Comment Please God.... (Score 1) 15
....make Zuckerberg prove his identity before giving him his account back.
Comment Apparently we shouldn't worry (Score 1) 680
At least that's what is they say here.
Comment But... (Score 1) 119
... it's getting closer by the second
Comment A mile isn't far... (Score 1) 119
... when you are travelling at this speed.
Comment Re:of course (Score 1) 111
This is why Boris is backing this new system.
Comment Re:Of course the spin is people are... (Score 1) 693
Awww! Don't tell them that! The full story is here.
Comet Dust Found In Antarctica 17
sciencehabit writes: Researchers have discovered comet dust preserved in the ice and snow of Antarctica, the first time such particles have been found on Earth's surface (abstract). The discovery unlocks a promising new source of this material. The oldest astronomical particles available for study, comet dust can offer clues about how our solar system formed.
Romanian Officials Say Russia Finances European Fracking Protests 155
HughPickens.com writes Andrew Higgins reports in the NYT that Romanian officials including the prime minister point to a mysteriously well-financed and well-organized campaign of protests over fracking in Europe and are pointing their fingers at Russia's Gazprom, a state-controlled energy giant, that has a clear interest in preventing countries dependent on Russian natural gas from developing their own alternative supplies of energy and preserving a lucrative market for itself — and a potent foreign policy tool for the Kremlin. "Russia, as part of their sophisticated information and disinformation operations, engaged actively with so-called nongovernmental organizations — environmental organizations working against shale gas — to maintain dependence on imported Russian gas," says NATO's former secretary general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen. A wave of protest against fracking began three years ago in Bulgaria, a country highly dependent on Russian energy. Faced with a sudden surge of street protests by activists, many of whom had previously shown little interest in environmental issues, the Bulgarian government in 2012 banned fracking and canceled a shale gas license issued earlier to Chevron.
Comment Re:Who cares (Score 1) 216
You could do it in one second, but only if you were downloading 100GB of data. However, you are more likely to be downloading a similar volume of data as you currently do, but a whole lot quicker. After all, are you really likely to actually watch 33 movies per second?
Comment Re:the (Score 2) 50
All yours beers are belong to us!
Comment Ooops! (Score 1) 195
I have a Prius (actually 2).!
You forgot to post anonymously!
Comment Dangerous? Really? (Score 1) 132
OK, I'm talking more about commercial airliners here rather than piston engined aircraft, but don't they test those engines by firing frozen chickens onto them? If a lightweight plastic drone presents such a risk to an Airbus, then I might holiday closer to home on the future. Do flocks of drones really sit around on the grass at airports waiting to throw themselves into the path of approaching aircraft?
Of course I'm not seriously suggesting that they present zero risk, until some loon packs them with explosives before deliberately placing them in a flight path.
Comment Re:Obligatory (Score 1) 137
Nice. But please use a proper link
Comment Heard it all before (Score 0) 112
Badoom tish!
Comment Re:This is a great idea (Score 1) 150
Don't simply copy someone else's comment regarding one particular rogue app and cite that as evidence that this hotel chain has more interest in misusing your data than preventing another one of their customers from being raped. You sir, are a moron.
