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  1. Re:In preparation for the inevitable comments on Functional Neurons Created From Adult Somatic Cells · · Score: 1

    And since the existing lines were considered useless, that effectively killed research. NIH funding is the major (by a Grand Canyon sized margin) contributor to pre-clinical research. Suppose DARPA was prevented from investigating new network protocols: you would have no electronic outlet for your myopic ignorance. My life, my existence in this universe, is hanging on the outcome of clinical trials beginning now. Thanks to Bush and mindless people like you I have eight fewer years and many fewer options.

  2. Re:JavaScript?! on Homemade PDF Patch Beats Adobe By Two Weeks · · Score: 4, Funny

    I actually used JavaScript in PDF to create interactive forms for the corporate intranet. It was pretty because I could use Photoshop to create the underlying image.

    Then I quit drinking and realized Excel with tweaked permissions was far better suited to the task. It wasn't as smooth looking but it was easier for my staff to update.

  3. Re:It's All Magic Anyhow! on NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory Set For Launch Tomorrow · · Score: 1
    The invention of the term "junk science" was the rhetorical equivalent to the Manhattan Project. There is now a verbal nuclear device to use when cornered.

    Can we add a new corollary to Godwin's Law?

  4. Re:Job title on Security Researcher Kaminsky Pushes DNS Patching · · Score: 1

    -1 Tasteless

  5. Re:Enough with the death of the relational DB on Is the Relational Database Doomed? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't online dating sites use relational databases?

  6. In relation to what? on Is the Relational Database Doomed? · · Score: 5, Funny

    I won't believe it until Netcraft confirms it.

  7. Re:Fun for trolls? on Google Privacy Counsel Facing Criminal Charges · · Score: 1

    And if a white supremist group posts a pro-Hitler video do Google employees face arrest while vacationing during Oktoberfest? Isn't there a common-carrier protection recognized internationally? There was an Ebay case a few years back that dealt with Germany and a non-German selling Nazi paraphenalia.

  8. Re:There are 1 types of people who understand quin on "Magnetic Tornadoes" Could Offer New Data Storage Tech · · Score: 3, Funny

    Western Digital has been harnessing the power of data black holes for years...

  9. Re:Or... on Less Is Moore · · Score: 1

    The 2-3 year cycle is more tuned to depreciation (tax write-off) thn anything else.

  10. Re:Keep spreading lies on Downadup Worm — When Will the Next Shoe Drop? · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's a dickroll...

  11. H1B Anthem on Survey Says C Dominated New '08 Open-Source Projects · · Score: 3, Funny

    Jose can you C? Then you've got a job at HP!

  12. Re:Clap skates on Prosthetic-Limbed Runner Disqualified from Olympic Games · · Score: 1

    Otherwise they'd have to go back to the original Olympic regulations.

    Naked athletes? That would make women's gymnastics more entertaining...

  13. Re:not enough for christmas gifts on Largest Ever Digital Survey of the Milky Way Released · · Score: 1

    You better hurry up and order, then!

  14. Re:Hmm.. on Desktop Synchrotron to Capture Molecular Action · · Score: 1

    That's just a Quake map! Nice try...

  15. Re:$3 million? on Ohio Plans To Encrypt After Data Breach · · Score: 1

    $500 for a site-license, $2.5M for "educational services" and "support"...

  16. Re:skunkopotamus? on Open Source, Genetically Engineered Machines From a Kit? · · Score: 1

    Snipes... Don't forget snipes.

  17. Re:Fix on New NSA-Approved Encryption Standard May Contain Backdoor · · Score: 1

    But the other other half is the one which requires constant, close, scrutiny. Some people would rather we forget that.

    And any encryption standard which is out-of-box broken is worthless, period.

  18. My personal yield... on Microbes Churn Out Hydrogen at Record Rate · · Score: 4, Funny

    I have a high hydrocarbon yield from beer. Does that help?

    Cabbage consumption increases yield dramatically!

  19. Re:BLOCK/BAN THIS ARTICLE on Microbes Churn Out Hydrogen at Record Rate · · Score: 3, Funny

    As long as that vinegar is Chateau Petrus, I'm all for it.

  20. Re:Yawn. on Star Trek XI Plot Details Revealed · · Score: 1

    I'll wait for it to come out on DVD and bittorrent it.

    Fixed that for ya...

  21. Re:I don't see that. on Tools To Squash the Botnets · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought the easiest way was to link them from a Slashdot article.

    Talk about a zombie army...

  22. Re:I'm very pleased, except on Has the Novell/Microsoft Deal Made a Difference? · · Score: 1
  23. Re:Young earth on Evidence of Historical Zombie Attack at Hierakonpolis · · Score: 5, Funny

    We're the result of a 6 day Powerpoint presentation??!?

    That sure explains a few things...

  24. Re:Basic philosophy there: on Consumers Starting To Realize Gadgets Can Be Fixed · · Score: 1

    About five secon ZZZZAAP!!

  25. Re:Moore's Law, anyone? on MIT Offers City Car for the Masses · · Score: 1

    Glenn Canyon, 17, or Graham Hill? Either choice is a deathwish...