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  1. Re:This. on Obama: 'We Don't Have Enough Engineers' · · Score: 1

    or ... you could selectively breed a population of women who would be willing to breed with engineers ... or is this just wishful thinking?

  2. Let the infomercials begin! on Frictionless Superfluid Found In Neutron Star Core · · Score: 1

    I can't wait for the infomercials about this new superlubricant!

  3. besmirching ... on Judge Berates Prosecutors In Xbox Modding Trial · · Score: 1

    ... hookers sleeping with vice cops besmirches the good name of hookers everywhere ...

  4. Re:I'm confused. on Why Geim Never Patented Graphene · · Score: 1

    Taking a stab at it ... imagine an NFL football field, plus the stands, PLUS the parking lot.

  5. Re:That's not a direct quote. on Why Geim Never Patented Graphene · · Score: 1

    It seems to me that the whole patent trolling industry is an abuse of the legal system ... at least in terms of what most reasonable people would think the legal system is for.

  6. Re:Why haven't gubbermints... on New German Government ID Hacked By CCC · · Score: 1

    This has been considered in the US. We tried bar codes on a baby's backside. Unfortunately, with our average diet, the bar code expands in size exponentially over time requiring unacceptably large readers.

  7. Re:three courses of action... on New German Government ID Hacked By CCC · · Score: 1

    Number 3 is the only feasible choice of course ...

  8. Re:OpenPGP on New German Government ID Hacked By CCC · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Aren't girlfriends creatures of myth like Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and Honest Lawyers?

  9. But ... on Tool Use By Humans Pushed Back By 800,000 Years · · Score: 0, Troll

    How many early humans were tools ...

  10. Re:self-citing on techdirt? on FBI Prioritizes Copyright Over Missing Persons · · Score: 1

    Exactly. The post is a reasonable supposition, but not an actual report on an article ... other than Techdirt's blog.

  11. Re:Is there a TFA? on FBI Prioritizes Copyright Over Missing Persons · · Score: 1

    You have to hunt for it. One of the links to Techdirt has another link to a Wired article. The Wired article has a link to a justice.gov pdf file about the backlogs in the forensics lab. What I was unable to find was any article that linked the IP task force and the forensics lab backlogs and missing persons, and discussed the relative priorities given these. So, the title's statement that the FBI is prioritizing IP over missing persons is a reasonable supposition, but is apparently not being discussed in a main stream media article ... unless I missed a link.

  12. Question about original sources on FBI Prioritizes Copyright Over Missing Persons · · Score: 2, Informative

    I've looked at the Wired article and the Techdirt articles, and I'm pretty sure I can track down original sources in what might be called the "major media" that discuss the downgrading if emphasis on missing persons. Similarly, I can track down sources discussing the creation of a new task force on IP. What I'm looking for is a major media source that talks about the relative prioritization of these two. Did I miss that in the articles? Does somebody know of one?

  13. Hunting tips on Radioactive Boar On the Rise In Germany · · Score: 1

    So I'm guessing it's best to hunt these boar at night ...

  14. Needs just one more mod ... on First 'Malaria-Proof' Mosquito Created · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They need to be fitted with lasers on their heads to kill off all the other mosquitos.

  15. How wonderful! on Your Feces Is a Wonderland of Viruses · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't I feel special!

  16. Brilliant! on George Lucas C&Ds 'Lightsaber Laser' · · Score: 1

    Ok right after I invent my time machine, I will go back in time and have an Idea. I will then patent this Idea and establish prior art for all ideas.

  17. I love it ... on Swedish Pirate Party To Run Pirate Bay From Parliament · · Score: 3, Insightful

    when the system is used against itself.

  18. In some ways this is a good sign on ASCAP War On Free Culture Escalates · · Score: 2, Insightful

    At least to me it confirms my belief that big media is absolutely terrified of its own demise. The complete hyperbole of their statements only makes sense to me as a expression of this terror. Unfortunately, since they have great influence I don't forsee them doing anything but morphing into some other greedy monopolistic form. Still ... watching the terror makes for a good show.

  19. What it boils down to is ... on For-Profit, Illegal Movie Download Sites Threaten MPAA · · Score: 1

    who owns the most judges and politicians ...

  20. Not the real reason ... on Thailand Shuts Down 43,000 More Websites · · Score: 1

    I seriously doubt that many these closings have must to do with the current king or even the royal family. Considering the recent large protests in Thailand, I'm reasonably confident that this is much more about the current power elites trying to keep the protests down.

  21. I wonder ... on How Sperm Whales Offset Their Carbon Footprint · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I wonder how long it will take for someone to suggest dumping raw sewage into the oceans in an effort to reduce our carbon footprint ...

  22. The really important question ... on Inertial Mass Separate From Gravitational Mass? · · Score: 1, Insightful

    What I really want to know is ... which makes my ass look bigger? Inertial? Gravitational?

  23. A new superhero! on McDonald's, Cadmium, and Thermo Electron Niton Guns · · Score: 1

    Thank you Cadmium Man for alerting us to the danger!

  24. Re:Inverse-square law of radiation says no on Study Claims Cellphones Implicated In Bee Loss · · Score: 1

    Exactly! AND ... reading all those text messages in the dark gave the queen a headache ...

  25. RIAA may object on Website Sells Pubic Lice · · Score: 1

    I thought that the RIAA held the international patent on blood-sucking parasites.