Comment Re:U.S. is established on religion, so (Score 1) 900
that's a great quote, will store later use
Comment Re:Not all religions are bad (Score 1) 910
And the possibility that you only go to heaven if you're an athiest
Comment Re:XSS (Score 1) 161
Jailhouse rock.mp3
Comment Bad analogy, bad article (Score 2) 140
Unless people are putting bugs in open source software, then claiming the bounties for finding them, the analogy is just plain wrong.
Submission + - End of the Line for Smelly Socks (bbc.co.uk)
athe!st writes: A new anti-microbial treatment that can make clothing — including smelly socks — permanently germ-free has been developed by US scientists. In a paper published in the American Chemical Society journal Applied Materials and Interfaces, Dr Jason Locklin and his colleagues state that the treatment kills a wide range of dangerous pathogens, including staph, strep, E. coli, pseudomonas and acetinobacter.
Comment Taking all bets (Score 2) 168
What are the odds of this passing?
Comment Re:phone? (Score 1) 274
Ahh cloud power
Comment Happy anniversary! (Score 2) 143
Oh handcuffs, you shouldn't have!
No really, you shouldn't have.
No really, you shouldn't have.
Comment Re:My Brain (Score 1) 364
Yes but how many things can you actually recall on demand?
I know you've got lots of neurons, but how reliable is this form of storage, shock resistant, water resistant, radiation or alcohol resistant?
What about reliability, is the data the same each time it is retrieved, and security, do I just have to slap it and all the data is revealed?
I know you've got lots of neurons, but how reliable is this form of storage, shock resistant, water resistant, radiation or alcohol resistant?
What about reliability, is the data the same each time it is retrieved, and security, do I just have to slap it and all the data is revealed?
Comment Re:Thats just (Score 1) 729
oh god, oh god, oh god OH GOD ohhhh
Comment The Next Generation (Score 1) 180
Stream 3d porn to my holodeck
Comment Re:It should make stuff legal... (Score 1) 371
Have you not see any of the studies or read reports on them investigating precisely this situation? They all show people are very suseptible to instruction from people suposedly in a position of authority see: The Milgram Experiment.
It's all well spouting the general libertarian personal responsibility stuff, but people aren't logical robots who act intelligently all the time, if a person in a position of authority has told someone to do something unethical they should be held partially responsible.
It's all well spouting the general libertarian personal responsibility stuff, but people aren't logical robots who act intelligently all the time, if a person in a position of authority has told someone to do something unethical they should be held partially responsible.
Comment Now we can give the finger to the Saudis (Score 2) 386
I am very much looking forward to not being beholden to various despicable middle eastern regimes simply because of what lies underneath their feet.
However i do wonder if those same places will remain valuable simply because of what lies above their heads, ie. the sun.
However i do wonder if those same places will remain valuable simply because of what lies above their heads, ie. the sun.
Comment Re:meter-wide bean? (Score 1) 645
Yes, you might even say, a Giant bean
Comment Re:Doing in wrong... (Score 1) 422
True, all forced marriages are arranged, but not all arranged marriages are forced, needed to be more careful with that distinction
