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  1. The RIAA has stepped in... on Singing Mice and Brain Chemistry · · Score: 2, Funny

    and already has recording mice patented and copyrighted. They are seeking to pass legislation through congress that will allow them to plug all of the analog holes these mice may have, unless the mice are genetically altered and the alteration is not open source.

  2. Re:Lame Attempt on 'NBC Nightly News' to Be Shown on Internet · · Score: 1

    News is what is important going on in YOUR world.
    the latest movie review is not news.

    Sometimes movie reviews can be news. there have been some movies that have had huge impacts on society. Now a review for the latest Die Hard or Scream I'll give you as not news, but when it is a review of a movie with some meaning/impact to society, then it may be news.

  3. Re:At $1 a pop, no chance on Can iTunes Resurrect Old Time TV? · · Score: 1

    If they can sell all there songs for $1 I don't see why these couldn't sell at the same price. Plus if they diversify their prices too much here the music companies may get some leverage to enforce higher prices in the music store.

  4. Why don't they... on Can iTunes Resurrect Old Time TV? · · Score: 1

    just bury the old TV shows in that Pet Cemetary on the top of the hill? I'm sure with the added demon possession it will be easier to market.

  5. Re:Plague and religion on Gene Found In Black Death Survivors Stops HIV · · Score: 1

    Of course! You are just helping his point. The Catholics are trying to speed up the process, so only those that adapt, are immune, or practice their religion properly survive. It's the Vaticans plot to take over Africa (I think they are still pissed about losing Europe).

  6. Re:Is The U.S. Becoming Anti-Science? on Is The U.S. Becoming Anti-Science? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Read C.S. Lewis. try "A Grief Observed". C.S. Lewis was a atheist, and great intellectual, who eventually became a Christian, and if you look at this writings he didn't seem to find much joy or happyness in it, he just felt he found truth in it.

  7. Re:This game is a must! on Tales Of Blood For the Nintendo DS · · Score: 1

    Only sunlight? I thought it was only a steak through the heart. As I recall my vampire lore sunlight only kills young vampires and those with weak bloodlines, with the ancient vampires being completely imune to it.

  8. Re:If he's so rich .... on Sex.com Hijacker Captured in Mexico · · Score: 5, Interesting

    That's what I was thinking. I had a friend arrested in Mexico before, and after being loaded into the patrol car they gave him a couple options (in English): to go to the jail, be processed, and spend some time behind bars, or to stop at an ATM and make a withdrawl. He chose the ATM, and joined us again about 30 minutes after being arrested, but now down about $200.

  9. But does it run... on Blue Gene/L Tops Its Own Supercomputer Record · · Score: 1

    OS-X? Sorry I'm lame...

  10. Re:Awesome! on Overclocked Radeon Card Breaks 1 GHz · · Score: 1

    Yes, but will it run OSX86?

  11. Re:Top 15 games as posted by 1up: on 20 Years of NES · · Score: 1

    I have to say I disagree with Zelda 2 and Bionic Commando. I also can not wrap my head around how TMNT The Arcade Game or Metroid didn't make it on the list. Other notables: Battletoads, Solar Jetman, Blaster Master, Deja Vu, and Who Framed Rodger Rabbit.

  12. Re:Another useless "review" on An Old Hacker Slaps Up Slackware · · Score: 1

    Because, unlike Windows, OS-X, Lindows, and Red-Hat Slackware HAS to be installed. It is good to know beforehand what the install asks for, so I can have all information ahead of time. It also is an issue that there is no standard install processes, so if I just blindly click/type through I may delete a harddrive or partition that I didn't intend to.

  13. Re:Obligatory... on Remote Control for Humans? · · Score: 1

    Don't you mean remote control bearing overlords? I mean they wouldn't really be overloads if we could control them by a remote.

  14. Re:Google this, google that! on Google Developing Database Service · · Score: 1

    Unfortunatly it will be in Beta for about 5 years, with 3 of those being invite only and invites will be sold for mega bucks in online auctions.

  15. Re:fair? on VeriSign To Control .com Domain Until 2012 · · Score: 1

    Can you please provides links? I would like to know more about this.

