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On: FDA Questions Swedish Cell Phone Cancer Study

That's why I only use text messaging on my cell phone. But I'm sure my thumb cancer is unrelated.

Re:Solution?

On: Outrunning China's Web Cops

True, I was thinking more philosophically than practically. I'm all for subverting oppressive governments :)

Solution?

On: Outrunning China's Web Cops

There are many way to proxy around firewalls. IMHO the solution would be to stop the censorship, not find other way around it. Although the more ways people can get around the censorship the better.

Re:They Paid For It

On: Is Verizon a Network Hog?

Some people would say that we paid for it.

These are all old concerns.

On: Google Share Loss Amounts to Billions

While I think the discussions are good to have, I don't think most of these concerns are all that worrisome. There are a bunch of privacy issues, but that is going to be the case with any company that deals with that much data. Also, Google is the only search company that didn't roll over and give up their data at the first request of the US government. There are not that many 'no-cost' services that are willing to pay lawyers to fight for their user's privacy.

There was a similar study.

On: Words Affect Our Reality - On The Right

I remember a similar study where a culture with only four words for colors could still distinguish different 'English' colors. It doesn't seem too surprising that it may take them a little longer.

Safety Warning

On: How Lightsabers Work

There is no mention of the little yellow sticker on the end that says: "WARNING: Point this end away from face!"

Re:Heights?

On: India Launches World's First Stereo Imaging Satellite

I had an older GPS receiver that couldn't' get accurate altitude readings. I believe it sacrificed height for better Long/Lat readings from the satellites that were more overhead. But this may be different with newer receivers.

A Mars movie?

On: New Movies of Whirlwinds on Mars

These movies are certainly better that Red Planet.

Why call it a black box?

On: Microsoft To Add A Black Box To Windows

A plane crash is a bit more severe (and much less common), than a Windows crash.

New moochers

On: Battery-powered Cigarettes?

Dude, can I bum a AA?

How many fingers?

On: Is Typing a Necessary Skill?

"is using a QWERTY keyboard with nine out of ten fingers something worth knowing anymore?"

Are you saying you don't use alternating thumbs?

Polo Shirt Profits?

On: Microsoft's Midlife Crisis

Microsoft could probably save some money is it stopped making so many polo shirts.
Not that I have anything against high fashion, I just though they were a software company.

Re:The original Starbucks...

On: The Traveling Salesman Problem Meets Starbucks

You can't mention a naked mermaid without a link.

Re:Architect is not a verb.

On: Response to Gordon Cormack's Study of Spam Detection

But you can 'verbalize' all you want. Heck, I did it twice before breakfast.