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  1. Re:not sure on Dental X-Rays Linked To Common Brain Tumor · · Score: 1

    You don't understand how the measure radiation, do you?

  2. Re:not sure on Dental X-Rays Linked To Common Brain Tumor · · Score: 1

    USB cable? I would think they would use blue tooth.

  3. Re:And it took this long to "make the connection"? on Dental X-Rays Linked To Common Brain Tumor · · Score: 1

    people using actual science and real numbers to bring up facts that need to be taken into consideration whenever discussing the topic, and you don't like that..why?

    Not alarmist enough for you? FLies in the face of your pseudo scientific belief system?

  4. Re:Between that and Mercury thats "locked" in fill on Dental X-Rays Linked To Common Brain Tumor · · Score: 1

    The only time dental mercury was a problem is when people have it procedural removed.

  5. Re:Cancer... on Dental X-Rays Linked To Common Brain Tumor · · Score: 2

    All your post states is that you don't understand radiation.

    You certification means you can operate the q\equipment with minimal safety guidelines, and that's it.

    You are not an expert, scientists, or specialist. Please leave the science to actual experts and stop waving your certificate around like it some how adds validation to anything outside the operation of you job.

    I hate it when people get a piece of paper in one things and then think that makes them an expert on everything.

    .

  6. Re:Lucky break on How Las Vegas Missed Out on a Life-Sized Starship Enterprise · · Score: 2

    It's moving as quickly as possible away from family friendly. Turned out catering to peopel on a tight budget, with special needs for kids, and don't drink as much doesn't make as much money as young people with excess cash and a desire to break the house.

    A family around a pool in a casino is nothing but lost revenue.

  7. Re:I've never had a desire to go to Vegas on How Las Vegas Missed Out on a Life-Sized Starship Enterprise · · Score: 1

    Troi was but there to look sexy, and she wore 'crotch pointing' outfits for 2 seasons.

    She failed horrible at being sexy.

  8. Re:I've never had a desire to go to Vegas on How Las Vegas Missed Out on a Life-Sized Starship Enterprise · · Score: 1

    Troi was only sexy to geek mean who never went outside.

    A real fan accepts the bad with the good. And there are many really bad ST episodes.

  9. Re:I've never had a desire to go to Vegas on How Las Vegas Missed Out on a Life-Sized Starship Enterprise · · Score: 1

    Yes, it would flop.

    It's just a numbers game.
    Sure, you would go. Would you go every year? would there be enough fans to support it all years around?

    No. And that's assuming they where able to do it right. Automated doors, staff in uniforms, a complete menu.

    No, it would have failed. Probably ripped down by now.

  10. Re:Fuck Paramount execs. Galactica FTW! on How Las Vegas Missed Out on a Life-Sized Starship Enterprise · · Score: 2

    ST dealt with large moral issues.
    Galactica about individual personal issue.

    Nothing there to compare.

  11. Re:Really just as well on How Las Vegas Missed Out on a Life-Sized Starship Enterprise · · Score: 0

    "Reality no one really gives a crap about the crew or the ship from the last movie"
    Speak for your self.

    If you didn't think there was a story, then you only went to see it so you can hate it.

    Just like all the other haters.
    We need less of you.

    And don't you DARE give me some argument from antiquity about how good it was in 'your' day. because I watched the Originals as they aired, and I remeber them.

    The nonsense, cheap as effects, bad acting, gaping plot holes, and so on. And I ate it up. Loved it. still love them.
    I enjoyed the new movie as well. Certainly better then half TOS movies.

  12. Re:Really just as well on How Las Vegas Missed Out on a Life-Sized Starship Enterprise · · Score: 1

    Really?

  13. Re:Really just as well on How Las Vegas Missed Out on a Life-Sized Starship Enterprise · · Score: 1

    There isn't enough fans to support a hotel and Casino all year round.

    And if you are going to Vegas, and you aren't a fan, you won't stay their.

    It's hard enough to stay full, narrowing your customer base from 'Everyone the goes to Vegas' to 'Trekkies that go to Vegas' isn't not a survivable business model.

    No it wouldn't be making money today. At best you wold have seen 3 month spike at movie release, assuming the had some special tie in to the movie..

