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  1. Re:hey editor guy! on Palin Fans Deface Paul Revere Wikipedia Page · · Score: 1

    He is the President of the United States and I will give him the respect that title deserves, unlike what was done to former President Bush.)

    The respect due is independent of the office held for all but the stupidest of sheep. Do you think, for example, that Joseph Stalin was worthy of respect because of the office he held? He may have been worthy of fear, but respect?

    And from another point of view, are you now speaking for all Republicans when you say he'll be given respect? Because certainly not every Democrat acted unlike you in behaving respectfully toward Bush.

  2. Re:hey editor guy! on Palin Fans Deface Paul Revere Wikipedia Page · · Score: 1

    Yeah, Republicans will laugh all the way to the bank if Palin is their candidate. California democrats learned that lesson when Arnold became the Republican candidate.

  3. Re:Link to Wikipedia on Palin Fans Deface Paul Revere Wikipedia Page · · Score: 1, Informative

    Yes, politics == hate. That's the point of politics. To use the resources of the majority/powerful to enhance/continue/effect the oppression of the rest.

  4. Re:before too many question this on Collatz Proof Proposed: Hailstone Sequences End In 1 · · Score: 1

    Those are actually orthogonal. For example, in your version the sequence is infinite, whereas with the additional rule it is probably bounded, and the length might even be amenable to calculation from the input.

  5. Re:neat on Collatz Proof Proposed: Hailstone Sequences End In 1 · · Score: 1

    Except the actual sequence definition declares that the sequence ends at the first instance of one in the sequence.

  6. Re:1*3 +1 = 4 on Collatz Proof Proposed: Hailstone Sequences End In 1 · · Score: 1

    By definition, which the article submitter conveniently omitted.

  7. Re:SHA isn't encryption. on Ask Slashdot: Is SHA-512 the Way To Go? · · Score: 1

    People are concerned that quantum computers may be able to factor public keys quickly, which breaks public key cryptography.

  8. Re:THE SOLE ANSWER on Ask Slashdot: Is SHA-512 the Way To Go? · · Score: 1

    In fairness, it's also full of literally thousands of systems that have never been broken built by people who read that book.

  9. Re:SHA-256 is enough on Ask Slashdot: Is SHA-512 the Way To Go? · · Score: 1

    The point is that it isn't even giving you that much extra security.

  10. before too many question this on Collatz Proof Proposed: Hailstone Sequences End In 1 · · Score: 3, Informative

    The sequence ends in 1 rather than 1, 4, 2, 1, 4, 2..... by definition. A hailstone sequence has one additional rule, which is that the first 1 is the last 1, and the sequence ends.

  11. Re:neat on Collatz Proof Proposed: Hailstone Sequences End In 1 · · Score: 1

    The actual hailstone sequence definition says that if a 1 is reached, the sequence ends. The article submitter omitted that, probably to troll slashdot.

  12. Re:Ahhh crime. on Man Ordered At Gunpoint To Hand Over Phone For Recording Cops · · Score: 1

    There's nowhere better to go, unfortunately.

  13. Re:Can't fully replace people yet George? on Lack of Technology Puts Star Wars Series On Hold · · Score: 1

    I didn't see BHC because it wasn't my thing, but since Serenity was terrible I wouldn't be surprised.

  14. Re:Can't fully replace people yet George? on Lack of Technology Puts Star Wars Series On Hold · · Score: 1

    It has been a massive success. It has influenced our collective culture significantly. Even YOU know about it.

  15. Re:Can't fully replace people yet George? on Lack of Technology Puts Star Wars Series On Hold · · Score: 1

    Wasn't it? I had a baby born so I haven't been able to see it yet. I thought most people did, in fact, think Avatar was better.

  16. Re:Can't fully replace people yet George? on Lack of Technology Puts Star Wars Series On Hold · · Score: 2

    It's not the only measure, but it is A measure. It's also a pretty good proxy for popularity. People (generally) liked the prequels. A lot. Kids love Jar-Jar. Deal with it.

  17. Re:Can't fully replace people yet George? on Lack of Technology Puts Star Wars Series On Hold · · Score: 0

    Yep, didn't work out to the tune of 2.5 billion dollars. A colossal failure if ever there was one.

  18. Re:unheard of on Taking a Look At High-End Programmer Salaries · · Score: 1

    The middle of the crop can get a $100K starting salary at google right now, straight out of college.

  19. Re:Is it just me... on Doom Ported To the Web · · Score: 2

    I think it's actually depressing that web browser implementations are so poor that they can eat up the entirety of the significantly more than 50X improvement in processing power that has happened in the intervening time.

  20. Re:Not bad on Doom Ported To the Web · · Score: 1

    Your poor fps is almost certainly browser choice. Try a cutting edge release and see if you don't pick up a 5x improvement.

  21. Re:Analog Video Senders make great jammers on What's Killing Your Wi-Fi? · · Score: 1

    It certainly isn't likely to cook you any faster than the food inside. You wouldn't, for example, fall over dead from cooking on your way to turn it off.

  22. Re:Birth on Ask Slashdot: Best Certifications To Get? · · Score: 1

    Not to feed the trolls, but:
    It is depressing that that is the only qualification for office. And it shows on both sides of the talent pool.

  23. Re:Certifications don't impress... on Ask Slashdot: Best Certifications To Get? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    You're looking at a software engineer job there, not an IT job (e.g. Network admin).
    Certs are useless if you're an engineer, but useful if you're in IT.

  24. Re:How About ... on Amazon and Barnes & Noble Jostle Over Battery Life Figures for Nook, Kindle · · Score: 1

    Sure, I'm just surprised neither competitor is choosing to compete on a different number. For example, weight.

  25. Re:Shorter the battery life the harder it must be. on Amazon and Barnes & Noble Jostle Over Battery Life Figures for Nook, Kindle · · Score: 1

    This cannot be a significant market share battleground.