Comment Re:"Amateur astronomer" and the audacity of plebes (Score 2, Insightful) 81
I think, given the first post to this story, he should be entitled to it.
Comment Re:This is just sheer stupidity. (Score 1) 417
You'd have to ask John Young about that.
Comment This is just sheer stupidity. (Score 5, Insightful) 417
What fucking idiot politician thought this up?
Comment Re:Graphical BBS Terminal Client (Score 1) 148
I still have an installable copy of RoboFX.
Comment Why Not Simple Paper Ballots (Score 1) 68
...just like the rest of the world uses?
I've never understood why the US insists on these Rube Goldberg methods of voting, using electronic devices that can be so easily rigged or otherwise circumvented. Paper ballots do the trick for the rest of the planet, with nary a hanging chad in sight.
I take note that Rube Goldberg methods of execution seem prevalent in the States as well.
I've never understood why the US insists on these Rube Goldberg methods of voting, using electronic devices that can be so easily rigged or otherwise circumvented. Paper ballots do the trick for the rest of the planet, with nary a hanging chad in sight.
I take note that Rube Goldberg methods of execution seem prevalent in the States as well.
Universal Power Adapter Struggling For Support 277
Ian Lamont writes "Last year, there was a lot of hopeful discussion surrounding an initiative to have the consumer electronics industry standardize their products on a USB-based universal power adapter devised by Green Plug. Eight months later, the effort has stalled. The reason: manufacturers have balked from using Green Plug's technology. '... Gadget makers seem to have no compelling financial incentive to adopt Green Plug's technology. It would require them to add Green Plug's chip, or similar hardware and software, into every phone, camera, or music player they build, making them more expensive and more complicated to build. Another stumbling block for manufacturers: A universal power supply would kill the market for replacement power supplies. Manufacturers sell these at a steep markup price to customers who lose or break the original one that came with the device, and aren't tech-savvy enough to procure a low-cost generic replacement.' Green Plug is now trying to drum up public outcry through a (slow) website, but the number of supportive comments and votes remains relatively low."
Comment Life on Earth (Score 0) 356
With any luck a major space storm will wipe out any and all technology on earth. Maybe this would be the kick in the pants our species needs.
Comment I didn't need WipeOut... (Score 1, Offtopic) 125
...to know that I wanted to play drums!
