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  1. Re:Terrible Summary on Toxic Toads Taking Over Australia · · Score: 5, Funny

    What do they mean 'evolved'? I think that several school boards across the country will agree with me when I say that the toads did not evolve, they were 'improved' by a 'designer.'

  2. Re:Anti-intellectual? on A Conversation with Alan Lightman · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Can't say I agree with you. Look at our recent elections -- winners have won through largely anti-intellectual platforms. Of course, they haven't done it overtly, but through portraying themselves as common, simple people and by portraying intelluctuals as untrustworthy.

  3. What it is... on Mozilla Camino 1.0 Released · · Score: 2, Informative

    According to the site, it is a "Gecko based native Mac OS X browser." How is it different from Firefox?

  4. They truly are "lost" on MythBusters - The Lost Experiments · · Score: 1

    All I get when I go to that page is the page header and a screen full of white.

  5. I didn't RTFA, but on Scientists Figure Out How Bees Fly · · Score: 1

    I'd guess it's because of their wings. (Just a guess from a total nonscientist.)

  6. Is this really useful? on Yahoo Launches Dashboard · · Score: 1

    Or is it just a pretty thing of questionable usability that slows down my computer and/or takes up lots of resources? (Not intended as a flame, btw -- I'd really like to hear some opinions on using it.)

  7. Who they really need to do this... on Robert Fripp to Compose Vista's Soundtrack · · Score: 1

    Is the person responsible for the rockin' theme music to the last Star Trek series. That would be cool. Or at least a soundscape with some vocals: You are using Microsoft Windows, Yay! Is this a happy day? But don't copy stuff 'Cuz crime don't pay.

  8. Not much of a comparison... on CD Ripping Services Compared · · Score: 1, Interesting

    What do they use to rip the CDs? Do they encode them with LAME? Do they run them through mp3gain for you? What is the quality of the final output? This comparison seems only to compare options, not the final product. Too bad.

  9. This is strange -- they already give $ to Mozilla on Google to Buy Opera? · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Ben Goodger is being paid by google to work on Firefox... http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/ben/archives/007366 .html

    And is supporting them in other ways: http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39189475,00.htm

    Perhaps they wish to buy (and then bury) the Opera browser?

  10. Re:Nature editorial asks scientists to contribute on Wikipedia's Accuracy Compared to Britannica · · Score: 0

    Perhaps the management of Encyclopaedia Britannica should make the same suggestion?

  11. My Keys! on New Object Found at Edge of Solar System · · Score: 0

    I've been looking all over for them! In all of my pants pockets, in my door, between the couch cushions. How did they get to the edge of the solar system?

  12. So .net is used for things other than ATI's CCC? on Building Intelligent .NET Applications · · Score: -1

    I had no idea!

  13. I wish it, Google does it... on Google Transit Now In Beta · · Score: 0

    Or so it seems sometimes. I hope they do DC soon, as it's a pain switching back and forth between google maps and wmata.com's site. It would be cool if they could work more public transportation and pedestrian info into Google Maps too, especially in major cities where driving a car is one of the least efficient ways to get around.

  14. Could someone please tell the NY Times on NYT Opinion Piece on DRM And P2P · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That their practice of using apostrophe's to indicate multiple CD's is very distracting, and is spreading to other place's. Thank you!

  15. Re:OS X easy to use -- what are people smoking? on Jobs Offers Free Mac OS X For $100 Laptops · · Score: 1

    I agree with you at least in part. I used Mac OS 7 alongside Windows '95 for a couple of years, and then OS X alongside Windows 2000, both on a daily basis. Some things may be a bit easier on a Mac (and look sexier), but for most tasks I'm more comfortable in Windows. Neither Win2k or OS X crashes on me - ever. I think that some of the Mac zealots get a bit carried away (hence the name) when talking about how much easier a Mac is. All in all, I think it's a draw. I have no idea about comparison to linux, though. Never used it.

  16. So the only real winner is the environment... on The Math Behind the Hybrid Hype · · Score: 0, Redundant

    What's wrong with that?

  17. Leap seconds are no problem for me on U.S. Scientists Call for a Time Change · · Score: 1

    Why don't they change things that are more of a pain -- like the value of pi, or find another way of doing logarithms, or the roots of things. I would really appreciate that! Thanks in advance, scientist dudes!

  18. Now if only they'd install on HP to Install Netscape on all new PCs · · Score: 1

    Antivirus software that didn't expire, novice computer users would be much better off.

  19. My parents told me I was a mistake too! on NASA Admin Says Shuttle and ISS are Mistakes · · Score: 1

    I feel for the shuttle program.

    But more seriously, I think that the real benefits of the program are probably a lot broader and far-reaching than what was stated in the article. It was inspiring. It got kids interested in space. It helped Reagan beat the communists.

    Also, it paved the way for one of the most difficult Estes model rockets ever, as well as one of the best Simpsons episodes of all time. "Look out. They're ruffled!"

  20. Re:The issue, as always, isn't about money on Jobs Resists Music Industry Pressure · · Score: 2, Funny

    You're right -- Shatner's "Common People" does kick ass.

  21. That Steve! on Why Apple Picked Intel Over AMD · · Score: 0

    He's so clever.

  22. The problem of dead pixels on Video Tombstones · · Score: 1

    Dead pixels on a tombstone would be terribly tacky. Does the manufacturer have a return policy?

    My video would be of me banging desperately on the glass, yelling "Let me out! I'm not dead yet!"

  23. Missing question? on Is Your Boss a Psychopath? · · Score: 1

    It should start with: Is your boss a man?

    That would make the rest of it make more sense.

  24. Opportunity and Spirit kinda look like lawnmowers on Warming Up Mars With Greenhouse Gases · · Score: 1

    ... so perhaps growing grass on Mars has been in the planning for a while now.

  25. How do shots of the screen alone prove anything? on More Mac OS X on Plain Old x86 Boxes · · Score: 1

    So many of these sites have them. Maybe I'm blind, but a screenshot of OS X running on a PC looks identical to OS X running on a Mac.

    Maybe the hacking is being done by the same folks that review hardware and feature endless shots of the packaging it comes in.