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  1. Whenever I make use of an errant algorithm in my computations I can't get anyone to old the algorithm accountable. Instead they just yell at me.

  2. What a euphemism. Why not be sure that deserving students have what they need? Undeserving students will receive what they deserve. Sheesh. PC sometimes is utter nonsense.

  3. Systematic Theology on Slashdot Asks: What Book(s) Are You Reading This Month? · · Score: 1

    Michael Horton's Systematic Theology -- about half-way through.

  4. While many others... on Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies Are Useless, The Economist Says (economist.com) · · Score: 1

    While many others say economists are useless. Still, I wonder how many of those negative economists are expressing sour grapes for not having invested in cryptocurrency earlier on?

  5. Why commute? on Emails While Commuting 'Should Count as Work', Researchers Say (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    I wonder, nowadays, how many workers actually need to change locations to work. Why not put all that investment in bullet trains and the like into the Internet. Then only a small number of people will need to be physically elsewhere.

  6. Do they mean nutrient deficiencies as bad as those caused by government subsidies? Whoa!

  7. Economists however.... on Scientists Warn the UN of Capitalism's Imminent Demise (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Economists, however, predict the science's ultimate demise. Politicians predict carpentry's ultimate demise. Podiatrists predict wine tasting's demise.

  8. Unfortunately this is in the nature of risk taking. If you invest in something that has no risk, there will be little return. It is how things have always and ever worked.

  9. I wouldn't think it work... on Antenna Sales Are Rising, In Another Sign of Churn In TV Watching (startribune.com) · · Score: 1

    Using an antenna to support a sale doesn't sound likely that you'd be able to raise it even once, you know?

  10. Wait a second... I was mourning my slipstick... on 'Calculators Killed the Standard Statistical Table' (sas.com) · · Score: 1

    I was mourning my slide rules drop in popularity after calculators a long time before I would be troubled by standard statistical tables!

  11. Functional Iliteracy on It's Time to End the 'Data Is' vs 'Data Are' Debate (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe we should worry about this once we've dealt with functional illiteracy. We could also solve the problem of poor grammar in the lyrics of all forms of music, develop a cure for the common cold, and genetically engineer pigs to have wings.

  12. Okay, our next step, is to actually fully describe near death experiences that actually happened before people died. I hope these guys aren't getting any grant money.

  13. Errrm... who is that guy? on World Is Finally Waking Up To Climate Change, Says 'Hothouse Earth' Author (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    I am sleeping sooooo peacefully.

  14. That is because my bosses are doing 312 times as many things as I do not want to do. God bless them!

  15. I like it, man! Far out! It's groovy!

  16. Alternatives on Fewer Than Half of Young Americans Are Positive About Capitalism (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    It is significant that the word "feel" is used here. Since the majority of people simply feel instead of cerebrate, what do these kinds of articles accomplish? I wonder what percentage of Chinese young people "feel" about totalitarianism? Capitalism is and never was something you felt good about... it has too many issues. However when studied, considered, compared, and evaluated... capitalism beats the stuffings out of any other approaches.

  17. Russel Crow on The Flourishing Business of Fake YouTube Views (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    I remember when Russel Crow was being interviewed about a movie he starred in. The interviewer asked how historically accurate the movie was. Crow assured him it was fairly true to history. "However," he added, "if you get all your history from movies, you have other problems." I think this principle applies to people who are not discerning about where they are getting their "news" and are untaught how to filter.

  18. This is News? on The Ultra-Pure, Super-Secret Sand That Makes Your Phone Possible (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    It would be nice to hear real news. After all, the word is based on the adjective "new." Oy.

  19. A Change of Address on Planet At Risk of Heading Towards Irreversible 'Hothouse Earth' State (vice.com) · · Score: 2

    So how come we aren't working hard to go other places? These politics are a waste of time, money, effort, etc. Let's put that into insuring that our species survives by colonization everywhere.

  20. So this is something new? on Traders Are Talking Up Cryptocurrencies, Then Dumping Them, Costing Others Millions (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    This practice goes way back... see Proverbs 20:14.

  21. If people determine meaning from their jobs, they have far more fundamental problems!

  22. Answer... on Do Businesses Really Need to Hire CS Majors? (cio.com) · · Score: 1

    "Businesses Really Need to Hire CS Majors?" No. Not at all. There are many positions that do not require a CS degree. Oy.

  23. After 60+ years... on US Recycling Companies Face Upheaval From China Scrap Ban (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    After over 60 years, China continues to cost me money. It only moves in one direction: from my pocket to the CPC.

  24. Yeah right... on Judge Blocks Release of Blueprints For 3D-Printed Guns (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Make it illegal. That will stop it. Ha.

  25. Sheesh... and this surprises anyone? on Fake News 'Crowding Out' Real News (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    This has been going on since language was invented. So whose fault is this? Obviously, those who present us with "news." Of course, they call it "journalism" today, rather than "reporting."