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  1. Re:a single person could do it on The Space Elevator - Public or Private? · · Score: 1

    This is a very simplistic view on science. Many of the great breakthroughs in science had to do with new ways to characterize materials in novel ways, ie the oil drop experiment.

  2. Re:a single person could do it on The Space Elevator - Public or Private? · · Score: 1

    I am sure there are several ways to characterize nanotubes. I rember when scanning electron microscopes were invented a bunch of cal-tech guys cobbled them together out of old tv sets.

  3. Re:a simple one on Vehicles of Tomorrow? · · Score: 1

    I mean like a ford ranger or toyota tacoma. the small gas trucks dont really get much better gas mileage than a bigger one.

  4. a simple one on Vehicles of Tomorrow? · · Score: 1

    a small truck powered by a diesel

  5. a single person could do it on The Space Elevator - Public or Private? · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It isn't inconcievable that someobody could invent the ribbon technology in their garage....

  6. Re:No worrys. on Lost Nuclear Bomb Found Off Georgia Coast? · · Score: 1

    i suspect you are thinking of tritium, used in thermonuclear bombs

  7. Re:This is a good thing on Longhorn Will Have Ability to Ban External Storage Devices · · Score: 1

    yeah all domain adminstrator and root passwords should be available to everyone. then they will all be honest.

  8. This is not a troll! on Paul Samuelson Challenges Outsourcing · · Score: 1

    Can anyone relate a single successful software outsourcing 'story'?

  9. Re:Federal regulations trump that. on University Bans Wireless Access Points · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Many universities also regulate off campus behavior.. like freshmen cannot have cars or fraternity membership is not allowed.

  10. Re:Michael Moore on Michael Moore Seeks TV Airing of Fahrenheit 9/11 · · Score: 1

    nuance is only quantifiable by lawyers. say what you damn mean

  11. Re:Discussions about Michael Moore are a distracti on Michael Moore Seeks TV Airing of Fahrenheit 9/11 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    are high gas prices 'healthy for america'? like it or not oil fuels our economy, and until an alternative that makes economic sense it will remain that way

  12. Re:Bush's 527 Two-step on Michael Moore Seeks TV Airing of Fahrenheit 9/11 · · Score: 1

    I agree totally. I never thought it possible but kerrys campaign is even worse than al gores.

    You think when they organize these things they would require everyone to watch tapes of Clinton's campaigns-- they were perfect.

  13. Re:Ok, seriously: on Michael Moore Seeks TV Airing of Fahrenheit 9/11 · · Score: 1

    alot of people have done the same thing, by selling crack, making porno movies, or strong arming people into using their garbage business.

    I am paying 12,000$ a year to insure my family (health)
    I would say that half of that is to pay insurance companies. Lawyers like edwards are human garbage.

  14. Re:Question on Michael Moore Seeks TV Airing of Fahrenheit 9/11 · · Score: 1

    thank you Iron Monkey!!!!

  15. Re:Want to energize the Republican base? on Michael Moore Seeks TV Airing of Fahrenheit 9/11 · · Score: 1

    what was edwards message? Sue your way to prosperity?

  16. Re:Question on Michael Moore Seeks TV Airing of Fahrenheit 9/11 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Bush brought this up when he said 'lets ban the 572s' Not a peep out of Kerry. He cries like a baby about the swift boat ads but he has benifited like hell from moveon.org soros and moore.
    Is kerry going to cry like a baby when we face critizism from foreign countries?

  17. the nazis invented the volkswagon on The Underground History of American Education · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Why are we so hung up on the origins of things? The nazis invented the VW, was it a bad car?

  18. Re:As seen on Rotten on Internet Babylon · · Score: 1

    the 'biker guy' pic is the worst i have ever seen. the fact that the guy is alive and looking at you makes me want to vomit

  19. what about hamster dance? on Internet Babylon · · Score: 1

    what about hamster dance?

  20. Re:Area to cover on Broadband Envy: Fixing American Broadband · · Score: 1

    just a thought... i wonder what those budgets would be if the us military didn't exist??

  21. Re:A film without heros or villans on Blade Runner Is The Best Sci-Fi Film · · Score: 1

    if you also notice the replicants 'burn out early'
    perhaps a smart but physically weak one would have a longer lifespan

  22. Re:A film without heros or villans on Blade Runner Is The Best Sci-Fi Film · · Score: 1

    'The Unforgiven' is another great example of a heroless movie, although certainly not sci-fi

  23. Re:i hate skins on Winamp Skin Exploit in the Wild · · Score: 1

    whatever just put regular buttons on the goddam thing. maybe i should phrased it 'i dont need distracting visual garbage on my computer'

  24. Re:i hate skins on Winamp Skin Exploit in the Wild · · Score: 1

    yeah and classic interface
    no transitions
    etc etc

  25. i hate skins on Winamp Skin Exploit in the Wild · · Score: 2, Interesting

    am i the only person that finds ever changing interfaces an annoyance??