User: downtime

Re:As Euclid said...

On: Options for Adults with Renewed Interest in Math?

yeah, but if you have enough desire, almost anything is possible.

it appears you've had plenty of desire to be a dick...

Cliff's Quick Review Books

On: Options for Adults with Renewed Interest in Math?

I've found them to be really handy for getting back up to speed. I have Algebra II and Geometry and i think there are ones for Trig and Calculus. I know these aren't very advanced topics, but when you're trying to get started again, you need to start with the little stuff.

hope that helps.

mad-libs

On: CNN Says Chat Rooms Are a Haven for Hackers

CNN is carrying an article about IRC and how it aids "botanists" with their mischief

CNN is carrying an article about IRC and how it aids "chemists" with their mischief

CNN is carrying an article about IRC and how it aids "teachers" with their mischief

... the list goes on. "hackers" (i assume they actually mean crackers here) use other forms of communication, but people that aren't "hackers" use IRC! what a ridiculous statement.

Re:What it would take?

On: How Well Does Windows Cluster?

don't forget completely open source for both OS and the tools.

What I'd like to see

On: What if Harry Potter 5 Was an E-Book?

Here is an article about books on demand. I think there was something about this on /. awhile back, but I couldn't find it.

This would be nice if the e-version was sold at about half the price of a hard-copy book and you could have one printed up for half the price of a book in the book store. Or just have the option to buy the book with the e-version included. Having *just* an e-version sold would be fine, I think, if you were able to get it printed up with the books-on-demand stuff. Getting it done at Kinkos is okay... but this could be a lot more practical. You know, just some way that I can have either one or both without having to pay twice what it would cost for the regular old book.

just a couple of ideas...