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  1. Re:Intelligent Design, explained Intelligently on Butterfly Unlocks Evolution Secret · · Score: 1

    Well sure, but since the male reproductive component must be stored at ~94 degrees that would require radical design changes to allow the male to have normal body temperature at 94 degrees and female to have normal body temperature at 99 degrees.

  2. Re:Intelligent Design is bollocks on Butterfly Unlocks Evolution Secret · · Score: 1

    For thousands of years people have tried to disprove the existence of god. They all have failed. There is not a shred of usable evidence. Nothing.

  3. Re:where's my check? on Ethanol More Trouble Than It's Worth? · · Score: 1

    The only people who believe GM is unnecessary or dangerous have no knowledge of the technology. They are the same sort of people who believe that computers are bad. We have a name for people like that it's Luddite. I'd be happy for you to show me one geneticist that believes GM food is dangerous.

  4. Re:Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) or Python on What's the Best Way to Handle Scripting Under XP? · · Score: 1

    Just for example, the definition of Global, Int, Long and form are different. Also different is interpretation of Me and Goto.

  5. Re:Clash of the Titans! on Google and Microsoft Lob More Lawsuits · · Score: 1

    SO fight a war on one front(search engines) vs Google and on another front(OS) vs Linux/IBM/Novell. I seem to remember something about wars on 2 fronts.

  6. Re:I'm really puzzled on Hot Coffee Cooling Off · · Score: 1

    Well, since machine gun tech hasn't changed dramatically since 1960, and older than 1986 has to do with serial numbers of certain hard to replace components that isn't really that big of a restraint.

  7. Re:I'm really puzzled on Hot Coffee Cooling Off · · Score: 1

    Then you would have a chance without going outside. The chance of variety would go down, but the odds would go up dramatically. And I'm stuck at work with my wife at home.

  8. Re:I'm really puzzled on Hot Coffee Cooling Off · · Score: 1

    Or you could get married/get a girlfriend.

  9. Re:Vista? on Longhorn's Offical Name is Windows Vista · · Score: 1

    Emacs would be everything computer software related if someone would just port VI to it.

    Also said as " Emacs would be a perfect software suite if only it had a text editor"

  10. Re:Oh, so now we're getting into an oldest... on AMD to Adopt DDR2 Next Year · · Score: 1

    The XT came with a Hard drive.
    [/pedant]

  11. Re:Old saying-McLincoln. on What's the Best Way to Handle Scripting Under XP? · · Score: 1

    No, McDonalds is "penny wise, QUARTER-pound foolish"

  12. Re:Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) or Python on What's the Best Way to Handle Scripting Under XP? · · Score: 1

    You forgot to mention that VBA for each environment is also different(sometimes radically) between environments and that VBA is RADICALLY different from VB6 which is signifigantly different from VB.NET.

  13. Re:Does that mean I'll be banned... on Bungie Wields the Banhammer · · Score: 1

    If you used voice chat you'd be disturbed by how deep "her" voice was.

  14. Re:Hopfully the guy was inocent. on Using Google Maps to Get Out of a Traffic Ticket · · Score: 1

    Switzerland WAS not aligned with either the Nato or Warsaw bloc, due to it's traditional neutrality.

  15. Re:Wow on ESRB Revokes San Andreas Rating · · Score: 1

    You mean like shadow warrior which includes a URL on the back of the packaging for the "unlocked AO version".

  16. Re:17+, 18+, whatever... on ESRB Revokes San Andreas Rating · · Score: 1

    The age restriction is typically set such that an Average(normal) person of that age is mature enough to correctly respond to the material. Are there individuals such that they are able to correctly responde to the material at a younger age? Of course! And are there individuals that are unable to respond appropriately to the material that are of that age or older? Of Course! But on Average a 17/18 year old can appropriately and maturely view an R rated movie or M+ rated video game without parental involvement.

  17. Re:Hopfully the guy was inocent. on Using Google Maps to Get Out of a Traffic Ticket · · Score: 1

    Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, and Dubai are all third world nations. Just because you missuse the term doesn't change their designation. Oh and the second world is still china, Vietnam, NKorea and Cuba.

  18. Re:Hopfully the guy was inocent. on Using Google Maps to Get Out of a Traffic Ticket · · Score: 1

    So the speed limit sign was right where it is supposed to be, and you're bent because you don't know how to pay attention.

  19. Re:Ask ./: Enterprise HW for I/O bound DB server on Play Random Sounds for E-Mail Notifications? · · Score: 1

    Those ways that are wrong on a small database are even more wrong on a large one. YES, some of the right ways are wrong on a large scale too.

  20. Re:Inconsistent Rant on Bob Metcalfe on Open Source, IPv6, IETF · · Score: 1

    If, by same time, you mean 20 years later.

  21. Re:Cue the jokes... on Star Trek's Scotty Dies at 85 · · Score: 1

    What is the percentage of Star Trek mega-stars that can't provide a reasonable living for themselves and their spawn?

  22. Re:Interesting... on Remember When Elephants Had Tusks? · · Score: 1

    Lucky dogs.

    I know many people who would love to breed excessively.

  23. Re:Ask ./: Enterprise HW for I/O bound DB server on Play Random Sounds for E-Mail Notifications? · · Score: 1

    I teach Oracle(TM) and I don't know what an explain plan is. 25 tables and 500k records per table is large.

    It sounds like you need to rework your structure to be simpler.

    DB 101-- There are always at least 100 different ways to normalize your database... 50 of them are WRONG.

  24. Re:Put the blame where it belongs. on Government Pressure on ESRB · · Score: 1

    Odd, my recruiter asked me if I wanted to work with cool computer tech. perhaps you went to talk to a marine recruiter, or perhaps your knuckles were dragging the ground.

  25. Re:DeathTrack on DARPA Grand Challenge A Real Race At Last? · · Score: 1

    Right actor, wrong movie I think you meant Deathrace 2000