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  1. Re:Ethical? on Cystic Fibrosis Gene Correction Drug Approved by the FDA · · Score: 1

    Doctors don't sell drugs, pharmacists do.

  2. Re:That's not such bad news on Cystic Fibrosis Gene Correction Drug Approved by the FDA · · Score: 1

    And, as usual with "the market will fix everything" crowd, "everyone" is a code word for "the rich", i.e. "a chosen few".

  3. Re:I think it's no coincidence on Science Panel Recommends Censoring Bird Flu Papers · · Score: 1

    I had problems with that, too. Then I realized that "more than just a causal connection" doesn't make sense either. Bottom line: erroneous needs to get more sleep.

  4. Re:Utter nonsense on Mechanic's Mistake Trashes $244 Million Aircraft · · Score: 2

    Exactly.

    Also, it's wrong to claim that if it is a design flaw then the mechanic isn't at fault. There is a standard procedure for maintenance and tool handling and the PDM contractor failed to follow it. If you read the accident report, you will see the disclaimer that it can't be used as evidence in a civil or criminal proceeding. The mopst likely consequence of this incident is that it will be written into the prime contractor's performace report and will thus affect future contract bids (contrary to popular belief, the government doesn't automatically award to the lowest bidder).

  5. Re:RFID on Mechanic's Mistake Trashes $244 Million Aircraft · · Score: 1

    Because you want a log of who took the tool and for what purpose. So when you turn up short you know where to go.

  6. Re:RFID on Mechanic's Mistake Trashes $244 Million Aircraft · · Score: 1

    Except for the RFID, this is how tool control works. Every item is logged in and out. And if you're doing it correctly and following the procedure then you don't need the RFID.

  7. Re:heart's in the right place, but on Why We Should Teach Our Kids To Code · · Score: 1

    Next you're going to tell me that there are five vowels in the English language.

  8. Re:heart's in the right place, but on Why We Should Teach Our Kids To Code · · Score: 1

    When I was in primary and secondary school, my two least favorite subjects were English and History. This was because every year taught me nothing new from the previous year. For English, we used the same book three years in a row and each year started from the beginning. History was similar, but at least the books changed every year. We'd start with prehistoric man and work our way up through Western history until just before the American Civil War. Then the school year ended and we'd start over the next school year.

    This changed in my senior year of high school. That year I took a literature course in which the teacher thought it was important to know the context in which the literature was written, so we got a good history lesson with each story we read. He also thought it was important that we understood current events, so we had to read the newspaper every week and choose an article to write about. It was this class that ignited a love for history in me.

  9. Re:heart's in the right place, but on Why We Should Teach Our Kids To Code · · Score: 2

    There's a completely valid reason for this (Hint: they're the same sound). I recommend that you read John McWhorter's Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue. He explains why English grammar is the way it is.

  10. Re:Can't have it both ways... on Copyright Lobby Wants Canada Out of TPP Until Stronger Copyright Laws Passed · · Score: 1

    song x was copied y times with song x would have sold y times and therefore they should get y times the retail store price of the cd.

    Don't use the same variable to refer to different things.

  11. Re:Duh? on Passwords Not Going Away Any Time Soon · · Score: 1

    Most of the humor in this punchline comes from the fact that Dark Helmet had just said that the combination was the kind that "an idiot has on his luggage".

  12. Re:Except this isn't an extraditable offence. on US Government Seeks Extradition of UK Student For File-Sharing · · Score: 2

    So as long as the US alleges an offence that's extraditable, he can be extradited? They don't have to show some sort of evidence that he actually did it?

  13. Re:For 1 data point on Why Freemium Doesn't Work · · Score: 1

    And if you need help remembering, just use this rhyme:

    She wheels her wheelbarrow
    Through streets that are narrow

  14. Re:Free2play in games... on Why Freemium Doesn't Work · · Score: 2

    Actually, the few times that I've actually purchased in-game content for a freemium game I spent more time thinking about whether I really wanted to make the $5 purchase than I have for some $50 games.

  15. The Worst of Both Worlds on Genetically Modifying Silk Worms For Super Silk · · Score: 1

    They should try giving the silkworms the spiders' proclivity for eating each other.

  16. Public Funds on Copyright Claim Sets Back Cognitive Impairment Testing · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Any new tool developed with public funds should be entered into the public domain.

    FTFY

  17. Re:V Sign. on How a Gesture Could Get Your Google+ Profile Picture Yanked · · Score: 1
  18. Re:Ah, America! on Verizon Adds $2 Charge For Paying Your Bill Online · · Score: 4, Informative

    Because in the US the banks actually discourage transfers by making them inconvenient and costly. For example, Bank of America charges $25 to send a domestic wire transfer and $12 to receive one.

  19. Re:How long before the Slashdot crowd... on House Panel Moving Forward With SOPA · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How long before the majority of the Slashdot crowd ... stops supporting liberals

    You fail. Lamar Smith, the sponsor of this bill is a conservative. The truth is that both liberal and conservative congressional members routinely support draconian copyright laws that give huge amounts of power to large corporations. Snap out of the "small government" brainwashing and realize that the real fight is between those who want to give unlimited power to corporations, who make up almost the entirety of the Republican party plus a good amount of the Democratic party, and those who support protecting consumers from predatory behavior.

  20. Re:Uh... on Goodbye Textbooks, Hello iPad · · Score: 1

    And even though the Sony Reader was out before Kindle, no one remembers it that way. Much as many people think Apple invented the mp3 player, smartphone, and tablet.

  21. Re:duh on EU Targets Apple In Ebook Investigation · · Score: 1

    But this isn't what happens in the book industry. The next time you purchase a physical book, look around and you will find that the publisher has printed the price on it. Publishers don't sell the books for the same price to all retailers, who all then use the same profit margin to come up with a price point. The publishers instead tell retailers what they can sell the books for. No other consumer market works this way.

    What it looks like the EU is complaining about is ebook publishers making agreements with Apple to sell at a price lower than what other retailers can sell the ebooks for. Of course, this is speculation because TFA isn't specific about the EU's allegations.

  22. Re:Dogs are old hat! on Cloned Drug-Sniffing Dogs Prove Successful In South Korea · · Score: 1

    Especially since a recent study indicates that drug sniffing dogs are susceptible to the Clever Hans problem.

  23. Re:Cleanering Ultimatum on PlayStation Home Transforming Into Social Platform · · Score: 1

    The gigabits are overclocked so much that they improved his daughter's vocabulary and grammar beyond the norm for a 4-year old!

  24. Re:Science vs Religion: Contradictions? on Evangelical Scientists Debate Creation Story · · Score: 1

    You can't hate something that doesn't exist.

    For example: do you hate the gnomes that steal socks from the dryer?

  25. Re:Land of Nod on Evangelical Scientists Debate Creation Story · · Score: 1

    The bible does claim a bottleneck: the global flood supposedly wiped out all human life on earth except for 8 people, 5 of whom were related, less than 5,000 years ago.