Posts by Gearhead

India's heavy launch rocket passes flight test

Re: Nobody here but us nitpickers...

I am not a fan of man rated solid fuel rocket engines BUT, a Launch Abort System makes the system MUCH safer. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/orion_las_fact_sheet.pdf

US lawmaker blames bicycle breath for global warming gas

Taxman

I am an American and proud to be so but it is becoming difficult not to be embarrassed to be American.

The caliber of people elected in the US is shameful. What is worse, these idiot elected officials represent the public so what does that make the public. Idiots.

As far as the bicycle tax, this brings to mind a favorite Beatles Tune, Taxman:

If you drive a car, I'll tax the street,

If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat.

If you get too cold I'll tax the heat,

If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet.

Will Windows 8 sticker shock leave Microsoft unstuck?

windoz 8

Fools are soon parted from their money.

A simple HTML tag will crash 64-bit Windows 7

Merry Christmas Mr. balmer.

Ballmer disses Android as cheap and complex

Well

balmer finally got 2 things right. Android is cheap (free) and complex (it will do anything you want)..

Win 8 haters are just scared of change, say MS bosses

Change

Dear Mr. Balmer,

I am all for change when it is for the better.

Opening up windoz would be a change for the better. I could fix it when it goes belly up like I do Linux.

Now who is afraid of change?

Microsoft opened Linux-driver code after 'violating' GPL

SOS

SOS different day.

Microsoft is in it for themselves. They will crap in our Open Source nest every chance they get.

KTM: electric dirt-bike out next year

I would buy one of these before........

I would buy one of these before I would buy a 4-stroke.

I watch people kick their 4-strokes for 10 minutes after they have killed the battery. I kick my 1986 Yamaha IT200S 3 times and I am ready to go.

I would miss the sound of my 2-stroke but but if I had to choose between the 4-stroke and the electric, it would be the electric. I can always put a 2-stroke sound track in my iPod.

Tips from the top: cracking Christmas and New-Year books

Touche

Touche to " The Feynman Lectures on Physics: The Definitive and Extended Edition. " . Feynman was probably the best physics teacher the world has ever seen. His lectures should be required reading for any one in a technical industry and/or anyone interested in physics.

Holy f**k, Microsoft covers up ‘undesired’ words

I Wonder

I wonder if the "Undesired" list includes "Microsoft SUCKS" and/or "Linux is GREAT".

Microsoft claims heart beats in open source

Wow

microsoft has determined good code will actually run on windows. That is a scary thought.

Court cheers warrantless snooping of e-mail

PGP

I don't care, I use PGP.