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  1. Re:No, they aren't. on Are Online Activists Silencing Researchers of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    "Cheer up and exercise more" hasn't worked for CFS sufferers all these decades. Why should the same approach work now? I'm not surprised he's getting shit on by those suffering from it. Look what happened with ulcers. "Just relax" didn't cut it either.

  2. Re:Without even reading the $500 billion plan... on Scientists Propose Plan To Re-Freeze the Arctic (inhabitat.com) · · Score: 1

    So, if liquid seawater is pumped on top of the sea ice (which has little salt), where does the salt in the seawater (that was pumped on top of the ice) go? It can't diffuse into the water below it, because there is no water under it.

  3. Re: This almost makes me want to move to Canada... on Canadian Telecoms Will Try to Justify Their 'Ripoff' TV Plans Today (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    It's not even 30/10 here. It's 30/5 and it's $62

    http://www.vmedia.ca/en/intern...

  4. Re:This almost makes me want to move to Canada... on Canadian Telecoms Will Try to Justify Their 'Ripoff' TV Plans Today (vice.com) · · Score: 2

    There's no such thing as unlimited media streaming, and prices are usually $30/gigabyte at best for prepaid.
    See for yourself. Here are comanies that offer full nation-wide coverage (not just small urban areas). Make sure you check the prices for additional data.

    Telus, Bell, Rogers, Virgin, Koodo.

  5. Re: Quit it already! on Stop Bashing GMO Food, Say 109 Nobel Laureates (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    I fall squarely into your example of having to stretch my paycheck to the next payday. I like the fact that there are farmer's markets and that people are preserving these varieties, but I can't afford any of that stuff. There are only a couple of GMO characteristics mentionned in the summary (yellow rice and low-acrylamide potatoes), but I have yet to see any of these "improved and better for you" varieties in stores, anywhere. All I ever see are things like engineered tomatoes created, not for nutrition or taste, only for their ability to withstand mechanized harvesting.
     
    That's nice for farmers I guess, but it results in bland, flavourless tomatoes that have the texture of a softball. Perhaps if nutritionally improved GMO foods were available GMOs would gain consumer acceptance. In order for GMOs to be accepted they have to be better than their alternatives. Instead we hear about putting fish genes into strawberries to better withstand frost, instead of actually growing them in better environments.

  6. Re: I hate bad journalism like this... on The World's Largest Cruise Ship and Its Supersized Pollution Problem (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    The term you're looking for is "Bunker Fuel (#6)", also referred to as Bunker-C, and it's very nasty stuff. It'd be difficult to find a fuel that's any worse in impurities and toxic byproducts. It needs to be preheated to 220 – 260 F (104 – 127 C) in order to liquify enough to be used.

  7. Re:Gawd I hated it! on The Slow Death of Voice Mail · · Score: 0

    So, tell me again how I text a message to your company's phone number, extension 3007...?

  8. Re:Gawd I hated it! on The Slow Death of Voice Mail · · Score: 1

    >most voice mail services allow call back

    I've never seen one that does. Often times if someone's calling from a smaller provider, the voicemail states the number as "an outside caller". A lot of good that's going to do :/

  9. Re: youmail on The Slow Death of Voice Mail · · Score: 1

    Bell Canada - Call Display $10.95 /month (landline)
    Link (click on "full details". Yes they have bundles but not everyone wants that.)

  10. Re:youmail on The Slow Death of Voice Mail · · Score: 1

    > I also didn't know that you could have a phone without caller ID

    Unless you use a VOIP line or a burner (pay-as-you-go) cell phone caller ID is always an extra for both landlines and cellphones. For cellphones it's often bundled with voicemail or some other feature so you'll usually end up getting it ... but, yes, it's very possible to get a smartphone with no caller ID or voicemail.

  11. So.... on Many DDR3 Modules Vulnerable To Bit Rot By a Simple Program · · Score: 1

    Liquid nitrogen for your RAM then...?

  12. Re:Send it back.... on Declining LG's New Ad-friendly Privacy Policy Removes Features From Smart TVs · · Score: 1

    If you think that's steep you'll be floored if you look at cellphone packages here. Many of the cellphone companies here charge $50/GB (yes, fifty) for overage... they list it as "$5 per 100 megabytes." I know I'm comparing apples and oranges, but this is the sort of crap we seem to get stuck with here.

  13. Re:First! on Ask Slashdot: What Software Can You Not Live Without? · · Score: 1

    The software in your pacemaker perhaps?

  14. Re:Allow it... on Americans To FCC Chair: No Cell Calls On Planes, Please · · Score: 1

    Excluding carry-on pipe bombs and armed air marshalls I'm guessing a fist fight or stabbing is the best we can hope for.

  15. Re:Type 1 v Type 2 diabetes on Finnish Team Makes Diabetes Vaccine Breakthrough · · Score: 2

    ...Assuming the anti-vaxxers don't keep their kids from getting it :(

  16. Re:Gross, but... on First Cases of Flesh-Eating Drug Emerge In the United States · · Score: 1

    Actually it can be. In opiod withdrawal the user goes through a phase where their blood pressure rises to dangerous levels. Heart attacks do happen, and can be fatal. Longterm IV drug users often have circulatory system issues caused by their drug use (impurities).

  17. Re:thier completely safe! on PCBs Cause Birds To Sing a Different Tune · · Score: 1

    You made my morning! Thank you. :)

  18. Re:Betteridge's law on Is It Time to Replace Your First HDTV? (Video) · · Score: 1
  19. Re:Who leaves money in a paypal account. on PayPal Freezes MailPile's Account · · Score: 1

    Those are nice for Steam games but try ordering from parts vendors like Newark or Digikey or stores like Newegg, NCIX and TigerDirect and you'll find that they aren't accepted (I've tried). While great for subscriptions and games gift cards, for the most part, cannot be used to buy physical goods. :(

  20. Re:video on 20 People Shot With BB Guns At LG G2 Promotional Event · · Score: 1

    That worked, thanks! :)

  21. Re:video on 20 People Shot With BB Guns At LG G2 Promotional Event · · Score: 1

    "This video is private" :(

    Mirror?

  22. Re:Who Pays? on YouTube Co-founder Calls For Global Access To TV Online · · Score: 1

    I'd consider paying for it but, sadly, it's not an option for those outside the U.K.

  23. Re:Say what you will, on 30 Days Is Too Long: Animated Rant About Windows 8 · · Score: 1

    you click and you drag it down to the bottom of the screen and let go

    where most people come from doing that moves a windowed app to the bottom of the screen. how the hell does "move an app lower on the screen = exit" even get considered intuitive? you can't drag full screen apps in windows, so why would anyone try to do it? seriously, what gave you the idea that this would even have a chance of working?

  24. Re:Great solution! on Sweden Imports European Garbage To Power the Nation · · Score: 1

    The only right and moral way of doing population control is by introducing birth control methods and family planning to all people.

    FTFY

  25. Re:if it ain't green. on Canadian Banks Rushing To Offer Virtual Wallets · · Score: 1

    The Bank of Canada stopped printing the $1000 bill in late 2000. They are still considered legal tender but i don't think any institution other than a bank will accept them.