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  1. I'm not taking any chances... on NASA's eNose Sniffs Out Brain Cancer · · Score: 1

    Here: http://theinfosphere.org/Mom's_Old-Fashioned_Robot_Oil

    According to Mom, anything that moves with a load for any time should be lubricated to improve efficiency and wear.

  2. Now what am I going to do? on ARIN Letter Says Two More Years of IPv4 · · Score: 2, Funny

    With this junk IPv4 toaster?

  3. Cost on Obama Appoints Non-Tech Guy As CTO · · Score: 1

    wanting to get them young and convert them to your ideology, at any cost.

    Well, as a taxpayer I'd like to teach them at the minimal cost. Windows and Office cost more than the hardware. Is it really such a big deal to switch word processors? Are the people that learned WordStar unemployed?

  4. ROT13 on Encrypted But Searchable Online Storage? · · Score: 0

    Sounds like somebody doesn't know ROT13!!

  5. Read This: on Project OXCART Declassified From Area 51 · · Score: 1
  6. So... on Sunspot Activity Continues To Drop · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The entire state of North Dakota doesn't exist? With its lax gun laws it had TWO murders in 2008, both STABBINGS! Mexico does have strict gun laws and look where they're heading.

    P.S. the "shift" key down next to the "z" key makes big letters.

  7. Re:My Dad Had a 2 wheeled car on Segway, GM Partner On Two-Wheeled Electric Car · · Score: 1

    I had one. It was OK, but the 88 keys made it hard to operate.

  8. Easy Fix on An Education In Deep Packet Inspection · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Charge more for higher QoS. Give a discount for lower QoS.

  9. Buying senators on AP Says "Share Your Revenue, Or Face Lawsuits" · · Score: 1

    Can you buy a senator on a newspaper budget?

  10. Don't these guys read the news? on AP Says "Share Your Revenue, Or Face Lawsuits" · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, but just the AP.

  11. Re:That's a false choice on Believing In Medical Treatments That Don't Work · · Score: 1

    Offing dictators is kinda like pulling the flower off of a dandelion. An other one grows right back.

    (I like the sig, tho.)

  12. Coders days are numbered... on Coders, Your Days Are Numbered · · Score: 0

    So that's why they always start counting at zero!

  13. That's a false choice on Believing In Medical Treatments That Don't Work · · Score: 1

    Sub-Saharan Africa has problems that money can't fix.

  14. Colombia is nice... on Believing In Medical Treatments That Don't Work · · Score: 1

    I had lasik done there back when the FDA still thought it was too risky.

  15. HP not torque on California May Reduce Carbon Emissions By Banning Black Cars · · Score: 1

    Torque rises with rpm to a point and then starts falling well before the peak HP. At redline torque is relatively low.

  16. APB on Cotton Swabs are the Prime Suspect In 8-Year Phantom Chase · · Score: 5, Funny

    All points bulletin: be on the lookout for woman with extremely clean ears!

  17. Health Class on Cotton Swabs are the Prime Suspect In 8-Year Phantom Chase · · Score: 1

    Our health teacher told us not to buy used Q-Tips(tm). Would have saved the trouble right there.

  18. Atomic Posts? on Kernel Hackers On Ext3/4 After 2.6.29 Release · · Score: 1

    Does Slashdot have ato

  19. Source? on Strip-Search Case Tests Limits of 4th Amendment · · Score: 1

    Do you have a source for this? (Jeremiah Wright sermons don't count.)

  20. Re:Simple Solution on Lower Air Pollution Means Longer Life · · Score: 1

    Yes, and we can outlaw candles and carbonated beverages, too!

  21. Liberty is not anarchy on Lower Air Pollution Means Longer Life · · Score: 1

    Libertarians don't want a government without police, court, etc. They want the government to protect the right to do as you wish until it interferes with someone else. Our current government is LESS likely to do something about someone robbing your house because has too many other obligations now.

  22. How to maintain order in a libertarian society: on Lower Air Pollution Means Longer Life · · Score: 1

    http://www.usconstitution.net/

    Worked for a long time.

  23. Re:Air quality is for socialists. on Lower Air Pollution Means Longer Life · · Score: 1

    You know that the most government controlled societies have the worst pollution and environmental messes, right? Look at China and Russia. While the USA was reducing carbon emissions over the recent years the socialist polluters of Europe kept increasing their output. A libertarian based government discourages real environmental problems through civil suits.

    Remember, the lowest hourly government employee can ruin your day more quickly than the biggest corporation.

  24. 165M vs. 173B on Taxpayers Fund AIG Lawsuit Against US · · Score: 1

    People ARE starting to notice. (I still think such discussions should standardize on millions of dollars, for example: $165M vs $173,000M.)

    Here's a visual: http://minnesotansforglobalwarming.com/m4gw/2009/03/aig-and-the-new-math.html

  25. Re:Mod Parent Up! on Obama To Reverse Bush Limits On Stem Cell Work · · Score: 2, Informative
    To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

    Foregoing Powers such as:
    To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;

    Maybe you should learn to read before you go on the attack. Laws to uphold copyrights and patents are necessary and proper. Federal funding of research is neither.