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  1. so in some way on Bacteria Found Alive In Ice 120,000 Years Old · · Score: 1

    the bacteria "knew" the ice was gonna start melting some day?

    if it didn't then what's the purpose of staying "alive" for 120000 years?

  2. I wonder... on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement · · Score: 4, Interesting

    how will they manage file encryption.

    Just one more excuse to induce more fear in the normal population.

  3. Re:they need to spread fear... on UK Academics Arrested For Researching al-Qaida · · Score: 1

    the terrorist in the University didn't exist, it were a couple of students doing research.
    So, the "terrorists" didn't exist. A lie to induce fear, just like Zeus.

    And yes, I don't believe in the devil, I believe in reason, knowledge and observation.

    And just for you to know, I know terrorism very good, I live in Peru, and got my neighborhood bombed 5 times. In my country we had more people killed by terrorism than the US and England combined.

  4. they need to spread fear... on UK Academics Arrested For Researching al-Qaida · · Score: 5, Insightful

    in order to control the masses.

    Fear is a common tactic used since the begging of civilization to manipulate people.

    - Zeus will destroy you all!
    - The devil will come for you and burn you for all eternity!
    - Terrorists! omg! seek shelter at once!

  5. Re:I don't like drugs on Cognition Enhancer Research · · Score: 2, Informative

    from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viagra :

    "It was initially studied for use in hypertension (high blood pressure) and angina pectoris (a symptom of ischaemic cardiovascular disease). The first clinical trials were conducted in Morriston Hospital in Swansea. Phase I clinical trials under the direction of Ian Osterloh suggested that the drug had little effect on angina, but that it could induce marked penile erections. Pfizer therefore decided to market it for erectile dysfunction, rather than for angina."

    Evidently doctors had little idea this reaction would happen... why? because we are just beginning to understand our own bodies.
    They didn't knew some receptors will trigger when they encounter this substance.

    That discovery was completely random, they NEVER expected it. They just gave heart patients a testing drug for their hearts, and the patients ended up with a boner.

  6. Re:Holy crap, 7 digits? on Cognition Enhancer Research · · Score: 3, Insightful

    it's probably because of how your brain works.

    Maybe you are trying to memorize 7 numbers (symbol + significance in our society) instead of memorizing a 3cm x 1.5cm illustration (the area in a paper where those numbers can be written) or instead of memorizing a 10 second sound (the aprox time in wich those numbers can be pronounced).

    The problem might not be your memory, but the way your brain processes and stores the information it receives.

  7. I don't like drugs on Cognition Enhancer Research · · Score: 2, Insightful

    as much as scientist claim they can enhance or reduce certain abilities, it is also a reality science is just beginning to understand human metabolism.

    We don't know much about how each part the human metabolism affect the others, so it's very difficult to anticipate possible side effects.

    It's also widely known that many of the current drugs where discovered by accident while trying to cure something else (like the discovery of viagra, and the heart benefits obtained from aspirin). So, as much as we don't want see it, our scientist can be wrong.

    Let's hope we don't see our Universities bloated with new kind of "brain enhancement" drugs.

  8. just choose your favorite project on To Whom Should I Donate? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    and give them some of your time and effort by reporting bugs, making some code (if you can), helping with documentation, helping newbies on their support lists, etc.

    sometimes our time is as good as some cash.

  9. they should not choose a format on New York and Minnesota Publish Open Document Studies · · Score: 3, Insightful

    they should give a law saying that the document formats chosen by public entities should have Open Standards.

  10. Re:Must...resist...saying on Pushing a CPU to Heat Death, Intentionally · · Score: 1

    it is actually very interesting. They are showing us (live) how long it will take to burn their chip if the cooler breaks.

    I will like intel to do the same kind of tests with their products.

  11. Re:can traffic shaping be proved in court? on Bell Canada Launches Its Own Online Video Store · · Score: 3, Interesting

    A provider can also choose to use a Linux bridge + htb, which won't sent any strange packets, it will just make p2p connections slower.

  12. Re:can traffic shaping be proved in court? on Bell Canada Launches Its Own Online Video Store · · Score: 2

    I was speaking in a general way, if I suspect my ISP is shaping my traffic and I want to make a complaint, how can I prove they are actually shaping the traffic?

  13. Re:Silly DRM trix are for kids on Bell Canada Launches Its Own Online Video Store · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I don't understand why people pay for a service that helps a company push it's propietary format in the market.

  14. can traffic shaping be proved in court? on Bell Canada Launches Its Own Online Video Store · · Score: 5, Interesting

    How can we prove a provider is shaping our traffic?

    they will probably allege the slow download is because of net traffic, spam, etc.

    transparent bridges for traffic shaping are very hard to detect

  15. my favorite pets on Get the Family Dog Cloned · · Score: 5, Funny

    are Playboy bunnies.

    wonder if I can clone them too...

  16. I wonder if aliens have lawyers ... on The Case for Lunar Property Rights · · Score: 3, Funny

    discussing about solar system property rights...

  17. the problem is combining ... on New Malware Report Hits Vista's Security Image · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ... a dumb user with a dumb OS.

  18. don't forget that Universities == $ on Japan "Running Out of Engineers" · · Score: 1

    In many countries good Universities are way expensive, and accessible only to a reduced portion of the community.

    Besides, most (if not all) of the stuff they teach (syllabus included) can be found on the internet. Many choose this alternative.

  19. nevertheless they are indirectly affected ... on 20% of U.S. Population Has Never Used Email · · Score: 2, Informative

    ... by e-mail and technology.

    On the other side, most people that doesn't know how to use e-mail ask techies they know for help.

    I have already forgotten how many mails I have sent for my mom and aunts.

  20. what would happen... on World's Newest, Most Powerful Laser Comes Online · · Score: 1

    if we aim that to a human being?

  21. remember! on US Senate Asks for National Security Letter Explanation · · Score: 5, Funny

    they do this to protect your freedom...

  22. what happened to the other 31+ reports? on Videos and Report From Embedded Linux Conference · · Score: 2, Interesting

    will they ever be available?

    Free Electrons should free all of them... after all freedom is it's business.

  23. OLPC will just turn into on A View From Inside the OLPC Project · · Score: 1

    a new business model.

    Microsoft is pulling his strings really hard on this.

  24. Re:Small Pool of Healthy on Hawking Searching For Africa's Einsteins · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Many exceptional athletes: soccer players (Didier Drogba), marathon runners, sprint runners, long distance jumpers, etc. come from Africa.

    If their eating habits didn't stop them from becoming champions, why should the same food affect possible geniuses?

  25. they might blur the pictures shown on Google Begins Blurring Faces In Street View · · Score: 1

    but I am sure the "un-blurred" original ones are still in their servers.

    is this the best way to protect people's privacy?