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  1. Two reasons on Who's Pirating Game of Thrones, and Why? · · Score: 1

    1. I don't own a TV
    2. I want to see the original English version

  2. Re:Hahahahaha on Zuckerberg Updates Relationship Status To "Married" · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Actually she's not fat, and she looks very pretty and sweet. More likely than not, she is also very intelligent. In short, the kind of woman that you will probably never have.

  3. My globe agrees with Iran. on Iran Threatens Legal Action Against Google For Not Labeling Gulf 'Persian' · · Score: 0

    I have a very old globe on my desk, from the 1930's I think, on which it is labeled "Persian Gulf".

  4. Why even? on Jury May Be Deadlocked In Oracle-Google Trial · · Score: -1, Troll

    This wouldn't be an issue if there were an odd number of jurors.

  5. Re:refresh my memory... on Russia Threatens Pre-emptive, Destructive Force On US Missile Defense · · Score: 1

    Europe is the good conscience of Western Ideology. If it goes, there will be nothing left but christian fundamentalism, plutocracy and Rush Limbaugh.

    I do not want to live in that world.

  6. In the future, there will be only war on Ask Slashdot: Which Comic Books To Start My 3-Year-Old With? · · Score: 2

    Start here:
    http://mycomicpost.com/?p=3707

    The sooner you start the Space Marine training the better.
    We wouldn't want to raise a xeno-loving, heretic girly-boy now, would we?

    For the Emperor

  7. Not really news on Mad Cow Disease Confirmed In California · · Score: 1

    I see that Britney finally went to the doc and got her diagnosis.

  8. Holy crap on Finding the Obamas In the 2000 Census · · Score: 1

    Meigs Field was turned into a park almost ten years ago and I never even knew.

    I took off and landed there hundreds of times in Flight Simulators 4 & 5.

  9. Meet your maker on Santorum Suspends Presidential Campaign · · Score: 1

    Actually, I believe that I am a being of a higher order who has created this universe and its imperfect inhabitants for me to reside in, as a form of "entertainment" or distraction from the dulls of my omnipotency. Therefore in my current state, I am a human, but at the same time, I am god. Under these circumstances, both intelligent design and evolution are correct, as I have created evolution so that this world makes some kind of coherent sense.

  10. Re:Sigh on Minecraft Creator Announces Space Sandbox Game Mars Effect · · Score: 1

    Way to go to spoil the fun on the first post.

  11. Re:Mouse != Human on Drug Turns Immune System Against All Tumor Types · · Score: 1

    Whoops, forgot to login. Ignore me... just keeping track of my AC comment.

  12. Take my money on Notch Wants To Make a Firefly-Inspired Sandbox Space Game · · Score: 2

    I also want to play that game. Wanted to play it for 15 years. Yes, I know there are/were some contenders out there, X3, Evochron Mercenary, Privateer... while each game had it strengths, they lacked the overall appeal of Elite. I want to fly the depths of space and over the surfaces of alien planets. If there is trade, factions, vast space, missions, an optional main quest, decent combat, and then at the end of the day I can get out of my spaceship to take a stroll on an alien colony, I will create my own little shrine dedicated to Notch.

    Make it so!

  13. Re:Don't fear the reaper on The Consoles Are Dying, Says Developer · · Score: 1

    X dies when Y does everything that X does, only better. That's why video tapes died when DVD came out, tapes died when CD-ROM came out, etc. But as I said, PCs, consoles, mobile platforms... these are all very different devices that appeal to a different consumer base. You can't easily play StarCraft without a mouse, some people will never sit at a computer table to play a game, you can't take your PC to the tram, and some people only want to plow their virtual farmland with their facebook friends. So all of these platforms have their use and will therefore stick around.

  14. Don't fear the reaper on The Consoles Are Dying, Says Developer · · Score: 1

    Nothing is dying. Just like we have novels, magazines, and comic books living side by side, consoles will always exist and PC's will always exist. Facebook and mobile games are just the latest platform. That will not stop people from wanting to play games from their couch or engage in more involved or resource hungry PC games. The different platforms provide different experiences and target different audiences.

    I don't get why there is always this discussion about X dying because now there is Y.

  15. Re:Why do I need to add a subject? on Scientists Say People Aren't Smart Enough For Democracy To Flourish · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yeah, well intelligence isn't the measure of all things. If given the choice, I would rather live under a kind-hearted, mentally disabled dictator than under a ruthless, intelligent one.

