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  1. Global Dynamo. on What Caused a 1300-Year Deep Freeze? · · Score: 1

    Because I said so.

  2. Frequent hurricanes? on US Climate Report Says Global Warming Impact Already Severe · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It looks like they are having a hard time discerning predictions and actual events. The 2013 Atlantic season had ZERO major hurricanes, and only TWO total hurricanes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2...

  3. Because people are willing to pay? on Really, Why Are Smartphones Still Tied To Contracts? · · Score: 1

    That doesn't mean it's worth that much though, just that they think it is. Perceived value vs real value.

  4. The market is not rigged on SEC Chair On HFT: 'The Markets Are Not Rigged' · · Score: 1

    and lobbies are not involved bribery. Nothing to see here. Everyone is playing fair.

  5. They don't care. on How the FCC Plans To Save the Internet By Destroying It · · Score: 2

    They have the lobby money, they vote the way they are told to vote by the guys who have the nice suits and lots of money. Because if they don't, the Internet will fall to pieces for the entire country, nay the world. As the guys in suits have said it will happen, unless you choose them as your savior.

  6. What poetry is this? on The Design Flaw That Almost Wiped Out an NYC Skyscraper · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A teetering bank towering over a church?

  7. How many hospitals aren't HIPAA compliant? on IRS Misses XP Deadline, Pays Microsoft Millions For Patches · · Score: 1

    let the lawsuits commence...

  8. You have to hit him in his beak then go inside and kill him, but remember it will result in the revenge of the Reptites at some point.

  9. trees have branches on How the Internet Is Taking Away America's Religion · · Score: 1, Insightful

    The internet is a series of branches, and atheists want to send their beliefs down those branches, and into your child's bedroom.

  10. Re:And at only 78,000 USD, it's a steal! on NVIDIA Unveils Next Gen Pascal GPU With Stacked 3D DRAM and GeForce GTX Titan Z · · Score: 1

    No! It's only going to cost $3000.

  11. Re:Maybe there's also another reason? on Final Fantasy XIV Failed Due To Overly Detailed Flowerpots · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I agree, but only because a MMO is a fucking career, while a RPG is just a game. I have no interest in a MMO.

  12. Re:Religious ignorance. on Religion Is Good For Your Brain · · Score: 2

    Religion is powerful enough to compel mass murder, oppression, and dismissal of damning facts against your actions. Religion fights against an individual's conscience and potential for depression. In that respect, religion is good for the brain like Hitler was good for Germany. The good news is that the majority of the world fails to follow religion as their religious books tells them to. The bad news is the same as the good news.

  13. In other news... on Mozilla Scraps Firefox For Windows 8, Citing Low Adoption of Metro · · Score: 1

    VLC just put the first ModernUI betal on the Windows store: http://apps.microsoft.com/wind...

  14. Legal strategy? on Apple Demands $40 Per Samsung Phone For 5 Software Patents · · Score: 1

    So it's pretty obvious that those parents aren't worth that much, I can only think this is some sort of legal strategy.

  15. Re:This is as old as the hills on Low-Protein Diet May Extend Lifespan · · Score: 1

    At least you won't be one of thousands of cliche cases of unnecessary debilitating illness and suffering that your local ER sees every year.

  16. I agree with all of the things. on Teaching Calculus To 5-Year-Olds · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I remember being in grade school and being irritated that for the 3rd year in the row I was learning how to do basic math. Then when I got to high school I was pissed off that I was rushed though from algebra to trig in 4 years. I don't think they understood that basic math is easy and higher math is hard and your math level has nothing to do with your grade level.

  17. So predictable. on NRC Expects Applications To Operate Reactors Beyond 60 Years · · Score: 1

    This is happen when you go 40 years with no core research in an anti nuclear environment.

  18. Re:Dangit Peggy on Will Peggy the Programmer Be the New Rosie the Riveter? · · Score: 1

    I'll tell u wut, that's a dog gone good idea.

  19. So many people on Study: People Are Biased Against Creative Thinking · · Score: 1

    with so many bad ideas; some trying to do bad things.

  20. Re:Proof! on Research Suggests One To Three Men Fathered Most Western Europeans · · Score: 2

    The article makes claims that the world is more than 6000 years old. It actually tries to assert that people were around 70 thousand years ago. How crazy is that? This article can be further discredited because it uses things such as science, and math. Clearly the authors have an agenda.

  21. Who needs RT when you have BayTrail? on Microsoft May Finally Put Windows RT Out To Pasture · · Score: 1

    RT isn't for phones, it's for tablets and above. Might as well use a real CPU in devices like that. Now I am going to run away from all the angry ARM guys who think custom configured OS software for each specific device is a good idea. People who think that being able to install a driver by hitting next next next is not important. People who believe that device companies should control what version OS you use and when it can be updated. That's ARM.

  22. Time or difficulty? I say time. on Why Organic Chemistry Is So Difficult For Pre-Med Students · · Score: 1

    It's a lot of work, but it's really not that hard to understand. I aced my chemistry classes in college. The only reason my classmates didn't do the same is because they didn't review study along with studying current topics, and they didn't do enough sample problems either. The problem is it's a lot of work, not that it's hard. I think the main problem in chemistry classes is trying to jam too much material into one semester when not everyone has enough fortitude (or time) to spend on a single class. Professors themselves are often overcome with how much they are expected to cover in a single semester, often rushing though material in a way that can't be considered a learning process. I have had multiple professors tell me to keep studying after classes are over to make sure I am ready for the next class. I even study for classes before the term starts by finding the syllabus for the class ahead of time.

  23. Re:The ban was always bullshit anyway on FAA To Allow Use of Most Electronic Devices Throughout Flights · · Score: 3, Funny

    Damn water. It doesn't know whether it want's to be an acid or base. Always flip flopping on the issue.

  24. If I'm a master then... on F-Secure's Hypponen: The Internet Is a 'US Colony' · · Score: 0

    where is my pyramid?!

  25. Win/Win Scenario on How To FIx Healthcare.gov: Go Open-Source! · · Score: 1

    Make it open source and easily customizable enough for other countries to use. Then put in bunch of hard to find security bugs and let the NSA exploit those bugs to spy on other countries. Two birds, one stone, everyone is happy. You're welcome.