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Canadian Blood Services Promotes Pseudoscience 219

Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday December 01, 2009 @07:49PM from the type-A-negative-personality dept.

trianglecat writes "The not-for-profit agency Canadian Blood Services has a section of their website based on the Japanese cultural belief of ketsueki-gata, which claims that a person's blood group determines or predicts their personality type. Disappointing for a self-proclaimed 'science-based' organization. The Ottawa Skeptics, based in the nation's capital, appear to be taking some action."

Comment Re:Let them kill themselves (Score 1) 881

by PeteABastard on Tuesday November 17, 2009 @07:25PM (#30137026) Attached to: NASA Attempts To Assuage <em>2012</em> Fears

I can bullshit. Some depression has a very strong genetic component, and is associated with suicidal tendancies. Ask me how I know. Or why I have chosen not to breed.

Comment Re:It's libertarian (Score 1) 225

by PeteABastard on Wednesday November 26, 2008 @03:25AM (#25896747) Attached to: Judge Excludes 3 "John Does" From RIAA Subpoena

The only common thread is that each of us is right.

I'm not

Comment Nokia 5510 prior art - was (Re:Xerox and Apple) (Score 4, Insightful) 836

by jon_eaves on Wednesday June 02, 2004 @10:09PM (#9321723) Attached to: Microsoft Receives Patent For Double-Click

I call "Prior art".

I don't know about any other phones, but my 5510 had the facility that I could press '1' and it would enter the #1, but if I held down '1' it would call the speed dial entry for #1.

Clearly this fits into the "limited resource environment", the "hardware button" and everything else. If this isn't a very, very specific example of prior art that is meant to be covered by this patent then I'm screwed if I know what else could be.

Yes Virginia, the patent office is staffed by morons.

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