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  1. Nope, no way. on Can Cyborg Tech End Human Disability By 2064? · · Score: 1

    We barely understand neurological disorders like schizophrenia, we don't even understand the basics of these disorders, so to believe will have them solved by 2064 is entirely unrealistic.

  2. Re:Compaq was afraid to use AMD chips FOR FREE on AMD Preparing To Give Intel a Run For Its Money · · Score: 1

    it's really astonishing, to see AMD still afloat.

    No, I think Intel keeps them around to get around anti-trust regulators. AMD should get into more consumer markets. For instance, I use Macs, but I'd like to give AMD some of my money so they can keep the competition up with Intel, because ultimately this will mean better Intel chips for my Mac.

  3. Re:Repeatable as Fuck on How Predictable Is Evolution? · · Score: 1

    also could have mentioned some bird's eyes that can see the earth's magnetic field

    Why does everyone overlook the fact that the eye is a device that leverages quantum mechanics? The simple fact that we can observe the electromagnetic spectrum is proof of this. By extension, it would be reasonable to conclude that the brain also leverages quantum mechanics.

  4. Re:how much is a name worth? on Apple Reportedly Buying Beats Electronics For $3.2 Billion · · Score: 1

    Apple couldn't care less about headphones, they want the digital streaming rights that Beats Music has so they can integrate a subscription service into iTunes. I wouldn't be surprised if apple spins off headphone business after it incorporates their marketing and sales staff into the apple fold. There is no way I see a beats logo showing up on apple hardware.

  5. Re: Don't understand it. on Apple Reportedly Buying Beats Electronics For $3.2 Billion · · Score: 1

    Like maybe record labels have been trying to bend Apple over a barrel when they ask for streaming rights, and in this deal, Apple acquires the streaming rights that Beats had, thereby side-stepping the deal.

    Yes. You hit the nail on its head. Beats music is a direct derivative of MOG, and they had a 16 million track music catalog. Apple is already in the music on demand business and subscription music service is the next logical evolution. This subscription service will be wholly incorporated into iTunes, and $10/mo will get you access to 16 million iTunes tracks. You'll of course still have the option to buy the track, but who would what to do that? The record label's royalties are going to be significantly impacted. This was a smart move by Apple, they've just cornered the online music market for the next decade.

  6. Where is arcfour? on OpenSSH No Longer Has To Depend On OpenSSL · · Score: 1

    Where is the arcfour cypher? You can't not include the fastest cypher there is for bulk data transfer.

    for i in aes128-cbc 3des-cbc blowfish-cbc cast128-cbc arcfour128 arcfour256 arcfour aes192-cbc aes256-cbc aes128-ctr; do echo $i; dd if=/dev/zero count=1000000 2> /dev/null | ssh -Cc $i 127.0.0.1 "dd of=/dev/null"; done

  7. Re:"Enough protein" on You Are What You're Tricked Into Eating · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The CDC recommends 56g of protein for adult males, and 46 for females. The British Nutrition Foundation's RNI is 0.75g per kilogram of body weight.

    The CDC is whey off, follow the British standard. Most people do not get enough protein, you know when you've eaten enough protein because your body stops craving food. Without protein intake you die fast, faster then simple calorie starvation, protein is one of the major reasons why your body triggers a hunger response. For a week try intaking 1g/kg of protein a day and you'll understand what I'm saying. The whole point of this article is that processed foods typically exchange protein for fat and carbohydrates, the problem with that is fat and carbohydrates are fuels; protein is a biological building block.

  8. Re:Huh? on Designer Creates a Water Bottle That You Can Eat · · Score: 1

    That should have read: 2 C6H5OH + H2SO4 -> (C6H4OH)2SO2 + 2 H2O

  9. Re:Huh? on Designer Creates a Water Bottle That You Can Eat · · Score: 1

    If I had to choose between Bisphenol A ("BPA") and Bisphenol S ("BPS") based on the chemistry, I would choose BPS. Why? BPA is a synthetic organic compound with a dimethylmethylene group, whereas BPS is a regular organic compound with a sulfonyl group. 4,4'-(propane-2,2-diyl)diphenol and 4,4'-Sulfonyldiphenol respectively.

    2 C6H5OH + H2SO4 (C6H4OH)2SO2 + 2 H2O

    Why do you say BPS leeches more?

  10. Re:helium on What Happens To All the Universe's Hydrogen? · · Score: 1

    Is rain the byproduct of hydrogen and oxygen reacting from solar radiation?

    In other words, what keeps the hydrogen from floating away into space?

  11. Re:helium on What Happens To All the Universe's Hydrogen? · · Score: 1

    Is rain the byproduct of hydrogen and oxygen reacting from solar radiation?

  12. Re:Lithium and beryllium on What Happens To All the Universe's Hydrogen? · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't it actually be lithium hydride? The hydrogen atoms would instantly give up their electrons to form LiH. Free elemental lithium just doesn't happen in nature because it's only one electron away from a stable configuration.

  13. So the universe was acidic? on What Happens To All the Universe's Hydrogen? · · Score: 1

    So would that imply the universe was highly acidic in the beginning? What influence would that have on the creation of life?

