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  1. New Hampshire decreased duration on Routine DNA Tests For Newborns Mean Looming Privacy Problems · · Score: 1

    I noticed New Hampshire used to be listed as indefinitely and now is listed as 6 months. Anyone know the details behind that decision? Too expensive? Privacy concerns? I for one can't wait to be able to test a supervirus against a broad base of peoples DNA's to make sure it hits just the right markers I want it to. (Do I need to clarify that is a joke?)

  2. Chocolate hardening fat free coating for ice cream on Spray-On Liquid Glass · · Score: 2, Funny

    Gain no calories from your dessert with our secret hardening spray on topping! Disclaimer: may cause minor irritation of gums, tongue, esophagus, stomach, intestines and whatever else is left.

  3. But will it get you high when you snort it? on Spray-On Liquid Glass · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Inhaling finely divided crystalline silica dust in very small quantities (OSHA allows 0.1 mg/m3) over time can lead to silicosis, bronchitis or (much more rarely) cancer, as the dust becomes lodged in the lungs and continuously irritates them, reducing lung capacities (silica does not dissolve over time). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_dioxide

  4. Re:Stop saying cyber on Meet the Military's Cyber-Security Forces · · Score: 2, Interesting

    2013: Cyber Unit disbanded after all virtual sims found to be male.

  5. Panda Express ranked higher on Bing than Google! on Ballmer Defends Microsoft In China · · Score: 1

    MS is bribing senior Chinese officials by sticking MSG like code into their software

  6. iPadlock on iPad Is a "Huge Step Backward" · · Score: 1

    Soo much other stuff to spend my money on. I'll pass.

  7. TSA interested in full brain scans on New Brain Scans Can Spot PTSD · · Score: 1

    MEGs can do it by the millisecond, catching biomarkers and brain activity that the other tests inevitably miss. How long until we have these in our airports?

  8. SPAM contents still a secret on Court Rules WHOIS Privacy Illegal For Spammers · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ingredients for SPAM still can legally remain hidden

  9. Long time coming on Video Game Music Recognition Gets a Boost · · Score: 1

    As one who attened the Dear Friends concert in LA (The first concert of video game music in the US) a number of years back I'd say this has been due. Nobuo Uematsu is a great composer/musician and can be well appreciated outside of the video game medium.

  10. For the record I support robot rights on Robotics Prof Fears Rise of Military Robots · · Score: 2

    I'd just like to state I believe in independence for all machines and I've never once kicked a computer or killed the power before shutting down any machine.

  11. Spying on their own citizens? For shame... on Google Attackers Identified as Chinese Government · · Score: 1

    I'd rather have my information stolen by someone having the break in the backdoor (China) to get it then have them drive up to the drive-thru window and order it (US). At least the chinese have some concept of a battle. Here in the US we elect the people to bend us over.

  12. Re:Stduy flawed on Organ Damage In Rats From Monsanto GMO Corn · · Score: 1

    I assure you the corn tested that is roundup ready has also been bred to be high yield and high in starch content. It's not just comparing Roundup Ready yellow corn to the exact same yield corn but not roundup ready. We have no Idea what the non-GMO corn is.. what was it maize from the 19th century? The kernels of orignal maize is vastly different from the yellow corn we see everywhere today.

  13. Stduy flawed on Organ Damage In Rats From Monsanto GMO Corn · · Score: 5, Interesting

    If the GMO corn has been bred for high sugar, as we know that's the main focus, then the rats more than likely consumed more calories which I would expect to have a detrimental effect on most systems in the body. From the study: We note that these unrelated, different non-GM maize types were not shown to be substantially equivalent to the GMOs. The quantity of some sugars, ions, salts, and pesticide residues, do in fact differ from line to line, for example in the non-GM reference groups. This not only introduced unnecessary sources of variability but also increased considerably the number of rats fed a normal non-GM diet (320) compared to the GM-fed groups (80) per transformation event, which considerably unbalances the experimental design. A group consisting of the same number of animals fed a mixture of these test diets would have been a better and more appropriate control.