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  1. I knew it on Dell Shows Off Its Eee PC Rival · · Score: 1, Funny

    I knew that the ASUS Eee would be followed by some crappy American knockoff.

  2. centrifuge on NASA's 20-G Centrifuge Machine · · Score: 0

    I once created a 20-G centrifuge machine that simulated up to 21 times terrestrial gravity.

  3. Gullible? on Americans Gearing up to Fight Global Warming · · Score: 0

    Then there are the greedy companies like GM http://www.livegreengoyellow.com/ that will prey on people's lack of knowledge about saving the environment by releasing cars designed to run on the negative-net-energy E85 fuel.

    GM is releasing a new line of cars that is designed to run on the fuel that takes more energy to produce than is given off through combustion. They'd be more environmentally friendly by just making cars that used the same amount of regular gasoline - but GM had to do something to push their crappy product on gullible people that just want to help out.

  4. Profit on This Week's Government Cyborg Animal · · Score: -1

    Step 1. Convince taxpayers and the government that your project is worth funding.
    Step 2. ???
    Step 3. Profit!

  5. Army of Cyber Insects on This Week's Government Cyborg Animal · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I for one welcome our new cyber-insect overlords.

  6. Welcome on Adapt to New Technology or Die · · Score: 0

    I for one welcome our new technological overlords.

  7. Blah. on When Does Maturity Set In? · · Score: 0

    Your tax money at work.

  8. What stock exchange? on Computer Virus Fells Russian Stock Exchange · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Russia has a stock exchange?

  9. This is an outrage! on Federal Judge Rules Against Intelligent Design · · Score: 2, Funny

    I am disgusted that some activist judge such as this one has chosen to abolish faith for American schoolchildren. Yet I am even more disgusted that the Dover school board would not consider teaching my alternative to evolution, FSMism, which I hold to be an equally valid, competing hypothesis.

  10. Re:Noooo way on Ramp Creates Power As Cars Pass · · Score: 1

    why should you pay taxes for three streets over to power x5 the number of traffic lights when you never drive there?

    And why should taxpayers pay $44,240 (US) for these anyway?

  11. SPAM on Where Do All of the Old Programmers Go? · · Score: 1

    Where do you think spam comes from?

  12. Did I miss something? on Software Industry Shifting Piracy Strategy · · Score: 1

    How exactly is this "shifting strategy"? To me it just seems like they are looking at what they have to gain by cutting software piracy, not thinking up some new strategy. Maybe they could decrease software piracy by setting prices that accurately reflect the quality of their products.

  13. Re:Distributed MMORPGs on Build Your Own MMOG · · Score: 1

    I wonder if anyone will ever get around to making a distributed MMORPG.

    Im not certain, but I think that is the concept behind Guild Wars.

  14. Weather Machine on Artificial Tornadoes · · Score: 1

    Muahahaha. Phase 1 of my secret plan to dominate the world is almost complete!

  15. Question on Company Claims Development of True AI · · Score: 1

    Before we can decide whether this is a "true AI", I think it is necessary to first answer the question: What is intelligence?

  16. Re:Wow, Dell! on PCWorld Dubs Firefox Best Product of 2005 · · Score: 1

    Poor Microsoft didn't even crack the top 100...

    #47 Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 Media Player

    Sure they did. Not that I'm defending MS or any of its products. I'm a Winamp user myself.

  17. Re:Order... on Space.com's Top 10 Space Movies of All Time · · Score: 1

    I dont think that the order is quite as important here, because quite a few share the same score. 2-6 all have the same rating, or at least very nearly the same, after rounding.

    Also, where exactly do these numbers come from? Some online web form? Maybe a trekkie just went in and repeatedly voted for Star Trek.

  18. Re:Good old PCP on Scientists Produce Fearless Mice · · Score: 1

    Would it be able to cure people that suffer anxiety attacks? Could children with night terrors be cured?

    Actually, no. These rats were genetically modified, not given a drug. "Curing" people would involve fixing their genes before birth. Somewhat like in the movie Gattaca http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GATTACA

  19. Halo 3 on XBOX 360=Dreamcast 2.0? · · Score: 1

    Xbox 360 will be a success. As long as Halo 3 is offered only on 360, buying a new Xbox 360 will be something that people simply have to do.

  20. Re:Taking Their Sweet Time on China to Land on Moon Around 2017 · · Score: 1

    The federal debt is over $8 Trillion http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/. The deficit is the yearly increase.

  21. Re:Let's give a hand to Bill on Bill Gates Donates $258 Million to Fight Malaria · · Score: 5, Funny

    Its the first thing he has ever done to _stop_ the spread of viruses.