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  1. Re:Seems a little strange on Geneticist Claims Human Evolution Is Over · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Are males really having children younger?

    I don't know about you, but I'm worried that men are having children at all.

  2. Re:Not such a good idea... on Ford To Introduce Restrictive Car Keys For Parents · · Score: 1

    So? It's sending them the message that they aren't trusted because they aren't trusted. If they were trusted, there would be no reason to use this.

  3. Re:Save game protection on Nintendo's Wii Storage Solution — SD Cards · · Score: 1

    SSBB's save data includes the friend code and online data, which could potentially cause problems when copied to a different Wii, so copying is disabled for SSBB saves. If you happen to have Twilight Princess, though, there are a number of homebrew solutions. I highly suggest renting TP if you don't have it, if only for the Homebrew Channel.

  4. Re:Boycott Vibrant in-frame popups on Google Reverses "Absurd" Mozilla Code Ban · · Score: 1

    They don't care.

  5. Re:Police thugs on "War On Terror" Board Game Confiscated In UK · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Seeing your comment about another comment being modded Redundant being modded Redundant being modded Redundant brightened up my day, too.

  6. Re:Can you feel the excitement? on Slashdot Announces Idle Section · · Score: 1

    The problem is that it usually isn't actually entertaining.

  7. Tagged "fuckviacom" on YouTube Must Give All User Histories To Viacom · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Another company to purposely avoid.

  8. Re:Because on Children Concerned By Parents' Web Habits · · Score: 1

    Is there there no possibility that he just enjoying playing the game? Well, it is an MMORPG...
  9. Re:What I need as a human??? on Studies Confirm That Bad Boys Get More Girls · · Score: 5, Funny

    I know it was harsh, but you gotta get over her, man.

  10. Re:I use *none* on What RSS Feeds Do You Use? · · Score: 5, Funny

    You are a very inexperienced time-waster.

  11. Re:Schools award mediocrity on Helping Some Students May Harm High Achievers · · Score: 2, Funny

    Tell me about it! I'm always telling my dates that my personality is beyond my control, but they always see differently.

  12. Re:Responsibility? on Proposed Legislation Would Outlaw "Cyberbullying" in US · · Score: 1

    Holy shit, you can beat people up over the internet now? AWESOME!

  13. Re:One begs the question on Software Update Shuts Down Nuclear Power Plant · · Score: 1

    I submit for citation the original post. In it is a perfectly valid and widely understood use of the phrase.

  14. Re:One begs the question on Software Update Shuts Down Nuclear Power Plant · · Score: 3, Insightful

    That's the thing, though; it's a misuse of a phrase so much as "kick the bucket" as a literal expression of kicking a bucket would be a misuse of a phrase. The definition of it can be easily achieved by examining the words it uses and their contexts, making it much less likely to confuse a non-native speaker than many other expressions in wide use. The main source of confusion would be if someone tries to make it out to be an invalid phrase.

    One of the great things about English is that one can phrase something a million different ways and still get the same meaning; banning the use of one phrase because it happens to also be the name of a logical fallacy is silly and pointless.

  15. Re:One begs the question on Software Update Shuts Down Nuclear Power Plant · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately for your argument, there is value in "beg the question" as "raise the question," and language already has moved in that direction.

  16. Re:One begs the question on Software Update Shuts Down Nuclear Power Plant · · Score: 1

    The problem with your logic here is that using "begs the question" outside of its meaning as a logical fallacy is not actually an error, but a literal interpretation of the phrase. Using it in this sense doesn't actually do any harm to its original sense.

  17. Re:One begs the question on Software Update Shuts Down Nuclear Power Plant · · Score: 1

    "Begs the question" makes perfect sense when used as "raises the question," and it's understood by the majority of those who would hear it. This is my criteria for a functional phrase. Who gives an ass if it also happens to be a name for a logical fallacy? The contextual differences should be enough to immediately determine whether it's meant in the logic sense or as a phrase. Complaining about it is nothing but misguided pedantry.

  18. Re:Doesn't add up dude on UK Proposes Banning Computer Generated Abuse · · Score: 1

    The word "definitely" is commonly spelled "definately." It's still an incorrect usage.

  19. Re:Thought Police! on UK Proposes Banning Computer Generated Abuse · · Score: 1

    A quick word-replacement and your post is justifying the banning of all porn in general.

  20. Re:It's about psychology on UK Proposes Banning Computer Generated Abuse · · Score: 1

    Violent games could desensitize would-be murderers to the act, rape fantasy porn could desensitize would-be rapists to the act, etc. etc.

    Yes, it certainly could. That is, however, not a reason to ban it.

  21. Re:Pedophiles on UK Proposes Banning Computer Generated Abuse · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I always hate it when I can't tell whether someone is either psychotic or a really good troll.

  22. Subject line on Video Games Can Make Us More Creative · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "Creativity test?" What is it, a blank page?

  23. Re:Once the government's bitch, evermore their bit on Google Turns Over Data on Suspected Pedophiles In Brazil · · Score: 1

    That's "the slippery soapbox."

  24. Re:Internet Archive. on MSN Music DRM Servers Going Dark In September · · Score: 1

    So you're getting mad at the mods for not modding down a legitimate post because they don't like the user? This is a good thing, twitter's cocksucking notwithstanding.

  25. Re:Who cares? on African Americans and the Video Game Industry · · Score: 1

    ...and then he was just gone!