rraszews commented on Blocked Enzyme Curbs Appetite, Promotes Weight Loss, Probably Causes Cancer or Something, at 9:09 AM on May 7 @ab12: But we wouldn't have aspirin. (Rodents are allergic to it) more »

rraszews commented on Blocked Enzyme Curbs Appetite, Promotes Weight Loss, Probably Causes Cancer or Something, at 8:57 AM on May 7 So, "diet and exercise" is great and all. more »

rraszews commented on "Real" Star Trek Tricorder Invented, at 10:24 AM on May 1 The phrase "Stone knives and bearskins" comes to mind. more »

rraszews commented on Galbi Pod Rare Is the Beefiest iPod Nano Case, Perfect For Shabu Shabu, at 1:57 PM on Apr 21 Seems to me that I recall a news article out of Hawaii a year or two ago in which a mom bought her son an iPod, only to discover when she got home that the package contained not an iPod, but a slab of beef. It all makes sense now, of course: prototype went missing. more »

rraszews commented on Alas, Poor RAZR, I Knew You Well, at 1:38 PM on Apr 21 With the extended battery (which, of course, ruins the line of the phone, but whatcha gonna do?) the batter life jumps from "terrible" to "reasonable", but what cheeses me off is how unstable it seems. more »

rraszews commented on Three Giant Wind Turbines Turned On at Once at Bahrain World Trade Center, at 12:53 PM on Apr 11 @B1663R: Except that Bahrain had nothing to do with the WTC attack, so it's really Goose vs Turkey or something. Hey, I know. more »

rraszews commented on Three Giant Wind Turbines Turned On at Once at Bahrain World Trade Center, at 12:32 PM on Apr 11 @B1663R: "What exactly did the people in the WTC or on the planes do?" If your argument is that "One random act of violence deserves another one," then your reasoning is sound but your point is kind of random. more »

rraszews commented on Three Giant Wind Turbines Turned On at Once at Bahrain World Trade Center, at 8:46 AM on Apr 11 At the risk of defending B1663R, there are plenty of fanatics, Christian and otherwise, I wouldn't mind seeing pitched at the cuisinart-like blades of this building. more »

rraszews commented on Military Deploying Hand-Held Lie Detectors to Troops, at 9:52 AM on Apr 10 @Curves: The story comes from the book "Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets" by David Simon. more »

rraszews commented on Gasoline Grows On Trees, at 1:29 PM on Apr 2 @Ghede: And if we could implant those genes in human beings, it would give the whole notion of "Blood for Oil" a new meaning. A Modest Proposal, anyone> more »

rraszews commented on Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader Locked Up: Why Your Books Are No Longer Yours, at 1:25 PM on Mar 21 I find the question of "what happens if it's content locked in some google on-line storage locker" particularly interesting; while I'm a huge fan of the right of first sale, and a huge enemy of restrictive licensing trends, here's the thing: while the right of first sale means that the product-maker has no legal mechanisms to stop you, there's also no onus on him to make your life any easier. more »

rraszews commented on Eiffel Tower Getting Huge Observation Deck Made of Kevlar Webbing, at 9:23 AM on Mar 20 @Tensor: I don't know if it's still true (or, for that matter) if it was really true then), but about fifteen years ago when I was in school, we were taught that all the bolts in the Eiffel Tower are original -- no maintenance replacements. more »

rraszews commented on Eiffel Tower Getting Huge Observation Deck Made of Kevlar Webbing, at 9:22 AM on Mar 20 @TheCyberBob: It may be worth pointing out that the tower itself was also "Temporary". more »

rraszews commented on $5 a Month For Legal P2P: Would It Lure Pirates From the Dark Side?, at 11:09 AM on Mar 18 @uberfu: I'm not sure this is a big problem. more »

rraszews commented on House Denies Warrantless Wiretapping Immunity For Telcos, at 11:00 AM on Mar 17 The irony of the whole warrantless wiretapping thing is that, despite the fact that I don't like their policies, I *would* trust the government to use its wiretapping powers appropriately, to catch terrorists and not to pester innocent civilians. Except for one little thing: They have shown callous disregard for the laws of this nation. more »

rraszews commented on President Bush: You Should Thank Telcos For Spying On You, You Terrorist-Loving Jerks, at 10:50 AM on Mar 7 I would have no problem with the government doing whatever sort of wiretapping and spying on its citizens it liked, provided we had some sort of promise from them that they would not abuse this power. more »

rraszews commented on A One-Way, One-Person Mission to Mars: Who Wants In?, at 10:42 AM on Mar 6 I don't think the point is "we send you up there forever and you die there", more like "We send you up there with no return vehicle. more »

rraszews commented on President Bush: You Should Thank Telcos For Spying On You, You Terrorist-Loving Jerks, at 10:22 AM on Mar 6 @knappoleon: @Raziel66: It's not about freedom, it's about security. more »