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  1. Re:42 cents a play? on As Music Streaming Grows, Royalties Slow To a Trickle · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do you work for Verizon?

  2. Re:From TFA: on Italian Supreme Court Accepts Mobile Phone-Tumor Link · · Score: 2

    The court said the research was independent and “unlike some others, was not co-financed by the same companies that produce mobile telephones.”

    Some implies a minority. Single study < a minority < the majority. Which implies that the majority of the research "not co-financed by the same companies that produce mobile telephones" says no

  3. Re:It's all tied together on Teen Suicide Tormentor Outed By Anonymous · · Score: 2

    The quantity of gametes produced by and the possible reproductive frequency of each gender are grossly disproportional. As a male I am (theoretically) fertile at all times from puberty until I die and am not biologically constrained to fathering children once every nine months. Social stigmatization, morals, ethics and child support aside, I am want to spread my seed as much as possible. Women, however, are relatively constrained in their ability to reproduce and it is much more expensive for them. Not to mention it being historically dangerous for them (not from fundamentalists, but from death in childbirth).

    So biologically women are generally more selective about who they mate with. However, that doesn't mean that male-dominated societies haven't attempted to tip the scales in their favour somewhat.

  4. Re:IF YOU HAND THEM OVER IT WILL TAKE THEM !! on How Facebook Can Out Your Most Personal Secrets · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If you are hiding it, you SHOULDN'T have joined such a group.

    Of course I haven't RTFA, but from the summary:

    ...a privacy loophole on Facebook—the fact that anyone can be added to a group by a friend without their approval.

    So they didn't join the group; a 'friend' added them

  5. Meanwhile... on Judge Posner Muses on Excessively Strong Patent and Copyright Laws · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...your bought representatives don't give a shit

  6. Re:Cows eat Grass on Sweet Times For Cows As Gummy Worms Replace Corn Feed · · Score: 1

    ...the germs are not going to suddenlty reverse the mutation simply because you changed your diet.

    However it is possible that the mutation that allows resistance to antibiotics is disadvantageous in the absence of antibiotics when competing with non-resistant strains, and so non-resistant strains would become dominant again.

    Just an idea. Not agreeing with the anecdote above

  7. Re:Suprising how? on The Motivated Rejection of Science · · Score: 1

    Someone clearly hasn't had to deal with door-to-door salespeople and other forms of unscrupulous marketing

  8. Re:Thanks, Australia! on Australian Attorney General Pushes Ahead With Gov't Web Snooping · · Score: 1

    Note: this is why our referendum for becoming a republic in the '90's failed, as it was basically about keeping the current system while eliminating the queen (and "her" token governor (general) representatives) as head of state. That and it was designed to fail, as the proposed changes were put forth by the then-prime minister who is/was a monarchist.

  9. Re:I find this hard to believe on Australian Attorney General Pushes Ahead With Gov't Web Snooping · · Score: 1

    My housemate is a member of PPA (I'm a member of the Greens, which also oppose this), and from what he has told me PPA hasn't even got itself around to being registered as a political party yet.

    Problem is that Australia is just like Canada, the US, and the UK: in national/federal elections, most actual votes cast are *discarded*

    Citation please? We have preferential voting here, not the bullshit first-past-the-post of many other countries

  10. Big Deal on Australian Agency Rules Facebook Pages Responsible For Comments · · Score: 1

    Advertising Standards Bureau:

    The Advertising Standards Bureau administers a national system of advertising self-regulation through the Advertising Standards Board and the Advertising Claims Board. The self-regulation system recognises that advertisers share a common interest in promoting consumer confidence in and respect for general standards of advertising.

    Self regulation, eh? So the whole decision is effectively meaningless anyway. And if the Australian advertising world at large decides that it's a load of bollocks, then chances are the ASB will change its tune anyway. With it being pretty insane to label public comment on an "open" forum advertising

  11. Low latency? on Neutrino-Powered Financial Trading In Our Future? · · Score: 1

    It's still higher than that of within the same building or block as the exchange.

    Unless the trading exchange is located at the centre of the Earth. Now there's an idea...

  12. One Word on Jack Daniels Shows How To Write a Cease and Desist Letter · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why can't more companies act this way towards one another?

