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  1. Re: Causes cancer on Study: Cutting Sugar From Diet Shows Immediate Health Benefits (wiley.com) · · Score: 1

    Congratulations, but I don't know what you're trying to prove. We're talking about sugar in obese kids.

  2. Re:Medication for Common Cold? on The Popular Over-The-Counter Cold Medicine That Science Says Doesn't Work (forbes.com) · · Score: 1

    The point is that you can't blow your nose, because the congestion is in your SINUSES.

    If medicines don't work, why are you taking ibuprofen for your headache? Just bash your head against the wall until you pass out!

    If you can't understand something, maybe it's because you're ignorant.

  3. Re:Medication for Common Cold? on The Popular Over-The-Counter Cold Medicine That Science Says Doesn't Work (forbes.com) · · Score: 1

    Acetaminophen is not dangerous if you follow the instructions. You're not supposed to take it continuously.

  4. Re:Thanks to the War on Drugs on The Popular Over-The-Counter Cold Medicine That Science Says Doesn't Work (forbes.com) · · Score: 1

    The physician's dream, actually, would be to have a full schedule for the day but have every patient show up 10 minutes late, so that they can tell them they won't see them (yet they will still be billed for the visit).

    Obama made outrageous claims about unnecessary amputations for profit. Meanwhile, he did nothing about the routine billing corruption by doctors and hospitals.

  5. Re:Already knew this on The Popular Over-The-Counter Cold Medicine That Science Says Doesn't Work (forbes.com) · · Score: 1

    It's a problem because pharmacies are not open 24 hours.

    But it doesn't need to be a problem... it's a violation of human rights to impose absolutely needless laws for political reasons.

  6. Re:Isn't the current mouse protection rule ... on Lawsuit Claims Buck Rogers Is In the Public Domain · · Score: 1

    Yes, but the interim law of 1978 (and its predecessor) still required that the copyright be actively renewed. If the owner failed to do that, it expired before the Bono act.

  7. Aeris on Square Enix To Concentrate On Remaking Their Back Catalog · · Score: 1

    keeps Phoenix Down in her purse this time.

  8. Re:So ... on Square Enix To Concentrate On Remaking Their Back Catalog · · Score: 1

    Because, really, we don't need to see the Spider Man origin story again.

    Maybe one of these days, some schmuck director will say, "What if Ben Parker doesn't die?" and subsequently die at the hands of an angry geek mob.

  9. Re:I for one welcome our androgynous gaming overlo on Square Enix To Concentrate On Remaking Their Back Catalog · · Score: 1, Insightful

    I'm pretty sure your post contains a microagression of some kind, but I'll need to consult my local university first.

  10. Re:Stupid article doesn't get the point on Tomorrow Is 'Back To the Future' Day (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Hmm. Maybe it's about time for another Batman movie.

    You didn't hear about the Superman vs Batman movie? With Ben "Horse tooth" Affleck as Batman? Yeah, they didn't jump that shark high enough with George Clooney.

  11. Re:Not one fuck is given on Tomorrow Is 'Back To the Future' Day (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    I KNEW my RAZR would be cool again!

  12. Re:I can still communicate in the car. on Nearly One-third of Consumers Would Give Up Their Car Before Their Smartphone (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    You can't use a speakerphone, but you can hold a mic in one hand?

    But then, yours is the country that basically banned all but 19th-century firearms because some mentally ill person shot up a mall.

  13. Re:The freedom of not having a car on Nearly One-third of Consumers Would Give Up Their Car Before Their Smartphone (computerworld.com) · · Score: 2

    Watching TV and doing crosswords is pretty much wasting time. You wouldn't get up early in the morning to do them.

  14. Re:The freedom of not having a car on Nearly One-third of Consumers Would Give Up Their Car Before Their Smartphone (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure batteries count as parts, and you would have had to replace yours at least twice by now. Plus about four sets of tires.

