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  1. following in the footsteps of John Muir on World's Biggest Alarm Clock Shakes You Out of Bed · · Score: 1

    Clever. John Muir did something like this as a kid in the 1840s. He built a contraption to eject him from his bed and wake him so he could read in the pre-dawn hours (see bottom of p.225 in The Story of My Boyhood and Youth). It also lit a lamp at the same time and after a few minutes books to be studied were pushed from a rack. Now that's impressive.

  2. Since when ... on Green Light for Human/Animal Hybrids · · Score: 1

    ... are humans not animals? If humans aren't animals, what are they?

  3. Re:Cringely: The thinking man's Dvorak on Cringely Posits Adobe's Purchase by Apple · · Score: 1

    FWIW, selling price does not equal market cap.

    You could say it wouldn't cost them anything, it would just be a reallocation of resources and income might be expected to offset expenses.

  4. Re:Why do you need so much privacy on Preserve Your Rights Online - Act Now · · Score: 1

    Exactly, why do you need privacy on a cellphone, email, or any other
    method of communication that is broadcast to the world?

    If you want true privacy via some medium, be willing to pay for it and
    I am sure someone will provide the service.

    There is no reason to expect cellphone or internet communications to
    be free of unintended listeners. I think providers should just state
    that you have no absolute right to privacy from government
    surveillance on their system. If you don't like it, don't play.