  16. Re:TinyDisk? on TinyDisk, A File System on Someone Else's Web App · · Score: 1

    I've heard uploading to too many places runs a high risk of a virus getting into your data, and curropting all future uploads, and the only prevention of this eliminates all uploading capabilities. I'm sure of they open sourced it we could eliminate these problems quickly though...

  17. Re:Frequency vs. severity on Tropical Storm Alpha Sets Naming Record · · Score: 1

    this IS a record breaking hurricane season, no 'ifs' about it.

    This is a record from data since 1830. There very well could have been much worse storms and many more in the 1700's, 1600's, and hell even B.C. If we had a record breaking earthquake would you assume it is the worst to have ever hit the earth?

    read any high school text book

    If you are using high school textbooks as a resource then I shouldn't even bother. There have been statements like "The Statue of Liberty is made of bronze" that have made it into high school textbooks. Just search google for "high school textbook mistakes".

    the vast majority of scientists agree human emissions are the cause and many of the few that don't agree have vested interests like working for Exxon and friends

    I grew up in a college town, as such most of my friend's parents are college professors. I've always heard that humans are hardly a drop in the ocean, especially compared to something like volcanos. The question is if our drop is causing a tip in the scale that wouldn't otherwise happen.

  18. MOD PARENT UP! on Tropical Storm Alpha Sets Naming Record · · Score: 1

    He even provides links to back himself up.

  19. Re:I saw this on TV on Tux Can Even Milk Cows! · · Score: 1

    I saw the word genetic manipulation

    The breeding was done many, many years ago. At the time this was done genetic manipulation wasn't even in the science fiction books, hell at the time this was done science fiction wasn't even in existence yet. Cows have been domesticated to the point that they can no longer live in the wild, this is one of the reasons why (note I didn't say genetically modified, this isn't gene manipulation any more then the stray mutt that wanders your nieghborhood).

    Does nearly 20% less yield really count as "nearly those quantities?

    I would say it does. 20% less yield is really damn good when it comes to organic foods. In my experiance organic farming can usually count on a 40% less yeild to 60% less, and this is why organic food will always cost more.

    Also, you keep talking about local dairy farms, and it's true, these generally aren't quite so bad.

    My Uncle is a diary farmer. He has less then 100 head of cattle. Near me is a commercial plant, with over 3,000 head of cattle. The conditions for the cows are much better at the commercial plant (they allow, and even encourage, people in the community to stop by any time from 9-5 and have openhouses in the evening twice a year). The only area I don't know about is what the commercial farm does with males cows (my Uncle raises them for beef, but not veal, and ususally keeps 2-3 of the best bulls for breeding).

  20. Re:Just like every other media since the dawn of t on Blu-Ray The Flavour of The Moment · · Score: 1

    Have you ever been on a commercial fishing boat? Do you know how long you are out there? You need something to do. (I know it was a joke, and this is meant to be too, but after typing it I realized that there is some truth there).

  21. Re:For our Arabic friends on Firefox-based Social Browser Flock Launches · · Score: 1

    Come on, you can't leave Decrem alone. It needs to be like Badr Dirkadirka.

  22. Will this run BeOS? on VMWare Inc. Releases Free Virtual Machine Runtime · · Score: 1

    I've heard many virtual machines don't work with BeOS due to how BeOS's scheduler works. Does anyone know if this will run it?

  23. Re:Video iPod = iPod on Ars Technica Vivisects A Video iPod · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'd like to point out that it is still an iPod, and a good music player. You can still use it for audio when running or on your bike, or like me when you put your bike on the front of the bus and board it you can now watch video while on the bus. Once I get back to the dorm I can hook it to my TV and stereo system. But the point is it is still a music player, just now one that can play moving pictures with sound.

  24. MOD PARENT UP! on Ars Technica Vivisects A Video iPod · · Score: 1

    It is clearly labelled this way in the Apple Store, and everything Apple has released states it "now supports video", not "video is our new bag, baby!"

  25. Re:No firewire! on Ars Technica Vivisects A Video iPod · · Score: 1

    As I understand it you can still use previous firewire cords with the video iPod, so I don't think it's that much of a problem. I would be more upset of how Apple has stopped shipping the wall charger (started before the video-iPod, but upsetting nonetheless if you ask me).