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  1. Editors - learn to type on Estimate: Academic Labs 11 Times More Dangerous Than Industrial Counterparts · · Score: 1

    ... address the issue had-on.

    Had-on? Really?

  2. sciencemag editor PLEASE on Deadly Avian Flu Strain Penetrates Biosecurity Defenses In Seoul · · Score: 1

    "... disinfecting and shoeing away wild birds ..." Must've taken a lot of shoes to shoo that many birds away.

    "Decimate" is to kill 1 in 10, not entirely eliminate.

  3. Re:Education on Pro-Vaccination Efforts May Be Scaring Wary Parents From Shots · · Score: 1

    That's blipvert, if you're referring to Max Headroom.

  4. Re:You would hope on Pro-Vaccination Efforts May Be Scaring Wary Parents From Shots · · Score: 1

    ...pursue the "trust" model, and get commuity [sic] leaders...

    We've got a 'community leader' for a President that I don't trust any farther than I could throw him. I doubt that plan would work.

  5. Re:So we are like mice? on Low-Protein Diet May Extend Lifespan · · Score: 1

    ...they can live entirely on protein and fat.

    So can humans. There's no such thing as an 'essential carb' in the human diet - look it up.

  6. Re:So what happens on Comcast Turning Chicago Homes Into Xfinity Hotspots · · Score: 1

    ... many people respond to this as if Comcast is trespassing by forcefully installing their equipment for their business activity into their house.

    They ARE. Note that they are doing this without informed consent and without explicit customer approval. It's opt-OUT, not out-IN. This a very slippery slope, this bundling of 'service' - what's next, you get your car's battery replaced and don't have a say in whether there's a satellite radio repeater built into it? You get your rear window replaced and there are ads embedded in it?

  7. Re:Fun exercise on PETA Abandons $1 Million Prize For Artificial Chicken · · Score: 2

    There was research into whether carbs were "essential"; that is, if the human body could not synthesize anything it needed instead of getting it from carbs. The result - carbs are NOT essential. You can get everything you need from being a carnivore. I can't find the paper right now, but it was written a long time ago by a doc that put people on different diets for 30+ days to find out what was/wasn't essential.

  8. Ignorant author on Bugatti 100P Rebuilt: The Plane That Could've Turned the Battle of Britain · · Score: 2

    The caption for the lead photo in the article, showing a sleek, double-propeller-driven aircraft:

    "A group of airplane enthusiasts have rebuilt the Bugatti 100P, an advanced fighter jet from 1940".

  9. Re: Why would it be infeasable? on Report: Space Elevators Are Feasible · · Score: 1

    And Harry Mudd and his mail-order brides. And the space hippies. And all the miners hanging with the Horta. And Kodos the Executioner and his troupe. And all the settlers exposed to Berthold rays.

  10. Re:Why now? on N. Korea Could Face Prosecution For 'Crimes Against Humanity' · · Score: 1

    Marie Curie came from Poland - she moved to France when she was 24.

  11. Re:Since it only needs 2C on How Well Do Our Climate Models Match Our Observations? · · Score: 1

    Straight from Disturbing The Solar System. I just picked that book up from a used bookstore for like $3.

  12. Re: Obviously.. on Steve Jobs To Appear On US Postage Stamp · · Score: 1

    Funny you should mention that - the latest issue 'Forever' international stamps are in fact round.

  13. Correct Link on Spectacular New Martian Impact Crater Spotted From Orbit · · Score: 1, Informative
  14. Re:Catahoula hog dog on Animal Drug Investigation Reveals Pet Medication Often Doesn't Work · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry - your ignorance is simply astounding, or perhaps your trolling skills are epic.

    The name Aspirin is used when selling a NSAID. That means it contains one of the group of drugs that are summed up as NSAID. I'll bet that it's the cheapest of the bunch. Better for profits that way..

    That is ludicrous - and would also be illegal. If the word Aspirin appears in the ingredients, THAT'S WHAT'S IN THERE. As I unsuccessfully tried to explain, the word NSAID is not an ingredient, it is a description of what type of drug aspirin is. Did you not see the antacid example? Are you now going to rant that 'antacid' is an ingredient and not a description?

    Are you going to claim that this medication can have any "Pain Reliever / Fever Reducer" in it since the ingredients are listed as "Acetaminophen (500 mg)Pain Reliever / Fever Reducer"?

    I tell you what, take a bunch of pills to your local college chemistry department and have them do a mass spec analysis on them - you'll find that what I'm saying is true.

    If I've not convinced you by now, I will never be able to bring you out of your delusional world. Good luck finding 'pure aspirin'.

  15. Re:So they eliminated their debt with a fire? on Fire Destroys Iron Mountain Data Warehouse, Argentina's Bank Records Lost · · Score: 1

    But he did help the Germans bomb Pearl Harbor.

