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  1. NO...the problem is that people continue to build in flood areas, designed flood areas or otherwise and they build their houses out of wood and other material that is easily knocked over by wind or ruined by water...and the more people do this...the more is destroyed when a storm does come along.

  2. Re:However bad he thinks Earth is on Stephen Hawking Says He Is Convinced That Humans Need To Leave Earth (sciencealert.com) · · Score: 1

    This man needs to stick to what he knows about - otherwise we should send him out into space so we don't have to listen to his dumb ideas.

  3. I think this very well could be the result of less movement. So the brain's cognitive ability is maintained the same as not so fat people, but since they do not move as much, those parts of the brain atrophy.

  4. Re:value of the "million genome project" on DNA 'Knockouts' Reveal Genes Humans Don't Need (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    I did not know Obama was a geneticist...he truly is so multi-talented.

  5. She should go back to school and study math until she figures it out for us.

  6. How is this a good idea? on New Permission System Could Make Android Much Less Secure · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I don't think it has to be explained why this is a potential problem. So then, it should be explained why this is such a great idea that the problems it creates are insignificant.

  7. Re:Infectious diseases ... on Mutant Registration vs. Vaccine Registration · · Score: 1

    Then we should also quarantine for diseases that have no cure - like AIDS and other STDs.

  8. Re:Well... on Mutant Registration vs. Vaccine Registration · · Score: 0

    Yes and the same should be done for those with STDs as that data should be considered public health information; as the public healthcare costs and risks in this area are far greater than, lets say measles as an example. You should be able to go to a government web site and enter a persons name to check and see if they have vaccinations, STDs, etc. /sarcasm

  9. Re:Situation is a Shambles on Heartbleed OpenSSL Vulnerability: A Technical Remediation · · Score: 1

    So then...who committed this piece of code?

  10. Contamination most likely. on NASA Discovers Life's Building Block In Comet · · Score: 1

    In the end they will find out it is due to some sort of contamination from earth.

    They can't do anything right these days.

  11. It mattered to Card Systems... on How Much Does a Reputation For Security Matter Anymore? · · Score: 1
  12. Re:A victory for sanity. on Court Rules Autism Not Caused By Childhood Vaccine · · Score: 1

    So how did you come up with that risk calculation? There are no numbers for autism risk from vaccination, epidemic risks, etc. More so, each vaccination would carry different risk metrics. Your final conclusion may be right - but don't use erroneous and incalculably risk factors to get there.

  13. Least Privilege... on Website Security Without Breaking the Bank? · · Score: 1

    Love it...Learn it.

  14. Re:TWO FREAKING YEARS on LifeLock Spokesperson's Stolen ID Inspires Lawsuits · · Score: 1

    Agreed. But in the mean time you should still freeze it. It really isn't a hassle compared to what you have to go through if there is fraudulant use of your credit ("identity theft" is a misnomer). And though in some states there may be a fee for a temp thaw -- you can often get the one wanting to pull the credit report to pay for it as part of the deal.

  15. Re:Yes but... on "DNS Forgery Pharming" Attack Against BIND 9 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Moron,

    It is related to MS DNS -- a SYSTEM you said did not have any vulnerabilities.

    It's not hard to get a connection and a rooted machine in somebody's internal network. Also -- I can't think of anybody that would use MS DNS server outside on the Internet. If you do then that confirms my opinion of you.

  16. Re:Yes but... on "DNS Forgery Pharming" Attack Against BIND 9 · · Score: 1
  17. Re:While its great they are so flexible on Boeing's New 787 Wings — Amazingly Flexible · · Score: 1

    Somewhat -- but if the wings were bent tip to tip -- you have one of those little circle paper airplanes that look like hats. There would be plenty of lift generated. It would just be hard to control.

    What would be real cool - in real life if the wings were bent that much by some freak impossible wind sheer...and then let go -- the plane would probably "bounce" or vibrate hard enough to kill everyone inside. It would be interesting to do that G-force calculations on that scenario.

  18. Real Solutions on Too Many Passwords · · Score: 1
  19. Answer: Water! on Cosmic Rays Could Kill Astronauts Visiting Mars · · Score: 1

    They must carry water.

    Make the water tanks surround the crew compartment.

  20. Just use multiple hash methods on Meaningful MD5 Collisions · · Score: 1

    Tripwire does this. They use CRC32 and MD5. You could use MD5 and SHA and CRC32 if you wanted. It is probably not possible to get a pair of files that will collide in all three of those hashes.

  21. What about Iron III on Battery Development Off The Beaten Path · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Super-iron battery
    An article in C&ENews (16/8/99) describes a new high-energy battery developed in Israel using iron as the cathode material. The new batteries store 50% more energy than the alkaline battery which uses a zinc anode, manganese dioxide cathode and potassium hydroxide electrolyte. The new cathode material which replaces the MnO2 has been termed 'super-iron' by Stuart Licht, Baohui Wang and Susanta Ghosh its inventors, however, it is not iron metal but an iron(VI) compound. iron(VI) is an unusual high oxidation state of iron which is strongly oxidising, an important property of a cathode material in a battery. These ferrate(VI) compounds have formulae such as K2FeO4 or BaFeO4. In operation the iron(VI) is reduced to the more stable iron(III) according to the cell reaction:
    2MFeVIO4 + 3Zn -- FeIII2O3 + ZnO + MZnO2

    The problem with using iron(VI) compounds before has been their stability. However, the researchers discovered that they were stable for months in KOH if the iron(VI) compounds were free from nickel(II) or cobalt(II) impurities. The material has a high energy density and a high electrical conductivity so it can be discharged rapidly. The cathode is also compatible with nickel hydride anodes and shows some degree of rechargeability. It is a long way from laboratory to supermarket, but we may well see 'super-iron' batteries on the shelf in the next millennium.
    (Science 285, 1039, 1999)
    ******

  22. Re:Yay for me! on Second Test of X-43A Scramjet Tomorrow · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    THe most badd@ss in the forest is me then. Because I have come across one before and blew his growling head right off with a .30-06 Contender.

    Dumb animal -- should have known better than to mess with me.

  23. There is something physical to Carp Tunnel! on Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome A Hoax? · · Score: 1

    I have been typing awy for 15 years now Without a single problem. Then all the sudden my right wrist started to hurt. I think it was from the mouse. I switched hands and now use my left hand for the mouse. THe right hand still hurt when I typed and bent it a certain way. I did some experiemnts myslef and noticed the condition went away when I got some weights and started to strengthen the Extensors in my right hand....

  24. Re:Mentioning "inner city" != racist on Computer Curriculum for Inner City Kids? · · Score: 1

    You should not be teaching inner city kids or any kids how to use a computer. Teach them how to READ, how to WRITE, and how to do MATH very well first. When they can do those they can get a book and read for themselves about how to program or use computers. If this approach is not done then what you actually take away from the education of the child and you get the stupid kids that High school and colleges are turning out today. College students these days are taking the same courses that 8th graders were taking in the 1930's.