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  1. Re:pickup the slack on Libranet On The Rocks · · Score: 1

    Sorry, but the first amendment says you're wrong. Protection of political speech and all that. Yes, the first amendment even protects idiots. I'm proof. :)

  2. Re:Who is Jack Thompson? on Jack Thompson Tossed Out Of Court · · Score: 1

    No, because I keep getting him and Jack Valenti confused. :) I can't seem to keep my jack offs straight.

  3. Re:Most disturbing..... on Darwin Evolving Into A Tricky Exhibit · · Score: 1

    A sub group of religious fanatics that were driven from Britain because they wished to seperate from the Church of England? Wonderful people them. Lashed people that were not of their beliefs for simply coming to their towns, and were know to resort to the occasional hanging for those that proselytize for other religions.

  4. Re:Most disturbing..... on Darwin Evolving Into A Tricky Exhibit · · Score: 1

    No, but they are different disciplines(sp?), and need to be treated as such. Science needs to address the physical world, and religion needs to address the spititual. Philosophy and ethics will overlap the others at the periphery. Religion and science are not mutually exclusive. I do not let science define my religios beliefs, nor my religious beliefs color my views of science.

  5. Re:Not a smart solution on Sticky Tape Defeats Sony DRM Copy Protection · · Score: 1

    But, what's it matter? CD drives are cheaper than the CDs you play in them nowadays. Besides, it takes what, 5 minutes to slap the new one in. ;)

  6. Re:Buster the Crash Test Dummy on Ask The Mythbusters · · Score: 1

    Buster was the original, but don't they have a whole family of them now, or was that just for the giant slingshot episode?

  7. Re:Injuries on Ask The Mythbusters · · Score: 2, Informative

    Been done. NASA did it with vacuum chambers in the 1950's. Well, actually, as I remember it they didn't use whole humans, just some appendages. Hands and arms I believe. There have been a few vacuum accidents while testing space suits and such. The victims claimed they felt their saliva boiling before they passed out.

  8. Re:Brings to mind my question... on Ask The Mythbusters · · Score: 1

    Hmmm. I'm still trying to decide if you are simply playing dumb for effect, or if you actually missed his continuation of your joke by suggesting that rather than get a MythTV, a valid option was for the OP was to "get a new family."

  9. Re:Kids don't need mesh networks to ineract! on UN Internet Summit High Points · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure why, but my initial reaction to the parent post was fairly hostile. Here is my toned down reply.

    Humans solve problems with their minds. We many times use technology to implement those soloutions, but not always. Also, there are many times
    when a lower technology soloution can be a better soloution than a high tech one.

  10. Re:Who guessed it? on DVD Jon's Code In Sony Rootkit? · · Score: 1

    The EULA they signed probably prevents that. ;)

  11. Re:I'm suprised that the execs at Sony...... on DVD Jon's Code In Sony Rootkit? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They are both to blame. Comapany A says "Since a lot of companies want DRM, we'll give them some DRM. Who cares if it's a stupid and possibly illeagal implimentation, it will make us a buttload of cash." Company B comes along and says, "That's just what weve been looking for! We have no idea how it really works, and we don't care, but you buy a great lunch and the presentation used all of our required buzzwords."

    "First 4 Internet" are idiots for thinking they were more clever than several million computer geeks around the world. Sony are idiots for not throughly researching exactly what the software they licensed did, and how it did it, as well as thinking they had some right to do as they wish with someone elses property.

  12. Re:Miller Light is claiming Bud Light tastes bad on Microsoft Claims Firms 'Hitting a Wall' With Linux · · Score: 1

    Ok, I'm confused. I just started homebrewing again after a hiatus. I have 4 batches brewed in the last 6 weeks. I have the fixing for two more batches sitting in the fridge. None of them remotely the same style. Why would you go through the hassle of homebrewing for only 30 gallons of the same brew a year? That's less than one beer a day.

  13. Re:Miller Light is claiming Bud Light tastes bad on Microsoft Claims Firms 'Hitting a Wall' With Linux · · Score: 1

    I just make mine in the basement in 5 gallon batches. The cost is about $13 a case. That way I can make all the different types I like, and experiment with some things even the microbreweries won't try. I don't care what they say, there is no such thing as too much hops.

