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  1. Re:The Dilemma on Prehistoric Gene Reawakened To Battle HIV · · Score: 0

    The thing that's bothering me is that of all the big words in that summary, the only one I understood was "cervicovaginal".

    My mother was a saint! (storms off)

  2. Re:What about this one? on Microsoft Denies Windows 7 "Showstopper Bug" · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Back when XP came out I had a bad time dual booting with anything. I guess I got in the habit of "Always install Windows first" then load up your alternate OSs

    Not saying it's right, but it always works.

  3. Pros and Cons on Underground App Store Courts the Jailbroken · · Score: 1

    Undoubtedly Apple will fight this to the ends of the Earth, but it really is needed.

    Although you can't really blame Apple for denying Google Voice and similar apps since they really have rhyme or reason in their vetting process. It seems like a thousand monkey on a thousand typewriters approving apps.

    It's nice to see these great apps finding a home, although since it is more lax the risks start to go up.

    In the end the consumer wins, anyone not inclined to go outside the comfort zone of Apple's store gets a good selection of applications that are backed by Apple. The rest of us get more variety.

  4. It's time! on AOL Picking Up Journalists Shed By Conventional Media · · Score: 2, Funny

    Break out your buzzword bingo cards everyone, everyone's a winner!

  5. Re:Complexity orders of magnitude bigger on Can We Build a Human Brain Into a Microchip? · · Score: 1

    So the complexity of the problem is probably an order of magnitude beyond 22 billion neurones and 220 trillion connections. Then consider the effect of 1000s of unknown neurotransmitters - and we know little about the "known" ones, such as serotonin and dopamine, except that they have a profound effect. And _then_, consider that the brain has structure, and we know comparatively little about that structure, and only a few hints about the algorithms and data structures that it uses.

    So then basically, according to Clark's third law, we run on magic? As long as we're considering biology a technology for this discussion.

  6. Re:It still takes 2 days to opt-out. on Comcast the Latest ISP To Try DNS Hijacking · · Score: 1

    I just checked and the opt-out page is timing out. Looks like there may not be as much demand for their service. (utter shock)

  7. Old news on US Marine Corps Bans Social Networking Sites · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This is old news. A Jarhead buddy of mine tweeted me about it the other day.

  8. Re:Wagers+HonorSystem= on BringIt.com Allows Players to Bet On Console Game Matches · · Score: 1
    Since you guys crashed the site that TFA is from: -_-

    Usually the way it works is like this: I am playing a ranked match against somebody named some variant of '420niggah' (classy I know) and as soon as I am about to drop a coup de grace, they just quit. YOu what would make that even more fun? Losing real money each time it happens. No thanks.

    I would imagine that a disconnect would mean loss.

    What could possibly go wrong? From the BringIt.com rules page: "When the game is completed, both you and your opponent must report and verify the results." If my experience with the gamers on XBox Live is any indication, maybe 1 in 5 of the losers will report it. And 4 of 5 of losers will 'dispute' the results.

    I would hope that contested games get verified by a neutral third party, and that frequent false verifications would flag an account for banning.

    I know I would put myself in the "novice" category to give myself a better selection of gamers to play increasing my payout. I'm not saying I'm primed to compete against fatal1ty or anything, but I do like easy money.

  9. Re:It's not that complicated... on School System Considers Jamming Students' Phones · · Score: 1

    You'd be surprised how many are numb to it by now. Police officers are in a similar place, how much verbal abuse do they have to put up with? My Mother-in-law has been a teacher for 30 years now, she has her happy hour after work and is right as rain ;)

  10. Re:A nice token gift and some public acknowledgmen on 10th Annual System Administrator Appreciation Day · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually, the least I could do is nothing.

    You sir, are ready to be a Sysadmin. Welcome.

  11. Re:Respect rules of the road, not just the officia on Rude Drivers Reduce Traffic Jams · · Score: 1

    Mod this guy up, slower traffic keep right.

    This is a major problem in the widwest where timid drivers like to pick a lane and stay in it. You couple that with the people who speed up to not allow others to pass and you end up with a moving roadblock going 5 under the speed limit. On one occasion I was in a hurry behind these Vogons of the road and was a complete and total jerk and passed them on the shoulder. They flipped me off, I smiled and waved since I got what I wanted... clear road. Nothing is more beautiful.

    I'm not a fan of the current trend of driving with the brights on either.

  12. Re:evolution on New Zealand Tree Stuck In Evolutionary Time Warp · · Score: 1

    If they do ;)

    Unless there is an evolutionary advantage to losing the barbs there will be no changes.

  13. Most work, some issues on Gaming On Windows 7 · · Score: 1

    Games that I have played on Win7 RC:

    Team Fortress 2
    Left 4 Dead
    (Other Valve Games)
    Age of Conan
    Empire: Total War
    Medieval 2: Total War
    Oblivion
    Aion

    Oblivion had some problems after one patch and I had to end up blowing the settings information out of the user profile to get it running again. Aside from that, it's been good to me.
    Also worth noting, the hibernation seems to not like my old Nostromo n52, it makes my computer hard reboot. I haven't gone through much troubleshooting on it though.

  14. Re:Windows on submarines? on Hacking Nuclear Command and Control · · Score: 1

    That's about as funny as a screen door on a submarine.

    -Biff

  15. Re:don't believe it on Artificial Brain '10 Years Away' · · Score: 1

    Judging by my trip into work this morning, I'm not sure the real thing functionally works to begin with. I'm not we should use it as a control.

  16. Re:It's Windows 7, and yet, the build number is 6. on Windows 7 Hits RTM At Build 7600.16385 · · Score: 1

    Well service packs generally add functionality. They fixed Vista by removing "features" they put in to be more like Mac and are now trying to be more like Linux.

    Personally I love Win7. Things just work on it. The last thing I want to do when I get home is trick my own damn computer into working.

  17. Re:Perhaps ICANN needs the force of law. on Registrars Still Ignoring ICANN Rules · · Score: 1

    but, if Godaddy and ICANN cannot sort out their differences, and with ICANN being the authority the Gov't put in charge, then, the Congress needs to take this matter up

    Do you really want congress deciding who gets what web page?

    0.1% - Pat Buchanan

    The ballot was confusing.

  18. Re:And I'm going to patent on Touchpad Patent Holder Tsera Sues Just About Everyone · · Score: 2, Funny

    Making the same joke about patenting patent-abuse methods over and over again in every slashdot article about patents.

    Yo dawg I herd you like patents, so we're going to patent your patent so you can sue while you sue.