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  1. Re:Offtopic, but I have no blog to rant in. on Mambo Changes its Name to Joomla! · · Score: 1

    But they should... 'cause humans are animals too.

  2. Re:Compromises? on Hashing Out the Next Step in Biometric Security · · Score: 2, Informative

    RTFA. If you do, you'll see that IBM describes a technique for making "cancellable biometrics", in which companies can alter the way the hash is distorted. If the hash is compromised, the company could change the distortion applied to the face, and obtain a new hash.

  3. Re:NJ on Another Major Spammer Busted · · Score: 4, Informative

    He only has a license to practice medicine in New Jersey, but he provided prescriptions to people in other states.

  4. Re:Sounds like . . on IBM Donates Code to Firefox · · Score: 1

    If you want Page Zoom functionality, the ColorZilla extension has that ability.

  5. Already using it on Inkscape 0.42: The Ultimate Answer · · Score: 5, Informative

    By some weird coincidence, I downloaded this two hours ago. It hasn't crashed on my yet during this time, so I can say that it is sure seems more stable than the 0.41 release.

  6. Re:mea culpa on Bill Gates Swears Vow Against 'Son of iPod' · · Score: 1

    Or he could not say "our mea" culpa, which is saying it was "our my" mistake and just sounds aweful. No wonder people think they are seing something wrong with Gates' wording.

  7. Re:Defeated by contact lenses? on Iris Recognition To Take Off · · Score: 1

    Faking a static iris would be medium difficulty and medium cost. Faking a live iris which can dilate and constrict in response to a light in order to prove it is alive, and making the fake iris scannable at any of those different constrictions would be difficult indeed.

  8. Re:What's your point? on Calculator Flaw Forces Recall in Virginia · · Score: 1

    Yes, I can. Unlike what Quill_28 is implying, knowing how to use a calculator to do math does not mean that a person can't know how to the same math by hand.

  9. What's your point? on Calculator Flaw Forces Recall in Virginia · · Score: 1

    My calculator can solve that equation. Would you say this a bad thing?

  10. Re:DiLithium Cells. on Batteries Becoming Limiting Step For Portable Toys · · Score: 1

    Dilithium crystals channel energy through the matter and anti-matter warp drive engines. They are not actually a power source themselves, but without them the ships wouldn't have power. The power source is from a matter-antimatter reaction. Now a matter-antimatter battery would have long-lasting power. If it doesn't blow up.

  11. Re:Quantum computing? on Researchers Control the Flip of Electron Spin · · Score: 1

    Grandparent was referring to the fact that reading the charge on the tiny capacitors in DRAM destroys the charge. Afterwards, the hardware then needs to recharge the tiny capacitors in DRAM that it read. Despite this flaw DRAM is still used, so perhaps quantum computers could recreate quantum qubits after reading their states.

  12. Re:No biggie on Completing BitTorrent Decentralization · · Score: 1

    I had the same problem. Every time I tried to open Firefox, it would load the crashing web page. When I finally got Firefox to open, the first thing I did was remove Sessionsaver. I use 'Tab Mix', it saves tabs you have open when you close Firefox, but doesn't save tabs you have open when there is a crash.

  13. Re:RIAA on Cuban Says RIAA Damages Should be $5 Per Month · · Score: 1

    They are not a deterrant, they are specifically intended as an additional punishment for notably egregious, willful, or wanton violation of the law.

    Isn't that a deterrent is supposed to work? Punishing people so others are afraid to do the same?

  14. Re:It's actually a pretty sweet deal on NYT on Cell Phone Tower Controversy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The Not-In-My-Backyard people also are ignoring water towers, which are considerable more visible. Interestingly, water towers can be used as a landmark to tell your relative location. I would find the idea that someone could use the cell phone tower as landmark intriguing. I get lost so easily...

  15. Re:Blue LED-hidden danger? on LED Evolution Could Spell The End For Bulbs · · Score: 1

    Pupils [i]constrict[/i] when exposed to light, making everything seem dimmer. And you spelled dilate wrong.