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  1. Re:economics ? on The Math Formula That Lead To the Financial Crash · · Score: 1

    under certain interpretations.

  2. Re:economics ? on The Math Formula That Lead To the Financial Crash · · Score: 1

    Development of stable self-fulfilling prophecies

    ok, i guess the assumption here is that in order to be scientific the observer has to be completely impartial?

    well, that rules out biology as a science. oh, and quantum physics.

  3. Re:Microsoft has always been pro-privacy on Microsoft Backs Away From CISPA Support, Citing Privacy · · Score: 1

    do you have a linked-in account?

  4. Re:How odd... on C/C++ Back On Top of the Programming Heap? · · Score: 1

    Baby steps

    dude, the baby just graduated from college and is buying a house with his new wife.

    take your time, though...

  5. Re:Alan Turing's Work on Alan Turing Papers On Code Breaking Released By GCHQ · · Score: 5, Insightful

    yes, noteworthy in that he showed it's possible to be gay, be persecuted by neanderthals and still be one of the most influential thinkers of our time.

    thankfully he's wasn't also a stupid fucking slashdot troll, or we might all be Nazis right now.

  6. Re:London bias on Millions of Brits Lose Ceefax News Service · · Score: 1

    yes, only 10% live there, but more people live there than anywhere else.

  7. Re:Good answer on Ellison Doesn't Know If Java Is Free · · Score: 1

    No: I still beat my wife on a somewhat regular basis.

    this is incorrect, "No" implies either:
    a) I still beat my wife on a somewhat regular basis, XOR
    b) I never beat my wife.

    if you didn't start something, then you can't stop it.

    it's a stupid question asked by people failing to sound smarter than they are.

  8. Re:Mac's don't get malware on Apple Snubs Security Firm That Spotted Mac Botnet · · Score: 5, Funny

    mac's aren't PCs. they're crystallized mana from heaven.

  9. Re:Explained in Article! on Colony Collapse Disorder Linked To Pesticide, High-Fructose Corn Syrup · · Score: 1

    citations?

    how about this?

  10. Re:Well I say on EA Defends Itself Against Thousands of Anti-Gay Letters · · Score: 1

    Hopefully they realize that they didn't lose anything.

    unfortunately, in many places, the church has insinuated itself into society in such a deep level that excommunication often leads to ostracism and sometimes death.

  11. Re:Well I say on EA Defends Itself Against Thousands of Anti-Gay Letters · · Score: 1

    I still struggle to overcome my natural human tendencies to judge others

    judging others isn't a problem as long as your ethics aren't completely screwed up.

    take another look.

  12. computers on Ask Slashdot: Why Aren't Schools Connected? · · Score: 1

    i'm sorry, but computers have no place in elementary school classrooms - they're a distraction.

    if a kid is up to par with her 3 Rs then she needs to be outside playing pretend with her peers. not having her imagination sucked dry by a computer screen.

  13. Re:Two Groups on Microsoft Releases ASP.NET MVC Under the Apache License · · Score: 1

    two groups inside Microsoft -- Developers and Managers

    you forgot the accountants and the lawyers. those are the key players in this regard.

  14. Re:Now if they'd do the same thing with MFC and AT on Microsoft Releases ASP.NET MVC Under the Apache License · · Score: 0

    MFC is not an MVC framework.

    err... from the wikipedia article you linked to:

    Implementations as GUI frameworks

    ...
    Microsoft Foundation Class Library (MFC) – called the document/view architecture.

  15. Re:anyone see the flying pigs outside? on Microsoft Releases ASP.NET MVC Under the Apache License · · Score: 1

    I have to admit Visual Studios is a Decent IDE.

    Yes, it is...for beginners.

    wow, that means i've been a beginner for 30 years now. and using Visual C++/Studio for 20.of those.

    I can't wait until I get good enough at this programming malarkey to use a real IDE like vi/make.

  16. Re:This Is A Bad Idea on NHTSA Suggestion Would Cripple In-Car GPS Displays · · Score: 1

    step 3 1/3: stay in slow lanes unless overtaking.
    step 3 2/3: no undertaking.

    the reason there are so many accidents in the US is that Americans aren't taught/encouraged to drive safely on the highway. they all drive at the same speed across all lanes of the road, then wonder why there's a multi-vehicle wreck when someone uses the slow lane to overtake through everyone's blind spot.

  17. i think it's time for a chat... on Teacher Suspended For Reading Ender's Game To Students · · Score: 1
  18. Re:Microsoft confessed? on Bing Now Nearly As Good As Google — Says Microsoft · · Score: 1

    Don't get all happy because Microsoft has temporarily decided not to abuse us.

    yeah, next thing you know they'll be launching a single-sign-on service that links their mobile, mail, messenger, calendaring, payment, browser and other services together under one banner.

    imagine the outcry.

    oh... wait... which decade is this?

  19. Re:Same Story / Different Day on Azure Failure Was a Leap Year Glitch · · Score: 1

    i think they actually consider time to actually start in 1600 (or 1601, i don't remember which). all dates before that are considered outside the gregorian calendar (which started shortly before 1600) and are extrapolated.

  20. Re:SPICE/Workbench on Schematics and Circuit Simulation In the Browser · · Score: 2

    mod parent up. the falstad applet is excellent. i have used it many times to simulate circuits i have been working on.

    the editor interface is a little clunky and takes some getting used to, but the 'real-time' aspect is amazing.

  21. Re:Homebrew rebound on What Beer Can Teach Us About Emerging Technologies · · Score: 1

    I just wish it wasn't illegal to distill your own liquors.

    on the contrary. i firmly believe that the removal of water from various substances should be heavily regulated. there is already far too much water in the world, and adding is dangerous and wasteful.

  22. Re:I want auto! on Stroustrup Reveals What's New In C++ 11 · · Score: 1

    huh? how do you access the derived members of object?


            object foo = new { x = 1 };
            use(foo.x); // error
            var bar = new { x = 1 };
            use(bar.x);

  23. Re:They still need a C&C on New ZeuS Botnet No Longer Needs Central Command Servers · · Score: 1

    ZeuS only runs on Windows

    a computer on every desktop, and in every home... running skynet.

  24. Re:Isn't It Already Late? on Despite Media Confusion, Raspberry Pi Boards Still On Schedule · · Score: 2

    Hallelujah, Jesus has returned!

    lame AC: meh, isn't he late?

  25. Re:I have an idea for the style guide on Why Microsoft Developers Need a Style Guide · · Score: 1

    that would be notationHungarian.