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    Image of Stndsh0 Stndsh0
    12/08/09

    In reply to Our Century of Fallout: Every Nuclear Detonation, Mapped
    To quote Robin Williams: "The French are some of the few people who still test their bombs. And where do they test them? In the Sahara, in ze total wasteland? No, fuck off! In Tahiti, in paradise. Why? Because they're French."
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    Image of philibuster philibuster
    12/08/09

    In reply to Our Century of Fallout: Every Nuclear Detonation, Mapped
    Is this a map of where to go in order to gain super powers by getting bitten by the local fauna? Nevada here I come!
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    Image of MrEvil MrEvil
    12/08/09

    In reply to Forty Percent Of You Clowns Use a Case On Your Phones
    I have a Seidio Innocase for my Touch Pro. Doesn't really cover up the design, and I got a color I prefer to the factory colors.

    Of course with Zagg selling Invisible Shields that cover the entire device that's probably the way to go if you like the way your phone looks naked.

    When I had my MotoQ I didn't have a case for it since it was so thin I could carry it in a pocket (not only that my work slacks have a cell pocket.).
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    Image of BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2 BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2
    12/08/09

    In reply to Our Century of Fallout: Every Nuclear Detonation, Mapped
    What I want to know is how does an underground test work?
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    Image of lpranal lpranal
    12/08/09

    In reply to Our Century of Fallout: Every Nuclear Detonation, Mapped
    The scale is not linear, but then again neither is the blast radius in a nuclear weapon. I don't know the exact numbers and I'm too lazy to look them up, but a bomb with 2x the energy (i.e. 250 vs. 125 kT) would not produce an explosion twice the size.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    12/08/09

    @lpranal:

    well what do you mean by 'size'? blast radius?
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    Image of lpranal lpranal
    12/08/09

    @nutbastard: yeah. I looked it up, it's called "equivalent megaton (EMT).

    EMT = Y^2/3 where Y is in megatons.

    This relation arises from the fact that the destructive power of a bomb does not vary linearly with the yield. The volume the weapon's energy spreads into varies as the cube of the distance, but the destroyed area varies at the square of the distance.
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    12/08/09

    In reply to Our Century of Fallout: Every Nuclear Detonation, Mapped
    Mother of God, there's still been tests going up into 2007? Even the U.S. conducting tests on into the 90s. And that's just documented. One can only assume not every nuclear test gets announced to the public right away.

    Man.....I mean, it's not like I could argue that I'd know better how to run a military (spoiler alert: I wouldn't) but.....this is just depressing.
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    Image of NorwoodIsMyHero NorwoodIsMyHero
    12/08/09

    @OCEntertainment: If you look at the locations for any post 90's test you'll see they are in locations that we have actively opposed having nuclear weapons.

    As for tests in the 90's, I'm a bit ambivalent, and can understand why Bill Clinton would approve of the testing at the time.

    I think as a younger group we have no clue how terrifying it was in the 50's when we realized that the USSR was further ahead of us in the nuclear arms department. Leaders in the 90's remember this and at the time Russia was still extremely unstable. I'm not saying it was the right choice, but I'm saying that if I was in that position and had the memories that the folks at NORAD and in the White House had of the Cold War, I don't think the decision would be as simple as we are making it out to be here.
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    12/08/09

    @NorwoodIsMyHero: Oh, I think I agree with you. I mean, I couldn't fathom that the decision to develop nuclear arms. And I'm not sure how to take the high road when the lives of your entire country is at stake. I'm not even sure what that road is. It's simply too complex, and I have far too small a view of even today's political climate, much less the climate of history to say how it should've gone down.

    Nonetheless, the fact remains. It's sad. Just universally. It's sad. More people in the future will die, and a whole lot of them don't have to.
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    Image of barrywoods barrywoods
    12/08/09

    @OCEntertainment: You can't hide a nuclear explosion on this planet. Too many ground sensors will register it. We could pinpoint it within an hour, probably less.
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    12/08/09

    @barrywoods: You know that scene in Return of the King where Sam and Frodo are in Mordor, getting close to the end of their journey and Sam hands Frodo the last few drops of water?

