Except that you have to wait for 5 minutes to amend it.

Clearly then, the next generation version control system should be named "Sexy Flanders".

Uh, actually, it was a derived requirement. "Must have military test pilot experience" *WAS* a requirement.

Since the military did not allow women to be test pilots, "Must urinate via a penis" was a derived requirement.

That's true of VoIP riding on both DSL and Cable internet connections (both wired and wireless) as well. I've had VoIP for my home and office line for almost 3 years, and in the beginning we definitely had issues with both quality and DTMF. I still have issues with DTMF occasionally, and echos and call quality (esp. outgoing) less frequently.

And, interestingly, HFSC and Cane Sugar (Sucrose), differ by only 10% in the respective fructose and glucose mix. I suspect it wouldn't have mattered, otherwise they would have warned of the (nonexistnt) devastating effect of apple juice (90% Fructose/10%glucose) or pear juice (70%fructose/30%sucrose) or the use of honey (53% fructose) in sweetening your afternoon tea.

HFCS is (depending on the grade) generall 55% fructose / 42(ish)% glucose, and some small amounts of other sugars. Corn is the donor plant.

In comparison, Apple sugars are 90% fructose and Pears are 70% fructose, way above HF corn syrup sugars. Honey is about 53% (very, very close). None of those appear to be in the "oh my God we're gonna die" list for worrying that you're brain doesn't realize it's full yet.

It's worth noting that corn starch is coverted to HFCS using hydrochloric acid (the same acid found in the human stomach), followed by a water washing, followed by an enzymatic conversion of dextrose (similar to the same process which is used in baking bread, where enzymes convert starch to simple sugars like fructose to be used by the yeast in the fermentation process), followed by water washing and distillation. It's the same process used for countless "all natural" products which we have consumed for thousands of years, but done more precisely and on a much larger scale.

It will still make you fat if you eat too much of it, but it's not magical and doesn't have some insurmountable effect on the brain. No more than a good steak, a loaf of awesome fresh bread, or a decadent wedge cheese. You'll eat way more of all of those than you need before your brain tells you you're full.

Gah, stupid fingers; Fructose and Glucose (sucrose being f+g, of course)

And they're present in significant quantites in the final HFCS product? The chemical information I've seen on HFCS from food processing shows different G/S ratios, but never anything other than glucose and sucrose as constituents.

Anyway, since when was it necessary to study brain patterns to establish if someone is a compulsive gambler?

If you have to ask that question, you've not understood what the study was about. It's not about trying to find out if people are compulsive gamblers, it's about why they are.

I find it funny that Synergy started charging. Funny because i thought it was a small project. I believe their growth about as much as i believe i'm over 40. :)

But now that they're really moving, i wonder what other fun stuff they may add to make it a really indispensable application.

By definition, if the internet is down I am NOT okay.

My connection is on a dynamic IP address. The best any of those services can do is tell you what city my ISP's router is in, and one of the three services tested by iplocation.net (the service pointed to by TFA) managed to get it wrong. And, I'm not the least bit impressed by the claim that the author's location was correct withing 5 miles, as that still leaves anybody looking for you with just over 78.5 square miles to search.

I'm 50 now, which makes me a decrepit old man by Slashdot standards...

I'm 65, and by my standards you're still a kid. I have a number of chronic medical conditions, including osteoporosis, but I still stand straight and don't need a walker, or even a cane. You don't have to be decrepit by the time you're ready to retire unless you don't try to take care of yourself or your health is considerably worse than mine. (Until recently, I was taking 33 pills/day, all but four by prescription.) Yes, it's nice to know that these devices may soon be available for those who need them, but it's even nicer to know that for now, at least, I'm not one of them.