Comment Re:Ugh (Score 1) 597
The ones with tracks are called tanks. The ones that float on air are called hovercars. You wouldn't call M1A1 a "car", would you?
Comment Re:Ugh (Score 1) 597
I claimed privacy implies FOSS. I didn't say anything about the converse, since the converse is simply not true. I don't know how you could've gotten "FOSS implies privacy" out of my post, when clearly there are wheels everywhere not attached to cars.
Comment Re:Ugh (Score 1) 597
Privacy is only possible with FOSS. To make a car analogy, FOSS is to privacy what wheels are to cars. You can't have a car without wheels.
Comment Re:Best of luck to them (Score 1) 121
First, the price is for two people, the price per seat is half that.
Next time the cab driver tells you the fare is $20, give him $5 and tell him that's the per seat price.
Comment Best of luck to them (Score 3, Informative) 121
at an estimated price of $1.4 billion or more for two
According to Forbes there are only around 1000 people on Earth with that kind of money.
Comment Re:An almost unbelievable breakthrough if true (Score 1) 258
Why would you assume it's x86 compatible? Don't just assume random things, it makes an ass out of u and me.
Comment Can you add a few more links? (Score 1) 386
Jesus H. Christ, not even Wikipedia has a link-to-word ratio this high.
Comment Re:What was it you ate from your toe? (Score 3, Informative) 573
1:51, to save you guys some time.
Comment And this news, how? (Score 2) 120
1000 years from now, stuff in 1976 and 2012 will be pretty much equally old. Archaeologist will eventually files these photos with instantgram shots of brand new iPads.
Comment Re:3L per square meter per hour @ 75 percent humid (Score 5, Informative) 173
I did. It's roughly 0.7mL per hour for a 710mL coke bottle; takes around 40 days to fill it up.
Comment 3L per square meter per hour @ 75 percent humidity (Score 5, Funny) 173
You know what they say, the bottle is half empty for pessimists and 1 year away from being full for an optimist.
Comment I'll just leave this here (Score 5, Informative) 519
Since no one mentioned it yet, Casio F91W.
Remember, choosing the wrong brand of watch could land you in Gitmo.
Casio, not even once.
Remember, choosing the wrong brand of watch could land you in Gitmo.
Casio, not even once.
Comment Re:And expect to see Republican complaints... (Score 1) 362
At the time of posting, the post immediately above yours was:
The Thief In Chief blew over an extra *trillion* *every* *year* and people weren't' smart enough to fire him.
Well, that didn't take long.
Comment Low low price! (Score 5, Funny) 299
MySpace will charge you $3,000 to reach all 10 people who are still using MySpace.
Comment Re:Effing Oz (Score 0) 140
it should be noted that the two facts are not in any way linked
Except by the definition of "first world country". Other than that, absolutely nothing.
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