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  1. Re:injection of ebola? by Tyb · · Score: 1 · on Ebola Vaccine Human Trials Begin

    You bet, AC. Let me explain my 1/2 joke to you.

    Go to the National Vaccine Information Center or just take this quote and save yourself a long read:

    This relatively new vaccine protects against Haemophilus Influenza Type B, which can trigger meningitis. Some scientists believe adverse reactions to that inoculation include contraction of the disease.

    The HiB vaccine was developed using the same methodologies described in the Ebola article. It is remarkably similar to the thought-process that brought us the Blaster-D/Nachi virus which was to use the "logic" of the first bug to build an anti-bug. Yes, this is how most vaccines are developed. Yes, vaccines can save lives. YES, this vaccine has the potential to be very dangerous and yield the same results as the Blaster-D virus for the poor saps who volunteered for Phase I.

  2. Re:Additional coverage in NZ by AndroidCat · · Score: 1 · on Australian Gov't Moves To Block E-commerce Patent
    sorry about links, no time to pretty them up.

    "Can not run out of time, there is infinite time. *You* are finite, *Zathras* is finite. This is wrong tool. No. No. Not good. No. No. Never use this."

    Lumbering reaction to software patent claim

    Patent threat to NZ e-tailers

    InternetNZ puts up cash for patent opinion

    Govt should act to save e-trade

  3. Re:Additional coverage in NZ by AndroidCat · · Score: 1 · on Australian Gov't Moves To Block E-commerce Patent
    sorry about links, no time to pretty them up.

    "Can not run out of time, there is infinite time. *You* are finite, *Zathras* is finite. This is wrong tool. No. No. Not good. No. No. Never use this."

    Lumbering reaction to software patent claim

    Patent threat to NZ e-tailers

    InternetNZ puts up cash for patent opinion

    Govt should act to save e-trade

  4. Re:just find us a sucker by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Seminar On Details Of The GPL And Related Licenses


    Red Hat?

  5. More large sites in New Zealand by Curl+E · · Score: 2, Informative · on Weta Digital's Render Farm Upgrade

    Massey university just announced that it is going to build a 128 node beowulf cluster (no imagination necessary!). Auckland University have recently got an IBM Regatta class machine.

    Just a (quite impressive) stone's throw away from Weta is NIWA's Cray T3E
    bash-2.03$ uname -a
    sn6908 kupe 2.0.5.51 unicosmk CRAY T3E

    I love running that uname :-)

  6. Re:As a wise man once said by rsfc · · Score: 1 · on Microsoft XP License Prohibits VNC
    Microsoft can KISS MY GRITS

    Well said.

    So can BL, the author of this article!

    Right in front of me is his column in today's (March 18) issue of ComputerWorld (New Zealand edition). BL is even rewarding a reader who first sent him a tip about the "neat, free or inexpensive utility that don't just make it possible for you to perform a task but actually do the task for you" (BL).

    WTF does this mean? I'll get all kiwis to download and install VNC, and then pocket for the tip to MS!

    Kidding aside, it still makes me wonder...