<![CDATA[Comments from Guy-Fawkes]]> <![CDATA[Comments from Guy-Fawkes]]> <![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on NASA Launch Complex Gets Demolished, Bounces Back]]> Yeah, I figured you'd be too chicken-shit to post my rebuttal to your smart-ass-kid reply to me.

Asshat.

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on NASA Launch Complex Gets Demolished, Bounces Back]]> @ Jesus: How about if they saw the launch of every manned US space mission starting with the Mercury capsules, kid? And for that matter, listened to the Castro takeover of Cuba live on the radio as it happened.

When you simply spew forth pre-digested bytes without doing any research of your own, that's sloppy reporting. You have lost one Hell of a lot of respect from this old man with your "I'm so leet because I get press releases before you do" response. Let me respond to you in kind, child:

You appear to be unable to tell the difference between 51m and 111m. Let me help; 111m is bigger.

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on A Hippopotamus Isn't the Most Practical Family Pet I've Seen]]> I have 5 cats and I thought changing their litter was a nasty chore. Can't possibly compare to 1 hippo.

The more I know about hippos, the more I love my cats!

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on CNet Scoring System Analyzed; 70% of all gadgets between 6.0 and 7.9]]> Why would anyone trust a review from CNET? We have all read about the reviewer who resigned after management told him to give the product a better rating.

CNET and JD Powers - two places where it's well known you can *buy* a good review.

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on Creative Clones the Flip Camcorder: Why the Hell Are They Calling It Vado?]]> They need to make it in shiny black and call it the Darth Vado.

OK, I got me coat, don't push!

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on Volvo Creating Injury-Proof Car By 2020]]> "one of the complaints we've heard about big SUVs-it's supposedly more safe for you, but completely ruptures the person you hit who's driving a small car."

People who buy Urban Assault Vehicles are inherently dangerous drivers anyhow, as a rule. My wife refers to them as "dick substitutes." The drivers are overcompensating for a lack, and drive aggressively, with a casual disregard for safety, courtesy, and common sense.

What they have forgotten is that "4WD lets you get stuck further from the road."

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on Is It Right That the U.S. Government Spends More on the Digital TV Switch Than Literacy Education?]]> Bread and circuses. "American Gladiator" is back.

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on CompUSA: It Lives!]]> Fry's: Where you go when you know you want someone else's returned-as-DOA crap.

Frankly, if every brick-and-mortar computer store closed today, I wouldn't notice. Between Newegg and Geeks.com I can't remember the last time I had to go to Fry's to be insulted by the Door Nazis.

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on Flip + Waterproof Casing = Rugged Cam You Won't Fear Losing]]> Other than the expense, how is this housing superior to a ziploc bag?

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on Hamster Wheel Powered Toy Car]]> Put a wireless webcam on that thing and add a random steering mechanism (like on those toy cars that crash into things and change direction automatically), and give the hamster some meth...

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on NASA Launch Complex Gets Demolished, Bounces Back]]> "the largest US expendable rocket, the Titan IV"

So are you saying that the Saturn V was smaller than the Titan IV, or that the Saturn was non-expendable?

According to NASA, "The three-stage Saturn V was taller than a 36-story building. It was the largest, most powerful rocket ever launched." 111m (363 ft.) tall.

The Titan IV is a mere 51.00 m (167.00 ft) tall.

Sloppy reporting.

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on EP2502 Cellphone Watch: Surprisingly Stylish, and Waterproof]]> Note that this is GSM-only; no support for Verizon's CDMA network. It will fail in the USA for that reason (Verizon has the best cell coverage in the USA, in spite of AT&T's claims to having the best coverage - AT&T's fine print tells you their claim is based on world-wide coverage, and what they don't mention is that it relies on third-party cell towers.

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on Harmony Universal Remotes Get Unofficial Linux Support]]> "being so adamant about absolutely not using Windows or OS X even for 10 minutes to program a remote is probably signs of deeper problems."

Or maybe it's a sign of not wanting to spend 8 fricken hours setting up a bug-ridden, home-phonin' can of spaghetti-coded worms to use it for a lousy 10 minutes.

Seriously, Jason, do you think about these things before you submit them for publication?

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on Gizmodo Animal Day (Just Because)]]> "Hello, George? Look, man, this whole global warming thing really sucks. Yeah, you remember, global warming? Melts icecaps? Caused by greenhouse gasses - which incidentally, you claimed needed to be reduced by a metric buttload back when you were cruising for votes? How about doing something about it now, George, before I have to come down there and swap your face with Dick's?"

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on HeartBeans Grinds Coffee In Rhythm to Your Caffeine-Powered Heartbeat]]> Will it blend?

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on Lenovo IdeaPad U110 Review (Verdict: Short Ride In A Reasonably-Paced Machine)]]> Are XP drivers available? Because Vista is for suckers.

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on XNA Hits The Zune This May]]> OK. Cool. Now the Zune is worth having. Well, when XNA is actually released and there are some games.

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on Cuba Citizens Can Now Buy Computers, But No Internet Access]]> "80GB of memory"

How TF do they afford that much memory? WinXP can't address more than 2 gigs anyhow.

Or did our writer perhaps mean an 80GB hard drive?

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on Holy Crap: MacGyver Blockbuster Film Coming!]]> I think my favorite podcast quote ever is from Extraliferadio, where some kid called in and said "I don't think Richard Dean Anderson would make a very good MacGyver."

