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  1. Okay, but ... on HOWTO, Cook an Egg With Your Cell Phone · · Score: 3, Interesting

    How many honey bees does it take to cook an egg?

  2. Re:PageRank & Delisting are DIFFERENT. on Google Delists BMW-Germany · · Score: 1

    Parent is correct. There is no bmw.de in GoogleSpace. If you want to verify this, try:
    this search or
    the English equivalent.

  3. Thanks for the news ... on Operation 'Cyber Storm' Starts Tomorrow · · Score: 1

    .. especially since I'll be travelling that week. This will likely play bloody havoc with the airlines.

  4. Interesting work on nanoscale imaging on Anatomy of a Virus · · Score: 3, Informative
    This work (which is in the current issue of Nature) reminds me of the current work on imaging the HIV virus (reported on slashdot earlier), as well as work on imaging microfossils which will soon be another rejected /. story.

    There are some movies of this work in the supplementary info for this article. These illustrate the various "bits" of the Epsilon-15 virus.

    It all goes to show that there is some really good work going on in three dimensional imaging of very small things. We're even seeing parts on the inside of these small things - it's just spectacular.

  5. Re:Two words, please!!!! on RIAA Sues Woman Who Has Never Used a Computer · · Score: 1
    I presume you mean that the RIAA would be counter-sued for malicious persecution. (Word substitution intentional.)

    The RIAA seem to be like spammers - as long as the overall process is profitable, it really doesn't matter what the costs are for individual cases. (Whether it be karmic or financial.)

  6. Re:Oh leave off it on Kama Sutra Worm Could Make For A Bad Friday · · Score: 1
    The only thing you can patch is the users

    The lament of almost every I.T. worker.

  7. Re:Is it compatible with extensions and plugins? on SeaMonkey 1.0 Released · · Score: 1
    Perhaps.

    Part of the install docs say that you should uninstall older Mozillas, and delete the older install directory, if you used extensions (they note the spell checker as one). They also caution: "Do not install over an old Mozilla version." (They have it in bold, too.)

    Apparently, you can have the older version co-existing with SeaMonkey, (not a surprise) so you can still use the old extensions with the old version.

  8. Re:Virtual Light? on German Scientists Create Augmented Reality Scope · · Score: 1
    Hmmm ... my first thought was these sunglasses. See the truth, chew bubblegum.

    Seriously, the overlay of (for lack of a better reference at this time) "theory" and "practice" comes in handy in a lot of areas. Google maps with the hybrid setting for example.

  9. Re:Laudanum on Loss of Applied IQ Among UK Youth? · · Score: 1

    Hmmm - I didn't mean it as a negative. If the class was effective enough that you weren't exposed to subsequent "opportunities" to discover this, I think it was a great idea. I hope that your school has continued it.

  10. Re:Um, IQ is supposedly a measure of mental age on Loss of Applied IQ Among UK Youth? · · Score: 1
    So you just multiply your IQ by your age, divide by 100 and you get your mental age, so that's, um, ...

    Oh CR*P! I'm SENILE!

    Just look kindly upon my future postings.

  11. Re:Laudanum on Loss of Applied IQ Among UK Youth? · · Score: 1
    keeping in mind that sixth grade was like, 25 years ago.

    Hash is a cannabis derivative, not an opiate. I'm glad that your class worked so well for you that you didn't know that.

  12. Re:Did anyone else think Road Kill from the title? on Cooking Dinner From the Road · · Score: 1

    Yes. What else would "Dinner From the Road" mean anyway?

  13. Re:K'breel? on Plan To Bomb Mars For Signs of Climate Change · · Score: 1
    I wonder what K'breel, speaker for the Council of Elders, thinks about this.

    Given his past speeches, he will probably stress that there is no cause for alarm. Hah, politicians! IF there ever was a time to panic, it would be now!

  14. Monkey vice on The Primate Police · · Score: 1
    I was more amused by another story on the same site. It has been noted that monkeys also use chemicals for pleasure.

