User: sheriff_cahill

Link to AliensEarths, mentioned in article

On: Spitzer's 5-Gigapixel Milky Way

http://www.alienearths.org/glimpse/glimpse.php and launching the viewer will bring up the zoomable image mentioned

Re:I hate to nitpick...

On: Analysts Foresee Another Banner Year For Videogame Industry

The system works!

Re:Can they *affect* the climate?

On: Floating Computers Keep an Eye on the Oceans

Even better, we could drop a massive block of ice in the ocean on a regular basis!

Re:I only use them in e-mails

On: Do Tiny URL Services Weaken Net Architecture?

Clearly, the solution to your email problem lies in this link

Re:Bawstan Habah?

On: The Evolution of Language

Wanna see morphing? Come to Australia. Even we have trouble keeping track of the changes.

Re:Nice Try

On: New Technologies Attack the One-World Problem

You're trying to get me to say the name of that other Sandra Bullock computer movie. Well, it ain't working, sparky.
Speed 2?

Re:Huzzah!

On: Australian ISPs Reject Calls To Police Their Users

Now watch as i escape on my kangaroo!
A real Australian would escape on someone else's kangaroo...

Re:Mandatory insensitive clod post

On: Researchers Claim Pheromones Trigger Brain Cell Growth

What about us non-dominant feminist sympathizing males, you insensitive clod!

So...What about us sensitive clods, you insensitive clod!

Re:Oh boy oh boy oh boy!!!!

On: Google Spends Money to Jump-Start Hybrid Car Development

If Microsoft copies this endeavor we can all start up the "if Microsoft made cars" jokes again. Here's hoping!

Well it was suggested to Gates, but the reply was less than encouraging...

"That's the dumbest fucking idea I've heard since I've been at Microsoft."

I guess they don't have to worry about this

On: Is Videotaping the Police a Felony?

in England

Re:they call it rip-off England for a reason

On: British Record Companies Win £41m In Damages

What would be next? Where would it end? What if petrol prices also reached parity? It just wouldn't be cricket!

There, fixed that for ya.

Re:What's a 'Downide'?

On: The Downide of Your ISP Turning to Gmail

Why bother with spell checkers? They should just switch double the killer delete select all

Re:OK let's play

On: Posting Porn Link Judged Unlawful in Hong Kong

Being an Australian, I wouldn't risk it. They'd probably extradite me.

Re:RTFA'd for a change..

On: AT&T Dumps VOIP Customers

Only if you have synesthesia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordinal_linguistic_pe rsonification

Re:I thnik the contests need to be

On: Winner of NASA Glove Contest Named

While individual accomplishments are important, I don't think schools remove achievement rewards with the sole reason of avoiding offense. In many cases, rewards undermine motivation. On the other hand, I agree that removing grades can be a bad move. Positive feedback, when done right (giving relevant information to the student about their work), has the potential to improve motivation. So does co-operative learning. A quick search on google scholar search turned up this... http://content2.apa.org/journals/bul/125/6/627

Re:Yet at the same time...

On: FCC Says No to Mobile Phones on Airplane

Just when you thought Ryanair could get any more hated...