Comment Re:State doing the CYA thing (Score 1) 261
I voted for Hillary in 2008. I won't vote for her again.
Yeah, you've said that about a hundred times in this thread already. We've got it. Give it a rest.
Comment Re:Linux - forced updates?? (Score 1) 288
Obviously not running testing...
Comment Re:Galaxies Moving Away? Really? (Score 2) 174
Because they are really close together (on a cosmological scale). Gravity rules at this scale.
Comment Re:What's it good for? (Score 2) 236
Consider Philae - if it had landed a few meters in another direction it would still be working. If it had been a manned expedition, that wouldn't have been an issue.
Uh, yeah but how would you have kept the skinbags alive for the 10-year trip to the comet?
Comment Re:astronomers might not like this. (Score 1) 74
Kappa-sigma stacking is your friend...
Comment Re:Ring Spacing Reason? (Score 1) 91
Resonance.
Comment The sound of (Score 1, Troll) 928
*crickets*
If you can't say something nice...
Comment In terms of manned flight... (Score 1) 443
This incident got me to thinking about manned flight and the designs for crew escape options.
I wonder if the designs/specs for crew escape mechanisms would work for a failure of this type (catastrophic system failure in the first seconds of flight), or if it's game over if the launch fails early.
Comment Re:I'm starting to wonder... (Score 1) 182
Comment Re:Thanks (Score 1) 398
I wonder how hard it would be to do a browser plug-in for that...
Comment It's... (Score 2) 247
Yo mama!
Comment Re:Not ... exactly. (Score 1) 145
Based on my (admittedly non-scientific) testing, between 140F and 150F is the sweet spot where the coffee flavor is the most intense while still being reasonably hot. Hotter than 150, I don't taste the flavors of the coffee as much. Cooler than 140, it doesn't feel like a hot cup of coffee. YMMV...
Comment FTFY (Score 1) 644
If a private sector insurance salesman promised that, it would be called business as usual.
Comment 2400 (Score 3, Insightful) 410
Ah yes, 2400. The virtual striptease as the "graphical element" slowly and erratically revealed itself from top to (hopefully) bottom...
Comment Re:Grocery Store Secrets (Score 1) 184
Fascinating. Does your dog like the leftover bits/essence of coffee that winds up in his bowl? Does it make him/her hyper? Do you like the dog food essence in your coffee? I wonder if I'm missing out on something here.
#:-)
No, its more like this.
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I've never been canoeing before, but I imagine there must be just a few simple heuristics you have to remember... Yes, don't fall out, and don't hit rocks.
