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  1. Re:as a hemophiliac on Protein Gel Quickly Stops Bleeding · · Score: 1

    If you have a problem with blood that clots too well, You might want to see a doctor and have some lab work done. My wife had a pulmonary embolism a few years ago that landed her in the hospital for a week. Turns out she has a genetic marker for a clotting factor that makes her prone to that. She is now on a theraputic dose of coumadin(warfarin)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War farin .

  2. Re:Adblock on LiveJournal Introduces "Sponsored Content" · · Score: 1

    ADVERTISEMENTS AND PROMOTIONS

    You understand and agree that some or all of the Service may include advertisements and that these advertisements are necessary for LiveJournal to provide the Service. You also understand and agree that you will not obscure any advertisements from general view via HTML/CSS or any other means.


    I would say that means the people with live journal pages cant embed things to make the advertising go away. If you are reading a page they couldn't do anything about that.

    That being said, seeing ads is for suckers.

  3. Re:The Year 2000 Is Calling on Yahoo Tries to Woo Facebook With $900 Million · · Score: 1

    Exactly! What the hell is facebook, and why should anyone care? I never heard of it until some news story said it was being offered cubic dollars to sell.

  4. Re:In other words... on PS3 Downtime To Fight Disease · · Score: 1

    "to calculate who knows what and send it God knows where"

    And that is exactly why I don't run those programs. I am not smart enough to know if they are looking for a cure for cancer, run nuclear bomb simulations, search for ET's, develop biological or chemical warfare agents... etc.

  5. Re:Blazing saddles review on Blu-ray vs. HD DVD Round Two · · Score: 1

    Film is the source, how could a home theater be better than the source material?

    Especially with a comedy, a full theater is more fun. Cell phones not an issue at a midnight show.

    Yes, seats are worse than lounging on a couch, but not that much worse.

    $4 is insane? Especially for something I go to once or twice a month?

  6. Re:Blazing saddles review on Blu-ray vs. HD DVD Round Two · · Score: 1

    The same reason me and 200 other people paid $4 to watch it on the big screen for a midnight show. Just watched the first Lord of the Rings there, though they only had about 40 people show up for that one. I don't care how good home viewing is, it won't be as good as a theater.

  7. Orphan points on Google Image Labeler · · Score: 1

    What happens to the valuable points earned by tinfoil hat wearing geeks like me that don'a allow google cookies?

  8. Re:typical... on It's 2006 and Backups For Home User Still Tricky? · · Score: 1

    You are right on! What he wants is something that will take a group of files, copy them in standard file system format, span when appropriate, and then write an index so he can find out what disk has what file.

    All the other things are great, but they aren't what he is looking for. If he writes them the way he wants, he can use the disks in virtually any dvd drive. Hell, throw one in your modern dvd player and listen to the mp3s.

  9. Re:Overpromising lifespan on The Light Bulb That Can Change the World · · Score: 1

    Agreed! I bought several CF's(GE) 5 years ago when there was a good rebate going on. They lasted less time than an incandesent. Gave up on them until my local power company had a deal where I could get some for $1 each. These seem to be doing ok so far as I have had them for about 6 months. I have noticed that the newer generation bulbs are brighter than the old ones, at least to me.

  10. Re:Oh, Zonk on PS3 Performance Downgraded Again · · Score: 1, Funny

    comment made by one of the peeps at Penny Arcade

    Sentient marshmallow chicks? Or is that some use of peep as a noun that I am not aware of?

  11. Re:How about just letting me buy what I want? on Learning to Love the Cable Guy · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I program out the channels I don't watch. Works kinda like adblock.

  12. Re:Umm , I think a completely blank hard drive... on P2P Defendant Destroys Evidence, Case Defaults · · Score: 1

    My question would be how do they know that the drive is the same physical drive that contained the files? As far as I know, p2p programs don't include any data like that. I would say it would be trivial to duplicate the drive without including the incriminating evidence. To me that says that the drive would be inadmissable as evidence as there is no chain of custody to attest to the veracity of the drive.

