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  1. Okay... on Zuckerberg Updates Relationship Status To "Married" · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why is this news? This is something you would find on entertainment tonight.

  2. Re:I kinda thought risk of death... on NIH Study Finds That Coffee Drinkers Have Lower Risk of Death · · Score: 1

    I used to drink 2-4 pots daily (more on a few occasions) and it messed my digestion system up badly as well as my urinary system. So I stopped, completely. When withdrawals came into play (and they were pretty strong effects), I started drinking again but went down to one pot a day and it has been that way since. So yes, hard to ingest that much, but still not unlikely to happen.

    As far as any actual major problems, I was obviously joking about the seeing a doctor thing.

  3. Re:Already debunked. on NIH Study Finds That Coffee Drinkers Have Lower Risk of Death · · Score: 1

    Homemade percolator? Its actually a simple concept I learned while camping as a child. Being stuck out of the house can bring creativity and ingenuity to many. The homeless often group around source of heat, be it the stereotypical bums around a burning drum or something less stereotypical. So, dig through some crash, find an old coffee can, easily use scrap objects to turn it into a percolator (a few holes and some paper clips to hold the lid in place). They could get used coffee grounds from a restaurant, coffee shop, or convenience store. If they want fresh, they could always scavenge for coins and buy a small amount of grounds from the local grocer for a buck to buck-fifty. Now the heating source? That's used to heat the water (obviously), and if hot enough could also be used to run a survival water filtration system using a few containers and possibly some hosing (survivorman -citation needed). Pour the water over the grounds in the percolator. And thus the city boy's guide to being homeless was issued.

  4. Re:I kinda thought risk of death... on NIH Study Finds That Coffee Drinkers Have Lower Risk of Death · · Score: 1

    Perhaps -- but as I recall, 30 cups a day could cause Urinary Incontinence, Shivering, Hot Flashes, Flushed Skin, Paranoia, anxiety, insomnia, muscle twitching, mania, depression, delusions, hallucinations, psychosis, and rhabdomyolysis. Please consult with your physician before beginning a large coffee-intake regimen. Large coffee-intake regimens are not for everyone and therefor you should monitor your stool for any unusual formation or discoloration. If this occurs, please ween yourself from coffee use over 48 hours and immediately consult a doctor.

    Of course, since this study also include caffeine-free coffee, you could take that route and risk whatever consequences may arise from that. There are some skeptics on caffeine-free coffee that would argue its safety.

    Citation

  5. Re:kids are worried ... on High School Students Sue Federal Gov't Over Global Warming · · Score: 1

    And yet, I still responded with 'sources'. How kind of me! I should lay down in the hole I just dug. Never feed the idiots, right? Survival of the fittest.

    And your right, because I think both of your points apply here. :D Thank you.

  6. Re:Priar Art on Federal Patents Judge Thinks Software Patents Are Good · · Score: 1

    Of course I have been known to say moronic things and overlook typos... Grain of salt anyone?

  7. Re:Priar Art on Federal Patents Judge Thinks Software Patents Are Good · · Score: 1

    If the USA continues converting countries to Democracy, perhaps at some point in the future the entire world will be run by elected morons and eventually everything will just crumble. This must be the "Paradise" and "Promised Land" that some religions seem to hint at. The way I see it, Democracy is just another form of religion, really... You can run your country the way you want to, as long as it is not against our governmental beliefs.

    After such time, there will surely be effort put into a new/modernized way of government (or none at all?) and then, and ONLY then, will patent reform become truly possible.

    Or we could convince the technologically not-so-savvy to vote for the officials who are ruining certain systems and ideals. Once again, after paradise I suppose.

  8. Re:Serious Question... on Did a Genome Copying Mistake Lead To Human Intelligence? · · Score: 2

    Since I do not understand these 'disorders', I did not want to name off any specific types and make myself seem too foolish... But yes, that would be one ;)

  9. Serious Question... on Did a Genome Copying Mistake Lead To Human Intelligence? · · Score: 1

    "Our data suggest a mechanism where incomplete duplication created a novel gene function—antagonizing parental SRGAP2 function—immediately “at birth” 2–3 mya, which is a time corresponding to the transition from Australopithecus to Homo and the beginning of neocortex expansion." Could this be related to particular disorders in cognitive ability? There are certain disorders that become apparent in early childhood that may make said person seem "caveman-like". Could a malfunction with this 'Antagonizing Parental SRGAP2 Function' occur frequently, causing a more primitive (although sometimes peculiarly genius) cognitive functionality? I may be way off-base here, but it was a thought.

