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  1. Re:this is stupid on Building Brainlike Computers · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why are we tampering with God's will? It people are getting cancer, doesn't it mean he wants them to? I think this is slippery slope. God obviously put cancers into the world because of His ultimate plan, do you really want to mess with God's plan? How are you rationalizing this? Why do you think you have a better plan than God?

  2. Re:Hey, I like NoScript on Top 10 Firefox Extensions to Avoid · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I hate dancing baloney on a web page, and doubly so when it's for useless, distracting, intrusive advertising.

    Is there any other kind of dancing baloney?

  3. random? on Learn How UNIX Multitasks · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is it just me, or is this one of the most random Slashdot articles ever posted? A link to Chapter 8 of an IBM manual on Unix development, really?

  4. amazing on Mathematician Predicts Yankees To Dominate · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Wait, you mean you can use past data to try to predict future events under certain assumptions, and sometimes it works? Someone should generalize this into some sort of academic discipline!

  5. Re:IBM is in the computer business now? on IBM the Next Great Software Company? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You do realize something can be a former X without precluding it from being a future X. IBM may have been the first great software company, but it does not follow that it will not be the next great software company. Is that your assertion? Grover Cleveland may beg to differ.

  6. Re:Less issues with HD-DVD then Blu-ray on Popular HD DVD Disc Hits a Snag · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have had issues with Crank and Speed.

    There are clinics to help you with that.

  7. no on Most Impressive Game AI? · · Score: 4, Funny

    Have you ever encountered a situation where it really felt like the computer-controlled opponents were really thinking?

    No, but I've rarely encountered games where it feels like my human opponents are really thinking, either.

  8. Re:control group on Why Microsoft Should Fear Apple · · Score: 1

    But you're talking about two completely different situations. To an extent, I agree with your example. Taking action can lead to influencing decisions in politics. Unfortunately, that's not at all why "Microsoft should fear Apple".

  9. control group on Why Microsoft Should Fear Apple · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Since then he's received hundreds of messages from readers who've also made the switch.

    The problem is, he hasn't received millions of emails from people who haven't made the switch. This is why "buzz" is misleading instead of using real data. Maybe the "buzz" leads to more people switching to Apple, but if you don't actually measure it, how would you know??

  10. unlimited on Yahoo to Offer Unlimited Email Storage · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Whenever something says 'unlimited', don't you just want to know, "What really is the limit?"

  11. Re:Do I really need more Yahoo Space? on Yahoo to Offer Unlimited Email Storage · · Score: 5, Funny

    Isn't it killing you that you have 71 legit messages in there?

  12. the onion? on YouTube Announces First Award Winners · · Score: 1

    So, are the "Ask a[n] X" clips just slight rip-offs the The Onion's "Ask A ..." series? As an example, http://www.theonion.com/content/node/37412 .

  13. Bad Content on Internet Curfew for College Students? · · Score: 1, Insightful

    That's because bad content is correlated with very large file sizes. Seriously, how long will this last?

  14. Re:Absolutes are almost never correct on Slobs Found To Be More Productive Than Neatniks · · Score: 1

    Yes, ZatAoMM was the first thing I thought of when I read this, too. I'm going to read that book again.

  15. Re:sounds like a totally new paradigm to me. on How Scientific Paradigms Relate · · Score: 1

    If you don't have time to Read Thomas Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions, make time!

  16. blah blah correlation blah on Video Racing Games May Spur Risky Driving · · Score: 1

    Or are people who are more likely to like taking risks the one's that are playing racing video games more often?

  17. why assume it's google's phone? on Exec Confirms Google Phone · · Score: 4, Interesting

    why can't the phone they're working on be the iphone? also, i wouldn't say the "head of google in portugal" making an off-handed comment really counts as "publicizing" it.

  18. Re:Where is the water these bubbles came from? on Stephen Hawking Says Universe Created from Nothing · · Score: 1

    Adding to the issues of your arrogant post, let me point out that the differences in ramifacations in a blind faith that says people will spend the rest of time in a fiery pit for disagreeing with you, versus the ramifications of this claim, seem to be obvious.

  19. Re:Price comparison: $15.99 vs $27.99 on Blu-ray Disc Among Top Selling DVDs at Amazon · · Score: 2, Insightful

    And at that price, who can afford more than the occasional purchase?

    The same people who can afford a PS3 or other device to play them in, and a TV that can take advantage of it?

  20. Re:Wholy crap.. on Sony Keynote Offers Hope For PlayStation 3 Fans · · Score: 1

    Wholy crap..

    Bad speller and a pun, or just bad speller?

  21. acceptance speech on Open Source Network Management Beats IBM and HP · · Score: 3, Funny

    It was a pleasant surprise to see an open source project, OpenNMS, win the Gold in their Network and IT Management Platforms category.

    Wow, thank you thank you. I can't believe I'm up here. To be even nominated in this category along with such greats as HP OpenView and IBM Tivoli was honor enough. I need to thank so many people. First the programmers, without you none of this could have happened. My project managers brozow, dhustace, and tarus, you've been so great. How can I forget sourceforge for hosting out project? Wow, we've worked so hard on this for so long, to finally be recognized is so wonderful. I can't forget my parents, thanks mom and dad. And Richard Stallman, without you, none of this open-source stuff would have taken off thanks. It's been so hard, but I think you really like me, you really do like me.

  22. Re:the creationsists will say... on Huge Reservoir Discovered Beneath Asia · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "Science" is easy when you've already stated your conclusion, and then you look for evidence to support it.

    Common question and answer on CNN lately with the James Cameron documentary:

    Question to some god fanatic: Is there any evidence that anyone could show you to convince you Jesus wasn't a god?

    A: No.

    There it is in a terrible little nutshell.

  23. obligatory bruce campbell on Groovy in Action · · Score: 0
  24. Re:Awe-inspiring? Nah. on Dow Jones Plunge Fueled by Overwhelmed Computers · · Score: 1


    How is this in any way awe-inspiring?

    It was designed to do this. It was implemented. It worked.


    You answered your own question!

  25. Re:reunification on How Open is Open Source Really? · · Score: 1

    Read The Frepen Manual.