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  1. And all for only $150.00! on Plants Use Twitter to Tell You to Water Them · · Score: 1

    At $150.00 per unit (cost of materials) it is cheaper to just let your plants dies and replace them like I do. Or you could just buy plastic plants...

  2. Re:Call me when this happens on The iPhone Meets the Fourth Amendment · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure what state you are in but here in Connecticut that is not correct. The search can only be conducted is there is a concern with preserving the evidence. With a car search, if you say no they have to get a warrant before they search which means they need probable cause (unless there is a life threatening danger, i.e.: someone is in the trunk). They can however seize the car until they obtain a warrant thus preserving the evidence. The police do have the power to seize at their discretion but not to search. Most criminals that get off and a quiet a few innocent people too are very happy because the police do not know what the rules are. Basic rule is be respectful, comply but keep your mouth shut, especially if you are innocent! People make the mistake of thinking the police are their friends, police forgot about the "protect and serve" motto a long time ago.

    BTW I come from a law enforcement family who opposes the current police state. But that is up to the citizens and the politicians to change.

  3. Shocking on Bogus Company Obtains Nuclear License · · Score: 1

    At least the Feds were investigating themselves! Wonder if given the findings they will investigate/review all license holders?

  4. Think Big on Longevity Gene Found · · Score: 1

    No one seems to have hit on the one benefit of being able to live that long... It would enable us to travel deep into space (assuming we overcome physical problems of space travel) and truly go where no man has gone before! Everyone here seems to be thinking of a long life as one spent on the couch playing the latest video game!?! Think big and imaging the good we could all do in our extended lives.

  5. Geographic restrictions on Make Linux "Gorgeous," Says Ubuntu Leader · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I actually looked at your job postings a week ago and would have applied but you would require me to relocate! Perhaps you would have better luck if you opened the search to all talent not just that living or willing to relocate near your headquarters. If that was an option I'd apply, not that I'm what you are looking for, but it would open up the landscape of possible candidates.

  6. Re:No Thanks on New Google Services Announced · · Score: 1

    I'm with Necrotica!

  7. The World According to Google! on New Google Services Announced · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Look for it soon in a Theater near you! And what is wrong with this picture...Google Desktop only runs on Windows? What about Linux??

  8. Re:Google != Mozilla Foundation on Microsoft's IE7 Search Box Bugs Google · · Score: 1

    It's called branding...nothing new here, just another example of Google being evil. BTW I'm no M$ fan either but call a spade a spade, google and M$ are large corporations whose sole purpose is to make a lot of money...period.

  9. Re:Kitchen? I want one on Scooba the New iRobot Product · · Score: 1

    The Ambrogio suffers from the same problem as all the rest...it uses a perimeter wire.

  10. Available OS es on FCC Pics of the IBM ThinkPad X41 Tablet PC · · Score: 2, Funny

    Can I get that with zVM installed?

  11. Legal Shmegal! on Legal Torrent Sites Help Legitimize BitTorrent · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    legal shmegal!

    Just what I want to download, your video of your Grandmother's 90th birthday party!!

  12. Re:split infinitive nazi here on Astronauts Face Bleak Odds For Spaceflight · · Score: 1

    I didn't write the original text...
    "to boldly go where no man has gone before."

    But every true geek knows the intro voice over for the original Star Trek! Though you did get the "Dammit, Jim!" correct:)

  13. private sector on Astronauts Face Bleak Odds For Spaceflight · · Score: 3, Insightful

    They need to move to the private sector where there are still some with the balls to boldly go...

    Nasa is defunct and crippled, if it were a pet we'd put it out of its misery!

  14. it is about time on Judge Slams SCO's Lack of Evidence · · Score: 5, Insightful

    more judges should do this and perhaps people would think before they sue

  15. map extensions on Google Launches Mapping Service · · Score: 1

    Google. where are the satellite pictures? Being able to zoom in on that would be cool.

    I'm waiting for lunar.maps.google.com and mars.maps.google.com!!

  16. damage your what! on Could Your Blackberry Be Damaging Your Thumbs? · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Just like Raspberries can damage your tongue! Check it out...

  17. Or... on ATI at the Top Graphics Chip Maker for 2004 · · Score: 4, Funny

    A merger/acquisition and Higher prices!!

  18. Re:Not Mozilla!! on Security Issues in Mozilla · · Score: 1

    sigs off?

    Pretty smart coming from an Anonymous Coward!!

  19. Re:Not Mozilla!! on Security Issues in Mozilla · · Score: 1

    >nice misrepresentation of the facts though.

    Thanks!:)

  20. Not Mozilla!! on Security Issues in Mozilla · · Score: 5, Funny

    The tragedy, the inhumanity!!

