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  1. Re:High school level programming. on Ask Slashdot: How Many of You Actually Use Math? · · Score: 2

    At first I thought you were joking.

    Most programmers don't even know about sorting algorithms.

    They just throw everything into an Array or List or Vector or some random collection class that they first looked up how to use, and just use myList.Sort()

    The only thing they bother doing in SQL is a
    'select * from table where id =' + strId;

    I think you're giving them more credit than is due.

  2. Re:Evolution is smarter than you. on Ants Build Cheapest Networks · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It's not that evolution doesn't appy to us, we've inherantly used Steiner trees in the same way Ants use them without even thinking about it. The road systems in Ancient and Medeival times were the same for humans, in fact, anywhere you can think of a T instersection is an example where a Steiner tree was favoured over two direct routes. These kinds of "efficient solutions" just simply come about when you get co-operation on a large scale, such as Kings leading peasants or Queens ants leading their colonies.

  3. Re:Donations from pirates? Arr. on R-Rating Sunk BioShock Movie Plans · · Score: 1

    Well you're going to need to convince 10 million people to cough up $10 for it before its made.

    Good luck with that.

  4. Re:Oh, and then there are the cookies on How Your Username May Betray You · · Score: 1

    Same here.

    In fact, I just did it with 2 corporate computers here, they both were identified as Unique and the information displayed was also identical.

    So, I wouldn't believe that page much.

  5. Re:Bitter from competition? on OpenLeaks Founder 'Crippled' WikiLeaks · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I don't see what WikiLeaks problem is with it. If they are truly in this to spread information to the masses, then the more sites that do it, the easier it will be for the information to get released.

    All the more evidence to suggest that either
    A) Wikileaks is right in that Domscheit-Berg sabatoged Wikileaks and they don't want you to trust him
    B) Wikileaks is not truly in this to spread information to the masses.

  6. Re:In other words on Online-Only Currency BitCoin Reaches Dollar Parity · · Score: 1

    Yes, but given how language has adapted beyond that syntax, posing the question as I did gives it a more "I'm leading you on" feel to it. There is no real question in my format, I seem so certain that the US Dollar will soon be worthless that I state it as such, but the question mark is there to imply that this query is expecting a response, even though I leave no room for an anwer. There is no Yes or No, it's not a yes or no question, however, one might still disagree with the statement, and the question mark is an open invitation for them to post their response.

    Welcome to trolling 101. Hence, the *ducks*.

  7. Re:Thank goodness for Canada on Leaked Cables Reveal US Thinks Saudi Oil Reserves May Be Overstated · · Score: 1

    But that would only really work if the above-mentioned oil producing states basically agreed not to sell to anyone else

    Which is the whole idea of the States invading and taking control...

  8. Re:Thank goodness for Canada on Leaked Cables Reveal US Thinks Saudi Oil Reserves May Be Overstated · · Score: 1

    But the idea was that the US would no longer need to purchase it's oil... (assuming the states is invading and taking control or Canadians are just that nice) Hence prices no longer matter to the US. Essentially if the Demand for oil by the US is met by the supply the US has, the prices only really go up for everyone else who loses out.

  9. In other words on Online-Only Currency BitCoin Reaches Dollar Parity · · Score: 4, Funny

    The US Dollar will soon be worthless?

    *ducks*

  10. Re:Rubbish on Fox News Brings Video Game Violence Debate To a New Low · · Score: 1

    Yeah but since they are news "Stories" they're allowed to be fictional. Just trust the news outlets to tell the truth about as much as you trust the future to turn out exactly like Star Trek.

  11. Re:My sister stole 13 million worth of my monopoly on Hacker Steals $12 Million Worth of Zynga Poker Chips · · Score: 2

    My friend stole a few hundred trillion dollars from me the other day, as that's what I had valued my favourite pencil at had anyone wanted to purchase it from me.

    The only difference between our situations and the ones in the article is that there are actual transactions taking place, right now, for such items. With so many of them going on, they have a bit of a competitive market, which forces them to be roughly equal in price. This means that, in practice, this virtual currency DOES have a value, as much as one could say a chocolate bar is worth anywhere between 1 and 2 dollars.

    Stop being so smug with the whole "omg virtual currency has no value" bit because it obviously does - people spend their money on it. They're just 1's and 0's on a database somewhere, but then again, so is your bank account.

  12. Re:The situation is much more complicated than tha on Usage Based Billing In Canada To Be Rescinded · · Score: 1

    1) You pay $40/month for an unlimited 10Mbps connection, but can only get 10Mbps at 2-4am in the morning. Other times, because of high network usage, you get an unstable connection that goes 3-5Mbps, or even slower during peak times.
    2) You pay $40/month for a 10Mbps connection with a 100GB limit. Most of the time, your connection speed is around 10Mbps, but you just need to watch how much you download. There is a tool provided for you by the ISP to check your usage, updated daily.

    I would much, MUCH rather go for the second option.

    I would too, if thats what would happen.

