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  1. Re:twits on Australia Attorney General Proposes New Laws To Stop Twitter Trolls · · Score: 2

    2010 'Won't somebody think about the children!'

    2012 'Won't somebody think about the overpaid sportspeople!'

    FTFY

  2. Re:The obvious questions on Australia Attorney General Proposes New Laws To Stop Twitter Trolls · · Score: 4, Funny

    So, they'll have Slashdotters with mod points enforcing the law?

    *sings* It's the end of the world as we know it

  3. Re:Mixed feelings on University Team Builds Lego and Raspberry Pi Cluster · · Score: 1

    I love to see legos doing advanced things, but for a chassis? I feel like people can be very smart, but sometimes afraid to learn how to build something with their hands. The lab example I posted above is at Cambridge University. Cambridge has a very competent engineering department, why not reach out to them?- It could have made for an excellent project for some engineering students.

    Aside from your Lego-assembling robot, Lego is always assembled by hand. It's also cheaper and faster to build a Lego chassis than get the engineers to weld up one from mild steel.

  4. Re:Not a `Super' computer on University Team Builds Lego and Raspberry Pi Cluster · · Score: 1

    A supercomputer is any overall system that's IO limited not CPU limited like most machines.

    Do all your computers have a 286? Last time I checked, modern PCs are always IO limited.

  5. Re:Web design, geeks suck at it on Magic: the Gathering Is Turing Complete · · Score: 1

    I see what you did there.

    Are you immune to chromostereopsis? I know I'm not.

  6. Re:Next, chef sues recipe users ! on Author Threatens To Sue Book Reviewers Over Trademark Infringement · · Score: 1, Troll

    Admonished by an AC! However will I live?

    *returns to SSRS 2005 (yes I know it's crap, no it's not my choice)*

  7. Re:Next, chef sues recipe users ! on Author Threatens To Sue Book Reviewers Over Trademark Infringement · · Score: 1

    *head explodes trying to understand AC*

  8. Re:News for nerds on Magic: the Gathering Is Turing Complete · · Score: 1

    apt-get a-life

    Only on Slashdot.

  9. Re:Web design, geeks suck at it on Magic: the Gathering Is Turing Complete · · Score: 1

    Web design, geeks suck at it

    OMG you sound like my web design teacher. Is that you? Shed fail you if the colors clashed.

    Good - I don't want to be blinded when I view a website.

  10. Re:The answer is simple.... on Is a Computer Science Degree Worth Getting Anymore? · · Score: 1

    He's right. I had a similar experience.

    "You don't have 5 years of experience coding in C#."

    "But why does that even matter? I've been using Java for 10 years. The language doesn't matter, the principles and design patterns are what matter. The rest is just syntax."

    "We require C#."

    Recruiters typically know nothing about technology except how to use their iPhones.

    This is why any decent employer will do a technical interview as well as/combined with an HR interview.

  11. Re:I have the desire! on China's Alibaba To Outsell Amazon, eBay Combined · · Score: 1

    Amazon Payments working on Amazon Marketplace? Who would have thought?

    In other news: Google Checkout works on Google Play.

  12. Re:Next, chef sues recipe users ! on Author Threatens To Sue Book Reviewers Over Trademark Infringement · · Score: 2

    You've set off the douche alarm!

  13. Re:Discussion not complete without car anology on Why Are Operating System Version Names So Absurd? · · Score: 1
  14. Re:Easy on Why Are Operating System Version Names So Absurd? · · Score: 1, Funny

    We at ACME Products Ltd apologise for the fault in your Sarcasm Detector, and have shipped a replacement for immediate installation. Please dispose of the old part responsibly.

  15. Re:Quick couple of questions on CERN's Higgs Boson Discovery Passes Peer Review Publication Hurdle · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Is this particle "consistent" with what we believe to be a Higgs Boson, or is it actually a Higgs Boson?

    It's within the expected mass range, but its properties have yet to be determined, making it a Higgs candidate.

  16. Re:Do I have to sign anything to use it? on Valve Reveals Gaming Headset, Teases Big Picture · · Score: 0

    We live in a world where a woman sued and won against spilling hot coffee on herself

    Don't forget the girls who sued and won because fatty foods made them fat.

  17. Re:Everyone is doing it on Sir Tim Berners-Lee Accuses UK Government of "Draconian Internet Snooping" · · Score: 1
    Direct all future complaints to the Automobile Association: http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/news/european-court-decision-gender-discrimination-in-insurance.html

    It's important not to confuse equality with fairness though. The calculation of car insurance premiums based on risk is by definition fair, but is incompatible with gender equality.

  18. Re:Everyone is doing it on Sir Tim Berners-Lee Accuses UK Government of "Draconian Internet Snooping" · · Score: 1
    Direct all future complaints to the Automobile Association: http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/news/european-court-decision-gender-discrimination-in-insurance.html

    It's important not to confuse equality with fairness though. The calculation of car insurance premiums based on risk is by definition fair, but is incompatible with gender equality.

  19. Re:Everyone is doing it on Sir Tim Berners-Lee Accuses UK Government of "Draconian Internet Snooping" · · Score: 1
    If you disagree, direct all complaints to the Automobile Association: http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/news/european-court-decision-gender-discrimination-in-insurance.html

    It's important not to confuse equality with fairness though. The calculation of car insurance premiums based on risk is by definition fair, but is incompatible with gender equality.

  20. Re:Everyone is doing it on Sir Tim Berners-Lee Accuses UK Government of "Draconian Internet Snooping" · · Score: 1
    Direct all future complaints to the Automobile Association: http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/news/european-court-decision-gender-discrimination-in-insurance.html

    It's important not to confuse equality with fairness though. The calculation of car insurance premiums based on risk is by definition fair, but is incompatible with gender equality.

  21. Re:Everyone is doing it on Sir Tim Berners-Lee Accuses UK Government of "Draconian Internet Snooping" · · Score: 1

    Oh great, another who willingly twists my argument beyond breaking point, again by claiming racism where none exists. Race has nothing to do with my argument, as believe it or not, skin colour/ethnicity has no significant risk differences. However, it has been repeatedly shown that there is a significant difference between the genders.

    Extending this logic, certain professions attract higher premiums, especially those that include high stress levels. Since high stress can impair judgement, workers in these jobs are statistically more likely to need to make a claim. Is it fair for a low-stress worker to pay the same premiums as a high-stress worker?

    Am I the only one who thinks it's unfair for low-risks groups to effectively subsidise high-risk groups?

  22. Re:Everyone is doing it on Sir Tim Berners-Lee Accuses UK Government of "Draconian Internet Snooping" · · Score: 1

    Glad you're happy to penalise people in the name of some misguided ideal of equality. Me, I prefer to live in the real world.

  23. Re:Everyone is doing it on Sir Tim Berners-Lee Accuses UK Government of "Draconian Internet Snooping" · · Score: 1

    What do I have to do to stop this racism bullshit? I've explained my argument in full as a piece of pure logic, and yet you seem hell bent on twisting my argument as racist.

    Let's go over this one more time: The more likely someone is to make a claim, the higher the premium they pay. Please note the complete lack of skin colour/gender/sexuality/favourite food in that statement.

  24. Re:Good luck... on NASA's Giant Crawler-Transporter Is Getting an Upgrade · · Score: 1

    Because the SLS (Senate Launch System) will never fly.

    I hope it does launch. I'd like to see the Senate fly into space :)

  25. Re:Rail System on NASA's Giant Crawler-Transporter Is Getting an Upgrade · · Score: 1

    You could always use more than two rails.