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  1. Re:You admire a politician? on Obama Losing Voters Over FISA Support · · Score: 1

    Did you just say that if he screws you over, then says, oops I was wrong... it's ok? Put the crack pipe down! How is he going to fix this is the question, not whether he was wrong or not. wow.

    Ah, yes. MUCH better if he screws you over and either refuses to answer questions about it, tells you it was good for you and you just don't realize it, or it was in the "interest of National Security."

  2. Re:Even beyond that... on Women's Attractiveness Judged by Software · · Score: 2, Funny

    You just described something out of the x-files...Want to try again? A wig and a little lip gloss... I can see it...
  3. Re:Archive and install on Leopard Upgraders Getting "Blue Screen of Death" · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately, not everyone is aware they are installing Unsanity's APE. Some mice and other peripheral hardware require a pref to access all the features of the device. Logitec uses APE repurposed to use some of their hardware. Wacom tablets use something similar. The ordinary user doesn't know that this stuff may disrupt their install, and there is no overt warning from Apple about it. I guarantee that most people using Macs would elect to click on the "Upgrade" option of install, since it's the easist and least scary. Simply put, the OS X installer should have been capable enough to recognize offending software bits and set them aside. It did not. For Apple to expect that the typical user would be fully cognizant of what is and isn't compatible on their machine is foolhardy. Apple's long-standing credo is "it JFW." For them not to anticipate that some such system-level software would exist to upset the "Upgrade" install is pretty amazing.

  4. Re:Credit where due department on Microsoft's Multitouch Coffee Table Display · · Score: 1

    Check out Jeff Han's new company, the Perceptive Pixel at http://www.perceptivepixel.com/ The original NYU Quicktime demo reel is at http://cs.nyu.edu/~jhan/ftirtouch/ Look familiar? I'm sure MS hooked up with these guys. This demo has been out there for a while.

  5. Re:And what about the U.S.? on Some Soft Drinks May Damage Your DNA · · Score: 1

    Oh, please. Organic farming and organic foods, while not perfect, are regulated by the US and are considered a healthier alternative to heavily processed, artificially fertilized, pesticide-coated foods large agribusiness industries push on everyone. Food production is COMMERCIAL in the US and they look for the cheapest method to get it to the store. This entails a good number of practices that are not very good for people in the long run. Take a look at these cites:

    From the International Federation of Organic Agriculktural Movements: http://www.ifoam.org/organic_facts/benefits/index. html

    From the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences on pesticides and kids: http://www.ehponline.org/press/childexp.html

    From the Center for Disease Control and prevention, some background on the food industry: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2007/apr/06_0097.htm

    Here is the Wiki cite about Organic vs. Non-organic foods: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_food

    Eat whatever you want. Just be intelligent and informed about it.

    BTW, organic food does not taste weaker than non-organic food. In some instances organic food tastes FAR better. Which would you eat, an organic tomato or an orange, hard, rubbery one that large farms claim is one? And if you can't make the correct choice, you need to get out more or stop being a troll.

    And it dihygrogen MONoxide, moron (here's a Wiki cite: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrogen_monoxide_h oax). If you're going to quote parodies, at least quote them right.