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  1. Long term storage? on Archiving Digital Artwork For Museum Purchase? · · Score: 1

    Engrave it in nickel... http://www.norsam.com/hdrosetta.htm

  2. How about a dose of... on Shuttleworth Suggests 1-Way Valve For User Experience Testing · · Score: 1

    more than 1% market share for all linux distros combined?

  3. Re:The real question on Sahimo Hydrogen Vehicle Gets Over 1,300 mpg · · Score: 1

    Just like the smart car, this new design doubles as a coffin too. For a few dollars more you can get the optional sunroof for those that want open casket ceremonies.

  4. Re:Why not just use a client? on Offline Gmail Launched · · Score: 1

    Thunderbird!?! Real men use Pine!

  5. Unix crowd? on Microsoft Trying To Appeal to the Unix Crowd? · · Score: 1

    If 3's a crowd.

  6. Re:External Pressures Ruin Engineering on Richard Feynman, the Challenger, and Engineering · · Score: 5, Informative

    The Kansas City Hyatt Regency walkway collapse was an engineering problem. The contractor asked to take a shortcut (instead of threading a nut up a three story threaded rod, they asked to cut the rod and offset it several inches) and the engineers rubber-stamped it without checking what the ramifications would be. The engineering part was not originally flawed, but it was when they approved the change order.

  7. Re:You are right on One Step Closer to IPv6 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Is that going to be broken the British healthcare system, where I'll have to wait 2 years for an IP address? No thanks.

  8. Re:Fortunately... on UN Says Tasers Are a Form of Torture · · Score: 1

    I've always viewed the U.N as a corrupt orginization and an enemy of the US. I'm sure many agree. The UN should know all about torture, turning a blind eye to it and having the countries of Cuba, China and Russia as Human Rights Council members makes that organization even more of a joke. There is believable and then there is UN-believable.
  9. Re:The United States is throughly corrupt. on Bill Would Tie Financial Aid To Anti-Piracy Plans · · Score: 2, Informative

    The Bull-Moose party had a pretty good showing of 27% of the vote, but then that was 1912. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Party_(United_States,_1912)

  10. Frustrate Criminals with DRM and Rootkits... on Home Secretary Requests Fingerprint-Activated iPods · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...that'll teach them criminals for sure!

  11. Re:It's than the Summary makes out on Encouraging Students to Drop Mathematics · · Score: 1

    I don't know about the mathematics part of the Chinese entrance exams, but the Chinese entrance tests on English are absolutely horrible. I spent more time trying to decipher the poor grammar of the exam questions than I did in answering the questions. My thought is that the emphasis of particular subjects is what differentiates the UK and the US from countries like China. Whereas the UK and US focus more on literature and composition, and the Chinese focus more on mathematics.

  12. Re:The real reason... on Bad Math Causes Explosion at CERN Collider · · Score: 1, Troll

    It was the Vista DRM... 'A large explosion is about to happen, Cancel, Allow?'

  13. Re:WTF is Ethane? on Researchers Scheming to Rebuild Internet From Scratch · · Score: 1

    Ethane sounds like 'vapor'ware to me. haha

  14. Re:Education on Higher Pay for Math and Science Teachers · · Score: 1

    Maybe we could save some of that money spent on establishing military control of nations on the other side of the globe and use it to fund our educational system. Nah, it costs more to teach kids Arabic and qurans cost money too.

  15. Bad Pun on I Was a Cybercrook for the FBI · · Score: 2, Funny
    'stopped criminals from defrauding the 2004 presidential campaign'

    I guess you could say that the 2004 election wasn't 'stolen' after all.

  16. Post the details on MySpace on Vista DRM Cracked by Security Researcher · · Score: 5, Funny

    and then ask Network Solutions to suspend their domain. It works on GoDaddy domains.

  17. Use Wikipedia to start research, not end it on Professors To Ban Students From Citing Wikipedia · · Score: 1

    Wikipedia is a great place to start your research, get in, get your feet wet, learn a general feel of the overall topical area, and give the student enough information to pursue subareas of interest. After all there are references at the end of most Wiki's to help out. But I would have to agree with the History professors that it should not be used as a sole reference.

  18. Re:Overkill on MySpace and GoDaddy Shut Down Security Site · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Let's post some usernames and passwords on MySpace and ask for their domain to be taken down. It only sounds fair.

  19. Re:Common Sense... on Boeing Drops Wireless System For 787 · · Score: 1

    I was thinking the same thing too, that is way too many access points unless there is a good reason, perhaps some directional antennas to cut down on unwanted interference with other radio devices or maybe the rows are comprised of 20+ seats or something. How about putting the access points below the seats so that we can radiate our genetalia and use them as flotation devices?

  20. Re:Power Strip on Neural "Extension Cord" Developed · · Score: 2, Funny

    USB gadgets are cool and everything, but I am waiting for the neural gadgets to warm my coffee, light silly lights, and the neural-powered George Foreman grill would be cool too.

  21. Re:nice troll, smitty on NASA Slashing Observations of Earth · · Score: 1

    Yep, Global Warming now ate 40% of NASA's budget. That's a bit of a stretch.

  22. Re:bs on Apple Charges For 802.11n, Blames Accounting Law · · Score: 1

    This sounds like iCrap. Oh wait, lemme go trademark that and iFraud too. $$$

  23. Who defines it and who oversees it on The Return of the Fairness Doctrine? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The Fairness Doctrine applies to 'controversial' issues by applying equal time to opposing views. First, who defines what is controversial and what isn't? Is the hanging of Christmas decorations controversial? Will we need equal article space discussing several sides? What about really whacked out sides or ideas? Do they need presented too or do we need at least 5% of the population subscribing to the idea? What happens if Air America is sanctioned as non-controversial and does not need to balance their broadcasts and Rush Limbaugh is found to be controversial? Who is to say one is controversial and the other isn't? Second, who oversees this? What about their biases? What happens if the oversight committee is out of touch with reality? Do we accept really skewed programming? Does this amount to a form of government-sponsored censorship? This is just too many problems that I don't feel the government is capable of handling.

  24. Re:It's just a necessary evil in trademark protect on Apple Sues Over iPhone Smartphone Skins · · Score: 2, Informative

    What trademark? Cisco owns the iPhone trademark.

  25. Why just Cancer fighting eggs on Engineered Hens Lay Cancer-Fighting Eggs · · Score: 1

    Instead of engineering chickens to produce cancer-fighting eggs, which only solves one problem of cancer, why not genetically engineer chickens to lay rocks of crack? That way chickens are 1. providing an economic contribution to society, 2. crack dealers learn the valuable skills of animal husbandry, 3. society benefits from cheaper crack and 4. crack production is outsourced to rural areas producing more jobs.