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  1. Yes

  2. I use Guitar Pro 3 from 2001.

  3. I'm quite certain on Ask Slashdot: What Happens If We Perfect Age Reversing? · · Score: 1

    that it would be the end of all shopping networks and game shows as we know them. Also, there would likely be no more ducks in city parks, as they'll die out quite quickly as soon as there's no one around to feed them.

  4. Higher Free IGF-1 Levels on Being Overweight Reduces Dementia Risk · · Score: 1

    Why the hell can't it be related to higher free IGF-1 levels?

    There are studies indicating that obese people have higher free IGF-1 levels.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pu...

    There are also studies saying that high levels of IGF-1 are linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease and subclinical brain atrophy:
    http://www.neurologyreviews.co...

  5. Not useless on Homeopathy Turns Out To Be Useless For Treating Medical Conditions · · Score: 1

    Homeopathy is not useless in treating medical conditions if there's a placebo effect. Sometimes the placebo effect can be greater than other intended effects.

  6. The selfish gene on Game Theory Calls Cooperation Into Question · · Score: 2

    WTF. The examples with cooperating organisms are irrelevant since evolutionary pressure acts on genes foremost, and not individuals. The question is whether the outcome with extortion would be as worrying if you apply it to genes instead.

  7. Re: Radicalization on Gaza's Only Power Plant Knocked Offline · · Score: 1

    Saw an interview with the UN deputy secretary-general last night. He, albeit somewhat carefully, and in Swedish, stated that the Israeli response is disproportionate. Also, seen a lot of interviews with experts on international law. Almost all stated that the response is disproportionate. So, seems like the Hamas propaganda have gotten deep into both the UN - and previously considered independent international experts then. Last figures I heard, was that 4 Israeli civilians have been killed. Hopefully, the 900 civilian pseudo lives claimed to have been disposed of in Gaza (and about 5000 pseudo civilians wounded), only amounts to at most 4 real cases of dead civilians! That's great news!

  8. Re: Radicalization on Gaza's Only Power Plant Knocked Offline · · Score: 1

    True, it's a two-way street, but one half seems to be a 100 times wider.

  9. What's the deal on Supreme Court Decides Your Silence May Be Used Against You · · Score: 1

    Anything you say, can and may be used against you. The Miranda warning doesn't say that your silence won't be used against you

  10. Short exercise on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Stay Fit At Work? · · Score: 1

    You could do something really exhausting for a short period of time.
    Get a chin/pull-up bar and use it before work. Do 3-4 reps where you're about completely drained of energy after each rep.
    Here you could see how GH and testosterone levels depend on rest length in between repetitions http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20555276.

    For back and stomach you can do V pull-ups:
    http://www.chunkfitness.com/exercises/back-exercises/lat-exercises/v-pull-up-calisthenics

    Or; easier but less muscles (breasts, back, biceps, forearms):
    http://www.chunkfitness.com/exercises/back-exercises/lat-exercises/pull-up-chin-up-calisthenics

    (If you really need front shoulders and triceps as well, you could complement with push-ups).

    That's about the whole upperbody if you put in some ear wiggling.

    If you're really nerdy, you can build this one for recovery:
    http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/august/cooling-glove-research-082912.html
    A cooling glove, that vacuum pumps the hand in order to keep up circulation from the hand, while cooling it, in order to quickly cool the core temperature after
    exercise, without cooling the muscles. According to this Stanford article, this will give better recovery than steroids, for some very strange reason.

    Here's something about high intensity training, where you do 3 minutes of really uncomfortable exercise per week:
    http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/242498.php

  11. US is the greatest country in the world on Iran Says It Sent Monkey Into Space and Back · · Score: 1

    And I swear to God, if one of their monkey missiles ever hits the face of this country, I will personally go over there and kick the crap out of him myself.

  12. Bird Catcher! on 'Invisible Glass' Solves Screen Reflection Problems · · Score: 1

    Very good!

  13. Re:This is a lot more complicated... on Brain Power Boosted With Electrical Stimulation · · Score: 1

    Actually, no. In this case, I don't think it's about 'good enough', in that way!

    I spoke to an associate professor that work with cognition some, and she talked about that humans are likely not meant to have very good memory.
    Humans process a lot of the stimuli they take in for a long time (don't know if that's the same as low latent inhibition, but maybe), and often, when eidetic memory is present in a person, they are pretty much screwed up somewhere else, she said.

    Look at this if you haven't seen it; chimps out-performing humans in memory tests:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC1nJ61l-h4

    I believe it is likely that we might have had a it, or had a very good opportunity to have it, and might have lost it, or never got it, for an evolutionary reason.

    (If it's related to latent inhibition, then I may inform you that the mighty Wikipedia speaks about latent inhibition some. There are theories basically about that latent inhibition works like a filter for stimuli in animals and that humans with low latent inhibition either get very creative, or crazy, or both, depending on how their brain processes all the information given to them.

    It is also related to explanations for the existence of mental illnesses. People with e.g. bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, Asperger's, usually have lower latent inhibition. So, a little bit of that might produce more creative people, while too much of such traits make people ill. And that might be why people with mental illness keep popping up everywhere. I would put more emphasis on optimization than 'good enough', in this case.)

  14. Use Levenshtein distance + dictionary on Automatic Spelling Corrections On Github · · Score: 1

    From the code, it looks like you use a dictionary containing spelling errors. Is there a good reason why a large dictionary and Levenshtein distance wasn't used instead? I think this might be a good idea. You can also put a smaller penalty on characters close to each other on the keyboard and easily confused characters, than other characters.

    Best regards,
    Bernard Hoffman IV,
    Computer store salesman, and proud beach house owner.

  15. No on Algorithm Solves Rubik's Cubes of Any Size · · Score: 1

    Actually I may be lying, I believe the one-sized Rubik's cube may be solved for at least dimension 2.

  16. Snake oil on Algorithm Solves Rubik's Cubes of Any Size · · Score: 1

    Anyone knows solving a Rubik's cube is impossible.

  17. Slashdot probably dragged it down well! on Students Show a Dramatic Drop In Empathy · · Score: 1

    Regarding Test 1 (posted test of the article)
    My result was: 56 of 70
    Which is about higher empathy than 70% of the participants.

    Regarding Test 2
    Here, http://glennrowe.net/BaronCohen/EmpathyQuotient/EmpathyQuotient.aspx
    My result was: 25 of 80

    Which makes me about empathetically retarded, or something, nearly autistic.

    - So, yeah, if the first test is any good;
    Slashdot probably dragged it down humungously well.

  18. Re:What if they cut the finger and heat it on Self-Destructing USB Stick · · Score: 1

    The temperature of limbs, like fingers, are usually lower than the rest of the body, depending on the environment temperature.
    At twenty degrees Celsius, I think the temperature of the fingertips are about 28 degrees or something.

    If the device requires believable finger heat, it probably would have to measure the environment temperature as well, or else it probably wouldn't be able to function properly in different conceivable environments.