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  1. Re:It's not mined out. on The Ascendancy of .co · · Score: 1

    This would be hard to enforce. Parkers could get around this by making an random web site (maybe a single photo and link) for each parked domain.

  2. Re:What registrar would you recommend? on The Ascendancy of .co · · Score: 1

    I like 1&1. They also have free usable DNS for domains registered elsewhere.

  3. Pat-Down Protection on National Opt-Out Day Against Virtual Strip Searches · · Score: 1

    I guess I should get one of these for the enhanced pat-downs: http://www.nuttybuddy.com/

  4. Ears work for Passive ID on Ears Might Be Better Than Fingerprints For ID · · Score: 1

    Ears may be good for passive video identification. Before long, I might have to start modifying my ears with clay in order to get through airport security.

  5. Why are gene patents issued in the first place? on US Says Genes Should Not Be Patentable · · Score: 1

    Last time I checked, the USPTO is part of the U.S. Government. Can't they be reigned in and required to stop issuing patents on genes in the first place, or are they completely out of control?

  6. Intuitively Obvious on Microsoft Patents OS Shutdown · · Score: 1

    This is so simple it does not merit a patent. 15 minutes design time will cover it, 30 minutes at the most.

  7. How Rude! on Gizmodo Not Welcome at 2010 WWDC · · Score: 1

    I will have to make sure and get my Apple news from Gizmodo in the future.

  8. Unlimited Expansion on The Men Who Stare At Airline Passengers, Coming To the UK · · Score: 4, Insightful

    When you have access to virtually unlimited budget and manpower, you have to be creative when coming up with new ways to expand your empire. I think homeland security in the U.S. and the U.K. would be much more efficient and quite possibly more effective if we cut their budget by 50%.

  9. Prove it. on Guess My Speed and Give Me a Ticket, In Ohio · · Score: 1

    Carry a GPS, record the track. (This only works if you're really legal.) http://xpda.com/ticket/

  10. What does this mean? on Google Reportedly Ditching Windows · · Score: 1

    If Google ditches Windows, it will pressure them to back and/or develop a viable alternative, by which I mean an operating system that will run ALMOST ALL the applications (or equivalents) that I use on Windows. Today, I'm stuck with Windows unless I want to give up some of the software that I use regularly. There are a lot of reasons that more Windows competition is good for PC users, and this may be a giant step in that direction.

  11. Soviets in Texas? on Conservative Textbook Curriculum Passes Final Vote In Texas · · Score: 1

    This is amazingly similar to the educational programs and revised "history" that the Soviet government forced on its citizens.

  12. Go faster, not slower! on How To Build Roads To Control How Fast You Drive · · Score: 1

    We should be working out how to drive faster, not slower! Sure, it would be safer to ban driving altogether, but most of us prefer to travel expediently.

  13. BSIMHO on Fatty Foods May Cause Cocaine-Like Addiction · · Score: 1

    http://xpda.com/bs.jpg
    I don't believe people get the shakes from fat withdrawal. (By the way, this photo came from fatty, well-marbled beef.)

  14. 6% of users on IE6 on Is Internet Explorer 6/7 Support Required Now? · · Score: 1

    I'm seeing about 12% of IE users (6% of all users) on IE6. Almost none on IE5 and below. I would say dump IE5, but make IE6 usable at a minimum.

  15. Perpetual Scam on "Perpetual Motion DeLorean" Scammers Face $26M Judgment · · Score: 2, Interesting

    It makes you wonder how many times over the past 150 years people have been suckered into investing in machines that (allegedly) violate the law: energy can be neither created nor destroyed.

  16. 1985 vintage? on A Space Cannon That Might Actually Work · · Score: 1

    Didn't John Hunter work on a land-based project like this in the 1980's?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_High_Altitude_Research_Project

  17. http://xpda.com/bs.jpg on Insurgent Attacks Follow Mathematical Pattern · · Score: 1

    You can fit a curve to one set of data. It does not follow that all other data sets will be similar. There are huge differences in the environments here -- enough to put a BS stamp on this article.

  18. Patent? on Should I Publish Or Patent? · · Score: 1

    If you choose to patent software, may the fleas of 10,000 camels infest your armpits.

  19. Horse Manure on US Navy Tries To Turn Seawater Into Jet Fuel · · Score: 1

    Spare me! New Scientist == National Enquirer for Pseudo-Science. This process would take many times more energy that the resultant fuel could ever produce.

  20. Three steps to fix an aging brain. on How to Deal With an Aging Brain? · · Score: 1

    Three steps:
    1. Exercise the brain - programming, chess, etc.
    2. Exercise the body - running, biking, etc.
    3. There was something else, but I forgot it.

  21. These are not Placebos on Half of American Doctors Often Prescribe Placebos · · Score: 1

    (1) It's not a placebo if the doctor explains what he is prescribing and why. (2) "Headache pills," or more specifically NSAIDS, frequently help a wide variety of conditions. This is hardly a placebo. (3) A patient who keeps pressing for additional treatment can expect to recieve prescriptions less directly related to the ailment.

  22. Re:Barr's premise is false on Barr Sues Over McCain's, Obama's Presence on Texas Ballot · · Score: 1

    I suspected as much. Getting on the ballot in all 50 states is an early priority in any national election campaign. Even politicians can figure that out.

  23. Electoral College? on Barr Sues Over McCain's, Obama's Presence on Texas Ballot · · Score: 1

    What's all this about an electoral college? Doesn't the U.S. Supreme Court select the President??

  24. It's the Money, Stupid. on Senator Proposes to Monitor All P2P Traffic for Illegal Files · · Score: 1

    Music, Movie, and TV companies paid Joseph Biden $178,358 (plus $193,310 from lobbyists) 2003-2008. But that is just a coincidence.

  25. Re:Kinda slow, eh? on IBM Leaks Details on New Mainframe · · Score: 5, Funny

    Z6 is nothing. I've used a Z80 before.