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  1. Science? on Global Warming 'Confirmed' By Independent Study · · Score: 0

    When did data analysis become science? Science is about testing hypothesis with controlled experiments. Where's the control?

  2. Re:Yahoo? on Ballmer: We're Lucky Microsoft Didn't Buy Yahoo · · Score: 3, Informative

    I use Yahoo as an RSS reader. It works just fine for that. For search I use Google. It works just fine for that. For email I use Gmail. It works just fine for that. I use hotmail as a spam catcher. It works just fine for that. I use Facebook for wasting time. It works just fine for that. Why change when stuff works fine? What's better? Being cool and using the latest tools or being productive using what works for you?

  3. Re:It's sad that this is "routine" on IRS Auditing Google · · Score: 2

    there is a good solution. Don't tax corporate incomes. If you can't really do it anyway, then you are just going to be constantly frustrated. Instead, change the taxes to allow companies to do what's right.

  4. Re:Of course it looked dangerous on Neal Stephenson On 'Innovation Starvation' · · Score: 1

    Yes it is. It is based upon the idea that government can make things better.

  5. Re:Great on HIV Vaccine Trial Shows 90% Immune Response · · Score: 5, Funny

    Abstinence, combined with existing anti-retroviral therapies might actually extinguish HIV from the face of the earth in only a few decades, if used widely.

  6. Re:Lack of competition on Comcast Launching $9.95 Low Income Broadband Plan · · Score: 1

    I think "society" already has access at the public library, which is accessible by public transportation.

  7. Re:Lack of competition on Comcast Launching $9.95 Low Income Broadband Plan · · Score: 1

    Because people can't take care of themselves, right? I am so tired about hearing how bad capitalism is. If you don't want to pay, don't. I agree that there should be competition, but infrastructure is expensive. If you don't think so, then convince some VC's that you can do it better.

  8. Re:Interesting social experiment on Comcast Launching $9.95 Low Income Broadband Plan · · Score: 1

    Porn will be throttled back so you have to buy it on PPV from the cable company soon, so don't worry too much. Until then, I agree that the primary use of the internet is to find something to do besides TV and sex.

  9. Woohoo, more government!!! Yeah. on Malware Is a Disease; Let's Treat It Like One · · Score: 1

    I am always suspicious when government is the solution. I prefer to keep it in the hands of private companies.

  10. if you are so well off, hire someone! on A Tale of Two Countries · · Score: 1

    Hiring someone is much better philanthropy than just giving money.

  11. Re:Ethernet was over-specced on The History of Ethernet · · Score: 1

    10Mbps was shared bandwidth. If you divide that among 100 users, the effective speed drops quickly. Plus, there are collisions and retries. If a shared Ethernet network had too many users, no one could communicate. It wasn't until switches turned the shared network into a star configuration, that 10Mbps was really achieved.

  12. Re:Problem on Fitness Site Accidentally Shows Sexual Activity · · Score: 0

    Check with Solomon on how sexual "freedom" worked out for him. Or ask many of the HIV/AIDS patients. Or pregnant teens. I think you will find that sexual "freedom" doesn't quite work out the way you want.

  13. Re:Anecdotal evidence on More Users Are Shunning Facebook · · Score: 1

    What Facebook needs for this is to create online personas that limits to which "Friends" information is shared. Parents/grown-ups can be excluded from all the fun stuff. Technology prevails.

  14. Do Facetime instead... on Skype Protocol Has Been Reverse Engineered · · Score: 2

    Facetime has much better video quality for low-bandwidth connections, and there is no Window's application for it. That would be a better target.

  15. MS finally released Mac malware 3.0? on AppleCare Reps Told To Skirt Malware Questions · · Score: 1

    I was waiting for MS to release such malware. Initially, I was surprised that it took so long, but it had to get to 3.0 before being adopted.

  16. Who's next? AT&T, TimeWarner, Bell Labs, TI? on CNET Sued Over LimeWire Client Downloads · · Score: 1

    This type reasoning really has no logical boundary as to who is responsible. Are they going to sue TI for inventing the integrated IC that is used directly everytime someone downloads something against their copyright?

  17. Re:Perfectly reasonable but is it necessary? on Draft Proposal Would Create Agency To Tax Cars By the Mile · · Score: 1

    I think you have to factor in the # of people transported per mile. My family of 7 get really good people-miles per gallon (pmpg) in my full-size SUV. A Mini at 40pmpg is worse than my SUV's 91pmpg.

  18. Does it cost more? on University Proposes Tuition Based On Major · · Score: 1

    I understand market-based pricing for items, but education isn't a consumer product. Education is about raising the next generation of experts, leaders, and elders so that you and your culture can survive. If an engineering degree costs the university more, then charge more, or figure out a way to improve the efficiency of the education. If the professors think they need to earn more, then they should go out of the university and try. University faculty are there for a reasons that have less to do with money and more to do with power/prestige/esteem.

  19. Re:All defense and health care on Need a Receipt On Taxes? The Federal Tax Receipt · · Score: 1

    Just because it is a bargain for you as an individual, doesn't mean it is a bargain for everyone in your society. Also, I suspect there are many taxes you pay without your direct knowledge. If it doesn't cost you what it really costs, the difference has to come from somewhere.

  20. Moto Atrix? on Quad-Core Mobile Chips Wasted On Mobiles? · · Score: 1

    What about hybrid devices?

  21. Re:Just stop it already on Chrome May Drop the URL Bar · · Score: 1

    You can always use IE instead...

  22. Safari on iPhone does it pretty good on Chrome May Drop the URL Bar · · Score: 1

    I like the way Safari on iPhone does it. The URL attaches to the top of the page and slides out of view when you scroll.

  23. Now I can have it all without the internets on The Sum Total of the World's Knowledge: 250 Exabytes · · Score: 2

    Will Britannica be publishing DVD's with all of it? If so, who needs the internets?

  24. Re:Except that under the U.S. Constitution... on Texas Supreme Court Cites Mr. Spock · · Score: 1

    The real tricky part, though, is figuring out from where the rights are actually derived. This is the biggest point of contention, IMO.

  25. But one thing I don't understand... on The Time Travel Paradoxes of Back To the Future · · Score: 1

    is did he have to pay to get into the contest?