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  1. Re:Palm Pilots could have been as... on Inside the Death of Palm and WebOS · · Score: 1

    Pocket what? Only calculator people have in their pockets these days is an app.

  2. Re:How to fix public education on Taking Issue With Claims That American Science Education is 'Dismal' · · Score: 0

    what do we do now?

    The Rapture? That seems to be peoples plan these days.

  3. Re:Science VS religion. on Taking Issue With Claims That American Science Education is 'Dismal' · · Score: 5, Informative

    For it to be science, it has to be based on observable evidence and not belief. What you are talking about is the moment when what you believe is shown to be wrong, which is a change in belief and not a change in science.

  4. Science VS religion. on Taking Issue With Claims That American Science Education is 'Dismal' · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Every few years we have people trying to legislate science out of the class room because it conflicts with their vision of religion. Of course our science classes are messed up, people have a vested interest in them being so. Frankly, much of what is taught is not even science. Anyone who comes out of high school thinking that science is about facts has been done a disservice.

    And on the science vs religion front. Religion has rewritten itself often to adjust to realities that science has postulated. Science has never changed based on belief. So as a betting man, my money is on science. But as a scientist, I accept the possibility that I could be wrong.

  5. Re:Really? on In America, 46% of People Hold a Creationist View of Human Origins · · Score: 5, Funny

    My complaint is there there's never a place on the forms to mark that I believe in the theory that life started when Neil deGrasse Tyson traveled back in time to ejaculate into the primordial ooze.

  6. Insurance? on NC Planners May Be Barred From Using Speculative Sea Level Rise Predictions · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Wouldn't this force such developments to require flood insurance that would be backed by FEMA, thus pushing the cost onto the federal government and tax payers in the rest of country?

  7. Re:Waste? on The Poor Waste More Time On Digital Entertainment · · Score: 1

    18%? Try 28% or higher. Of course the bank is paying less then 1% on the same money since they barrow it from the fed.

  8. Re:Poor... on The Poor Waste More Time On Digital Entertainment · · Score: 1

    Its called "credit". Sure, at some point you'll need to pay it off or go bankrupt. But that's in the future, which may not even happen! Besides, but then I'm sure to have won the lottery.

  9. Re:16-digit ID on All Researchers To Be Allocated Unique IDs · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Dont worry. The number of researchers, scientists and engineers is going down, not up.

  10. Re:How do they filter porn then? on Cost of Pre-Screening All YouTube Content: US$37 Billion · · Score: 1

    The position of "porn filter" is a highly sought after unpaid position at Google.

  11. I challenge! on Can Windows 8 Succeed In a Cloud-Based World? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I doubt the validity of both the claims and the question in this article. I dont see "desktop-based programs are increasingly giving way to cloud apps" nor do I see the client OS as a factor in cloud computing (isn't that the whole point?).

  12. Re:Oh come on... on The Shortage of Women In IT · · Score: 4, Funny

    There should be a quota! I'm tired of having to flirt with all the gay guys in IT. I needs me some women!

  13. And dont you DARE close your eyes or not listen! on Fox Sues Dish Over "Auto Hop" Ad-Skipping Feature · · Score: 5, Funny

    Commercials are mandatory! Any attempt to not view them will result in a law suite!

  14. Re:Run your own NTP if it matters on Know What Time It Is? Your Medical Device Doesn't · · Score: 5, Informative

    Even if your interpretation of what devices where effected was true, you would still be a crazy person. The act of receiving GPS signals can not be tracked. To track (for example) an insulin pump, you would need a TRANSMITTER in addition to a receiver.

  15. Re:Not exactly... on Researchers Can Generate RSA SecurID Random Numbers Flawlessly · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The keyfob is fairly tamper proof. You would need to pop it open and use some sort of device to read the memory where the token is kept. Since the fobs are filled with epoxy and go dead if the power source is disconnected, this is difficult.

  16. Re:Die out in 20 years? on Kaspersky Calls For Cyber Weapons Convention · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Citizens United only effects the United States of America, which was never a democracy. We are, and always have been, a democratic republic.

  17. Re:Facebook has nothing of value.. on Facebook Shares Retreat Below IPO Price · · Score: 1

    Facebook has many things of value, the Facebook users. The problem is that Zuckerberg seems to have no clear plan on how to capitalize on what he has. Thus the business plan of the company is more then a little vague. What's more, since Zuckerberg kept more then 60% of the voting shares for himself, the rest of the stock holders really get no say in what the company does. This, coupled with large accounts such as GM pulling out of their Facebook marketing plans and the company is looking a little uncertain. If Zuckerberg comes up with a means of monetizing the Facebook user base beyond data mining and expands into the Asia markets, then the company will do well financially.

  18. Re:It's stupid to compare to Facebook's profit on Facebook IPO Stumbles Out of the Gate · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Facebook is in the search engine business, just from the other direction. Facebook is for companies to search for people to whom they can market their products.

  19. So far... kind of dull. on Diablo III Released · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Lack luster story and quests, progression is on rails, no character customization and the itemization is dull. Bit of a let down overall. The defense is that the game doesn't REALLY start till nightmare difficulty, but that feels like a cop out to me.

  20. This will not help those who claim to be allergic on Anti-WiFi Wallpaper Available Next Year · · Score: 1

    This will not help those who claim to be allergic to WiFi signals since their problem is psychosomatic.

  21. 6 months to install Linux? on Dell Designing Developer Oriented Laptop · · Score: 2

    That's not encouraging. I jest of course, that's a reasonable time to ensure a support line for the platform. We'll see how it works out, would be nice to have an OEM doing a Linux system that's more then just installing it and forgetting about it.

  22. Re:No bubble. on How Long Before the Kickstarter Bubble Bursts? · · Score: 4, Funny

    Buying pet food online is the future, not a fad!

  23. Re:With the judge on Jury Rules Google Violated Java Copyright, Google Moves For Mistrial · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    This is the same judge that basically told the jury Google was guilty before they started to deliberate. Thus Googles call for a mistrial.

  24. Re:Like it or not on U.S. In Danger of Losing Earth-Observing Satellite Capability · · Score: 2
  25. Re:Greenies have won while the majority in Japan l on Japan's Last Nuclear Reactor Shuts Down · · Score: 4, Interesting

    2002-2008 the United States handed out subsidies to fossil fuel industries to a tune of 72 billion dollars. I sure wish the government would block me like that...