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  1. Re:Preach doom all you want. on Renewable Energy From Algae? · · Score: 1

    And the remaining 40-50% is good feed stock for TDP. The human body is 100% recyclable. :o)

  2. Re:just a little genetic engineering on Renewable Energy From Algae? · · Score: 1

    As opposed to my salad which tosses itself.

    Just splice in some mexican jumping bean genes amd there you have it: self-dressing, self-tossing salad.

  3. Re:quepasa on Password Memorability and Securability · · Score: 1
    1. There's no file stored anywhere containing the passwords so you can't lose them, or have the file in order to get the password.

    .bash_history?



    Sure, the permissions should be set so only the user can read it, but it's there and unencrypted to boot.
  4. Re:Nothing to hide? on FSF Subpoenaed by SCO · · Score: 1

    Have you ever been drunk? Can we take your liver so we can check?

    Getting drunk is not illegal now. If it were declared illegal in the future, I'd certainly agree with such a check.

    Somehow I doubt they would provide you with a loaner while yours is in the lab. (This reminds me of the organ doner skit in Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life".)

  5. Re:Yeah, that's highly likely! on Life-Ruining Browser Hijackers · · Score: 2, Funny

    Okay, now that the requisite idiot-proofing is out of the way . . .

    Methinks you underestimate the ingenuity of the average idiot.

  6. Re:Maybe it's not just me. on Project Grizzly Bear-Proof Suit Up For Auction · · Score: 1

    Like this one? Took more than one shot.

  7. Re:its the same as computers on What Sex is Your Robot? · · Score: 1

    For Spanish, bable fish yields automata, which is female. Just adding to the confusion ;o)

  8. Re:-1 Speculation on RIAA Forgets to Make Royalty Payments · · Score: 1

    insight:

    4: grasping the inner nature of things intuitively [syn: sixth sense]

    When one has ESP, research is unnecessarily redundant.

  9. Re:Motives on RIAA Forgets to Make Royalty Payments · · Score: 2, Interesting

    So, how does New York prove which money is theirs to hold?

    Interesting question. I'd think that NY state would have to prove the artist is a resident, which means providing an address, which would mean the artist's location is known, which means the record label can pay the artist his/her royalties, which would mean NY wouldn't get to hold the money. Of course they might only have to show that NY was the artist's last known address.

  10. Re:How about media ? on First DVD+R9 Burners Reviewed · · Score: 4, Informative

    The 'teaser' linked to in the article predicts an initial price of $5 to $8 per disc. No word on availability, but one could assume they will hit the stores at about the same time as the drives.

  11. Re:$33 cd? It is going to decrease profit on RIAA's Nasty Easter Egg · · Score: 1

    If they think people are going to buy tracks for $2.50, think again.

    Given that the RIAA has been fighting online music distribution since day one, I'd imagine the whole idea is to try and kill the market. They still seem to think that CD sales should be the only distribution channel. If they ever manage to come up with a reliable copy protection scheme, the online download market will likely be promptly and completely squashed with even greater tarriffs.

  12. Re:It's Not Magic, It's God(TM) on Technology Spontaneously Combusts In Sicily · · Score: 1

    Has anyone ever said 'the President helps those who help themselves'?

    Yup. I've heard a few say the President helps those who help themselves - to your money. Not necessarily in those words though.

  13. Re:A third option on Train Your Own Replacement · · Score: 1

    Maybe you could make a career as a contractor specializing in training foreign replacements. Your pitch could be "Don't let your employees sabotage the training process. Hire me and you will get quality training in less time." In todays market you might do well - until they start hiring foreign workers to train the foreign workers.

  14. Re:Train My Replacement? on Train Your Own Replacement · · Score: 1

    but three lefts do make a right

    Not always. In politics, three lefts make a democratic voting block. They'd probably be offended at being called a right.

  15. Re:Full series return unlikely on Sci Fi Confirms Forthcoming Farscape Miniseries · · Score: 1

    If that's the case then it's a blatant ripoff of the original Star Trek. They had an episode where the crew was reduced to little blocks of florists foam, supposedly consisting of the base elements of the human body sans water. Crushing the block made impossible to reconstitute the person.

  16. Re:Move On to Firefly !!! on Sci Fi Confirms Forthcoming Farscape Miniseries · · Score: 1

    Somehow I never thought of Dargo as a hot babe. But then, I don't swing that way.

  17. Nothing permanent about TV on Sci Fi Confirms Forthcoming Farscape Miniseries · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...bring it back permanently.

    Nothing is permanent in TV, except, perhaps, the commercials.

  18. Re:Underground Travel on For sale: Eurotunnel Tunnel Boring Machine · · Score: 1

    That should be pronounced 'Albakoikee', and thanks for the Bugs Bunny reference.

  19. Re:location on For sale: Eurotunnel Tunnel Boring Machine · · Score: 1

    Read the "B6 in detail" side bar in the article. It seems there were 10 of these babies. Four spares apparently. Doesn't say what happened to them though.

  20. Re:TBM? on For sale: Eurotunnel Tunnel Boring Machine · · Score: 1

    The article says it is the last remaining of 10 TBMs. (one of the side bars)

  21. Re:Our great grandchildren can also expect..... on Nuclear 'Asteroids' Due In A Few Hundred Years · · Score: 1

    ... and BSD might actually BE dead.

  22. Re:License this! on SCO Seeks Licenses Down Under · · Score: 1

    Besides that, I'm not sure double jeopardy applies in a civil case, which this is. Unless there is something in the settlement with AT$T that prevents future litigation, SCO would be free to sue again if they feel they have new evidence.

    Obligatory IANAL disclaimer.

  23. Re:do your users wash their hands after using the. on The Unhappy World of IT Professionals · · Score: 1

    ...rubbing your eyes, picking your nose, or wiping your mouth...

    If this is what you were doing prior to sitting at their keyboard, it's easy to see where all those germs are coming from.

  24. Re:Tell me about it. on The Unhappy World of IT Professionals · · Score: 1

    Salt, black pepper, garlic, and a pinch of red chile powder.

  25. Re:Why is this even an issue? on Audio Format Shifting To Be OK'd In New Zealand · · Score: 1

    The key to this is the 'and handling' part. It can be almost any amount they choose.