Comment Checkbox for autonomous mode or conventional mode (Score 1) 410

by burleywinz on Monday February 29, 2016 @11:41PM (#51612599) Attached to: Google Self-Driving Car Might Have Caused First Crash In Autonomous Mode

I found it interesting that the California DMV has a checkbox for autonomous mode or conventional mode in their traffic accident form.

Comment Re:Don't worry, Romney... (Score 2) 836

by burleywinz on Thursday September 06, 2012 @12:05PM (#41249169) Attached to: Secret Service Investigating Romney Tax Hack Claim

Social security numbers are unique at any given time. However, they can be reused when a person dies.

Wrong. http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/86

Comment 0 comments 0 people listening (Score 1) 339

by burleywinz on Tuesday May 01, 2012 @10:03AM (#39856693) Attached to: Introducing SlashBI

. . . sums it up pretty good I think.

Comment Re:Life Imitates Art, or vice versa? (Score 4, Funny) 147

by burleywinz on Tuesday December 13, 2011 @06:58PM (#38363106) Attached to: Out of Sight, Out of Mind

I did not know this and will try this technique the next time I have to give a speech. Are you supposed to start in the basement or the attic? Probably doesn't matter. I just hope I don't fall down the stairs.

Comment NT? (Score 1) 79

by burleywinz on Monday September 05, 2011 @11:16PM (#37312408) Attached to: Do Celebrity Endorsements on Google+ Require Disclosure?

from the site http://www.airshipventures.com/about "Specifically, Eureka is a Zeppelin NT. The NT stands for New Technology." Are we sure Microsoft isn't an investor too?

Comment Google is the fourth-largest maker of servers (Score 4, Informative) 72

by burleywinz on Friday July 29, 2011 @10:17AM (#36920964) Attached to: Google Buys IBM Patents

I learned this about a month ago and was a little stunned by it. http://www.zoliblog.com/2006/07/02/google-is-the-worlds-fourth-largest-server-manufacturer/