Comment Re:But... Phong is wrong (Score 1) 169
Yes.
Comment Re:Well with the stupid rules in place (Score 3, Insightful) 341
You seem to be arguing from the following premise:
"costly treatments make people take more care of their health"
Until you bring forth Extraoridnary Evidence (tm) for this Extraordinary Claim (tm), please forgive us for ignoring your random speculations, and for frowning upon your attempt at presenting those ramblings as fact.
You might be surprised to learn that there are many other countries besides the US, employing many different models of health care funding. A first stab at checking your assumtions (don't knock it 'till you've tried it) would be to compare some industrialised countries in terms of public health, healtcare spending, and typical cost to patients.
Seriously - would you or anyone you know actually think "I never really considered getting a serious helath problem, but it the treatment is free, why the hell not?", or is it just "those other people" you collectively accuse of this insanity?
Comment Wow, that gives me lots ideas! (Score 2) 249
* Powertools will get your stone axe sharper, quicker!
* Put your horse and carriage on a freight-train for greater speed!
* Sending my telegrams would be so much quicker if I could just order them from my iPhone!
Comment That sentence... (Score 1) 541
...should be taken out and shot.
Seriously:
The NY Times reports that an inquiry by the Commerce Department's inspector general has found no evidence that NOAA scientists manipulated climate data (reg. may be required) to buttress evidence in support of global warming after climate change skeptics contended that e-mail messages between climate scientists that were stolen and circulated on the Internet in late 2009 showed that scientists were manipulating or withholding information to advance the theory that the earth is warming as a result of human activity.
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Comment Re:Obligatory antimatter quote (Score 1) 153
"Does it mean it doesn't matter?"
It's stuff that antimatters.
Comment OMG! (Score 1) 158
I never thought I'd see a resonance cascade, let alone create one.
Comment They are nothing but another form of therapy... (Score 1) 212
...for these patients is not known whether these are the only ones who can not afford to pay for their own users and groups to their Friends / Favorites list yet, so I'ma keep popping up in their own right and do not want to be related to their particular field or industry in which they are attached to their respective owners and are strictly for viewing and printing of these books are nothing but another form of therapy.
Comment Re:Electric Cars will make it worse (Score 1) 450
Nah, just legally require electric vehicles to artificially emit as much noise as if they ran on internal combustion. Also, they threaten the livelyhood of the oil industry, so it makes sense to require them to consume gas as well.
Comment Does this mean... (Score 1) 408
...that neutrino flux measuring gear might soon measure in the flower-pot-range rather than in cubic kilometers?
Comment Re:Me fail logic? That's purple! (Score 1) 341
Most people are really bad at dealing with ambiguities and shades of gray.
Oh, so you're saying I'm stupid?
Comment Re:Okay then. (Score 1) 341
What if the bible lies to us? Surely God can do that if he wants to?
Comment Re:Sure you can wear it, but why would you want to (Score 1) 93
(Unless you are in that sort of thing)
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Publishing Company Puts Warning Label on Constitution 676
Wilder Publication is under fire for putting warning labels on copies of historical US documents, including the Constitution. The label warns "This book is a product of its time and does not reflect the same values as it would if it were written today." From the article: "The disclaimer goes on to tell parents that they 'might wish to discuss with their children how views on race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and interpersonal relations have changed since this book was written before allowing them to read this classic work.'"
Comment Re:memorizing alphabetized letter lists (Score 2, Funny) 377
Should have memorized definitions in stead. Especially of the word "game".
Comment Re:Why they tell you to turn off your phone... (Score 1) 437
the bit would unflip right away because of pedal position update
I believe even the summary mentions that the new thing here is that not just data is stored in volatile memory anymore, but that a bit flip might actually reprogram the logic.
No, the most likely problem is either a software routine with a bug, no error handler, or similar issue, or a mechanical,problem (less likely).
This still holds, though.
