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  1. Re:"Systems" language? on Go, Google's New Open Source Programming Language · · Score: 1

    Just going by the comments here, it sounds like another tweaked C. Purpose-built for Google?

  2. Re:How Much Damage? on Unknown 7m Asteroid Almost Impacted Earth · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And you can boost the local tourism economy by claiming that the fragment looks like Mary or something. Worked before, I think.

  3. Re:Career preparation on Attack of the PowerPoint-Wielding Professors · · Score: 1

    Damn man.

    This reminds me of the opposite case of the math professor we had. The room was small, but crowded holding about 30 students or so. He would write furiously on the chalkboard, talking all at the same time, speaking out loud the reasoning behind each step, filling out all three sections of the chalkboard.

    It all comes down to the inevitable "QED", often preceded with "obviously".

    My section of the kids would, also inevitably, follow that with the gesture of our hands going over our heads shouting "woosh".

  4. Re:bad design on The NoSQL Ecosystem · · Score: 1

    To reverse the polarity when the flux capacitor is overloaded.

  5. Re:Parkinson's Disease questions on Researchers Neutralize Parkinson's Dopamine Killers · · Score: 1

    Thanks for that.

  6. Re:Huh? on What Computer Science Can Teach Economics · · Score: 1

    That was my thought when I was walking around a Greek city for the first time (Salonika): math city.

  7. Parkinson's Disease questions on Researchers Neutralize Parkinson's Dopamine Killers · · Score: 1

    Is the dopamine-hindrance the primary cause of Parkinson's? Is Parkinson's generally associated with depression due to lack of dopamine?

  8. Re:That Quote Really Hit Home on The Big Questions · · Score: 1

    What caused your decision to get drunk and watch Mystery Science Theater the night before your philosophy final?

    Why not? It's not like it'd make a difference either way, it's not like there is actually right answers - it's philosophy.

    What is essence? What is universal? Buncha rambling nonsense is what they are.

  9. Re:On Slashdot? on Why Doesn't Exercise Lead To Weight Loss? · · Score: 1

    There must be lotta fat fucks here. Grab a bag of popcorn and let them have their flamefest.

  10. Re:A much bigger problem on Swarm of Giant Jellyfish Capsize 10-Ton Trawler · · Score: 1

    Capitalism to the rescue, baby.

    All we need is for our chemistry wizards to come up with a recipe to turn the suckas into McNuggets (or equivalents), and those buggas will turn into an endangered species by the following Thursday.

  11. Re:Browsing safely on Test of 16 Anti-Virus Products Says None Rates "Very Good" · · Score: 1

    Common sense is a vaporware.

  12. Re:An answer in search for a problem? on Low-Energy Laser Etching May Replace Fruit Labels · · Score: 1

    Not to mention, us real men don't eat no rabbit food. BBQing with laser won't tempt us.

  13. Re:Gizmodo covered this about a week ago on Plug vs. Plug — Which Nation's Socket Is Best? · · Score: 1

    There already is an international standard. The problem is that no one is going to invest a ton of money to scrap their current system (pun?) and switch over to it.

    Was "switch over" a pun, too?

  14. Re:419 Scams on Why a High IQ Doesn't Mean You're Smart · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Some jokers modded you 5 so I actually read your long rambling post, going here and going there and ending up nowhere.

    Was the point that you shouldn't post on slashdot after a liquid lunch?

  15. Re:A high tech solution to keep my wife quiet??!! on FCC/DOT Want High-Tech Cure For Distracted Driving · · Score: 1

    There is a ready solution to your problem, but you'd have to put up with the lawyer yapping.

  16. Re:Put the damn thing in neutral! on Toyotas Suddenly Accelerate; Owners Up In Arms · · Score: 1

    That applies to just about any advancement in the automobile. Years ago I've gone into a minor fenderbender because I was pumping the brake when the car had ABS.

  17. Re:Carmakers lie on Toyotas Suddenly Accelerate; Owners Up In Arms · · Score: 2, Informative

    Phhh. Beemers are a joy to drive, but their electronics suck goatse's ass. And that's been the case for decades.

  18. Commodity on The Story Behind a Failed HPC Startup · · Score: 2, Interesting

    FTFA:

    "It is possible for a small company to compete in the computer systems business," Reilly wrote. "There are some who will say that nobody can compete against 'commodity manufacturers.' Ignore them. ... There are only two true commodities in the computer business: DRAMs and wafer area. Everybody pretty much pays the same price for DRAMs. Wafer area is what you make of it. If you insist on building giant 100W chips, life will be tough. But if you use the silicon wafer area for something new, different and efficient, a market will open up to you."

    Many years ago, I wrote a paper for my business class that using DRAM industry as a commodity industry. The ignint professor gave me a C for that cuz he insisted DRAM is not a commodity. That dude at the time was a young one, too.

    Lesson? Don't waste your time and money at b-school - it may damage your brains.

  19. Re:Bad Karma on Some Early Adopters Stung By Ubuntu's Karmic Koala · · Score: 1

    Fools with their heresy.

    There is no God but FSM and Debian is her OS.

  20. ehem on ZFS Gets Built-In Deduplication · · Score: 0

    Before we get all excited and look all silly, can somebody confirm with Netcraft first?

  21. Translation flavor on Free 3G Wireless For Nintendo's Next Handheld? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    "That doesn't fit Nintendo customers because we make amusement products,' Mr Iwata said."

    This guy sounds sane, unlike the crazies in the US industry where the sleazebags ramble on about "life style" and what not.

  22. Re:Idocracy on Evolution's Path May Lead To Shorter, Heavier Women · · Score: 0, Troll

    Go hawk your pseudo science somewhere else. Take your muddled brains with you.

  23. Re:CounCILLors! on Blogger Humiliates Town Councillors Into Resigning · · Score: 1

    I'm totally with you. Troi was a good councilor.

  24. Re:Idocracy on Evolution's Path May Lead To Shorter, Heavier Women · · Score: -1, Troll

    "The content of the concept of intelligence is the observation that if a person is good at one mental task then all things being equal he is morel likely to do better at any other mental task."

    That's an example of recursive bullshit. Breathing is a mental task.

    Fuck off.

  25. Re:My Open Source Hero: John C. Randolph on The Most Influential People In Open Source · · Score: 1

    What's with the astrotufing, man?