  14. Re:Kill it with MAGMA! on Waste Management: The Critical Element For Nuclear Energy Expansion · · Score: 1

    You might consider putting the material near a subducting tectonic plate and plan on the downward flow of material trapping and subsequently diluting the radioactive material. You don't have to drill a big hole, you 'just' have to wait a couple of thousand years while the material gets incorporated into the plate, all the while worrying about leakage of the containers.

    While a good ideal, this is not the best idea since you can't later decide to recycle the waste into useable fuel. In a couple thousand years we''ll have the technology to reuse this stuff. I think the best plan is to simply put the waste back where it was mined from, this would allow us to come back in the future to reclaim it.

  15. It gives them an option on Netflix Pondering Peer-to-Peer Technology For Streaming Video · · Score: 1

    I think this is more a bargaining tool to negotiating better rates at the toll booths. I'm not sure how practical this would be, but it does at least give them an option.

  16. Re:The other countries need protect jurisdiction on American Judge Claims Jurisdiction Over Data Stored In Other Countries · · Score: 1

    The question is: who does have legal jurisdiction on data stored in a given country? The courts of that country, or the courts of the nationality of the company who manages the data storage?

    Any court that has personal jurisdiction over the corporation. Which is to say wherever the company is incorporated or resides. At a minimum the Federal and State court where the company is incorporated will have personal jurisdiction. There are no jurisdictional borders when it comes to corporations, ether the court has personal jurisdiction over the company or it doesn't, and if it does it can issue any warrant it wants on the corporation. The court can't send it's agents to another country to execute the warrant, but they can find the corporation in contempt or charge them with obstruction of justice.

  17. The ruling makes sense. on American Judge Claims Jurisdiction Over Data Stored In Other Countries · · Score: 1

    Where the servers reside is simply not relevant because the corporation resides within the jurisdiction of the court, corporations are people and because a company is one legal entity the court has jurisdiction over all of the company, regardless of where it's assets are physically located. It's called personal jurisdiction and the ruling is correct, it will be upheld if appealed. If you don't want to be subject to american jurisdiction then don't incorporate in america, it's really that simple.

  18. Re:Close is relative on Frigid Brown Dwarf Found Only 7.2 Light-Years Away · · Score: 1

    I meant to say 25 miles per second, which is about 11 m/s

  19. Close is relative on Frigid Brown Dwarf Found Only 7.2 Light-Years Away · · Score: 1

    Traveling at 25 m/s, the speed of the current fastest man made object, it would take 55,885 years to reach this star. It's understandable why we haven't noticed it till now.

  20. Re:The problem is they're called "printers" on Consumers Not Impressed With 3D Printing · · Score: 2

    This stupid crap with 3-D printed guns, for instance.

    Yeah, I don't understand this craze with plastic guns, people have been producing guns using manual milling machines and lathes for well over a century. Moreover, in my state, the mere possession of bullets without a license to possess a gun is a crime. Problem solved.

  21. Re:Humanity is Sick and Twisted on Are Habitable Exoplanets Bad News For Humanity? · · Score: 1

    We don't deserve the stars.

    We deserve death.

    Incorrect. Evolution is sick, twisted, and blind. We deserve better. I believe we still have time to take control and become a better, post-human species.

    You must be new here. With time you'll understand the error in your last statement. I wouldn't count on some utopian post-human species, I'm confident we'll manage to find some reason to nuke ourselves, along with our planet, out of existence. Cheers!

  22. Re:iPod touch + feature phone on iPad Fever Is Officially Cooling · · Score: 1

    If you're willing to drop the requirement to surf the web while outside of Wi-Fi range, an iPod touch plus a dumbphone supporting only voice and SMS costs less than an iPhone, and its service costs less per month than iPhone service.

    A better solution is an iPhone or android device with service through Lycamobile. The reason is Lycamobile doesn't force you into getting a data plan for your smart phone. Monthly service through them is as cheap $16/month. They also offer 2 cent/minute prepaid plan. Any unlocked SIM based GSM phone will work, all you need is a Lycamobile SIM card, which you can typically find on eBay for $1

    Lycamobile is a mobile phone virtual network, in the United States they piggyback on the T-Mobile network.

  23. Re:Or foregoing kids altogether on Women Increasingly Freezing Their Eggs To Pursue Their Careers · · Score: 1

    x = population, lim (x --> infinity), f((earth's resources)/x) = resource starvation = kill -9 you

    That explains why the world is the way it is; the only workable solutions I can think of are population control or expansion into space.

  24. Re:So - who's in love with the government again? on Beer Price Crisis On the Horizon · · Score: 1

    I think the antifoam agent they use with carpet steam cleaners would work for this.

  25. Re:So - who's in love with the government again? on Beer Price Crisis On the Horizon · · Score: 1

    It's kinda hard to spoil beer, it being yeast shit and all. Once the yeast and good bacteria propagate it's hard for other microorganism to establish a foot hold. You would be able to tell by sight and smell if a batch was contaminated.