    Not that I would mind watching a Trek movie while sitting in 10 forward.

  14. Re:So much for "Don't be evil" on Google Actually Patenting Its April Fools' Joke · · Score: 1

    yes, building automatic cars is just like MS.

    Idiot.

  15. Re:Can they do that? on Google Actually Patenting Its April Fools' Joke · · Score: 1

    Yes you did. You used examples that are completely unrealistic to haw driverless cars work.

    "Humans are remarkably resilient and able to solve problems that computers cannot"
    yes, but there are some problem computers can solve better and faster.

    IN you example the system would realize it wasn't on the correct road in microseconds. It and probably adjust.

    Computers system as FAR BETTER at getting dimension then humans are. Humans are horrible at getting accurate speed, distance, size.

    And it would use laser finder to determine the actual bridge position, not read some damn sign.

    You are way out of your depth on what these systems can do.

    There are a lot of case where computer system in airplane have recovered from incidents faster then a pilot cna recognize the issue, much less do anything.

    Technological advancements will make the roads safer, life more enjoyable, and generally better over all.

    Driver less cars will mean a lot fewer accidents.
    When people drive an make a mistake that causes an accident, there is not a way to fix the same mistake in all the humans. SO the same stupid judgement errors happen 100s of times a day,.

    With an automated system, all the systems 'learn' from a previous systems mistake.

    However, there will be no singularity.

  16. Re:Can they do that? on Google Actually Patenting Its April Fools' Joke · · Score: 1

    yes, those pesky government type with there algorithms that let place fly with out pilots, have a machine exciting are solar system, create better traffic flow.

    The government is who you want making those algorithms because they hire the smartest people.

  17. Re:Can they do that? on Google Actually Patenting Its April Fools' Joke · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Science isn't art. Please stop trying to minimize what you don't understand.

    " I am a technician myself,
    we got a bad ass over here!

    " I mean, who else but us arrogant humans can come up with the idea that we understand "laws of nature"? "
    The laws of natures are scientific laws based on current daa and understanding. Things that have been tested many, many times.

    " I think it's ok not to know it all, "
    Yes, nothing as warm as the blanket of ignorance.

    And just so you know, human error is being removed already. many flights happen every day with no pilot interaction. Computer respond to incident much fast then people.

  18. Re:Can they do that? on Google Actually Patenting Its April Fools' Joke · · Score: 1

    there will be no singularity.

    Sorry.

  19. Re:Eisenhower warned us. on F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes Into Virginia Apartment Complex · · Score: 1

    You mean the speech where he says we must have a ready military?

  20. Re:Can they do that? on Google Actually Patenting Its April Fools' Joke · · Score: 2, Insightful

    except they aren't highly efficient.

    I mean, yeah getting the polluters of the road is mart of an evil master scheme.

    twit.

  21. Re:Can they do that? on Google Actually Patenting Its April Fools' Joke · · Score: 1

    well don'e you've boiled it down to the most extreme examples and ignored the on board safety system.

    You really have no argument if you have to go to such extremes.

  22. Re:Can they do that? on Google Actually Patenting Its April Fools' Joke · · Score: 1

    It will be better then that since it can calculate optimum flow based on far more variables. Number of vehicles, acceleration / deceleration ramp load, and consistent speed.

    people will perceive it as slower, but it will actually be faster over all.

    "by a competent and alert driver."
    it will be far more competences and alert then you are.

    AS soon as you add another human driver to the road, the speed that can be driven safely drops dramatically.
    You're control and safe speed is an illusion based in you own bias and lack of data.

  23. Re:Can they do that? on Google Actually Patenting Its April Fools' Joke · · Score: 1

    enforced speed limits; which would improve traffic immensely.

  24. Re:Taxes and trade are complicated on Amazon Pays No UK Income Tax, Under Investigation · · Score: 1

    Yes, there is somethign wrong with, the legality is a separate issue.

  25. AMazon is yet again on Amazon Pays No UK Income Tax, Under Investigation · · Score: 1

    avoiding taxes. One of these days, someone going to say enough and just not let them do business in the country. I would.