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  1. Re:Guess they haven't heard of... on Apple's 3D Desktop Patent Filing Examined · · Score: 2, Insightful

    And we have had the Spinning Cube for a while now.

  2. Re:I love 3D on Apple's 3D Desktop Patent Filing Examined · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Who said the interface that will accompany this 3D desktop will be 2D?

  3. Re:May I be the first to say... on Ultracapacitor LED Flashlight Charges In 90 Seconds · · Score: 1

    GENERATION PURPLE: The first time you see this, copy it into your sig on any forum and add 1 to the generation.

  4. Re:90 seconds! on Ultracapacitor LED Flashlight Charges In 90 Seconds · · Score: 1

    Well, the lights on my router blink.

  5. Re:Wouldn't there be an empty space? on Birth of the Moon: a Runaway Nuclear Reaction? · · Score: 1

    I'm an idiot. OK, so it's not Roche limit. What is it called when centripetal force of a rotating planet exceeds gravity's ability to hold it together?

  6. Re:Wouldn't there be an empty space? on Birth of the Moon: a Runaway Nuclear Reaction? · · Score: 1

    Earth would have to have been originally spinning at 2-3 RPM.

    And that doesn't exceed the Roche limit?

  7. Re:Really? on Carbon Dioxide and Water Found On Exoplanet · · Score: 1

    I'm sure "habitable (for us)" would have been a better description of what they hope to accomplish.

  8. Re:Let's cut the conspiracy theory on When Teachers Are Obstacles To Linux In Education · · Score: 1

    "I don't do math, I'm more of an artistic person." As though you have to choose.

    Introduce them to fractals

  9. Re:Linux needs Windows to run on When Teachers Are Obstacles To Linux In Education · · Score: 1

    Shh! I have a few dozen AI scripts generating random garbage to keep him containe^Woccupied.

  10. Re:Doxide? on Carbon Dioxide and Water Found On Exoplanet · · Score: 1

    Wikipedia agrees with him. He must be right.

  11. Re:1173K! on Carbon Dioxide and Water Found On Exoplanet · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Well, that's 1,651.73 Fahrenheit/899.85 Celsius according to Google. Almost cozy.

  12. Really? on Carbon Dioxide and Water Found On Exoplanet · · Score: 3, Insightful

    NASA hailed the news as proof that Kepler will be able to do its job of finding planets capable of supporting life.

    So the announcement about the discovery of a planet not capable of supporting life... is proof that Hubble's replacement will be able to find planets that will support life?

  13. Re:Let's cut the conspiracy theory on When Teachers Are Obstacles To Linux In Education · · Score: 1

    Even confiscation of something that was not prohibited by school policy? The teacher may have a problem confiscating something a bit more expensive and common but just as harmless (flash drives?) from every student that has it.

  14. Re:Zebulon J. Brodie on Maryland Court Weighs Internet Anonymity · · Score: 1

    The problem is, your statements are written out. They are "in print". People have known for a hundred years or more that only things "in print" are true and not to pay attention to anything else.

    Therefore, lots of folks believe only what is written on the Internet.

    Ummm... Your comments are written on the Internet as well.

    DO YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU'VE DONE?!?

  15. Re:Her email address on FCC Commissioner Lauds DRM, ISP Filtering · · Score: 2, Informative

    She wasn't elected. She was appointed. :-(

  16. Re:OH SHI- on Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 Adds Private Browsing · · Score: 1

    When will people finally upgrade their Windows 98 machines?

  17. Re:I need to get out of here. on FCC Commissioner Lauds DRM, ISP Filtering · · Score: 4, Informative

    These people. (Map)

    On the bright side, Peter I Island and Marie Byrd Land seem untaken (although there is probably a reason for that).

  18. Re:wish for bush now? on FCC Commissioner Lauds DRM, ISP Filtering · · Score: 1

    Don't feed the troll.

  19. Re:Her email address on FCC Commissioner Lauds DRM, ISP Filtering · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Any idea about the stance of her probable replacement?

  20. I need to get out of here. on FCC Commissioner Lauds DRM, ISP Filtering · · Score: 5, Funny

    Are people allowed to settle on Antartica?

  21. Re:Can we get back to the old definition of WMDs on Botnets As "eWMDs" · · Score: 1

    Ever hear of antimatter?

  22. Her email address on FCC Commissioner Lauds DRM, ISP Filtering · · Score: 5, Informative

    dtaylortateweb@fcc.gov

  23. Re:Yeah but on FOSS Community Can Combat Bad Patents · · Score: 4, Informative

    What is a Bad Patent anyway?

    A patent that should not have been issued in the first place.

    For example, patents are supposed to be for unique ideas. Prior art (someone else built something similar first) proves that the idea isn't so unique. But the patent might be granted anyways, for some reason.

  24. Re:That sucks on Chemical Pollution Is Destroying Masculinity · · Score: 1

    But you could end up with YY children.

  25. Re:CanCon for the Web on Canadian Groups Call For Massive Net Regulation · · Score: 1

    As if Canadian Television and film (with RARE exception) isn't dull enough.

    Stargate?