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  1. Re:Quite frankly on Swine Flu Vaccine In Production · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't it make more sense to speculate that they are spreading prions that make people fat? There's far more money in heart disease and diabetes. The hole in your conspiracy theory is that vaccines are not very profitable.

  2. Re:For the Masses on Sniffing Browser History Without Javascript · · Score: 1

    Not everyone has unlimited bandwidth.

  3. "Twitter itself was unaffected" on Twitter "Twitpocalypse" Snags Mac, iPhone Apps · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes. When I first saw mention of this I got my hopes up but they were soon dashed.

  4. So, to summarize recent science news on Slashdot: on A Supervolcano Beneath Mt. St. Helens? · · Score: 5, Funny

    If the supernova don't get us the supervolcano will!

  5. Re:Correction on The Birth and Battle of Conficker · · Score: 1

    > I know there is the whole marketshare thing, but I think there's just more the
    > developers could be doing on a variety of fronts to address what is really a critical
    > problem with Linux.

    The guys at Freedesktop.org are hard at work on the problem and making considerable progress.

  6. Time to reconsider "anti-worms":? on The Birth and Battle of Conficker · · Score: 1

    n/t

  7. Re:Zero results on Extracting Meaning From Millions of Pages · · Score: 1

    I didn't find Wolfram Alpha much help with such queries either. Besides, I just followed their advice on how to use it.

  8. Ignore them? on DRM Group Set To Phase Out "Analog Hole" · · Score: 4, Insightful

    > "I'm certain there are others who might have some free time to look at Blu-Ray and the
    > 'uncrackable' AACS."

    On the other hand, one could simply ignore BlueRay altogether. Believe it or not, you almost certainly can live without it.

  9. Re:So someone donated a copy of my copyrighted pag on Extracting Meaning From Millions of Pages · · Score: 1

    You did.

  10. Re:User invalid, deleting user on Extracting Meaning From Millions of Pages · · Score: 1

    So the Governator isn't responsible for the financial mess there!

  11. Zero results on Extracting Meaning From Millions of Pages · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I tried half a dozen queries of the sort I often use Google for (example: "What is the velocity of sound in hydraulic fluid?"). No answers.

  12. Re:Not entirely helpful on Extracting Meaning From Millions of Pages · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The major problem is that it assumes the presence of meaning in Web pages in the first place.

  13. Re:New doomsday scenario? on Could Betelgeuse Go Boom? · · Score: 1

    The neutrinos get a head start of several hours. If you are close enough they'll hit you first.

  14. Re:Oh noes! on Could Betelgeuse Go Boom? · · Score: 1

    TFA states that theory predicts that it may be potato shaped. I don't think its actual shape is known.

  15. Re:New doomsday scenario? on Could Betelgeuse Go Boom? · · Score: 3, Informative

    The neutrinos may cause an increase in cancer rates...

    The neutrinos will do no such thing.

  16. Network 10 has more than 1280 addresses. on New Exploit Uses JavaScript To Compromise Intranets, VPNs · · Score: 1

    Use it, and use random IP numbers

  17. Re:Correct me if I am wrong... on Is China Creating the World's Largest Botnet Army? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Last year exports to the USA accounted for about 24% of Chinese exports but only about 13% of USA imports. USA exports accounted for about 6.5% of Chinese imports but only about 4% of USA exports. I wouldn't be so sure about who is dependent on who.

  18. A botnet that lives within one's own borders... on Is China Creating the World's Largest Botnet Army? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ...would seem to have some serious limitations.

  19. Aren't all films these days... on Pixar's Next Three Films Will Be Sequels · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...either sequels or remakes?

  20. In the seminal science fiction book 'Dune on Frank Herbert's Moisture Traps May Be a Reality · · Score: 0, Troll

    Please. Dune is fantasy, not science fiction.

  21. Re:Good Enough? on Measuring the Hubble Constant Better · · Score: 2, Informative

    > When I was doing university physics with a slide rule, three significant figures ( 74.2
    > ± 3.6 (km/s)/Mpc) was good enough for anything.

    When I was doing university chemistry with a book of log tables four significant figures was barely good enough for my homework.

  22. Re:Google Groups or Astraweb on AT&T Dropping Usenet Netnews; Low-Cost Alternatives? · · Score: 1

    Not to mention that Google Groups is a major source of spam.

  23. Re:"convert regular 2D movies to 3D" on Acer To Launch 3D Notebook In October? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    > Why not?

    Because the information isn't there.

    > We already have software that converts stereo music to true surround sound.

    No we don't. The information isn't there.

    > Extracting parallax information and converting movies to 3D should be easy.

    The information isn't there. What next, software to convert a still picture to a 90 minute movie?

  24. "convert regular 2D movies to 3D" on Acer To Launch 3D Notebook In October? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Bullshit.

  25. Re:I had straight 8's all the way through highscho on Kids Score 40 Percent Higher When They Get Paid For Grades · · Score: 1

    > Seriously though, why is paying someone to do what they already should be doing, a good
    > idea?

    Punishing them for not doing it is better? That's the alternative.