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  1. Re:Gay bomb - who tested this? on 2007 Ig Nobel Awards Announced · · Score: 4, Funny

    And more importantly, when will this show up on Torchwood?

  2. Re:From what I understand... on James Randi Posts $1M Award On Speaker Cables · · Score: 1

    Copper oxide is a compound. A copper atom and an oxygen atom form a copper oxide molecule, which is the smallest amount possible of the compound.

  3. Re:worshipped as a cult-like persona, over-hyped on James Randi Posts $1M Award On Speaker Cables · · Score: 1

    In theory but in reality it can become as cultish as Scientology. it's like those anime fans who tried to kill Hideaki Anno.

  4. Re:Randi missed his target on James Randi Posts $1M Award On Speaker Cables · · Score: 1

    But my system goes to 11.

  5. Re:And thus begins the jealousy tantrum on George Takei Now an Asteroid · · Score: 1

    Wasn't Takei just in Heroes last week?

  6. Re:fappable? on James Randi Posts $1M Award On Speaker Cables · · Score: 1

    ebaumsworld and 4chan are procreating? Somebody get me an EMP gun!

  7. Re:What happens if... on LA Airport Uses Random Numbers To Catch Terrorists · · Score: 1

    Have you never heard of Backgammon?

  8. Re:Objectivity... on LA Airport Uses Random Numbers To Catch Terrorists · · Score: 1

    When the Catholic Church had its power over Europe, it did that seven times as bad every day. Only difference is that now we have news, and the Catholic Church doesn't have power anymore.

  9. Re:Revolutionary - Heh on Facebook Quietly Offers Storage to Developers · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This is Facebook we're talking about. It's already loaded with images.

  10. Re:What's with the whip-n-buggy analogies? on SCO Blames Linux For Bankruptcy Filing · · Score: 1

    Darl: "This is blasphemy! This is madness!"
    /.er: "Madness? THIS! IS! SLASHDOT!!!" *pushes Darl into well*

  11. Re:got to change with the times... on SCO Blames Linux For Bankruptcy Filing · · Score: 1

    Horse-drawn buggy makers started building car bodies and selling them to Ford and Chevrolet.

  12. Re:Partly because Medical Doctors dont know math on Most Science Studies Tainted by Sloppy Analysis · · Score: 1

    Don't even get me started on the differences between psychology (PhDs) and psychiatry (MDs). As somebody who is curious, what are the differences?
  13. Re:Bad Dates on Most Science Studies Tainted by Sloppy Analysis · · Score: 1

    The Daniel Jackson shower and vomit scene is dedicated to all the Droolers. They know who they are. I won't ask why these fangirls are attracted to watching a fictional archaeologist vomit.
  14. Re:I came here for the global warming ref on Most Science Studies Tainted by Sloppy Analysis · · Score: 1

    Except that "ceteris paribus" can be literally translated into "with all else equal", which is a perfectly valid English expression. "Quid pro quo" means "a what for a what", which isn't a valid English expression.

  15. Re:we do know that on Most Science Studies Tainted by Sloppy Analysis · · Score: 2

    No, but in scientific fields if something is worth a lot scientifically it will get cited.

  16. Re:THIS JUST IN on Jack Thompson Decides He's In GTA IV · · Score: -1, Troll

    I'm pretty sure that Jack Thompson is white and Christian. Your favorite race.

  17. Re:Off-topic, but.... on Trent Reznor Says "Steal My Music" · · Score: 1

    But they're still making completely identical copies of Pretty Hate Machine.

  18. Re:explain please, on Half of SCO's Accountants Quit · · Score: 1

    I never developed the requisite disdain for people. I couldn't tell that from this board.
  19. Re:And then on Trent Reznor Says "Steal My Music" · · Score: 1

    But if it's the Ferrari designer telling you to do this...

  20. Re:Good Time . . . on Leaks Prove MediaDefender's Deception · · Score: 1

    do we applaud the vigilante? Depends. Is he Batman?
  21. Re:Roofers on the Death Star on Leaks Prove MediaDefender's Deception · · Score: 1

    You skipped over the part talking about her personality.

  22. Re:Increasingly extremeist? on GCC Compiler Finally Supplanted by PCC? · · Score: 1

    You say that now, but I can just point you to BitKeeper to see where nonfreedom takes you.

  23. Re:One OT clarification: on GCC Compiler Finally Supplanted by PCC? · · Score: 1

    I did a quick Googling and couldn't find these papers.

  24. Re:Not for NetBSD for sure on GCC Compiler Finally Supplanted by PCC? · · Score: 1

    You're just jealous of my neologicalization :)

  25. Re:Interesting... on GCC Compiler Finally Supplanted by PCC? · · Score: 1

    I suspect that had Linus never written his kernel, we'd now be hearing from RMS about how FreeBSD is really GNU/FreeBSD, because it's dependent on the GNU compiler. Actually, the Hurd would have forked off a BSD kernel as well. That was their original plan before BSD legal troubles--had Linux not come they would have brought it in.