lastchance_000 - Slashdot User

Comment Re:In other words, we should give up. (Score 1) 2247

by lastchance_000 on Thursday October 20, 2011 @06:11PM (#37784264) Attached to: Ron Paul Suggests Axing 5 U.S. Federal Departments (and Budgets)

I'm pretty sure that was the point.

Comment Re:Surface (Score 1) 233

by lastchance_000 on Tuesday July 19, 2011 @03:19PM (#36814946) Attached to: iPhone 4 Survives Fall From Skydiver's Pocket

If the home button was still functional, voice dial could be used.

Comment Re:10 full time years? (Score 1) 249

by lastchance_000 on Tuesday July 12, 2011 @11:47AM (#36735090) Attached to: Man With 10 Million Air Miles Gets Plane Named After Him

According to TFA, he's got over 50 million frequent flier miles. While I'm sure that "air miles" don't translate exactly to miles flown, it's probably close enough.

Comment Re:You miss the point. (Score 1) 300

by lastchance_000 on Saturday June 18, 2011 @04:23PM (#36486774) Attached to: ICANN To Allow .brandname Top-Level Domains

Chuck Norris

Comment Re:Any laywers here? (Score 1) 983

by lastchance_000 on Sunday June 05, 2011 @10:40AM (#36342522) Attached to: Man Ordered At Gunpoint To Hand Over Phone For Recording Cops

I have never heard of a police officer going to jail.

Former police officer David Warren sentenced to 25 years in Henry Glover shooting

Comment Re:So the question is... (Score 1) 339

by lastchance_000 on Thursday April 07, 2011 @02:06PM (#35748106) Attached to: The New Commodore 64

You can't really mention those in relation to this article without mentioning the Commodore SX-64.

Comment Re:It's silly call it "light pollution" (Score 1) 148

by lastchance_000 on Wednesday March 23, 2011 @02:52PM (#35590164) Attached to: Help Map Global Light Pollution, By Starlight

Maybe not: http://www.britastro.org/dark-skies/crime.html

Comment Re:OK, while I understand the angst (Score 1) 580

by lastchance_000 on Thursday February 24, 2011 @04:41PM (#35304772) Attached to: PayPal Freezes Support Account For Bradley Manning

To which I'm sure their response would be, "You want 'your' money? Feel free to sue us."

Comment Re:Can't resist ... (Score 1) 228

by lastchance_000 on Monday January 03, 2011 @02:59PM (#34746030) Attached to: Goldman Invests $450m In Facebook

Tom? Is that you?

Comment Re:Obvious is different to different people (Score 1) 129

by lastchance_000 on Sunday November 07, 2010 @11:26AM (#34154422) Attached to: USPTO Decides To Lower Obviousness Standards

Should we really be rewarding the firms with the fastest lawyers?

When you think about who runs the country, you'll realize the answer to that question is irrelevant.

Comment Re:Typical Dinosaur Mentality (Score 1) 602

by lastchance_000 on Monday August 30, 2010 @03:46PM (#33418676) Attached to: Tech's Dark Secret, It's All About Age

And Futurama is a remake of Buck Rogers (The TV version). Think about it.

Comment Re:Last Ten Years At McChord AFB... Not New (Score 1) 148

by lastchance_000 on Thursday August 26, 2010 @03:47PM (#33384838) Attached to: Air Force Uses Falcons To Protect Falcons

Also at RAF Mildenhall (which was primarily a USAF base when I was there '84-'86.

Comment Re:How about a midichlorine meter? (Score 1) 100

by lastchance_000 on Tuesday July 13, 2010 @11:34AM (#32888170) Attached to: Big Changes Planned For The Force Unleashed 2

"Say goodbye to your two best friends, and I don't mean your pals in the Winnebago."

Comment Re:Oh no he didn't! (Score 1) 96

by lastchance_000 on Saturday July 03, 2010 @11:19AM (#32785980) Attached to: Boy Builds Wall-Climbing Machine Using Recycled Vacuums

And the kid's rig looks suspiciously similar to this one. I'll still give him credit for actually building it.

Comment Re:Polygraph (Score 1) 452

by lastchance_000 on Monday June 14, 2010 @11:56AM (#32566004) Attached to: The Truth About the Polygraph, According To the NSA

I believe I read that in either this book or this one.

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