    ....Your comment is comforting to know. A small comfort in a sea of bad news, but a welcome one.
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    Image of Odin Odin
    12/08/09

    In reply to Forty Percent Of You Clowns Use a Case On Your Phones
    I don't use one for my phone as it's a semi dumb phone with a small screen. Therefore I don't really care what happens to it so long as it remains usable. It's also a slider so a case would just make it awkward. I do have a brand new iPod Touch which I keep in a nice leather belkin case. When your device is essentially one big fragile screen you want to keep that intact. Especially if you plan on watching anything on it.

    It's silly to believe that nothing can happen to it as long as you take care of it or to believe you'll never drop it. Screw design, I prefer to protect my investments.

    Plus I pointed this out in the last anti-case rant put forth by Jesus. The best thing is to simply buy a GOOD LOOKING case. It doesn't have to be ugly to be protective. Nothing like having a sexy leather bound gadget.
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    Image of kylenalepa kylenalepa
    12/07/09

    In reply to Forty Percent Of You Clowns Use a Case On Your Phones
    I hate cases and never used them... until I dropped my iPhone 3GS, shattering the screen and necessitating the $200 purchase of a new one. Now it's wrapped in hard plastic.
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    Image of Xagest Xagest
    12/07/09

    In reply to Forty Percent Of You Clowns Use a Case On Your Phones
    I use a magnetic clip wallet-style case for my phone. It's just something that folds over can covers the screen. I got it mainly because I have a tendency to put my keys in the same pocket.
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    12/07/09

    In reply to Forty Percent Of You Clowns Use a Case On Your Phones
    I have an overpriced clear ZCover for my iPod Touch. It makes it more grippable and makes it feel a bit less like you're holding a piece of glass in your hands. Since the deadliest strike on these things seems to be a corner or edge strike that cracks the screen, it should offer good protection too. Even a little bit of waterproofing around the power button.

    For other devices, I do it on a per-case basis. The PSP and DS got clear, anti-scratch filters on the screens and nothing more, though the PSP gets a leather carrying case because it has no natural defenses.

    Normally for cel phones it's just a hip case or clip though, because my pockets are already full, and I want to be able to answer calls that come in before it stops ringing. Also good to have a radio transmitter with a battery that has the potential to engage in thermal runaway a little farther from my precious genitalia, regardless of how remote the liklihood is of it catching fire.

    As I see it, anyone who calls people who use cases clowns must have free review units shipped to their door every day, so it doesn't matter if you break a phone or twelve. Talk about losing touch with any idea of what real world users face... like I'm really going to buy a phone/PDA that costs more than many computers now, and just use it until it takes one fateful blow, then go buy another one.
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    12/07/09

    @fuchikoma: I almost forgot the reason I got the case in the first place - it has saved my iPod from countless crashes caused by putting it on a desk to control and read the display, then getting up with headphones on. Most of the time, the headphones will pull out of the iPod as it stays well anchored in place. I used to have a poor Samsung YP-Z5 that would either do that, or slip out of my shirt pocket as I tied my shoes every day or two, so I figured something with a glass display that runs to the edges wouldn't last too long in the same position.
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    Image of pekosROB pekosROB
    12/07/09

    @fuchikoma: hahaha I totally have had that problem - walk away - then shortly you hear a plastic "splat" followed by an "oh crap" groan.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    12/07/09

    In reply to Forty Percent Of You Clowns Use a Case On Your Phones
    a case is essential for an iphone/ipod touch. even then, the mirrored back will be noticeably blemished within 24 hours. also a screen protector is a must. the first touch i had i didn't take care of it, and it soon developed playback problems requiring constant reboots, and the screen was scratched to hell. i put a protector and a case on the new one before i even turned it on.
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    Image of SuperNumberOne SuperNumberOne
    12/07/09

    @nutbastard: What the hell are you doing to your iphone? I have never had a case or screen protector and it has lived in my pocket for almost a year with barely any wear whatsoever.

