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  1. Homeopathy is a SCAM on FDA Says Homeopathic Cure Can Cause Loss of Smell · · Score: 1

    Look about it. They have "cures" that "get better the smallest the amount of "cure" in the water" (e.g. 1nanograms to make it "better") . They are butt crazy.

  2. i.e. on UK Tax Breaks For "Culturally British" Games · · Score: 1

    i.e. propaganda

    and right wing mongering.

  3. Yeah, like 7 isn't Vista rebranded with a new task on US Army Will Upgrade To Windows Vista · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yeah, like 7 isn't Vista rebranded with a new taskbar.

    Even all drivers are compatible.

  4. Re:AdBlock Plus on Google Releases Chrome V2.0 · · Score: 1

    Only adblock? There are countless of addons that can make browsing better.

    It is hard to compete with that and even you did compete well, you'd probably manage to fragment the area so much that it'd make it worse than it is, since now most addon developers just go to firefox.

    The only solution is firefox plugin compatibility.

  5. Kyoto Protocol on Unexplained Leap In CO2 Levels · · Score: 0

    Is anyone familiar with the Kyoto protocol?

    It's a United Nations framework of action based on solid scientific research. As others have noticed, the global warming science may be flawed but it's the only one we got. There is NO other real side other than the corporate stock.

    for the history the USA's reason for denying it is that "jobs would be lost". spoken again by Bush on the second debate. he also said he'd use alternative versions for the kyoto protocol. Implying bush himself approves its legitimacy.

    The full text of the Kyoto Protocol is here.

    http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/convkp/kpeng.htm l

    For a kids' or easy version of the story take a look at the extra dvd of 'the day after tomorrow' movie. a great accounting on environmental issues and kyoto specifically.

  6. Re:stealth on Microsoft's Chief Linux Strategist Interviewed · · Score: 1

    Very possible. However you never know..

    Quoting Jack Sparrow(Johnny Depp) from Pirates of the Caribbean:

    Mullroy : I think he's telling the truth.
    Murtogg : If he were telling the truth, he wouldn't have told us.
    Jack Sparrow : Unless, of course, he knew you wouldn't believe the truth even if he told it to you.

  7. Not odd on Broadband Is The Secret To South Korea's Success · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Not odd for South Korea to succeed on a goal it aims. But it's more than that. Some times a "goal" of south korean can be translated to obsession.

    It is no more than a year than discovery channel (or was it n.g chan? anyways) has done that show about the industrial revolution of south korea. It was discussing the obsession that country had to keep up with Japan and eventually it succeeded. The odd thing that obsession had come to that extreme that some workers were willing to give their lives for their country's economic wealth.

    They had that south korean director of contruction for a ship building company that said "That day the ship was going to deport, I had with me a sword. It was in case something went wrong. I'd perform harakiri".

  8. The whole discussion is the wrong direction on Examining Some Open Source Myths · · Score: 1

    The whole discussion is the wrong direction.

    Actually, Stallman is in one part of the right direction. It clearly shows that by his moves into adopting other licences apart from software licences.

    And what I mean is, GPL is in fact one expression of anarchy. But not in the 'smash and destroy' act of the word anarchy, but in the sense of democracy without hierarchy and property.

    It's a nice theory - for many people concidered to be a utopia - which is possible to exist but it surely doesn't.

    There's always been this community of people that didn't believe in property but only in sharing and Richard Stallman is one of them. True democracy without rulers and property is a beautifull thing to believe and that's why people love richard stallman's ideas even though they think he is a lunatic.

    In fact he is not. HE just believes in something it can exist but it doesn't.

    To return to the article, it is normal to say that you can not expect sharing without property when discussing it only on software! Of course you can not build a 100% free software deal in this world without having 100% a community without property but only sharing.

    Is it a utopia? I think not. But is it possible in our lifetimes? Possibly, yes.

  9. Be aware on Moore Approves Fahrenheit 9/11 Downloads · · Score: 1

    Any Michael Moore fans out there be aware this is exactly the fact sites as www.moorewatch.com use to spoil the film's reputation.

    Perhaps they try to atract the attention of film corporations to not pay attention to moore, but as with South Park creators, some people use these statements to do harm.

  10. Re:Mmmmmppphhhhh on Indian President Advises Open Source Approach · · Score: 1

    "Yeah, if you want good, pragmatic common sense, ask a scientist."

    Your point is fine and funny but I think he meant 'in terms of science he knows better what's good for science in India".

    Which is a fine remark unless he is not a good scientist.

  11. ok on Microsoft Changes Tune Again On SP2 Installs · · Score: 1

    ok, in a PR strategy not be made publicly known that Microsoft actually wants pirated software - which perfectly sits with their recent plans about 'free hardware on software subscriptions' - because that effectively would make it a 'piracy fed' company, tries to satisfy the masses with this latest report.

  12. Therapy And Laws on Therapy in Game Form · · Score: 1

    This may seem a bit off topic but do you remember that story a few days ago about games being banned because of negative influence? Do you know about the programmes to fight fobias using the exact same objects causing fobias?

    I think psychology and lawyers have to discuss a bit more together.

