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  1. Re:Super Duper on Mozilla: Browser Ballot Glitch Cost Us 9m Firefox Downloads · · Score: 1

    Stopping dupe posts costs /. 2 brazilian hits.

  2. Re:Could be great for medical diagnosis on Watson Goes To Medical School · · Score: 1

    Well, to be diagnosed with a rare disease, you have to be diagnosed first to have that rare disease and not a common one.
    Doctors will not start looking for a rare disease if they think you have a common one. They might start looking once they realize you don't have a rare disease.

    Even having a common one confused with something else happens more then once.

    I have gout and it took a long time before they realized it was gout. When it flares up, I have it in my ankle and it was thought the first few times that it was cause by twisting it. This because that happened very often when I was a kid.

    Yes, I had seen several doctors and they all came up with the wrong conclusion. Even now when I have an attack and go to a different doctor, I must say specifically that I did not twist it and that I am already diagnosed with gout.

    And no, doctors will not start using this system each and every time they get a patient. Yes, there will be cases where they have no idea what you have and then this might help.

    Oh, concerning the milk if it was bad or good, my doctor could not say it from the top of his head to be 100% sure and he used google. I know that Wikipedia says "The consumption of coffee, vitamin C and dairy products, as well as physical fitness, appear to decrease the risk" and that is not an answer a doctor will be happy of giving out.

    His conclusion was that it would have no effect whatsoever.

  3. Re:Repurpsose for Criminology on Watson Goes To Medical School · · Score: 1

    After a while, make it more advanced and let it predict crimes, so we can prevent them. Have three and call them Mike, Donna and Jerry (Please not Agatha, Dashiell or Arthur.)

  4. Re:Welcome on Stolen Cellphone Databases Switched On In US · · Score: 0

    They now only need to implement the chip reader for credit cards like the rest of the world and they will be a step closer. (I know it will not solve all problems, but it will solve many.)

  5. Re:Easy solution on Federal Judge Approves Warrantless, Covert Video Surveillance · · Score: 2

    Police convincing the judge you obstructed the law. - Effortless
    Sitting in jail for obstruction of the law. -Timeless

  6. Re:Why is this still relevant? on Windows Browser Ballot Glitch Cost Firefox 6-9 Million Downloads · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It is relevant, because they ignored an order from the courts.

    And the reason that IE isn't the most popular one in the EU is precisely because of said order.

  7. Re:extraordinary effort = extraordinary cost? on NYC Data Centers Struggle To Recover After Sandy · · Score: 1

    human power, a rope and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulley

  8. Re:Boobies on D&D Monster Study Proves Eyes Have It · · Score: 2

    I generally focus my gaze usually directly into their right eye

    As you are apparently into a staring contest of some sort, you better NOT look into the eyes, but right between them Much easier as you will not be tempted to look into the other.

    The other person will look into your eyes and then will often go from one to the other. As you are not looking into the eye(s) you will not do that.

    OTOH if you are not in a staring contest, letting you eyes wander a bit around the face will make you more human and let people open up to you easier.

  9. Re:good vaccine on Scientists Move Closer To a Universal Flu Vaccine · · Score: 1

    Silly boy. You can not patent exercise, vitamins and good food.

  10. Re:Could be a honeypot on Ask Slashdot: Is TSA's PreCheck System Easy To Game? · · Score: 1

    Good that you mention the shoe bomber, because the TSA did a great job on that one.

    Oh and if you can hijack a plane with just a nail-clipper, you can do it without.

    One last thing: Do you know how they smuggle drugs via airplanes? Would it be possible to exchange the drugs with C4?

  11. Re:You're Missing The Point on "Badass" Bug Infects and Kills Borderlands 2 Characters · · Score: 1

    I am great-full for your insight, because I thought companies always left code in that hackers, cracker and moders could find and get those people to buy their hardware or software and that THAT was the real reason Windows made it so big and not Linux (and BSD even less).

  12. Re:Innovation on Nexus 7 and Android Convertibles Drive Massive Asus Profit · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The people should not only want both the freedom to tinker AND the security of the walled garden. The people should DEMAND, after all:
    People willing to trade their freedom for temporary security deserve neither and will lose both.

