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  1. It's not really Long Island. Long Island, by New Yorkers is considered everything east of NYC (Nassau county on). Long Island City is a neighborhood in Queens (eastmost borough in NYC, Nassau county borders Queens on the east side).

  2. Well, what if the wrong lizards get in?

  3. Likely the reason for "clean and righteous." It shouldn't mention anyone being killed.

  4. Re:Free market in action on Comcast, Charter Dominate US; Telcos 'Abandoned Rural America,' Report Says (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Luckily, where I live in NYC, I have a choice between RCN, Cablevision Optimum Altice, and FiOS. Explains all the low offers (FiOS is offering $40/mo for 100mbit up/down, plus fees of course, others are similar)

  5. You mean FAFSA, I think. FISA is the Foreign Intelligence Surveilence Act.

  6. Re:Cause meet Effect. on When Chess Players Blunder · · Score: 1

    I don't think the article means that there is a causal effect to decreasing mistakes. It is looking at the correlation between points and number of mistakes from the viewpoint of the rating graph. I would agree with your statement as to the cause (half the mistakes leads to ~600 point rating increase).

  7. Re:The End of War == First Post on Will Submarines Soon Become As Obsolete As the Battleship? · · Score: 1

    And Russia.

  8. Re:Not automatic on How a Hardware Designer Was Saved By His Own Creation · · Score: 2

    The nice thing about AED is that you only need to learn two things about using it: 1. how/where to place the pads, 2. follow what it tells you and make sure everyone is clear of the person getting the shock.

  9. Re:Here it is. Hope you can read Russian. Re:sourc on Russia Says Drivers Must Not Have "Sex Disorders" To Get License · · Score: 1

    very last point is funny: height less than 150cm (4'11").

  10. Re:Great! on Interviews: Adora Svitak Answers Your Questions · · Score: 1

    I wish I had access to Kerbal Space Program when I was 8.

  11. Re:Good on Lawsuit Challenges New York Sugary Drink Ban · · Score: 1

    We are anything but socialist.

  12. Re:It's about time, too on Valve Software Launches Linux Blog, Confirms Work On Steam Client for Linux · · Score: 2

    Relating to your point #3. There have been two studios who have had a market on the three major OS (Windows, OS X, Linux) who have left. This is id Software (Rage is Windows only) and Epic (still no Linux client for Unreal Tournament 3). When Valve finishes porting the Source engine, they will have the engine with most reach and since they are also delivering the distribution network, they will probably be on the throne for a very long time.

  13. Re:Jeff Goldblum on Insects Rapidly Becoming Resistant To GM Corn · · Score: 4, Informative

    I believe these were some of the older crops before they were rendered sterile. It has happened though. GM-crop companies (Monsato, I believe) have sued farmers under the DMCA for using the produced seeds of plants which Monsato sold seeds for. There was a case where a farmer was sued even though the neighboring farmer used such plants and pollen from those plants got carried over. Here's a recent one: http://nelsonfarm.net/issue.htm

  14. Re:Another idea on South Korea Blocks Late-Night Online Gaming for Adolescents · · Score: 1

    There are athletic sports where an average career lasts for about 3 years (American Football) with skills that do not transfer on later in life.

  15. Re:Waste of Time on NYPD Dismantling Occupy Wall Street Encampment · · Score: 2, Insightful

    How is ~55 million votes out of a ~280 million population, 50.1%? Does not compute. Population as of 4/1/2000 (http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html), Voting numbers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2000 and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2004). Also, feel free to correct numbers on Wikipedia, aparently, they are wrong with 48.3% for Kerry.

  16. Re:So on IEA Warns of Irreversible Climate Change In 5 Years · · Score: 1

    I am pretty sure most things we do (short of actually building a bomb to blow ourselves up along with the planet) will not bother the planet at all. It has been here for over 4 billion years. It has seen dinosaurs come and go. I am sure we will be long gone before the planet becomes sick or dead in some way.

  17. 3rd party apps? on Motorola CEO Blames Open Android Store For Phone Performance Ills · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does he mean things like motoblur?

  18. Re:Cannot know for sure on The FSF's Campaign Against the Nintendo 3DS · · Score: 1

    Except when you are paid to create a work of art, your work is considered "commissioned." Therefore, you are the author, but the copyright is with the company. At least in USA.

  19. Re:Hmmm ... on CMU Eliminates Object Oriented Programming For Freshman · · Score: 1

    My professional title is "application administrator." If you have java code running on a java app server, I support it. Problem is, over my 2.5 year experience in this position, there are a lot of "OutOfMemory" issues that occur. There are also a lot of issues related to lazily configured hibernate causing database performance issues. And of course, the fixall comes from Windows ... "just restart it." Only very few Java developers could actually support the infrastructure they code for, that includes database, messaging and ESB backends.

    If I had a shotgun to point at some developers, there would be an extreme shortage of developers.

  20. Epic said there was going to be a Linux client. on Postal III, Source Engine Still Coming To Linux · · Score: 1

    After the Epic scam, any news of anyone releasing any game for Linux is to be taken with a grain* of salt.

    * grain the size of the Moon.

  21. Re:Don't give your paying customers a reason to qu on PS3 Piracy Threats Cause Phone-Home DRM · · Score: 1

    Mostly because everyone thinks they got the silver bullet.

  22. Re:When we don't know, error on the side of cautio on Nintendo Warns 3D Games Can Ruin Children's Eyes · · Score: 2

    Except Sega had this tech and knew the problems in 1980s.

  23. Re:Survival of the fittest... on Real-Life Frogger Ends In Hospital Visit · · Score: 1

    beta has been out for some time. :)

    NS2 was announced a long time ago.

  24. Re:Isn't this going to get expensive? on Georgia College's New Policy — Reporting All P2P Users To the Police · · Score: 1

    NET act? AFAIK, according to DMCA, non-profit copyright infringement is a civil offense.

  25. Re:It was only a matter of time. on Obama Wants Broader Internet Wiretap Authority · · Score: 1

    To follow along similar path. Who is our government protecting us against?