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Comment Re:Google needs to clean up search (Score 1) 126

2) GPL allows you to repackage software, but not under the same trademark. You can do whatever with the code, but cannot distribute it as Firefox if it's not coming from Mozilla. E.g. Debian had to rename their Firefox branch as IceWeasel

Question: can I repackage Firefox binaries and distribute it along with my other files? I made a php application and wanna make it a turnkey WAMP stack. It will be called "MyCool PHP App" and the word Firefox won't appear anywhere.

Comment Re:What can be done about this? (Score 4, Insightful) 109

aside from artificial gravity, nothing. No amount of exercise bike pedaling will save your optic nerves from being in zero G too long.

There isn't really any good reason to put people in orbit for 6 months+. Rotate them out every couple of months. Yes we needed data on long-term microgravity effects on the human body. We have them now, zero G does bad things to your body. So don't do it for extended periods.

Fly in the ointment is the expected trip to Mars, which will take 9 months to a year. Fortunately people like Zubrin have developed advanced technologies to deal with this. It's called a rope. Attach the Mars spacecraft to a ballast via a rope (they call it tether) and spin it until you get 1/3rd G. Problem solved.

Comment Re:The problem, as always... (Score 1) 329

People are different.

Genders are different...

Races are different...

But but... in the USA, everyone is above average and everyone is equally talented. Kumbayah and flower power.

Funny how an entire nation can delude itself into thinking weird thoughts that, to an impartial outsider would seem utter madness. I blame the 60's unicorn liberals who are now firmly in charge (they're in their 50's and 60's now in positions of power).

Comment lolwut (Score 2) 329

Girls who have strong math skills tend to have higher verbal skills than boys who are strong in math, which opens up new avenues to follow, like the social sciences

Social science is about as scientific and STEM as Scientology. It's called Voodoo sciences for a reason. Nobody goes into it thinking it will be a great way to utilize their strong math skills.

Comment Re:Money pit (Score 3, Insightful) 322

Because he was being snarky while adding nothing to the discussion.

"Because China has a wonderful record on industrial pollution"

And this will affect the financial success of the project how? Grandparent's point was that technological advances since Panama Canal will make the project more cost effective.

"and Central America has a wonderful record on fiscal responsibility and accountable government."

Except it's the Chinese footing the bill and making the decisions, so this comment is irrelevant.

He's just pandering to Slashdot groupthink and bashing China pollution and Latin American corruption. And it worked too, currently at +5 insightful.

Comment Re:not true because... (Score 2) 166

Dude, they're not talking about drug tests where your employer wants to check if you're high on crack cocaine.

They're talking about drug tests where a new experimental drug needs to be tested, first on mice and then humans, to see if it's safe enough for FDA approval.

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