    Bet Gates is grinning today hoping everyone will forget his laptop crash.

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  21. job opportunities on How Important is a Well-Known CS Degree? · · Score: 1

    The importance of the 'well known' University is the strength of their career services department. More companies go to these Universities so you don't have to hit the pavement and compete against guys with 1,5,10+ years of experience. Just my 2 cents... signup for our FREE training tips newsletter today WillingtonKarateClub.org

  22. Re:Privacy is assured. on Feds Propose National Database of College Students · · Score: 1

    If you don't want to think about privacy issues, think about the huge waste of money this would be. Wouldn't this money be better spent on making sure our k-12 system actually teaches something other than baby sitting?!

    Think about it! Oh I forgot they took critical thinking out of the education system years ago so they could slip stuff like this by us!

    Think about it!

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  23. Re:Best of luck on An Update on Patrick Volkerding · · Score: 3, Informative

    Please excuse my sarcasm and distaste in advance.

    Patrick, don't listen to this #$%@ doctor, keep reading and fighting for your health. If you are reading this patrick please remember to remind your doctor's you have a brain, and read up on patient rights. If you get really frustrated ask to speak to the Hospital Administrator the next time you are in the ER. Nothing says action like calling the Money, I mean boss. If it is the weekend ask for the nurse or doctor admin that is covering the hospital (not just the ward).

    Now to the response...

    Being a simple-minded newbie like Patrick I can't imagine how I can attempt to respond to...a doctor on the subject of medicine!

    I will vouch for your credentials since you start by exposing your ego! "you have a patient who is trying to diagnosis and treat his own condition"

    A few questions:

    How could an intelligent patient that is not a doctor possibly understand all this medical stuff! How could the patient understand what they are experiencing! How is it a doctor can read and contribute to /. but a patient cannot read and contribute to their own care?

    I am not just spouting crap here, I am truly empathetic for Patrick's plight. I have had years of medical problems (now I'm fine) and ten times as many frustrations with egotistical doctors that don't listen. I could easily write a book of my experiences recounting when doctors where down right wrong.

    I am not saying that the patient is always right however reasons should be given why they are wrong, with the proof to back it up (journals, etc). The patient knows his/her body best.

    The 'pop' Patrick described could have been his mitral valve failing, which would not show on an x-ray. So there is just one counter diagnosis to your words of wisdom.

    Let me demonstrate the extent an ego can interfere with care. My with had to be on coumadin (blood thinner) after about 3 weeks she began to develop sever pain in here right leg and foot. We called the doctor, he immediately put her on nerve pain medicine attributing it to a pinched nerve. The pain increased over the course of a week (with the new meds). In frustration I (close your ears children) began to research coumadin side-effects. The doctor swore that was impossible and that side effects to coumadin would present themselves within the first week. (he was wrong, read on). My reason for thinking it was the coumadin was the pain increased immediately after a shot and decreased steadily until the next shot. Seemed logical but a doctor would surely know better!

    Desperate to help my wife I called the drug company who makes coumadin, I got their medical advice line (for doctors). I didn't identify myself but let them assume, after all the reading I had done I could talk the talk. Regardless after 3 hours on the phone with a doctor and pharmacist from the drug company (longer then our doctor had ever spent with us). They diagnosed my wife with a rare reaction to coumadin known as 'Purple Toe Syndrome'. They faxed me 30+ pages of case studies, documentation, etc. to back up their diagnosis. I read through it all, it was correct.

    You know what the doctor did when I called him with the evidence? First he wouldn't get on the phone. I told his secretary he had 3 minutes to call or I called the administrator with the proof (he called in 2). He refused to believe me or the drug companies documentation saying well I have never heard/seen such a thing! Despite my wife recovering exactly as the drug company described, the doctor to this day still refuses to acknowledge he was wrong.

    This is who you are dealing with Patrick. I hope you have someone to help you fight since it takes as much energy to get good health care as it does being sick.

    God speed on your recovery, continue to ask questions, you are intelligent and more interested in your care then the doctors are.

    Remember when you leave their office/ward, the doctor see more patien

  24. Re:Sad day on Nader off Florida Ballot · · Score: 1

    Funny how we want to justify Gore's loss by blaming Nader. If I couldn't vote for Nader I'd vote for Bush. Please site your source stating all Nader votes would be votes for Gore or Kerry?!

    Whine, whine, like it or not Gore lost the popular vote in Florida even if it was by a few votes. That from the very disappointed liberal media that recounted, and recounted , and recounted... Wait isn't that what Dan Rather is doing now! Get over it.

  25. Marxist!? on The Dangers of One Party Rule · · Score: 1

    Interesting that an attack on the US political system is launched by a Marxist! Stalin would be proud!