I'm glad someone decided to put their foot down on this issue

it also wouldn't work because of the fact that they'd have to be able to change the laws of physics to make a typical roller coaster speed up on the fly. unless of course the entire track was propelled via LIM or some form of control propulsion which would kind of defeat the entire purpose of calling it a roller…

you know what else recognizes lanes, other cars, traffic lights, and local stores? my eyeballs.

Given that energy and water usage varies widely between appliance model and brand (some are energy star certified, some aren't, etc) I would imagine this isn't all that accurate. I'm curious how the results from this compare to if you were to do something like divide the estimated yearly kWh value on the Energy Guide…

still not exactly layman's terms, but maybe this?

In engineering terms, hardness is not the same as strength. While hardness might be a useful metric when comparing materials for teeth, if you're looking at which is "stronger" you'll probably want to know the ultimate tensile strength instead. The ultimate tensile strength of grade 4 titanium is somewhere around…

I need a photoshop of balmer with a ribbon dancer, STAT!

people who like to reminisce about the days of cassettes and put each album on its own ipod

the "UV Protection" is usually just an additive that's added into the ABS resin mixture or whatever material the white plates are made of prior to the injection molding. it wouldn't be responsible for any noticeable thickness.

if you abandon a system that still has your credit card info on file and eliminate the only way said system has to contact you (ie. email) what are you expecting them to do? track you down and knock on your front door?

@brijazz: access to email addresses and passwords is a powerful tool. given how weak many people's passwords still are it's not out of the question to think that they used the same combo for bank accounts, online retailers, etc.

i'm amazed by how many people actually think they're important enough for someone to diligently search through millions of location histories to find out where they were on the morning of march 7th. do you get mad at traffic cameras at intersections that capture video of you driving through on your way to work and…

ironic that the self-checkout lines were open. they're always closed down whenever i'm out shopping...you know, during normal business hours and such.

bill gates is an asshole because he diluted someone's shares with their permission and donated $28 billion to charity?

i thought night vision goggles just used infrared leds to "light up" the surroundings for a cmos sensor which then gets relayed to a screen for the user to see? what's all this symbology overlay and whatnot?

tiny curtains open and we heard the tiny clap of little hands, a tiny man will tell a little joke and get a tiny laugh from all the folks...

the tech was probably there before but i would imagine bush had them removed for fears of letting black magic into the white house.

That isn't what this article, nor my argument, is about. You know what the description of level 7 on the INE scale is? "Major accident"...that's about as vague as you can get. While this most certainly is a major accident and will no doubt have a large environmental/health impact, it WILL NOT release more radiation…