    Given this, the question is "do the monkey police have a vice squad?"

  15. Data from other countries? on Britons Unconvinced on Evolution · · Score: 1
    It is interesting to see the numbers of ID/creationalism believers from the UK and the US. Does anyone know if this type of survey has been done in other countries?

    And of course, if you do - which ones, what were the numbers, where are the links ? ... ;-)

  16. Re:Britain and Atheisim on Britons Unconvinced on Evolution · · Score: 1
    a huge part of the [British] population considers themselves atheists.

    Up to 2.6% claim membership in an alternative religion.

  17. Re:WHAT? on Russia to Mine on the Moon by 2020 · · Score: 1

    I think you mean THIS!

  18. Re:I clicked I'm Feeling Lucky on this article on A Statistical Review of 1 Billion Web Pages · · Score: 1

    I get a different top return for that search.

  19. Re:what about the dreaded Candiru on Scientists Discover World's Smallest Fish · · Score: 1
    Okay, that's it. I'm not swimming any more. I thought you were joking until I did a search on "Candiru".

    That's one sick little fish. However, since it seems that they only do their urethra swimming while urine is passing, this might be a good way to keep people from pissing in your pool. Warning: this pool patrolled by Candiru fish.

  20. Re:Figures... on Brits Ready Crops For Global Warming · · Score: 1
    In other words, "Forget the orphans, save the beer!"

    Spot ON!

    Now, they have fix hops, or maybe heather to make sure those survive as well.

    Beer drinker.

  21. Missing the real radicals ... on UCLA Students Urged to Expose 'Radical' Professors · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    The blacklist assembled on the website so far is mostly of people in the humanities and social sciences (and law, where-ever that fits in). The "alumni association" has missed all of those in the physical sciences who may support such radical ideas as:
    • Non-Aristotelian physics
    • Non-Euclidean geometries
    • Heliocentric models of the solar system
    • "Round Earth" theories (not flat!?)
    • Microbial based diseases (when we all know they're all caused by imbalances in our aqueous humours)
    • People flying in machines heavier than air
    • and even (gasp) anti-creationalism (self-styled "evolutionists")

    UCLA faculty - make money now by turning yourselves in if you or a colleague exhibit any of these radical ideas.

  22. Original source on College Students Lack Literacy · · Score: 1
    The article seems to have come from this report [PDF] linked to from the Pew Charitable Trusts website.

    For US college grads, a summary [PDF] is available.

    However, while I've not read the entire paper, I don't see anything which comes out as "only 50% to 25% of these people can understand a credit card offer." If someone were to read these and post the pertinent info here, I'd be indebted to you.

  23. Re:No... on NYC Subway Cell Service, No Cell-Related Cancer · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    No, he [Luke Pi Walker] is PlayfullyClever.

    Yeah, as it says on its website:
    "Yeah I'm starting up our slashvertising again, this time using the most playfully clever name ever created. It disguises me as one of the Slashbots so I can easily destroy them from the inside! More to come soon!"

    It's a protest against the moderation scheme on /., and it takes advantage of the editorial bias. (A bias that CmdrTaco indicated earlier - it's his blog, it should reflect what he wants to present.) It does quite well with its scheme - 5 submissions approved in 4 days.

    I'm inclined to think that if I ever expect to see one of my postings approved, I'll have to link to that site.

    I doubt that they actually read /., but if you do:
    PlayfullyClever, turn off the floaties on your web page! Oh, and I think you could make a better pun with "Princess Leia".

  24. Re:Depends on the PRize on Myware and Spyware · · Score: 5, Funny
    What exactly do you do at home, behind clsoed doors, when nobody is looking?

    I correct spelling and grammar on slashdot. It keeps me occupied. And you?

  25. Re:Firefox User statistics on Firefox Usage Climbing In Europe · · Score: 1
    Anyone with a bank account and the internet has likely at one time or another logged on to their bank to check out balances, pay bills, etc.

    Sorry, no. They make machines where I can do all that - and get money - in the physical realm. Or I can see a real person.