Comment Re:simple solution (Score 2) 145
"Implying" people actually use Yahoo! search
Comment Re:Interesting a European was the lead discoverer (Score 1) 139
Trust me, as a round-eye in asian countries they all think you look like Brad Pitt.. Unfortunately they all look the same so it's hard to keep track of them.
Comment Bad Name. Sould have been named the Carolosaurus (Score 2) 139
..because at 6 tons it resembled by ex-wife, Carol.
Comment Re:Hole crap! That was two years ago???? (Score 1) 156
Please surrender your geek card on the way out.
Comment Re:My scrabble score is going to be higher (Score 1) 101
QQ
Submission + - Dutch Radio Geek Tracking Libyan Airstrikes (itworld.com)
jfruhlinger writes: "The days when citizens could only learn about a distant war from the government or the institutional press are long over. An ex-Dutch military geek exemplifies the new way information comes out, tracking attack flights on Libya, and even tweeting messages to the US command responsible for the strikes."
Comment Re:Swimming goggles (Score 1) 146
I'm in denial about those two items.
Comment Swimming goggles (Score 1) 146
Swimming goggles would be a go for this. Every time I see someone spitting into them in the pool I want to drown them.
Submission + - Full Video of the massive blast at Fukushima Nucle (dawnwires.com)
Submission + - TSA to retest full body scanners for radiation (usatoday.com)
cultiv8 writes: "The Transportation Security Administration announced Friday that it would retest every full-body X-ray scanner that emits ionizing radiation — 247 machines at 38 airports — after maintenance records on some of the devices showed radiation levels 10 times higher than expected."
Submission + - EA sneaks Securom into Dragon Age II (arstechnica.com) 8
RenHoek writes: Ars Technica reports that with the release of Dragon Age II, various users encountered the dreaded Securom DRM, even though Bioware ensured users that it wouldn't be included. Seeing that a fair few users only bought DAII thinking they could avoid the problems and other discomforts this DRM brings, it will be interesting to see what EA's next step will be.
Submission + - CNN showing doctored Japan earthquake videos (cnn.com)
ctdownunder writes: CNN is showing purposely "enhanced" videos of shaking structures. The digital doctoring is obvious even to the untrained eye; the image is expanded and contracted quickly to simulate earthquake shaking.
Comment Re:Wish they made it cheap (Score 1) 182
I prefer compressed air from a can. You should try it sometime.
Comment Re:CPU time. (Score 2) 98
Some of us don't know to use brain, you insensitive clod.
Comment Re:Wow, Jar Jar and that shitty kid actor in 3D! (Score 4, Interesting) 313
If you havn't already, I highly recommend RedLetterMedias free youtube reviews of Episode I, II, & III. Each review is nearly as long as the movie and tears them a new asshole.
