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  1. Yes, but... on Smithsonian Gets Tiny Robots · · Score: 1

    Thats great the Smithsonian has robots.....
    but can they keep the museums running during the government shut down?

    http://www.wisn.com/r/27452506/detail.html

  2. Yes but on Japanese Robot Picks Only the Ripest Strawberries · · Score: 1

    Yes, but since they are Japanese robots, they will still require an H1B visa to work in the fields of California.

  3. I was hoping on Bacteria Used To Fix Cracked Concrete · · Score: 1

    I thought maybe I misread the title of this post. I was hoping to get my fix of crack cocaine from the bacteria. I guess that discovery will have to wait.

  4. Re:patents/capita on Tide of International Science Moving Against US, EU · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Sure, but also take a look at the top researchers in American schools. They are Chinese, Indian, and Russian. Whats troubling is the lack of American kids doing the research these days. Many of the universities in China and India are ultra-competitive, those students have a lot more competition being that their countries only contain over 2.5 billion people combined. You may laugh about how India churns out all those undergrads with research skills, but you probably didn't laugh when your job was sent overseas to somebody who can do the same work cheaper.

    America needs to invest in its education on ALL LEVELS, or the gap between the educated and the ignorant will continue growing and the USA is going to be on the losing end of that battle.

    As other countries invest in education, we war monger and fund political campaigns. Our GDP should be spent on research, and education - not on war, and not on foreign oil. That is the only way to ensure long-term financial solvency in the US. Take for example the great space race of the 1960s, when Kennedy challenged this nation to reach for the moon. We educated ourselves and built up US industry and improved our GDP. And then we got to the moon, and became complacent. We need a new challenge for the 21st century. If Obama challenged the US to become energy sufficient - to not rely on foreign sources of energy, and backed that up with providing money for research to make the next generation technology today's technology not only would we invest in our future with education, but provide us with the cost savings in energy to actually bring down the national debt.

    Meanwhile the ice caps are melting and congress is too full of itself to even come up with a climate bill. For shame on us, we should all look to India and China for inspiration, not incompetency.

  5. Server Errors... on Saudi Arabia Bans Facebook · · Score: 1

    Well I read that Facebook's Saudi Arabian servers kept crashing when people searched for the name Mohammed, so its probably for the best.

  6. I foresee a time.... on Russian Firm Plans Commercial Space Station · · Score: 1

    When celebrities start having extreme health problems from spending too much time doing coke in zero-g. We'll just call this ship the LiLo express...

  7. Really? on Airbus Planning Transparent Planes · · Score: 1

    I don't know if the whole plane needs to be transparent, but I'd settle for transparent doors on the lavatories and cockpit. Oh boy do I love the word cockpit.

  8. Yes, but can they make the surface sticky? on Giant Balloons Could Solve Space Junk Problem · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ok, now that you have a huge football field sized balloon, why not make the outside surface sticky and collect other bits of space junk on the way to the burn?

  9. Re:Child endangerment on Kid's Single Lady Dream Is Crushed · · Score: 1

    Well, at the end he does say "I'm a horrible father" so it must be true by his own admission

  10. My Wife on Gonorrhea As the Next Superbug · · Score: 1

    I told my Doctor that my wife gave me gonorrhea. He gave himself a shot!

  11. Re:10 minutes of lying in raw sewage on What Has Your Phone Survived? · · Score: 1

    well, it did afterwards die a long, slow painful death.

  12. 10 minutes of lying in raw sewage on What Has Your Phone Survived? · · Score: 1

    My phone had fallen into the sewer before in my work as a sanitary sewer inspector, but once it took over 10 minutes before it got pulled out of the water/muck. I thought it was dead, but after a week of drying out, I popped the battery in and it was alive and running fine.

  13. Re:There must be a better way on "Smart" Parking Meters Considered Dumb · · Score: 1

    If only there was some sort of token people could use to activate the meters... But it would have to be something almost everyone carries. Hmmm...

    The machines in Baltimore accept cash and change as well as credit cards. I've heard a plan was nixed to use food stamps however.

  14. The easy part is putting it in... on Robot Invented To Crawl Through Veins · · Score: 1

    .... but you don't want to see how they take it out.

  15. Yes Mine are good on Have Sockets Run Their Course? · · Score: 3, Funny

    My socks are fine for now. When they do run their course I go to walmart and get new socks its $5 for 6 pair!

  16. Re:Coffee on McDonalds Free Wi-Fi Users Soak Up Seating · · Score: 1

    Can't I have free wifi at KFC? I want it to go with my delicious baked chicken! No more sticky fingers!

  17. What happens if the Data Center shuts down? on New Data Center Will Heat Homes In London · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So what happens to these people's heat source if the data center is shut down or becomes obsolete in the future? I would expect the homes to be around much longer than a data center might.

  18. Re:This is new? on Mapping Planets and Moons In 3D With Stereophotoclinometry · · Score: 1
    You fail to see what is new?

    ...and produce a topographical map so detailed that you often need a pair of 3-D glasses to appreciate what he has done.

    Did yours require 3D glasses?

  19. Magnetosphere on A Sixth Region In the Magnetosphere · · Score: 1

    A sixth? I didn't know there was five. Thanks science!

  20. Tier I Technicians on Recourse For Poor Customer Service? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I say if you can't resolve your customer service issue in the first call, ask for the supervisor, or the next level of service. In my experience, it usually gets you connected with somebody with a) knowledge and b) ability to make decisions on behalf of the company, much faster. In some cases that may get you speaking with a native english speaking person for the first time.

  21. Re:re Hard to decide ... on Microsoft To Offer Free Anti-Virus Software · · Score: 1

    Pretty much all cars come with a radio/cd/mp3 player. It is probably alright, but it doesn't get the HD channels, or allow sound presets. Some people still upgrade for better options.

    But if the MS software stops people from getting those dumb viruses that encourage people to buy the "only software that can remove it" and pay for bad antivirus software - then it can't be all bad.

  22. Re:Lol... netherlands on "Heat Wheel" Could Lower Data Center Power Bills · · Score: 1
    Hahaha! The Netherlands!

    The Netherlands has a maritime climate, with cool summers and mild winters. The average temperature is 2C (36F) in January and 19C (66F) in July, with an annual average of about 10C (50F). Clouds generally appear every day, and in the winter months fog often abounds, while rainfall occurs frequently. Average annual rainfall is about 76.5 cm (30 in). The mild, damp climate is ideal for dairying and livestock raising, but the limited sunshine restricts the growing of food crops.

    Yeah, 11 hot days in July. Well, I suppose there is a good reason not to build your data center in Dallas 28 days in July above 90F.

  23. I'm addicted on China Defines Internet Addiction · · Score: 1

    I'm already addicted to Weed, television, and Rachel Ray, I might as well be addicted to the entire internet too.

  24. Re:Let Me Offer a Lemma on This Subject ... on Anonymous Anger Rampant On the Web · · Score: 1

    Fuck that! I'm writing this from my H2 in the left lane of I-95. What really pisses me off is those damn drivers who never pay attention to the road! That is where my fucking rage comes from!

  25. New Air Force Rules of the Internets on Air Force To Rewrite the Rules of the Internet · · Score: 1

    The first rule of the Air Force Internets is - you do not hack the Air Force Internets. The second rule of the Air Force Internets is YOU DO NOT HACK the Air Force Internets. Third rule of the Air Force Internets is if you get hacked, power down, the hack is over.