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  1. Re:China? on Indian School Textbook Says Meat-Eaters Lie and Commit Sex Crimes · · Score: 1

    Nope. It is simply because Vegetarianism is very much a part of the mainstream culture in India and Nepal. Most people including the priests and the spiritual ones (many Hindus and most Buddhists) follow a Brahmin diet in India and Nepal.

  2. Fuck EA on EA To Provide Free Distribution To Kickstarter Games · · Score: 1

    After they botched up Command & Conquer, my feelings for EA has gone down to the level of contempt. Fuck them.

  3. The Three S's on Childhood Stress Leaves Genetic Scars · · Score: 1

    Stress is general is bad for one's health. The three S's are a good foundation to build your health: Sleep, Sun, Stress. P.S. Sex would fall under Stress (i.e. inversely proportional)

  4. Re:Money doesn't spoil character, ... on Are Rich People Less Moral? · · Score: 1

    This was probably the most illuminating comment I have read in a while. Some great points made here. Thanks. Best.

  5. Can't happen without some basic house cleaning on Human Survival Depends On Space Exploration, Says Hawking · · Score: 1

    Interestingly, did the ambition of a robust space dream for the US die when the US had no real competition from the Russians or anyone else in the world? It looks like the US accumulated all the technical know-how (probably in some super secret programs) while never really unleashing its full potential. What a shame. Obviously, it's not clear if even with all the technical knowledge, how viable colonizing other terrains is. But having all that technical knowledge gives humans an edge without doubt. And to make a U-turn in my comment, it all goes back to basic human distrust. If the countries could actually agree and work on this together, there would be proliferation of knowledge and a better chance at space colonization. That's not happening any time soon. Space colonization is an issue that probably cannot happen with some basic human unity and cooperation between the countries.

  6. Re:There's one BIG difference. on Is Mark Zuckerberg the Next Steve Case? · · Score: 1

    That could be because initially, only college students were invited to use facebook. This trend lasted for a year or two and between such a close group, having pseduo names didn't really make sense. People generally trusted each other. And the trend stayed.

  7. Obligatory xkcd on Fark Creator Slams 'the Wisdom of Crowds' · · Score: 4, Interesting

    http://xkcd.com/756/ Mildly related to the summary (the secret hovering remark from this particular comic): "News networks giving a greater voice to viewers because the social web is so popular are like a chef on the Titanic who, seeing the looming iceberg and fleeing customers, figures ice is the future and starts making snow cones."

  8. Re:I have seen the lecture you are referring too. on Did the US Take the Back Seat In Science In 2009? · · Score: 1

    Buddhism also "gives you a text or other teachings that must be questioned, that must be doubted, that must be tested, that has flaws because it's holy and that you can improve " Just saying! Although one can argue that Buddhism is not a religion too. And in the context of the world's major religions, Christianity, Islam and "Jewish"(?), it is not.

  9. Re:I have seen the lecture you are referring too. on Did the US Take the Back Seat In Science In 2009? · · Score: 1

    Buddhism also "gives you a text or other teachings that must not be questioned, that must not be doubted, that must not be tested, that has no flaws because it's holy and that you cannot improve because it's been taught by God or some other holy being." Just saying! Although one can argue that Buddhism is not a religion too. And in the context of the world's major religions, Christianity, Islam and "Jewish"(?), it is not.

  10. Re:What's wrong with this data? on Math Indicates Pollster Is Forging Results · · Score: 2, Interesting

    When looking for fraud, Silver was not looking at the poll numbers but the raw data numbers themselves (essentially hundreds of thousands of numbers , if not millions). Out of all the raw numbers, when analyzed there should not be any distribution. But the numbers were slanted towards 6 & 8 suggesting (proving perhaps) tampering. There's plenty of sound theory in this. Just look it up.

  11. Re:Competitive advantage on Net Radio Exec Says "Don't Mention Linux" · · Score: 1

    Since the Director of Marketing was the one who said this, it makes sense only if Linux has a negative connotation attached to it (they probably had some verifiable data for this so called "commercial stigma". Personally though, I don't think people are THAT afraid of the unknown but I am just an engineer and I am most probably wrong in my thoughts regarding this.

