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  1. Re:I'm not sure... on Cell Division Reversed for the First Time · · Score: 1

    Oedipus had a similar problem...

  2. Re:We've been at war with cancer for over 50 years on Cell Division Reversed for the First Time · · Score: 2

    There is a link through Dopamine levels. Have a look.

  3. Re:We've been at war with cancer for over 50 years on Cell Division Reversed for the First Time · · Score: 1

    Thats 20 more years of paying taxes! But really it's all for your good...

  4. Aristotle's two bits: on Why Is Data Mining Still A Frontier? · · Score: 1

    "But if it was always true to say that a thing is or will be, it is not possible that it should not be or not be about to be, and when a thing cannot not come to be, it is impossible that it should not come to be, and when it is impossible that it should not come to be, it must come to be." Aristotle, On Interpretation.

  5. Re:Completely WRONG direction to take. on This Boring Headline is Written for Google · · Score: 1

    He did add though "And don't get me wrong - I follow slashdot too, exactly because it's fun to see people argue. I'm not complaining ;]" Hey, if it adds a little glitter in our beige lives, I'm all for it. (now that's insightful)

  6. Re:Yet another way to erode civil liberties on America's War on the Web · · Score: 1

    I have to disagree. Osama made it clear that he intends to bankrupt America.

  7. Re:This is the kind of DRM I could support on Sun's Open Source DRM · · Score: 1

    I would prefer if the creators believed in their fans and their music enough to bypass RIAA...

  8. Re:I sent them this essay on Copyright Study Group Seeks Comments · · Score: 1

    It would have helped if you spelled commoditization right.

  9. Re:Who numbered this release? on The State of Web 2.0, The Future of Web Software · · Score: 1

    #ifndef BRAIN
    while(clueless)
    printf("Web %i.0", web++);
    #endif

  10. Warning: on The State of Web 2.0, The Future of Web Software · · Score: 2, Funny

    The Bozo bit has been flipped!

  11. Re:here? on Interview With Leader of Sweden's Pirate Party · · Score: 1

    Fine, throw your vote away. (yay democracy...err republic...err ..plutocracy)

  12. Re:Mr. Roboto on A Chicken In Every Pot, A Robot In Every Home · · Score: 1

    Pin Pals: You can do it, Otto! You can do it, Otto! Help each other out: that'll be our motto! You can do it, Otto! You can do it, Otto!
    Apu: Make this spare; I'll give you free gelato!
    Moe: Then back to my place, where I will get you blotto!
    Homer: Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto.

  13. Re:It's worse than that on Movie Downloads to Coincide with DVD release · · Score: 1

    It's just a new way to rip people off. Companies reduce costs by moving to places where the labor is dime a dozen and then pocket the money instead of passing the savings on to the customer. That's why they earn the big bucks.

  14. It's a convenience to you... on Movie Downloads to Coincide with DVD release · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That's around $20 to $30 for newer films, and $10 to $20 for older flicks. CinemaNow intends to be more aggressive, offering some of its new flicks for under $20 and to build traffic, it will offer a two-for-one sale at the outset.

    Movies can't be "burned" or copied onto disks that can be played on other devices, such DVD players. The movies, however, can be copied to play on as many as two other PCs, says Ramo.

    Why the hell would anyone want to pay that kind of money for crippleware? These guys just don't get it. Internet distribution should be a godsend because it costs them close to nothing to distribute. They think it's some special service that is oh so convenient. It's like the house I was looking at the other day, there's a train station 30ft away and they actually charge $10k more because "it's a convenience." Yeah I want my house to shake every 20min and wake me with the horn, how convenient.

  15. Easy to forget.. on Google Accused of Bio-piracy · · Score: 1

    Vincent: There's no gene for fate.

  16. Listed Unsafe Devices on Japan's Gaming History Now Safe · · Score: 1

    Electric heated toilet seats. Just imagine: Plop! Zap!

  17. Re:Windows Live Favorites Feature on Hotmail On Your Desktop · · Score: 1, Funny

    Microsoft: We appologize for this inconvenience. We meant to call the "Competitors" table "Future Competitors" and apparently the entry you mention is not the one in error. This will be fixed shortly.

  18. Re:Platform promotion? on Hotmail On Your Desktop · · Score: 3, Insightful

    In Microsoft terms "free" is as in "free" for them. In this case it's "free beta-testers." In my University they offered "free" versions of beta Visual Studio. I ended up having less "free" time.

  19. Re:Cisco's reasoning on Cisco Aquires SyPixx · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yeah, but who watches the watcher's watchers?

  20. Investigations.. on Attorney General Investigates Music Price Fixing · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Anybody notice whenever something happens an investigation is started and you never hear about it again?

  21. Re:more sensationalism on Google Copies Corporate Data to Google's Servers? · · Score: 1

    We have the Patriot Act for that, rest assured.

  22. Re:The French: on French MPs Consider P2P Downloads Again · · Score: 1

    Lots of stuff goes on behind the curtain in France, take for example all the hidden letters they don't pronounce. Shhh

  23. Re:WOOT on Hiring Is Up in Silicon Valley for High-Skill Jobs · · Score: 1

    you think therefore you are..

  24. Re:WOOT on Hiring Is Up in Silicon Valley for High-Skill Jobs · · Score: 1

    Here's a stinker...what defines language?

  25. The French: on French MPs Consider P2P Downloads Again · · Score: 0, Troll

    "Yes we can loot once more! Viva la Revolucion!"