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  1. Re:I went one further on Proving 0.999... Is Equal To 1 · · Score: 1

    If 1= .999... then infinitesimals don't count... if that's true, can we skip calculus altogether?

  2. Re:Just stay away from me, Bishop! on AI Pushing the Boundaries of Space Exploration · · Score: 1

    Dave, I think you should take a stress pill and things over calmly

  3. Re:Tech Support on Indian Military Organization To Develop Its Own OS · · Score: 1

    Please stay on the line. Your call is very important to us!

  4. Re:And people wonder why the US is falling behind on Safety Commission To Rule On Safety of Rulers In Science Kits · · Score: 1

    Tools for learning are not for physical play.

    As a university lab manager, I wish I could have this tatooed on the foreheads of some students.

  5. Re:because it's a distraction and dangerous? on Could Anti-Texting Laws Make Roads More Dangerous? · · Score: 1

    How about we just ditch the cars period?

    That's the problem, man... text in your car, end up in the ditch...

  6. Next Up: on IBM Demos Single-Atom DRAM · · Score: 2

    Single-atom DRM.

  7. Re:I don't think so on Designing Wireless Sensors To Be Dropped Into Volcanoes · · Score: 1

    If you RTFA, they mentioned that they're going to be using a different-than-standard electronic technology based on silicon carbide rather than silicon. Silicon carbide does not decompose until 2730C

    Silicon carbide capacitors? Resistors? No copper or solder anywhere?

  8. I don't think so on Designing Wireless Sensors To Be Dropped Into Volcanoes · · Score: 2, Informative

    Even if the package is heat-proof, the electronics are going to fry.

  9. Obilg Robocop on SCO Puts Unix Assets On the Block · · Score: 1

    "I'll buy that for a dollar!"

  10. Re:and... on Steve Jobs Tries To Sneak Shurikens On a Plane · · Score: 1

    You're right. In this case, the lunatic got on the plane. The shirukens didn't make it, tho.

  11. Re:Not so small ... on Asteroids Flyby — 2010 RF12 & 2010 RX30 · · Score: 1

    I did a simulation on that a few years back. Just subtract about 4 meters due to ablation, that's what you'll have left if it hits.

  12. Re:Not ready for humans yet on Researchers Zero In On Protein That Destroys HIV · · Score: 1

    No problem. Only date monkeys.

  13. Obilg Simpsons on Man Patents Self-Burying Coffin · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Hi, I'm Troy McClure. You may remember me from such do-it-yourself videos as "Dig Your Own Grave - and Save"

  14. Re:Anyone who is stupid enough to work with the RI on RIAA Accounting — How Labels Avoid Paying Musicians · · Score: 1

    You can get on iTunes without being on a record label. But only the best-connected acts get good positioning in the iTunes store. You'll never find an indie by browsing, you have to know them by name.

  15. Re:MPAA's Piracy Statistics on Hollywood Accounting — How Harry Potter Loses Money · · Score: 1

    Producer 1: Ahoy there, matey! Those waters yonder be pirate-infested. Beware lest ye be plundered.
    Producer 2: What Ho! What Ho!
    Producer 3: Yarr! There be nothings I can't stand worse than pirates! Scurvy dogs they be!

  16. What I tell people on The Tuesday Birthday Problem · · Score: 1

    I have two sisters. They each have a sister and a brother, but I don't.

  17. I, for one... on World's First Solar-Propelled Blimp To Cross English Channel · · Score: 1

    welcome our flight-capable, solar-powered overlords.

  18. Re:I thought someone had a glider gun... on First Self-Replicating Creature Spawned In Conway's Game of Life · · Score: 1

    Does it run on AC current?

  19. Re:First! on First Self-Replicating Creature Spawned In Conway's Game of Life · · Score: 1

    Shelf supplicating ghost

  20. Re:Can You Spot the Difference? on Bill Gates's New Version of the Einstein Letter · · Score: 1

    Einstein was, above all, a great innovator. He took the innovation of physics to new levels, embracing and extending the work of Planck, Maxwell, and others, creating a feature-rich set of theories. Einstein and others like him have serverd to inspire Microsoft as it continues to innovate new feature-rich user experiences. After all, Microsoft's innovation in developing the world's first operating system, gaming system, smartphone software, and personal music player underscores our ability to innovate, year after year.

  21. Re:Pyongyang on North Korean Flash Games For Export · · Score: 4, Informative

    For bonus points, try to find a copy of Pulgarasi [wikipedia.org], a giant-monster film directed by a man who was by North Korean intelligence on the orders of Kim Jong-il, the director of said film.

    Here ya go, for free, at google.

  22. more than two options on ITER Fusion Reactor Enters Existential Crisis · · Score: 1

    Several projects to investigate fusion are currently underway. Many of them cost significantly less than $1B. Hobbyists do fusor-type projects everyday in their garages and basements, though with no hope of net power. The Polywell project was revived a few years ago and has been making progress.

  23. We have traded depth of knowledge... on Does the Internet Make Humanity Smarter Or Dumber? · · Score: 1

    for velocity and spam.

  24. Weird FB Redirect on Facebook Bug Lets Hackers Delete Friends · · Score: 1

    Somewhat OT, but yesterday I took a look at FB and was redirected to this myspace page. Not myspace.com, but someone's actual page. This was around noon yesterday and lasted a couple hours. Oddly, this page is not in my firefox history, but instead shows up as myspace.com. I live in Chicago & have ATT DSL. Any clues???

  25. Re:Microsoft best innovation. on Bill Gates's The Road Ahead, 15 Years Later · · Score: 3, Informative

    The best innovation from Microsoft I could think of is DOS, but it was originally written to IBM specs then Microsoft recycled it into MS-DOS which is more a profiting after the fact attitude.

    errr.... Microsoft didn't develop DOS either. They bought it.