  13. Re:wtf? on Microsoft Flubs Patch, Putting Users At Risk · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Chief Hacking Officer.. Best title ever!

  14. Re:Bonus geek points for not using GPS on Firefox Crop Circles Prove Intelligent Alien Life · · Score: 1

    Hewlett-Packard Company: Us Calculator Repair Center
    1000 NE Circle Blvd
    Corvallis, OR 97330
    (541) 757-2002

  15. Bargain shopping on Can a Gaming Cafe be Successful? · · Score: 1

    Buy one for pennies on the dollar after it goes under. That seemed to work here.

  16. Re:So, an Exploit For a Patch? on Microsoft Bracing for Worm Attack · · Score: 1

    So what are pants in the UK? :-)
    Noun/Adj. Nonsense, rubbish, bad. From the standard British English of pants, meaning underwear; also a variation on 'knickers'. E.g."The first half was pants but I stayed until the end and it was actually a great film." [1990s]
    Exclam. An exclamation of annoyance or frustration. From the noun, (above).

  17. Got lots of coverage in local paper on James A. Van Allen - Dies at 91 · · Score: 1

    In today's Cedar Rapids Gazette, the obit was the front page story. Took half the front page, and 2 full pages on the inside. I was really pleased to see such great coverage!

  18. Re:That's great and all... on Computer Manages Restaurant Workers · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ahh.. some rich, sheltered, bastard that never had to work fast food. Explosive boiling!

    BTW, when I worked at KFC 30 years ago, we used to take hunks of fat from the chicken and throw it in the bug zapper by the back door. We were easily amused.

  19. Re:Nah. Crappy games and HW requirements on Piracy Killing PC Gaming? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Yeah, I think that nails it. Our lan gaming group died not because of pirating, but because there wasn't anything that everyone wanted to play and that half the people that showed up only wanted to play WOW.

    I haven't bought any new games in a while for several reasons. I'm a tightwad and can't justify upgrading my PC. Battlefield 2 runs fine on my rig (though the amount of cheating is getting like counterstrike was years ago). I own tons of legal games I haven't finished yet. Son has tons of XBox games (most for $10 to $20). Spending more time farting around in linux. Spending more time on my bicycle.

    In a nutshell, I think PC gaming is frozen in it's current state for me. If I ever feel the need to do more modern gaming, it will probably be on a console.

  20. I don't want FOP Damn it, I'm a Dapper Dan Man! on Easy Fix for Scratched CDs · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hair Gel.. Whoda thunk it?
    "I like the smell of my hair treatment; the pleasing odor is half the point."

  21. Doctor Who on The Energy of Empty Space != Zero · · Score: 1

    Sounds like the void ship from the end of the last season of Doctor Who.

  22. Re:Wow! on New Human-Powered World Hour Record · · Score: 1

    I don't know what you mean about that. I'm a lardass and I average between 16 and 17 mph right now. By fall my average will be around 18 and 19. I don't lose hardly any weight either, maybe 10lbs. On RAGBRAI last year I averaged around 15, but that was riding leisurly for 60 to 80 miles a day.

  23. Re:I sure hope so... on Rebirth of the U.S. Arcade? · · Score: 1

    Agree completely. Fortunately, one of the movie theaters in town gives three games for a buck on terminator pinball. I usually drop at least a buck in it every time.

  24. Re:Ren and Stimpy on Ask Futurama Star Billy West About...? · · Score: 1

    Do you have cats, and do they use Gritty Kitty brand litter?

  25. Trolling for Feds on Hands on: Google Spreadsheets · · Score: 1, Troll

    I wonder what would happen if you set up a spreadsheet with assorted illegal drugs, prices, and people. How about weapons and ammo, porn, etc? No real information, obviously, but just to trigger the all seeing eyes that want to get in everyones lives.