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  1. Re:Genius has its cost or v/v, maybe. Sometimes? on Depression May Provide Cognitive Advantages · · Score: 1

    So you just took the Mensa test? Only an hour and you're done right? You should have taken the WAIS. 4 hours of ever harder questions of many different types. At the end, I got TOTALLY depressed, so I scored 138 and was able to become a member of Intertel. 99th centile instead of 98th for Mensa :-)

  2. Darwin? on FairPort Accused of Faking Network Readiness Test · · Score: 1

    Ever heard about Darwin? Sad for the company though...

  3. Re:power saving tip: disable the optical drive on Why Is Linux Notebook Battery Life Still Poor? · · Score: 1
    But that way, he could not do that:

    ...hard drive spins down when not needed...

    So I guess the gain would not be that great. Also, I guess a DivX more processing power than a DVD as the compression rate is usually higher

  4. Re:Poor choice for screensaver? on Why Is Linux Notebook Battery Life Still Poor? · · Score: 2, Informative
    I know the "never assume" thing in IT, but here, I do assume that

    ...the dual core CPU reduces speed when idle...

    means that he is NOT running BOINC or other numbers-crunching software...

  5. Re:String theory on Intel's Roadmap Includes 4nm Fab in 2022 · · Score: 2, Funny

    And I guess wireless networks will be using subspace channels? 802.11s?

  6. Why on Fewer Than 10 ET Civilizations In Our Galaxy? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I wonder why should one consider a colonisation of the whole Galaxy? Isn't it a too damn big territory to defend - explore - colonize? Without talking about the astronomical (ha ha) amount of human (E.T.) resources it would take to launch such an enterprise!

  7. Re:There's a problem here.... on Want to Eat Chocolate Every Day For a Year? · · Score: 1

    The other BIG problem I see here will be to find 40 women in this study who will accept being weighted because, I guess, weight control will be part of this study (didn't RTFA).

  8. Want it! on Land Rover Unveils "World's Toughest Phone" · · Score: 1

    Although it's unbelievably ugly, I need this phone! I broke 2 to 3 phones a year for the last 5 years... It'd be nice if it came to Canada. My last misadventure with my last Sony Ericsson: the screen died after a bicycle ride.

  9. Re:Until they turn against you on NASA Suggests Nano Robots To Explore Mars · · Score: 1

    Is an EMP effective against nanorobots?

  10. THANKS! on Indian CEO Says Most US Tech Grads "Unemployable" · · Score: 1

    That's the best advice I've had today!

  11. Re:Detroit on US Plans To Bulldoze 50 Shrinking Cities · · Score: 1

    Detroit Li-Ions?

    Nahhh, that won't happen, they're too close to oil lobbies...

  12. Re:Create parks inside the cities on US Plans To Bulldoze 50 Shrinking Cities · · Score: 1

    I thinkg you played too much of Sim City...

  13. Detroit on US Plans To Bulldoze 50 Shrinking Cities · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Detroit seems to be the wisest place to begin with. High crime, lost Stanley cup, agony of the car companies. Let Sillicon Valley become the new city for car makers. Li-Ion rules!

  14. Only one accessible site though on Weather Balloons To Provide Broadband In Africa · · Score: 4, Funny

    weather.com

  15. It's chinese stuff on Chinese Govt Spyware Puts Computers At Risk · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey, it's Chinese stuff for god's sake, did you expect some quality out of it?

  16. Re:Next step for GM.... on G.M. Opens Its Own Battery Research Laboratory · · Score: 1

    No no, you're right, we're just six years away from real flying cars, so I guess 10 years away from foldable ones!

  17. Captain? on DIY 18-ft.-High Robotic Exoskeleton · · Score: 1

    Captain Mifune, is that you?

  18. TO ALL Re:Well on Security Flaw Hits VAserv; Head of LxLabs Found Hanged · · Score: 4, Informative

    Yes, I meant hanged. Sorry, english is not my first language.

  19. Re:Well on Security Flaw Hits VAserv; Head of LxLabs Found Hanged · · Score: 5, Insightful
    You know, I was just trying to show some compassion. I find it sad that someone could be that much desperate. I personnaly found my brother hung in his bedroom 10 years ago, so

    I guess there's not much to say...

    takes a very different meaning to me than the moderators or you could have seen in this comment.

  20. Well on Security Flaw Hits VAserv; Head of LxLabs Found Hanged · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I guess there's not much to say...

  21. First volume of? on Wikipedia, the Hardcover Edition · · Score: 2, Funny

    I guess this is the first of the 6345 volumes that wikipedia contains...

  22. Just one thing to say: on UK Police Want Plug-In Computer Crime Detectors · · Score: 4, Informative
  23. Re:troll maybe? on Asus Slaps Linux In the Face · · Score: 1

    I also never saw a Microsoft-made website with such poor graphic design. We can see the very hard JPG compression, and nothing but a video. No clickable link and no truly supported arguments.

    If it is really a MS / ASUS initiative, it's a very poor one...

  24. Re:Who still breathes CITY air? on Study Shows Cocaine And Other Drugs In Spanish Air · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes, the brand is going to be "PerriAir"

  25. Re:Shoulda... on Spirit Stuck In Soft Soil On Mars · · Score: 1

    Well, it actually is an AWD vehicle. It's just one of the wheels that doesn't respond anymore...