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  1. Re:Second Priority on NASA Will Crowdsource Its Photos of Mars · · Score: 1

    Well that's the problem with most conspiracy theory arguments, they can be answered in a couple syllables, ie. 'a stick'.

  2. Re:Didn't see that one coming.... on Disney Releases 3D Texture Mapper Source Code · · Score: 1

    On top of that is their aggressive appropriation of endless folk tales from all cultures. They don't just lock up their ideas for eternity, they want to lock up public domain works as well.

  3. Re:oh, when will the 'socialism' end?? on Offline Book "Lending" Costs US Publishers Nearly $1 Trillion · · Score: 1

    Well, aren't libraries allowed to stock any book, in that publishers are coerced by law into allowing their work to be loaned?

  4. Not at all like robbing a bank. on Is Gawker's "Apple Tablet Scavenger Hunt" Illegal? · · Score: 1

    You presume the only way to get information about an Apple product is through illegal means.

  5. Re:Perfect geek storm! on Lacking Buyers, NASA Cuts Prices On Shuttles and Old Engines · · Score: 1

    Top Gear did it already.

  6. Re:So many armchair scientists! on Programming With Proportional Fonts? · · Score: 1

    Coding isn't reading, it's editing. Reading speed doesn't help me much at all. If I'm working on a section of code, it's already in my head after the first time. Speed at editing is important, and I use the cursor keys quite often. It's much more annoying navigating proportional fonts this way. So basically, reading speed is irrelevant to my coding speed.

    As for studies, do you really think people aren't speaking from their own personal experience? No need to dismiss an anecdote because it's not backed up by research. We've all tried it, it's not hard to do, except finding a good font with discernable ,. ;: lI1 O0 8B and other characters is hard. If you mess that up, it is undeniably hard to read the code, or should I say easy to misread.

  7. Re:Vertical alignment on Programming With Proportional Fonts? · · Score: 1
  8. Re:"Not for ________ use" on Wii Balance Board Gives $18,000 Medical Device a Run For Its Money · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Someone could be misdiagnosed and sue is what could happen.

  9. Re:Why not pass along cost savings? on Antitrust Case Against RIAA Reinstated · · Score: 1

    The only reason it cost so much in 1980 is that the studios were owned and staffed by the record companies resulting in ridiculously inflated prices to take advantage of naive musicians. Doing it yourself has never cost the fortune they charge, it's just pointless trying to compete on their turf.

  10. Don't miss out kids! on Antitrust Case Against RIAA Reinstated · · Score: 3, Informative
  11. Re:I only hope on Google.cn Has Already Lifted Censorship · · Score: 1

    Well she may have tried reasoning with the staff after each call and each time been embarrasingly dismissed by them, causing her to feel helpless and insignificant again and thereby causing another call to be made. Three calls isn't unreasonable when you've been robbed by an intimidating opponent you stand no chance against alone.

  12. Re:Germany still censored on Google.cn Has Already Lifted Censorship · · Score: 1

    There are several reasons one might wish to go to a neo-nazi site without being a nazi, from social anthropology to trolling them. Specifically, anti-racism and anti-facism groups would be interested in their discussions, and Germany is stifling their ability to know their enemy.

  13. Re: SpellCheck II on Google.cn Has Already Lifted Censorship · · Score: 1

    Bad spelling and grammar can afflict anyone, only when repeated should your judgement waver. Let he who has never wished for an edit button on slashdot cast the first stone.

  14. Re:I only hope on Google.cn Has Already Lifted Censorship · · Score: 1

    Yet she got charged for misusing 911. Sure, she might have overreacted, but like you say she was robbed and being a victim of a crime can make anyone a little emotional and irrational. She did get a refund, apology and voucher from McDonalds, so at least someone working there has a clue.

  15. Works both ways on India Developing Vehicle To Knock Enemy Satellites · · Score: 1

    And if they're already invading your cities, wouldn't it be nice to be able to take down their satellites.

  16. Re:Move on on The Amiga, Circa 2010 — Dead and Loving It · · Score: 1

    Yeah, sure, on the IBM PCs with VGA you could do it, but only the insane demo coders did do it, yet on the Amiga everyone could do it anytime from any application.

  17. Re:93% of Programmers Think You're Wrong on Why Programmers Need To Learn Statistics · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh and by the way he's a hit with the ladies! He never has problems with them (well he is a dashing 6'2" *swoon*) and he's just such a nice guy too.

  18. Re:Stop with the drugs already on How Norway Fought Staph Infections · · Score: 1

    1) So you have "little financial incentive to precribe any given antibiotic" except "the threat of a lawsuit... or the fact that an unhappy patient will just so shopping somewhere else for what they think they need".

    2) So "other allied-heathcare workers and nurses" are "poorly informed about basic medicine"

    3) So we shouldn't play doctor, but we should use our judgement to make medical decisions, but we shouldn't bother you for a sniffle although we should get a professional opinion on that.

    4) So the "large amount of debate and very poor data" make your training not an opinion like ours, even though there is no clear consensus or empirical data.

    And you finish by reccomending the internet as a first stop for medical advice.

    I'm so glad I live in a country with socialised medicine (*gasp!*) so a professional opinion costs me only time.

  19. Re:Stop with the drugs already on How Norway Fought Staph Infections · · Score: 1

    Yeah, searching on google is a great way to get medical advice free from misinformation.

  20. Re:Some kind of... on 2016 Bug Hits Text Messages, Payment Processing · · Score: 1

    There are in fact A kinds of people. Those who understand unary, binary, ternary, quaternary, quinary, senary, septenary, octal, nonary and decimal.

  21. Re:zero-risk? on Thorium, the Next Nuclear Fuel? · · Score: 1

    Humans are animals. But don't let that stop you from dismissing all life on earth apart from your immediate relatives as worthless.

  22. Re:zero-risk? on Thorium, the Next Nuclear Fuel? · · Score: 1

    Or an unforseen event caused failure, eg. if a passenger plane was flown into the reactor. Not to mention the physics of nature. While we have meteors, hurricanes, earthquakes and tsunamis to potentially wreck our day, Murphys Law will always win.

  23. Re:zero-risk? on Thorium, the Next Nuclear Fuel? · · Score: 1

    And can you name such a device which will also never, ever fail catastrophically?

  24. Re:not so green, huh? on China Moving To Restrict Neodymium Supply · · Score: 1

    Those are the known reserves in current mines. Neodymium is about as abundant as lead, which is mined at the rate of over 3 million tonnes a year. The scarcity is nonexistent.

  25. Re:and why not ? on China Moving To Restrict Neodymium Supply · · Score: 1

    Apart from the GP being completley accurate, you're right.