    The more intelligent someone with a cruel heart is, the worse everyone else will be off.

  16. Re:Ion Drive isn't new on Electric Rockets Set To Transform Space Flight · · Score: 1

    Satellites and starfighters. Twin Ion Engine Fighters have existed since 1977.

  17. Re:Genesis 6:3 on Why People Don't Live Past 114 · · Score: 1

    LOTR is what, 50 years old? Vs. the Bible... get my meaning?

  18. Re:Genesis 6:3 on Why People Don't Live Past 114 · · Score: 1

    What's with the rage? Even if you don't agree with it or are an atheist, religion is part of human culture and history and should at least be acknowledged and accepted as that.

  19. Re:What did you expect? on File Sharing In the Post MegaUpload Era · · Score: 2

    People copied floppies. And look at what became of the software industry.

  20. Re:I'm glad I support the Republicans on How the GOP (and the Tea Party) Helped Kill SOPA · · Score: 2

    >You think this, because you only hear when Republicans block stuff, because you read news from sources biased to your views.

    Not really. I'm not american, but I'm interested in politics and keep up to date. I keep an eye on CNN, FoxNews, and NBC. Without exception, "leftist" commentators make a much saner impression on me than conservatives. I also remember quite a few instances in the last 3 years in which Obama tried to garner support in order to work with Republicans. All they did in return was hijack the event by trying to look good on TV and confronting Obama with ludicrous, populist statements and accusations ("Mr. Obama - show me your birth certificate!"). Yes, remember that time at the Republican convention? It was painful to watch.

    A good example of how the Republican party "works" is the tax policy. Even well known rich people have been telling the government to tax them more. The Bush-era taxcuts for rich people is unfair. Yet the Republican party refuses to let them go, all the while over simplyfing the situation on TV by claiming that Obama wants to raise taxes.

    No sir, I am not blind. I am well aware that the Democratic party is not a party of selfless saints. But all what I have said about the Republican party is in plain sight of any neutral observer. It's not a coincidence that if Europe were to vote for an american party, 90% would vote Democrat.

  21. Re:I'm glad I support the Republicans on How the GOP (and the Tea Party) Helped Kill SOPA · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yes, there is corruption in both parties, yet every time I watch Fox News or hear people like Glent Beck, Sarah Palin, or Rush Limbaugh talk, I wonder how it is possible for any sane person to support the Republican Party.
    There are some decent folks in it, for sure. But the signal to bullshit ratio is so extremely low.

    Also I believe that Republicans are the worst offenders in partisan politics. Everything coming from a democratic president has to be put down by principle. There is no common ground in the interest of the american people, ever.

    Also, Republicans like to preach how they want to have a smaller government, cut expenses, less debt, etc. In reality what they do is funnel public tax money directly into their favorite corporations, usually oil and military-industrial, with contracts, subsidies and wars. All the time speaking of tax cuts, never mentioning that they apply only to the rich and corporations.

    The Republican Party is the political wing of rich America, nothing else. Their tactics are fear mongering and ignorance.

  22. Re:22 light years on New Exoplanet Is Best Yet Candidate For Supporting Life · · Score: 1

    The problem with Alpha Centauri A is that it's part of a binary star system with Alpha Centauri B. Both of these stars are comparable in size to our sun. I am not certain, but I would assume that having two massive stars in a system would makes the temperatures and orbits of any planetary bodies extremely volatile.

  23. No house! on 1st Video of Moon's Far Side · · Score: 2

    In German if someone is kinda ignorant, dumb, or stupid, they are often described as "living behind the moon."

    People tend to say that to me often. Now that I have a video of the far side of the moon, finally I will be able to prove to all the idiots that they were WRONG!

  24. Re:Nail in the coffin for Keynesian economics on Japan Plans To Merge Major Science Bodies · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Maybe Japan has a stagnant economy because like the U.S. or Germany, it already is one of the most developed countries in the world. Perhaps the focus should be on building economies that don't require perpetual growth in order to sustain a high quality of life for all citizens. Perpetual growth is impossible. Even with new technologies and innovation, there are only so many resources on this planet.

  25. Re:But... on Firefox Javascript Engine Becomes Single Threaded · · Score: 1

    Freezing UI does sound alot like a threading problem. I'm not sure what language and tools you're using, but you might want to google "Swing single thread rule" and read into the results to learn alot about the problem of multithreading UI's. Most of the results will be Java specific, but I'm sure they also apply to other technologies.