  12. oh.. on Microsoft Reportedly Poaching Apple Retail Staff · · Score: 1

    and i expected much more from you, M$

  13. Re:Laptop yes. Desktop never. on Windows 7 Touch, Dead On Arrival · · Score: 1

    Is it possible that a decade from now, just like the guy who said there's room for only 7 - 10 personal computers (i forget the exact number or who said it) in the world back in the 60s or the physicist who declared in late 19th century that whatever needs to be solved has been solved, your posting about touch screens being a "fun" idea will be moot. Granted there will always be keyboards just like there are tape players or vinyl records right now. But that is not what we are talking about. All your concerns might seem rather cute and quaint in 5 years (or even less time).

  14. money on How Hollywood Tie-Ins Saved Lego · · Score: 1

    So basically it is saying that Money has saved Lego?

  15. Re:Phantom power draw isn't worth worrying about on Cable Management To Defeat Clutter? · · Score: 0, Redundant

    they were not entirely wrong!! (if they were talking about consumer electricity) Kilo watt hour: Energy in kilowatt hours is the product of power in kilowatts and time in hours; it is not "kilowatts per hour". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilowatt_hour

  16. radioshack, anyone on Cable Management To Defeat Clutter? · · Score: 1

    An ancient store by some people's standards but they do redeem themselves once in a while. This may be one of those times: http://www.radioshack.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=wire%20management&origkw=wire%20management&sr=1

  17. world screwing on Australian Website Bans ... Australians · · Score: 1

    So Aussie website bans Aussies Wells Fargo sues itself now all we have left is, the world screwing itself ....oh wait, that's what Is happening already...

  18. ridiculous on Indian Tiger Park Now Tiger-Free · · Score: 5, Interesting

    poaching is rampant there and i would not be surprised if some of the park officials are in on it. However, that's not the real cause. The real cause would be its demand in primarily oriental countries like China, Vietnam etc where they use tiger meat and bones (I think every part of their body) for medicinal/spiritual purposes. I think the open border into India's Himalayan neighbor Nepal has also affected Nepal's own tiger and rhino population. Hope the NGO's and the government clamps down these poachers. I am not sure what the remedy to the demand from the Oriental countries is besides Education and stricter rules about imports of the remains of these Endangered species.

  19. Re:Your school is right on Which Language Approach For a Computer Science Degree? · · Score: 1

    my car doesn't have break PADS, it has break shoes!

    my car doesn't have break PADS, it has break shoes, you insensitive clod!

    there, fixed that for ya.

  20. ambivalence on Chinese "Web Addicts" Get Boot Camp, Therapy · · Score: 1

    I am a bit ambivalent about this approach. On one hand, the Chinese government is trying to shape today's youth into something which will contribute to society. On the other, there could be unnecessary victims and they could end up screwed up and this approach might work in Creating a counter productive individual for society. I hope the good outweighs the bad but that will not be found out so soon.

  21. Will drop further surely on Is IE Usage Share Collapsing? · · Score: 1

    I think it's a matter of "when" rather than "if" that the IE share will tumble further down due to the EU requirement that MS's OS give a browser choice to customers. It's inevitable that the playing field will be level soon. (I am counting on the fact that such a law exists in our US too)

  22. Re:SSN is an IDENTIFIER, not AUTHENTICATOR on Social Security Numbers Can Be Guessed · · Score: 0

    My old private liberal arts college did this until a few years ago and stopped it only AFTER student concerns. Oh the grands spent!

  23. Re:Statutory Damages on Jammie Thomas Moves To Strike RIAA $1.92M Verdict · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Isn't there some kind of common-sense law which prohibits especially large amounts like this to be handed down to individuals?? Also, going for a home run is a good idea if the lawyer by your side is one of the best in the country (which is true in this case).

  24. another reason on Railway Workers Get Daily Smile Scans · · Score: 0

    reason #15 i would not think about living and working in Japan...

  25. the article does have a good point on On Realism and Virtual Murder · · Score: 0

    The article does recommend self-censorship rather than government censorship as a solution. I sincerely do believe though that this is a new frontier and we will have to adapt to it with modern thinking. I would rather say that it is a "Simulated Murder Simulator" as the murder is not really happening though!!!