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  1. Re:Designers tend to use Illustrator on Microsoft Wants To Participate In SVG Development · · Score: 1

    Maybe it was. In a way. Imported a bitmap in and traced/vectorized it, then added artistic touches to make it less photographic looking.

  2. Re:Danger Will Robinson! Science article! on Giant Black Hole At Milky Way's Core Stays Slim · · Score: 1

    I was going to mod this Off-Topic or Redundant, but then I decided I really need to mod it "Self-referential" but that's not available.

  3. Re:A million seconds? on Giant Black Hole At Milky Way's Core Stays Slim · · Score: 1

    Probably it was written that way to suggest a million seconds of data acquired over many nights, maybe thousands, not in a week and a half. Just a guess.

  4. Re:Physicists? on Which Math For Programmers? · · Score: 4, Informative

    Pharmacists arent Chemists

    In the UK they are called that.

  5. Re:the school district model on IT Workers To Get Fewer Perks, No Free Coffee · · Score: 1

    I would say coffee is more than a minor perk. Besides that, I prefer espresso, drip or French press - basically almost any method - to percolation!

  6. Re:Friends on Best Buy $39.95 "Optimization" At Best a Waste of Money · · Score: 1

    I bought two refrigerators from Best Buy, declining the "extended service agreement" thing. No problems. Would do it again.

  7. Re:You know what else it's good for though, right? on Ginkgo Doesn't Improve Memory Or Cognitive Skills · · Score: 1

    Actually St. John's Wort is not sold as a food, and while the other two are, they do have effects just like medicines do, e.g raising blood pressure, thinning the blood, etc. It could in some cases be dangerous to treat a substance (even some things you would call a food) like it can't hurt you simply because it isn't regulated by the FDA.

  8. Re:You know what else it's good for though, right? on Ginkgo Doesn't Improve Memory Or Cognitive Skills · · Score: 1

    The line between food and medicine is not that sharp.

    St. John's Wort tea - food or medicine?
    Coffee - food or medicine?
    (I can't remember the name of the beans that contain a lot of 5-hydroxytrytophan, a serotonin precursor, but they make me very drowsy) - Food or medicine?
    Fish oil - food or medicine? (I have lowered my high triglycerides significantly by using omega-3 fish oil capsules.)

    But I guess that's why you got a funny mod instead of insightful or informative.

    Your sig is informative though! - a good disclaimer of sorts.

  9. Re:Cold? on Body Heat Energy Generation · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I remember Sam Kinison too.

  10. Re:Say goodbye for XML on Microsoft Ordered To Pay $290M, Stop Selling Word · · Score: 1

    For instance, i4i have stated that they do not believe OpenOffice.org, KOffice, Symphony etc. infringe their patent.

    Well, it couldn't be because there's absolutely no money to be had in making those claims, right?

  11. Re:Oh really? on The US Economy Needs More "Cool" Nerds · · Score: 1

    Just don't burn the place down, OK?

  12. Re:uh, what? on The Best, Worst, and Ugliest OSes of the Decade · · Score: 1

    I will not buy this Ubuntu CD. It is scratched.

  13. Re:Daily cup? on Climate, Habitat Threaten Wild Coffee Species · · Score: 1

    use lots of coffee. 2 tablespoons per cup.

    Whoa there, Nelly. That's a lot of coffee, way more than most people use.

    When I make myself a single large cup (which is what I do pretty much every day - 16 oz. is enough for me for one day, and lately I haven't even been finishing it), I use 2 tbsp per 8oz of water or maybe a little *more*. I use a cone filter and pour the near boiling water through it right into the mug.
    Yes, I like it strong.
    My niece who works at teh evil Starbucks got me an awesome mug that keeps it hot for several hours.

    The bestest coffee in the world, IMHO, is from Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee.

  14. Re:Insurgent mathematics . . . on Insurgent Attacks Follow Mathematical Pattern · · Score: 1

    Nah, that'll never happen cos' you're always trying not to get shot.

  15. Re:There was a TED talk on this on Insurgent Attacks Follow Mathematical Pattern · · Score: 1

    Well, from the American perspective WWII clearly started on December 7th, 1941. I imagine other involved countries have their own, different but clear start dates.

  16. Re:SORRY EVERYONE on $25,000 of Communications Gear In a $500 Car · · Score: 1

    OK, but come on, have you ever heard of or seen a low-rider with hydraulics that wasn't a Chevy?

  17. Re:CSI style zoom!!! on 26 Gigapixel Photo Sets New World Record · · Score: 1

    I noticed a couple walking along a path near the middle of the, ummm, collage, that was captured at least five times at different locations by the photo-robot.

  18. Re:"incited" on FCC's New Broadband Plan Prioritizes Competition · · Score: 1

    I prefer your construction but the OP meant "incentivized", a silly word much like "enthused".

  19. Re:but what are the hardware costs? on $26 of Software Defeats American Military · · Score: 1

    An antenna *that small* would require an excessively high frequency that would be limited to line of sight, thus requiring you to keep it exposed, and limiting you to short ranges and good weather conditions.

  20. Re:Unsure. on The Perfect Way To Slice a Pizza · · Score: 1

    Zeno, did you change your name to Vampo?

  21. Re:Video on Aussie Scientists Find Coconut-Carrying Octopus · · Score: 1

    I had heard, at the Oregon Coast Aquarium, on an overnight stay with my son in their shark tube IIRC, that octopuses are about equal in intelligence to domestic cats.

  22. Re:Unsure. on The Perfect Way To Slice a Pizza · · Score: 1

    Now that's an interesting comment. I had never heard or considered that food packagers actually want us to eat faster, but it makes some sense, unfortunately.

  23. Re:one billion spammers on Project Honey Pot Traps Billionth Spam · · Score: 1

    99 billion burgers, not 99 billion people.

  24. Re:Capitalism means never having to say you're sor on Why Is a Laptop's Battery Dearer Than a Lawnmower's? · · Score: 1

    No. They have totally different display technologies, among other things. That is a big reason the power consumption is so much lower. I would rather read on a Kindle than on a netbook, if all I did on it was read, for several reasons.

  25. Re:Unsure. on The Perfect Way To Slice a Pizza · · Score: 1

    Because most people want to eat the outside crust last if at all. And it's uncouth to stick an entire pizza in your mouth even it's only 6 inches diameter. And your joke wasn't funny and that's why I'm answering!