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  1. Re:The Hedonistic Imperative on The Neuroscience of Happiness · · Score: 1

    Sounds horrible.

  2. Re:Quick, somebody do something! on Facebook Faces PRISM Data Investigation In Ireland · · Score: 1

    No, people absolutely do not feel powerless, they just do not care, if they are even aware.

    1% might feel powerless, but that is probably an exaggeration.

  3. Re:depends on size of screen is and how close you on 4K Ultra HD Likely To Repeat the Failure of 3D Television · · Score: 1

    I wonder if they could make curved/angled monitors.

    I would love to not have a gap between my monitors, but not if that means I could not have them at different angels.
    And their are many other technical hurdled that would need to be overcome first. Right now my two monitors are the only thing that prevents every app that likes to be full screen from taking over my entire desktop.

    Personally, I am starting to think that multiple monitors with no borders would be a million times better than giant single screens.

  4. With the failure of BRay, and increased BW caps on 4K Ultra HD Likely To Repeat the Failure of 3D Television · · Score: 1

    How will games/movies ever hope to find the space to fit the 4 times increase in storage size?

    So, movies will now have to come on multiple BR disks? And forget 12 gig games, you actually think that any publisher is going to want to release 50 gig games, that in a retail setting will require two BR disks to fit?

  5. What is the point? on 4K Ultra HD Likely To Repeat the Failure of 3D Television · · Score: 1

    Can a normal human even tell the difference between an HD and 4K HD screen?

    With my 4 year old 1680x1050 monitor I normally find that games, at most, go up to my resolution, and most play by default at around 3/4 of it. And just because you can set a game to play in a resolution, does not mean they are not just stretching all the pixels.

  6. Re:Faithful on 5-Year Mission Continues After 45-Year Hiatus · · Score: 1

    What episode did you watch?

    I watched the whole thing because of this review, and it was by far the worst TOS episode, it has some very faithful/good parts, but just does not make any sense.

    The story is absolute crap.

  7. Bad Idea on 5-Year Mission Continues After 45-Year Hiatus · · Score: 1

    Give us trek that none trekies at least has a chance of liking.

    Being faithful to the original series is all well and good, but your market is extremely limited. Far far more limited than just producing good modern Trek. I love TOS, but even most trekies do not consider it the best series.

    We need to reclaim Trek from the horrible things JJ has done, and you are not going to do that with something that 10 thousand people are going to watch.

  8. Re:Faithful on 5-Year Mission Continues After 45-Year Hiatus · · Score: 1

    I think they should bring back Abraham Lincoln as a permanent character.

  9. He Would Agree on Ask Slashdot: Can Bruce Schneier Be Trusted? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This question is stupid. It would not matter if he was the most honest, intelligent, and experienced security expert in existence, he would tell you the same thing, do not trust him.

  10. Re:Presence of self-awareness on Physicist Unveils a 'Turing Test' For Free Will · · Score: 1

    To function it would need both perception and knowledge of self.

    But it also has those things in general.

  11. Re:Wow, glad we solved that! on Scientists Induce New Hair Growth In Balding Men · · Score: 1

    First off, obviously the comment can only apply to cultures with the same dating style of procreation and dislike for baldness. And some Asian culture of liking bald men, has no effect on the genetic mutation of the North American group.
    And I did not say it would be been bread out thousands of years ago, but that it would of been bread out generations ago.

    If boldness significantly effected dating it would not take thousands of years to get rid or it. Something that visible, wholly genetic, black and white, and directly to do with procreating would sort it self out in a handful of generations.

  12. Idiocracy on Scientists Induce New Hair Growth In Balding Men · · Score: 2, Informative

    "but sadly the greatest minds and resources where focused on conquering hair loss and prolonging erections."

  13. Re:Which color? on Scientists Induce New Hair Growth In Balding Men · · Score: 1

    Possibly you are only seeing sun bleaching?

    Do the men with different colour beards wear hats all the time?

  14. Re:Wow, glad we solved that! on Scientists Induce New Hair Growth In Balding Men · · Score: 1

    If baldness prevented dating, it would of been solved generations ago.

    That it is not tells us that it does not significantly effect dating.

  15. Re:Who cares on Scientists Induce New Hair Growth In Balding Men · · Score: 1

    Public perception is incredibly important if you are looking to have or maintain a job, procreate, find a marriage partner, etc.

    I shaved my head a month ago, and it made me look like 35-45 year old hardened criminal.

    So if you are interested in living in the wilderness alone, that is a reasonable solution.

  16. Re:Presence of self-awareness on Physicist Unveils a 'Turing Test' For Free Will · · Score: 1

    How could any device fail a self-awareness test?

    All devices need to be aware of themselves. Know exactly where their memory bytes are, how to use its processor, and output to the screen. Devices could not function without a highly detailed and absolute awareness of self.

  17. Re:Presence of self-awareness on Physicist Unveils a 'Turing Test' For Free Will · · Score: 2

    Because how could you ever "believe that you have freewill" without knowing that "I" exists?

    Of course you would not need self-awareness to have freewill, if it existed, but I think you always need self-awareness to be contemplate about yourself.

  18. Re:Boring article - we already know the science on Physicist Unveils a 'Turing Test' For Free Will · · Score: 1

    readable*

  19. Re:Boring article - we already know the science on Physicist Unveils a 'Turing Test' For Free Will · · Score: 1

    It is hardly even unreadable.

  20. Re:Purpose is not to resolve the problem of free w on Physicist Unveils a 'Turing Test' For Free Will · · Score: 1

    Specifically, the test is to determine if the taker is likely to think it has freewill.

  21. Re:Children with progeria make results inconclusiv on Biological Clock Discovered That Measures Ages of Most Human Tissues · · Score: 1

    Did the article imply that the clock was use in that way at all? The body read sthe clock and then decides to recede a hair line, put in a few more grays, or make your bones more brittle?

    I would imagine a clock like this is used more for general maintenance, knowing when a cell needs replacing/cleaning/replenishing.

  22. Re:Personally on Most IT Workers Don't Have STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Math) Degrees · · Score: 2

    Experience > Education > Schooling > Degrees

  23. Re:Bad summary on What Employee Lock-In Means At Facebook · · Score: 1

    But Zuckerberg needs the illegals to accomplish his "come as close to [locking people in the buildings as possible]"

  24. Locking the Doors? on What Employee Lock-In Means At Facebook · · Score: 1

    So is that why he likes illegals so much? He cannot legally lock the doors, but he can send a few border patrol cops after anyone who leaves before he says they can?

  25. Arthor? It is "An" not "A" on Ask Slashdot: Do You Use Markdown and Pandoc? · · Score: 1

    It is "AN author", not "A author".