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  1. DRM Fail on EA Forum Ban Will Now Mean EA Game Ban · · Score: 1

    So who owns the game the gamers purchased?

  2. Rice on Recovering Moldy Electronics? · · Score: 2, Funny

    In addition to the above stated solutions, you might speed the drying process with rice.

  3. Re:So does this mean people will stop pirating? on Artists Strive To Wrest Rights From Music Industry · · Score: 1

    The only music I have purchased in the past couple of years have been from artist's websites. The money goes straight to the artist. And I typically don't just purchase one or two songs. I'll pick up entire albums or the entire collection to date. This is music that the artist had available for free download & I heard through illicit on-line radio stations.

    The RIAA & their pricing levels conditioned me not to buy music growing up. For the most part, I just used radio or did without.

  4. Let Space Come to Us on Small Asteroid On Collision Course With Earth · · Score: 1

    Instead of spending the enormous dollars it takes to explore other planets*, wouldn't it be cheaper to:
    1. Send up a unit to slow down some of these meteors,
    2. Pick them up in orbit
    3. Deliver them to the Space Station for scientific research
    4. Maybe even package them for a soft landing for ground based researchers to examine
    5. ????
    6. Profit!!!

    With all the talk about panspermia, what better way to explore this possibility? Otherwise we are left with the burnt out husks of what has hit the earth.

    This very well may be the cheapest easiest way to explore space. From our couch!

    * I still think we should try to explore other planets, but this presents a great value.

  5. Re:Mine is far more efficient on Removing CO2 From the Air Efficiently · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh dear, I hadn't thought of that.

    *poof*

  6. Mine is far more efficient on Removing CO2 From the Air Efficiently · · Score: 2, Informative

    It's solar powered. No need to pay any electric bills. Maintenance & care is cheap dirt.
    http://pws.byu.edu/tree_tour/images/tree116small.jpg

  7. Looks creepy on Russian Town Puts Giant Smiley On Google Maps · · Score: 1

    Not the reputation a town wants.

  8. Yeast from the gut of a Weevil on Ancient Yeast Used To Brew Modern Beer · · Score: 1

    So the yeast from the gut of a 45M Year old weevil is restricted to a narrow band of carbohydrates compared to modern yeast.

    But have they compared it to yest from the guts of current day Weevils?

  9. Extremophiles? on NASA's Mars News Is Not Life, But Perchlorate · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Do we have any extremophiles that life in a highly oxidizing environment?

  10. Rust Rocket Booster on NASA's Mars News Is Not Life, But Perchlorate · · Score: 1

    Great. So we have oxygen & iron. Somehow I don't think we are going to get lift off from Mars with a Rust Powered Rocket Booster.

  11. Let parent's choose which school to send students on How Do You Fix Education? · · Score: 1

    Yes, some parents will screw it up. But you can't save everyone. But for those who care, they will shift their kids to better schools & teachers.

    The schools that don't make the grade will have to close down.

  12. I don't think it will make it any better on Lost Footage of "Metropolis" Found · · Score: 1

    Sorry but it isn't that great.

  13. Re:image in the post? on Galaxy Zoo Produces a Rare Specimen · · Score: 1

    They are really splurging on a whole 3,950 bytes.

  14. Re:Water sublimating on Water Ice On Mars · · Score: 1

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naphthalene

    Incidence in nature

    Trace amounts of naphthalene are produced by magnolias and specific types of deer. Naphthalene has also been found in the Formosan subterranean termite, possibly as a repellant against "ants, poisonous fungi and nematode worms." [1]

  15. I don't snoop on 1 In 3 Sysadmins Snoop On Colleagues · · Score: 1

    People need to have reasonable faith that their privacy is respected & their information is safe & secure for them to do their job. Some bosses might not get that, but I do.

  16. Scientology on Nominations Open For "Most Likely to be Shut Down By Government" · · Score: 1

    I'm surprised no one here has mentioned that one yet.

  17. Donny? Is that you? on Anti-Keylogging Recommendations? · · Score: 1

    Come back to the guild.

  18. Detailed forum thread on subject w/Screen shots on Scientology's Credibility Questioned Over Video Channel · · Score: 3, Informative
  19. Nice feature on WGA Under Vista SP1 Is Kinder and Nags More · · Score: 1

    I typically set my background to black anyway.

  20. Dull article on Two AI Pioneers, Two Bizarre Suicides · · Score: 0, Troll

    That article was so dull I contemplated ending my own life. Luckily I found that little red X at the top right hand of my screen & saved myself.

  21. Never skimp out on your Power Supply on HP & Dell Face Lawsuits From Exploding Hardware · · Score: 1

    They will go up in smoke along with the rest of your house.

  22. Hydrogen balloons would be more fun on Helium Crisis Approaching · · Score: 3, Funny

    Subject says it all.

  23. Re:Free market on Sony Announces DRM-Free Music at Amazon · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'm holding out for FLAC. Then we'll talk.

  24. Neither wins on Warner Backs Blu-Ray. End Times For HD-DVD? · · Score: 1

    I still say the hard drive wins out in the long run... or at least until Flash drives come down in price.

  25. Amazon mp3 downloader? on Sony BMG Dropping DRM · · Score: 1

    Why do I need special downloader software from Amazon.com? Can't I just pay for it & then download the song or album?