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  1. US != 50% of world on Half of US Patents Issued Out of US For Second Year · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Isn't there more overseas companies than US companies? And if so, why should this be surprising in the slightest?

  2. Re:litmus test on Man Sues Neighbor For Not Turning Off His Wi-Fi · · Score: 1

    Disagree.

    Let's say it's radiation exposure instead.

    a) If you can demonstrate your ability to detect low level radioactive contamination under reasonable experimental conditions, they'll consider your case.
    b) If you can't demonstrate you ability to detect low level radioactive contamination under reasonable experimental conditions significantly more than chance, you owe the plaintiff the same amount you are seeking.

    This is assuming you don't use any external devices naturally, since I'm fairly certain anyone can detect electromagnetic fields with external devices.

  3. Re:The look at me era on Facebook's Zuckerberg Says Forget Privacy · · Score: 1

    The presumption is that privacy is the best solution against tyranny. Right now, I believe accountability is a preferred method of handling such threats, seeing that the world is globalized sufficiently to give everything an open view to the majority (your mileage may vary).

  4. Re:Good Morning. on The Gradual Erosion of the Right To Privacy · · Score: 1

    Actually, closer to diving 0 by 0... which I've no idea what it means either.

  5. Re:Put theory to test in real world on The End Of Gravity As a Fundamental Force · · Score: 1

    Well, marketing people and bureaucrats are generally not taken seriously, and hence reduces the gravity of the situation.

    However, lawyers are pretty darned smart, and also tends to increase the gravity of the situation. Note that this also occurs if a bureaucrat makes a point which is (possibly coincidentally) valid.

  6. False hits? on USGS Develops Twitter-Based Earthquake Detection · · Score: 1

    Twitter has also been know for false hits as well though, so how can one prevent such a situation?

  7. Thr Mstrix already taught us this... on 8% of Your DNA Comes From a Virus · · Score: 1

    "I'd like to share a revelation that I've had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species. I realized that you're not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment, but you humans do not. You move to an area, and you multiply, and multiply, until every natural resource is consumed. The only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet, you are a plague, and we are the cure. "

  8. May ways to read this on Girl Gamers More Hardcore Than Guys · · Score: 1

    Inversely, perhaps males are more likely to realize they're addicted to an MMO and stop. :p

    Additionally, this is inherently a biased sample, since it (1) only samples 1 game, and (2) only samples MMO game players.

  9. Re:$26 is a lot on $26 of Software Defeats American Military · · Score: 1

    Alternatively, if you have enough soldiers, guns, and bullets, you can just brute-force your way in.

  10. Obvious solution on Revisiting the "Holy Trinity" of MMORPG Classes · · Score: 1

    Stop making MMOs which is based on simple damage manipulation

    For instance, there are several game types which doesn't require (or avoids the requirement) healers in the slightest: Tower defense, shoot-em-ups, artillery (or Worms) style.

    Then there are several game types which doesn't involve destruction in the conventional (one-on-one) sense: Strategy games (though technically tower defense falls into this), constructive (though tends to be more social), puzzle.

    Then there's the other obvious option of implementing pure versatility/power for characters: Diablo series, RPGs with no set class

  11. Re:At first glance... on Gravatars Can Leak Users' Email Addresses · · Score: 2, Informative

    And you didn't think of Gravitar instead? Kids these days...

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitar

  12. Re:It's not about how much it costs to make on Using Hacked Wiimotes As Scientific Sensors · · Score: 5, Insightful

    However, you're underestimating the cost of time. Mass production decreases both the cost and time of making a specific product (or combination of products).

  13. Scientific Value of Wii, PS3, XBox 360? on Using Hacked Wiimotes As Scientific Sensors · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm curious on the non-game advances the Wii, PS3, and XBox 360 has provided for the community.

    The Wii advances via it's mass-produced controller, the PS3 advances via mass-produced mini-computer, the XBox 360... um... (need some help here).

  14. I don't think Michael Atkinson will stand for this on Australia Could Finally Get R18+ Games · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Atkinson

    This person has been the sole reason why Australia doesn't have a R18+ rating, and I highly doubt a discussion paper will change his mind.

  15. Restrict minors to preset phrases on FTC Says Virtual Worlds Bad For Minors · · Score: 1

    Of cause, there are some successes in filtering words in MMOs. Case in point, Toontown Online.

    (Granted it's done by only allowing a small subset of preset phrases, but at least it works. The closest to vulgarity is the spamming of "You stink!" phrases.)

  16. Re:The Law of Un-Intended Consquences on US Patent Office Fast Tracks Green Patents · · Score: 1

    Actually, perpetual machines have more stringent guidelines for patent application, where there must be a working prototype first.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetual_machine

  17. Where's the kaboom? on NASA Tests Flying Airbag · · Score: 1

    It's not proper collisions testing unless MythBusters does it. Preferably with big explosions somewhere in the process.

  18. Re:DMCA notices sent out totally indiscriminately on Questionable "Best Effort" Copyright Enforcement · · Score: 2, Insightful

    And the less people attempt, the rarer it'll be.

  19. Microsoft not necessarily wrong on Linux Reaches 32% Netbook Market Share · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Alternatively, Linux netbook users could have converted their netbooks to dual-boot systems, hence still allowing the possibility of both to be true.

  20. Re:Like GM? on CRIA Faces $60 Billion Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    And then you get int an "Animal Farm" situation.

  21. What about the disabled? on Subverting Fingerprinting · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't fingerprinting fail spectacularly on people with no fingers? (e.g. Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker (for one hand), etc...)

  22. And in Singapore... on FCC May Pry Open the Cable Set-Top Box · · Score: 1

    Incidentally, Singapore is considering a single set top box (between multiple vendors). This could be a similar situation.

    http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1019917/1/.html

  23. Re:rain on How To See Through an Invisibility Cloak · · Score: 1

    Or it can simply work on redirecting all EM frequencies and defeat any conventional definitions of "seeing".

  24. Poor Yahoo on Google Launches Dictionary, Drops Answers.com · · Score: 1

    Google and Bing both come up on top in definitions, but Yahoo gets hidden somewhere below (lower than it's messenger).

  25. Re:I Google on Personalized Search From Google Now Opt-Out · · Score: 1

    Or perhaps Google's search mechanisms would determine that you are wanting to know what other people know, and filters more of those results instead of similar results to what you've already found.