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  1. Re:The pendulum swinging on Signs of Water Found On Saturnian Moon Enceladus · · Score: 1

    Some of the closer in moons appear to be warmed by gravitational forces, keeping the core warm. These moons could have some form of life develop around hot vents and such. Life doesn't require solar energy, just some kind of heat gradient. Still, I'd be surprised if we found anything more complex than basic cellular structure. Still, you never know.

  2. Re:High res? on Pluto — a Complex and Changing World · · Score: 1

    Why you hatin' on the Gorn rocks?

  3. Re:Majorly confused now on Harder-Than-Diamond Natural Carbon Crystals Found · · Score: 1

    How hard is metallic Hydrogen?

  4. Re:Old news... on Harder-Than-Diamond Natural Carbon Crystals Found · · Score: 1

    They also burn and are great for BBQ.

  5. Re:How long on Harder-Than-Diamond Natural Carbon Crystals Found · · Score: 1

    Find a geek girl that doesn't like jewelry, flowers, or perfume; just chocolate and beer. Now, if only I could get her interested in single malts. She claims all whiskies are nasty. *Sigh*

  6. Re:One thing I don't get... on Harder-Than-Diamond Natural Carbon Crystals Found · · Score: 1

    But is it harder than a bear. Or deBeers? And if 'de Bears' were to play 'de Bulls'...

  7. Re:University Legal Services? on Univ. Help Desk Staffer Extorts Over Copyright Violations · · Score: 4, Funny

    Children, there's a time and a place for everything. It's called college.

    --Chef

  8. Socially isolated on Studies Reveal Why Kids Get Bullied and Rejected · · Score: 1

    Duh, basic pack mentality. Go for the ones that are different. Being the smallest kid in school (started kindergarten a year early), doing well on tests, asking lots of questions and actually having conversations with teachers and reading all the time, yeah, I was basic bully material from day one.

    It stopped a bit in jr. high when I broke a kid's arm. He was holding on to a banister when he shoved me. Luckily, I was holding either The Silmarillion or Dune. I spun around and brought the spine down on his arm. I didn't get in any trouble (late '70's) as there were no knives involved. Things quieted down after that but were still not relaxed. Instead of calling me 'worm' (short for book worm), they now called me 'spaz.' High school was similar low-key stuff but with bigger crowd (2,500 students) was easy to just disappear. I called it social invisibility.

    The article's interesting in there conclusions that bullied kids end up dropping out and doing drugs. For most of my friends, we specialized in computers and are now doing ok, even if we are still socially awkward. Maybe things have changed?

  9. Re:Stupid, really on The Upside of the NASA Budget · · Score: 1

    Yup. New Mexico's building a space port just for this sorta' thing.

  10. Re:A breath of fresh air on The Upside of the NASA Budget · · Score: 1

    Darwin has a posse. Just sayin'.

  11. Re:A Marketing Shark Feeding Frenzy on Google Releases Chrome OS Tablet Concept Demo · · Score: 1

    Oh, you'd be surprised at how well a scalpel can cut. But even better, one of those Japanese style chef knives. I've taken off a turkey leg with one swipe with one of those.

  12. Re:Too much lockdown! on Google Releases Chrome OS Tablet Concept Demo · · Score: 1

    Darn you Apple and your computing monopoly. Darn you to HECK!

  13. Apple is doomed! on Google Releases Chrome OS Tablet Concept Demo · · Score: 1

    Hah! They're in the middle of their tablet disaster and meltdown and now here come Google. It's gonna' be Godzilla vs that fisherman guy on the beach outside of Tokyo. Or Bambi.

    Stoopid Apple, they should never released a tablet now that Google has theirs out.

  14. Re:Speculation... on Dying Man Shares Unseen Challenger Video · · Score: 1

    Yup, I saw it live from the west coast. Still remember exactly where I was standing. A very sad day.

  15. Re:Typical Customer Service Department attitude on Woz Cites "Scary" Prius Acceleration Software Problem · · Score: 3, Funny

    Shoulda' said he was the Izard of Woz. That woulda' got their attention.

  16. Re:Another reason not to fly via Heathrow on "No Scan, No Fly" At Heathrow and Manchester · · Score: 1

    And I just built a basement for my family room. What was I thinking?!!!

  17. Re:unpossible on Students Failing Because of Poor Grammar · · Score: 1

    You should know the rules before you break them.

  18. Re:unpossible on Students Failing Because of Poor Grammar · · Score: 1

    Working tech support at a small college newspaper ten years ago, I'd mark up their stories while waiting for machines to restart and such. All their errors were a bit of an eye opener, as I had been expelled from college 10 years prior (for .52 GPA) and figured students that had made it past Comp 101 had to have something going on upstairs.

  19. Re:Rall's Law intervenes on Intel-Micron Joint Venture Develops 25nm NAND · · Score: 1

    Whitworth Hammer?

  20. Re:Safety Critical on Toyota Pedal Issue Highlights Move To Electronics · · Score: 1

    Don't be dissing the prince of darkness there.

  21. Re:Diabetes was mentioned, so... on Old Stems Cells Young Again — Via Vampirism · · Score: 1

    And if they were stuck to your forehead!

  22. Re:Let me get this straight... on Old Stems Cells Young Again — Via Vampirism · · Score: 1

    Time to keep young clones around? At what age do you have to get rid of them and start a new one? Ages 13-17, I was pretty unpleasant to be around.

  23. Re:Touch is just nice on MSI Will Launch iPad Alternative · · Score: 1

    I wonder if the stylus from my Newton 2100 would work?

  24. Re:CHICKEN DANCE! on Dinosaur Feather Color Discovered · · Score: 1

    Oh, why stop at elephant gun. Here's what I'd take hunting: Boys Anti-Tank Rifle, re-chambered for .50 BMG. Also known as Charlie the Bastard for it's kick.

  25. Re:What is the point? on Apple's "iPad" Out In the Open · · Score: 1

    $500 for base model (wifi only, 16GB RAm).