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  1. Re:hmmm on Observing Evolution Over 40,000 Generations · · Score: 1

    the absence of an external population with which to mediate the process

    What difference does that make? Populations are isolated all the time and is in fact a common mechanism of evolution. See Darwin's finches.

    in the wild, would the group go through a smaller or greater number of mutations?

    Barring mutagens, they would have the same number of mutation. Selection pressures for those mutations would be of greater importance.

  2. Party Service Pack on Inside the Windows 7 Launch Party Pack · · Score: 4, Funny

    Perhaps balloons and streamers will come in the first Party Service Pack.

  3. Re:And also 1000 other Field medal mathematicians on DHS Wants To Hire 1,000 Cybersecurity Experts · · Score: 1

    Yes, when a home land is equipped with 1000 security experts and 1000 other mathematics experts, that's the ultimate security and we can all sleep well.

    They can protect the homeland for 1000 years.

  4. Re:Can the Poor SOB sue for damages? on Bank Goofs, and Judge Orders Gmail Account Nuked · · Score: 1

    What email do you use that would disobey a judge's order?

    A foreign one.

    That might help in this particular case. It still won't do anything for you if a judge or government official in that country orders your account deleted.

  5. Car Analogy? on New Motorcycle World Speed Record, 367.382 mph · · Score: 4, Funny

    I need a car analogy before I can understand this.

  6. Re:Can the Poor SOB sue for damages? on Bank Goofs, and Judge Orders Gmail Account Nuked · · Score: 1

    Don't know why someone modded you troll. Seems unfair. If the judge ordered you to delete your own email account it would certainly make for an interesting legal precedent.

  7. Re:Can the Poor SOB sue for damages? on Bank Goofs, and Judge Orders Gmail Account Nuked · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Also having a moment of gratitude that I don't use gmail.

    What email do you use that would disobey a judge's order?

  8. Re:How is daytrading not gambling? on Incorporating Human Behavior Into Wall Street Mathematical Models · · Score: 1

    He was referring to day trading so there really isn't a big difference. While McDonald's may be a good investment long term, it is certainly a gamble on whether it's stock will go up or down in an hour or two.

  9. Re:Why not P2P? on Google Groups Used To Control Botnets · · Score: 4, Funny

    What would be so hard for botnet owners to make a peer to peer botnet rather than using servers?

    That would attract the wrath of the RIAA.

  10. Re:No thanks on Former Intel CEO Andy Grove Wants Struggling Industries To Stop Slacking · · Score: 1

    Ahh, I'm not all the way awake yet.

    The second to last line in my post should read "I don't know where you live but the dealers/salvage people there don't know what they're talking about"

  11. Re:No thanks on Former Intel CEO Andy Grove Wants Struggling Industries To Stop Slacking · · Score: 1

    Hate to burst your bubble but I work at a wholesale auto auction and we sell those cars to salvage dealers that are on an approved list. They have 180 days to strip the car for parts before they shred them.

    Look for yourself at cars.gov It's under 'What happens to the vehicle I trade in?'

    You'll also find the specific mention in law at the bottom of the third page here.

    And here's an article about the parts flooding the market.

    I don't know where you live but the dealers/salvage people their don't know what their talking about.

    Besides, I can't believe you of all people would cite NBC as a reliable source :)

  12. Re:Software Freedom Day at Best Buy on Microsoft Attacks Linux With Retail-Training Talking Points · · Score: 1

    But if MS did it, it would just be good marketing.

  13. Re:No thanks on Former Intel CEO Andy Grove Wants Struggling Industries To Stop Slacking · · Score: 1

    Vice-versa government-run "cash for clunkers" means perfectly good cars were taken off the road, squashed, and thrown into landfills. The government didn't even bother to strip the parts and sell them (recycling), but instead declared that to be illegal.

    That's simply not true, only the engine block is seized. The car can then sold to registered salvage dealers who strip the vehicle for parts.

  14. Re:Dock/Taskbar design on OS Performance — Snow Leopard, Windows 7, and Ubuntu 9.10 · · Score: 1

    To be fair Microsoft calls it the system tray at least as much as they claim that's not what it's called. see

  15. Re:Let the porn industry take the lead... on Who Will Fix the Internet? No One, Apparently · · Score: 1

    If you're right, which of these statements is false.

    Geeks are early adopters of technology

    Geeks love porn.

  16. Re:'tech support for an ISP' on Poor Passwords A Worse Problem Than Poor Antivirus · · Score: 1

    What you describe is what I went through at CL.

    Stillwater? 1995-2000

  17. Re:Sunflowers aren't so bad on Poor Passwords A Worse Problem Than Poor Antivirus · · Score: 1

    I'm 52 and haven't had my wallet stolen since 1969

    Somebody stole your wallet when you were 12, rough neighborhood.

  18. Re:What's the point? on Microsoft Hardware Demos Pressure-Sensitive Keyboard · · Score: 1

    It may only be because of habit but I prefer Alt+Tab and Ctrl+Tab, I feel it's more accurate than pressure. I use Left, Left+Ctrl and home for moving across a line.

    It seems it might have problems with multiple users, my roommate types much harder than I do. Anyway I'm just bitchin', get off my lawn!

  19. Re:Antitrust avoidance on Microsoft Acknowledges Linux Threat To Windows · · Score: 1

    I think(hope) you're being funny. The use of the word
    prove[s] is my hint.

  20. Re:I know this guy... on Goodbye Apple, Hello Music Production On Ubuntu · · Score: 1

    except print from a generic printer

    Lexmark

    scan from his scanner,

    Don't know

    and download photos from his camera.

    Seriously?

  21. Re:Oh, Those Dumb Police Officers! on First Ever Criminal Arrest For Domain Name Theft · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Well yes, if he lives in the jungles of Bolivia I guess he could get away with shooting a trespasser.

    Or he could live in Texas. See Make My Day Law or Castle Doctrine. Of note is it gives you the right to defend your property against intrusion which may lead to violent attack.

    I've often wondered does this mean that if someone sneaks into your back yard at 2 in the morning and drown in your pool, are you responsible? But if you shoot them as they come onto your property then are you within your rights?

  22. Re:Finally on First New Nuclear Reactor In a Decade On Track · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately I realized that only after I hit submit.

  23. Re:Finally on First New Nuclear Reactor In a Decade On Track · · Score: 1

    So your saying if you removed Gravity, the Sun's fusions reactor would keep going. I don't buy that.

  24. Re:Finally on First New Nuclear Reactor In a Decade On Track · · Score: 1

    Silly me, I thought fusion resulted when when there was enough mass that gravity could overcome the weak nuclear force and allow atoms to fuse. How come fusion is so hard to achieve on earth then?

  25. Re:Finally on First New Nuclear Reactor In a Decade On Track · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The amount of power delivered to the Earth from the sun is more than sufficient. The problem is, and ever has been, efficient conversion of that energy into a useful form.

    What I find interesting is that oil and coal both got their stored energy from the Sun. Even uranium was made from the energy of a star. Wind energy is from the Sun.

    Tidal wave energy is about the only thing I can think of that doesn't come from the Sun. Although I suppose we could take it a step further and say the Sun gets it's energy from gravity. Ultimately all energy it would seem comes from gravity. Just some random thoughts.