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  1. Re:notepad++ dude. on Ask Slashdot: Best Open Source Answer to Dreamweaver? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Agreed. WYSIWYGs like DW only seem to muck up all the hard work I put into making my html look clean and concise. They add their own stupid DIV tags and ugly CSS code making it impossible to understand what's going on should you need to make edits without them. Think of it like writing source code, then trying to edit the assembly code when you make edits.

  2. Re:Who is "one one"? on iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Sell Out · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "has been been"

  3. Sequential wording on A Few Million Virtual Monkeys Randomly Recreate Shakespeare · · Score: 2

    I always thought the idea was that the characters would be produced sequentially throughout the entire play, not just every word produced independently. Much less credit.

  4. A good place to start on Ask Slashdot: Math Curriculum To Understand General Relativity? · · Score: 1

    I seem to recall a physicist (I think it was Hawking) that said something along the lines of "if you think you understand [General Relativity], you don't." If you want a good place to start with the mathematics (without even needing more than Trig), pick up the book "Six Ideas that Shaped Physics, Unit R: The Laws of Physics are Frame-Independent" by Thomas A. Moore (ISBN-13: 978-0-07-239714-7, ISBN-10: 0-07-239714-4) It gives the underived equations for many of the effects of special relativity. Once you get that, you can move on the to derivation of the equations, and then eventually General Relativity. -- Mitch

  5. Spoiler alert on The Matrix Re-Reloaded · · Score: 1

    Didn't Neo die at the end? So am I right in thinking these will take place some time after 1 and before 2&3?

  6. What's the problem? on Bill Gates Is More Admired Than the Pope · · Score: 1

    And that's the way it should be. Any Catholic should follow their faith and not worship false idols anyways. The same cannot be said for Windows lovers.

  7. Re:BASIC Programmers Never Die... on Why Teach Programming With BASIC? · · Score: 1

    And then they get an error

  8. DIY for 20G on Make Your Own DHS Threat Level Display At Home · · Score: 2

    I made my own CNC milling machine for less than $1000 plans http://www.drzib.com/projects.php (Google drzib projects)

  9. Won't somebody PLEASE think of the trees! on Gold Nanoparticles Turn Trees Into Streetlights · · Score: 1

    How am I supposed to stalk all those girls if their trees are glowing?! They'll see me right away! Seriously though, you can't get energy from nothing. The energy given off is going to come from the trees themselves. They should determine what consequences it has on the trees.

  10. New design? on New Xbox 360 S Uses Less Power, Makes Less Noise · · Score: 0, Troll

    Isn't the 360 something like 5 years old? Rather than releasing a new console, they just put a new face on it? Oh, and FINALLY managed to fix a problem that was nearly bricking every machine. Pathetic.

  11. We almost lost a good one on Pedestrian Follows Google Map, Gets Run Over, Sues · · Score: 1

    Let's just say she probably wasn't going to cure cancer.

  12. Re:His acting grew on me in the first 10 minutes on First Impressions of the 11th Doctor Who · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "And the final score is no TARDIS, no screwdriver, two minutes to spare, Who Da Man!?"

  13. Re:The Companion on First Impressions of the 11th Doctor Who · · Score: 1

    Not as hott as Martha Jones, but definitely #2.

  14. His acting grew on me in the first 10 minutes on First Impressions of the 11th Doctor Who · · Score: 1

    I wasn't excited when David Tennant left, but Matt Smith is a very worthy replacement. Two Thumbs Up!

  15. Drop-jawwed... WHAT? on Could Colorblindness Cure Be Morally Wrong? · · Score: 1

    What a stupid argument. "Is it wrong to help someone that was born with a defect that inhibits their abilities in the real world?" I suppose giving prothetic legs to amputees is morally wrong too.

  16. Re:Summary of comments on The End Of Gravity As a Fundamental Force · · Score: 1

    These scientists should just read the Bible!

  17. Re:Apple haters... on Apple Fails To Deliver On Windows 7 Boot Camp Promise · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I dunno. I switched to Mac in September after making fun of them for my entire life. Although I paid more than I would for a PC (just saying I would have purchased a 500 dollar PC laptop that didn't have the same specs as a MBP) I am quite happy with the little things that Apple does in the hardware and software. I do miss a few Windows programs (especially being an engineer and coder and needing the special software/hardware) but 98% of the time, I am perfectly happy with the visuals, lack of viruses, *NIX capability, and user-friendliness of my MBP.

  18. tweet frequency on Best Man Rigs Newlyweds' Bed To Tweet During Sex · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oddly enough, the frequency of tweeting on the account is dropping like a rock.

  19. Stepper Motors!!! on What Do You Do When Printers Cost Less Than Ink? · · Score: 1

    Gut the thing for the stepper motors. I will GLADLY pay for the shipping for you to send them to me.

  20. Lowered expectations on Murdoch-Microsoft Deal In the Works · · Score: 1

    Leave it to Microsoft to know that they can't beat Google it a FAIR game. So they have to lower the playing field and hurt all of us. Microsoft's next move will probably be outlawing broadband so YouTube won't work well.

  21. Re:Telekinesis! on Light Resonators Used To Move Nano-Sized Objects · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Umm... I would LOVE to see a RATE of energy production move ANYTHING. I think they meant millijoule of energy. Please don't tell me that I'm the only one that saw this.

  22. hahahaha! on Lost Northwest Pilots Were Trying Out New Software · · Score: -1, Troll

    Bullshit. They were abducted or something equally strange.

  23. Yippie on Universal Phone Charger Approved By UN Body · · Score: 1

    That is so awesome. Too bad this is still 5 years out in the US. At least we have standardized the AC outlet side of it. We're half way there!

  24. hahahahaha! on Inside the Windows 7 Launch Party Pack · · Score: 1

    OH....... MY.......... GOD....... This is the stupidest thing I think I've EVER seen.

  25. Re:What I want to know is... on MIT Electric Car May Outperform Rival Gas Models · · Score: 1

    LiPo? In cellphones? I thought Lithium Polys were for stuff that requires massive amounts of current. There is a difference between Li-Po and Li-Ion, right?