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  1. Re:Expect abortion opponents to jump on this. on 'Predecessor' Neurons to Human Brain Discovered · · Score: 1

    That's not ironic, it's consistant. A pro-choicers/anti-death penalty type does not consider a fetus a person but does consider a murderer a person and considers killing people bad - hence they have no problem with abortion but do have a problem with capital punishment.

    A pro-lifer/pro-death penalty type does consider a fetus a person and does consider a murderer a person and yet thinks abortion is wrong but capital punishment is good. This is also consistent, they believe that only "bad" people should be killed and a fetus isn't bad (of course they go against most of christian theology on both those points, but they aren't all Christians so that's fine too).

  2. Re:Wha...? on Slashback: SGI, Exploding Dell, Gizmo · · Score: 1

    The "foreigners bad" attitude overpowered the "freedom good" attitude.

  3. Re:Is Gizmo peer to peer? on Slashback: SGI, Exploding Dell, Gizmo · · Score: 1

    It looks like standard SIP.

  4. Yes another person on Japan Plans 30-Year Supercomputer Forecasts · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Who can't see that climate and weather are two different things.

  5. Re:Visiting Slashdot... on What Brings Users to Blogs? · · Score: 1

    Yes, but that's not just saying "No it isn't."

  6. Re:My declining karma on The Biggest Piece Of DNA Ever Made · · Score: 1

    Can't you read your own links? It's an incorrect but commonly used name for Apatosaurus.

    Did you also know that Koalas aren't bears... Who would have thought!

  7. Re:Innovation on Skype Protocol Has Been Cracked · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Because the US respected all the British IP in its early days.

  8. Re:Passwords on Debian Locks Out Developers · · Score: 3, Insightful

    There's no way you could be dumb enough to actually think that.

  9. Re:Guido prefers Django (says who?) on Web Development with TurboGears and Python · · Score: 1

    """
    I took a brief look at Django, and while I like their website (pretty and easily navigable and chockfull of useful information), I'm not keen on the particular tools they provide (it doesn't help that they begin every example with "from mumble.something import *").
    """ - http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread= 146149

    doesn't sound like he likes it much either...

  10. Re:Actually, the "Exxon is hiding the 100 mpg engi on Bacterial DVD Holds 50TB · · Score: 1

    So you'd rather own a car company than an oil company?

    Exxon pulls in $10 billion in profit a quarter - thanks to goings on in the Middle East.

    So with 17 million cars sold in the US in 2005, if Exxon made that $2000 premium on every single one of them they'd still pull in less than their current profits from oil.

  11. Re:Cheaper system... on Tsunami Warning System Up and Running · · Score: 1

    The earth quake itself via seismic waves/sounds, which we can detect via cheap instruments directly. Changes in air pressure caused by a tsunami on its way, which we can detect directly via cheap instruments. And of course observing the birds flying away in panic (who in turn probably detected the sound from the earthquake, or I guess the pressure variance, or even just saw something) and trusting them.

    The problem with us using that as our warning system is that villages will evacuate every time explosives get used in a nearby mine...

  12. Re:Heh, auctions.google.com on eBay Bans Google Payments · · Score: 1

    One word: patents.

  13. Re:Racism on Western Union Blocking Money Transfers to Arabs · · Score: 1

    Those examples do not invalidate the stereotype/assumption.

    If I claim all fish swim, then saying that "Whales swim, and whales aren't fish" is irrelevant.

    Of course picking one of the Mohammeds who isn't a terrorist would be a better counter example - though you need it to be an Arab named Mohammed of course - it's not exactly an uncommon name.

  14. Re:What if the retailer doesn't play along? on Smart Mob in China for Retailer Discount · · Score: 1

    True, though I know it as rule number 1. I didn't say "then" I just said "and" order isn't sepcified, though I recommend both at the same time, just set the fire in the part of the store that doesn't contain what you plan to loot. And loot quickly...

  15. Re:What if the retailer doesn't play along? on Smart Mob in China for Retailer Discount · · Score: 5, Funny

    You already have a mob handy, so you just burn the shop down and loot what you wanted...

  16. Re:Can eBay Make You Rich? on Can eBay Make You Rich? · · Score: 1

    It's just a simple way to shift a portion of the price into the part that ebay doen't charge commission on. Ebay certainly doesn't like it, since it reduces their revenue from the item. As an added bonus I guess there are some people who don't check the shipping charge before bidding and hence end up paying way more than they wanted to.

    And of course do you want to buy something from someone who treats the places they buy things from like that? Doing business with people who have shown they are dishonest in business is a tad riskier.

  17. Re:And still no WPA support, right? on Nerds Switching from Apple to Ubuntu? · · Score: 1

    My Ubuntu laptop is connected using WPA just fine.

  18. Re:Humans have an internal pedometer too on Ants Use Pedometers to Find Home · · Score: 1

    However, sometimes your address information is a little out of date and it can go a bit askew.

  19. Re:Granite or Marble FTW on QPAD XT-R Mouse Pad Review · · Score: 1

    I just use whatever book I have handy.

  20. Re:Granite or Marble FTW on QPAD XT-R Mouse Pad Review · · Score: 1

    My clear glass desk confuses my optical mouse completely.

  21. Re:Pretty appropriate, actually... on The Pentagon's Supersonic, Shape-Shifting Assassin · · Score: 1

    Tue enough - though I would expect "combat aircraft" to have weapons on them. Hence wouldn't classify purley reconnaissance craft as such. When soldiers are on reconnaissance missions they tend to be armed for example.

  22. Re:Pretty appropriate, actually... on The Pentagon's Supersonic, Shape-Shifting Assassin · · Score: 1

    That's what you call (modulo spelling) the ones that aren't "combat" as the GP clearly stated.

  23. Re:Can someone explain something to me on Dueling Network Neutrality Commentary on NPR · · Score: 1

    A business doesn't want the free offering to be competitive with the paid for one... Hence there's an incentive to not keep the free one up to scratch with demand - since then more providers are forced to use the pai for version.

    Sure, out of the goodness of their hearts they could upgrade the free service levels so that less places pay them since the free one is good enough - but generally businesses put dollars over warm fuzzy feelings.

  24. Re:Can someone explain something to me on Dueling Network Neutrality Commentary on NPR · · Score: 1

    Traffic requirements constantly increase, for normal junk. Emails are *much* larger than they were 10 years ago.

    So the ISP (since they are not retarded) will keep the "free" basic level traffic where it is now - hence not reducing it. But additional resources will go in the "pay extra" pool. Hence in 10 years time, the "free" level will be like using dial up today. Of course maybe ISPs are in fact retarded and don't like money and hence will act in a way that isn't in their best interest and make the free level good enough - I have doubts though.

  25. Re:You get charged for receiving calls? on Has My Cell Number Been Cloned? · · Score: 1

    Why should everyone else be hit with higher call charges because that person decides to treat their mobile as their primary phone (or only phone which isn't that uncommon)?
    Why should the caller be tasked with determining if a number is a mobile phone and hence if they can afford to call it?

    I've lived under both systems - caller pays in Australia, and callee pays in the US - as I said it all pans out in the end anyway, but the US system seems more conveniant since I don't care is a number someone gives me is a mobile or not, and I can give people my mobile number without worrying about them having to jump through hoops to call a mobile from their office phone.