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  1. Re:I will gladly volenteer on Air Pollution Causes Sperm Mutations In Mice · · Score: 1

    Artificial vaginas (AV's to the initiated) are used to collect semen from many species, most prominently cattle and horses, but also sheep, goats, rabbits and even cats.

    Prerequisites to use of an AV are that the male be conscious, not significantly frightened of people, and more interested in ejaculating than in killing humans. Why can't all directions be this direct?
  2. Re:it's our government on A Law to Spy Back on Government Surveillance Cameras? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, maybe amicaughtornot.com.

  3. Hi, and welcome to Bizaro World... on The Setup Behind Microsoft.com · · Score: 1

    Interesting details include having no firewall, having to manage 650 GB of IIS logs every day, and the use of their yet unreleased Windows Server 2008 in a production environment. Please try a complimentary goatee.
  4. Re:zzzz...... on Half of IT Workers Sleep on the Job · · Score: 1

    Sounds like Easy Street. I have to work for them, sharpening the pencils with my teeth. You don't want to know how they make me warm the pokers.

  5. Re:This is very good news on Brain Differences In Liberals and Conservatives · · Score: 1

    I don't see it as wealth == greater intelligence. For me, it's the maintaining of that wealth over a long period of time (not including celebrities or other "fell into it" types like Paris Hilton). A perfect example would be lotto winners. There are a large number that do the lotto burn-out, and blow it all quickly. Then there are the ones that pay attention and still have that money. I think the 2nd shows more intelligence.

  6. Re:Wait ..... on Nicotine Is the New Wonder Drug · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm surprised at your typing prowess given that type of activity. o.O

  7. Wow.... on 'Pirates' Outsells 'Matrix' in High-Def Showdown · · Score: 5, Funny

    In this hand, I hold an apple. In the other, an orange.

  8. Re:The only infinite resource is "human stupidity" on Driving on Starch · · Score: 1

    You could place some lottery tickets on a shelf in front of a treadmill, then replay Powerball lottery shows.

  9. Re:I've got a bad feeling about this on Star Trek To Return Christmas 2008 · · Score: 1
    Best. Quote. Ever.

    Bruce Vilanch, co-writer
    (from the Combustible Celluloid website)

    On the 1978 "Star Wars Holiday Special" (Bruce co-wrote the movie):

    Bruce: It was hilarious. It was between "Star Wars" and "The Empire Strikes Back" and George Lucas wanted to keep the flame alive. It's hysterically bad. I just saw it. I got it from a collector. I didn't realize how poor. I worked on it with George. That's how I got to know him. And he pulled the story out of the vault. It was like "Episode 32" of the saga, and it was the one that was set on the planet of the Wookiees, and the Wookiees were the central characters. Unfortunately all the Wookiees look like me and sound like fat people having orgasms. So, they're tough to write for. Every line of dialogue is 'oh, ee, ahh'. How do you write that? The Wookiees can't speak, but the Wookiees were the central characters. So I said, 'well we have to load this up with stars who sing and dance and do schtick to cover up that the story is about these walking carpets. It was one nightmare after another, but it's a very funny show. At the Cantina on Tatooine, Bea Arthur is the bargirl. To give you some idea what the show is like. Jefferson Starship is on it. Carrie Fisher sings something. It was Thanksgiving.
  10. Re:Maybe it's just happy? on Earth's Constant Hum Explained · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ..and lesbian women becoming sexually attracted to nerds...

    Unfortunately they'll be butch instead of lipstick.

  11. Re:Jargon usage on Mistrust of Today's Technology · · Score: 1

    Don't worry, it will be used irregardlessly, as long as it "sounds right".

  12. What is the best bang for my buck? on Original Star Wars on DVD... Sorta · · Score: 1

    I'm probably one of the last few Star Wars fans that does not have any of hte 6 on DVD. I have multiple flavors of VHS (Original, sound upgrade, and video/sound upgrade), and I think Ep1.

    Would it make more sense to get those 2 box sets of 3, or all 6 movies in the individual boxes, especially with these containing both versions of 4, 5, and 6? It there additional content with the 2 sets that's worth it (I know that's subjective)?

