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  1. Re:I just read that article a few minutes ago. on Surgeon Says Face Transplants a Reality · · Score: 1

    Thanks for the info. I also wouldn't mind donating my face, as long as I wasn't using it.

  2. Re:More info. on Surgeon Says Face Transplants a Reality · · Score: 1

    Human life has got to be the least precious thing in the universe. Well, not least, but its down there. The earth is teeming with almost more human life than it can support, and soon there will be WAY more than it can support.

    Every human being is precious. Nothing should be more important to us as human beings than to preserve the basic right to live. If we really need to control population, then we can always have fewer children.

  3. Re:Confirm that on Serial SCSI Standard Coming Soon · · Score: 1

    No. More money doesn't always mean better hardware. Of course, they want you to think the hardware is better. But it isn't a sure thing.

  4. Re:no longer pronounced "Scuzzy." on Serial SCSI Standard Coming Soon · · Score: 1

    Scuzzy? Ask any Mac user. It's pronounced "sexy".

  5. Re:Horray! on Serial SCSI Standard Coming Soon · · Score: 1

    I think the poster meant compatible as in the same. As in, you could also take a SCSI drive and plug it into your SATA controller.

  6. Re:Is this a good idea... on PowerBook, Because Lives Are On The Line · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't worry. They replaced the apple with a glowing camouflage design.

  7. Re:And where.. on Speeding up Evolution · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just check your e-mail in-box. Your spam filter has probably been inadvertantly deleting messages that explain how to get enhancements.

  8. Rule 8 on Seven Rules For Spotting Bogus Science · · Score: 1

    Did the scientist announce the scientific breakthrough in an "Ask Slashdot" post?

  9. Re:My old windows install floppy. on Technologies that Have Exceeded Their Expectations? · · Score: 1

    It must have been from the early days, when Bill Gates hand-wrote "Windows" on every diskette.

  10. Re:small applications on LED Light Fixtures for the Home? · · Score: 1

    I bought a pair of these and tried them in my brake lights. The problem is, they're so focused, there's a point on the tail light that's too bright, and everywhere else on the tail light, it's quite dark. I need to find a good way to diffuse the light before it hits the plastic cover.

    Reaction time is better. It's supposed to be 200ms better, and you can see the difference.

  11. Re:The structures aren't fixed on Interplanetary Superhighway · · Score: 1

    Good description.

    Unfortunately, when they introduced words like "superhighway" and "wormhole", it just added hype, while making the subject only more confusing.

  12. Re:Balance Act on Lofgren Introduces BALANCE Act to Modify DMCA · · Score: 2, Funny

    As an expert in feline law, I'll say you were right to take your cat's advice. Keep up the good work.

  13. Re:Don't exagurate. on AOL Cans 1 billion Spams In One Day · · Score: 1

    somebody looses some money,

    Sadly, they're probably still making money. We have a moral obligation to fight this infringement on privacy. Spammers are the lowest form of life.

  14. Re:Failure rate? on AOL Cans 1 billion Spams In One Day · · Score: 1

    While this sounds teacherous, it actually gives the ISP extra incentive to keep spammer customers off their servers. Otherwise, they may lose their other customers.

  15. Re:Visible light regulation on Using Visible Light for Data Transfer · · Score: 1

    Regardless of the source of the light, if it can be accurately "seen" at 4 km while competing with ambient light, it's got to be pretty bright.

  16. News article on Lost Library Returns After 2000 Years · · Score: 1

    With the reopening of the library after 2000 years, library employees did their best to put on a face of business as usual. But the first day kept them quite busy sending out overdue notices for many scrolls that had been checked out and never returned. There was also quite a buzz about potential integration of newer technology such as the printing press. Said one enthusiast, "There hasn't been anything this big since the wheel!"

    Already, three patrons have been banned from the library for a month, after they were caught chewing gum inside. Two more were subject to five lashings each for talking too loudly.

    Asked about employee training, one manager sighed, "It's been a real pain in the #$#*#*$. Kids just don't know their Roman numerals today."

  17. Re:RTFA (as usual) on Another Garbage Patent · · Score: 1

    That's a bummer because that trash can was an interesting innovation.

    However, Apple was lucky, since they didn't come up with the idea. Xerox did.

  18. Visible light regulation on Using Visible Light for Data Transfer · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Some places do have ordinances against light pollution. I wonder how this would fit in. Also, will it come with a warning, such as "Do not look at transmitter with remaining good eye"?

  19. Re:OpenBSD Spam Blocking Engine on Using Statistics to Cause Spammers Pain · · Score: 1

    The above solution would be good for someone who has posted honey-glazed e-mail addresses for the harvesters to consume.

  20. What about Unix on What High End Unix Features are Missing from Linux? · · Score: 1

    From what I read about the huge Posix standard, you can't even find a Unix distro with all the high-end features of Unix.

  21. Too lazy to read article on Kodak Releases Digital Camera With OLED Display · · Score: 1

    LS633 is perfect for users who want to show off their pictures on a cutting-edge OLED display.

    That's about the most informative sentence I've ever read.

    So, um. How about some more vital stats, such as life expectancy (since that is one of the drawbacks of organic LED)?

  22. Re:23GB? on Sony First To Market With Blue-Laser DVD Recorder · · Score: 1

    700MB is enough for me at the moment. If I have too much data for one CD, I use two.

  23. Re:YES we should mine the moon, the asteroids et a on China Wants To Establish Moon Mining · · Score: 1

    Anything else is short sighted...

    Well, yes and no. Yes, we should definitely mine the moon and asteroids. However, nothing can take the place of:

    Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

  24. Re:Open Music Registry on Free CD-Quality Music · · Score: 0

    Last time I was at mp3.com (a long time ago), I couldn't find any MP3 files. The music was all in some proprietary format. Kind of ironic.

  25. Re:Nicely written! on Internet Traffic Still Growing Quickly · · Score: 1

    I think it will always be that way here. Tossing out obscure terms and abbreviations without explanation is a way of showing your uber-geekness.