    What would happen is you pay $40 a month for a 10Mbps connection with a 100GB limit and most of the time you'll get 3-5Mbps because of high network usage. Right now, the caps they set are too low, which would encourage even the medium and light users to watch their bandwidth. 10Mbps all the time for the 20GB limit they set... That's like 4and a half hours a month you can use the speed you were promised! Some activities that would require that speed are playing games, streaming movies. I would not want to kill half my monthly alotted amount just by using netflix once. If they set it to 100GB, That's a little better around 22 hours, but that still means if I want 1 solid hour of gaming a night, I'm STILL going over my cap.

    So ISP's that currently preform the Technical ITMP's SHOULD be able to provide that solid 10Mbps connection right now, right? Because they've effectively employed the technical solution over the economic one. How come everyone at Shaw is still bitching they don't get the full speed they paid for? Because they are not equipped to handle a 100GB cap at 10Mbps. How many of the heavy users, who download 1TB a month, are ACTUALLY going to be curbed? Little Johnny Jimmy who downloads movies for all his friends 1 months, gets scolded by mom and dad, then teachs his friends to do it instead... and it just goes around.

    Let's face it, the caps in theory would work incredibly well, the problem is that the ISP's aren't equipped to handle the caps. They've been employing the technical solution and they still aren't up to snuff, so I doubt the more flexible and lenient economic plan would be any better whatsoever.

  13. Re:You wanted it, you got it. on Apple eBook Rules Changing For Sellers · · Score: 1

    It's going to be more expensive, that 30% profit loss will be passed onto you as a user.

  14. Re:You wanted it, you got it. on Apple eBook Rules Changing For Sellers · · Score: 1

    They'll notice an increase in the price of ebooks, or they'll notice less ebooks available.

  15. Re:Museum gift shops on Google Art Project Brings Galleries To Your PC · · Score: 1

    Do you mean that in the "These shops will lose revenue from lost tourist sales" kind of way or the "Advertising is annoying, why are they linking me to the shop between every image" kind of way?

  16. Re:America has jumped the shark on Teachers Back Away From Evolution In Class · · Score: 1

    I'm always pissed off when people say that.

    For Pete's sake... We didn't come from MONKEYS!

    We came from a similar ancestor! Could they at least acknowledge the relationship between us and Homo sapiens neanderthalensis?

    This is like saying "I am not part of my family because I wasn't born from my brother!"

  17. Re:Well Duh on Police Arrest Five Over Anonymous Attacks · · Score: 1

    Also kinda ironic attacking people's freedom to do business with who they want in the name of protecting free speech.

    Also ironic that stopping people's ability to hinder that business could be considered protecting free speech... It goes both ways, really.

    I personally don't think free speech has anything to do with it. Supporting Wikileaks does not necessarily mean that you banner behind the motto "Free speech". If thats what the 15 year olds were shouting, well, all the power to them.

  18. Re:I suggest on Third of Content On Popular BT Portals Are Fake · · Score: 2

    Woah now - there's a difference between a fake and Malware.

    Essentially, a photoshop keygen that works while stealing your password isn't a fake, even though its malware.

    Poster might very well have a bot on his machine - but he still hasn't come across any fakes.

  19. Re:All Religions are like that on Terrorists Bomb Moscow Airport · · Score: 1

    I put no stock in religion. By the word religion I have seen the lunacy of fanatics of every denomination be called the will of god. I have seen too much religion in the eyes of too many murderers. Holiness is in right action, and courage on behalf of those who cannot defend themselves, and goodness. What god desires is here [points to head] and here [points to heart] and what you decide to do every day, you will be a good man - or not.

    I can't say it better, so I won't even try.

  20. Re:Wait...what? on Japanese Supreme Court Rules TV Forwarding Illegal · · Score: 2

    I see what they're saying, but it doesn't make any sense.

    Welcome to every bit of Japanese Culture, EVER.

  21. Re:Uh, no on Italian Scientists Demonstrate Cold Fusion? · · Score: 0

    More like, "Cold Fusion? Another overpriced Adobe Product!" Jokes.

    No really, just reading the full summary, what they're doing could totally be done with 1/3rd the specs but its all due to some sloppy programming practices, I'm sure.

  22. Re:Its really on New Mega-Leak Reveals Middle East Peace Process · · Score: 1

    I don't think that what you're describing is so easy.

    It would be far easier if Wikileaks was in on it, not that I'm suggesting something like that, but they're in a position where they could almost fabricate any kind of information they'd want and how many people would bother checking the source if wikileaks "verifies" it?

  23. Re:Cool on Thermal Nanotape Promises Cooler, Healthier Chips · · Score: 1

    Quite.

    I also felt the need to express how this was

    an interesting and fresh account, my male sibling.

  24. Re:We rock!! on Google Fires Back About Search Engine Spam · · Score: 1

    According to our own tests we are 100% awesome.

    Oh Come on Google, with all your money you couldn't eve pay a disinterested third party to... oh... nevermind.

  25. Re:Lessons learned: None on Duke Nukem Forever Release Date Revealed · · Score: 1

    The idea is that they expect it only to sell well in the States.

    The states believe that no one in the states will be capable of cracking it within the 3 days to put up for the rest of the world, as opposed to the entire world having the chance to crack it before everyone in the states buys it.

    Marketting 201.