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  1. Intriguing... on The Knol Hypothesis · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is this knol of the grassy type?

  2. Re:Where's the Death Star? on Sci-Fi Tech We Could Have Right Now (For a Price) · · Score: 1

    Would that make Bill Gates Emperor Palpatine? Is Linus Luke and RMS Obi-wan?

  3. Re:It wasn't all that long ago that.... on 111 Years Ago, Indiana Almost Legislated Pi · · Score: 1

    Quote / link?

  4. Very True on 'Innovation In a Flash' Is a Myth · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Research can 'appear' to have an instantaneous "a-ha!" moment but in actuality, it has the many years of supportive effort by the researcher. The flood gates of creativity might burst open at some point, but it takes a lot of time to fill that reservoir.

  5. Oblig. Futurama on Robots Learn To Lie · · Score: 5, Funny

    Leela: The first robot president won by exactly one vote.
    Bender: Ah, yes! John Quincy Adding Machine. He struck a chord with the voters when he pledged not to go on a killing spree.
    Professor: But, like most politicians he promised more than he could deliver.

  6. Re:research or education on Down Time At Work — What Do You Do? · · Score: 1

    So you get the top and they get the bottom?

  7. Re:I don't get it... on State of US Science Report Shows Disturbing Trends · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I agree that the parent / community plays an integral role in intellectual development. That being said, if a community does not place great importance on truth and consistently uses baseless arguments to critique well-founded theories in science (evolution, big bang, etc..) then why would any child in this environment that develops into an adult want a career in science?

    You're right, parents and strong communities are critical - but it's distortion of truth by said people that is the REAL problem.

  8. Re:Slander on FBI to Put Criminals Up in Lights · · Score: 1

    I agree. This system is fine for escaped criminals and missing persons, but to extend its use for suspected criminals is a little bit overboard.

  9. Re:Hmmm... on First Look At Firefox 3.0 Beta 2 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You mean to say IE8 did, so you'd hope Firefox will!

  10. Re:Alternate universes on Where Do the Laws of Nature Come From? · · Score: 1

    Your Windows theory has me intrigued, since it appears that we experience a bluescreen of death half the time, while the remaining time is clearly the user shutting his/her monitor off in frustration. I think you're on to something.

  11. Re:The Pig Farmer on Boeing 12,000lb Chemical Laser Set to Fry Targets · · Score: 2

    And he became.. Robert Pickton! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Pickton

  12. Re:Bush is relieved... on Iran Builds Supercomputer From Banned AMD Parts · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Eh? Er.. I mean 'A'. Blame Canada.

  13. Re:Good news, everyone! on Canadian DMCA Bill Withdrawn · · Score: 1

    You laugh, but where I live (Ottawa region) we peak at 35 to 40 celcius in the summer with ample humidity and dip as low as -35 to -40 celcius in the winter. A shift in either direction would not be pleasant!

  14. Yet another reason... on All US Border Crossings Now Require A 'Terrorist Risk Profile' · · Score: 2, Informative

    .. to not step foot in the US.

  15. A big mistake... on Google Plans to Bid 4.6 Billion on 700MHz Band · · Score: 1

    It's clear that Google doesn't have a decent group of hardware / RF engineers guiding this proposal. There's only so much capacity you can squeeze into conventional single antenna handsets, and it's fine for now (i.e. 900 MHz and 1800 MHz do just fine). However, at some point in the near future, people will demand a lot more data throughput that simply cannot be achieved through SISO / SIMO operation.

    Cell phone companies will need to migrate to MIMO communications and I assure you, if you manage even two uncorrelated MIMO antennas on a handheld at 700 MHz, you deserve a gold medal. It's a challenge even at 2.4 GHz, but it can be done.

    Does anyone know if there are any bands above 2.4 GHz that will be up for purchase in the near future? That's where the money is.

  16. Oblig. on South Korea to Build Robot Theme Parks · · Score: 5, Funny

    You've got to listen to me. Elementary chaos theory tells us that all robots will eventually turn against their masters and run amok in an orgy of blood and kicking and the biting with the metal teeth and the hurting and shoving.

  17. Re:C'mon up to Canada Y'all on RCMP Won't Go After Personal Filesharers · · Score: 1

    Rickard's Red and Alexander Keith's.

  18. Re:Drivers' tests and Pentagon competitions on Eleven Finalists in Pentagon's Robotic Rally · · Score: 1

    Those statistics would suggest that since men drive faster than women, yet have the same number of accidents, that women are poorer drivers than men.

  19. Re:Historical Significance to the art world on High-Res Scan of Mona Lisa Reveals Its History · · Score: 1

    It turns out that Mona Lisa's smile is not mysterious at all, and is easily explained by the small microscopic bacteria in the painting, causing the paint to deform in just the right way. It's as though a thousand art lovers cried out in pain.

  20. Re:Jewish Cosmic Zombie on Evidence Found for Earliest Modern Humans · · Score: 1

    And there you have the synopsis for the next expansion pack of WoW!

  21. Re:Mass on Human-Robot Love and Marriage · · Score: 1

    I'd be more inclined to say it's people like you and other like-minded individuals that prevent Alien Civilizations from contacting us.

    If you can't accept a fellow human being, how the hell will you treat an Alien?

  22. Re:determinism finally! on Self-Tuning Electric Guitar · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure what you expect from a guitar ... the strings are made of materials, materials tend to change over time especially with use ... what exactly is the surprise / big deal?

    Call me old-fashioned, but it's actually nice to tune a guitar, especially by ear. I don't think it has ever taken me more than 15 - 30 seconds to tune. Throw in an electronic tuner and it's even easier. Are you really that lazy?

    (By the way, as an E.E., I dislike s/w for the same reason you like it - same shit, different day)

  23. A conclusion... on New Dinosaur Species Discovery In Utah Released · · Score: 1, Funny

    One conclusion we can make about this dinosaur is that it was clearly a polygamist.

  24. Re:Confused; instead of donkeys per forthnite etc on Powerful Blast Confuses Astronomers · · Score: 1

    Direct mass to energy conversion or burning the books?

  25. Re:Huh? worst start? on Microsoft Should Abandon Vista? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    But was ME in development for 5 years?