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  1. Re:That joke's not funny! on The Science of Humor · · Score: 1

    How are you going to pay for that? With Cash? eww...

  2. Re:Not surprised on Spock Gives Up the Con · · Score: 1

    Mission Impossible.. Both Shatner and Nemoy had roles on it. Nemoy had a recurring role as the Great Paris for a season or two.

  3. Re:Camera Vandalism? on Atlanta's Growing Video Surveillance System · · Score: 1

    I have a question... Since they are going to commit a crime (vandalism) anyway, why don't they steal the camera instead and sell it? Is the vandalism just more fun for them? Is it too hard to steal the camera, or did they not think of that?

  4. Re:Self control not required on Only 39% Curse At Their Computers? · · Score: 1

    I agree. Why bother to waste the energy to curse at an inanimate object.

  5. And that's the way it is... on Asteroid Once Seen As Dangerous Offers Chance For Close Study · · Score: 1

    Closing remarks from Walter Chrondite, after reporting on the asteroid flyby...

  6. small town makes national news on Kodachrome Takes Its Final Bow Today · · Score: 2

    Probably the last time my home town, Parsons, KS will make the national news.

  7. Re:I wonder how many on Student Googles Himself, Finds He's Accused of Murder · · Score: 1

    The best street sign that I have seen was for "That Road"

  8. Re:ALICE? ALICE? on Large Hadron Collider (LHC) Generates a 'Mini-Big Bang' · · Score: 1

    One day.. One Day... To the Moon Alice!!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Honeymooners

  9. Re:Hmm on Pope Says Technology Causes Confusion Between Reality and Fiction · · Score: 1

    That version is called 'The Message' and is available in your local bookstore. You are referring to Genesis, chapter 22.
    That section is actually one that the proponents of free will actually point out a lot. In verse 12, God says 'Now I know that you love me' (paraphrased). If he knew the outcome, why would he have to test Abraham? Those who do not believe in free will say it was to prove the point to Abraham so that Abraham would know that he truely loved God. Those who believe in free will argue that that God purposely chose not to know the outcome, so that Abraham would have free will.
    It can be argued either way, and has been hotly debated for a very long time.

  10. Re:Cool on PostgreSQL 9.0 Released · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yes. Oracle has those.

  11. Re:Good read on Pope's Astronomer Would Love To Baptize an Alien · · Score: 1

    Actually, according the the bible, the purpose of baptism depends upon your interpretation of the bible, and/or which demonination you belong to. Most protestants believe that it is a symbol to publicly declare that the person has accepted Jesus, but is not necessary for salvation itself. Therefore the symbol itself would not save you from your sins. Jesus himself was referenced as being baptized (John 1:29-33), and he, according the bible was also without sin (1 Peter 2:22), and had never sinned. The point of baptism is argued about among the various Christian demoninations. There are several references in the bible that have people being saved without baptism, such as one of the criminals that was crucified at the same time Jesus was. Some, like the Catholics, allow sprinkling, while others, like the Baptists do not. As for why any aliens would need to be redeemed, that is something for debate, and is actually something that many theologians have debated for years. C.S. Lewis, being one of the most accessible theological writers, has his own interpretation, which you can see in his Perilandria series and his Chronicles of Narnia series. I've seen several others. Several seem to think that if we can reach them, then they have 'fallen from grace' as well. Some have Jesus coming to them in their form, while others have us going to them to preach to them. Most Christians ignore it, because since their documentation of God's word, the bible, doesn't say anything about it. Therefore, no one knows.

  12. Re:I Want ... on The Many Faces of 3G · · Score: 1

    As long as it's not the heebeegeebees. I hate it when I get that.

  13. Re:I've known Dwayne's since the 1970's on Last Roll of Kodachrome Processed · · Score: 1

    No, Dwayne's photo development is on 32nd street. I went to school with the twins girls. You are thinking of a different photo place on the plaza, but I can't remember the name.

  14. Re:WARNING on Brain Scans May Help Guide Career Choice · · Score: 1

    I read that short story as well. I think it was called "Sanity Claus"

  15. input elements will have a big impact on How HTML5 Will Change the Web · · Score: 1

    All this talk about canvas and video tags is interesting, but not what I'm looking for. I just want those date, number and patern input elements. Once those are in place and widely used, my business javascript will be greatly simplified. Yes, I know that I can use third party tools, but that is still running javascript. Having those elements native to the browser will speed up perfomance and cut down on the amount of javascript tremendously.

  16. Re:Uh, no, this i not a lego robot playing tetris on Lego Robot Plays Tetris · · Score: 1

    The article mentions that it needed a webcam and a DSP. I can't watch the video here at work, but doesn't that imply that the robot does have vision of it's own?

  17. tribbles and bits on iCade, an Arcade Cabinet Docking Bay For Your iPad · · Score: 1

    I would buy their tribbles 'n' bits cereal, and I'd give serious thought to the moodINQ (other jokes on the website. Scroll down on the iCade page to see the others).

  18. Re:Set Theory on BC Prof Suggests Young Children Need Less Formal Math, Not More · · Score: 1

    Isn't that what the "New Math" was that was taught during the late 1970s in America? I was taught set theory in grade school then, but my kids aren't being taught that now.

  19. Re:Daily Mail? on Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Protein ... and Now Fat · · Score: 1

    It was the first one that google pulled up. How about Science Daily?

  20. Re:the Calcium taste buds weren't listed on Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Protein ... and Now Fat · · Score: 1

    Actually, I did. However, the one that convinced me that it was real is this one in science daily. The receptor is called CaSR. Of course, that was in mice, not humans. The article I linked to was the first one I found, and not the best, and definitely not the one that I had read a while back when I first heard about it.

  21. Re:the Calcium taste buds weren't listed on Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Protein ... and Now Fat · · Score: 1

    The daily mail link is the first one I came across in a Google search. There are many other pages. I should also have said "there are" instead of "There is". I've not had enough sleep to keep from making gramatical errors.

  22. the Calcium taste buds weren't listed on Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Protein ... and Now Fat · · Score: 2, Informative

    There is the Calcium(www.dailymail.co.uk) taste buds which were not listed, and I'm sure there have been others discovered.

  23. Re:Same sh*t, different decade. on Another Study Attacks Violent Video Games, Claims To Be "Conclusive" · · Score: 1

    How about the "Long Hair" music that was described as being of the devil. I'm talking about Beethoven, of course.

  24. Re:good on Obama Choosing NOT To Go To the Moon · · Score: 1

    No Managers? What about the management decision that led to the first shuttle blowing up? The management chose to ignore the enginer's warning about the o-rings. See Space Shuttle Challenger disater (Wikipedia) for details

  25. h.264 patent expiration? on Vimeo Also Introduces HTML5 Video Player · · Score: 1

    When does the h.264 patent expire? I've been doing google searches, but haven't had any luck in finding the dates. My google search mojo must be weak today.