C and the lower part of a 1223. The chemical elements remain the same as those used in the 242K material announced in May 2009. The host compound has the formula (Tl4Ba)Ba2Ca2Cu7Oy and is believed to attain 254K superconductivity when a 9223 structure forms"

Comment: Re:$0 to click and download a file (Score 1) 406

by armer (#29643471) Attached to: Hidden Fees Discovered For "Free" Windows 7 Upgrade

Downloading an ISO and knowing how to burn an ISO rather than copying the file across like they do usually when writing CDs (if they've ever even written one before) would be too much for some users.

Really? I don't think it would be that hard to read the accompanying readme.txt describing how to burn an .iso. They may be Windows users, but they aren't completely stupid...

Are you sure the back door is locked?