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  1. Re:Again, I read the article on Boeing-Skyhook Airship Faces Technical Challenges · · Score: 1

    We are running out of Helium gas at a faster rate than oil. They might as well make it hot air powered by solar and radio transmitted power.

  2. Re:Not Sure I'm Getting It on Intel Says to Prepare For "Thousands of Cores" · · Score: 1

    Imagine the moral+ethical subroutines of your holographic doctor being handled by one core or by many smaller cores. What type of advice would you want to receive.
      Distributed = Reliable
      Singular = Confidential

    I see Dead links!...

  3. Have any nerds deliberately setup honeypots... ? on What Happens When You Reply To ALL of Your Spam · · Score: 1

    Have any nerds deliberately setup honeypots with this in mind?
      Reply to every phisher, spam bot, and storm net. The signal to noise ratio would go up taking up all remaining bandwidth. The profit margins for spammers would go down if legit sales decrease due to fake orders entered by bots purchasing Viagra with fake credit card numbers. If 99.99999% of all messages received by the Russian pharm sales people are bogus. They wouldn't pay unsuccessful spammers.

  4. Sad that we have to pay more taxes... on NASA Tests Hypersonic Blackswift · · Score: 1

    Sad that we have to pay more taxes for something that area 51 has had for the last decade. Asking NASA to foot the bill for an aircraft not designed for stealth flights is the Airforce's way of saying "NO I WON'T SHARE MY TOYS!"

  5. Haunt the studio Tim! on Tim Russert Dies At 58 · · Score: 1

    Someone is likely to try to take over the balanced format that he started. The name Tim will always remind me of the ABC episodes of Jim Henson's Dinosaur Sitcom. "Gonna need another Timmy!"

  6. Re:I think I see why the FBI would be nervous. on Graphics Advances Make Identifying Real Images Difficult · · Score: 1

    Think of all the recent alien sighting videos that were faked. It won't take long for the pros to make an alien CGI porn flick. Think of the android Six making out with an adolescent Chode.

  7. Bots in peril... on Survivor Buddy, a Friendly Robot Rescuer · · Score: 1

    Have yourself a merry christmas this season by buying your loved one a state of the art RoboRescue dog. Asking price only 125,000 dollars. No Nigerian money orders please.

  8. Ask it the color of a Coke can. on AI Researchers Say 'Rascals' Might Pass Turing Test · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Visual memory hasn't yet been developed for the computers to use generalizations. Specific real data isn't available to them. Google is trying to use wetware to sort images, process dead links, and form new commerce content. When all three are done completely by computers then they will have enough smarts to pass the turing test reliably.

  9. Re:If it's Robocop... on Homemade Robot Patrols Atlanta Streets · · Score: 1

    I want an ED-209 for my birthday. Always wanted to see if dogs can be scared up trees.

  10. Re:Wait a minute. on Air Force Emails Sensitive Information to Tourism Site · · Score: 1

    FUBAR

  11. Re:Open up the border... To rivers running stupid. on Aussie Cops Want Powers To Search Any Computer · · Score: 1

    Meanwhile on the planet Mars, the computer virus planted by Mr. Vinnie "The Fink" Stoltz of New Jersey has just turned the Opportunity rover into a porn laden spam-bot. This is the first revenue generated by the planet Mars. Future data havens will be cheap and located farther away from planetary authorities. Makes you wonder what illicit activity has been happening in Alpha Centauri.

    NO! Don't clone the MINDWORMS!

  12. Re:Quick. on D&D Co-Creator Gary Gygax Has Passed Away · · Score: 1

    Killed by Bast the wood elf. His memory shall live on in WOW.

  13. Re:This happens everywhere on Bill Allows Teachers to Contradict Evolution · · Score: 1

    I want to go back to teaching about the four humors that exist within the human body.

  14. Re:Obligatory Office Space Comment on Three Parents Contribute to Experimental Human Embryo · · Score: 1

    A harder hack would involve 46 different parents. One chromosome from each donor. If they combine the genetic material in a eugenic way using this method there are always leftover genes from such a process. Only 23 chromosomes are active in adults. That means any attempt to produce special children would run into trouble fifty percent of the time. In addition the recessive genes that are suppressed through linked chromosomes would be fully active. Want a mutant Neanderthal? Or how about an amphibious human (mermaid)!

