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  1. Re: SO on How 4H Is Helping Big Ag Take Over Africa · · Score: 1

    Things like adding charcoal to poor and/or depleted soil have been proved to improve yields considerably (of course, better results from crappier soil).. I haven't yet found the exact study, but some arican farmers saw a 70% increase.. no hybrid seeds, or inorganic ferts necessary.

    Did find this:

    http://www.hindawi.com/journal...

    and this

    http://www.avocadosource.com/c...

    which talk up the possibilities.

  2. Re:Dumb idea ... Lots of assumptions .... on US School Installs 'Shooter Detection' System · · Score: 1

    School hall, you just stabbed two kids to death, they're bleeding out on the floor, how long will the other kids remain unaware?

  3. Re:Dumb idea ... Lots of assumptions .... on US School Installs 'Shooter Detection' System · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Here's a great thought exercise for you.

    2 men, both same age, same general physique, etc.

    In scenario 1, man #1 has a gun, how much good will running away do man #2?

    In scenario 2, man #1 has a knife, how much good will running away do man #2?

    Come back when you realize how dumb your argument sounds to anyone with a functioning brain stem.

  4. Re:Dumb idea ... Lots of assumptions .... on US School Installs 'Shooter Detection' System · · Score: 1

    Which is why he's proposing curtailing access to them, not the tool itself.

    Do you always have problems understanding when people talk about guns?

  5. Re:A New Diet Quickly Alters Gut Bacteria on Study: Body Weight Heavily Influenced By Heritable Gut Microbes · · Score: 1

    No pizza, pasta and tagliata?

    I'll live with a few extra pounds and enjoy my time on the planet, thanks.

  6. Re:How are microbes heritable? on Study: Body Weight Heavily Influenced By Heritable Gut Microbes · · Score: 1

    Certainly, perky tits are worth paying for a substandard imitation of something your body creates for free..

  7. Made me think of HHGTG on We Are Running Out of Sand · · Score: 1

    Where they weighed you on arrival at the planet, and on departure.. except now they'll make you pass your swimming costume over a sieve before leaving the beach.

  8. Lol! on Terrorists Used False DMCA Claims To Get Personal Data of Anti-Islamic Youtuber · · Score: 4, Interesting

    There must be some massive cognitive dissonance going on in media circles at the moment..

  9. Re:Finally.. on American Express Seeks To Swap Card Numbers For Secure Tokens · · Score: 1

    Actually, most banks make you jump through more hoops than just "some idiot's username and password", when you want to use their software to make payments on your phone.

    I personally had to have my card, a small code generating device that your bank will give you free, and my PIN, to then generate a challenge/response code from my card to allow the software access to my account.

    Maybe you're referring to US banks though.. they seem to regard security as an annoying waste of money.

  10. Re:Hiring managers perspective on The Great IT Hiring He-Said / She-Said · · Score: 1

    Holy cow, you're as dumb as the proverbial bag of hair.

  11. Re:Terrible on Russia Takes Down Steve Jobs Memorial After Apple's Tim Cook Comes Out · · Score: 1

    The church used to marry men as well, because it was a contract, and had more to do with that than love (nothing but a second hand emotion).

  12. Re:Oh no! on Scotland Builds Power Farms of the Future Under the Sea · · Score: 2

    I'd be more concerned about what small rocks and shellfish will do to the turbines. I'd imagine these things make enough noise to warn fish that isn't suicidally curious..

  13. Re:Security + Telnet on Cisco Fixes Three-Year-Old Telnet Flaw In Security Appliances · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Yeah, any sort of security guidelines should have at the top, in the largest boldest letters possible, DO NOT USE TELNET.

  14. Re: Most hated character flaw on Security Company Tries To Hide Flaws By Threatening Infringement Suit · · Score: 1

    If you're ever in Italy in the summer, ask for a "caffe shakerato" , where they'll take your shot of espresso, a spoonful of sugar, and a lot of ice cubes and shake it like hell in a martini shaker, then pour it out through a strainer into a martini glass. It's like a cold glass full of the crema on top of your espresso, and it is even more awesome if you happen to add a shot of baileys to the ingredient list.

  15. Re:LOS on Gigabit Cellular Networks Could Happen, With 24GHz Spectrum · · Score: 1

    I bet you're somewhere around 15W EIRP though..

  16. Walls are stationary on Samsung Achieves Outdoor 5G Mobile Broadband Speed of 7.5Gbps · · Score: 1

    Walls are stationary objects, other objects that horribly impact 28 GHz frequencies in performance ruining ways are raindrops, mist, tree leaves, and so on.

    I guess these will be designed to work in fairly small cells, which would in theory reduce that sort of interference, but I'm not particularly convinced by that fluff piece.

  17. Re:I'm still waiting for the defense lawyer that s on Ross Ulbricht's Lawyer Says FBI's Hack of Silk Road Was "Criminal" · · Score: 1

    In the meantime, we're going to wait for you to stop holding your breath, because the lack of oxygen to your brain is making you extra stupid.

  18. Re:Oh please, Biden said it best on Former Department of Defense Chief Expects "30 Year War" · · Score: 4, Insightful

    No it isn't, no more than christiantity.

    Seriously, meet a few muslems before you parrot lines off groups that have been looking for another demon to finance the MIC, and often had a hand in creating (Al Quaeda, orginally financed by the US to fight the commie threat.. etc).

    95% of muslems want exactly what most 1st worlders want, a safe place to raise, feed and educate their children, and hopefully some opportunity for those children to do better.

  19. Re:So? on Energy Utilities Trying To Stifle Growth of Solar Power · · Score: 2

    I laugh at your supposition that private owners care about their customers, the priorities of colleges and universities in the US explain quite clearly where their priorities lay..

  20. Re:What a fool on Piracy Police Chief Calls For State Interference To Stop Internet "Anarchy" · · Score: 2

    Russia being belligerent, and invading the US via Alaska..

    oh, wait.

  21. Re:Why is this on Slashdot on US Strikes ISIL Targets In Syria · · Score: 2

    I think they blew up Muhammed's (no, not that one) shoebox full of thumbdrives, if that counts..

  22. Re:Uber Fresh? on Uber CEO: We'll Run Your Errands · · Score: 1

    Considering that many people who'd like to visit the liquor store might have already had something to drink, wouldn't you like to encourage sober drivers to obtain and deliver that alcohol?

  23. Re:It's not hard to improve on The Grassroots Future of Biohacking · · Score: 1

    It's just as lethal as regular ebola, what you've created is something more "infectious".

  24. Re:Only if on Text While Driving In Long Island and Have Your Phone Disabled · · Score: 1

    Farding is the proper word.

  25. Re:We really need on AT&T Says 10Mbps Is Too Fast For "Broadband," 4Mbps Is Enough · · Score: 1

    It's actually FTTC, and the last feet done via coaxial cable.