Recent content by LLJones

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    Why a Star Trek Warp Drive Would Be Immensely Destructive

    Just hang a static strip from one of the necelles and we're good to go.
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    MPAA Calls SOPA Blackout Day Dangerous and Irresponsible

    I swear that people who become politicians are, for the vast majority, a different species. They may look and talk like humans, but there is no way they are. OK maybe a different race.
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    China to Match U.S. Oil Demand by 2040

    So, there are some points not known by anybody here, so far. There is more oil in the cdn tar sands then has been extracted at this point in time from the entire middle east. There is no oil shortage, there is a shortage of easy oil. Try on a couple of other things. China is dumping Billions...
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    Xbox 360 Just Had Its Biggest Week Ever

    "BF3 is a great example. They saw the money in consoles, and released an unfinished, rush, and watered-down game that could have been massive and amazing." Completely agree. Unable to logon to BF3 since the last update. The rubberbanding is annoying beyond reason coupled with all the other...
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    Wireless Network Can Track Your In-House Movements

    The old meters did essentially the same thing as the old with two key differences: 1)the old ones required a meter reader to come to your house and check the reading 2) and only showed your power consumption between readings. The new system sends data daily (which normally you can access and is...
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    Wireless Network Can Track Your In-House Movements

    Posible double post. Thought I was lolgged in. Couple this with the new smart meters they are putting on you house and now you have absolutely no privacy. What a great time to be in law enforcement. I can find out everything about you without the need for those pesky warrants or Constitutional...
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    San Francisco Police Say No Records of Missing iPhone

    MSN homepage is running this. "UPDATE - 7:30 p.m. ET Friday. After denying to SF Weekly that San Francisco Police Department officers had been at the scene of the iPhone search, SFPD is now telling the weekly that they accompanied investigators to the home, but did not go in." Complete loss of...
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    Ultraviolet Format Close to Commercial Release

    There must be something missing. If all I have to do is scan the UPC, then hello local business supply store with a UPC printer. They could not be that stupid, greedy yes.
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    Convicted Murderer Posts Prison Pics on Facebook

    If it had of happened in canada, he would have claimed self defense, been acquitted and then sued the surviving family for emotional trauma.
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    Pocketables Accidentally Reveals Mirasol Ereader

    I've lost track of how many accidental releases there have been from various companies. Either there deliberate releases or incompetence seems to be ruling corporate America.
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    iPhone App Discovers That Sex Makes You Happy

    I wonder if Steve ever said "your holding it wrong"?
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    AT&T Wants to Forbid Customers From Suing

    You are not allowed to sue the government and they get away with murder. Hopefully AT&T looses this case. Class action lawsuits are the best defense the consumer has against Big Business.
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    Trent Reznor: Zuckerburg Is No Steve Jobs

    So he's not Steve, he made more money faster and far younger than Steve. So when you say he's not Steve, are you implying this is a good or bad thing?
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    Verizon Refunding $90 Million in Wrongful Charges

    90 million $ as a final figure over years. I wonder how much interest was accumulated over the years. Hell, I wouldn't mind the interest of 90 mill for a month, let alone several. I agree that the title is misleading. Sounds like they just found this mistake and are doing everything possible to...