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  1. Re:charlie and the chocolate factory on How Apple Got Everything Right By Doing Everything Wrong · · Score: 1

    If you say so. Of course, in My Uncle Oswald, Dahl refers to the head of the penis as a snozzberry... But you go ahead and have fun with that ... if that's your thing.

  2. Re:Don't forget to wear sunglasses. on MIT Student Gets Artistic With LED Art · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It's even worse with a neuralizer. At least with a laser, they'll stop once they injure someone. With a neuralizer, you warn, "Remember what happened last time," and they just look at you blankly before setting it off again.

    P.S. Be really sure you don't forget to wear sunglasses when you bring one of these into work.

  3. Re:The unavoidable question is, on Zebrafish Regenerative Ability May Lead To Help In Humans · · Score: 1

    The resources devoted to being able to regenerate could be used to avoid injury, instead. Even if you heal quickly and from grievous injuries, it's better not to get hurt in the first place--especially if the lack of regeneration means you're better able to avoid mishaps that would kill you instantly.

  4. Re:Stable energy sources on DOE Shines $14M on Solar Energy Research · · Score: 1

    Solar and wind, as they are now anyways, will never be stable energy sources

    Without more resources committed to research, how will these technologies ever become significantly better than they are now?
  5. Re:The same John Uribe? on Late Adopters Prefer the Tried and True · · Score: 1

    Switching to a new bowser wont add any benefit to his internet tasks

    But it might stop that pesky Mario from barging into his castle and stealing Princess Peach back.

  6. Re:Almost Willing To Believe on G-Archiver Harvesting Google Mail Passwords · · Score: 1

    The emails would still be marked unread in Gmail if they've been accessed via POP.

  7. Re:Oh my. on Should Scientists Date People Who Believe Astrology? · · Score: 1

    So, basically, the status quo will be maintained?

  8. Re:Ahh... on Should Scientists Date People Who Believe Astrology? · · Score: 1

    Give us an update when you've finally had a chance to put your beliefs into practice.

  9. Re:Please... on State Lawmaker Wants To Ban Anonymous Posting Online · · Score: 1

    What about when these anonymous people know your real identity and threaten to act against you in real life? Is it overreacting to take it seriously then? Would it make you nervous if they included pictures of you going about your daily routine? How about if they edited in crosshairs centered on you? Are you sure they were edited in? Maybe you wouldn't believe someone is actually serious about doing you bodily harm; would the same pictures of your cat or something else you care about make you worry?

    Yes, it was very wise of you to ignore random idiots yelling "You suck!" in forums when you were little. But, please, don't assume that's what online bullying is all about.

  10. Re:NASA is weak on NASA Running Out of Plutonium · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How is this short sightedness on NASA's part? They're low on plutonium and have to conserve it for specific missions. Since they aren't able to produce their own plutonium, just what do you suggest they do instead?

  11. Laid on Using Excel As a 3D Graphics Engine · · Score: 1

    You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

  12. Re:A true geek... on Using Excel As a 3D Graphics Engine · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's ok; that's not a pencil sharpener, either.

  13. Re:Wikipedia... on Jimmy Wales Faces Allegations of Corruption · · Score: 1

    It may not cause you problems now, but you should be concerned if it's shown that Wikipedia is open to corruption and private agendas. Today they may be misusing their power to slander each other and take money from the foundation, but maybe future members of the 'inner circle' will start molding the site to show bias toward their religious beliefs such as creationism or pro-life stances--or perhaps they'll make some big corporations look better in return for 'considerations'.

  14. Re:Who Benefits? on Daylight Saving Time Wastes Energy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Or in other words, "None of us is as dumb as all of us." Courtesy of Despair.com

  15. Re:Life Insurance on Government Mistakenly Declares Deaths of Citizens · · Score: 1

    A life insurance policy where the beneficiary is the insured person? How ... useful.

  16. Re:The specialization of knowledge... on More Spacecraft Velocity Anomalies · · Score: 1

    Well, I found 48 listed phone numbers for Einsteins in NY alone, and there are probably quite a few more in the world... But you said next Einstein, which implies the person isn't one yet. I think we can safely assume that any soon-to-be Einsteins in the womb are not reading Slashdot at the moment, but that still leaves us with minors old enough to read who will be adopted by an Einstein and women who will marry into the family and take the last name.

    So, I think we can conclude that there are a good handful of people who could meet your condition, but I have to confess I'm not really sure why they'd be so much better suited to comment on the subject...

  17. Re:Here's an idea on Teen Phone Phreak Targeted by the FBI · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Oh, yes, if the authorities get a realistic-sounding call about an armed, crazed gunman holding me and my family hostage in my home, I would feel so much better knowing they're sending a single officer to politely inquire instead of a SWAT team. Because if it's a false alarm, no harm done, and if it isn't--well, I'm sure a single police officer showing up on the doorstep couldn't make the situaton with that crazed gunman any worse.

    Yes, having a SWAT team sent to the home of an unsuspecting family is bad and someone might get hurt, but if the officers are well-trained, people probably won't. I know that's not much comfort if something does go wrong, but I think I'd rather live with that than the results of them not taking a real situation seriously.

  18. Re:Identifying Juvenile on Teen Phone Phreak Targeted by the FBI · · Score: 1

    Yes, heaven forbid he live with the consequences of his actions to torment and endanger innocent people.

  19. Re:Origin of life ?! on Correcting Misperceptions About Evolution · · Score: 1

    Certainly an almighty being could do that, but then I'd feel more like I was in some teenager's ant farm than under the protection of some loving divine.

    Actually, I consider our reality to be more like a giant game of The Sims, which is why I have a smoke detector in every room and never go into the swimming pool.

  20. Re:Actually, that's sort of a cop out. on Correcting Misperceptions About Evolution · · Score: 2, Funny

    When two cars collide, does a bigger and better car appear from the wreckage?

    That would be so cool!

  21. Re:Astroturfing? on Comcast Gets Hard Up At FCC Meeting · · Score: 1

    What I want to know is how much one could get per hour as a professional "warm butt"--and what sort of requirements for participation there may or may not be.

    I'd suggest being extremely cautious in answering any such job postings so as to avoid any unfortunate misunderstandings about the nature of the job and just what it entails. So to speak.

  22. Re:"Must turn over all email..." on Geek Wins Copyright Lawsuit Against Corporation · · Score: 1

    Note to self: if ever thinking of getting involved in litigation, seed potential keywords into an email spam generating engine of some kind. "All emails with terms (keyword)? Certainly - here's 8G of text for you to read..."

    Yes, that should show what a reasonable person you are and make the judge like you more.

  23. Re:Awesome! on Kimchi in Space · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just wait until someone wants to bring his beloved durian aboard.

  24. Re:Evolution is a fact, the path is the theory. on New Science Standards Approved in Florida · · Score: 1

    The problem is that religious fools require absolute certainty in everything but religion.

    No, they require absolute certainty in everything, but they're willing to accept what they've been told by their religious books and leaders on faith.

  25. Re:Sheesh... on Opera Screeches at Mozilla Over Security Disclosure · · Score: 1

    It probably doesn't take more than a few hours to "evaluate" a security issue. If you want to throw out a half-assed patch that may very well break other things or make the problem works, that is.

    I see lots of people coming down on Opera, saying they're just whining and that it's ridiculous for them expect Mozilla to hold off on fixing their browser until they could fix their own... but maybe they're just peeved that instead of telling them about the exploits they were working on earlier, Mozilla waited until the day before they publicly released the details.