  16. Re:Impeachment is a *political* act on Lawmakers Threaten Legal Basis of NSA Surveillance · · Score: 1

    Just so you know, Clinton was successfully impeached, just not convicted by the senate (he was in fact acquitted).

  17. Re:Catahoula hog dog on Animal Drug Investigation Reveals Pet Medication Often Doesn't Work · · Score: 1

    Yes I would take that bet. I don't know if you're being intentionally obtuse or are truly unable to understand what you read. Aspirin is the common name for acetylsalicylic acid. Acetylsalicylic acid is a member of a class of drugs called NSAIDs - NonSteroidal AntiInflammatory Drugs. All aspirin is acetylsalicylic acid. All acetylsalicylic acid is an NSAID.

  18. Re:Catahoula hog dog on Animal Drug Investigation Reveals Pet Medication Often Doesn't Work · · Score: 1

    I didn't say you were rude or insulting, just ignorant. You can't seen to comprehend what you read. Coup rejected.

  19. Re:I love numbers but.... on India To Build World's Largest Solar Plant · · Score: 1

    ... there will be streets and avenues to allow any part of the array to be reached.

    If the arrays are tilted, the east/west streets occur naturally. Assuming a 28 degree angle, there will be a natural east/west street sin^2(tilt)cos(tilt) = 0.25 meters wide for each meter of panel 'height' (the dimension of the panel that's inclined, not how high it's tilted). That's assuming perfect coverage only when the sun is highest. If you space the panels so that there is complete illumination at a lower sun angle, then the streets will be wider.

    Naturally these gaps limit the power/area figure.

    You're 100% spot on for the north/south avenues - they have to be designed in.

  20. Re:Catahoula hog dog on Animal Drug Investigation Reveals Pet Medication Often Doesn't Work · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry you have trouble with simple reading comprehension.

    From this site for 500mg Bayer Aspirin (click on "ingredients"):

    Active Ingredients

    Aspirin 500mg (NSAID)Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug, Pain Reliever/Fever Reducer

    Note that the only active ingredient is ASPIRIN, which is an NSAID - that's why they show that. NSAID DESCRIBES the aspirin, it is NOT an ingredient separate from aspirin.

    Here's another example of a description in the ingredient list:

    Active Ingredients

    Calcium Carbonate (500 mg)Antacid

    Note that "Antacid" DESCRIBES Calcium Carbonate and is not an ingredient in addition to it.

    Here's one that shows only aspirin:

    Active Ingredients

    Aspirin (81 mg)

    Inactive Ingredients

    Black Iron Oxide , Colloidal Silicon dioxide , Cornstarch , FD&C Yellow 6 Aluminum Lake , Hypromellose , Microcrystalline Cellulose , Polydextrose , Polyethylene Glycol , Polyvinyl Acetate Phthalate , Propylene Glycol , Shellac Wax , Sodium Alginate , Sodium Bicarbonate , Stearic Acid , Talc , Titanium Dioxide , Triethyl Citrate

    And another one

  21. Re:Animal Testing on Animal Drug Investigation Reveals Pet Medication Often Doesn't Work · · Score: 1

    I was merely pointing out that feline species are extremely sensitive to tylenol...

    That's for sure. I was told that if one of my cats had eaten even a tenth of a capsule, it would've been quickly fatal.

    Did your username derive from Herbert's "Dune"?

    Indeed it does! Thanks for the compliment. Several hours after a huge meal, I hear Stilgar's voice in my head saying "Muad'Dave has called a big one!"

  22. Re:Obama has made Palin into a prophetess on HealthCare.gov Can't Handle Appeals of Errors · · Score: 2

    At least right now you have the option of paying for it yourself. According to the GP, They can tell you "no, go away and die" if they do not approve it.... and you will not even be able to get it by paying out of your own wallet. Don't know if that's true or not.

  23. Re: me too on Linus Torvalds Gives 'Thumbs Up' To Nvidia For Nouveau Contributions · · Score: 2

    FYI, a $35 Raspberry Pi works great as an XBMC box. Silent, low power, and can be taped to the back of the TV.

  24. Re:Catahoula hog dog on Animal Drug Investigation Reveals Pet Medication Often Doesn't Work · · Score: 1

    Asprin IS the US Adopted Name for acetylsalicylic acid.

  25. Re:Animal Testing on Animal Drug Investigation Reveals Pet Medication Often Doesn't Work · · Score: 1

    Tylenol will kill dogs, too. Our two little darlings yanked my wife's computer bag off of a table, ripped it open, and proceeded to eat several rapid release Tylenol. Since it was fast-acting, inducing vomiting would've been useless, so a trip to the emergency vet, activated charcoal, a bunch of liver protectant meds, a two night stay, lots of liver enzyme testing, and about $2000 later, they're ok. Only the male had eaten any, it seems, as shown by his liver enzyme levels. He probably ingested somewhere between 2000 and 4000 mg.