  15. Re:Sqrt(Negative energy) = head hurts Tin hat on? on Could We Find a Door To A Parallel Universe? · · Score: 1

    White hole located in Merida, Mexico.

    it gets interesting

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEamWacA7QM

  16. Re:The age old question on Cellphone App Developed that Could Allow For 'Pocket Supercomputers' · · Score: 1

    If a computer is linked to others and performs better than original specs indicate that it should, then maybe it earns the elite term of super. If I call a latte grande but its only half full it doesn't get called supersized. If clever compression algorithms condense and extract data from a device, ie.., USB Flash, Hard drive, Rewrite CDs, or math coprocessors in PCI slots then you have the possibility of doing more with less. If you add networking you still have to deal with buffers, transfer rates, and error correction. The term has been overused. If we calculate how much raw power is used and compare it the standard usage in business or science. The processors for the super colliders are obviously dealing with large amounts of data. The SETI program is also generating significant data. Both require external assistance to complete their tasks.
    LOL
      If we term anything computational that requires extra effort to complete itself as SUPER. It would make an election recount the Super Election. This reminds me of Comedy Central's spoof of the Awards given out by President Bush. Any performance beyond mediocrity deserves recognition.

    Meanwhile Microsoft announces its plans for December 2009 Party Plans. Hosted by Gates and Ballmer they will announce the buyouts of at least five major competitors in the gaming, cable tv, VOIP, and open source labs.

  17. Re:Bigotry on Internet Group Declares War on Scientology · · Score: 1

    She moved her immediate family to Arizona, her daughter and brother. She has a business with my dad selling used cars in Portland. She decided to move her business out of state. My dad owns part of the house that she is renting out right now. Following the advice of her brother she changed the title on the deed of the house to that of her daughter. A significant number of her personal belongings were transfered to my dad's apartment at her request. It is not known if she will ever return. My dad is over 65 and has poor judgment skills.

    What I would like to see is mandatory certifications for all teachers in my home state. Religious schools are exempt from some state rules. I have been asked on at least three occasions to read car titles and letters to illiterate men. Grown adults! Not children.

  18. Re:Bigotry on Internet Group Declares War on Scientology · · Score: 1

    Has there ever been a time in world history where bigotry served an actual purpose that benefited everyone? There must be a selfish gene involved for it to be so prevalent. What would happen if the scientologists are tried and convicted of treason for doing the bidding of real ETs? They oppose psychiatry and hypnosis that can counteract memory erasure. They also oppose medications to treat mental illness and objective third party interpretations with regards to domestic disputes.
        It reminds me of some gypsy friends that use ignorance as a shield against the unknown. You'll never hear from them due to the fact that they school their own children and have a horrible illiteracy rate. They use bigotry against anyone outside their own clan first by speaking in their own language then by using code words and finally using hand gestures. Reminds me of 1920 New York. If you wanted a hard drink during prohibition some people always knew where the party was going on. All you had to do was ask. Sometimes codes where required.

  19. Re:Umm on World of Warcraft Gold Limit Reached, It's 2^31 · · Score: 1

    I agree that women should be appreciated. Your daughter probably grew up teething on printed circuit boards under your desk! Just watch for a high mercury and lead content in her blood, or else she might turn goth. Twenty yarns from now she'll have body piercings, tattoos and an offer to appear on the suicide girls website.

  20. Re:well... on Giant Fossil Rodent Discovered · · Score: 3, Funny

    The city of Washington DC was built on a swamp. They drained away all the water but the rats never left. They evolved into lobbyists....

    http://www.theonion.com/content/node/31923

  21. Re:Tomorrow's headline article will read... on Scientists Fly to 2008's Most Dazzling Meteor Shower · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What could possibly go wrong?

  22. How long until they map out paper delivery routes? on Mars Rover Technology Used to Make Better Maps · · Score: 1

    How long until they map out paper delivery routes? I would't mind the local paper delivered by robot. And maybe even pizza delivery, it will have to cope with roving packs of dogs and teenage hackers. Can we program the GPS in cars to recognize dirt roads, dead ends, and of course too narrow streets?

  23. I need to find a new planet that doesn't glow... on Portable Nuclear Battery in the Development Stages · · Score: 1

    Has anyone thought of tapping the power of nitrogen instead of hydrogen? When the Oklahoma City bombing took place there was considerable interest in reducing access to high explosives. Has anyone improved upon binary explosives that you could safely use as a power supply for a laptop? Talk about a scorched lap! :-)

  24. First Post Nano Bacteria on Are Aliens Living Among Us? · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Your kidney stones exist because they are feeding in you.

  25. SkullTrail refers to dead on arrival... on Intel in the GHz Game Again - Skulltrail Hits 5 GHz · · Score: 1

    When you overheat it something bad happens.