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  1. Re:Well that's random on Physicists Observe the Majorana Fermion, Which Is Its Own Antiparticle · · Score: 2

    Hey, I ordered marijuana fermions!

  2. Re:Erroneous Summary on Lost Sense of Smell Is a Strong Predictor of Death Within 5 Years · · Score: 1

    Thanks for the clarification. I've wanted to get my head around the subject for many years and never found an accessible way for a lay person like myseff, and this discussion has rectified that concisely and appropriately.

  3. Re:Erroneous Summary on Lost Sense of Smell Is a Strong Predictor of Death Within 5 Years · · Score: 1

    Thank you.

  4. Re:.. and this is new ? on It's Not Just How Smart You Are: Curiosity Is Key To Learning · · Score: 1

    Isn't this just a debate of the meaning of words when considering the actions of an extremely small sample? It could be argued motivation leads to curiosity - maybe someone needs to get a job (motivation) and they wonder whether (curiosity) thet would be able to learn some skills that would enable them to get one. I would suggest it's subbstantively about volition in learning. A motivated learner will be successful if given sufficient resources, time, environment etc. whereas an unmotivated person will not learn, not even after prodding them with a Big Pointy Stick. If they do change behaviour, and in the manner you desired, you've simply provided motivation - to avoid the nasty stabbing pain in the forehead in this case.

  5. State of emergency declared after the e-Bono virus on Apple Outrages Users By Automatically Installing U2's Album On Their Devices · · Score: 1
  6. We could call it... on Robot Printer Brings Documents To Your Desk · · Score: 1

    ..an intern.

  7. Re:Do you mean like this? on Free Law Casebook Project Starts With IP Coursebook · · Score: 1

    Thanks for the link.

  8. Just what we need on U.S. Senator: All Cops Should Wear Cameras · · Score: 1

    More selfies. *sigh*

  9. Re:Just wait on DoT Proposes Mandating Vehicle-To-Vehicle Communications · · Score: 1

    Or use a scrolling LED message display sign in the back window.

  10. What privacy concern? on DoT Proposes Mandating Vehicle-To-Vehicle Communications · · Score: 1

    "The submitter notes that this V2V communication would include transmission of a vehicle's location, which comes with privacy concerns" Hardly a secret is it? It's the chuffing big bit of metal about to slam into your vehicle. Look out the windows and there it is.

  11. Re:Oh, really? on DoT Proposes Mandating Vehicle-To-Vehicle Communications · · Score: 1

    Don't forget the handshake.

  12. Never mind the quantity, feel the quality on Ask Slashdot: How Dead Is Antivirus, Exactly? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    "only 40% of its versions can be stopped by antivirus software" Take a general case. What proportion of crime is stopped by the police?

  13. Re:Doesn't work for everyone on Researchers Develop DNA GPS Tool To Accurately Trace Geographical Ancestry · · Score: 1

    It's looking pretty promising for Norfolk, though.

  14. Would it not be easier... on Scientists Give Praying Mantises Tiny 3D Glasses · · Score: 1

    Would it not be easier to comparing how the mantis 3D vision works normally and then fitting humans with different types of 3D glasses to fake *them* out?

  15. Re:Watch Out for PETA on Bill Gates & Twitter Founders Put "Meatless" Meat To the Test · · Score: 2, Interesting

    All those cows, pigs, sheep, chickens etc are no longer going to be wanted by mankind.

    But if we get rid of them, where are we going to get all the sh*t for the organic veg?

  16. Re:Sure, let's lose the unsavoury stuff. on UK Government Wants "Unsavory" Web Content To Be Removed · · Score: 2

    6) "Celebrities"

  17. Re:"Unsavory" like dissenting opinions? on UK Government Wants "Unsavory" Web Content To Be Removed · · Score: 0

    Alan Sked, who launched Ukip in 1991, hs said "quite clearly UKIP nowadays is led by morons who have no policies and are fascistic and the chickens are coming home to roost" and launched a highly personal attack on UKIP's leader Nigel Farage, accusing him of recruiting former members of the National Front to the party.

  18. Sure, let's lose the unsavoury stuff. on UK Government Wants "Unsavory" Web Content To Be Removed · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Sure, let's lose the unsavoury stuff. 1) Politics 2) Religion 3) Bankers 4) Advertising

  19. Re:Harm on Whole Foods: America's Temple of Pseudoscience · · Score: 1

    Sorry for accidental quoting boo boo on the above.

  20. Re:Harm on Whole Foods: America's Temple of Pseudoscience · · Score: 1

    Homeopathy only hurts gullible people.

    To which they usually retort: "whatever makes you weak makes you stronger"

  21. Re:Back in 1990.. on Scientists Demonstrate Virus That Spreads Across Wi-Fi Access Points · · Score: 1

    Tend to agree... Googled ORCA COW. first result: "How Does SeaWorld Masturbate their Stud Killer Whales? "

  22. Re:Scientists Create Pizza That Can Last Years on Chevron Gives Residents Near Fracking Explosion Free Pizza · · Score: 1

    Not in merry olde Englande - we're still trying to understand rain and gravity.

  23. Hard way of doing something simple on New 360-Degree Video Capture Method Unveiled · · Score: 1

    Assuming the racing car is going around in a loop of some form, just fix the camera to the car and you'll get a 360 image.

  24. Re:What Sci-fi movies? on What Sci-Fi Movies Teach Us About Project Management Skills · · Score: 1
  25. Re:Not likely on Will You Even Notice the Impending Robot Uprising? · · Score: 1

    You need an audio input then. Just listen for the sp[lash: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25426263