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  1. Re:But can anything really be done? on What To Do About an Asteroid That Has a 1 In 625 Chance of Hitting Us In 2040? · · Score: 1

    "almost all who have an opinion of asteroid deflection don't seem to be knowledgable of astrodynamics"
    well, that true with any field isn't it? that's not the problem. The problem is everyone seems to think their opinion should carry the same weight as the experts. Which is shouldn't.

  2. Re:Astrometrics ain't like quantum mechanics boy.. on What To Do About an Asteroid That Has a 1 In 625 Chance of Hitting Us In 2040? · · Score: 1

    "the asteroid either will or will not hit"

    It's like saying the chance to roll a 1 on a d6 is 50/50 it will or it won't; which is fail.

    And the uncertainty are in the asteroids orbit. The more you remove those, the better you can define the probability.

  3. Re:Does the Amiga OS on Timberwolf (Firefox) Beta For AmigaOS · · Score: 1

    Oh, no argument form me on the design. I though maybe there was a file system property I had forgotten about.

    Thanks

  4. Re:Does the Amiga OS on Timberwolf (Firefox) Beta For AmigaOS · · Score: 1

    So does my foot~

  5. Re:Easy answer on What To Do About an Asteroid That Has a 1 In 625 Chance of Hitting Us In 2040? · · Score: 2

    I do that anyways. How about we be sure the asteroids doesn't impacts so we can continue do do so after it passes? and my kids, and their kids.

  6. Re:How can this be possible? on Exercise and Caffeine May Activate Metabolic Genes · · Score: 1

    More correctly: You can't gain more weight then the calories you consume. And this in no way counters that.

    Now, you may be able to maximized the amount of calories from the good, and THATs metabolism.

    SO maybe one person shits away more fat, and pisses away more water then someone else consumer the same food. And some things (like meds. and exercise) and adjust that, but you CAN NOT gain more weight the the calories you consume.

  7. Re:Another step to on Exercise and Caffeine May Activate Metabolic Genes · · Score: 2

    That because you brain adjust for expect caffeine consumption. The perks of caffeine are very short.

  8. Re:Another step to on Exercise and Caffeine May Activate Metabolic Genes · · Score: 4, Funny

    I drank 300 cups once. At that moment I was perfectly calm, and ran so fast I rescued my friends from a fire.

    Anyways, My point is the more we understand how genes are expressed, and what they do, and the more we understand the chemical effects of exercise, we will be able to replace exercise with a pill.

    I didn't not mean to imply we should all be taking a caffeine pill every 22 minutes.

    Right now, I'll stick to loosing weight the old fashion way.. amphetamines.

  9. Re:Exercising easier? Really? on Exercise and Caffeine May Activate Metabolic Genes · · Score: 2

    wrong. Suger will not allow you to butrn more calories then it has in it.

    " Caffeine is the number 1 drug in diet pills It increases metabolism and decreases appetite"
    Barley and for short periods. You ever notice the diet pills don't work long term?

    "Just like Cocaine"..

    no, not just like it. It's like saying this glass of water is just like the hover damn.

    "It would be hard to."
    Ah, saving the best for last. Drinking 50 cups of coffee worth of caffeine through Mtn Dew is a lot of calories. It would cause you to gain weight. unless you ate nothing else and exercised. IN which case Diabetes will be along really soon.

    All sugar sodas are bad for you. not saying you should drink them, just that people need to stay informed.

  10. Does the Amiga OS on Timberwolf (Firefox) Beta For AmigaOS · · Score: 3, Insightful

    have any inherent advantage over other modern OS?

    I get people like to do this stuff for fun and nostalgia. That's fine. It's just been so long since I have used an Amiga I can't think of anything today that it does better then Win7/OSX/Linux

  11. Re:WHY? on Google Unifies Media, Apps Into Google Play · · Score: 1

    when do you plan on listening to it all?

  12. Re:I don't want my cloud provider to know type of on Google Unifies Media, Apps Into Google Play · · Score: 2

    And every country has a guy willing to wield a lead pipe.

  13. Re:Will Apple file a lawsuit? on Google Unifies Media, Apps Into Google Play · · Score: 3, Interesting

    so.. after Android than? And with additional 3rd party programs?

    For certain values of fine.

  14. Re:Obvious on X-37B Space Plane Marks One Year In Space · · Score: 2

    And its just one step to get back home!

  15. Re:It's harmless. Watch TV. on X-37B Space Plane Marks One Year In Space · · Score: 2

    "and drop anywhere within 90 minutes"

    oh, thats much better then the 27 minute from launch to arrival from the midwest. Less for some Nuclear capable Sub weapons.

  16. Re:OK, but.... on Exercise and Caffeine May Activate Metabolic Genes · · Score: 1

    you sig:

    You can recover from a bad product, you can't recover from a missed market window.

  17. Another step to on Exercise and Caffeine May Activate Metabolic Genes · · Score: 1

    a pill form of exercise.

  18. Re:So you met my exwife? on Redheads Feel Pain Differently Than the Rest of Us · · Score: 2

    They use magical thinking. Otherwise they would be a physical therapist or a orthopedic doctor.

    That's assuming what you say is actually true. You wouldn't be the first person to go to a chiropractor, be told lies about there spine, and when it got better through normal stretching and exercise claim all the benefit.

    Was he an MD? in some states they don't have to be. I man they'll wear a white coat and call themselves Dr.
    I'm can legally call my self a Dr. I got an online degree in religious studies. IN fact I can do several magical thinking based 'therapies' Not that I would, just an example how easy it is to get the public to give you credence.
      Doesn't make me a MD.

  19. Re:Somehow this makes the sale fair? on Western Digital's Hitachi Storage Takeover Approved With Restrictions · · Score: 0

    good. That will end a lot of problems.

  20. I look forward to reding the details on X-37B Space Plane Marks One Year In Space · · Score: 4, Funny

    on wkileaks~

  21. Re:Dumb move. on Google Unifies Media, Apps Into Google Play · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I'm far past my 20s and love the name. And Google has one of the best privacy policies. read it.
    Google plays too well with others to give the impression they think it's their playground.

    SO stop projecting what ever pops into you head onto others.

  22. Re:All my stuff in the cloud... on Google Unifies Media, Apps Into Google Play · · Score: 2

    I have moved a lot to the cloud.

    I recently set up a computer.
    Install Steam,
    get games,
    install Chrome
    Done.
    No buying software,. no installing office like tools, no looking for game disks, no copying over music, no duplicating the file structure.

    Easy, peasy.

    If you back up now, then you can back up your docs from the cloud. If you don't back up now, then stop being an idiot and do so.

    *Any browser, but I use chrome.

  23. Re:FTC? on Western Digital's Hitachi Storage Takeover Approved With Restrictions · · Score: 3, Informative

    Because it isn't a single company controlling all the channels.

    And they aren't giving it away fro free. They are selling it for 4.5 billion.
    .

  24. Re:Will Apple file a lawsuit? on Google Unifies Media, Apps Into Google Play · · Score: 1

    yes, also they use computers, and apple use computers..so the are clearly copying apple.

    sheeesh.

  25. Re:I approve on Cell Phone Jamming Devices Enjoy an Increase In Popularity · · Score: 1

    OMG. Go to some 3rd world countries. We are no where near the bottom.