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  1. Re:Time to stop thinking in words. on Computer Program Reconstructs Heard Words From Brain Scans · · Score: 1

    You aren't really thinking in words except when actually listening or speaking or writing or imagining words. The words you hear are quickly translated into brain patterns (called schemata) which happens almost automatically for languages you are fluent in. This happens in short term memory which lasts mere seconds. The idea that you think in words (closely related to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis) is mostly discredited.

    So, if you are thinking about bombing the White House, I suggest not thinking about the actual words "I'm gonna bomb the White House".

  2. Re:you're a troll but even so.... on Pentagon: 30,000 Pound Bomb Too Small · · Score: 1

    Maybe, but I doubt Israel would hesitate to retaliate with nukes.

  3. Re:B61-11 ground penetrating tactical nuclear miss on Pentagon: 30,000 Pound Bomb Too Small · · Score: 2

    War isn't about military superiority. It's about politics and economics. It simply wouldn't do to nuke Iran with the purported goal of reducing the threat of nuclear warfare.

  4. risky on Alternative Android Market To House Banned Apps · · Score: 2

    If it fails to gain popularity, then it might as well not exist.
    On the other hand, if it becomes popular enough to attract endorsements from famous entertainers, it'll probably get shut down by the feds and he could get arrested.

  5. Re:They're also stupidly overpriced on Apple Nets 350K Textbook Downloads In 3 Days · · Score: 1

    Hmm, why would they do that?

  6. Re:They're also stupidly overpriced on Apple Nets 350K Textbook Downloads In 3 Days · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Your professor could probably publish the damn thing himself with today's software tools, thereby kicking the textbook industry in the nuts.

  7. durability? on Apple Nets 350K Textbook Downloads In 3 Days · · Score: 2

    I can throw a book across the room and it might damage the cover of a hardcover, but it will still work fine. I wouldn't want to try this with an ipad or a kindle. Under reasonable storage conditions, paper will remain readable after magnetic platters have gotten demagnetized and CDs have corroded.

  8. Re:Lobbying vs Bribery on White House Petition To Investigate Dodd For Bribery · · Score: 1

    It is the job of lobbyists to speak to politicians in order to persuade them to take some action or position, whereas bribery is paying politicians or officials to take some action or position. But since the SCOTUS has established that money = speech, there is no difference between lobbying and bribery.

  9. Re:mixed feelings on Engineered Stomach Microbe Converts Seaweed Into Ethanol · · Score: 2

    It's a problem if we are already overpopulated.

  10. Re:i doubt that seaweed on Engineered Stomach Microbe Converts Seaweed Into Ethanol · · Score: 1

    The price is more reasonable in an Asian market. I picked up some dried seaweed for $4 for 150g. Now, consider that drying removes some 90% of the weight, it's really not such a bad deal. Naturally, there would be huge economies of scale associated with fuel production.

  11. Re:Seriously on Israel Faces Escalating Cyberwar · · Score: 1

    That's not the standard definition of conquering. Conquering means expanding the empire through conquest.

  12. Re:Seriously on Israel Faces Escalating Cyberwar · · Score: 1

    We don't necessarily go to war with the goal of conquering or annihilating our enemies.

  13. Re:They're going to frack a Volcano? on Pouring Water Into a Volcano To Generate Power · · Score: 1

    Yet, it can't be as bad as coal.

  14. Re:Ringelmann Effect on Introversion and Solitude Increase Productivity · · Score: 1

    Wait... Does my unconscious reducing of effort stack with my conscious reduction in effort when I'm in a group? Uh oh.

  15. Re:Not *totally* drug resistant on Totally Drug-Resistant TB Emerges In India · · Score: 1

    going ahead...
    The main problem is routine use of antibiotics in animal feed to get animals to grow faster. I don't think you'll find many people against all use of antibiotics. The anti-antibiotics bandwagon is mostly about this misuse, and also about idiots demanding antibiotics for viral infections.

  16. a smart TV on The Coming Tech Battle Over 'Smart TVs' · · Score: 1

    a smart TV is just a computer attached to a monitor.

  17. Re:If they were manned aircraft would it be an iss on Who's Flying Those Drones? FAA Won't Say · · Score: 1

    But installing cameras everywhere won't catch crime at the upper levels.

  18. USA pirate party on Ask Slashdot: Which Candidates For Geek Issues? · · Score: 2
  19. Re:Why is /. repeating Iran's propaganda for them? on Video Games As Propaganda · · Score: 1

    To play devil's advocate, if the prisoner says something while being tortured which can be corroborated against other sources which he shouldn't know about if he's innocent, then it's logical to conclude that the prisoner, in fact, knows something. Of course, this is totally invalidated if the torturers are pushing the prisoner toward a statement with leading questions.

  20. Re:In Other Words... on Japan Plans To Scrap Nuclear Plants After 40 Years · · Score: 1

    We have already spent the money building them. Why isn't that a good answer?

  21. Re:Learn photography. on Ask Slashdot: Mirrorless, Interchangeable Lens Camera Advice? · · Score: 2

    There's no physics reason why MILC cannot perform better than DSLR. The Nikon 1 does implement phase contrast detection and is a MILC. I'm no photographer, but it seems to me that DSLR is obsolete technology. The optical viewfinder was essential back in the days of film, but today, you don't need it because you have a digital screen which shows you EXACTLY what the sensor is looking at.

  22. I say on Makers Keep Flogging 3D TV, Viewers Keep Shrugging · · Score: 1

    It just hasn't caught on yet. It took some years for color TV to catch on. We don't have very good glasses-free 3D yet.

  23. Re:Advertising bonanza on Microsoft To Offer Flight For Free This Spring · · Score: 1

    Dunno about flight sims, but this is pretty common in driving sims.

  24. Re:Sounds too much like Zynga's business model on Microsoft To Offer Flight For Free This Spring · · Score: 1

    I'd rather get something free and decide to pay after I know I like it, but that's just me.

  25. Re:I thought home flight sim was dead... on Microsoft To Offer Flight For Free This Spring · · Score: 1

    Don't worry. The programmers put in a subroutine that automatically informs the FBI when the user crashes more than iMaxBuildingCrash planes into buildings.