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  1. This on New Discovery May End Transplant Rejection · · Score: 2, Informative
    is just a different method of immunosuppression. Under the use of cyclosporin it actually reduces the functionality of the immune system, which I think is more dangerous than what this new method describes. This one will more or less silence the immune system, but leave it intact. This seems better since you can always turn it back on if it is necessary, at least that's what I got from TFA. But of course:

    "We have yet to determine exactly how the complex works. Once we do, I believe a clinical trial of this very non-toxic agent would be worthwhile."

  2. Re:But does it improve story quality? on Achievements and Optimizations · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Look at the color scale. The ROYGBIV(and black) is a scale of hot to cold. Like a story, push the +, don't think it's good, push the -. If a story gets to yellow or above, they usually pick it up. But sometimes they pick up ones for reasons beyond my understanding, and overlook others.

    Which brings me to my point. "Fire" kdawson.

  3. Article update on Phoenix Police Seize PCs of a Blogger Critical of the Department · · Score: 1

    Update: Beneath the article is the leaked memo from Phoenix City Attorney Gary Verburg advising Phoenix police that a litigation hold has been placed on the Pataky case, meaning all documents relating to the case must be preserved under legal obligation. The memo also recommends officers to "exercise caution and discretion" when discussing the case electronically.

    So this either means they're going to have internal documents requested under discovery, but for a trial against them, or for this whole "internal leaks" thing?

  4. Re:A little editorial work might be good on MIT Building Batteries Using Viruses · · Score: 1

    is this turning into digg? Dupes for every other submission.

  5. $280-350 on EVO Linux Gaming Console Opens Pre-Orders · · Score: 1
    Isn't too bad considering the specs of the Evo.
    1. Athlon 64x2 5600 CPU (clocked to 2.4GHz)
    2. ATI HD 3200
    3. 2GB of DDR2 RAM
    4. 120GB hard drive

    But then again, why not hook your old computer to your tv and run this distro and just buy the games and use the Evo controller or gamepad?

  6. Re:Truth is... on Trick Used To Pass French "Three Strikes" · · Score: 1

    The people who showed "contempt for the democratic process" were the people who left early.

    While the vote was not expected until next week, the few members in the chamber at the end of the discussion on the Creation and Internet law were invited to proceed immediately to vote, contrary to custom.The law was passed, until it passes then CMP in the Constitutional Council.

    Methinks you should RTFA

  7. Depends on my OS on VLC 0.9.9, The Best Media Player Just Got Better · · Score: 2, Interesting

    in fedora I use mplayer. In vista/xp I use VLC. WMP and WMPC would crash occasionally no matter what, and never seemed to load all codecs properly. Arguing which one is better is like driving a car in reverse and blindfolded...it just doesn't make sense.

  8. Re:Glad to see.. on Angry Villagers Run Google Out of Town · · Score: 1

    Yeah, because society is really going to miss that ten or twenty cents per establishment which could dramatically enrich your life

    They're fractions of pennies, nobody will miss them.

  9. Re:Glad to see.. on Angry Villagers Run Google Out of Town · · Score: 1

    hm, could have swore I replied to the parent comment.

  10. Re:Glad to see.. on Angry Villagers Run Google Out of Town · · Score: 1

    because I actually like being able to tour parts of the country, and world for that matter, that I haven't been to. Before applying to a graduate school in Miami I looked around the campus in street view because it is pretty expensive to fly down just for a tour.

  11. Re:Glad to see.. on Angry Villagers Run Google Out of Town · · Score: 1

    so you're saying that burglars case prospective targets by photographing only the fronts of houses in low resolution? I know the vast majority of burglars are idiots but ones intelligent enough to case a house would likely scope out every access point/security feature of the house. Google may "publicize" houses in wealthy neighborhoods but guaranteed people who are looking for them have already spotted them.

  12. Re:What they'll learn? on Pro Video Game Leagues — Another Economic Casualty · · Score: 1

    or that people will buy games frugally. In the depression (the 1930s one), I think escapism helped some entertainment industries boom: clubs, movies, variety shows. While people now are less inclined to leave their homes or go somewhere where a TV isn't present, they still need something to escape their daily lives. Studios should bite the bullet and price their games down 8%, or whatever, and see that maybe their sales might increase, rather than the standard $50 game which hasn't seemed to change for a couple years.

