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  1. Stupid Stupid Stupid on EU Says MS Must Offer Other Browsers; Now What? · · Score: 1

    And so many people in the USA want to be more like Europe! "They are so hip over there. They really know how to run a country."

    Oh well, it's where we are apparently headed, down the tubes!

  2. Uses on Nanotubes Form The Darkest Material Yet Created · · Score: 1

    Electronics and Solar energy are mentioned but I can see immediate use to better enable the stealth capabilities for military applications.

  3. Are you surprised??? on Ex AT&T Tech Says NSA Monitors All Web Traffic · · Score: 1

    come on, you can't be

  4. They should stayed on VMS on Windows For Warships Nearly Ready · · Score: 1

    a truly real time OS, real clustering and HA, good if not great coding tools (the debugger was so cool)

  5. Doctors are trained by salesmen on Are TV Pharmaceutical Ads Damaging? · · Score: 1

    I don't want to take anything away from the doctors but my wife is a Medical Assistant in a Cardiology office here in WA state and the sales reps pretty much tell the doctors how much these medicines will benefit the patient, it's all hype from my point of view. The doctors do some research but it's predominately from the test results provided by the company that developed the medication.

    It's all about making money instead of helping people; The doctors must see a patient every 15 minutes. The HMO's etc are running meat factories designed for optimal throughtput with minimal interaction. Interaction takes up valuable time.

    Of course many doctors don't care about the 15 minute thing they are there to help.

  6. Patents on Freeing the Good Stuff From University Labs · · Score: 1

    Correct me if I'm worng but I think the Universities are locking down on what they say simply because the Patent rights can be so valuable.

  7. The researchers on Cannabinoids Induce Brain Cell Growth? · · Score: 1

    were obviously stoned when they produced this paper. I mean really, we all know how deeply a stoner contemplates his navel but never really made anything of it. Those new brain cells are being made as fast as the stoner kills off other ones. Its a zero sum game!

  8. Re:I was just going to say, learn how to write! on Magnetic Field Thruster Developed · · Score: 1

    By Yoda, written it was.

  9. Re:Abortion and Capital punishment on Reconciling Information Privacy and Liberty? · · Score: 1

    So I take it you're completely opposed to abortion. My perception (which can be wrong) has been that those opposed to Capital Punishment feel that abortion can be justified.

  10. Abortion and Capital punishment on Reconciling Information Privacy and Liberty? · · Score: 1

    As I'm sure someone else has stated; Capital Punishment is meant to satisfy the demands of justice for Murder. An unborn fetus does not need to satisfy justice since it has committed no crime and is innocent. In fact taking the life of the fetus now causes an imbalance on the scales of justice. Who will satisfy those demands?

  11. Re:Pardon, BUT... I'll tell you what is improper on Supreme Court Rules Private Property Can be Seized · · Score: 1

    One thing only: That the true beneficiary was a privately owned business thats what. The public is only served INDIRECTLY. This was not property taken by the local government to build a school, sewage treatment plant, highway or utility. It was initiated by a land grabber under the careful disguise as "for the people". Forget the poor lady that was born in her home in 1908 she can go to an apartment somewhere. Will she have to get a mortgage, probably, b/c her property value was probably subpar with homes or condos in the area. Can she afford one, probably not!

  12. Re:bush judges on Supreme Court Rules Private Property Can be Seized · · Score: 1

    I also agree with these Judges (for the first time). I can't believe this was passed for the benefit of private enterprise. Disgusting! I sincerely feel that they would have to kill me to remove me from my property in this case.

  13. Re:I agree! Sounds like when I was in HS on Bill Gates Proclaims US High Schools Obsolete · · Score: 1

    Those are the classes that were required as a high school student in Idaho. Math, Biology, History, Two years of German, French or Spanish (second year optional). I took 2 years for Mechanical and Architectual drawing. Great stuff. They should have required Trig but didn't. But we had the humanities and the sciences all the way through 2nd year Calc and phyics, if you wanted it.

