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  1. Old tech' on What's the Oldest Technology You've Used In a Production Environment? · · Score: 1

    An adze.

  2. Re: Be fair on WHO Report Links Weed Killer Ingredient To Cancer Risk · · Score: 1

    Glyphosate formulations are used as a "drying agent" sprayed onto non GM wheat used in bread making, just before harvest, to kill the crop. This reduces losses due to fungal damage and fuel costs of post harvest drying.

  3. Re: Funny thing... on Listen To a Microsoft Support Scam As It Happened · · Score: 1

    They kept phoning my parents while I was visiting. I answered and followed their instructions to the letter for 45 mins without them working out it wasn't a MS computer,( my Linux netbook). They kept bringing on more "senior supervisors" and just getting more frustrated and confused while I played innocent and nieve, 'till the last few seconds where I changed tone to tell them I knew their game, was just wasting their day for my amusement & to FO&D. I recorded most of that too.

  4. Re:Great on UK Announces 'Google Tax' · · Score: 1

    Our "left" is currently in opposition, but perhapse even our "right" is to far left for you.

  5. Re:The Fix: Buy good Chocolate! on MARS, Inc: We Are Running Out of Chocolate · · Score: 1

    One reason Hershey bars have all the mouth appeal of a bar of soap is because they are selling a consistent product accross all climatic zones of the USA. The fats that melt in the mouth also melt in the truck in many of those zones, so they use fats that wont melt in either place. The other cheap ingredients don't make it taste good, but the not melting thing is why it feels bad too.

  6. Re:6,000 Year Old Temple Unearthed In Ukraine on 6,000 Year Old Temple Unearthed In Ukraine · · Score: 1

    They wanted to flatten Stonehenge during WW2.