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  1. Cancer roundup on Fighting Cancer With The Common Cold? · · Score: 1

    I think it's time for an cancer-killer roundup article. We have the gold method, the reovirus method, and apparently this one. It seems that soon it won't be about killing cancer, it will be about investing in the drug manufacturer who's product works the fastest.

  2. Re:This just in... on Company Claims Patent on CD Writing · · Score: 1

    Considering what the patent application process costs, it seems ridiculous to me that they wouldn't do a reasonably complete check for prior art... no matter what the field is. So if they're not doing that... where the hell is the money going?

  3. Re:would make a great linux promotional tool on Netscape-Branded ISP Launching February 2004 · · Score: 1

    Who, AOL? Oh lord, I'm imagining a cd you pop in your computer that rebuilds the drive... completely ISP-centric.

  4. Yeah, uh on Earth's Magnetic Field Weakens 10 Percent · · Score: 1


    "the field could vanish altogether in 1,500 to 2,000 years"

    I'll cross that bridge when we get to it.

  5. Oh my.... on Finding Holiday Discounts on iPods? · · Score: 1


    AHAHAHAHAhahaaa... you want a good deal on Apple hardware? HAHAHAHAHAHAaa.....

    ...oh dear god, I think I'm gonna piss myself. This made slashdot headlines? Couldn't you guys have just emailed him back "Ain't gunna happen." and saved him the embarassment?

    Wow, maybe it was worth the imminent troll points just to brighten my day.

    Sorry Apple guys, your stuff is pimp... but you know it's true.

  6. Re:Disabled people? on Biometrics: Prepare to be Scanned · · Score: 1

    I supposed they'd default to CARD+PIN instead of CARD+PIN+RETINA for missing eyes, and recatalog face for burn victims.

  7. Re:A victory for nature lovers everywhere! on California Bans Genegineered Fish · · Score: 1

    I don't care, I'm still blaming god for the platypus. What the hell was he thinking? -Go Keven (no, not that Mitnick pud)

  8. Re:That's okay on California Bans Genegineered Fish · · Score: 1

    And they'll run for governor in California, of all places.

  9. Re:Oh YES THEY ARE... on Longest Physics Lecture in History? · · Score: 1

    My parents don't claim me. Haven't for awhile, but I was told that I didn't qualify.

  10. Re:Oh YES THEY ARE... on Longest Physics Lecture in History? · · Score: 1

    An interesting note. I can't afford school on my own, my parents refuse to pay for it (despite having money), but the subsidized stafford is unavailable to me because my parents make too much money. That's at 22 years old. I just don't get it. My parents income, and my income, having nothing to do with each other. So I just take huge interest hits on loans.

  11. Re:All research welcome on NASA Installs Linux Supercomputer · · Score: 1


    My thoughts are, "Excuse me, but screw Paris. Oh, life is shit... just look at our weather? Let's spend that money on keeping our space shuttles intact on re-entry." Besides, now that the French government doesn't have to spend anything on pumping that POS concorde, they can figure out why it's so damn hot there.

  12. Wait, on Kazaa Launches Legitimacy Campaign · · Score: 1

    "music, software and movie firms convinced that peer-to-peer (P2P) services are a major source of online piracy"

    Uh, was there ever any question about this?

  13. I'll take the -5 Troll for the cowering masses... on AT&T Sues PayPal and eBay for Patent Infringement · · Score: 1

    How about, "e-Lick-My-Deathstars" AT&T!!!

  14. Re:You know..... on AMD Predicts End of 32-bit Processors · · Score: 1

    I won't plug my retail pc hardware co., but we carry ATI Xpert 2000 PRO cards, and GeForce2 MX400s for around $30. Less, in the case of the ATI card. If you can't sell these items for less, you may want to reconsider your business model... if it's not too late.

  15. Re:2 lessons on Lessons Learned from RFID Field Test · · Score: 1

    It is my understanding that you can't "deactive" a passive RFID tag, with the exception of physically destroying it? Is this true? If it can be done with a "scanner", and this is supposed to be the new security device, what's to keep someone from just swiping product inside the store and walking out?

  16. Re:Not quite done yet... on Cougaar 10.4.6 Released With Source · · Score: 1

    Hows this?

    "Cougaar release 10.4.6 has been posted . As always, all source code is available via anonymous CVS. Cougaar is an open-source Java-based cyber-architecture for the construction of distributed cyber-agent-based applications. It is the product of an eight-year DARPA-funded cyber-research project in highly scalable and survivable multi-agent cyber-systems. Cougaar is currently used in next-generation military logistics cyber-systems, commercial applications, and research cyber-projects. Cougaar release 10.4.6 adds survivable cyber-yellow pages and white pages services, and multiple other performance and reliability cyber-improvements."

    Elements in bold added by some jerk who hates the use of "cyber".

  17. Obligatory Lame Joke... on Big Bang Really a Big Hum · · Score: 1

    If all the matter in the universe hurtles out of a sigularity, and nobody is around to hear it...

    Well, you know the rest.

  18. Re:Opening the door on Brill's Contentious ID Card · · Score: 1

    Wait, I just looked through my wallet... I already have 5 government issued ID cards.

  19. Re:Maps for walking routes? on Best Online Mapping Site? · · Score: 1


    Should that diagonal line deviate to circumvent frequent hangouts of muggers and rapists, in the park?

    ...clickety, clickety, clickety...

  20. Obligatory Porn Joke on Internet Speed Record Broken (Again) · · Score: 1


    Even brilliant researchers wish they could get it faster....

  21. Re:About time... on Microsoft Wants to Project "Cool" Image · · Score: 1


    "1. Mass-market by definition cannot be cool."

    I agree with most of your post... but this one you'll have to take up with M.C. Hammer.

  22. Ex-science advisor huh? on Benjamin Franklin, Civic Scientist · · Score: 1

    Does that mean this is the guy responsible for spending billions of dollars to find out that power lines don't cause cancer?

  23. Re:Ion drive is cool, but... on Ion Engine Propels Probe to Moon · · Score: 1

    Maybe it's not really as economical when you consider peak staffing for "mission control" for 15 months instead of two weeks? I don't know, just a thought.

  24. Re:Send These bastards To Jail on SCO's Plan Examined · · Score: 1

    So, erm... couldn't people buy options on SCO and make a bundle?

  25. Re:But then what attracts these bands? on File-Sharing Ethics Taught In Classrooms? · · Score: 1

    You would, however, imagine that anyone would employ a lawyer when asked to sign a record contract. Who doesn't think twice before signing anything to get what would seem like free money.

    What are their alternatives to doing things this way? (The artists, I mean)