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  1. Re:both on Kansas Board of Ed. Adopts Intelligent Design · · Score: 1

    Your comment is confusing. I certainly did not say everybody was okay. I think you're digressing down another well-known avenue, but if you review my post you'll see I wasn't heading in that direction, and I don't intend to either. ;)

  2. Re:WTF, both? on Kansas Board of Ed. Adopts Intelligent Design · · Score: 1

    Agreed, there are more than the two mentioned in my conversation. Teach the others too.

  3. Re:redefined science? on Kansas Board of Ed. Adopts Intelligent Design · · Score: 1

    Most often Science does a good enough job of bringing to itself voodoo, astrology, and hollywood. Granted, not the idealistic pure form of science, but the idealistic route never truly exists. So after responding this way you might think I'm a creationist. Well, I'm both. I think the church has a lot of crap ideas because they are trying to win, and likewise I think science produces a lot of crop because the scientific methods are not always followed, especially when human instincts get in the way of pure thought .So I don't believe scientists are trying to pull the wool over anybody's eyes. The scientists are truly doing what they do. I don't see any reason why the two theories cannot exist together. Because there's a fight going on, people tend to think that when one wins the other loses, but I think that's a completely mal-aligned way of thinking. If one wins and the other loses then humans are going to be missing half of something they need. People are both scientifically minded and spiritually minded. Apples and oranges, but part of humans none-the-less. I think the two ideas can co-exist easier than trying to trump each other. The "battle" is plain stupid. Nobody is willing to give and take. This isn't a board game or a game of chess ... this is REAL LIFE! and people have to recognize both spiritual and scientific facets of it.

  4. both on Kansas Board of Ed. Adopts Intelligent Design · · Score: 0
    I say let them hear critical information about evolution and let them hear critical information about creationism. Likewise let the good points of both theories be taught. The worst situation is if one theory wins out over another before either gets out of the "theory" realm.

    I think the two theories would do a better job working together instead of each trying to be the only true way. I think we'll be in trouble either way if one wins over the other. They can co-exist and change as needed.

  5. Google doesn't worry Walmart... quite the opposite on Google Striking Fear into the Corporate Masses · · Score: 1
    Google might soon be able to tell Wal-Mart shoppers if better bargains are available nearby.

    Ya, good luck beating Walmart. I think that worry -- for Walmart anyway -- shouldn't be a problem. As for Google being worrisome to Walmart's competitors, there's the ticket. Soon our citys towns and even villages will just be Walmart buildings and nobody will use Google's shopping service because it will *always* point to Walmart.

  6. Re:Integrity Research Institute on Alternative to Tokamak Fusion Reactor · · Score: 1

    You idiot the cohomology website is actually this one. You posted a wrong link but I see your point. How can he just judge other people and companies based on a website descriptions. Poor taste on his part. Bad linking on yours ;)

  7. i hate cubicles because um.. security is bad ..ya on Don't Network Administrators Require Privacy? · · Score: 2, Insightful
    This is, to them, an obvious breach in security and privacy for what may be sensitive network information.

    I'm much more concerned about a network admin that flaunts sensitive information as a rebuttal because he doesn't want to be moved into a cubicle, than I am about network information hidden by a cubicle wall rather than a more classical solid version of a wall. Your "bricks-and-mortar" walls are redundant in a virtual world, and so are the more limited cubicle versions. Simple suggestion: lock or log-off your terminal and turn the screen away from the cubicle opening. Now how tough was that? .... oh, the problem is you're still in a cubicle? Well most of the people around you are too; start a self-help group with the other people if it bothers you. This article isn't about security ... it's about cubicles and a whiner for crying out loud!

  8. not the only ones with sensitive info on screen on Don't Network Administrators Require Privacy? · · Score: 1
    This is, to them, an obvious breach in security and privacy for what may be sensitive network information.

    Um, log off or lock your workstation.

    The move has placed the IT staff in cubicles that all face inward

    If you need to, turn your desk so your monitor is not visible to people peering through your doorway. As for the others standing on chairs to see over the cubicle to view your screen, well ... let's just say they are noticeable. :)

    I say go ahead and tear down the special aura that has classically surrounded network admins. Secretive, not fully understood, a human black box ... much like the Google entity of today. Timse have changed. Coming out to be part of the work community has benefits -- don't just look at the bad side and be scared of it. Can anybody tell me why network admins stereotypically want to be treated specially? I mean everybody wants to be special, but you know what I mean about network admins. If anybody replies and says "No, I don't, give me a example", I will assume you are a network admin and cannot see the forest for the trees so likely I won't respond. ;)

  9. I wonder on Singing Mice and Brain Chemistry · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Does the sound trail up or down when the mouse trap snaps around their necks?

