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Comment: That sounds cheap (Score 2) 38

by PetiePooo on Wednesday January 28, 2015 @01:46PM (#48926071) Attached to: Graphene: Reversible Method of Magnetic Doping Paves Way For Semiconductor Use

I'm sure it's commercially viable, easy and cheap to do. We'll see this in real world applications in about 2 years if all goes well.

NOT!

But good luck with it. This is the kind of breakthrough that may one day lead to viable quantum computers, teleportation, and other things that are relegated to the SyFy channel for now.

Comment: Re:It's global warming man! GLOBAL WARMING! (Score 3, Funny) 397

by Thud457 on Tuesday January 27, 2015 @12:10PM (#48915395) Attached to: "Mammoth Snow Storm" Underwhelms

The following bulletin has just been received on the WKRP teletype!

Monster lizard ravages east coast! Mayors in five New England cities have issued emergency requests for federal disaster relief as a result of a giant lizard that descended on the east coast last night! Officials say that this lizard, the worst since '78, has devastated transportation, disrupted communication, and left many hundreds homeless!

Comment: Re:What an idiot (Score 1) 180

by Thud457 on Thursday January 22, 2015 @03:24PM (#48878893) Attached to: Silk Road Journal Found On Ulbricht's Laptop: "Everyone Knows Too Much"

ob. Bloom County

Comment: Re:And we are back to them again... (Score 2) 60

by Thud457 on Thursday January 22, 2015 @12:40PM (#48876769) Attached to: The Untold Story of the Invention of the Game Cartridge

USB is just a reimplementation of Atari SIO on steroids.

Comment: Re: Verifying a message vs. its contents (Score 1) 480

by PetiePooo on Tuesday January 20, 2015 @12:28PM (#48857327) Attached to: How Bitcoin Could Be Key To Online Voting

So the boss came to you with the offer, and you, being the weasel that you are, accepted. Conversely, he didn't go to the guy in the next cubicle, so he knows nothing about this, right? That's a messed up place to work. The guy in the next cubicle should find a place that's not full of weasels and let you and your boss dig your own holes.
Not to mention that it's a good opportunity to strengthen whistleblower protections so that you can roll on your weasel boss without fear of retribution and loss of job/position...

Comment: much more popular (Score 1) 66

by Thud457 on Friday January 16, 2015 @04:24PM (#48834221) Attached to: 'Be My Eyes' App Crowdsources Help For the Blind

the "beer me!" app to ask people close to the fridge to bring you a beer. because you're busy and stuff.

Comment: hey, are you gonna blow that up? can I have it? (Score 2) 248

by Thud457 on Friday January 16, 2015 @02:47PM (#48833117) Attached to: SpaceX Landing Attempt Video Released

So they only blew up the rocket.

Hey, their competitors would have just thrown it away anyway...

Comment: Avenue Q on line three... (Score 1) 44

by Thud457 on Thursday January 15, 2015 @10:02AM (#48819437) Attached to: China Lays More Fiber, Improving Physical Connection To the Worldwide Internet

China Lays More Cable , Improving Physical Connection To the Worldwide Internet

there, FTFY...
BOW-CHIKA-WOW-WOW

Comment: Second Amendment approved! (Score 1) 38

by Thud457 on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @03:04PM (#48805665) Attached to: Talk to the World Through Ubi -- and Use Gestures, Too (Video)

Now with 100% more gorilla arm!

Comment: maximum CP, too (Score 2) 69

by Thud457 on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @01:26PM (#48804759) Attached to: The Strange Story of the First Quantum Art Exhibition In Space

Every great work of literature ever, even those not yet written, now in an compact, easy to carry form :
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

Comment: a valid justification for Man in space (Score 1) 152

by Thud457 on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @12:08PM (#48803965) Attached to: Chinese Spacecraft Enters Orbit Around the Moon

Ah, but robots can't stand on the veranda of the space station Freedom and piss on every single one of you cowering groundhogs at the same time.
a man's reach should exceed his grasp -- Robert Browning

Comment: Re:Verifying a message vs. its contents (Score 2) 480

by PetiePooo on Monday January 12, 2015 @03:04PM (#48796217) Attached to: How Bitcoin Could Be Key To Online Voting

As your employer, I'm still going to need to see that full ID. Remember, you are an At Will Employee.

As your federal government, I'm investigating claims that you are asking for your employee's voting IDs. Remember, you are subject to the laws of the federal government, and the fine for this particular infraction will surely put you out of business.