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  1. Re:My school prayer on Tennessee Bill Helps Teachers Challenge Evolution · · Score: 1

    If you believe in a spherical Earth you'd be wrong.

    But not that wrong http://chem.tufts.edu/AnswersInScience/RelativityofWrong.htm

  2. Re:Duh... on Was the Early Universe 2 Dimensional Spacetime? · · Score: 1

    I have no idea what that is trying to say...?

  3. Re:Groupon on Groupon Could Challenge Google's Record IPO · · Score: 1

    True but if there are a number of providers for a single product. The seller who provides a discount through Groupon will win out over the competitors selling the same product.

  4. Re:You do not understand the subject matter on US Alarmed Over Japan's Nuclear Crisis · · Score: 1

    Westinghouse is building the AP1000 plant. First 4 are in China and the next for are in the us in Georgia and South Carolina.

    The AP1000 is much better in design than the 40 year old fukushima plants. To point out one major difference the AP1000 reactor coolant loop has been designed to support natural convection, which means in the case of loss of offsite power and loss of back-up diesel generators, the AP1000 will continue to cool the core.

  5. Re:Worse than Tjernobyl. on US Alarmed Over Japan's Nuclear Crisis · · Score: 1

    Japan does reprocess the fuel, or they send it to a safer storage location. It does have to sit around for about 2 years though in order to become less radioactive enough to handle.

  6. Re:Worse than Tjernobyl. on US Alarmed Over Japan's Nuclear Crisis · · Score: 1

    Not only that but the U is not nearly enriched enough to support an explosion. If you were to take U from a commercial power plant and put it directly in a warhead under all the same conditions as weapons grade uranium, you still couldn't cause an explosion.

  7. Re:I'm going to quote an old robot saying on Blogger Fined $60K For Telling the Truth · · Score: 1

    Clearly all cases should trial by Slashdot.

  8. Re:"personal privacy" rights dont apply on Supreme Court Rules On Corporate Privacy · · Score: 2

    We will need to elect some kind of board of representatives to make timely decisions on behalf of all the shareholders.

    How shall we chose them?

  9. Re:And it's fucking irritating on Apple Deemed Top of Movie Product Placement Charts · · Score: 1

    Crap did I just miss my deadline, again?

  10. Re:Or are you happy to see me? on How Watchmen Killed 'R'-rated Fantasy Movies · · Score: 1

    I don't disagree that Dark Knight wasn't fantastic

    Ow.

  11. Re:I think Beck has started to believe his own con on Glen Beck Warns Viewers Not To Use Google · · Score: 1

    http://people-press.org/report/283/pragmatic-americans-liberal-and-conservative-on-social-issues

    Conservatism also varies by education. College graduates are much less conservative than those with lower levels of education on these social issues.

  12. Fuck... on Only 39% Curse At Their Computers? · · Score: 1

    ...that.

  13. LOL on Only 39% Curse At Their Computers? · · Score: 1

    I don't generally swear at my computer.

    Nor do generally laugh "out loud" at the computer.

  14. Re:The evil "American Right"...yup on The Right's War On Net Neutrality · · Score: 1

    Voting 3rd party effectively does this.

  15. Re:How much more on UN Considering Control of the Internet · · Score: 1

    Normal people, you know the kind that post comments on YouTube.

  16. Re:ocean acidification on Doubling of CO2 Not So Tragic After All? · · Score: 1

    Shit on mars?

  17. Re:Detection = failure on Vuvuzelas Blare On Pirated Copies of Music Game · · Score: 1

    1) Who's leeching, does somebody pay the pirates?

    2) What does being skilled at cracking DRM have to do with being skilled at creating a fun, balanced, interesting, visually appealing game?

  18. Re:Is this Wikileaks day? on Digging Into the WikiLeaks Cables · · Score: 1

    You can do the examination without actually being in a course.

  19. Re:You want a reference? on Is Twitter Censoring Wikileaks Trends? · · Score: 0

    Its seems to me the burden of evidence rests with the party making the claim.

  20. Re:You want a reference? on Is Twitter Censoring Wikileaks Trends? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It would seem to me the burden of evidence rests with the person making the claim.

  21. Re:From the No-shit-sherlock department on Oxford Scientists Say Dogs Are Smarter Than Cats · · Score: 3, Insightful

    What's my motivation?

    For bacon I might get you a stick.

    For a paycheck I might flip your burgers, or design your nuclear plants. (depending on my intelligence and your paycheck)

  22. Re:yes, this is common knowledge on Utah vs. NASA On Heavy-Lift Rocket Design · · Score: 1

    I blame Cthulu.

  23. Re:This misses the point on Making Airport Scanners Less Objectionable · · Score: 1

    Is there nothing in the fine print of purchasing a plane ticket that says you need to submit to the airlines security measures via the TSA?

    What if everyone decided to sue, or press charges against the TSA every time they insisted on body scan or pat down? It would probably get laughed out of court if one person did it, but if everyone, or many people did it all the time....?

    Go on your flight, and when you get home look up your local attorney a law.

  24. Re:Flap over invasive on Making Airport Scanners Less Objectionable · · Score: 1

    I'm not so worried about naked pictures of myself. Nobody wants to see pictures of a naked fat middle aged white guy.

    Its the continual erosion of rights. Metal detector: Ok, quick non-invasive. Xray my bags, sure also quick wouldn't want to make it that easy for someone to sneak a gun on the plane. Take my shoes off?: Ok this is starting to get a bit silly and annoying, but I suppose i'll give you this one. No water bottles: what are you guys smoking, but what can I do to push back? Naked pictures?: No thanks, i'll go for the opt-out for the pat down, then at least it will be as uncomfortable for you as it will be for me.

    If it takes a little OMG-naked to get traction with more people, so be it. It should have happened sooner but at least there's pushback now.

  25. Re:Deadlier than the terrorists on Making Airport Scanners Less Objectionable · · Score: 1

    Hormesis.

    http://www.elise.com/weblog/archives/000108hormesis_radiation_is_good_for_you.php

    I'm dead against the TSA taking naked pictures of my family and myself, but not because of the radiation.