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  1. Re:Apples and Oranges? on Is a Computer Science Degree Worth Getting Anymore? · · Score: 1

    Not to mention that a motivated student has probably been coding since their early teens and already has worked for profit and has plenty of contacts by the time they graduate- I doubt they would bother sending their resume to the OP.

  2. Discussion not complete without car anology on Why Are Operating System Version Names So Absurd? · · Score: 1

    Are car names and model designations any less stupid?

  3. Re:Robotic Womb on Bill Clinton Backs 100 Year Starship · · Score: 1

    yeah, what you said but I was too lazy to type :-)

  4. Robotic Womb on Bill Clinton Backs 100 Year Starship · · Score: 1

    Send frozen eggs, sperm and a robotic womb into space....

  5. Re:No on Do We Need a Longer School Year? · · Score: 1

    I would proffer the idea that in Newark the summer vacation is more detrimental. Most rich kids go to camp, travel or participate in other enriching activities.

  6. Re:Too pendantic on Social Robots May Gain Legal Rights, Says MIT Researcher · · Score: 1

    if some system becomes self-aware and wants to walk around inside a robot body

    Sounds to me more like a reason to kill it.

  7. I Guess.... on Cambodia To Extradite Gottfrid Svartholm · · Score: 3, Funny

    I guess his 'Holiday in Cambodia' is over!

  8. Re:Nah, I must be wrong. For if I'm right.. on Promising New Drug May Cure Malaria · · Score: 1

    True, but because this is a single dose drug it is quite a lot less complicated to test.

  9. Re:I'll die happy on Calorie Restriction May Not Extend Lifespan · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Not to mention that like alcohol, smoking or pretty much anything else there are diminishing returns on enjoyment. Moderation actually improves most experiences.

  10. Re:Innovation on Is Innovation the Most Abused Word In Business? · · Score: 2
    I don't have an opinion, but I will refer to the dictionary definition

    1: the introduction of something new

    2 : a new idea, method, or device : novelty

    Apparently there is no minimum size that can be applied to it's usage.

  11. Re:Why Einstein? on How Long Do You Want To Live? · · Score: 1

    Didn't he leave his wife to shack up with his cousin? Moral compass my _ss.

  12. Re:Only in the world of public companies on PC Makers In Desperate Need of a Reboot · · Score: 1

    10 years ago IBM decided to dump their computer and laptop business. That's why they are making money today.

  13. Re:Even "dirty" electricity can be a win ... on Tata Intends To Sell Air-Powered Car In India · · Score: 1

    Who cares about opportunity? The fact is the car is cleaner now, and until there is a real effort to sequester Co2 it seems pretty ridiculous to make engineering decisions based on this.

  14. Re:Even "dirty" electricity can be a win ... on Tata Intends To Sell Air-Powered Car In India · · Score: 1

    Nice try but I would bet what comes out of the tailpipe of a car is cleaner than a coal plant emissions. You can't even kill yourself with a car anymore.

  15. Time for a car anology on Lance Armstrong and the Science of Drug Testing · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Suppose after you have been to the bar you are pulled over and pass a breathalyser test and the cop sends you on your way. A week later one of your friends gets busted for dui and testifies that you drank too much the previous week causing the loss of your license.

  16. CPU is only half the story on CPUs Do Affect Gaming Performance, After All · · Score: 1

    CPU quality is also related to memory and bus speed which probably have as much an influence on performance as the cpu

  17. Re:So... on Fathers Pass Along More Mutations As They Age · · Score: 1

    If you are still able to have children at such an old age you have the luxury of passing mutations to children. Think of your first ones fathered at a young age as survival of the species and the ones as you are older as way of branching out. This plays out with the order children.. typically the eldest are more responsible and the younger ones more reckless and exploratory.

  18. Re:What everyone is missing on Video Purports To Show Successful Hover Bike Test Flights · · Score: 1

    Not sure what you are expecting the to see- the wright brother's plane didn't seem very practical either.

  19. Re:Oh! Look! on Video Purports To Show Successful Hover Bike Test Flights · · Score: 1

    There are careful aircraft engineers and there are dead ones. I wouldn't be surprised if the max height was done remotely with a tether.

  20. Re:Don't be so naive on Genetically Engineering Babies a Moral Obligation, Says Ethicist · · Score: 1

    This reminds me of the Chris Rock's distinction between being rich and wealthy. The guy playing football on a million dollar contract is rich. The guy that owns the team is wealthy.....

  21. Re:Angry on Apple Is Now the Most Valuable Company In History · · Score: 1

    We have hundreds of corporations in the US that trot out the same lame excuse "sure we offshore our manufacturing but we still bring xyz jobs to the US". In aggregate it has cost the US millions of decent paying jobs that are a stepping stone for people getting out of poverty. People and companies that 'think different' are cheap, nobody seems to want to 'do different'.

  22. Re:Angry on Apple Is Now the Most Valuable Company In History · · Score: 1

    Service jobs aren't manufacturing jobs and a family depending on them will be below poverty level. The fact of the matter is that it would be a order of magnitude greater if the istuff was manufactured here.

    My aren't we the apple apologist?

  23. Re:Rape more likely to lead to pregnancy on The Mathematics of 'Legitimate Rape' and Pregnancy · · Score: 1

    Maybe- but married couples that have to 'try' to get pregnant might be having fertility problems. It seems to happen on it's own for most couples.

  24. Re:And this is tech news on The Mathematics of 'Legitimate Rape' and Pregnancy · · Score: 1

    TFA also has statistics in it which nerds like to argue about.

  25. Re:Angry on Apple Is Now the Most Valuable Company In History · · Score: 1

    It's the lack of jobs for the working class that is destroying this country