  14. Re:Miller Light is claiming Bud Light tastes bad on Microsoft Claims Firms 'Hitting a Wall' With Linux · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I have never had the beer, so I can't comment on its quality, but OMG the marketing group went psychotic. Too bad they didn't understand a word the brewmaster said to them.

  15. Re:[pg down] on The Areas of My Expertise · · Score: 1

    Dude, they do. They're called page edges, and you activate them with a thumb flip rather than a mouse click. HTH.

  16. Re:Other solution on A Flu Pandemic? · · Score: 1

    Actually, I was serious. If you cook a piece of meat to the point that prions would be destroyed, you could not extract any reasnable amout of nutritional value. To heat the meat to a 275 degrees internal temperature, you would have to cook out all of the water, otherwise the temp won't go much abov 212. You basically end up with a lump of carbon.

    All of that aside, I find any stake that doesn't moo when I poke it with a fork overdone.

  17. Re:Indeed, get some Sun! on Teach Yourself Unix in 24 Hours · · Score: 1

    Or, you can throw Solaris x86 on a spare Intel or AMD box, and use that. There are a few apps that aren't available on the x86 version, but not many anymore.

  18. Re:How sure? on Man Cures Himself of HIV? · · Score: 1

    Well, you're reading Slashdot rather than working on your AIDS vaccine. That means YOU are contributing to the spread of AIDS. How dare you!

    I assume you are wanting the commons to pass the "AIDS cure slavery act". If anyone has any possibility of contributing to a possible cure for AIDS you are to report to the research camps immediately. Your rights and freedoms as a citizen of the British Commonwealth are hereby revoked.

  19. Re:Other solution on A Flu Pandemic? · · Score: 1

    The lovely thing is, that to cook the meat to a temperature that would destroy the BSE prions you would render the meat inedible.

  20. Re:Offtopic?!? Hey Mods, B-O-O-K that spells book! on A Flu Pandemic? · · Score: 2, Funny

    OMG, recycled plots? No author would stoop that low. They are artists, and every word comes from their tortured soul. They suffer for their art. They... Huh, what? I can make another 5 Mil if I crank out more of the same? Ok. Give me two weeks. There's a lot that will require more than a quick global find and replace.

  21. Re:It about time! on U.S. Scientists Call for a Time Change · · Score: 2, Interesting

    No. Base 12. That's what the asyrians used when they invented the time units we use to this day. They supposedly chose it because it gave reasonable sizes for the units and were easily divisible by 2,3,4, and 6 which gave you the largest usable number of whole numbers as results of the operations. Also since hours and minutes were 60 units in length, you can easily divide them by 5 so you get whole units for any oirtion of an hour ot minute from 1/2 to 1/6.

  22. Re:Rant Time... on Trojan Using Sony DRM Rootkit Spotted · · Score: 1

    C E O

    Thank you.

  23. Re:Spoon... Garbage... Mmmm.... on Court Finds For Student In Web FOS Case · · Score: 0, Troll

    Firstly, youse obveosly never saws tink lay the smack down on nobody.

    Twosly , your right. Not all americans is morons, some is assholes.

    You sir are a prime example of this type of behavior, and I assume you are quite proud of yourself. "Those who can do, those who can't teach." You could bring nothing germaine to the conversation, so you simply attempt to teach grammar and spelling.

    Quite a telling indictment if you ask me.

    Ah, well. Enough baiting the trolls.

  24. Re:Attack the messenger (please) on Vatican Rejects Intelligent Design? · · Score: 1

    First of all, I understand Hyperbole, I just think that only elitest snots use it.

    Secondly, here is an example of what I'm talking about. What's the mean of the following sequence of numbers...

    1 1 500 600 601 602 603

    How many are above average? The "50% are above and 50% are below" only applies when the distribution curve is smooth.

    That example is a gross over simplification, but ...

  25. Re:Attack the messenger (please) on Vatican Rejects Intelligent Design? · · Score: 1

    Well, hopefully some of those elitest snots understand the concepts of mean, mode, and median well enough to understand why your statement about drivers is incorrect.