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  1. Re:more like we genocided them on Neanderthal Genes Found In All Non-African Populations · · Score: 1

    Especially as westerners intermix more with easterners because, you know, Asian chicks are just HOT.

  2. Re:This was from some B movie? any have a name? on Don't Fly If You Just Had Surgery! · · Score: 1

    Yes, that's what I said. 3 stars for reading comprehension. Per mile is a crap stat, IMHO. Consider that NASA's space program has a fantastic safety record when measured per mile. Yet, they also have a 6% astronaut death rate, which is not so good.

    I'm waiting until we all have flying cars. They're bound to be safer because flying is much safer, right? Right? And then Hertz-AirCar rental gets sued for racial profiling...

  3. Re:This was from some B movie? any have a name? on Don't Fly If You Just Had Surgery! · · Score: 2

    From that exact Wikipedia article, you can see the airlines FUD. Of course the airlines want you to believe that planes are safer than cars - but only measured by distance. And planes can travel ~8 times faster than cars and have large, enforced distances between them, less people transported per year, etc., so they should be safer, right?

    However, the deaths by journey stats show that you are 3 times MORE likely to die in a plane than in a car. That is, if you take 1000 car journeys and 1000 plane journeys, you are much more likely to die in the plane.

    However, if you ride a motorbike, please carry an organ donor card so that some benefit can be had by others from your death wish.

  4. Re:Phonebook websites on European Pirates Arrested in Massive Police Operation · · Score: 1

    So it's time to ban advertising as it is clearly helping to fund criminal activities.

  5. Re:Yeah, I want a Sony Pony too on Ask Slashdot: How Should Sony Compensate PSN Users? · · Score: 1

    Eh? Experian, for example, has operations in more than 65 countries. Experian PLC's corporate headquarters is in Ireland (tax dodge, anybody?). So your myopic viewpoint is completely wrong - many countries have significant credit rating operations in place.

  6. Re:Each theory? on Evolution Battle Brews In Texas · · Score: 2

    The bible is NOT, I repeat, NOT the word of God. It was authored by men and men alone. You might have even heard of a few of them, lik Mathew, Mark, Luke and others. They may describe acts attributed to a god but other than that it's all man.

  7. Re:Even more strange on Jesse Jackson, Jr. Pins US Job Losses On iPad · · Score: 1

    I don't think people, overall, are that smart. the world seems to be run by 'the people of walmart'.

    Well, d'uh on the smart bit. If by being "smart" you mean "above average" , well then by definition most people are not smart. Always. If everybody was magically gifted an extra 30 IQ point over night, then guess what, most people would still not be smart because they still would not be above average. You see how that works?

    Your igorant slur on "Walmart people" always covers some pretty smart and wealthy people. I'm guessing you are one of the below average people.

  8. Re:the alternative to the revolving door, of cours on RIAA Lobbyist Becomes Federal Judge, Rules On File-Sharing Cases · · Score: 1

    Stupid argument. Attorneys are allowed to be biased in favour of their customers' interests. Judges should be impartial. You do know that there is a difference between an attorney and a judge?

  9. Re:Mama don't..... on Friends Don't Let Geek Friends Work In Finance · · Score: 1

    Maybe because he realises that your accomplishments don't require your toilet to function 24/7 with 99.999% uptime? Don't be afraid to take a crap in the woods on occasion.

  10. Re:Money on Expensify CEO On 'Why We Won't Hire .NET Developers' · · Score: 1

    Seriously? Literal net? You've never heard of sarcasm? Oh wait, I get it, you're being 'meta'-sarcastic. OK, got it.

  11. Re:Grilled sirloin steak with peppercorn sauce on Splinternet, Or How We Broke the Good Old Web · · Score: 1

    "decently attractive layout"

    Seriously? I mean, seriously??

  12. Re:Grilled sirloin steak with peppercorn sauce on Splinternet, Or How We Broke the Good Old Web · · Score: 1

    AC never said that they put it out there themselves! They could easily have been tagged by another in a compromising picture that they did not upload or have had embarrassing messages left on their wall. Friend me and I'll show you how embarrassing it can get... ;-)

  13. Re:On vacuum tubes. on Michio Kaku's Dark Prediction For the End of Moore's Law · · Score: 1

    A news search engine that knows my browsing history would be terrible. I would only ever get news articles about asian porn!

  14. USE FLASH!!! on Alternatives to Java and C# for Client-Side Imaging? · · Score: 1

    I work at Traqer.com where we have successfully developed and deployed Flash based applications for our clients. Backed by (our own) biz logic server and a database and you will get all the scalability you need. The client is the simplest of installs in the unusual case that a user didn't have Flash already installed on their machine. I cannot recommend Flash client UIs more highly!