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  1. Re:I hope they get this thing right on Healthcare Giant Faces IT Nightmare · · Score: 1

    Here at Group Health Cooperative (http://www.ghc.org/) all of that, and more, is offered. Appointments can be made and perscriptions over the 'net (with free delivery by mail); doctors, etc, will use email and message boxes; you can view your medical history, with tests and results from home. anything else you want?

  2. Re:well this obviously can't be right on Healthcare Giant Faces IT Nightmare · · Score: 3, Informative

    It's often said that Group Health Cooperative http://www.ghc.org/ is run by communists, or socialists at the very least, and they seem to be doing ok.

  3. Re:She was linked to a group of terrorists... on UK Woman Charged As Terrorist For Computer Files · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If someone is arrested because of intent to commit a criminal act, then one of the obvious things to do is see who they associate with. If any of those people have equipment or other evidence in their possession that suggests they are conspiring with that person, then they'll get arrested. Let's change your example a bit - if you know someone who sells pot in large quantities and gets arrested, then it's probably time to get rid of all the equipment you have for growing it.

  4. Re:Office2007 on Every Vista Computer Gets Its Own Domain Name · · Score: 2, Funny

    But the reader needs to upgrade as well, otherwise there won't be any speed gained.

  5. Re:Why? on USB Dongle Records Web, FM Radio · · Score: 1

    When you've got http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/ what more do you need?

  6. Re:You can already do this in IE7 on Google To Microsoft — Give Users Choices In Vista · · Score: 1

    Now, if there comes to light something in Vista that, for example, prevents Google Desktop from being installed, then I would be very happy.

  7. Re:Testing for Vista on Bug Pushes Vista Out to November 8th · · Score: 1

    But under HIPAA rules they wouldn't be able to make the fact public.

  8. Re:Start with anecdotes on Intellectual Property Discussion in the Classroom? · · Score: 1

    Actually that's a good example - they got the rights to sample the recording, which wasn't by the Rolling Stones, and it was thought they had the permission they needed. But not getting the permission of the writers meant they lost the copyright to the entire song [and didn't Jagger/Richards win an award for it?]

    So that example shows how complicated the subject can be, that it's not as obvious as may be thought.

  9. Re:Zune on A Hands-On Zune Review · · Score: 1

    If I'm on public transport I'd rather be reading and listening to music than having a series of brief, small-talk conversations.

  10. Re:here's something to think of... on Publishers Thank Google for Book Sales · · Score: 1

    In the UK there's the "Public Lending Right" - the govenment puts money into a fund and each time a book is borrowed the author gets about 6p.

  11. Re:So ? on Warrantless Surveillance To Continue For Now · · Score: 2

    If the government has nothing to hide, why do they resist providing information to commissions?

  12. I once memorised a pack of playing cards on Pi Recited to 100,000 Digits · · Score: 0, Troll

    It started of Ace of Spades, then two of Spades, then three of Spades... ...then Queen of Hearts, and finally King of Hearts.

  13. More Reading on Different Ways to Conceptualize Math? · · Score: 1

    Look for anything by William Poundstone - he goes into ideas about paradoxes, probability, game theory, AI, all sorts of things that should probably appeal and it'll encourage you to read more maths related works.

  14. Re:It's not just Acronyms... on Geekspeak Baffles Web Users · · Score: 1

    I get confused when someone says "memory" and means "storage" (HDD or Hard Disk Drive).

  15. Re:Not longest running (consecutive)? on Doctor Who Makes Guinness Book of World Records · · Score: 1

    What is this "season" that you speak of?

  16. Re:I'm a confused about this title... on Doctor Who Makes Guinness Book of World Records · · Score: 1

    Though Shada did finally get made, based on the original script - BBC7 have just finished a broadcast and going by the dates I've got at http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/doctor_w ho___shada.html, it'll probably be on again by the end of the year.

  17. Re:Christopher Eccleston played the Eighth Doctor on Doctor Who Makes Guinness Book of World Records · · Score: 2, Informative

    So far on BBC7 there's been: Invaders From Mars, Regeneration, Shada, Slipback, Storm Warning, Sword Of Orion, The Chimes Of Midnight, The Ghosts Of N-Space, The Partadise Of Death, and The Stones Of Venice.

    They're mainly the Big Finish versions (http://www.bigfinish.com/drwho/index.shtml/), though the early BBC radio stories get an airing as well.

    Rather than give a lot of links to my site, try the D index (http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/Index-D .html) and scroll down to where the Doctor Who episodes are listed.

  18. Re:They've skipped the Christmas Episode on Doctor Who Makes Guinness Book of World Records · · Score: 1

    Oh no they haven't!

  19. Re:how annoying, on BBC Signs 'Memo of Understanding' With Microsoft · · Score: 1

    How is a hundred quid a hell of a lot of money?

  20. Re:I miss Gator..... on Helping Surfers Sidestep Site Registration · · Score: 1

    What you need is http://www.roboform.com/

  21. Re:Dislexia? on USB Batteries · · Score: 1

    How about dyscalculia?

  22. Re:It Takes A Village to raise a Prisoner on Gonzales Wants ISP Data Retention To Curb Child Porn · · Score: 1

    The dialogue gives it away:

    #6: Who are you?
    #2: I am the new number two.
    #6: Who is number one?
    #2: You are number six.

  23. Re:Protection tools? on Gonzales Wants ISP Data Retention To Curb Child Porn · · Score: 1
  24. Re:Protection tools? on Gonzales Wants ISP Data Retention To Curb Child Porn · · Score: 1

    Damn, I remember reading about one and now I can't remember where. I think it was mentioned a couple of weeks ago in the New York Times or on NPR, it was possibly a FireFox extension, and the idea was that every couple of minutes would search for random terms or visit a selection of pages. I'll check at home and see if I can find what it really was.

  25. Re:Doh! on Advertising Comes to DVR Owners · · Score: 1

    There's the ads by GE which end with a fast speed blur of images if watched normally, but on a DVR at slow speed or frame-by-frame advance you get a further advert.