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  1. Re:Great Idea! on Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch Worries Researchers · · Score: 1

    Well for starters, I think I would have to worry about more than my iPhone cover. Just looking around, I think a solid 50% of things on my desk would be gone. Do not underestimate the reliance we have on plastics.

  2. Depends... on the kid on Texting Toddlers, How Young is Too Young? · · Score: 1

    Just as when you're discussing the "right age" to start texting, you have to remember that all kids are different. I'm 18, live in the "swankier part of town" and have been driving my little Scion xA for two years and it's in about as good condition as one could possibly expect. Just because my parents paid for my car doesn't mean that I don't value it and treat it with respect.

    While that particular kid might treat his BMW like a piece of trash, there are other kids (like myself) who would treat that car like gold.

  3. Great Idea! on Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch Worries Researchers · · Score: 3, Interesting

    What could possibly go wrong? ?

  4. Re:Only compared to an iPhone on Nokia Releases Linux Handset · · Score: 1

    Hold both the home button and the sleep/wake button for ~15 seconds. That should solve your problem.

  5. Re:300mi South of Seoul? on South Korea's First Rocket Fails To Reach Set Orbit · · Score: 1

    It's actually quite useful. While I doubt most people even know where Seoul is, it's a convenient marker. Sure, they could have said, "About 70 miles southeast of Gwanju." but I highly doubt that would've been any more useful.

  6. Simple on How To Prove Someone Is Female? · · Score: 1

    Is s/he good at math?

  7. Re:Religion and Internet Filtering on Malaysian Government Wants Internet Filtering · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Is there a causal relation?

    CORRELATION != CAUSATION

  8. Re:simulation on Six Men Endure 105-Day Mars Flight Simulator · · Score: 1

    But most submarine crews are much larger than 6.

    I think this was more a test of: "Can we pick 6 people, lock them in a tin can for 3 months, and not have them kill each other?"

  9. What's the Big Deal? on NASA Plans To De-Orbit ISS In 2016 · · Score: 2, Informative

    The US spends this much in Iraq every two and a half months.

  10. Re:Depressing... on Study Highlights Gap Between Views of Scientists and the Public · · Score: 1

    I'm fairly certain you have it backwards. Martin Luther is the one who came up with the whole predestination thing, not the Catholic Church.

  11. Re:Depressing... on Study Highlights Gap Between Views of Scientists and the Public · · Score: 1

    There is no such thing as Christian dogma. There is Catholic Dogma, Baptist Dogma, Anglican Dogma, etc.

    That said, some of those denominations do in fact teach that how a person lives his life is a determining factor in salvation. For example, the Catholics.

  12. Re:Depressing... on Study Highlights Gap Between Views of Scientists and the Public · · Score: 1

    It's clear that Christianity (the best example for our nation) is intended only to benefit Christians -- if you aren't one, you can just go to hell

    Bullshit. http://crs.org/ "Our mission is to assist impoverished and disadvantaged people overseas, working in the spirit of Catholic Social Teaching to promote the sacredness of human life and the dignity of the human person. Although our mission is rooted in the Catholic faith, our operations serve people based solely on need, regardless of their race, religion or ethnicity. Within the United States, CRS engages Catholics to live their faith in solidarity with the poor and suffering of the world."

  13. Re:When in doubt, volunteer on Where Does a Geek Find a Social Life? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Of course, I wouldn't tell them that you're just there to meet chicks. Organizations tend to frown on that. Especially the ones involving kids.

  14. Re:Filtering is the Hijab of the Internet on Google Suggest Disabled In China Due To Porn · · Score: 1

    No, filtering and the hijab are not the same at all. The hijab is a something which many women freely choose to wear because of their religious and cultural beliefs. The fact that some women are forced to wear the hijab does not make it analogous to filtering.

  15. Re:Why give up? on Are Spammers Giving Up? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, a 5-10$ fee would stop almost all spammers from using their services, but it would also stop about half of their clients from using it as well. I for one do not want to pay to get email, and if my friendly provider suddenly wanted to charge me, I'd leave.

  16. Re:Why give up? on Are Spammers Giving Up? · · Score: 1

    Assuming that spam is a totally free enterprise, then yes, you are correct. However, those millions of e-mails you mention need hundreds of thousands of addresses to go to. The only truly effective way to get that many addresses is by buying from information harvesters. Eventually, there is a point where the cost outweighs the returns. I feel that as spam filters become more and more effective, fewer and fewer spam emails will even reach the eyes of the recipient, which directly turns into low/no profit.

  17. Re:My Experience on Are Spammers Giving Up? · · Score: 3, Funny

    Subscribing to too many free porn websites are we?

  18. Re:Doomed! on Violent Games 'Almost' As Dangerous as Smoking · · Score: 1

    The mind of a young child can be GREATLY influenced by an almost unending list of factors. It would be almost ignorant to say that a child will not be at all affected by playing a violent game. Whether or not it's as dangerous as smoking is definitely debatable, but the real way to avert the crisis is getting parents to stop buying 8 year olds games like GTA.

  19. Re:While we are at it... on Violent Games 'Almost' As Dangerous as Smoking · · Score: 1

    Might as well castrate boys before they start enjoying their childhood too.