  10. Re:everything Yay on Modding and the Law · · Score: 1
    Corporations have a single motive (profit), the pursuit of which has the logical outcome of destroying the planet and enslaving the human race.

    You're scary.

  11. everything Yay on Modding and the Law · · Score: 1
    They want to change corporations, change people's day-to-day behavior, and change our own social relationships.

    Change *everything*? That's a good plan ... for what? One rhetorical question: Does different = good?

  12. Scenario on Are Skimpy Raises the New Normal? · · Score: 1

    How about no raises for four years, but enjoying your job anyways. Considered asking for one, but really if I want to make more dough, I can always do so on the side. I figure if I'm a good enough employee then they should offer it, otherwise maybe I fit better into another environment.

  13. common business practice on Microsoft & Linux Should Co-Exist In China · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Lu said Linux and Windows should co-exist (and then you put square brackets around what was inferred ... however this is what I am guessing was inferred) ... [so that Microsoft can get its foot in the door, however MS still doesn't care about Linux.]
    Not every relationship is mutually beneficial. Parsitic relationships are valid relationships too. That's what business has to do to get the foot in the door whether it be Microsoft or somebody else.

  14. T-FA ... ! on Banks to Use 2-factor Authentication by End of 2006 · · Score: 2, Funny

    The linked Wiki article actually states "A common example of T-FA is a bank card". Who knew TFA had another meaning ... I wonder if the banks realize -- so Don't get offending the next time you walk up to the bank teller wicket and are asked for TFA !!! They'll wonder why you are snickering. Woo-hoo

  15. yay for freedom on Google Terror Threat · · Score: 3, Informative
    All it's going to take is one terrorist attack on America where authorities find Google maps on the screens of the terrorists, and then we'll see the US enforce legislation to severely limit or do away with the like of Google maps. And then Google's stocks will fall. And then ... (fill in the blank however you see fit)

    So anyways the moral of the story is I love living in a "free" continent where security can overtake my freedoms, but me must continue to use the word "freedom" even more fervently as if it is true.

  16. proof is in the pudding on Cannabinoids Induce Brain Cell Growth? · · Score: 1

    Ya, but have you seen Cheech and Chong (a stereotype of course) or anybody that's done a lot of pot over the years. There's something definitely wrong with that study.

  17. less work on Google Terror Threat · · Score: 5, Funny
    the software uses information already available from public sources and the images displayed are about one to two years old,

    Ok then, more easily-accessible terrorist information. I mean, Google could blur out all security-sensitive buildings like the White House but then the terrorists know to bomb the blurry spots, or to go to the local tour agency in D.C and pick up a map of the city. Or buy Microsoft flight simulator and practice crashing planes into buildings (ya, they blurred out stuff too), etc etc. The list goes on. I agree that the information is already available like the Google spokespersons says. Google just makes it more convenient to access, that's all. Everybody has to go to less work for good and bad purposes.

  18. ah hhhh on Microchips for Dangerous Animals? · · Score: 1
    Did you know that it is actually possible to take your pet snake for a 'walk'?"

    Ah, yes ... Yes I did.

  19. What doesn't kill you ... on Pillows Dangerous for Your Health · · Score: 1

    ... makes you healthier.

  20. Re:It should be noted.. on Toyota Develops New Plant Species · · Score: 1
    Not sure why it is such great news that a gardening company made a plant..

    Uh ... maybe because the second sentence says "The new Kirsch Pink plant is reportedly 1.3 times more effective at absorbing NOx, SO2 and other air pollutants".

    BTW, how far into the article did you get before posting ... ;)

  21. Should make their own license ... on Should RISC OS be Open Sourced? · · Score: 1

    ... sure you wouldn't get as big of a community following but no doubt you would get some help with your product. In my opinion, licenses should be fragemented, but software projects should not.

  22. fer sure on Toyota Develops New Plant Species · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If I had to recall 75,000 hybrids I'd make a fake plant to divert people's attention too.

  23. Re:Anyone.. on Capitalizing on Melting Polar Ice · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wow, it's going to be just like the movie Waterworld. A lot of people said that movie sucks, but obviously it holds the keys to survival in the future. I'm going out to buy my copy right now, along with the other 4 billion of you. Who knew! Maybe even Duke Nukem forever will provide useful information ... if it arrives in time.

  24. treasures good and bad on Capitalizing on Melting Polar Ice · · Score: 1
    starting to unlock other treasures

    Maybe even prehistoric frozen treasures ... the artic landscape strewn with rotting 2 billion year old people. Well, the polar bears should like it even if the residents complain.

  25. aha! on Solar Flares Shield Astronauts from Cosmic Rays · · Score: 1

    I knew there must have been a flaw in the Fantistic 4 movie. This is it!