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  1. Re:They can switch again! on Apple Switched Chips Too Soon? · · Score: 1

    OMG, but that'll be flip-flopping!

  2. Re:Fascinating, Jim on Deep Impact Mission Reveals Comet Ice · · Score: 3, Funny

    >the rover/lander will watch on the surface. One important thing to plan: make sure the probe doesn't hit the lander! On the other hand, if it does, you'll get the eternal glory of staging the first extra-terrestrial traffic accident! ;)

  3. Re:The question is ... on IEEE Proposes New Class of Patents · · Score: 1

    >What was accomplished by suing B? A expended hundreds of thousands of dollars in litigation only to gain 3 years worth of royalties, which probably weren't that much. But if the patent lasts 4 years total, you can't get even expect to get royalties for more than 4 years worth, right? So 0.75 isn't such a bad result, I think. The cost of patent examination and the following litigation is a whole different issue, of course.

  4. Re:The concept is very cool, and very cute on The Optimus Mini Keyboard · · Score: 1

    I carry my keyboard stickers in my head. No mess and always with me ;)

  5. Re:Water cores on Putting Star Wars to the MythBusters Test · · Score: 1

    >Indeed, the pressure *would* be significant, and the water would either be in a solid or supercritical liquid phase - it'd be pretty unlikely that you'd find it possible to drive a submarine through it in either case, though, even if the submarine itself would be constructed to withstand the pressure and temperature at the core.

    Well, you just need to construct the submarine with a huge drill at her nose. It may be useful when targeting surface ships as well.

  6. Re:education? on X Prizes for DNA, Nanotech, Autos, Education · · Score: 1

    I suppose it gets down to defining the goal of education and I afraid that question is way too political to be objective in any sense.

  7. Re:education? on X Prizes for DNA, Nanotech, Autos, Education · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Then you'll get children who pass tests well. I'm not sure if it has anything to do with the quality of education (as a process that prepares kids to carry on the progress of humanity)

  8. Re:education? on X Prizes for DNA, Nanotech, Autos, Education · · Score: 1

    Someone has come up with an objective criteria for education quality first.

  9. Re:Hour Long Drama on Soap Opera for Luring Women to Tech is a Flop · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Well, isn't the "soap-opera watching" type of woman is precisely what they want to overcome? If you're making a show that promotes not watching that type of show, no wonder no network will take it.

  10. Re:WHY? on Soap Opera for Luring Women to Tech is a Flop · · Score: 1

    It's like a pendulum: everyone is pushing in one direction and by the time people realize they've gone too far it's time to push back, with more caution. Eventually, the pendulum stops at some point and we call that point "common sense" ;)

  11. EU terms on Microsoft Source Code Still Not Enough for EU? · · Score: 0, Troll

    Give us your source code and free beer for everyone for a year. No, wait, for two years! No, ok, five years and that's it!

  12. The end of the Web as we know it? on Making Files Available Breaking the Law? · · Score: 1

    Doesn't putting a file on a web server constitute sharing the said file?

  13. Also in the news: on EU to Develop Search Engine · · Score: 1

    EU to develop its own TV... oh wait

  14. simple solution... on Norway to Build Doomsday Seed Bank · · Score: 1

    ...just put a sign: "Caution: Genetic Material Repository. No dogs allowed".

    That should do it.

  15. Re:Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Short Story on Norway to Build Doomsday Seed Bank · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yeah, seeds in the orbit will really help if we regress to the stage we don't even have any more seeds to plant!

  16. Re:In Reference to Cloning... on Panel Confirms S. Korean Cloning Fraud · · Score: 1

    Well, since clones start as babies, we can raise them with the necessary team spirit... And the beautiful thing is, we get unlimited attempts ;)

  17. Re:Um on Microsoft's Big Bet on Online Gaming · · Score: 1

    Hmm, games do become more sophisticated but, on the other hand, if you played Quake 10 years ago, then you won't have trouble with Doom 3. Same controls, same idea, same, shall we say, MO (blast their heads off ;)). This allows me to casually buy new games and start playing right away, whenever I have some spare time.

  18. Re:I'm just upset because on AOL Names Top Spam Subjects For 2005 · · Score: 1

    That's because you're not as cool as I am!
    I get invitations to view exclusive "Paris Hilton & Nicole Richie video clips , pictures & more" every day. They even send me my personalized download manager and it works swell!

  19. Re:Change of Tactics?? on AOL Names Top Spam Subjects For 2005 · · Score: 1

    >Anyone know why this is happening? Perhaps, they don't bother to synchronize zombie systems' progress through the recepients list? Each email is actually slightly different and comes from a different IP...

  20. Re:very low thrust? on ESA Moves Forward on New Electric Engine · · Score: 1

    On the other hand, the Shuttle's booster boost fuel, mostly. If this new thing requires much less fuel, it can get off with much less power. I think.

  21. Re:Inevitable on TiVo Causes Increase in Product Placement · · Score: 1

    >Hey, a Chicago cop that makes enough to drive a Mercedes? And he isn't on the take? Right...

    Well may be it was a very old, used Audi

  22. Re:Good or Bad? on TiVo Causes Increase in Product Placement · · Score: 1

    Nah, it'll just increase sales of those fancy fridges with TV built-in.

  23. Re:What about when India gets outsourced? on Competing to Work for Microsoft · · Score: 1

    when ex-Soviet free states reaches a technology level that either surpasses India

    So, ferrying people to/from ISS isn't quite on par? ;)

  24. Re:I'd buy it for $200. on Intel Calls $100 Laptops Undesired Gadgets · · Score: 2, Funny

    10 minutes of elbow grease and you're back surfing again

    What's the use surfing with hands tired!

  25. limited range of programs on Intel Calls $100 Laptops Undesired Gadgets · · Score: 5, Funny

    You can only get finite-sized memory for $200 and therefore the range of programs is limited. For $2000 the amount of memory you get is... oh wait