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  1. Re:can I on Motorola Unveils Phone Vending Machines · · Score: 0

    yes. In addition, when the payment is approved you're instantly able to place and receive free calls from yourself on the same cell phone. Freaky!

  2. Re:Stem cells? on Cloned Beef Coming Soon? · · Score: 0

    The idea of growing "meat" as a web of replicating cells on a supporting membrane is nothing new to microbiologists (c.f. artificial skin for burn victims) and cow cells can easily be grown this way. One serious problem is that it's difficult to get flavour that's anything like the meat from a naturally grown cow, let alone trying to obtain any realistic texture, or indeed control any other characteristics such as the non-random distribution of fatty tissue within the overall membrane output (marbling).

  3. Re:more proof the RIAA/MPAA are insane on Death By DMCA · · Score: 0
    > Guess which country got my money when I wanted The Incredibles on video.

    Um... HMV?

  4. Re:SE z520a on GSM Cell Phone Reception Quality? · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hunterx11, I'd like to buy your rock.

  5. Re:I would also go for Emmet Brown on Favorite Film Scientists? · · Score: 0
    But I'm curious to know it Frank-N-Furter is going to appear in this article.

    Insensitive clod! He was a spaceman! (Or maybe an engineer :) Magenta and Columbia were scientists.

  6. Re:It's the Garmlich effect. on How Songs Get Popular · · Score: 0

    OK, but... if this Garmlich effect is so robust as contributors demonstrate, why does the RIAA scream so loudly in support of DRM?

  7. Re:One Problem on MMORPGs And Franchises · · Score: 0
    WoW smoothly blends two main approaches to MMORPGs ("I want to be Luke Skywalker!" versus "Minor roles make fascinating gameplay!") and does it with style. Full marks to Blizzard.

    With SWG I looked for the magic of Lucas' original vision... I was stunned by Star Wars in the 70s. It left a mark on my teenage consciousness. In SWG I wanted to start out making deals in the Mos Eisley Cantina, and then form a party and travel to Coruscant to visit the Outlander Club. But no, I had to run around and kill Storm Troopers.

  8. Informative depiction of chess machine strategy on Chess for Kids? · · Score: 0

    You and your daughter may enjoy interpreting the real-time decisions of a chess machine.
    -- volvo -l US

  9. Re:Spend time with your child on Chess for Kids? · · Score: 0

    I'd suggest sharing the experience with her. That way you're getting to know her better. And giving her memories of having fun and learning with you. Will her childhood memories be about dad, or about books and software?

  10. Re:Not two accounts on Gmail Mis.delivered? · · Score: 1
    You can already use randomwebsitename+abcdefg@gmail.com. The plus sign is a deliminator that allows anything before it. You can then add rules based on plus sign included emails.

    Is this a bug or a technical feature allowing google.com to use these accounts to distribute targeted advertising?

  11. I never read all the articles in my newspaper... on Standby Electronics a Waste? · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...so there's probably enough wasted ink and paper to supply airport novels to all the passengers on these extra flights out of New York.

  12. Re:woah on College Students Lack Literacy · · Score: 1

    The only hard part is initial admittance. If you want to fail you must intentionally fail.

    Everyone who turns in papers on time and scores >50% in finals is awarded a degree.

    lol