FTFA: "They showed a section of DNA responsible for sensitivity to the cherry blossom scent was made more active in the mice's sperm." Oh. Gotcha. THAT section of DNA. Amazing that there are sections of DNA presumably responsible for 'sensitivity' to every possible scent, sound, and visual pattern. Either this is the worst bit of scientific journalism or the worst bit of science I've read in years.

Does anyone here regularly deal with actually retrieving data stored long term on tape? In theory, it seems sound. I don't do it regularly, but the few times I have had to request a retrieval of old data from tape it's been a complete waste of time. Lots of excuses. No data.

I wish I had some points to mod you up. You are correct. They could be using steel shot in shotguns for waterfowl hunting, but most likely the spark would be from secondary contact between a steel target (or can) and a rock or second piece of steel, I reckon.

Cry me a river. Can any of us really imagine the wasted effort over the years of supporting the diminishing few still using IE6? To be kind, it adds 10% to the cost of developing a standards compliant website. Multiplied by the millions of websites... it boggles what's left of my mind to think of what good could have been accomplished with those man hours. So fuck you and your legacy intranet shit that controls the pressure valves in "The Plant". Fuck all of your kind, and, please, die in a pressure-related explosion and watch me as I weep... but not for you. I weep for those of us who've slaved away our youth to fix the bug that is IE6!

Banks have classified "Government" information? What are these kids trying to achieve, exactly?

I don't think your implied correlation is valid: Democrats get more votes in wealthier counties because Democrats hate the poor.

Try this one: Democrats get more votes in wealthier counties because wealthier counties have a higher proportion of well-educated voters.

I have a cute narrative for DARPA. It's called Fuck You, Thought Police.

Bob was reading a book one day called, Fuck You, Thought Police.

Government thugs broke into his home, beat him, and took him to prison. They said he was a subversive. They said that although he hadn't committed any violent crime in the past, that he almost certainly would based on research conducted by well-meaning geeks who studied the effect of stories on people's thoughts and actions.

Bob was never heard from again.

The end.

How do I turn it off? I'm blinded by the SPEED! Is Intel stealing 15 year old marketing shtick from Gateway?