  14. Re:Thank you for your service - Common Situation on Programming Until Retirement? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I believe this is an all too common situation. In fact I'm in pretty much the same boat. I spent the first 15 years of my professional life as predominantly a C programmer (try to find that anymore), and a Solaris admin. My problem is that I didn't move more into the java/xml/html world. My skills as a general admin are very good but I don't have any honed specialty skills, like heavy Veritas, OpenView, Oracle. Don't get me wrong, I've worked in all those arenas but never got really deep into it, didn't have too. I kept the bosses happy, kept things running reliably and securely. But my resume lacks the Zing it needs to really noticed....

    Now that the DOT bomb company I worked for is gone, along with my management job, I'm stuck in the middle. I need to improve my Oracle skills and move on.

    In Summary, you have to keep up on your skills, you have to keep watching for the next wave of technical advancements and hope they are real and not just a flash in the pan.

    Good luck!

  15. So is it on Man Stalks Ex-girlfriend With GPS · · Score: 0

    Is it illegal to hire a private investigator to track someone? What is the real difference?

  16. Too bad on Napster and Best Buy Joining Forces · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Now Napster will have a bad name

  17. Re:Nothing New Here on WTO Wants USA to Gamble Online · · Score: 1

    Provide more what?

    Execution (murders) of political prisoners. The distinction of the largest mass of people in the world with one of the lowest and worst standards of living? Sounds great...

  18. Re:Not Funny! - Hit them where it hurts!!! on Tech Firms Defend Moving Jobs Overseas · · Score: 1

    I totally agree! I was about to say the same thing when I saw your post. Send the execs overseas or cut their saleries. Carly and others have a holier than thou attitude and it needs addressing.

    If you're a share holder stand up and speak!
    If you're an employee prepare for the worst!
    If your buying equipment consider another company!
    And if your an American write your representatives!

    I also agree with those who would like to see tax incentives for companies keeping jobs in America and conversely I would like to see Tax increases for paying salaries overseas to non U.S. citizens.

  19. Re:change change change on What if Energy was (Nearly) Free? · · Score: 1

    I don't think anyone said there wouldn't be somebody with an axe to grind. But I do think there might be a little less to fight about.

  20. Re:You are slowing the moon down!!! on New Tidal-Energy Testbed Launched In Devon · · Score: 1

    Gravity from the Sun and Moon play the major role in the tides and currents but Solar radiation is also a very key player. Solar radiation heats the atmosphere and the ocean which adds to the currents.

    Does anyone know the amounts?

  21. Re:Speaking as a cyborg on Convergence of Biology and Computers? · · Score: 1, Interesting

    However, glasses are a mechanical enhancement to overcome or compensate for failing eye muscles. I agree that they are passive, for lack of a better word, in that they have no moving parts. But I think someone with more knowledge than me could make a valid argument on it's "mechanics".

    Interesting thought and a fun debate.

    thanks

  22. Re:taxes in sweden on U.S. E-Commerce Sites To Collect EU VAT · · Score: 1

    Yeah! Must be great to shell out something around 50% of your hard earned money so that some sex addict can get laid because his shrink says it will keep him from raping someone. Great system they got over there, huh?

    Not to mention your money paying for the medical insurance that pays for an operation to have someones gender changed.

  23. Re:Result on Executing a Mass Departmental Exodus in the Workplace? · · Score: -1, Troll

    Unions - what a bunch of bull! Pay your dues to make an undercover criminal acting as a Union President rich. Join a union and give up most of your rights - like to right to work if your really have/want too. And if you've ever been a member of a union you know full well that you must toe the line on the job like nothing you've ever seen before; clock in a minute late and you're fired in a heartbeat. Unions are the opposite of Freedom, they are socilistic/communistic to the hilt. I can take care of myself thank you very much!

    There time is long gone

  24. Re:I think this is good - and what about cdroms... on Research: Mobile Phones Disrupt Aircraft · · Score: 1

    If your alramed that a cell phone can disrupt all this high tech electro s**t. Then it really scares me that my spinning cdrom can do the same thing. Just how much RF noise can a cdrom, or gameBoy generate?

  25. Re:Flattery and Imitation on Microsoft Bites Apple, Apple Bites Back · · Score: 2, Interesting

    good point. Unfortunately most likely YES.
    Unless Safari can imitate IE in name and functionality. It's too bad that Web programmers will write code that only works on IE. (I understand why they do). I think most of these are dedicated Intranet type websites, but I've been to several companies where Netscape or Opera just will not work.