    I've finally "caught on" with the VHS versions, so I don't want to fall for any more revisions, etc, unless there's something new to watch.

    Thanks...

  13. Re:Why does everything need to be tech based? on Re-Inventing Hotwheels · · Score: 1

    That's where Ertl comes in handy. They have realistic versions of non-road machinery (backhoes, dumptrucks, tractors) from Matchbox size all the way to huge sizes. My son has 2 tractors that have to weigh 10-12 pounds. Plus, they have plenty of accessories for the farm stuff, and they're all good quality metal with very little plastic.

    Find yourself a John Deere dealership, and they'll usually have a big selection.

  14. Re:Time to ditch on The Time Has Come to Ditch Email? · · Score: 2, Funny
    ...13 billion years ago.

    I think you mispelled "6 thousand".
    </id lunatic>
  15. Re:Uber Geeks care about style? on Top Ten Coolest Laptop Cases · · Score: 1

    Mine would often not have matching shoes.

  16. Re:No email is fine by me... on FBI Agents Don't Have Email Access · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Please, you can't still believe that email is a productive form of communication? For every benefit that email (and the internet in general) used to bring, there is 5x the baggage of problems.

    I like to think that FBI agents are busy in some sense their entire shift. I don't want to think of them wasting time as much as any of us are right now, and I'm home sick. Please don't bust my bubble of comfortable misconception.

    I was employed to monitor the web and email traffic at a medium sized bank (~3400 employees) for 3 years, and I can tell you that people spend way too much time playing. It made me extremely jaded towards the "access to information is the key" mentality.

  17. No email is fine by me... on FBI Agents Don't Have Email Access · · Score: 5, Funny

    I prefer my FBI agents to be out attempting to protect me, not forwarding something to their 10 closest friends so Jesus will bless the kittens that day.

  18. Are there not more compact LCDs? on Get Ready For The 20-inch Laptop · · Score: 1

    Maybe I'm not remembering correctly, but I thought you could get tiny (like 5x5cm) lcd "chips" that do 800x600. Couldn't a display be built that's at a more reasonable 14" diagonal but has a higher resolution, like all the way to the 1080p standard?

    Thanks...

  19. I'm not trying to be difficult... on Computer Jargon Too Difficult for Office Workers · · Score: 1

    I just hate office workers. I'm an insensitive clod!

  20. Re:Watch out for Puff Daddy on Dell Launches Flash Music Player · · Score: 4, Funny

    Correct. The P. Diddy version just plays your music while injecting the following audio:

    ..Uuh..
    ..Uh huh..Yeah

  21. Re:Bottoming Out on Rebuilding New Orleans With Science · · Score: 1

    Ok, that's a fair arguement for the last several years. What's the arguement for the 40+ years before that? I'd doubt they went into spontaneous disrepair in Jan. 2000.

  22. Ok, I'm confused on this... on South Korean Scientists Clone Dog · · Score: 5, Funny

    "You can't teach an old dog new tricks" was easy to remember, and often true.

    So, what is it now? You can now teach your new old dog new tricks? Or, you can only re-teach your new dog's tricks to the old dog? Do the old tricks come pre-installed, and how many new tricks can you stack on top?

    Wait, you can't teach your old dog new tricks, but the new dog....

    Forget it...

  23. Re:Dear NLRB on NRLB Redefines 'Your Own Time' · · Score: 1
    How do we sleep when our beds are burning?

    In your case, you freak out every time someone misinterprets an unlit match?

    RTFA. This is a very specific ruling, not some broad "you can't have friends anymore" stance.

  24. Missed opportunity for a statistic... on Cosmic Rays Could Kill Astronauts Visiting Mars · · Score: 1
    These guys missed a great opportunity for another meaningless statistic. Take the sentence:

    "But women are always in more danger than men because they live longer and are more susceptible to breast and ovarian cancers."

    Could have read:

    "But women are always in more danger than men because they live longer and are more susceptible to breast and 100% more susceptible to ovarian cancers."

  25. Re:Partical Applications? on 19 million Amps · · Score: 1

    Well, it's a really cool way to do what one of these would do.

    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/3737 101/002-1029920-3420805