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  1. Give campus police a break on Theater Professor's Firefly Poster Declared Threatening · · Score: 1

    The campus police have to be hyper-sensitive about this kind of stuff.
    When some kid goes off his rocker, and shoots a few people,
    someone is always out there to put the blame on. "How could you not
    see this coming?! Where were the police? How could you let posters like
    that glorify violence? etc..."

  2. "syngas" is simply a fart on Coffee-Powered Car Breaks World Record · · Score: 1

    No wonder I let loose so much after drinking coffee.

  3. Can the same set of data be used on another person on Brain Imaging Reveals the Movies In Our Mind · · Score: 1

    In other words, is the scanning that is done only valid
    for the test subject, or can you now use that same data
    to analyze another test subjects visual cortex ?

  4. Not considering Microsoft tax on HTC Considering Buying Own OS · · Score: 1

    I don't really know, but does WebOS have to pay the Microsoft Patent tax ?

  5. Both researchers From Bachmann Lab on Study Suggests Magnets Can Force You to Tell the Truth · · Score: 1

    Anybody know anything about them.
    The article itself is very sketchy:

    A random sampling of "16" ?
    No mention of how strong a magnet.
    Was there a "tendency" not to lie, or was it an on/off switch ?

  6. all that is really needed on Ask Slashdot: Math Curriculum To Understand General Relativity? · · Score: 1

    before you take anything, read "sphereland" to help open your mind.
    repeat as necessary until you "get it"

    then take vector calculus, field theory, and tensor analysis
    (and of ourse, any pre-requisites)

    you should now be well eqipped to understand both the
    concepts and undrerlying math.

    cheers

  7. experian - microsoft link on Bing More Effective Than Google? · · Score: 1

    experian is a microsoft gold certified partner. i am sure we can expect
    plenty of unbiased reporting.

  8. 95% are member enlargment ads on Crowdsourcing Ancient Egyptian Scrolls · · Score: 1
  9. Just another name for hassling minorities. on Law Enforcement Wants To Try 'Predictive Policing' · · Score: 1

    Its been around for a while.

  10. So what's the fuss? on State of Alaska Prints Out Palin's E-Mails; Online Distribution 'Impractical' · · Score: 1

    The government of Alaska knows it will only add a day or so until world-wide circulation.
    Now they can charge *per page* for the emails with
    copyright restrictions perhaps?

  11. How have the Daleks survived this long anyway? on Daleks To Be Given 'A Rest' From Dr. Who · · Score: 1

    Some small alien life form moving around awkwardly on a very human scale
    in an exoskeleton looking not much different than a big vacuum cleaner?

    Please.

    I think an actual big vacuum cleaner that sucked people up
    and fed on their life force would be far scarier.

  12. Lt Governor took the fall on DOJ Could Ban Texas Flights Over Anti-Patdown Law · · Score: 1

    Somebody had to kill the bill, so they sacrificed the Lt Governor to do it
    by having him delay long enough to have the bill "time out".

  13. Re:So where is the Zune in that list ? on Vintage Collection of Tech Failures · · Score: 1

    You are right. I have never used a Zune. I have never really wanted to.
    Reasons:
            Have you ever heard about that curious thing called "Play Anywhere" (except a Zune) ?
            How much will Microsoft charge for upgrades?

    However, I have used ipod, ipad, and itunes. You say it is horrible, but you lack specificity.
    If you say horrible means "Makes it really easy to get access to a large amount of reasonably priced music"
    then I might agree with you.

  14. So where is the Zune in that list ? on Vintage Collection of Tech Failures · · Score: 1

    You know, that music "decision" engine ?

  15. set up a decoy on Ask Slashdot: Do I Give IT a Login On Our Dept. Server? · · Score: 1

    Setup a dummy computer that does nothing. Put in all sorts of interesting looking things.
    Then let him have access to it.

  16. I believe the same was send about the ipod on MS Global Strategy Chief: Tablets Are a Fad · · Score: 2

    The truth of the matter is that Microsoft can not make an ipad-like object without screwing it up in someway.
    (Either marketing, pricing, licensing, or bad design)

    It takes vision that spans all 4 of these areas.

    And they know it. They are completely relegated to XBOX and MS Word.

  17. how about abs, breasts, pectoral muscles? on Panasonic Launches Beautifying Camera · · Score: 1

    Perfect for facebook and craigslist.

  18. how to expose "non"-photographic memory on Secrets of a Memory Champion · · Score: 1

    Show a person 600x800 random pixels for as long
    as they want.

    Take it away, and ask them to tell you
    even a single pixel at a given spot.

  19. Re:Pay the apple tax, skip the bloat. on An Open Letter To PC Makers: Ditch Bloatware, Now! · · Score: 1

    Although I agree, "pages" & "numbers" annoy me to no end with their "give it a spin"

  20. Pay the apple tax, skip the bloat. on An Open Letter To PC Makers: Ditch Bloatware, Now! · · Score: 1

    You pay your taxes in one way or another.

  21. Re:facebook is a liar's worst enemy on Facebook Private Info Increasingly Used In Court · · Score: 1

    She would appreciate that. Better to be feared than loved as a lawyer.

  22. Re:facebook is a liar's worst enemy on Facebook Private Info Increasingly Used In Court · · Score: 2

    If someone says one thing on Facebook, and another thing on court, then they are lying.
    We simply don't know which. Usually, you can figure it out.

  23. Re:facebook is a liar's worst enemy on Facebook Private Info Increasingly Used In Court · · Score: 1

    My mom helps people who can not get dead beat spouses to pay child support.
    She helps keep children away from parents who would abuse them.
    She helps parents who are being wrongfully denied visitation.

    In other words, she helps people who desperately fucking need help!

    Why not actually find out the truth about something before making inane comments.

  24. facebook is a liar's worst enemy on Facebook Private Info Increasingly Used In Court · · Score: 3, Interesting

    My mom is a family law attorney and uses facebook to consistently tear down
    the defenses of liars on the witness stand.

  25. shorter lifespan - faster mutations! on Malaysia Releases Genetically Modified Mosquitoes · · Score: 0

    The more generations you get in, the faster you get to adapt. This is shortsightedness at its worst.