Why does Darwinism take so long?

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on Happy 30th Birthday, Spam!]]> @ banmojo: There's a perfectly reliable method of preventing spam in your inbox. Well, two methods:

1. Legalize death-by-torture of spammers. That includes the forced liquidation at 2 cents on the dollar of corporate spammers, like Amazon.

2. Don't use email.

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on Microsoft Retires Yahoo Offer, Won't Try Hostile Takeover]]> This is good for everyone but Microsoft (although the Yahoo stockholders may not figure that out for a while).

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on Dear Iran: Barbie Ain't So Bad, But Robot Vacs Are Evil]]> I have the ultimeate solution, a "modest proposal," if you will: Kill every member of every religion.

Problem solved.

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on Japan Gets Batman Bust With Batman Begins Blu-Ray Set]]> Blu-Ray, the gift for the person who hasn't had a rootkit from Sony yet.

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on Group Sues EPA For Not Regulating Nano-Silver Pollution]]> OMFG we're all going to turn into giant Smurfs!

I suppose none of those idiots with stinky feet ever tried *washing* them.

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on Quote: Would a Modern Day MacGyver Still Use a Swiss Army Knife?]]> Knives? Where we're going, we don't need... Knives!

MacGyver would just jump through the Stargate and get the Asgard to fix his zipper.

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on Olinda Radio Lets You Hear What Your Friends Are Listening to]]> Cool, yet another gadget to help kids avoid thinking for themselves; this will help enforce the herd mentality, which we all know is critical to future innovation.

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on Dolphin Gets Prosthetic Tail]]> How about we exterminate all the umans, who caused all this misery in the first place?

Monday morning, the day's not half over, and already I feel like killing something.

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on Golf Guns for People with Disabilities or Complete Nutters]]> @ Rabid Penguin: I hope it's a slow, lingering death, with a 300bps modem on a 33MHz 386 PC.

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on $150 Razor Comes with a Built-In Flashlight, Still Doesn't Explain The Price]]> This is the razor for the yuppie asshat who bought an iPhone.

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on Tom Cruise's Couch-Jumping Justification: 'It Was A Moment']]> Is there anything less useful on Planet Earth than Tom Cruise? Even plastic bags will eventually biodegrade, but he just goes on, expressing the opinions he's been told to have by Scientology cult leaders, and pretending he is able to form a complete thought without coaching.

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on Gadget-Filled $2 Billion Home Makes Bill Gates' House Look Like a Shack]]> Meanwhile, there are people starving to death in the streets of Mumbai.

I don't suppose this $2 billion "home" happens to include a homeless shelter, does it? Thought not.

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on Steve Baller Honored on the TIME 100 List by Guy Kawasaki]]> The only reason Ballmer isn't a mass murderer is there's no money in it. Make genocide a profitable activity, and he'll be the first one to drag Microsoft down that road. A "kick ass" kind of guy, indeed. Just the sort of person you want your kids to emulate.

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on Stealth Safari Update for Windows Was Super Effective, Tripled Marketshare]]> I tried Safari before the "forced update" tactics. Hadn't decided whether to keep it or not, and then Apple tried to force it down the throats of the techno-ignorant.

Apple software of any kind is not welcome here now (except osx86, which is technically not really Apple). We just banned iPods on the Corporate computers, too.

Bad move, Apple.

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on DIY Clock is Ultimate Minimalist Analog Clock for Creative Types]]> Cool, a dildo with a self-timer. Can I get this for my ex-wife's hubby to keep him busy?

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on Army Plans Swarms of Military Bug-Robots, Bringing Sci-Fi to Life]]> @ N@tedog "it's against the Geneva Convention"

So is torturing prisoners, but that didn't bother the Bush Administration, did it?

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on Alleged 3G iPhone Looks Like Le Fake, Le Merde]]> It's another iPhone or a mockup of another iPhone. So f-ing what? Who cares? Can it voice dial?

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on Fresnel Telescope Will Spot M-Class Planets 30 Light Years Away]]> We are trying awfully hard to look into deep space for intelligent life when there's no compelling evidence of intelligence here on Earth.

On a more serious note, the Frensel zone plate could be tied to the focal point object (where the "real work" is done) by polymer lines - ropes, if you will - and the whole mess would swing about a common center of gravity to change orientation.

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on The iPhone Is Truly the JesusPhone, Helps Kids Avoid Sedatives]]> "But how does it work?"

The iPhone is about the right size and heft for a kid-sized brick, and you know, people calm right down when you smack them on the head with a brick...

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on BMP Preparing to "Roll Out" 40-Foot Wide LED, HDTV Megascreens to an Event Near You]]> "gigantic, truck-mounted 40" x 22" HDTV screens"

Where I come from, 40 inches by 22 inches is big for a home TV, but not big enough to justify mounting it on a truck.

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<![CDATA[Guy-Fawkes commented on 7 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Buy a Psystar Computer Right Now]]> @ Gofastmazda: I don't own a Mac, don't especially want a Mac, but when you buy a real Mac, you are paying for the Apple support, not just the hardware and installed software.

Buying a Psystar means (1) no support from Apple, who write and maintain the OS, and (2) apparently not a Hell of a lot of support from Spystar, if they will charge $50 plus shipping to reimage your drive. Hell, I'd do that for $5 if I were selling knockoffs of the MacOS.

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