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  1. Re:It depends on what's valued in a culture on 5-Axis Robot Carves Metal Like Butter · · Score: 1
  2. Re:Not to sound overly nationalist on 5-Axis Robot Carves Metal Like Butter · · Score: 1

    Not as old as the population trends.

  3. Re:Not to sound overly nationalist on 5-Axis Robot Carves Metal Like Butter · · Score: 0

    The point is that these things actually DO something.

    Facebook wastes time and "helps" people "socialize"

  4. Re:Craves Metal on 5-Axis Robot Carves Metal Like Butter · · Score: 1

    They cost a lot, but can you imagine the ROI you can pull with these sorts of tools at your disposal?

  5. Re:I see lousy coders.... everywhere on How To Find Bad Programmers · · Score: 1

    So make sure it's pointless, and they know it's pointless. It's an exercise, not a product.

  6. Re:Just ask my boss on How To Find Bad Programmers · · Score: 1

    Makes me wonder why I work here

    Oh, you already know that. You don't want to be on the other side of the glass. Can't say I blame you.

  7. Re:Call Bill on How To Find Bad Programmers · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You only ever hear the fanboys. The real supporters are too busy doing things that matter.

  8. Re:Agism rears its ugly head again on How To Find Bad Programmers · · Score: 1

    So what about those of us who DON'T say such nonsense and already respect the Wisdom of Our Elders?

  9. Re:So your idea is "screw blind people!" on Bank Employee Plants Malware on ATMs · · Score: 1

    True. I wasn't thinking of that - just complete blindness.

  10. Re:So your idea is "screw blind people!" on Bank Employee Plants Malware on ATMs · · Score: 2, Insightful

    OK, that came out ruder than I wanted it to.

    My point is that a blind person using an ATM is dangerous. Unless he has echolocation, he can't know that nobody is watching. Also, how can he tell that he's at a real ATM?

  11. Re:So your idea is "screw blind people!" on Bank Employee Plants Malware on ATMs · · Score: 1

    Then go inside and work with a bank employee.

    Or what, do you want me to stand next to you quietly and watch everything you type?

  12. Re:early gnome on GNOME 2.30, End of the (2.x) Line · · Score: 1

    Oooh, that one slipped under my eyes. Nice!

    Thanks!

  13. Re:early gnome on GNOME 2.30, End of the (2.x) Line · · Score: 1

    Isn't there an XML "version" of tidy? That would clean up the formatting. Put that with an editor that does proper highlighting and you should be good.

    If you can edit HTML, you can edit XML. Just be more careful.

  14. Re:Banks on Warhammer Online Users Repeatedly Overbilled · · Score: 1

    I'd also assume (from your tone) that you were nice about it when you contacted them.

    It amazes me how people act like jerks when they contact customer service, and are shocked to find that GARBAGE IN = GARBAGE OUT.

  15. Re:Banks on Warhammer Online Users Repeatedly Overbilled · · Score: 2, Informative

    Oh, and be nice. You'd be surprised how far being a friendly and courteous person on the phone can get you, and how far being a jackass will NOT get you.

    I've never had problems, and I have Bank of America. The horror stories I hear all tend to stem from someone calling them up in a pissy mood.

  16. Re:Seems better in so many ways on Wake Forest Researchers Swap Skin Grafts For Cell Spraying · · Score: 1

    Hmm. Refine this enough and I could see this being used to remove scars and blemishes.

    Cut out the offending patch and slap on something new.

    Definitely a boon for skin cancer too. Just excise (er... ok, flay) the area and spray on a replacement. Of course, we'd need to do this in layers since it's usually more than the top layers here.

  17. Re:The device is cheap, but the cartridges ... on Wake Forest Researchers Swap Skin Grafts For Cell Spraying · · Score: 1

    I'd rather be a poor person than a dead burn victim.

  18. Re:We live in the future. on Wake Forest Researchers Swap Skin Grafts For Cell Spraying · · Score: 1

    It's in the lab. That it exists at all puts it out of fiction and into reality.

  19. Re:interesting concept on Wake Forest Researchers Swap Skin Grafts For Cell Spraying · · Score: 1

    If it makes you feel better, I'm sure they can anesthetize the mice. Hell, for this purpose they could breed a braindead and pain-immune strain if it was really that big an issue.

    ("lab rat" is a misnomer)

  20. Re:Yaay on Verizon CEO Says "We Will Hunt Heavy Users Down" · · Score: 1

    Then why the hell are they still sending those out to places that won't get it?

    Are they /trying/ to look inept?

  21. Re:Yaay on Verizon CEO Says "We Will Hunt Heavy Users Down" · · Score: 1

    Finished? Har har.

    One of my friends continues to get those "coming soon" fliers, but they have yet to start working anywhere near him in the past year.

  22. Re:Just like every other FW update they do on Sony Update Bricks Playstations · · Score: 1

    Your second statement makes perfect sense to me. The 'proof' you ask about before that is not required (to me. perhaps it's just my way of looking at things)

  23. Re:Not too good on What Chernobyl Looks Like In 2010 · · Score: 1

    No, they can't.

    If the concrete coffin collapses the fallout WILL be felt. Also, the core is still hot, and is being actively kept from going critical again.

  24. Re:Why the hell does it cost so much to reach orbi on Russia Doubles Price For Launching US Astronauts · · Score: 1

    Hehehe.

    Start looking into what is involved. Look for twang, max-q, etc.

    Realize also that the Saturn V rockets could gimble somewhat to maintain stability.

  25. yawn... on Videogame Driving Skills Don't Apply In Real Life · · Score: 1

    Beaten to the punch again!

    That said. I think the lack of a decent field of view has much more to do with the difficulties. In a car, I can see just over 180. Most of that is motion sensitive. However, it's more sensitive than nothing at all!