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  1. Don't use Wikipedia, it's a hopeless mess now.

  2. It needs ERs to appreciate its antibacterial value.

  3. Jim Webb was no scientist either. on Senate Confirms Climate Denier With No Scientific Credentials To Head NASA (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    He did budgets during Truman's term.

  4. Computer Power and Human Reason... on AI Can Be Our Friend, Says Bill Gates (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    At most, AI will help subject-matter experts avoid mistakes.

  5. Abolosh cleaance on Contractors Pose Cyber Risk To Government Agencies (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    AIA, a trade group, said 700,000 jobs were in the clearance process. This hurts national security, not helping. Robert Oppenheimer losing his clearance was obviously politically motivated. Junk it.

  6. Re:Where are the missing women? on Silicon Valley Singles Are Giving Up On the Algorithms of Love (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    At Cisco in 2000, I met a tech writer in another building (so as not to have to see each other every day). We went to dinner and concerts. 3 months on, she yells at me; I had me as I had not planned a Valentines Day getaway. Ouch.

  7. Personals online and a condo ownership helped us. on Silicon Valley Singles Are Giving Up On the Algorithms of Love (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    My spouse and I met when I was working in Berkeley at Ion Systems and she had part-time work at universities. This was sixteen year ago. She was impressed that I had saved up to get a loan to buy a condo in San Bruno.

  8. Music on "Dance Your PhD" Finalists Announced · · Score: 1

    I was tempted to put a few lines of "Good Vibrations" in my dissertation as it explains the experimental side perfectly.

  9. I did on Ask Slashdot: As a Programmer/Geek, Should I Learn Business? · · Score: 1

    At UCSD, I majored in Computer Engineering and minored in Business Economics. This combines lower division economics, and upper division accounting. It does help me think of money and time's value to managers, and understand the jargon of the business world.

  10. Re:Science is not subjective on Dialing Back the Alarm On Climate Change · · Score: 1

    Except sometimes all science can do is narrow a cause to a subset of the possible causes.

  11. In 2007 on Dialing Back the Alarm On Climate Change · · Score: 1

    The economy was still OK. The slowdown should account for much of the difference.

  12. Re:Well said. on Ask Slashdot: Advice For Budding Scientist? · · Score: 1

    I went to UCLA for p-chem and enjoyed it. It ended with my Ph.D, but the experience of working in a lab helped me in my next career phase, embedded software in the Silicon Valley.

  13. Re:Perspective on F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes Into Virginia Apartment Complex · · Score: 1

    At nearby Langley AFB, local land purchases are adding to the safety buffer.

  14. Miramar and Oceana, similar hazards on F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes Into Virginia Apartment Complex · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I used to live in Poway (1969-1982), under the approach pattern for Miramar Marine Corps, formerly Naval, Air Station. I also went to university at [[UCSD]] on the west end of the station. There were accidents over the years, this one especially bad as a single-engine [[F-8 Crusader]] lost power on approach, hit a hangar full of aircraft caught fire. I bet this tragedy and others figured into all subsequent Navy/Marines fighters having two engines. More recently, a [[2008 San Diego F/A-18 crash]] caused four civilian fatalities, following a (relatively rare) double-engine flameout. Most crashes were far less spectacular (ejections over open water or empty fields). Both Miramar and Oceana have more development now, adding to the danger.

  15. Practical? No. Fun? Yes! on Jet Packs, Finally On Sale · · Score: 1

    How many halftime shows?

    How many Bond films?

  16. Independent test on SFLC Wants To Avoid Death by Code · · Score: 1

    Medical device companies typically outsource hardware for a series of hardware tests. Similar arrangements can be made to test software similar to DO-178B test levels for avionics. This should be a documented process.

  17. Other applications on Stem Cells Curing Burn-Induced Blindness · · Score: 1

    Can this be used to restore corneas affected by cataracts?

  18. High voltage is key on Scientific American's Solar Grand Plan · · Score: 1

    High voltage, AC or DC, is more efficient for long-distance transmission. It is easier to transform AC voltages to than DC to DC. This arrangement goes from AC to high voltage DC to AC. This has been around for some time; I saw one of these in Los Angeles, California, for something called Pacific Intertie.

  19. That .sig on Professors Slam Java As "Damaging" To Students · · Score: 1

    Even if the concentration of 'greenhouse gases' double, man would not perceive the temperature impact.
    Probably not; however, we would notice the impacts of temperature change, such as regionally increased albedo on air and water circulation.

    Ph.D. in Chemistry, and some atmospheric chemistry exposure.

  20. Vista in Ada? on Professors Slam Java As "Damaging" To Students · · Score: 1

    I suggested as much to someone in 2007, when issue of Vista security vs. XP.

  21. Lion King on The Sopranos Ends With a ... · · Score: 1

    Disney has both animated and live-stage musical versions of The Lion King.

  22. Already widely known on Bush Causes Cell Phone Ban · · Score: 1

    At a local bookstore, I saw what I call an "aviation fan" magazine: boatloads of photos and trivia. It mentioned the EA-6B jammer plane was being used in Iraq to defeat IEDs, as opposed to the usual roles. The difference is a helo can tag along with a motorcade more easily than a fixed-wing aircraft.

  23. However... on Despite Aging Design, x86 Still in Charge · · Score: 1

    Apple switched Mac to x86.
    Linux is available for x86.

  24. The purpose is... on Tour of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center · · Score: 1

    ...cancer treatment. If I understand correctly, positrons have been used experimentally to treat cancer. There is another Slashdot article covering this.

  25. New data in a review article on First Graphene Transistor · · Score: 2, Interesting

    When I was a grad student at UCLA, a postdoc and I collected some data in lab. The professor decided it would well complement the review article to have this new information. So, it happens, and not necessarily to dodge peer review.