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  1. Story Familiar - Where are the dragons? on A Mathematician's Lament — an Indictment of US Math Education · · Score: 1

    I remember this story, only it had dragons, miniature and large, in it as well.

  2. Only good thing about Mono on Mono Squeezed Into Debian Default Installation · · Score: 1

    The only good thing about Mono is that you may have gotten it from kissing a girl!

  3. FSFAA! on FSF Settles Suit Against Cisco · · Score: -1, Troll

    The article only says that, "Cisco will also make a monetary contribution to the FSF.", but does not list an actual dollar amount.

    I am sure you hired an experienced intellectual property attorney to properly calculate the monetary damage by Cisco. Like a former **AA lawyer who has not been hired by the Obama administration yet.

    I am sure they could get the calculate the "true cost" of the damages to the nearest million.

  4. Red Water Creature on Ice Planet on Special Effects Lessons From JJ Abrams' Star Trek · · Score: 1

    Assuming there is/was water under the ice. The creature was red because it is a natural camouflage for an ocean creature.
    Quote:
    A scuba diver in the open ocean discovers she is immersed not only in water, but also in an ethereal blue light. Seawater absorbs light much more strongly than air does, but visible light is made up of a rainbow of different wavelengths, each perceived by us as a different color. Blue light penetrates farther into seawater (giving the ocean its distinctive color). At the same time seawater absorbs red, orange, and yellow wavelengths, removing these colors. Only a few meters below the sea surface, if our diver looked into a mirror, she would see that her red lips appeared black.

    As for hunting Kirk when it already had lunch, that "lunch" was already on ice, and could wait. Maybe it just wanted an appetizer.

  5. Speak English Man! on Ocean Circulation Doesn't Work As Expected · · Score: 1

    Are you saying it is a bit more swirly than expected?

    Or did God "pee in the pool" again?

  6. Solve Energy Crisis? on Ultra-Dense Deuterium Produced · · Score: 1

    If someone developed cold fusion or any other cheap/virtually free method for generating energy, the same people (big energy companies) would still sell the rest of us energy at whatever price the market would bear, with higher profits and less overhead for themselves.

    Follow the green energy dollars. They are heading the same direction as the rest of the old energy dollars.

  7. Windows 3.1 on Windows 7 "Not Much Faster" Than Vista · · Score: 1

    If you find yourself near an old computer running Windows 3.1 try clicking on a few programs.

    You will be surprised at how responsive the system is. I do not mean fast in performing computing tasks. I mean when you click on a program the response is damn near immediate.

  8. Photo - Questions on El-Bump Replaces Shaking Hands Due To Swine Flu · · Score: 1

    The photo included for this story raises several questions.

    1. What gender is the person doing the elbow bump on the right of the photo?

    2. Does anyone else think the photo resembles the artwork style of some Magic cards?

  9. Don't hate on Slashdotters! on Reliable Male Contraceptive In the Works · · Score: 2, Funny

    They don't want to get their "Real Dolls" and other inflatable women pregnant any more than the next guy!

  10. MD and Professional Athletes Signatures on Why Is It So Difficult To Fire Bad Teachers? · · Score: 1

    MD and Professional Athletes may be able to get away with not having a legible signature. However,good penmanship is a plus for pretty much everyone else.

  11. You Uniformed Clod! on Linux Reaches 1% Usage Share · · Score: 1

    My John Deere has a cup holder thank you!

  12. Re:Pine Needle Mulch on New Food-Growth Product a Bit Hairy · · Score: 1

    The pine needle mulch is great for my rose bushes. Also not bad for tomato patches.

  13. Pine Needle Mulch on New Food-Growth Product a Bit Hairy · · Score: 1

    I just mulched my flowerbeds with pine needle mulch. Cleared my street front at the same time.
    Good quality mulch, and will renew itself most likely in time for next year.

  14. Law Suit Immient on Tokyo Scientists Create Mobile Slime · · Score: 1

    In related new, Wizards of Coast filed suit against the scientist for violating their Intellectual Property. They are seeking damages in excess of 100 million dollars.

  15. Real Need on Why Digital Medical Records Are No Panacea · · Score: 1

    The real need is not multiple, most likely incompatible, electronics records systems. What is needed is a standard for securely storing medical records while allowing for transfer of this information to authorized parties who need it for medical purposes.

    With the money, $$$, being thrown around, you know several big companies are already working on making these systems. And I am sure their accountants are already counting the monthly support contracts and other associated profits from these mega systems.

  16. Selectively "Change the law" on Rapidshare Divulges Uploader Information · · Score: 1

    You can work to change the law. Most likely this is pointless.
    Or you can elect someone President who will selectively enforce the laws you dislike.

    Obama does not have the political capital to spend to change the Federal Drug laws regarding "medicinal marijuana", but he can direct Federal Law Enforcement not to enforce the Federal laws in California.

    Something about this just doesn't seem right.

  17. Not OJ, Lance on Digital Schwarzenegger Set For New 'Terminator' · · Score: 1

    I believe the were planning on using Lance Henriksen as the terminator. The original concept was to have a plain ordinary looking person turn out to be a robotic killing machine.

  18. Laser guided torpedo on Mariners Develop High Tech Pirate Repellents · · Score: 1

    I think some laser guided torpedoes would work fairly nicely.
    Ship has laser guidance system that "paints" the pirate ships for a simple water torpedo to track down and destroy.

    Detect pirate craft(s)
    Paint target(s)
    Deploy torpedo(s)

    Kaboom(s)!

  19. I currently am supporting both on Copyright Lobby Targets "Pirate Bay For Books" · · Score: 1

    I have both a gym membership and a Wii Fit.

    Of course, I hardly find a reason to go to the gym because they are paid by bank draft.

    And my Wii Fit is still wrapped up in the box until I can find time to open it.

    Well, at least I can feel good that I am supporting capitalism while it still exists in the USA.

  20. Do your own "speed test" across your network on Should Network Cables Be Replaced? · · Score: 1

    Do you own speed test across your network. The only situation that matters to you is yours.
    Test your own setup and use the results to justify the replacement if any is needed.
    Keep the longest runs of your network clean so you have a good spine.

  21. Seen it coming? Rearview Mirror on Ballmer, IBM Surprised By Oracle-Sun Deal · · Score: 1

    Why should have Ballmer and Microsoft seen this coming?
    Even back in the day, when Bill was running Microsoft, they did not see the Internet coming.
    I mean come one, Ballmer is not an Oracle!

  22. Take the second or third ship on Telepresence — Our Best Bet For Exploring Space · · Score: 1

    Take the second or even the third ship. They will beat the first one there by years!

    There was a science fiction story about an "ark ship" that left and when it reached the planet, it was already inhabited by humans who got their on a "fast ship" developed right after the other ship left.

    Instead of being colonist, they got the short end of the stick and behind financially for the rest of their lives.

  23. Larger Crawfish is a Crawdaddy! on Louisiana Rep. Preps State Bill Banning Human-Animal Hybrids · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If you call them "Crawdaddy" they taste bigger when you eat them!

    Oh, and don't suck the heads, they got tiny little brains up there, but plenty of sex organs and fat!

  24. Don't pick on Time Warner! on Time Warner Shelves Plans For Tiered Pricing · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I never knew how "good" Time Warner was until they sold out, in our area, to Comcast!

  25. Amen! on Australian Study Says Web Surfing Boosts Office Productivity · · Score: 1

    If I find another person using a calculator and "plugging in" the answers in Excel I don't know what I will do!