    Sociopaths

  13. Re:eBuddy on Meebo Discontinuing All Services Except for Meebo Bar · · Score: 1

    If it has stopped advertising by hijacking users' IM statuses I may reconsider it

  14. Re:Competition == Irreparable Harm on Samsung Sues Aussie Patent Office In Apple Suit, Apple Sues Back · · Score: 3, Insightful

    From your link:

    Samsung’s new Galaxy S3 now ranks as the UK’s most popular handset based on live searches and sales, according to the uSwitch.com Mobile Tracker.

    Assuming the accuracy of these statements, the current rate of sales of the Galaxy SIII is exceeding that of the iPhone 4S. I think it's more surprising that the iPhone 4S is selling so well several months after it was released than a top-end brand new phone selling better than it. Only time will tell whether the SIII ends up being truly more popular than the 4S.

  15. Re:"just no respect" on A Day In the Life of a "Booth Babe" · · Score: 4, Insightful

    There's respect for achieving great things, and then there's respect for being a fellow member of our species. I'm guessing it's the latter that they want.

  16. Re:Oh no on Beneath Africa, Survey Finds 'Huge' Water Reserves · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "Gifts" from the west only result in laziness

    Also known economic circumstances as dumping. The local costs of production can't compete with 'free', and so local production is stymied by what is effectively first world governments subsidising domestic production.

    And we get all indignant when China does things for "cheap".

  17. Re:Cant stop a moving train on New CISPA Cybersecurity Bill Even Worse Than SOPA · · Score: 1

    As a foreigner, I may just be talking out of my arse here, but perhaps a constitutional amendment is in order?

  18. Re:And yet, somehow, on CSIRO Develops 10 Gbps Microwave Backhaul · · Score: 1

    I pay less for 500GB/month at 100mbit today than I did for 80GB/month at 20mbit five years ago.

    However, I do wish that locally mirrored content wasn't counted towards quotas. Then maybe we could somewhat reduce (not eliminate) our relative reliance on our international links

  19. Re:He is supposed to be "one of the good guys" on ISOC Hires MPAA Executive Paul Beringer · · Score: 1

    That doesn't really mean much, since there have been many more Godwins than decent threads when it comes to slashdot

  20. Re:Hah on Women More Likely To Unfriend Than Men · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    A guy can ejaculate a lot more frequently than a woman can get pregnant and give birth. While people may not think about it consciously, it's the relative scarcity (or abundance) of the genetic material produced by either gender at play.

  21. Re:Interesting idea... on Making a Better Solar Cooker · · Score: 1

    Look up super-heating, think about it for a second, realize you are a moron.

    Read the thread progression, think about it for a second, realize you are an asshole.

    Communication serves a purpose: the propagation of useful ideas. If you weren't an asshole and you were still compelled to post, the least you could've done was post a snippet summary of a wikipedia article that demonstrated how superheated steam is a terrible idea. The LMGTFY equivalent can come after someone has asked a stupid question.

    Let me guess, you are from the participation generation? You want a warm fuzzy for adding noise to the discussion? A participation trophy?

    Being of an older generation doesn't make one right. Facts make one right. Or do you worship the collective conflicting primitive superstition of the sum of your ancestors? Because they came before you.

  22. Re:Fresher skills? on President By Day, High-Tech Headhunter By Night · · Score: 1

    I wasn't aware that there were either laws that require employers to pay older workers significantly higher salaries than fresh graduates or that older workers would rather starve and go homeless than work for a lower salary.

  23. Re:There is no denying the Earth is getting hotter on 2011 Was the 9th Hottest Year On Record · · Score: 1

    Because manufacturing goods is more important than feeding the world population?

  24. Internet Connectivity? Hah on Court To Prisoner: No Xbox 360 For You · · Score: 1

    When my father was in prison a few years ago (here in Australia) the most sophisticated console he was permitted to was a PSone. Because you could play DVDs on a Play Station 2, and that was a no no.

  25. Re:Good. on Julian Assange Loses Extradition Appeal · · Score: 1

    Accused != charged != convicted. Extraditions are for the latter two. Or would it be equitable if a country -accused- you of committing a crime and set about extraditing you into their custody?

    If Assange committed rape then they should charge him for rape. I'm not sure how it's supposed to be any more complicated than that. Sure, die hard supporters will never believe, but for the rest of us it'd make the whole thing smell less fishy