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  1. they better make them extra tough on Robot Makers Say World Cup Will Be Theirs By 2050 · · Score: 0

    Or the human players will get "Inventive"
    also, no pocket EMP devices should be allowed
    to enter the stadium

  2. they never mention the smell on Tiny Aircraft Feeds Itself With Dead Flies · · Score: 0

    I bet it smells like shit, to attract flies more efficiently

    producing a human flesh powered model would be cool though. Imagine one of those disguised as a sultry female ... hmmm wait, we have those already

  3. Re:A different approach on IE Holes Not Microsoft's Fault, Says Bill · · Score: 0

    in real life customers are almost always clueless idiots who don't know what they want, and often belligerent idiots who don't know what they want, but it's not what people more knowledgeable than themselves offer them.

  4. Re:No thanks on IE Holes Not Microsoft's Fault, Says Bill · · Score: 0

    In this case he's right.
    Adding yet another "built-in" feature to windows is not the way to go. The flaws in the windows security model are more fundamental than that. At best it'll be a half-arsed job. Anti virus software is always playing catch-up and it's a resource hog. They should redesign it in such a way that it doesn't need anti-virus software in the first place.

  5. Re:Whaaaa? on White House Lied About Iraq Nuclear Programs · · Score: 0

    with the draft you might actually get someone who is not a complete idiot - speaking from experience here

  6. Re:In a perfect world on Mozilla Usage Doubles in 9 Months · · Score: 0

    You DON'T wanna do that, trust me =)

  7. Offtopic on Mozilla Usage Doubles in 9 Months · · Score: 0

    ...
    >but it's mad to conduct our lives >and organize >our societies around the contention >that there >is.
    >--

    No, it's exactly the other way round,
    It's scientifically irrelevant whether
    there is "other side", however, conducting your life and organizing society based on the premise
    has immediate and measurable consequences.
    In other words, the very concept of "other side"
    has evolved as, and is but an answer to
    empirical problems.

  8. Re:Dr. Mike Johnson claims dibs on God on Simulating the Whole Universe · · Score: 0

    Did he also introduce fake fossils, to
    fool the archaeologists?

  9. here's my wishlist on Palmtop Nirvana? · · Score: 0

    1. Weeks upon weeks of battery life - my current pda - a low end palm - lasts 3-4 weeks, more when used moderately. anything less would be a disappointment.
    2. A better interface - My main concern is entering text. The palm graffity system is nice, but it's a little awkward if you have to write anything longer than a couple of letters. Also bigger and more robust buttons would be nice.

  10. Re:How about no economy. on The Next Social Revolution? · · Score: 0

    people haven't rejected it, but rather, govt has imposed itself upon them

  11. Apple would probably sue ... on Disney Enters PC Market · · Score: 0

    I mean, they invented the original mickey mouse computer didn't they?

  12. Re:Hmm (ex wife, but seriously...) on Living Without a Pulse · · Score: 0

    This is not as much about flowback prevention as it is about auxilary blood pumps. Such one-way valves are common in veins, esp in extremities, where the blood pressure is low and the stream is continuous. The pressure exerted along the walls of the vein by the contractions of skeletal muscles is enough to drive the blood forward. Standing still for long periods of time therefore numbs your legs and puts extra burden on your heart.

  13. Re:Hmm (ex wife, but seriously...) on Living Without a Pulse · · Score: 0

    that is the exact purpose of the aorta - it's elastic walls enable it to mitigate the pressure differences and provide a continuous bood stream /more or less/ to the rest of the body.

  14. Redundant on SCO Claims Linux Lifted ELF · · Score: 0

    mod the parent off-topic damnit

  15. Re:Finally on SCO Claims Linux Lifted ELF · · Score: 0

    GWB does seem to support the military ...
    industrial complex

  16. Re:Trinity: The Atomic Bomb Movie on Atomic Veterans Speak Out · · Score: 0

    On the other hand a fusion bomb has a fission primer, so you get radiation and such, much like a regular fission bomb

  17. Re:nothing childish... on Programming For Terrified Adults? · · Score: 0

    I second that, logo is a great language
    for math and the turtle graphics make it
    possible for beginners to easily visualise
    what they're doing. It's a lisp dialiect
    with some infix functions and a lot less
    parentheses, which tend to scare newbies

  18. Re:This just makes my day! on A First Look At The GIMP 2.0 · · Score: 0

    Absolutely hate those

  19. Re:That interface... on A First Look At The GIMP 2.0 · · Score: 0

    IIRC only the windows version of photoshop uses MDI ,because they didn't wanna put a menu on each and every single window.

  20. Re:Pass Her Around.... on Is Microsoft Paying To Influence UN Standards? · · Score: 0

    hate to be the spelling nazi, but
    it's "everybody's"

  21. Re:$29.99 on RIAA Settles With 12-Year-Old Downloader · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That's 'pr0n' for you, you insensitive clod

  22. Re:U.S. Legal Guidelines for Derivative Works on Tanya Grotter and the Magic Double Bass · · Score: 1

    Actually there is a "regionalized" Bulgarian
    Harry Potter, and he's called Yan Bibian.

    The novel was written sometime after wwii AFAIR
    by E. Pelin and the main character was a kid who
    had a little demon for a friend.

    I remember enjoying it a lot as a kid.
    There's also a sequel called "Yan Bibian on the Moon"

    Don't know if they were ever translated or published abroad.