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  1. Not the Future. Now... on Brain Will Be Battlefield of the Future, Warns US · · Score: 1

    No!

    This article is propaganda designed to give you a false sense of security.

    They already have the technology. They developed it at Area 52 in New York. (Area 51 is just a decoy.)

    Always wear your tinfoil.

    If possible, wear lead foil shields for extra protection. Or better yet, scour old battlefields for depleted uranium. (I found mine at old test sites in Nevada.)

    Build a radiation monitor from a shopping cart. (If people ask, claim it is an RF data detector/monitor for subways.)

    Never go to sleep. Be ever vigilant against attack. Sleep deprivation makes the mind more creative and insightful. It gives you more time to think. More time to understand the conspiracy and take preventive measures. (The wee hours are the best time to share insights on Coast To Coast AM.)

  2. Re:Earth's Orbit? on How NASA Will Bomb the Moon To Find Water · · Score: 1

    Depends. What was this fly eating?

  3. Re:Preferences are stable? on Password Resets Worse Than Reusing Old password · · Score: 2, Funny

    Bridgekeeper: Stop. Who are you?
    Politician: Defender of the public, famous war hero, community organ grinder...
    Bridgekeeper: What is your quest?
    Politician: I seek the Presidency.
    Bridgekeeper: What is your personal stance on illegal immigration, foreign policy, abortion, the war on terror, etc.?
    Politician: Uhmmmm... It's very wide. Let me check the polls.

  4. Re:Dumber still... on Police Secretly Planting GPS Devices On Cars · · Score: 1

    Remember that 55% were dumb enough to reelect bush in 2004 too.

    There are things dumber still:

    The Dems who nominated John F Kerry as a viable candidate. Kerry? Gore? You gotta be kidding!

    I see plenty of armchair "geniuses" who criticise politics. Seldom do the same try to stand up and do something about it. (e.g. A lot of people talked about doing their own Unix like OS. Linus grabbed the CPU by the bits and produced something viable.)

    If anyone with real leadership threw his/her hat in the ring, he/she would be a shoe-in for this election.

    This election?
    Personally, I'm leaning more and more to the famous war hero pilot who was shot down over France in his Sopwith Camel.

  5. Re:Facts Tell a Different Story on Watching China Turn Off the Pollution · · Score: 1

    I, for one, would like to hear a little more coverage of how the Chinese got all of their 16 year old female gymnasts to all look between the ages of 8 and 12.

    It's a process patented by Disney for select actresses in Pocahontas, Little Mermaid, and Aladdin (amongst others.)
    China has reverse engineered the process and is violating International copyright laws by using it on their athletes.

    Forget steroids, we need a urine test for DRM violations.

  6. Re:Cue the rationalists.... on Watching China Turn Off the Pollution · · Score: 1

    SHe was talking to right winger who was "educated" (told) by a talk radio host that global warming is a myth created by anti-capitalist environmental whackjobs.

    Did "SHe" happen to be talking to Penn and Teller?

    http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=8917946

  7. Re:This just in... on Did NBC Alter the Olympics' Opening Ceremony? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Not just American media...

    In fact, since most other countrys' media are government controlled, they probably do it more. Then they feed their stories into the international wires.

    Media bias??? What media bias? We don't create the news, we just splice, edit, and reword to make it sell better.

    NBC, CBS, ABC, AP, AFP, Reuters -- they're all selling purple Kool-aid.

    You don't believe everything the Bush Administration says?
    Good.
    Go apply the same skepticism to the media.

  8. Re:A local radio station was having fun on Google News Has Russian Army Invading Savannah, GA · · Score: 1

    Many times, the people closest to the action are the one who know the least.

    For example: On 9/11,many of the people inside the Twin Towers and even firemen who responded had no idea what was happening. They were just responding to an emergency. They only learned later.

  9. Quantum communication is like... on Theorists Make Quantum Communications Breakthrough · · Score: 1

    You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat. -- Einstein

    And quantum communication operates in exactly the same way. The only difference is that they use Schrödinger's Cat.

