User: spamfodder

Not about bras?

On: Strained Silicon to Perpetuate Moore's Law

Darn, and here I thought it'd be another article about the new exploding wonderbras.

Best

On: Investigating Chronic Wasting Disease

This is the most informative, best-written article that I've ever found about Mad Cow disease, CJD, et al.

• http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/98sep/madcow.htm

Since I read it a few years back I've been chopping my own meat in a Kitchenaid grinder attachment for my mixer.

Re:can you really blame him?

On: HDCP Encryption Cracked, Details Unreleased Due To DMCA

This sort of stuff really makes me wonder why i didn't go into landscaping or something......

Trust me. It's not all rosy in that industry either. Here's the latest blow to agriculture:

• "As a result of joint research, the USDA and D&PL are co- owners of three patents on the controversial technology that genetically modifies plants to produce sterile seeds, preventing farmers from re-using harvested seed."

• http://groups.google.com/groups?th=8f5b391bd90b727 b,1

Coupled with the recent trend in plant patents and trademarked names, the horticulture industry is becoming a legal morass too.

Re:The freedom to mispell

On: Right to Post Anonymously Protected

I'm glad to see you still have the freedom to mispell "freedom".

Not to mention the freedom to misspell 'misspell'.