AreWeThereYeti commented on HP's Pine Trail-Equipped Mini 210 HD and Friends Leak Before CES

"@LVP: The only really small notebook with an optical drive that I know of is the toshiba r600, which is really sweet but *way* higher end, with a core 2 duo processor and $2k."

AreWeThereYeti commented on The Exploding Terrorist Underwear That Nearly Took Down a Plane

"@LittleJon: Yes, if you read the news articles, they say that it was a sophisticated device, meaning that it was at least theoretically capable of taking the plane down."

AreWeThereYeti commented on Scientists Find an Antibody Which Hunts and Kills Prostate Cancer

"@yantelope: Yeah, the main problem is that you better be really sure that those antibodies *only* bond with the tumor."

AreWeThereYeti commented on A Second Presidential Pardon for Samsung's Former Chairman

"@Philip Han: No, it's a Chaebol- he got his job because of his family."

AreWeThereYeti commented on $70 Camcorder Weighs Just 18g, Measures 2-Inches In Length

"@tah22400: Record is much better, since it doesn't refer to the medium."

AreWeThereYeti commented on 'I'm a Mac' Ads Go Honest

"@Kraken: The fact that you don't know who John Hodgman is, just cost you some serious geek cred."

AreWeThereYeti commented on In Iran, Cameras Held High

"@Zanzan42: The British army was fighting overseas (with the only home communication being by sailing boat) as a minority against armed colonists on their own ground. The people of Iran are fighting essentially without weapons against a *huge* entrenched army that is all around them, and against a majority of uneducated conservative masses who until now have been reflexively supporting the regime. Getting the message out that the government is using extreme violence during their holy Ashura, when violence is forbidden, is absolutely the best thing that can be done."