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  1. Re:Dayum.... WTF on After Rick Perry's Stem Cell Treatment, Misplaced Enthusiasm? · · Score: 1

    I RTFA, the average Tea Party Mind will hear "Stem Cells", and make a life decision there; regardless of fact. If Parry should debate the President, Obama's accusation of Parry not spending funds set aside to help the poor just so Parry could bank roll personal projects in a failing Texas sized state economy will be stinging. Like wise, people want to go to work, and will vote for the candidate that get them work.

    I am reminded of an old joke, "Most Tea Party Types will not change their mind on Thursday given new information discovered on Wednesday for a personal judgement made on Tuesday."

  2. Re:Closer and closer to the earliest chance on World's Oldest Fossils Found On Australian Beach · · Score: 1

    And in a unrelated story, Leasiure World Celebrates "A Day At the Beach."

  3. The Most Interesting Aspect of this Class Is: on More Stanford Computing Courses Go Free · · Score: 1

    How does a teacher teach 100,000+ students in one class? At what point does the educator stop talking at the student, and listen to the students understanding?

  4. Re:I chuckled.. on Study Shows Dogs Can Sniff Out Lung Cancer · · Score: 1

    Let me understand this. Not knowing if I have Cancer; or a dog sticking its nose up my crotch. WAIT! I'm thinking.

  5. Re:San Diego smell? on Alaskan Village's Orange Goo Was Fungal Spores · · Score: 1

    I guess it's time to go to the Boll Weevil and get a hamburger and a pitcher. Then try again when the Chargers play at home.

  6. Re:not all bad tho. on Sun May Disrupt Spacecraft and Satellites In Coming Decades · · Score: 1

    I was thinking maybe the Copper Tone Corporation could come up with a "solution?" Something like SPF 25, followed by many zeros.

  7. Re:Right on DARPA To Sponsor R&D For Interstellar Travel · · Score: 1

    I believe that if DARPA were to place a manned observation post on the near, and far sides of the moon, their requirements could be handled in a 'far more',(pun intended) efficient manner.

  8. Re:Possibly distressing in some countries on 27,000 South Koreans Sue Apple · · Score: 1

    Oh wait! On my Google phone, I have a app. for this!?

  9. Re:TBO.com? on Accused Teen Bomber Finds FBI Surveillance Team's Wireless Network · · Score: 1

    I'm amazed, these people were the same people that hunted Bin Laden. My innocent respect for both groups of soulless predators has been severely damaged.

  10. Re:And who paid for this study? on IE 9 Beats Other Browsers at Blocking Malicious Content · · Score: 1

    Aye, but Google has yet to kiss the Blarney Stone.

  11. Re:It could happen... on Terrorist Target Mexican Nanotechnology Professors · · Score: 1

    I agree, but I think you said better than I did. Thanks.

  12. Batteries Not Included? on 8 Grams of Thorium Could Replace Gasoline In Cars · · Score: 1

    Ignoring the fact that I don't know where to go and buy a gram of Thorium. From TFA, "...His idea is to replace the gasoline engine with an electricity generator that doesn’t require a battery." So how does one fire up the Laser? Maybe a Capacitor of some kind?

  13. A Case for Quanitative Analysis on Iron Man-like Exoskeleton Nears Production · · Score: 1

    I guess the question of lifting heavy things has now been pretty much answered. But I'm thinking of applications that are not so, "Cumbersome?" Consider a Use Case of a person that is recovering from an operation, or accident and needs to go to the bathroom? or to the store? I'm thinking that the ability to just get up, and move down the hall would be very useful. And the power requirements would be on a lower scale.

  14. Re:It could happen... on Terrorist Target Mexican Nanotechnology Professors · · Score: -1, Troll

    "Life exists to procreate." I disagree. Life exists, is coincidence, for which I am very grateful. Many, many life forms that have existed or do exist now, but their ability create another version of themselves at equal to or greater ability to survive never occurs; after these forms die, they are extinct. Procreation is then coincidental, and all 'repeated' life forms use some form it with various degrees of survival. And I am grateful of that also.

  15. Re:Miles Dyson on Terrorist Target Mexican Nanotechnology Professors · · Score: 1

    And, it sounds like these folks will keep killing anyone that disagrees with them.

  16. Re:Mexican equivalent on Terrorist Target Mexican Nanotechnology Professors · · Score: 1

    I don't know who moded you down, but they obviously don't see the irony. Personally, I'm glad these folks were born AFTER Fire was invented.

  17. Ready for Prime Time? on Eben Upton Talks About the Raspberry Pi USB Computer · · Score: 1

    I am thinking of the power coming from a standard home electrical wall outlet , and a configuration of USB devices:

    USB Hub with 8+ ports with the following devices plugged in to it

    Keyboard,
    Mouse
    DisplayLink(2+)
    1T+ Disk
    Eithernet
    Printer

  18. Re:I Use to Have A Lot of Respect for M.I.T. on Smart Power Grid Could Wreak Havoc On Itself · · Score: 0

    Oh my! My Mod'er is having a bad day... XD

  19. Gnome vs. Displaylink is 0-1 on Linus Torvalds Ditches GNOME 3 For Xfce · · Score: 1

    When Linus speaks up, I listen. And in this case I think that Linus may have a point. I use Displaylink, but Natty/Gnome can't swallow it. Why? Using Maverick can do the job, but why does Natty choke on this dog that hunts?

  20. I Use to Have A Lot of Respect for M.I.T. on Smart Power Grid Could Wreak Havoc On Itself · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Now it appears as though the requirements for entrance have been lowered to the point that acceptance is based solely on ones ability to walk through anyone of their many doors, successfully, eventually.

  21. Re:FAA Shutdown on FAA Taking a Look At News Corp's Use of Drone · · Score: 1

    What do you mean by "unlicensed"? I can fly my camera mounted RC Aircraft. And which law says the Press can't report on events? But it is News Corp. and I think their 4th world ways may be beginning to come home to roost. I for one see a need for "Freedom of the Press", but do not see a need for "it's OK to trespass, or invade ones privacy."

  22. Re:It's worth a lot more than that on Microsoft To Pay $200k Prize For New Security Tech · · Score: 1

    Maybe, but by m$ offering anything could easily be construed as Negotiation.

  23. Good Generals Just Fade Away on Get Cyber-Mercenaries Suggests Ex NSA, CIA Director · · Score: 2

    Retirement becomes this noble hero. I believe that the General's boss was a short sighted, self centered, twit. And this general followed him into battle. Maybe to the General outsourcing his Depends is acceptable, but I believe that there are more than enough good Americans that can handle this job, very well.

    Republican since 1971

  24. Intelligence Gathering, Circa 700BC ? on DARPA Developing Video Parser · · Score: 1

    Couldn't the members of the NSA do something that Sun-Tzu wouldn't yawn at?

    Couldn't the members of the NSA evaluate a working version of the Sorting Hat used commonly at Hogwarts? I know it sounds goofy, but why not take this concept to the engineers in the BACK OF THE ROOM, the ones that are muttering, "What would it take to make a Sorting Hat?"

  25. RSS Feed? on Making Graphics In Games '100,000 Times' Better? · · Score: 1

    Their web site had no RSS feed, WUWT?