Clearly we need to fast-track the development of IV marijuana. I'll volunteer for any clinical trials.

On a more serious note, I was treated for a while by a rheumatologist that had done a lot of research on pain-killers derived from marijuana. To my knowledge, there aren't any on the market currently, but the research is being done. Finally.

I don't go for ancient wisdom
I don't believe just 'cause ideas are tenacious
It means that they're worthy

- Tim Minchin, "White Wine in the Sun"

Yet my email can't choose whether or not to be read by them. That's one reason why I encrypt everything whether it's needed or not.

The other reason I encrypt emails is the assinine spam filter a certain ISP uses that many times falsely detects my emails as spam and does not deliver them. I'm too much of a gentleman to mention the company by name, but it rhymes with Horizon and it starts with the letter V.

This is Slashdot. We don't let facts get in the way of a good story.

We haven't quite caught up with the rest of the world and switched to metric units. So instead of 280kg, it's 617 lbs.</pedant>

Texas has drive through liquor stores/beer barns so you can literally replenish your alcohol inventory without ever leaving the vehicle. Which really comes in handy when you're just too drunk to walk.

Hopefully his lawyer will say "Yes, by all means let's sue Comcast because AT&T is overbilling."

It isn't. It's news, i.e., an accurate depiction of reality that cannot and definitely should not be censored. Some authoritative law enforcement douchebags are making the claim that it could lead to prosecution, but that doesn't magically change the reality of what is actually legal or not.

I liken the situation to the American cops who arrested people that videotaped them beating black folks. They also made certain claims that have no basis in fact.

Mother's maiden name is a terrible security question anyway. It's often quite easy to find that data by checking geneology sites like Ancestry.com, or by the judicious use of Google. Marriage and funeral notices often include members of the entire family, and their relationships.

Not to mention the many "people finder" type sites that will sell you all the personal information you could hope for on a person for a nominal fee.

That's a problem with CAPCTHAs, not the only one. I've encountered several that I couldn't solve, even after trying several times, eventually leaving me no choice but to give up and go elsewhere.

It's a problem when your human detector fails to detect humans.

Yes. It is huge news for anyone who seeks medical care in the US. Your supposedly confidential records are not confidential. It's criminal and I hope to see everyone responsible for mismanaging medical records prosecuted.

Not sure whether you are talking about Africa or America...

Only the finest, !00% natural, meat-bearing animals.

I think the entire premise that trolling is a problem is wrong, and to find out that "researchers" are studying ways to combat it is highly amusing, if also a little disturbing.

Even to suggest that one side is "winning" implies that another side is losing. This is a false dichotomy, fabricated for no apparent reason, and it makes me wonder about the motives behind it.