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  1. Re:It would be interesting, if tricky... on Fear of Death Makes People Into Believers (of Science) · · Score: 1

    I'd be interested to see(though am at a loss for how one could...ethically...arrange such a test) whether you see the same thing in mortality-salience scenarios where it is explicitly clear that science won't help here

    You might be able to do so ethically with terminally ill patients.

  2. Yabut... on FreeBSD 8.4 Released · · Score: 1

    It took thirty years, but they finally came out with a system twice as good as the old original BSD 4.2 (no open/free/net) that I used back in '83!

  3. It's not a Tumah!!!! on World's Oldest Tumor Found In a Neanderthal Bone · · Score: 1
  4. Re:Couldn't you just make up any old equation... on Banker Offers $1M To Solve Beal Conjecture · · Score: 2

    it seems like the false conjectures would be quickly disproven, and the true ones might take a bit longer

    Yeah, I think it would take *quite* a bit longer to disprove true conjectures.

  5. Re:What's even funnier about the ATC thing on Julian Assange Says Google's Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen Are "Witch Doctors" · · Score: 1

    Didn't you watch 24???? Pilots are mindless idiots who slavishly follow directions from ground control, even to the point of colliding with other planes!

  6. Re:About time on Matt Smith Leaves "Doctor Who" · · Score: 1

    Yeah. "Dinosaurs on a spaceship" is a classic example.

  7. Re:4k Computer on 4K Computer Monitors Are Coming (But Still Pricey) · · Score: 1

    You fell into the sar-chasm.

  8. Re:Once upon a time on Computer Network Piecing Together a Jigsaw of Ancient Jewish Lore · · Score: 1

    Funny? Clearly the mods have never read A Canticle for Liebowitz.

  9. Re:Even simpler, #2 pencils and a scanning tool on New York City Wants To Revive Old Voting Machines · · Score: 1

    I'm blind and handless, you insensitive clod!!!

  10. Re:Absolutely cool, relatively meh on Seeing Atomic Bonds Before and After Reactions · · Score: 1

    [AOL] Me Too! [/AOL]

    On the other hand... "My name is Bonds... Atomic Bonds..."

  11. But.. but...the CHILDREN!!!! on Schools Scanned Students' Irises Without Permission · · Score: 1

    Won't *somebody* think of THE CHILDREN?????

  12. Re:It's still under investigation on GMO Wheat Found Growing Wild In Oregon, Japan Suspends Import From U.S. · · Score: 1

    Are there any more puns romaine-ing?

  13. Re:It's still under investigation on GMO Wheat Found Growing Wild In Oregon, Japan Suspends Import From U.S. · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Beat me to it. The farmer is clearly violating Monsanto's patents, even though he didn't plant the stuff.

    [seriously now]
    This is why all the current court rulings on Monsanto's stuff are insane.

  14. Re:Search engines on Google's View On the Whac-a-Mole of Blocking Pirate Sites · · Score: 1
  15. Re:Once upon a time on Computer Network Piecing Together a Jigsaw of Ancient Jewish Lore · · Score: 4, Funny

    Are any shopping lists? Can of kraut? Tuna? Bring home for Emma?

    I'm pretty sure there's supposed to be a bagel somewhere in there.

  16. Re:Token ring ... on Ethernet Turns 40 · · Score: 1

    Didn't the token get lost in the ethernet?

  17. Glad it's expected. on Rough Roving: Curiosity's Wheels Show Damage · · Score: 3, Funny

    Otherwise, it's a hell of a long wait for the AAA. And who's going to to stand there next to the rover with their card?

  18. Re:No, that is not what we mean. on Why the 'Star Trek Computer' Will Be Open Source and Apache Licensed · · Score: 1, Funny

    The Trek computes being open sourced certainly explains how everybody from the Ferengi to the Kazon could take control (also known as the "Invader Friendly Operating System").

  19. Vitamin C... on Scientists Find Vitamin C Kills Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Somewhere in heaven, Linus Pauling is laughing his head off...

  20. Re:More shady business on Motion To Delay Sanctions Against Prenda Lawyers Denied · · Score: 1

    For proof, I guess he could show the court his balls, after his wife has cut them off...

  21. Re:Sounds like a game name on Mageia 3 Released · · Score: 1

    At the time, Mandriva was in serious financial trouble (but then, when was it ever not so?). And they had just announced yet another change in direction.

    Mandriva seemed directionless, etc... so the Mageia team forked.

  22. Re:I believe I speak for a dozen people when I say on Amtrak Upgrades Wi-Fi · · Score: 1

    The WiFi on the Pacific Surfliner (SantaBarbara-SanDiego) sucks.

  23. Re:Well, he's not afraid his company might fire hi on Larry Page: You Worry Too Much About Medical Privacy · · Score: 1

    Just ask Kyle Love.

  24. Re:And the winner is.... on Opportunity Breaks NASA's 40-Year Roving Record · · Score: 1

    Except in North Carolina, of course....

  25. Re:There your country goes... on Florida Activates System For Citizens To Call Each Other Terrorists · · Score: 1

    Shhhh... he's on a roll!