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  1. Re:Wait... on "Badass" Bug Infects and Kills Borderlands 2 Characters · · Score: 4, Insightful

    No. Though wow did have another similar bug.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrupted_Blood_incident

  2. Re:We have already failed on NASA, Congress Reach Accord On Commercial Crew Program · · Score: 1

    Well, reliability does seem like a good sort of attribute for the winner to possess.

  3. Re:Agreed on In Nothing We Trust · · Score: 1

    True, but being "only" being bat-shit crazy makes him one of the best available choices in politics these days.

  4. Re:It takes a while for the obvious to sink in on AT&T Should Be Investigated For 'Fraudulent' Data Policies, Says PK · · Score: 1

    Is "both" an option?

  5. Re:Like a ratchet on The Pirate Bay On Track To Be Banned In the UK? · · Score: 1

    Eh - Ron Paul is only insane. Which puts him rather on top of this year's batch.

  6. Re:My superior algorithm: on System Recognizes Emotions In People's Voices · · Score: 5, Informative

    Try gethuman.com. It doesn't always have the company you need to call listed but has helped me deal with companies that ... forget to make sure yo have an easy way to get though the menu.

  7. Re:the US and Israel butchers assassins torturers on WikiLeaks Releases Cache of 400,000 Iraq War Documents · · Score: 1

    Even if you want to reduce it to "Democrat or Republican - forever" voting for a third party is still useful; its a way to identify a vote as up for grabs. Perhaps about the only way under those circumstances. Consider it a form of what England did in their elections. LibDems were not even close to actually taking majority for themselves - but because they decided who would they wielded (and wield) a disproportionate effect.

    A 'Third party' vote is likely the *best* vote you could make.

  8. Re:...what? on Cryptome Hacked; All Files Deleted · · Score: 1

    Is there any evidence of this? All I saw at that website was a simple assertion.

  9. Re:Cue the crying on ATMs That Dispense Gold Bars Coming To America · · Score: 1

    While buying gold might be a viable investment strategy buying it via Goldline is not. Their markups over commodity - or even their competitors - are enormous. Sure the price may have doubled since you bought your 'investment' but if bought at a 150% markup (large but not their worst one) those gains will not be seen by you. Assuming you don't believe in a total collapse of the entire world economy you would be better off buying something like a mining company or ultra-low risk foreign bonds.

    And if you *do* believe in total collapse I'd recommend that the heavy metal you want is three over on the elemental chart.

  10. Re:Achievements... on American Business Embraces 'Gamification' · · Score: 1

    How about +1 insightful?

  11. Re:Mental Capabilities? on Nuns Donate Their Brains to Alzheimer's Research · · Score: 1

    Such as participating in a long term Alzheimer's research project.

    That may not be a massive amount of 'Good' by whatever metric you want to use. Its still more good that I know the nuns in question have done then say ... you.

  12. Re:Why don't they find the serial killer gene inst on Familial DNA Testing Nabs Alleged Serial Killer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nope - cant do it.

    If we start removing the genes for sociopathy we will not have anyone left to be the CEO of the fortune 500 companies.

  13. Re:Hmm.... on Blizzard To Require Real First and Last Names For Official Forums · · Score: 1

    Those who are seeking help are generally told to post in on the support forums at some time ...

  14. Re:well yeah on California Tracks Parolees With GPS, Then Ignores Alerts · · Score: 1

    Well that depends - do you want to actually be able to *do* anything with 150k? I'd say current US government spending habits are on track quite nicely to 150k paychecks. Too bad rent will start at 5k a month at the bottom end ...

  15. Re:facebook.. really? on 12th Internet Problem Solving Contest, This Sunday · · Score: 1

    Ah so *thats* what the spill was about? More endangered species -> more survival chances!

  16. Re:Elephant in the room on Mars500 Mission Begins · · Score: 1

    Well see thats why they are posting on slashdot. They figure this would be a good place to study even longer term deprivation.

  17. Re:No, really on Scientist Infects Self With Computer Virus · · Score: 1

    I wouldn't mind some well placed explosions here though.

  18. Re:SELL! on Stock Market Sell-Off Might Stem From Trader's Fat Finger · · Score: 1

    For that kind of collapse I suggest investing in lead.

  19. Re:Deus Ex on Which Game Series Would You Reboot? · · Score: 1

    Try looking at HDTP - its a project to replace all of the textures with higher resolution versions of them.
    http://www.offtopicproductions.com/hdtp/

  20. Re:I enjoy nuclear power on First New Nuclear Reactor In a Decade On Track · · Score: 1
  21. Re:Worse than Nintendo on Blizzard Awaits China's Approval For WoW Relaunch · · Score: 1

    So you can't see people's bones in China but a dead corpse is just fine?

    Nope - corpses are replaced with tombstones

  22. Re:Fuck 'Em, And Their Law on UK Police Raid Party After Seeing "All-Night" Tag On Facebook · · Score: 1

    "sounds wholly or predominantly characterised by the emission of a succession of repetitive beats"

    Sounds like most political speeches to me.

  23. Re:No... not buying this at all on Hackers' Next Target — Your Brain? · · Score: 1

    About the only situation i can see such a thing mattering one way or the other is in the situation where you are attempting to control what the target thinks given some input. However even without controlling the 'biological machine' said 'brain hacker' would have access to input (Cochlear Implants) and output (prosthetic limb).

    Given enough i/o - controlling the actual machine doesn't really matter.

  24. Re:I learned this one on 10 Business Lessons I Learned From Playing D&D · · Score: 1

    It was a hard lesson, but I realized, I make more money when working then I do when not working. Seriously.

    fixed that for you.

  25. Re:I agree on Does the 'Hacker Ethic' Harm Today's Developers? · · Score: 1

    Initiative only works if the infrastructure supports it (and that sometimes means saying no). Say for example you are writing your book - call it the Art of Computer Programming - Volume Two and decide that the big picture thing that needs doing is to replace the typography system. Your book exists and can be printed as is. You are sure that your new stuff will be a big improvement. What should management do?