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  1. Re:Both own half. on Who Owns Pre-Embryos? · · Score: 4, Funny

    May I suggest a ratio of 10 women, selected for their sexual characteristics which will have to be of a highly stimulating nature, for every man ?

  2. Re:The alternative is... What, exactly? on How Google Searches Are Promoting Genocide Denial · · Score: 1

    Now all you have to do is provide a method to determine which ad constitutes historical revisionism.

  3. Re:It is an ad. on How Google Searches Are Promoting Genocide Denial · · Score: 2

    Sure, but it's silly to blame Google for putting it there.

  4. Re:No surprise on The Power of Backroom Lobbying: How the Music Industry Got a Copyright Extension · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Secret talks between government and industry isn't really democracy.

  5. Aggressive schedule on Meet the Firmware Lead For Google's Project Ara Modular Smartphone (Video) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Google said it is working on an aggressive schedule to have the project fully cancelled before 2017.

  6. Re:But will it blend? on Breakthough Makes Transparent Aluminum Affordable · · Score: 1

    They'll just bounce off, and then you can use them again.

  7. Re:I know what will happen... on Researchers Mount Cyberattacks Against Surgery Robot · · Score: 1

    No, these machines are going to be used in 'first world' situations in order to help surgeons perform difficult tasks.

    No, they'll be used in first world, but the operator sits in an Indian surgery center fixing your heart valve for $10 per hour.

  8. Re:Ratios? on A Light-Powered Retina Implant For the Blind · · Score: 2

    People don't care what you can see at 1 ft, they care what you see at 20 ft.

    I prefer to read a book at 1 ft, you insensitive clod.

  9. Why did it take so long ? on Breakthough Makes Transparent Aluminum Affordable · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sure took them a long time, when they could have simply gotten a copy of "Star Trek, The Voyage Home", and pause the video when Scotty shows the molecular model on the screen.

  10. Re:DoS on Researchers Mount Cyberattacks Against Surgery Robot · · Score: 1

    Sure, but a DoS attack is much easier to perform, much harder to resist, and can be continued for a long time. If you're halfway during a transplant, you can't really afford to wait.

    As for the rest of the stuff, you could simply run the connection through a VPN. That's probably smarter than trying to reinvent security protocols.

  11. Re:200 miles underground is really deep! on Signs of Subsurface 'Alien' Life Found In Antarctica · · Score: 1

    How big were the meters they were using to measure the depth?

    one meter.

  12. Re:Cart before the horse? on Researchers Mount Cyberattacks Against Surgery Robot · · Score: 1

    Depends... if somebody's critically wounded on the battlefield, and there's no local surgeon available, a 80% chance of a successful remote surgery is better than none.

  13. Re:Not self directed but able to compensate on US Successfully Tests Self-Steering Bullets · · Score: 1

    An analogy would be a mathematician who can use a calculator but doesn't know how to multiply/divide by hand.

    That only works for the simplest things. To deal with breaking technology, just send in 3 times as many snipers with smart rifles. If the rifle does all the hard work of hitting the target, the operator only needs to point it out, which is a lot easier to train somebody to do.

  14. DoS on Researchers Mount Cyberattacks Against Surgery Robot · · Score: 1

    Even with a secure link it's possible to overload the network with a denial of service attack.

  15. Re:What's up with all the negativity on How To Increase the Number of Female Engineers · · Score: 1

    My goal isn't defined by simple ratios, but by having equal opportunities. If men and woman are equally interested and qualified, they should have the same chance to get the job. If that is the case, and it results in a 14/86, 50/50 or 80/20 ratio, then I'm happy with that.

  16. Re:This again - ask grandad about your job on How To Increase the Number of Female Engineers · · Score: 1

    Engineering is more than just typing, you know.

  17. Re:But why? on How To Increase the Number of Female Engineers · · Score: 1

    Women tell us that they are causing harm. They want to do things but find these gender related barriers in their way.

    Sorry, but citation needed. How many women would want to be an engineer, are qualified to be engineer, but can't find a job because of gender issues ? I see a lot of people complaining about the situation, but many of them have no personal interest in being an engineer.

  18. Police on US Successfully Tests Self-Steering Bullets · · Score: -1, Troll

    This could be useful for US police force if they can adjust the algorithm to automatically hit black targets.

  19. Re:Besides, it was French. on Signs of Subsurface 'Alien' Life Found In Antarctica · · Score: 1

    If you wish you refer to measurements in the international standard unit of length, you use the name "metre"

    SI standard units can also be expressed in your own language. In German, they say "Kilogramm" for instance.

  20. Re:Drinking water? on Feds Say It's Time To Cut Back On Fluoride In Drinking Water · · Score: 1

    Regular tap water or bottled water doesn't have much salt in it either. I have a bottle of water here, and it says that it has 3 mg/liter of sodium, while a typical sports drink has around 8500 mg/liter.

    Unless you drink a bucket in one sitting, drinking distilled water is fine.

  21. Why even have a class ? on University Overrules Professor Who Failed Entire Management Class · · Score: 2

    Why bother with classes? Just give everybody a passing grade.

  22. Re:Metres not Miles on Signs of Subsurface 'Alien' Life Found In Antarctica · · Score: 2

    Hmm.. the original article only seems to claim that the underground water is suitable for life, not that it was found.

  23. How is it 'alien' ? on Signs of Subsurface 'Alien' Life Found In Antarctica · · Score: 2

    The article doesn't reveal much about the type of life that is found, and why it is called 'alien'.

  24. Re:Furthe proof that men and women think different on How To Increase the Number of Female Engineers · · Score: 1

    The fact that you appear to believe otherwise is a pretty good demonstration that I'm correct.

    Hmm... I read that several times, and it's still not making sense, amusing as it sounds.

  25. Re:Foolproof Plan - Be Better Parents on How To Increase the Number of Female Engineers · · Score: 1

    So stop forcing your sons into blue and black and preventing them from playing with dolls. Stop forcing your daughters into pink and purple and limiting them to tea time play sets and flowing dresses.

    Studies across different countries, some with very liberal views, and some with very traditional views, have shown very similar gender related interests in different jobs. Apparently, genetic differences play a larger role than societal pressures.