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  1. Re:I'll wait... on Super Strength Substance Approaching Human Trials · · Score: 1

    Cartilage injuries occur on impact when the muscles are too weak to absorb the impact and the golgi tendon organ forces them to relax to protect themselves. Being stronger prevents cartilage injuries, this is the whole premise for strength and conditioning work in athletics for injury prevention.

  2. Re:I'll wait... on Super Strength Substance Approaching Human Trials · · Score: 1

    You don't need them. Second result for googling myostatin and bone: http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=17589563 Even artificial increases in muscle strength are almost always accompanied by increases in bone density and joint strength. Your body isn't stupid.

  3. Re:Obvious (?) question on Super Strength Substance Approaching Human Trials · · Score: 1

    I would guess the researchers are interested in the multi-billion-dollar bodybuilding scam.

    There...

    There are few snake oil industries larger than the bodybuilding supplement market. Also, weightlifting refers to the olympic sport, and what most people think of as weightlifting is more accurately called resistance training.

  4. Re:Oh really? on China Dominates In NSA-Backed Coding Contest · · Score: 1

    Probably less than one percent. A-Rod was on 20 million a year :|

  5. Re:You can say it all you want on China Dominates In NSA-Backed Coding Contest · · Score: 1

    No they don't. They identify potential. What we do in athletics is celebrate success and ignore the athletes with potential.

  6. Re:10 million? Cheap on $10M For Unmanned Aircraft That Can Perch Like a Bird · · Score: 1

    The AGM-129, the most advanced nuclear equipped cruise missile the USA operates, has a unit cost of 4 million. Were you talking about development costs?

  7. Re:Availability? on Xbox To Get Live TV and Massive VOD Update · · Score: 2, Informative

    Sky is just one of many brand names for News Corporation's broadcasting services. New Zealand has Sky, Germany has Premiere and Australia Foxtel.

  8. Re:Makes a decent turbo fuel on The Great Ethanol Scam · · Score: 1

    Longer than you'd think. Most of the Japanese made 2 litre turbocharged engines and accompanying drivelines were very well built. Most of those engines were designed with motorsport in mind from the start. They've disappeared somewhat now, as they were expensive to produce.

  9. Re:Cost will fall flat... on Microsoft Asks Open Source Not to Focus On Price · · Score: 1

    GPOs don't do anything that can't be accomplished in a *nix system by other means. Just because you haven't worked out how to do it doesn't mean it can't be done.

  10. Re:Unfortunately on Indefinite Imprisonment For Web Site Content · · Score: 1

    That was published in 1966.

    NZ Bill of Rights Act 1990:
    "Freedom of expression---Everyone has the right to freedom of
      expression, including the freedom to seek, receive, and impart
      information and opinions of any kind in any form."

    The BOR isn't anything like the US Constitution though, our courts cannot strike down laws as unconstitutional. The BOR is an interpretive guide for the courts, not an absolute rule.

    -- A New Zealand law student.

  11. Re:"Prequels" not good? on The Secret History of Star Wars · · Score: 2

    Pitch Black is far better than Riddick. :| I thought the plot and character development was far better in PB than Reddick.