Comment Re:To Quote Woody allen (Score 5, Funny) 382
I used to be a heroin addict, then I took a methadone-tipped arrow to the knee.
Comment This could be a bad thing (Score 1) 382
If you get really bad withdrawal symptoms (which in the case of heroin could potentially kill you), taking the vaccine means that you can't even have a little bit to alleviate the symptoms and cut down. I would also assume that it affects methadone too which, again, means suffering from withdrawal.
Comment Re:Astrolabe Needs ... (Score 1) 71
Don't you use a screwdriver for that?
Submission + - Turing's Biological Pattern Theory Proved (i-programmer.info)
mikejuk writes: In Alan Turing's Centenary Year, a team of researchers from King's College London is investigating one of his less-well known hypotheses and have demonstrated his theory of morphogenesis which has implications for future stem cell research.
Turing, in 1951, invented a clever chemical scheme that would create a range of biological looking patterns using nothing but a two component chemical reaction.
The research provides experimental evidence confirming that two "morphogens", reacting as described by Turing, are responsible for the regularly spaced ridges found in the roof of the mouth of mice.
The specific morphogens involved are – FGF (Fibroblast Growth Factor) and Shh (Sonic Hedgehog – so-called because laboratory fruit flies lacking the fly version have extra bristles on their bodies). They showed that when these morphogens' activity is increased or decreased, the pattern of the ridges in the mouth palate are affected in ways predicted by Turing's equations. For the first time the actual morphogens involved in this process have been identified and the team saw the effects predicted by Turing's 60-year-old speculative theory.
The only problem is that the paper reporting the results is behind the Nature Gennetics paywall.
Turing, in 1951, invented a clever chemical scheme that would create a range of biological looking patterns using nothing but a two component chemical reaction.
The research provides experimental evidence confirming that two "morphogens", reacting as described by Turing, are responsible for the regularly spaced ridges found in the roof of the mouth of mice.
The specific morphogens involved are – FGF (Fibroblast Growth Factor) and Shh (Sonic Hedgehog – so-called because laboratory fruit flies lacking the fly version have extra bristles on their bodies). They showed that when these morphogens' activity is increased or decreased, the pattern of the ridges in the mouth palate are affected in ways predicted by Turing's equations. For the first time the actual morphogens involved in this process have been identified and the team saw the effects predicted by Turing's 60-year-old speculative theory.
The only problem is that the paper reporting the results is behind the Nature Gennetics paywall.
Comment Re:Test in humans (Score 3, Funny) 74
How you don't currently have a Nobel prize is beyond me good Sir.
Comment Re:Nobots? (Score 1) 74
He could be a flash in the pan like the BSB, develop into a musician with real staying power like the Beatles... He could even change the music world one day. 50 years from now people could talk about him like they do Bach, or never know who he was.
Oh God I fucking hope not!
Comment Re:But, but, but... (Score 1) 74
Because the growth of Linux is very fast? I don't see any way that this could be construed as an insult toward Linux. Nothing better then a competitor giving free advertising :)
Comment Re:Despicable (Score 2) 554
It's not even the charging of the lunch that annoys me. It's the fact that rather than a Sandwich, Banana, Crisps, and apple juice, they have the audacity to serve her cafeteria chicken nuggets (Basically it's processed chicken beak/rectum). Does nobody else see this problem?
Comment Re:Despicable (Score 1) 554
If you RTFA, then you will see that she wasn't sent home. They thought her lunch was "unhealthy" and all she ended up eating that day were 4 chicken nuggets. Healthy alternative right? Riiight? :/
Comment Re:Really? (Score 1) 375
Nothing beats a pair of really heavy, toe-crushing boots ;)
Comment Re:MegaUpload bust was highly successful (Score 1) 336
They don't have to restrict it, that's the great thing about being digital. If all library books were digital, I wouldn't have to wait a few weeks for some guy to return it just so I can have the limited opportunity to read it.
Comment Re:DISINFORMATION. Already in widespread use. (Score 1) 75
lol. Enough said.
Comment Re:I see big potential here (Score 1) 75
Hunny, if you wish to talk to me about X during the game, I'll be more then happy to talk to you Y when is on.
There you go...
You obviously haven't studied enough Chaos Theory to think womanspeak breaks down into anything logical.
He sounds fairly illogical to me, but that could just be the bad syntax on his part.
Comment Re:Sony is a Profit-Oriented Corporation (Score 1) 507
Is not the only one. In fact, the worrysome part is the "short term" profit goal that they all have. If the way picked to make a fast cash screws worlds economy, leaves hundreds or millons without work, house, or just end a good portion of the freedom of the mankind
So basically, how the banks screw our economy and slowly degrade our rights?
Comment Re:We should boycott only now? (Score 1, Flamebait) 507
and also, if you just want to be "part of the moment", then you deserve to be conned.