    I also fan it with palm fronds and feed it grapes.
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    nutbastard promoted this comment SuperNumberOne was starred SuperNumberOne was unstarred
    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    12/07/09

    @SuperNumberOne:

    ipod touch, specifically. it was the first gen which, due to the flat back, was prone to compression related issues. the 2nd gen convex back mitigates that problem.

    i dunno, i dropped it a couple of times, and my pockets are always full of other things. right pocket always has a knife, so that was an issue. but the final nail in the coffin was taking it to burning man to provide 24 hour dubstep in our pyradome or domamid (depending on who you ask) it made it all the way through but was encrusted and impregnated with corrosive playa dust.
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    Image of SuperNumberOne SuperNumberOne
    12/07/09

    @nutbastard: Knife huh?...um...uh...well..mine rubs up against the gun in my pocket, so uh, I'll be quiet now.
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    Image of macpatrik macpatrik
    12/07/09

    @nutbastard: I'll take a scratched back over a fugly rubber case any day.
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    Image of BubbleF**kingBuddy BubbleF**kingBuddy
    12/07/09

    In reply to Forty Percent Of You Clowns Use a Case On Your Phones
    If the iPhone's terrible teflon design wasn't so slippery, these covers wouldn't be so popular.

    Apple, I love your designs, but this is a day-one flaw that should have been fixed ages ago.
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    Image of twoeightnine twoeightnine
    12/07/09

    In reply to Forty Percent Of You Clowns Use a Case On Your Phones
    Zagg it up. It provides enough grip so that the iPhone isn't slippery (it barely slides), protects the phone from scratches, adds no bulk and makes it easier to get in and out of a pocket than a case. I've used it overnight camping in Monument Valley, climbing in Joshua Tree and hiking the dunes in Death Valley with no damage. And if something goes wrong with it they'll replace it for free.
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    Image of EnochLight EnochLight
    12/07/09

    @twoeightnine: Just to clarify - if your Zagg cover gets scratched or damaged they'll replace the cover for free. Not the phone.

    If you drop an iPhone that's totally covered with Zagg's product, it doesn't protect it much from the fall. Not like an (albeit uglier) actual hard case.
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    Image of twoeightnine twoeightnine
    12/07/09

    @EnochLight: That is correct and is better than you can say for most cases.

    As for fall protection, eh, I probably drop my phone more often and in more unusual situations than most people and the combination of build quality + Zagg has kept my phone like new.
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    Image of tech-tard tech-tard
    12/07/09

    @twoeightnine: Yah, replace it for free if you peel off the old one and send 100% of it back to them. At least that's what they told me when I tried to get it "replaced for free" on my last phone.
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    Image of twoeightnine twoeightnine
    12/07/09

    @tech-tard: Yeah, what's wrong with that? You file the warranty request, they send you a new one and you return the old one. Did you expect them to just send you a new one anytime you wanted it?
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    12/07/09

    @twoeightnine: Not all the Zagg skins are one simple piece, MOST have all these little intricate slices that have a tendency to get scrubbed off your device. I had one of these small slivers come off and get lost, so they warned me that i would be charged the full retail if they didn't get all of it back.

    When getting a new one, you must give them your CC to pay for a small "postage and processing" fee as well as pre-authorizing full-retail amount of a new set "just in case" they don't get the whole kit back.

    So, really it's not as simple as their marketing makes it seem. BTW, I've used Zagg since they were InvisibleSHIELD applied on at least 8 of my last phones. It's nice initially and I liked that it was shiny, yet grippy. Eventually gunk gets underneath the edges, and it peels off.
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    Image of not_a_virus.exe.vbs not_a_virus.exe.vbs
    12/07/09

    In reply to Forty Percent Of You Clowns Use a Case On Your Phones
    I have a Nokia N82 that I have broken like 3 times, before that I had a Nokia N80 that I broke twice. I have dropped my G1 several times already, luckily the guy I bough it from included a body glove case, yeah it makes the phone thicker but my phone isn't broken (yet).

    I want an iPhone but I know it will be broken within a week.
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    12/07/09

    In reply to Forty Percent Of You Clowns Use a Case On Your Phones
    Cases are for suckers. I saw some woman today with a rubber case that made her iphone--no joke--about twice as thick as it would be without. Really?! Can you even get that thing in your pocket now?
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    Image of robinandtami robinandtami
    12/07/09

    @lostarchitect: That was probably an Otterbox, and they are perfect for people who are a little rough with their gear. You could practically throw an iPhone across the room with of those on it, and it would be find as long as the screen didn't hit any cornered objects.
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