Comment: Re:Causation, CO2 and Warming (Score 1) 132
After the last spike, where did the CO2 go & why?
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Comment: Re:At least the infrastructure is in place (Score 1) 237
Any idea what percentage of the sunlight that would normally get reflected back into space now gets turned into heat?
Comment: Re:Way to go (Score 1) 75
Good to see things being stirred up, but I'm concerned the hacker is releasing only what will achieve his/her agenda rather than the whole truth.
Comment: Re:High success rate or lots of unknowns? (Score 2) 256
Kevin Bacon is a terrorist!
Comment: Get the one who caused it... (Score 1) 800
Under no circumstances should they get away with it, even if that means taking out 3 others!
Comment: Re:I believe it (Score 1) 1010
Average IQ of Republicans vs Democrats?
Average IQ of believers vs non-believers?
Will I get to toast my marshmellows over the embers?
Comment: Re:I'd like to be able to switch it off at will. (Score 1) 961
I live in the boonies & am very tired of people burning rubber here. Burn it in your own back yard!
Comment: Re:I can confirm this (Score 1) 332
I've never been anywhere that quiet - can only compare it to my first few times in a dark-room.
While trying to move film from canisters to tanks for processing my eyes got sore. Took a while to realise I was scrunching them shut - trying to keep the dark out?
Comment: Re:I stopped using Chrome (Score 1) 260
and if Google apps stop working on Firefox you'll switch to Office365?
Comment: Re:How is this better than an ultralight helicopte (Score 1) 127
One advantage the Martin has is that the blades are enclosed. I'd have better luck getting permission to land a Martin in the carpark than a Mosquito.
30 minutes at max speed of around 60 mph : would probably be enough for me to do a return trip on one tank - if only the damn airport wasn't in the way!
(Not that I have a spare US$150k)
Comment: Re:Some things are missing (Score 1) 479
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linatux
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Attached to: Remember the Computer Science Past Or Be Condemned To Repeat It?
I thought I was old for a Slashdotter!! GDG's still exist & are still excellent.
99/365 expiry doesn't & wasn't
Comment: Re:what? (Score 2) 376
You get to keep a little more privacy than with the NSA version
Comment: Re:NOPE! (Score 1) 217
Just so long as testing takes into account the fact the the end user will probably have a much lower spec machine/screen/connection (& won't have root/admin access). It might work great on a developers machine, but be a steaming dogpile for the intended user!
Comment: Partial-word searches... (Score 1) 226
When I can do partial-word searches on Gmail and Drive I'll believe Google is interested in corporate customers.
Google is primarily a search company & you can't do partial-word searches on email - what's up with that?
Comment: Australian Intelligence (Score -1, Flamebait) 180
contradiction in terms?
