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  1. Re:Well okay... on Canadian Surgeons Perform Telerobotic Surgery · · Score: 1

    No link, no matter how fast or secure, will let a physician monitor the status of his patient nearly as much as actually being there.

    The point is that the physician can not always be there on time.
    Sure it's better to have the doctor there than the robot, but it's also better to have the robot there than have the doctor sitting on a plane.

  2. Looking in the wrong place? on New Computer Program Determines "Hitability" · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Surely it's the marketing and not the tune which makes a hit. If a company can get a single into the top 10 (Not too hard with sales fixing etc.) then they will start to make real sales.

    It's the popularity of a song that makes it popular, not the music. When was the last time you heard a mainstream DJ say "This song is great. It's got strong African rhythms mixed with Celtic melancholy." Or how about "This song is great. It's got the gothic movements mixed with C&W lyrics". Now, how about "This song is great. It came in at number one"...

    People aren't interested in hearing music. We're interested in hearing what other people are hearing.

  3. Re:What about people who fail the Turing Test? on Turing Test 2: A Sense of Humor · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh?

  4. Re:Sad on Office 2003 Beta 2 Screen Shots · · Score: 4, Funny

    So is it "\." now, not "/."?

  5. More Screen shots on Office 2003 Beta 2 Screen Shots · · Score: 1, Troll

    Another shot of it can be found here

  6. Re:Oooooh! on Secret Irish Data Repository Uncovered · · Score: 1

    Ha! :)

  7. Re:Oooooh! on Secret Irish Data Repository Uncovered · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Fuckwit.

  8. Re:4 GB is not a lot of memory on Intel: No Rush to 64-bit Desktop · · Score: 0, Troll

    If Intel keeps on braking a lot of people will get really disappointed when they realize they need more memory than their platform supports.

    My God! Have you told Intel this? By listening to their industry experts instead of you they could be loosing billions.
    You better mail Craig.Barrett@intel.com as soon as possible.

  9. Re:They better be careful on Build Your Own Submarine · · Score: 1

    Well said. :)

  10. Re:They better be careful on Build Your Own Submarine · · Score: 1

    Sound and sensible advice. Where were you when the Write brothers started messing around in Kitty Hawk?

  11. Re:A question... on EU Agrees to Give Passenger Data to U.S. · · Score: 1

    Should U.S. authorities make any attempt to identify potentially dangerous travellers before they enter the U.S.?

    They already do this with a deeply probing form. Such enlightening questions include "Are you a member of a terrorist organisation?" and "Have you ever been convicted for genocide?".
    I think that covers all bases, don't you?

  12. Re:dishwasher? on Why Nerds Are Unpopular · · Score: 1

    I hear you, but be prepared to have kids sooner rather than later...

  13. Re:The FIRST mistake they made was on Buy a Segway... Please · · Score: 1

    Well said... If I can't use a product by draping my obese carcass over it, then I'm not going to use it at all.

    Are we really so lazy?

  14. Re:dishwasher? on Why Nerds Are Unpopular · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I am, by no stretch of the imagination, a lady's man, but I imagine lumping the three billion members of "opposite sex" under one stereotype is counter productive.

    I'm beginning to suspect that "they" are as diverse as "we" are.

  15. Re:On the box it reads: on Gameboy Advance SP Reviewed & Disassembled · · Score: 1

    Very funny.
    Now let's hear you say it in Japanese...

  16. Re:Adequate speed on 65 CPUs From 100 MHz to 3066 MHz · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Use the correct tool for the job.

    Caveat: Be sure you know what the job is.

    If you just want to keep track of you members, then pen and paper fits the bill nicely. However, if you want to keep track of your members *and* have a warm, fuzzy geek experience while doing so, then go for a nice laptop.

    Most people don't *need* a top of the range graphics card any more than they *need* to play top of the range games. That doesn't make getting one a Bad Thing though.

  17. Re:Who's locking what up? on Palladium's Power To Deny · · Score: 1

    Steady on. Only one nation has ever used a "WMD". How should we judge them?

  18. Note to Moderators on Some Geek Guides for Dating · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Any posts dishing out advice should not be moderated redundant. If you knew it already, would you really be moderating on Valentine's night?

  19. It's all clear now on Some Geek Guides for Dating · · Score: 0, Redundant

    So the real reason I'm sitting here on Valentine's night assembling Gundam is because I have Java skills and not because I lack social confidence.

    Pass the whisky.

  20. Re:Speaking of Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkeys... on Warcraft 3 Expansion Beta Signups Announced · · Score: 1

    All very funny, but remember: Any race which decides to address a widening social-class rift by decapitating all the "Haves" deserves our fear, if not our respect.

    Can you imagine that ever happening in LA?

  21. This is SO cool! on Sega Merges With Pachinko Company Sammy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is my first post from my new palm. Go on. Mod me down. I don't care. :)

  22. Many Issues on Aggressive Email Filtering Blocks Political Debate · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm sure the filters caused many problems with the "Hot, horny housewife" bill and the new "Extra six inches" tax debate.

  23. Re:This is INSANE! on Linux on the iPod · · Score: 2, Funny

    Damn it Jim! Anybody can have a typo or two! :)

  24. Re:This is INSANE! on Linux on the iPod · · Score: 1

    If you think this is a ptoblem, you clearly don't understand the role of the "been-there-done-that" department.

  25. Re:Get your clothes at Adultdex instead on Comdex Operators File for Bankruptcy · · Score: 1

    The sex industry is recession-proof. I'm sure Adultdex isn't going under.


    Actually, a large portion of their profits comes from "going under".

    And yes, that is "comes" with an O and an E...