  10. Re:Regression on MIT Team Working On a $12 Apple (II) Desktop · · Score: 1

    I'm ahead of you - I have fingers and toes. :-)

  11. Re:Where's the batteries? on The Low-End Approach To Wireless Hacking · · Score: 5, Funny

    FAQ:

    Batteries are in the garbage bags hanging of the sides. They are fuel cells that run off cheap booze and the juice from stinky socks. Old cigarette butts are used to filter the fuel. (And for the occasional smoke.)

    No, he isn't talking to himself - his Bluetooth headset is really small.

    "The Almighty" is the name of his computer and it uses voice recognition.

    It's normal for a dedicated hacker to sleep with his system in doorways and skip baths for weeks on end.

    The tinfoil attached to his body helps cancel the effect the body has on wireless reception.

    Don't worry if you can't understand his language. His intelligence is super advanced, not deficient.

  12. Re:FRYING damnit, what about FRYING?!?! on NASA Shakes, Bakes, and Rattles Lunar Spaceship · · Score: 1

    * Test monster-proofness of hatches and bulkheads.

    Yeah, but what if a piece of foam breaks off the Godzilla suit? Can it withstand that?

  13. Re:Yes on Workings of Ancient Calculating Device Deciphered · · Score: 1

    My father's Oldsmobile was a Vista Cruiser. Second generation. It could outrun you dead walrus.
    (Well, not now, it has since died, been pasturized, sold for scrap, chopped up into car chunks, and reincarnated.)
    Long live the Family Truckster!

  14. Re:simple solution on Real-World 3G Monthly Cost With Taxes and Fees? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Actually, Yes.

    If you live in another country, you can pay their taxes. The first ~$90,000 of your out-of-country income is exempt from U.S. taxes.

    Two things to be careful of:
    1. In most cases, foreign taxes might be more than U.S. taxes.
    2. Might be difficult to get a job or establish residence.

    But your cell phone costs will probably be cheaper. e.g. Mainland China - about 2 minutes/US$0.01

  15. Re:What the hell is Larrabee? on Larrabee Based On a Bundle of Old Pentium Chips · · Score: 1

    He's the superhero with the suction cup ears.

  16. Laws of science are descriptive... on Einstein's Theory Passes Strict New Test · · Score: 1
    As someone once said,

    "The laws of science are descriptive, not proscriptive."

  17. Used Text Books on Expensive Books Inspire P2P Textbook Downloads · · Score: 1

    Schools make a lot of money off textbooks.

    Some college bookstores offer used books, but they still make a lot of money there.

    Many professors get a kickback of some sort. (Probably the same ones who complain about the ethics of plagiarism.)

    Some profs are the author of the text. (With a good prof, it's a good thing. With a bad prof - ethics issues.)

    Some profs require you to buy a huge bundle of printed papers for a 3-ring binder. (No one seems to question the ethics of that.)

    Most colleges have the required textbooks on reserve in the library. Seems to be a law. (Of course the school won't tell you that.)

    Keep an eye on student bulletin boards. The best price is usually student to student. I got my calculus text that way.

    Network with the students a year ahead of you. You can learn about which profs to avoid. What the profs are looking for. Learn who is getting the grades. See if you can get his/her texts and or notes. Hang out with people in the same department, but keep your circle big. Some classes are required for multiple majors. (You might meet a cute student that way.)

    One of my high school teachers said that in his day, the kids all had to buy textbooks. He said they always wanted the most used ones for two reasons: cheaper and had more/better notes in the margins.

    I used to watch what books were required, then check with a hole-in-the-wall bookstore I knew. They bought used textbooks and sold them for a good price.

    When I took General Psych (required class), I lucked out. One roommate loaned me his. I didn't even have to buy it.

    Some PDF readers can save or print a locked file.

    Some books ware worth keeping.