    You probably needed to change your trans fluid, too-- especially if it's a 4x4.

    Otherwise, if you didn't need to replace the alternator, fuel pump, window regulators, belts, tie rods, and other parts that most manufacturers don't make to last more than 100K miles... well, I should have bought a Tacoma.

  15. Re:muzzle velocity comparison with firearms on Guy Creates Handheld Railgun With a 3D-Printer (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Fuck yeah!

  16. Re:um on Guy Creates Handheld Railgun With a 3D-Printer (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    I used a fully automatic AR-15 built by a gunsmith friend of mine. It was pretty easy to control when fired in short bursts, as opposed to going John Rambo.

  17. Re:There are already handheld units over 5 joules on Guy Creates Handheld Railgun With a 3D-Printer (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    The sound guy says he's going to make you two pay for those broken mics.

  18. Re:muzzle velocity comparison with firearms on Guy Creates Handheld Railgun With a 3D-Printer (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    You have a right to be concerned. There is no need for police to have such a weapon-- anywhere. If there is a such a threat that you need a weapon that can penetrate body armor, the military is required. Our police in the USA, for example, are acting like murderous bullies because more time is being spent having them practice assaults with automatic weapons than learning how to interact with the public to maintain law and order.

  19. Re: So when's "gun control" going to stop guys wit on Guy Creates Handheld Railgun With a 3D-Printer (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    The censorship laws you people have tell me that your government isn't exactly concerned about your opinions. I'm a bit concerned about a government that has the power to ban alcohol and pornography whenever and wherever they feel is necessary.

  20. Re:Hipsters fight over limited supplies of juice on Charge Rage: Electric Cars Are Making People Meaner In California · · Score: 1

    And look at the cute comments from all the elitist trolls...

    Completely missing the point on purpose.

  21. Re:Who the hell on Interviews: John McAfee Answers Your Questions About His Presidential Bid · · Score: 1

    Do us a favor and next time you leave, don't come back.

    Our accents sound like constipated ducks? And no one in the rest of the world ever complains... because you don't understand their languages.

    Please.

  22. Re:Dude-centric on The Most Disruptive Technology of the Last 100 Years Isn't What You Think · · Score: 1

    Apparently, English is a second language for you, so I'll be fair.

    He didn't say he was leaving the clothes in. It is clear that he took the clothes out (that's why he needed to CLOSE the door; it was open because he'd emptied it). Since it is QUITE WET inside an HE washer, if you leave the door CLOSED mold will grow on the SLIGHTLY WARM WATER. Most people close the door because it is in the FRONT where CHILDREN AND PETS can climb in. And I have yet to see one where the manufacturer includes some kind of double-latch that leaves it cracked open, but too tightly for a child or pet to get in. So it gets moldy. But regardless, it still gets moldy under the gaskets, in the cups, and in the filter.

  23. Re:This on Interviews: John McAfee Answers Your Questions About His Presidential Bid · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If this is the case, why do we have child support?

  24. Who the hell on Interviews: John McAfee Answers Your Questions About His Presidential Bid · · Score: 2

    complains about naked people at the beach, people pissing by the road, or unusual food when they're traveling? What an odd straw man... one he implies does not, of course, apply to him.

    I'm tired of having other Americans throw me under the bus. I can't choose how the rest of the world sees me, but I certainly am not going to allow another American to perpetuate the nonsense of the ugly American.

    It's a shame that a man with many good ideas has to ruin an interview with irrelevant pontification.

  25. Clearcoat on New Plastic For Old Amigas and Commodores · · Score: 1

    After you remove the oxidized layer, you have to protect it from being yellowed again. That's why those headlight renewal kits have a liquid you wipe on afterward-- it's a clear coat. I'd try using whatever that stuff is on your case after you "clean" it. Or, you could try something mundane like polyurethane spray, but it'll likely add a sheen to the case and you'll probably want to remove the guts first or at least plug up the ports and the vents from the inside.