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  1. Re:Oh, Canada on Canadian Groups Call For Massive Net Regulation · · Score: 1

    I guess nowhere's safe from rich, egotistical, authoritarian idiots.

    Let's all move there then.

    On a more serious note, living in international waters may be possible. Or maybe some of the northernmost regions of Antarctica? Korea's Demilitarized Zone?

  2. Re:Nothing Good on Canadian Groups Call For Massive Net Regulation · · Score: 0, Troll

    Secondly, given the current political situation in Canada...

    Which is...?

  3. ACTRA/SOCAN on Canadian Groups Call For Massive Net Regulation · · Score: 1

    What are these organizations? TFA doesn't elaborate.

  4. Re:But was it ever there? on Triple Helix — Designing a New Molecule of Life · · Score: 1

    If it managed to kill off all us humans you could (if you weren't dead) make the case that RNA is "better than" DNA because we all died.

    A virus that kills the host is a poor virus. The ideal is to multiply and spread. A dead body can't make new virus particles, and it can't move around and spread the virus.

  5. Re:I wonder... on Cold Sore Virus May Be Alzheimer's Smoking Gun · · Score: 1

    Oops, not cold sores. "Aphthous ulcers" (canker sores). For some reason I have always heard the terms used interchangeably. (Your mention of sunblock is what tipped me off.)

  6. Re:Why doesn't somebody countersue them on RIAA Sues 19-Year-Old Transplant Patient · · Score: 4, Funny

    IANYL(I am not your lawyer)

    What about IANNYCL?

  7. Re:Why doesn't somebody countersue them on RIAA Sues 19-Year-Old Transplant Patient · · Score: 1

    Well, that's what getting noticed by the RIAA does to them.
    It's much like how people who were molested as kids are more likely to molest others.

  8. Re:Can one be tested... on Cold Sore Virus May Be Alzheimer's Smoking Gun · · Score: 1

    Single large injection to the brain or heart, I assume?

  9. Re:I wonder... on Cold Sore Virus May Be Alzheimer's Smoking Gun · · Score: 1

    With these findings in mind, it would be interesting if someone were to do a study and see if there's a correlation between Alzheimer's incidence and people who have a tendency to get cold sores.

    I hope not. The only time I don't have cold sores is if I restrict my intake of acidic foods (oranges, tomatoes, etc)

  10. Re:A security update that reduces security on Firefox 2.0 Update To Remove Phishing Detection · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Uhhh... Google's turning off the servers.
    Your FF 2.0.18 won't have any phishing protection, either.

  11. Re:thanks for the memories on The Unforgettable Amnesiac · · Score: 4, Funny

    Where were you last week? This is the dupe.

  12. Re:Still more tough times for NASA ahead..... on Pieces Coming Together For NASA's New Spacecraft · · Score: 1

    Sounds like it may be plausible for LEO missions (IANARS*), but it won't be taking us to the moon (and definitely wouldn't bring us back).

    * - I Am Not A Rocket Scientist

  13. Re:If they did it right.... on IBM Launches Microsoft-Free Linux Virtual Desktop · · Score: 1

    ...since the dawn of time.

    January 1, 1970?

  14. Re:IPV4 addresses are NOT running out on IPv6 Adoption Up 300 Percent Over 2 Years · · Score: 1

    And a temporary one, at that.

  15. Re:They call this a success? on US Tests New Missile Defense · · Score: 1

    "The kill vehicle was sent to a very accurate spot in space," he said, adding that the result "does give us great confidence."

    To me, reading between the lines there, that sounds like they sent the kill vehicle to a pre-determined spot and managed to get the target to be there at the same time.

    That depends on what it meant by "kill vehicle". If it is the ship then yes, it is ridiculous.
    However, I interpret "kill vehicle" to be the intercepting missile.

  16. Re:Still more tough times for NASA ahead..... on Pieces Coming Together For NASA's New Spacecraft · · Score: 1

    Other than exploding a series of bombs under the rocket, how could nuclear be used as a propellant? Making steam from water?

  17. Re:Meh.. on Opera 10 Alpha 1 Released, Aces Acid 3 Test · · Score: 1

    It isn't as usable, imho.

  18. Re:Advent is not 25 days long every year... on Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar 2008 · · Score: 1

    Adding a 25th day for Christmas itself is a modern innovation.

    Thats about as "innovative" as some patents.

  19. Re:Streissand effect on Next G8 President Wants To "Regulate the Internet" · · Score: 3, Funny

    Somebody posted a video of Tom Cruise acting like...well...like himself.

    You mention this and don't post a link?

  20. Re:The Internet is already regulated on Next G8 President Wants To "Regulate the Internet" · · Score: 1

    Try putting a copy of Photoshop or pornography involving a 15 year old girl on your web page and see how long it lasts.

    Do we get to chose the country it's hosted from?

  21. Re:It routes around damage? on Next G8 President Wants To "Regulate the Internet" · · Score: 1

    Do you have a router with a free port? Run a wire to your closest technically-minded neighbor. Repeat until you can ping Slashdot.

  22. Re:Censorship - not Regulation on Next G8 President Wants To "Regulate the Internet" · · Score: 1

    No North Korea?

  23. Fallback plan on Next G8 President Wants To "Regulate the Internet" · · Score: 1

    If he were somehow able to pull this off (a laughable scenario, judging by the comments), alternatives would pop up pretty quickly (a non-Internet WAN?)

  24. Re:Water? on Apple Hints At Future Liquid-Cooled Laptops · · Score: 1

    It's almost as bad as dihydrogen monoxide.

  25. Duh. on Who Protects the Internet? · · Score: 1

    IT, of course.