  13. Re:Getting tired of 4/1 already on TiVo Announces DVR-SuperAdvance · · Score: 3, Informative

    then go to the firehose and vote up some decent stories.

  14. Re:Come on on Slashdot Launches User Achievements · · Score: 1

    I agree. I don't have the spend all my mod points achievement and I've done that more times than I can count.

    Shh don't tell anyone I can't count.

  15. Re:Come on on Slashdot Launches User Achievements · · Score: 1

    or he could be like me and didn't even register til 5 years after he started reading /.

  16. Re:Hi boys on Google Launches CADIE, the First True AI · · Score: 1

    Why would we fear you? You love pandas!

  17. Re:Solution on PRS Demands License Fee To Play Music To Horses · · Score: 1

    I didn't mean that stables playing radio for horses is the asinine part, the fact that the PRS is targeting stables to make more money is. Especially one with 2 employees.

  18. Solution on PRS Demands License Fee To Play Music To Horses · · Score: 1

    Tell them you switched to CDs and continue with the radio. This is ridiculous. How did they even find out she was using the radio? TFA states the PRS was targetting stables...so all stables play the radio for horses.
    Seems asinine. Too bad this applies to both the UK and US.

  19. Re:hacksawing a cow leg on Study Suggests Crabs Can Feel Pain · · Score: 1

    Should researchers be able to take a hacksaw to the leg of a cow for whatever reason?

    Provided that:

    1. They own the cow, or have permission from the owner.

    I'm fairly certain that would even be covered under animal cruelty laws.

    2. They aren't forcing other people to watch or listen.

    Sure, why not? It's a cow.

    Well, by extension, you endorse cruel and unusual punishment. Someone could do this to another vertebrate, say a dog, cat, or even a human just because no one is being forced to watch or listen.

    You still missed my point about the ones providing the money make the rules.

  20. Re:Arthropods on Study Suggests Crabs Can Feel Pain · · Score: 1

    Well you're taking it a bit far, but look on the flipside. Should researchers be able to take a hacksaw to the leg of a cow for whatever reason? I know, extreme, but there are regulations to prevent people from doing "unnecessary" research and to use proper methods to prevent the organism from feeling pain and for euthanizing them. Or should chimpanzees be used as test subjects when a mouse would suffice?
    If you receive federal money for your research you must play by their rules. And by the way, you can do pretty much whatever you want to to an invertebrate in a lab setting.

  21. Who knows? on Are Long URLs Wasting Bandwidth? · · Score: 4, Funny

    Are forums (fora?) like these wasting bandwidth as well by allowing nerds, like myself, to banter about minutia (not implying this topic)? Discuss amongst yourselves.



    Read the rest of this comment

  22. Re:Arthropods on Study Suggests Crabs Can Feel Pain · · Score: 1

    There is a difference between a response to a stimulus and the actual determination that a certain stimulus is pain. Since everyone has always assumed that a smaller brain = less complex, and therefore isn't capable of "feeling" pain. Pain infers some sort of suffering induced by a stimulus. You start going into physiology/psychology (maybe philosophy) part of biology when you look at it this way. It still isn't entirely known if fish "feel" pain.

    The main thing about this is regulations in research. They already apply to all vertebrate test subjects because we all know they feel pain. This will act to prevent researchers from handling them in...crustaceanely?

  23. Re:They don't need the litigation anymore on RIAA Backs Down In Texas Case · · Score: 4, Informative

    RIAA radar is your friend. Look for the labels not on the MAFIAA's payroll and support them for doing something right.

  24. Re:Wha? on Canadian Songwriters' Collective Licensing Bid Goes Voluntary · · Score: 1

    Ever been to a venue and seen a small band passing out CDs of their music? These small-timers buy CDs with their own money, pass them out freely and hope to get fans to throw a few bucks their way. They're getting shafted by following the ridiculous rules that the govt has made.

  25. Re:Just me? on How Google Routes Around Outages · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just you. I kept thinking about how I could use a car metaphor to describe how google...oh wait.