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  1. Re:All geeks are the same on Hans Reiser and the "Geek Defense" Strategy · · Score: 1

    Ah, but how many goats and/or cows could you fit?

  2. Re:All geeks are the same on Hans Reiser and the "Geek Defense" Strategy · · Score: 1

    I'm fairly sure the defense would have raised this argument A) If it were true, and/or B) If it wasn't easily testable by turning the heater on.

  3. Re:kimchi on Kimchi in Space · · Score: 1

    One particular difference is that racial discrimination is, if not completely legal, at least culturally acceptable in Japan.

  4. Re:Thorramatur on Kimchi in Space · · Score: 1

    That sounds unpossible.

  5. Re:Food. What you are used to eating on Kimchi in Space · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure everyone shares your easily assimilated pallet. I lived abroad for six years, and couldn't wait to get back to my unhealthy American diet. Granted, I gained an appreciation for sushi in the process, but I still prefer a nice juicy slab of prime rib with mashed potatoes.

  6. Re:What about his fellow travelers? on Kimchi in Space · · Score: 1

    ///Finds most ethnic cuisines to be at least worth a try

    How about another popular Korean favorite?

  7. Re:Kimchi and alpha-galactosidase on Kimchi in Space · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately the efficacy of Beano is dubious, at best.

  8. Re:Well, at least... on Kimchi in Space · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Pfft.. at least it's not Balut.

    WARNING: Do not click if you are easily disturbed.

    (Yes, it's SFW. Sort of.)

  9. Re:Man, I remember when Lead was safe too on Researchers Develop Self-Cleaning Clothes · · Score: 1

    Have no fear.. nano-particles of Titanium Dioxide are completely harmless! And if you're a vegan, you'll love our new line of self-cleaning asbestos clothing -- soft, warm, and 100% animal-free! Now available in glow-in-the-dark radium yellow, and of course, all of our clothing is treated with DDT to ensure a pest-free experience!*

    *By reading this sentence, you agree to release Tropic of Cancer Clothing LLC of any and all liability for damages including, but not limited to: cancer; birth defects; typhoid; spontaneous mutations of the epidermis; difficulty breathing, sleeping, or both; sexual dysfunction; burning or itchy skin, eyes, nose, ears, and/or mouth; hair loss; tooth loss; loss of appetite; loss of hearing; indigestion; herpes; bone loss; thinning of the nails, thickening of the retina; African Sleeping Sickness; coma; or diarrhea. A small number of our customers have experienced intense menstrual pains, prolonged or excessive periods, and difficulty urinating. A statistically insignificant portion have reached critical mass when exposed to a primary, or "trigger" explosion, and/or electricity. Dry clean only.

  10. Re:Market Isn't Even Ready on Sony Paid Warner Bros. $400 Million to Go Blu-Ray? · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure who you're referring to when you say "we," but HD-quality downloads have been prevalent on filesharing networks for a couple of years now. I've got an HD receiver, but 4 out of 5 of the local HD channels are interlaced. The quality of downloads is outstanding and more convenient than recording.

  11. Re:Not So Premature on Did Amazon Induce Vista's Premature Birth? · · Score: 1

    Don't forget they also rearranged the interface to make everything less familiar.

  12. Re:What is so uniquely brilliant about this guy... on Did Amazon Induce Vista's Premature Birth? · · Score: 1

    Hey, I can throw a keg party too.

    Millions please.

  13. Re:Maybe the best decision he made... maybe... on Did Amazon Induce Vista's Premature Birth? · · Score: 1

    I wasn't aware there was a difference.

  14. Re:There never was end-to-end encryption... on Cell Phone Encryption Exploit Demonstrated · · Score: 1

    Close. CC companies don't cover fraud losses; merchants do.

  15. Re:Better idea on Comcast Sued Again over P2P Throttling · · Score: 1

    Blizzard uses it to distribute patches

    One of my biggest complaints too. X million dollars per month and they can't provide dedicated http/ftp patch servers? Cheap bastards.. Takes hours to patch a fresh install thanks to that crap.

  16. Re:"Zero Pollution"? on 100-MPG Air-Powered Car Headed To US Next Year · · Score: 1

    This is just compressed air. If there is a hole in the tank, it leak air.

    Yeah, it "leaks air" in accordance with Newton's 3rd Law

  17. Re:"Zero Pollution"? on 100-MPG Air-Powered Car Headed To US Next Year · · Score: 1

    Hey, bomb technicians are probably way more scared of guns.. Doesn't make them any less dead when their work rapidly oxidizes.

  18. Re:Fingerprint Reader? on Child-Suitable Alternatives To Passwords? · · Score: 1

    That's assuming A) that the finger couldn't be re-scanned every year or so, and B) that she'll be using the same computer.

  19. We don't need no stinkin title! on Optimus Keyboard Starts Shipping · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Unfortunately, the G-15 does exactly what the Optimus will be doing 99.9% of the time, for $1450 less.

    Also there's the Catch-22 that no geek actually looks at the keyboard whilst typing, so the demographic most likely to think it's cool is also the least likely to need it.

  20. Re:Possible causes on Microsoft Pulls Vista SP1 Update · · Score: 1

    You mean you're not tired of that joke yet?

  21. Re:NOT SP1 on Microsoft Pulls Vista SP1 Update · · Score: 1

    Or, one might say, just as reading TFA is a prerequisite to commenting on it.

    Should be a prereq, I should say.

  22. Re:They need to think about this differently on Microsoft Pulls Vista SP1 Update · · Score: 1

    You've got it backwards mate. If Vista is a horrible cancer, then SP1 is its first metastasis.

    "I'm sorry, but the survival rate we're looking at right now is extremely low. Now we shouldn't give up hope, but I want you to know what we're facing!"

  23. Re:Absolutely Not on Should Addictive Tech Come With a Health Warning? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The problem isn't that people need to be protected from themselves, but rather that people don't think about the externalities of their actions. No man is an island, and all that..

  24. Re:Inappropriate Title? on Hacking: The Art of Exploitation · · Score: 1

    Right, and also I'm not a Janitor, I'm a Field Service Custodial & Micro-Biological Engineer.

    You can add all the esoteric bullshit you want, but it doesn't change the fact that the overwhelming majority of English speakers define someone who cleans floors and toilets as a janitor, and someone who breaks into computer systems as a hacker, regardless of any nuance of intent or comprehension. We're not Eskimos.. we don't need 42 words for ice.

  25. Re:Inappropriate Title? on Hacking: The Art of Exploitation · · Score: 0, Troll

    To my understanding, gay means happy and Dick is just a name.