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  1. Re:Not good for much on Trio of Super-Earths Discovered · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think it's the "42 light-years away" that makes them less than useful.

  2. Re:Remember... on Bacteria Make Major Evolutionary Shift In the Lab · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't wait for God's press release on this one.
    Blah-blah-blah revolutionary E. Coli version 2.0 blah-blah-blah flexibly interoperate blah-blah-blah leverage synergies blah-blah-blah best-of-breed blah-blah-blah exciting new environmental opportunities blah-blah-blah...
  3. Two words on Bacteria Make Major Evolutionary Shift In the Lab · · Score: 5, Funny

    Continuous creation. God put those new bacteria there to test my faith ;-)

  4. More of a non-event than you'd think on Three ISPs Agree To Block Child Porn · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The companies have agreed to shut down access to newsgroups that traffic in pornographic images of children on one of the oldest outposts of the Internet, known as Usenet.
    Do you really suppose that Verizon, Sprint and Time-Warner are carrying the full list of alt.binaries.*?? Yah, I thought not.
  5. Re:Urg on Open Source Killing Commercial Developer Tools · · Score: 4, Informative

    They're not giving away the editor with the integrated chat. They were "forced" to release the personal edition of their collaborative editor at no charge.

    1. Slashvertise crippled version of your program.
    2. ???
    3. Profit!!

  6. Re:Why diamonds? on Diamonds Key To Quantum Computing · · Score: 4, Informative
    From TFA:

    Carbon, the element which forms diamond, has four electrons available for bonding. To form diamond, the carbon atoms form a tetrahedral shape, where each carbon has four carbon neighbors, positioned evenly around the central atom. These atoms then share electrons, forming a very strong bond. If nitrogen is added during the formation of diamond, then some of the carbon positions will be taken by nitrogen. However, nitrogen has only three electrons available for bonding. Thus, every nitrogen atom is associated with a missing atom ^W electron in the tetrahedral. This imbalance leads to a very interesting situation, in which each vacancy is associated with a pair of electrons. In this case, the hardness of diamond is helpful because the atomic cores cannot move much, which helps preserve the quantum state of the electrons and nucleus. These robust quantum states are a necessary first step towards obtaining quantum computation.
    Forehead whapping correction mine.

    The whole notion isn't that different from doped silicon.
  7. Re:DNF Gameplay revealed! on Duke Nukem Forever Preview On Jace Hall Show · · Score: 1

    You have to play Duke Nukem forever!
    You have to develop Duke Nukem forever!

    Fixed that for you.
  8. Re:I hate to sound cynical, but ... on Microsoft Study Says Repetitive Strain Injury Costs $600m · · Score: 1

    it is just part of the normal "Here is a way Microsoft can help you" marketing.
    As in: "Hi, we're from the government, we're here to help you".
  9. Re:If... on Have Mathematics Exams Become Easier? · · Score: 1

    Sorry, while 2 factorial happens to be correct mathematically, it is technically incorrect.

  10. Re:Why should she go away? on Barack Obama Wins Democratic Nomination · · Score: 1

    Exactly. Clark completely defangs McCain on the whole foreign policy/war hero/security front, which is pretty much all McCain has to say.

  11. Re:Why should she go away? on Barack Obama Wins Democratic Nomination · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I can't agree. The LAST thing Obama wants is Hillary as his VP. It sends the message of "same old same old", it brings Bill (and the problem of trying to control him) along as part of the baggage, and it would galvanize the Republicans, who hate her rabidly. Obama would be much better off with a Wesley Clark, somebody who would shore up his support in the saber-rattling credentials department. After he's elected, he can make Hillary Secretary of State.

  12. Re:Why should she go away? on Barack Obama Wins Democratic Nomination · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Given Obama's weakness in three key Democratic demographics - women, white blue collar workers, and Hispanics
    I keep hearing this canard. The rest of the sentence is against Hillary Clinton. Do you honestly suppose that after the last eight years that those groups are going to flock to McCain in the general election?
  13. Re:It will fall down on Does Antimatter Fall Up Or Down? · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Exactly right. And the value of the Cosmological Fudge Factor errrr Constant is zero.

  14. Re:Another limit? on New Superconductor Found "Immune To Magnetism" · · Score: 5, Funny

    Resistance is ductile.

  15. Re:Proofread articles plzkthxbai on Previously Uncontacted Amazon Tribe Photographed · · Score: 2, Funny

    helocopter

    Oh please.
    ^W heliocopter.

    Feel better?
  16. Re:Bonus on Prism Glass Windows Making a Comeback · · Score: 1

    Nah, those marketing guys and PHBs will still suck the life out of you.

  17. Electroadhesive robots on New Robots Developed To Climb Walls · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Never mind the military uses, how about using them for construction purposes?

  18. While you're at it on Career Choices for Computational Biologists? · · Score: 1

    Try to pick up some computational chemistry as well. Just because the academics have put up fences between the departments, doesn't mean you have to honor them.

  19. Re:Community edited on Was This the First CC Community-Edited Novel? · · Score: 4, Funny

    The flip of a switch gives Joe, an ordinary mechanic, superhuman abilities. He discovers his new powers after his aunt saves his life with restricted nanites.
    ^U It was a dark and stormy night.
  20. Re:Eeek! on Bits of Tassie Tiger Brought Back from Extinction · · Score: 4, Funny

    our new tasmanian mouse overlords.
    So, would that be the mouse that roared?
  21. What they got on Identity Theft Hits the Root Name Servers · · Score: 1

    The addresses (and traffic patterns) of the whole world's secondary DNS servers? Can you say DDOS??

  22. This is a GOOD thing on Shape-Shifting Malware Hits the Web · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Maybe now we'll stop pretending that glorified versions of grep can keep us safe.

  23. Re:More than meets the eye? on Anomalous Pulsar In Binary System Stymies Theorists · · Score: 1

    The pulsar could be paired with a black hole, or another neutron star which is not pointed our way. The visible star could have been captured by the pair, forming a triple.

  24. If you read TFA on Bletchley Park Facing Financial Ruin · · Score: 4, Informative

    Make sure you go through the pictures as well, each one has a long and interesting caption.

  25. Re:I say, I say , I say ... on Bletchley Park Facing Financial Ruin · · Score: 1

    How does he smell?