  18. Re:Darwin on Text-Messaging Behind the Wheel · · Score: 1

    Driving and calling (even hands free), texting, or doing anything else (tuning the radio, setting up your nav system) for that matter is just dangerous.

    Fortunately, the days of old the Philcos with 287 knobs (of which only 2 work) is long past.
    Yes! No more simultaneous adjusting the rf gain, regenerative gain, tuning, audio gain.
    Don't you just hate it when you hit a bump and have to readjust the catwhisker on your crystal set?

    Well no more!!!

    Today's modern cars come with push button radios.
    Yes, that's right folks!
    A radio that tunes to a new station at the press of a button.

    Some engineers predict that in the future, we will have radios that can automatically search for the next station with just the press of a button.

    And then there are people who, while doing nothing more than driving, crash into people. Perhaps the addition of a clutch pedal or turn signal overtaxes their mind.

  19. By definition, this study is a complete waste... on Studies Confirm That Bad Boys Get More Girls · · Score: 1

    The study examines the correlation between the "dark" personality traits and number of sex partners.

    What a complete waste of money.
    The study only confirms the definitions of the terms. Call it circular reasoning if you like. (All definitions involve circular reasoning.)

    On one hand, some people out there value monogamy and wait for marriage. On the other hand, others try to get as many as they can. Naturally, the one trying for more partners will tend to have more partners.

    This study also brings up the question of how to count the number of partners. Do they just rely on the guy's word? How many guys stretched the truth?

    Can I have a million dollars to study whether politicians with stronger ethics receive less bribes?

  20. Re:How stupid can you get? on Bell, SuperMicro Sued Over GPL · · Score: 1

    We hear so many of these large companies have problems with this. Why?

    Not too difficult to understand:

    1) The big companies don't do the actual development. Most development is done overseas. The big companies have no idea what software is running on the appliance and couldn't care less.
    Most marketing people couldn't be bothered with such "technical" details and probably have no clue about the GPL violation until they get the letter from an attorney.

    2) Many people overseas don't understand IP or the GPL. (Most people over here don't understand it.)
    I met a girl who just got her Computer Science PhD in Taiwan. Her perception of Open Source is that the licenses are viral and you can't make money if you are forced to give the source away.

  21. Re:Water & Pure Aluminum & Beer on Japanese Company Says Laws of Physics Don't Apply — to Cars · · Score: 1

    Drinking beer (and soda) releases CO2 into the atmosphere.

    (Quick, call the thought police! Grab his IP address!)

  22. Re:In this house... on Japanese Company Says Laws of Physics Don't Apply — to Cars · · Score: 1

    we obay the laws of Thermodynamics "obay" - is that one of those online auction sites?
  23. Re:And this is interesting because? on First Ethernet Switch In Space · · Score: 1

    The Apollo computer had to deal with high humidity.
    I would think the ISS would have similar issues.
    If not from normal usage, but also resistance to failure when some machine in the room leaks water bubbles.

  24. Re:Haiku on Japanese Company Says Laws of Physics Don't Apply — to Cars · · Score: 1

    My car is Propelled by Maxwell's demon You insensitive clod! And what does the demon run on?
  25. Re:Skepticism is forbidden by the Christian right. on How To Teach a Healthy Dose of Skepticism? · · Score: 1

    Think again...

    Marx (is not Communism Leftist?) theorized that a perfect culture would result after an infinite struggle between classes. But EVERY Marxist state has murdered dissent.

    Arguably, it was the Christian Right that brought us critical thought. e.g. Luther v.s. the Papacy.

    The Renaissance was started when the fall of Byzantium (sp?) caused Greek texts to migrate west. The Bible in its original Greek challenged the dogmatic authority of the Latin church.

    The availability of the Bible in the common language had a tremendous positive effect on Germany and England. Literacy skyrocketed. Public schools. Compare to Communism or Confucianism that embraces limited learning.

    True Christianity embraces healthy skepticism. The conflict between Jesus and the leaders was over their authority v.s. truth.