  10. Re:The voice of experience on Microsoft: Macs 'Not Safe From Malware, Attacks Will Increase' · · Score: 1

    I had to read this 3 or 4 times to understand what you were trying to say.

  11. Wow... Really? on You're Driving All Wrong, Says NHTSA · · Score: 2

    The last driver's safety course I took to lower my insurance premiums had already been updated on this news several years ago. Even Drivers Education classes in High School had already began to teach new methods.

  12. Careful... on New Samsung TV Watches You Watching It · · Score: 1

    Try not to show fear while watching... That is dangerous. "Your worst enemy, he reflected, was your nervous system. At any moment the tension inside you was liable to translate itself into some visible symptom."

  13. Re:Sounds good. on Woman Wants To Replace Her Non-functioning Hand With a Bionic Prosthesis · · Score: 1

    "On the other hand"

    Tee hee! I giggled a little.

  14. Re:shipping cost? on A Look At One of Blizzard's Retired World of Warcraft Servers · · Score: 1

    Okay so at least you get your 143 bucks back. I guess that would ease the pain to some extent of losing a one of a kind collectors item. I was asking a serious question, btw, so thanks for answering. :D

  15. Re:shipping cost? on A Look At One of Blizzard's Retired World of Warcraft Servers · · Score: 1

    Insurance for what? This is irreplaceable, correct?

  16. Re:Clear skies? on The Pirate Bay Plans Servers In the Sky · · Score: 2

    My sarcasm module has been a little off lately. My apologies. I actually meant to compare the clouds (nature) to the cloud (computers) but I suppose I couldn't have done much worse typing a "not-nearly-as-funny-as-I-thought" joke. I failed and you are now my master.

  17. Re:Clear skies? on The Pirate Bay Plans Servers In the Sky · · Score: 1

    It said it failed to post and to start from the top. So I did, but it posted anyways. So, your "highly insulting" come back has just been rendered null. Otherwise, had I actually been that stupid, your outburst would have been spot on.

  18. Clear skies? on The Pirate Bay Plans Servers In the Sky · · Score: 2, Insightful

    But if there aren't any clouds in the sky, can you still access TPB? This sounds like an interesting project, though... I would love to see it work for technology sake.

    In all irony, though, if there were LOTS of clouds in the sky, how would the site perform then?

  19. But if there aren't any clouds in the sky... on The Pirate Bay Plans Servers In the Sky · · Score: 2

    But if there aren't any clouds in the sky, can you still access TPB? This sounds like an interesting project, though... I would love to see it work for technology sake.

  20. Re:Shit on Google Cools Data Center With Bathroom Water · · Score: 1

    This has got to be the best set of comments I have read in a very long time... On ANY website. Well played, sir! Well played. (or ma'am?)

  21. Well if you are like most people and don't sing entire songs whilst showering, then you may be able to argue "Fair Use" or something... What am I thinking!? Yes you will have to pay!

  22. Re:Refreshing on This American Life Retracts Episode On Apple Factories In China · · Score: 1

    This is why I will never be in any PR position...ever. I would be a terrible candidate. I do appreciate your insight. I do suppose Apple has been good about keeping quiet about things unless there is something positive to be said...at least lately. I never paid much attention in the past.

  23. Re:Refreshing on This American Life Retracts Episode On Apple Factories In China · · Score: 2

    Agreed, it was a pretty stupid (and damaging) mistake that is unfortunately all TOO common among journalism these days. I guess the modern way of proving yourself as a respectable organization is to have the balls to own up to those mistakes. Apple's response should be interesting... if any. The last paragraph doesn't say much about Apple in this WaPo article.

  24. Re:ancient irony, overlooked on Crab Robot Helps Remove Stomach Cancer · · Score: 1

    nobody has yet to mention here that the term cancer is related to the crab (constellation) as the first cancer reported removed from a person was remarked to look "like a crab".

    Except for the first comment...