  13. Re:Yes on Ask Slashdot: Is TSA's PreCheck System Easy To Game? · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, they can't, because what the TSA is actually doing is keeping the terrorists from the planes by employing them. Oh, you were taking about thieves? Well, potato, tomato. Thieves, terrorists, republicans, democrats. Who knows the difference anymore.

  14. Re:Real world testing please on Glow-In-The-Dark Smart Highways Coming To the Netherlands In 2013 · · Score: 1

    I hope this tech provides a significant visual contrast or else it will just be a distracting and annoying waste of money.

    I see it as the glow in the dark watches. During the day they are white. During the night they glow green.

    I also see this as an addition not a complete alternative, to other things.

  15. Re:This is a bad idea, right? on Glow-In-The-Dark Smart Highways Coming To the Netherlands In 2013 · · Score: 2

    They are painting on the roads now. They will just use a different paint.

    And I would be very happy to know that the road is around 0C so I know to watch out for ice.

    Having that on the road, especially at night, will be a great addition to roadsigns. Why choose if you can have both?

    The snow part is not the nicest part. What I like is the glow in the dark lines. It could save a LOT of money in Belgium and other countries.

  16. Re:Dirt Proof? on Glow-In-The-Dark Smart Highways Coming To the Netherlands In 2013 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    What happens when a really dirty set of tires goes over these markings on the road continuously?

    The same as happens with current signalization.
    I have never seen this to be an issue, so why would it be one now?

  17. Re:Because it worked so well before on Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm, Star Wars Episode 7 Due In 2015 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Are those the losses the Hollywood accountants came up with?

  18. Re:Don't see the argument really on France Applies Tax Pressure To Google For Republishing News Snippets · · Score: 0

    So they want to change the opt-out to an opt-in. I see no problems with that. In fact I would greatly agree with it.

    It is a pity that this was not the case from the start.

  19. Re:But capitalism sucks... on Telling the Truth In Today's China · · Score: 2

    Socialism and capitalism are not exclusive. Where capitalism talks about private ownership socialism talks about ownership of a group.
    This means that it can even be a private group.

    Where they differ is where the profits go to. Capitalism is more directed to the individuals, like the CEO. Socialism is more for the people, by the people (See what I did there?)

    And no system by itself will be good without at least a bit of the others. For all systems there can be failures found. The reason is that people will go overboard in one direction, no matter what that direction is.

  20. Re:Italy does it better on Sweden Imports European Garbage To Power the Nation · · Score: 1

    Long live the mom an pop stores as the companies who do it are family owned. You know: THE Family.

  21. Re:No that's not a fox... its a chicken. on RIAA Failed To Disclose Expert's Lobbying History To "Six-Strikes" Partners · · Score: 1

    Well, let the free market take care of it.

  22. Re:Ha, you threaten teacher jobs and see what happ on Are Teachers Headed For Obsolescence? · · Score: 1

    I see the following
    1) A lot of changes like you said
    2) Many students fail and teachers get sued by stoopid parents.
    3) All students back to the teacher, because we can not have different levels of knowledge.
    4) Kids are not motivated at all.

    They must all be the same and have the same knowledge, except when it comes to sports where there can only be one winner and all the rest are losers.

  23. Re:It's a shame? on Steve Jobs' Yacht Revealed · · Score: 1

    Because going out on this thing is punishment.

  24. Re:iSore? on Steve Jobs' Yacht Revealed · · Score: 4, Interesting

    that the boat is sort of ugly

    Sort of ugly? This is the definition of ugly. If ugly has a mother, this would be it. It is not even a yacht, it is a floating brick.

    I hope they patented and trademarked the shit out of it, because that would mean nobody can make anything ugly anymore.

    There are people who have more money then they have sense and still have good taste. Here is proof

  25. Re:Allied? LOL. on Pakastani Politician Detained By US Customs Over Opposition To Drone Strikes · · Score: 1

    The Saudis, Pakis, Egyptians etc are not our allies.

    Either you have no idea what allies are and that it can be temporally or nobody is your ally, because all they do is think of their own interest.