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  1. Re:Not quite as easy as it seems on Teen Diagnoses Her Own Disease In Science Class · · Score: 0

    Yes, the symptoms that the girl had are that of Crohn's disease but the symptoms are also that of hundred of other problems. So why don't they have a standard methodological approach to how you deal certain symptoms when doctors come across them. This approach would be what tests are ran, what order the tests are conducted in, quality check that are built in, etc... I am sure the medical profession has these to an extent but having it completely laid out would save money, save time, reduce errors, and reduced malpractice lawsuits because there was an approach that was followed and nothing was missed. This is not taking anything away from the doctor because they are still needed very much for their expert opinion. Just to prove that it will not take anything away from the doctor, this kind of approach is used in certain types of consulting which people pay a premium for. In my profession we follow strict procedures (as I am sure doctors do) but even things like what order to test EVERYTHING in has to follow our methodology and if we stray away from our methodology we leave ourselves open to be sued from the client. It seems like when it comes to testing and procedures of diagnosing diseases that there is a lot left to the doctor to decide what to do and not standard approach.

    This would be a case that would benefit from a software program that makes the connections of the symptoms with the related diseases. From there it could tell you the tests that need to be ran and in what order to reduce the the list even further. The software would not be so much of a replacement to expert opinion but a compliment to reduce errors and save time.

    My point is that everyone has off days and I don't want to pay for unnecessary tests.

  2. Strength on Triangular Buttons Make On-Screen Keyboards More Usable · · Score: 0

    Because the triangle is one of the strongest shapes and distributes weight very well, it would be a very strong keyboard.

  3. Re:Drive her on Making a Child Locating System · · Score: 0

    I hope I broke the needle on your sarcasm meter

    You did break it and now I can't fix it because I was home-schooled.

  4. Re:Great online service on Making a Child Locating System · · Score: 0

    Why didn't you just ask me? I would have told you where I live.

  5. Re:Deal breaker!?!? on Reliable Male Contraceptive In the Works · · Score: 0

    Man oh man - if you think that a teenie needle injection once a mnth is a hassle wait until you have CHILDREN! From waking up every 2 hours 24 hours a day to decimating the order of your household, children make a stupid shot seem just... stupid.

    Man oh man - If you think that a teenie baby is a hassle wait until you have you have the WIFE that comes with that baby. From dealing with the nagging every 2 hours 24 hours a day to decimating the order of your manhood, a wife makes a stupid baby seem just... stupid.

  6. Re:IP on CA Vs. MA In Battle Over Non-Compete Clause · · Score: 3, Funny

    Can someone tell me how people can use IP freely?

    You know someone was going to do it!

  7. Re:non competes only make sense when... on CA Vs. MA In Battle Over Non-Compete Clause · · Score: 4, Funny

    otherwise what the hell are you supposed to do, work at burger king?

    I hear Burger King has really strict IP rules around the secret to why "The King" is so creepy.

  8. Re:Was getting bored with Twitter anyway on Apple Rumored To Want To Buy Twitter · · Score: 1

    Then what is Slashdot?

    Let the modding begin!

  9. Software Bug on The Coder Behind the Mortgage Meltdown · · Score: 1

    Bug:

    Title: "Depression 2.0"
    Type: "Suggestion"
    Description: "This might not be a good idea"

    Status: Unresolved

  10. Laura Croft on eBay Fakes Devalue the Craft of Tomb Robbing · · Score: 1

    "It's a lot less cost-effective to go tomb raiding than to make your own fakes"

    So Laura Croft has moved from Mass Murderer to Forgery?

  11. WMD? on Bill Would Declare Your Blog a Weapon · · Score: 1

    If someone blogs about how to increase traffic to a blog, are they giving the plans on how to build a WMD?

  12. Re:Stable plugins on What Do You Want On Future Browsers? · · Score: 1

    ***Turns head*** ***cough*** ***cough***

    "Your plugin has a problem"

  13. Re:Fast and clean on What Do You Want On Future Browsers? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Don't forget that they both should take up as little space in your memory as possible.

  14. Re:They Noticed... on Firefox Download Day To Start At 1 p.m. EST · · Score: 1

    So they reported about their down servers on a server that is down. I can't wait for the servers to come back up so I can get my copy of FF.

  15. Crash and Burn on Firefox Download Day To Start At 1 p.m. EST · · Score: 1

    The server to download FF is down. Is anyone surprised?

  16. Re:This should be moot. on 85% of Chinese Citizens Like Internet Censorship · · Score: 1

    Yea, I agree. Can we get someone from where the data comes from within a censored and controlled system to speak on this?
    ... Oh, wait

  17. Re:Heh... on HP Seals the Deal, Buys EDS For $14B · · Score: 1

    They are consultants... Most of them will not work on site anyways, so why would they want to be paying for coffee, cokes, and sporks. Who knows... They might actually have spoons and forks at the client site.

  18. Re:oh god on How Social Networks May Kill Search as We Know It · · Score: 2, Funny

    Faceboogle is bad but the alternates are even worse. What if people used Goofaced? Think of how mad you would be if you found out someone Goofaced you.