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  1. Re:What on Plowing Carbon Into the Fields · · Score: 1

    Here's the code in case you're wondering -- gtbod.

    <!-- and NO this WASN't WRITTEN in DREAMWEAVER -->

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    <h1>The Theory of Quantum Interpretation of Uncertain Passages of Law</h1>

    <p>by John</p>

    <p>...</p>

    <h3>31.4.15.9. If it isn't obvious at first glance, ignore it!</h3>

    <p>Rationale: it could have been made obvious if it was necessary (the logic approach proves this) and thus it is simply not intended as a message for you and so you may logically just ignore it.</p>

    <p>...</p>

    <p>...56</p>

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  2. The Big Fight Live: Bill vs Steve (vs tux etc) on Microsoft's Lost Decade · · Score: 1

    I do wonder whether BillG was showing the world the basic lesson in business (that they don't teach you at university) that firing the founder of a company isn't usually a good idea.

  3. Re:LyX on How To Enter Equations Quickly In Class? · · Score: 1

    What is the real question?

    maybe: What is the point of being in maths class in the first place? is a better guess

    then maybe: What am I being expected to learn to see that I currently can't, even though it's in front of me????

  4. I seem to recall on Neanderthals "Had Sex" With Modern Man · · Score: 1

    Watching some kind of video documentary on the subject at a friend's party where the sound engineer forgot to unmute the narrator track.

    That said, I maybe had a little too much to drink.

  5. Re:marketshare on Now Linux Can Get Viruses, Via Wine · · Score: 1

    Also, with linux, the fact that there are so many subtly different distributions and kernel revisions and suchlike for the malware author to worry about also help to make the writing linux malware thing more trouble than it's worth.

  6. Re:Curious, But Pharmaceutical Company Names Are? on Mandatory H1N1 Vaccine For NY Health Workers Suspended · · Score: 1

    And there are many current living high ranked professionals who also ignore these kinds of questions.

  7. Re:Unions are outraged! on Mandatory H1N1 Vaccine For NY Health Workers Suspended · · Score: 1

    That their employer wants to keep them healthy isn't the problem. The problem is that they don't have a clue how to do so, and many of the current sources of advice don't really have a clue either.

  8. Re:BUSTED! on Mandatory H1N1 Vaccine For NY Health Workers Suspended · · Score: 1

    "A survey of GPs ... found that up to 60% ... etc."

    And???

    A good important point, that the book Common Statistical Errors and How to avoid them (or called something like that) spells out the importance of not relying solely on statistics in the first two sentences of the first chapter. Unfortunately many peoples understanding of statistics and its proper applications does not stretch even this far.

    So... besides the statistics, what else is there to support the survey's argument???

  9. Re:BUSTED! on Mandatory H1N1 Vaccine For NY Health Workers Suspended · · Score: 1

    The fear may be unfounded, but many natural insightful considerations that result from the fear are. There are dozens of articles, full stop... and you should not make the schoolboy error of confusing peer reviewed journal articles with unassailable holy anointed universal truth, as many seem to do these days.

  10. Re:BUSTED! on Mandatory H1N1 Vaccine For NY Health Workers Suspended · · Score: 1

    Reason:

    1. The vaccines contain squalene adjuvants.
    2. Squalene adjuvants are linked by some (reasonably clever) researches to certain autoimmune problems whereby the immune system then attacks all squalene in the body.
    3. Squalene is necessary in much of the nervous system.
    4. Autoimmune problems in this sense will most likely end up being treated by the medical profession in a way that uses lots of expensive drugs, so naturally the pharmacos will not see the three previous steps as a problem.

    I hope you can work the rest out from there.

  11. IE is designed around Windows, whilst Safari isnt on IE8 Beats Other Browsers In Laptop Battery Life · · Score: 1

    Obviously this can't be easily verified, but safari is designed around OSX, and probably includes various emulation libraries to replace what is missing in Windows. OSX not only provides the features that Windows Safari needs to emulate, but probably implements them better (basic economics here: Apple would spend far more time and effort on an efficient implemention in OSX than in an efficient emulation of those facilities in Windows.) Thus Windows IE vs Windows Safari isn't a particularly informative comparison (about as useful as OSX IE8, which doesn't exist, vs OSX Safari 4.

  12. Re:Tempting fate on Appeals Court Strikes Down California's Violent Game Ban · · Score: 2, Funny

    I have Fond Memories(TM) of Tempting Fate(TM), once daring to pick up a stick.