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Comment Stop inferring weakness for drinking alcohol! (Score 1) 93

by bpier (#64824417) Attached to: Alcohol Can Increase Your Cancer Risk, Researchers Find
Dr. Amy Commander, ... she said. "In fact, it's best to not drink alcohol at all, but that is obviously hard for many people".

I just hate this added inference that many in the field have been adding, that the people who do consume alcohol (a not insignificant percentage of humans!), are somehow to be pitied and given some leeway for their 'weakness'.

Humans, around the planet, have been consuming alcohol in some form for milenia!!!!!!

I'll not deny the effects of excessive alcohol consumption,as clearly shown in some studies, but to suggest that any alcohol is harmful is a stretch. And adding the insulting recommendation that we should all avoid alcohol completely, save the poor weaklings among us who find it "hard to give up", is not helping their arguments!

Comment People can't watch it for free anymore! (Score 1) 249

by bpier (#62393589) Attached to: Are Movies Dying?

It isn't about the movies! It's because no one has broadcast TV anymore, and that only leaves pay-for-viewing options in the current ridiculous fractured streaming market. So unless you happen to have a particular streaming service that can show the Oscars, you can't watch it like the old days, with groups of friends and such.
ABC has a lock-in, just like sports venues that get locked-in. It isn't that people don't want to watch, it's the greed (yet again) that prevents viewers from watching.

Comment Ridiculous Pot calling the Kettle black (Score 0) 44

by bpier (#61023516) Attached to: Microsoft Slams Google Over Threat To Shut Search Engine in Australia

What B.S. from Micro$oft!
How completely disingenuous of this disgusting company, who's only striking out while the leader is down because they can't compete! Have you looked at Bing lately? It's almost an embarrassing copy of Google Search! MS hasn't actually created any goodness in the industry for DECADES.
And badmouthing Google, as if MS has ANY moral high-ground, is utter nonsense, as we all know too well that MS is a master at strong-arm tactics from way back. Shall we also mention that MS has never gotten over its own Antitrust debacle? Clearly this public blather is tasting sweet for Microsoft, given the scolding they received when they finally got caught and were held accountable (at least in pretense if not in substance); they're only too ready to point the finger when it's to their advantage -- especially instead of actually competing with better products and services.

Comment Re:IPv6 and Rust: overhyped and unwanted! (Score 1) 390

by bpier (#49515799) Attached to: Why the Journey To IPv6 Is Still the Road Less Traveled

You know what else solves the "not enough IP addresses" problem? NAT.

And it's a lot less of a change than switching to IPv6.

OK, perhaps some reading would help you to understand how NAT is fine for very small networks, for the most part is a huge pain in the ass for large networks. And there's no end-to-end connectivity. NAT is a layer of obfuscation that often adds to errors for Net-Ops.
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Japanese Astronaut Tests Stink-Free Underwear 69

Posted by samzenpus from the In-space-nobody-can-smell-your-clean dept.
Throw away your soap, detergent, and personal hygiene, the Japanese have invented odor-free underwear. Koichi Wakata, a Japanese astronaut living in the International Space Station, is testing the underwear created by textile experts at Japan Women's University in Tokyo. The shorts are designed to kill bacteria, absorb water, insulate the body and dry quickly. They also are flame-resistant, and anti-static. "The other astronauts become very sweaty, but he doesn't have any sweat. He didn't need to hang his clothes to dry. He can wear his trunks (underwear) more than a week," said Koji Yanagawa, an official with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency.
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Japanese Man Certified as Double A-Bomb Victim 11

Posted by samzenpus from the having-a-truly-bad-day dept.
93-year-old, Tsutomu Yamaguchi, has become the first person certified as a survivor of both U.S. atomic bombings at the end of World War II. Yamaguchi was in Hiroshima on a business trip when an atomic bomb hit the city. He suffered serious burns to his upper body and had to spend the night. He then returned to his hometown of Nagasaki to recover. Unfortunately he got home just in time for the second attack. "As far as we know, he is the first one to be officially recognized as a survivor of atomic bombings in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki," Nagasaki city official Toshiro Miyamoto said. "It's such an unfortunate case, but it is possible that there are more people like him." I assume that The Karmic Wheel only turns in Mr. Yamaguchi's favor now.

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