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  1. Re:Eliza says- on Russian Chatbot Passes Turing Test (Sort of) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    That reminds me of a joke I've read quite some time ago (well, it was actually with images, but the text basically covers the funny part). It's a conversation:

    "Nice weather."
    "Yes, nice weather."
    "It might rain this afternoon."
    "Rain? You think so?"
    "You're elizing again!"

  2. Re:I'm going to hate myself for this... on Russian Chatbot Passes Turing Test (Sort of) · · Score: 1

    In Soviet Russia Turing tests you. Sorry, you failed the Turing test.
  3. Re:A 39 cent solution on Bar Codes Keep Surgical Objects Outside Patients · · Score: 1

    Maybe have a pre-counted set of items available in the emergency room?

  4. Re:Surgeon accountability? on Bar Codes Keep Surgical Objects Outside Patients · · Score: 1

    Truly, I would like to see more people sue their lawyers after winning a case.

    I guess you meant "after losing a case." After all, if you sue your lawyer for winning, the next time your lawyer will make sure he loses your case. :-)
  5. Re:I'm cringing... on Bar Codes Keep Surgical Objects Outside Patients · · Score: 1

    "Ever since the Institute of Medicine released a report in 2000, entitled "To Err is Human," in which it reported that physician error accounted for between 44,000 and 98,000 hospital patient deaths a year in the US, there has been a strong debate in the medical field about when, if and under what conditions physicians ought to apologize to their patients when a mistake in care has been made."

    Deaths due to illegal drug use in 1997 were pegged at less than 16,000 by the National Office of Drug Control Policy. It would seem that your colleagues managed to slaughter almost three times as many people as all the illegal drugs in the United States.


    Did you know that many more car accidents are caused by non-drunken people than are caused by drunken people? I guess I should drink before I drive, just to increase my safety.

    Also, most people die in the bed. So avoiding beds should make you live much longer.
  6. Re:Bar Code is Out; RFID is In on Bar Codes Keep Surgical Objects Outside Patients · · Score: 1

    More interestingly, RFID might allow you to efficiently locate the left-over stuff inside the body: It's where the signal comes from.

  7. Re:Death by scrubby-sponge... on Bar Codes Keep Surgical Objects Outside Patients · · Score: 1

    Of course, Ajax is what you put onto the sponge ...

  8. Re:Bringing back the dead? on The Role of Retroviruses in Human Evolution · · Score: 1

    No, those retroviruses back then were very special, in that they only killed lawyers. This enabled the massive progress in humanity. When there were no more lawyers around, the virus lost its competitive advantage and was disabled.

  9. Re:that's great but... on Amazon Gift Ordering Patent Revoked In EU · · Score: 1

    will they revoke the world domination patent?
    http://pttbt.ca/2007/11/22/amazon-sneaks-world-domination-past-patent-office.html Damn. There go my world domination plans ...
  10. Re:Hitting a moving target on Jimmy Wales Says Students 'Should Use' Wikipedia · · Score: 1

    Or is was integrated into another article.

  11. Re:Absolute values are nice ... on NEC Develops World's Fastest MRAM · · Score: 1

    From the article:

    Oops. I didn't read the whole article, but I scanned through it and didn't find that info. Obviously I have to work on my scanning skills ...

    BTW, yes, I indeed meant physical size.

  12. Absolute values are nice ... on NEC Develops World's Fastest MRAM · · Score: 1

    ... comparisons would be nicer.
    How does the MRAM speed compare to typical SRAM speeds? And to typical DRAM speeds?

    And what about the size, compared to SRAM and DRAM?

  13. Re:Richest man not just "some Mexican billionaire" on Peru Orders 260K OLPCs, Mexico to Get 50K · · Score: 1

    Noticing that Bill Gates isn't the richest man any more isn't the same as noticing who now is.

  14. Re:Recommended viewing on $999 For a Complete DNA Scan, Worth it? · · Score: 1

    And would anybody hire you (and again, your children) if you have a genetic pre-disposition to MS or some other debilitating condition?


    As opposed to a pre-disposition to Linux you mean?

    You mean, if they detect penguin genes in your cells?
  15. Re:Cost of early adoption on $999 For a Complete DNA Scan, Worth it? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, and open-source the gene-searching software while you're at it. Microsoft has permanently scared me away from any software with "Explorer" in the title. The last thing we need is a cross-gene scripting attack that turns our genes into a living botnet sending out little spam viruses. Well, that's exactly what normal biological viruses do. Well, not a botnet, but the infected cells are reprogrammed into virus producers.
  16. Re:Blatant Misuse of the English Language on $999 For a Complete DNA Scan, Worth it? · · Score: 1

    No, Clippy says:
    "It seems you want to be a grammar Nazi. Do you want me to help you?"

  17. Re:Gets you out of CSS on $999 For a Complete DNA Scan, Worth it? · · Score: 1

    No he's speaking about Content Scrambling System. But while it's something you surely would like to avoid, $999 still seems a bit expensive for that.

  18. Re:Meh. on $999 For a Complete DNA Scan, Worth it? · · Score: 1

    Or you might get hit by a bus tomorrow.

    OK, but wouldn't you like to know if you have the get-hit-by-a-bus gene?
  19. Re:Cue the fanwank on $999 For a Complete DNA Scan, Worth it? · · Score: 1

    How many chromosome pairs does a hobbit have anyway? Half as many as humans. That's why they are halflings.
  20. Re:This is so stupid.... on $999 For a Complete DNA Scan, Worth it? · · Score: 1

    Why would he want to eat hookers? It's one of the activities which can shorten your life dramatically. At least if you're in the U.S. and they get you.
  21. Re:I'll wait for the Chinese version on $999 For a Complete DNA Scan, Worth it? · · Score: 1

    Good thing my friend and I both trust each other implicitly. ;)

    Well, you'll see if that continues if they find the promiscuity gene in your genome :-)
  22. Re:Gattaca, anyone? on $999 For a Complete DNA Scan, Worth it? · · Score: 1

    So who exactly heard god utter the words "nietze is dead"?

    God said: "Nietzsche is dead." Who heard that? Well, death did, and he answered: "Nietzsche is god!"
  23. Re:Recommended viewing on $999 For a Complete DNA Scan, Worth it? · · Score: 1

    Well, one difference is that you can hardly hide your age, sex and race, so you don't even have to ask, while you cannot see anyone's genome unless some very special test is performed. Religion is somewhere in the middle, because you can somewhat hide it, but you still can check it to some degree without directly asking for it (by asking questions whose answers are likely influenced by your religion).

  24. Re:Blatant Misuse of the English Language on $999 For a Complete DNA Scan, Worth it? · · Score: 1

    Hmmm ... O, S, E and X are not usually found in genes. Is he an alien, or just a result of a laboratory experiment?
    Oh, and BTW, which nucleotides do those letters stand for?

  25. Re:My reaction... on Publishers Seek Change in Search Result Content · · Score: 1

    What happens if you don't have a robots.txt? I guess the site will just be treated as having an implicit global permission. I'd expect the same to be true for ACAP: If it isn't there, fall back to current behaviour. Especially if a robots.txt is there.