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  1. Re:interesting fact on Bugatti's Latest Veyron, Most Ridiculous Car on the Planet? · · Score: 1

    Actually, it's a Porsche. Bugatti is owned by Volkswagen, who are in turn majority owned by Porsche.

    Lamborghini is also owned by Porsche.

  2. Re:How come this is still not always filtered ? on A Look At Google's Email Spam Prevention · · Score: 1

    No, it ought to trip the "STOP TYPING IN ALL CAPS! IT'S LIKE SHOUTING!!" filter and prevent you from posting it.

  3. Re:Privacy? Huh? on US Couple Gets Prison Time For Internet Obscenity · · Score: 1

    Sodomy laws in the US got tossed 6 years ago as a result of Lawrence v. Texas.

  4. Re:not really a ban on FDA Considers Banning Acetaminophen-Based Pain Killers · · Score: 1

    If NSAIDs are bad for your heart, then why do cardiologists prescribe low doses of aspirin for heart patients?

    Aspirin is a mild anti-coagulant (prevents the blood from forming clots, as if a clot gets caught in an already partially blocked artery, you've got a heart attack/stroke), which has been well studied for decades, and thus is the preferred frontline drug.

  5. Re:Jaundiced junkies in the ER, on FDA Considers Banning Acetaminophen-Based Pain Killers · · Score: 1

    They can get a different preparation if necessary.

    Hydrocodone is not available separately. It is only available with acetaminophen. Yes, stupid, but it probably won't get around to being corrected until years after whenever this may be implemented.

  6. Re:Well on FDA Considers Banning Acetaminophen-Based Pain Killers · · Score: 1

    Actually, they can't. There is no such thing as straight hydrocodone (aka vicodin) in the US. It is only available combined with acetaminophen.

  7. Re:not really a ban on FDA Considers Banning Acetaminophen-Based Pain Killers · · Score: 1

    Acetaminophen won't relieve swelling at all, while aspirin and other analgesics will.

    Acetaminophen also doesn't interfere with blood clotting, unlike aspirin and most other NSAIDs, and AFAIK, it's the only non-opiate that doesn't. Aside from asprin, it's not very much, but it can be enough to set off problems if you're already on the edge, such as with my father, who was on asprin+plavix following heart surgery. a dose of ibuprofen was enough to set off a previously undiscovered bleeding ulcer that took 7 units of blood and 4 of platelets to patch.

  8. Re:Now Kaspersky next Microsoft on Safe Harbor Spells Win For Kaspersky In Malware Case Against Zango · · Score: 1, Informative

    Try running a program that requires administrative rights off that ext2 partition.

  9. Re:Does this even matter? on Virtualbox 3.0 Announces OpenGL/Direct3D Support · · Score: 2, Informative

    That's why the Direct3D bit is a big deal. Direct3D is the 3D part of DirectX.

  10. Re:Softpedia claims to have it already on Firefox 3.5 Reviewed; Draws Praise For HTML5, Speed · · Score: 1

    Addendum : Found one issue with the old version (0.3.7.3) on 3.5. The close buttons on the individual tabs (which I prefer over the singular close button) will occasionally disappear when opening and switching between tabs, with no way that I've found to get it back other than restarting Firefox. This does not occur with the latest dev version (0.3.7.4pre.090516).

  11. Re:Let me be the first to say... on Firefox 3.5 Reviewed; Draws Praise For HTML5, Speed · · Score: 1

    Quick way - just grab the nightly tester tools addon and override the compatibility check on a per-addon basis.

  12. Re:Softpedia claims to have it already on Firefox 3.5 Reviewed; Draws Praise For HTML5, Speed · · Score: 1

    If you like, Tab Mix Plus has that as an option, among many other nice things. Unfortunately, the main version hasn't been updated for 3.5 yet, but you can find the development version here, or simply override the compatibility check, which seems to work fine.

  13. Re:Do these benchmarks make any sense? on EXT4, Btrfs, NILFS2 Performance Compared · · Score: 1

    A processor-intensive test will show which filesystem has the most overhead WRT the processor. And as the test shows, they're all pretty much the same in that regard.

  14. Re:Inconsistent behavior on Rhode Island Affiliates Banned From Amazon.com Sales · · Score: 1

    The reason why they aren't messing with NY is really simple.

    Population of Rhode Island - 1,048,319
    Population of North Carolina - 8,049,313
    Population of New York State - 19,490,297

  15. Re:Everonmentalism I can agree with on Standard Cellphone Chargers For Europeans · · Score: 1

    E-85 - Ethanol is pointless without forced induction, but with it, it crushes gasoline, as you can ramp up the boost and thus the efficiency, enough that you can match milage. And there's lots more sources than corn (which sucks profoundly) like sugar cane and sugar beets, the latter would grow GREAT in most of the US. And it'll be even better when/if we figure out cellulose ethanol.

  16. Re:Mods, yes, I know CA is a long way from Boston on Exchange Rates Spell High Prices for Windows 7 In the EU · · Score: 1

    Build a trebuchet then.

  17. Re:these insane usage charges on AT&T's Bad Math Strikes MythBusters' Savage · · Score: 1
  18. Re:He should'a known... on AT&T's Bad Math Strikes MythBusters' Savage · · Score: 2, Informative

    So the pricing is only as ridiculous as the ridiculous pricing on another item?

  19. Re:Same old story... on New Lithium-Air Battery Delivers 10 Times the Energy Density · · Score: 1

    They can last much longer when pampered, such as keeping them well cooled, which is trivial in a car.

  20. Re:No real impact on US House May Pass "Cap & Trade" Bill · · Score: 1

    Yes, that's why SUV sales dropped by over 1/3rd last year (BEFORE the recession rolled in).

  21. Re:hehe, overzealous much? on Tennesee Man Charged In "Virtual Pornography" Case · · Score: 1

    Keep in mind the the original decision (Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition, for those interested) was made 7 years ago, was 6-3, and 2 justices have been replaced since then, and Souter is retiring at the end of the month, with Sonia Sotomayor the probable replacement.

    Then again, both of the justices that were replaced were of the dissent in that ruling, with Scalia being the only one remaining.

  22. Re:Nissan? on Tesla Nabs $465M Government Loan To Build Model S · · Score: 1

    Nissan? Why is the United States government giving money to Nissan? Shouldn't the Japanese government do that and not the U. S. taxpayer?

    Nissan has 3 auto manufacturing plants in the US, 2 in Tennessee and one in Mississippi.

    The old "domestic vs. import" doesn't really have much meaning anymore. Practically all cars sold by the "foreign" manufacturers in the US and Canada are built on this continent.

  23. Re:Standards? on Panasonic Begins To Lock Out 3d-Party Camera Batteries · · Score: 1

    The same standards Sony follows.

  24. Re:Surprised on Rapidshare Ordered To Filter Content · · Score: 1

    Most porn is also copyrighted material.

  25. Re:Conservatives doing the right thing? on Canadian Politicians Reverse Course On DMCA · · Score: 1

    If you think a conservative is going to get voted out in Alberta, you ought to lay off whatever you're on.

    Also, MLAs (Members of the Legislative Assembly) and premiers are the provincial government, which in Alberta's case has been the provincial "progressive" conservative party since 1971. MPs (Members of Parliament) and the prime minister are the federal governent.