    No wonder kids are pissed off about this. They somehow know it's another 'grown up stupid thing'. Most great people existed didn't live in a paradise world, they had the ability to see the shit and still stay calm about it.

  13. Re:erm on Free Software Tracking a Stolen Computer? · · Score: 1

    It's still a good idea to use all these suggestions but I see your point.

    Food for thought though: Wouldn't it be more easy for them to hack it in the first place the stolen computers when they know there is only one security feature triggered in the BIOS? Then they would whipe out the whole hardisk, case done. It would still be advisable to use a cron job or dynamic dns addressing.

  14. trailer on Original Godzilla In U.S. Theaters · · Score: 5, Informative

    Apple.com has a quicktime trailer for the re-release here.

  15. morality on Law Professors on the California Violent Video Game Bill · · Score: 4, Insightful

    We humans have most of the times a distorted idea of morality. How come a violent picture produces violence? How come a 'bad' show up produces evil? The greatest people of this world were the ones that were able to see violence, to see the 'bad' things and still stay calm in front of them.

    We should try to make ourselves better and our environment will become better eventually.

  16. Perhaps Uninformed on E.U. Employers To Be Held Liable For Porn Spam? · · Score: 1

    That's a perhaps uninformed suggestion from the EU council. Spam varies from a worm to a porn advert. From a hardware store ad to money frauds from nigeria. And more than that, spam changes each day. You CAN fight it if there's a person working on your company on it 24 hours a day but you can NOT guarantee it will be 100% spam free.

    Giving the right to people even for one single spam message to sue is totally a harsh decision.

  17. woohoo! on E.U. Employers To Be Held Liable For Porn Spam? · · Score: 0

    woohoo! britney boobies AND boss lawsit!

    profit!

  18. but.. on TI-84 Plus Released · · Score: 1, Funny

    but, does it run MULTICS?

  19. Ahm.. on Synthetic Life In The Lab · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Ahm.. can anyone enlighten us in plain english if this is about that so-called 'Biologic Computer' we've read about last year? I can't recall the technology used on that one and I'm sure most readers with no background in genetics have similar questions.

  20. but.. on Synthetic Life In The Lab · · Score: 2, Funny

    will it be released in GPL?

  21. It is oronic actually on Open Source DRM · · Score: 1

    It is oronic actually, the same irony on Open Source and free software all over again. Mr RMS tries to convince us that we must be free. You believe him but you extend that to the point to say we must be free to be closed source as well.

    But from the mouths of open source and free software zealots I get the point that they think they are the free ones, not the ones that use closed source.

    So, they either consider freedom the open source and free software or nothing.

    So, I get your point, I get their point. What's the conclusion?

    Nothing. The same irony all over again. The same circle that goes round and around and around all over again.

    But I think. I think, you're the smartest. Not that you said it as it is, but you're closest to the truth.

    The truth is, it doesn't matter if you're with open source, or free software, or closed source. What does matter is what you create, what help you give to other people who want to create something like this you created, and how usefull it is that thing you created after all.

    So, let's please be more open to what people create, and what help they give to their users and developers that are interested in what they are doing, and less concerned on what licence they distribute it with.

  22. The official reason on Microsoft Refuses To Fix NT 4.0 Exploit · · Score: 1

    The official reason of this decision according to windowsupdate is, NT 4 needed more parts to be recompiled than rest platforms, therefore - as I logically assume - more trouble for them, more trouble for people that download critical updates with slow connections and old hardware.

    This is of course unacceptable in the unix world of stability.

    In the Windows world of features, this sounds like a normal decision.

    Not surprised.

  23. Can be done in X server level easily on Multiple Users and Multiple Inputs on One Machine? · · Score: 1

    The xfree86 server can do this as-is. When I was trying to setup my dual video card I remember a guy that has posted his xfree86 config for 2 keyboards, 2 mice and 2 monitors.

    You just play with the input and output methods and create two screens.

  24. I disagree on Europan Life In Doubt · · Score: 1

    I disagree with most people and scientists about the possibility of our race to inhabit other planets in our lifetimes.

    We simply don't have the technology, not only to go there, that could be accomplished, at least for small groups, but mostly the ability to recreate alien environments.

    There was and still is, a huge hype about mars and how possible it is in our lifetimes to live there providing we have recreated its atmosphere. It's not more than 3 months that scientists discovered it is impossible by just polluting it with CO2 to create satisfactory results. It would need more vust ammounts than first calculated, and the planet will still absorb the CO2 given.

    Europa, that planet, or moon, call it what you will, is mostly covered by ice. Total, thick and boring ice. For us humans to live there in our lifetimes is science fiction. To live there in 3.000 years it's still science fiction since as cleverely said by a science fiction author - can't recall the name -, we would probably develop fish-like abilities if we were to thrive in such different from the earth environments.

    I therefore have to say, sorry people, I'll stick watching science fiction movies having the sanity to believe that it will be done, but not in our lifetimes.

  25. Re:Activism for the sake of activism? on Cat Organ Transplants · · Score: 1

    First, you have no idea how UK people love pets. They have the largest community of pet lovers you'll ever see.

    Second, it's not right to put humans _always_ above animals and plants. We have to realize once in our lifetime that human life is not the most important thing in this world but life itself. And life itself cannon exist without animal and plants.