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  1. Re:Asimov (and Hollywood) got it wrong on Pharaoh's Gem Brighter Than a Thousand Suns · · Score: 1, Insightful

    two words:

    First word: Science

    Second, and most importantly: Fiction

    It is fiction. Fiction. Fiction. Keep repeating it until you have it in your mind.

    Scrutinizing the abnormalities of fiction compared to the real world is pointless, mate.

  2. More than Likely... on Pharaoh's Gem Brighter Than a Thousand Suns · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The glass was placed there to foreshadow the upcoming apocalypse in the middle east.

    where upon the US Congress (pdf link: http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/policy/d od/jp3_12fc2.pdf) will unleash 1000 A-Bombs unto the region unless our noble nobel winners (http://physics.ucsd.edu/petition/) can remind the administration of the impact a large glass field could have upon our environment.

  3. Re:Makes a lot of sense on How America Changed the Mario Brothers · · Score: 1

    Side note, the wizard is due on dvd toward the end of august.

    http://1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3150998

  4. Dupe on Windows CE Device Emulator Goes Shared Source · · Score: 4, Informative
  5. Re:Why is everyone amazed? on Google Committed to Chinese Business · · Score: 2, Interesting

    So in other words, you're saying they won't compromise their beliefs when there is very little threat of losing money, but they will compromise their beliefs if the chances to lose out on revenue is very high.

    The problem with this is that this isn't a "good" principle to live by, it is in fact evil and unethical, but since it seems to be the norm in this day and age, it's understandable to see why some would deem this practice as "ok".

  6. Re:Matter of Personal Preference? on Web Development - The Line Between Code and Content? · · Score: 1

    I agree completely that separating everything would be better for sites where more than one person is looking at the code, I guess I just assumed that wasn't the case here, as it should honestly go without saying that separation is a must.

    Oh well, thats what I get for assuming...

  7. Matter of Personal Preference? on Web Development - The Line Between Code and Content? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I taught myself to script perl a few years ago, and no one told me one way or the other. So I decided to embed the html a bit in the code, and I really can't think of a good reason why it would be bad to mix the html, unless its for the sake of the clarity of the code.

    I had to implement an intranet site using zope/plone which seemed to prefer a separation, but I saw no reason for it, except the obvious use of templates, and just went ahead business as usual. So i think this is just a matter of preference.

  8. Re:Orwell, here we go again!! on UK Government Wants Private Encryption Keys · · Score: 1

    So tell me again, what the difference between manufacturing and creating is, because I was under the impression that they were synonyms.

    You create crime by criminilizing non criminal behavior conversly if everything was legal there would be no crime. Futhermore I don't know what you are trying to argue here, because your point just seems to be nitpicking...

  9. Re:Stop giving the US gov't ideas on UK Government Wants Private Encryption Keys · · Score: 1

    i knew there was something I liked about the US government.

    Oh yea, the Constitution.

  10. Re:Stop giving the US gov't ideas on UK Government Wants Private Encryption Keys · · Score: 1

    even if the senate and house were to pass this in the US government, it would be struck down as anti-constitutional by the supreme court, as it violates the fourth ammendment explicitly, although obtaining a warrant would force one to give up encryption keys.

  11. Orwell, here we go again!! on UK Government Wants Private Encryption Keys · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Britain's use of anti-privacy situational crime prevention measures are a means of targeting petty crimes and the innocent while displacing more professional and semi-professional crime into other areas. These techniques do not stop the criminal, as he is already committing a crime, what would he care if you added "refused to give up private key" to his list of crimes?

    The UK needs to wake up and realize that these forms of crime control only waste money and create more crime, than stop crime from happening.

  12. Re:Have they found the gene on Human Genome Sequencing Completed · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    An AC, what a fucking surprise...

    I know of some other people that hid their racism behind anonymity, they were the Ku Klux Klan.

    Glad to know that you chose to rise above their level.

  13. Re:Truth is HD doesn't require a new dvd format on Sony Fakes Blu-Ray Demo? · · Score: 1

    and it leaves lots of room for some nifty rootkits.

  14. Re:Altruism? I have my doubts... on Trojan Deletes Your Porn, Music & Warez · · Score: 1

    bad press, cd recall, and class action lawsuits.
    and that was for a rootkit on a purchased cd.

    just imagine what would happen to the RIAA if they let out a trojan to the masses.

    I bet the people wouldn't rest until they were bankrupt.

  15. Re:Altruism? I have my doubts... on Trojan Deletes Your Porn, Music & Warez · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yea, like the RIAA and the MPAA are going to release a virus on the public, which could cost them billions, look how well that turned out for Sony...

    In actuality it was probably just some stupid kid who, and probably rightfully so, thought the only thing of any value to anyone on their computers are either text files, or have downloaded from some p2p or similar site.

    Honestly if you were looking to cause the most damage to anyones computer, it would be to strike at their heart, their downloaded music.

  16. Yea on London 2006, Meet London 1984 · · Score: 0, Troll

    I've been studying abroad in England for 5 months, and thank god im going to be out of this country soon.

    I even took a crime prevention class here which was actually surprisingly informative about situational crime prevention and the fact that it does nothing more than merely displace crime into areas of lesser security (usually the poorer areas).

    I have got to say, its going to be great to get back to the US, where I can find some privacy among my close friends and family who are only a phone call away.

  17. Re:The computer scientist from War Games on Favorite Film Scientists? · · Score: 1

    I think you are referring to Dr. Stephen Falken.

  18. Re:Q: Who is your favorite scientist? on Favorite Film Scientists? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    He wore a white coat sometimes... does that count? :(

    RIP. Desmond.

  19. Re:Would you be prepared if gravity reversed itsel on Favorite Film Scientists? · · Score: 1

    A yes, Real Genius, truly a classic, everyone should own at least two copies: One for your home, and one for your laser lab.

  20. Let us not forget: Real Genius on Favorite Film Scientists? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'd also like to suggest Val Kilmer's Chris Knight in Real Genius.

  21. Q: Who is your favorite scientist? on Favorite Film Scientists? · · Score: 2, Informative

    A: Q.

    Not only was he sexier than Bond, he was the inventor of all the cool gadgets we saw in the movies.

  22. Re:Hmmmmmmmmmn, on Bio-diesel Made from Sewage · · Score: 1

    I agree, while there are likely to be a few protests from the unwashed masses, many probably will be able to see past any fuel crisis non-sense and see that this is a cleaner, environmentally friendly concept with maybe the only caveat being the cost.

  23. You've got to be shitting me. on Bio-diesel Made from Sewage · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally we are going to be able to use our waste to ease some form of our lives.

    I can already think of a slogon- "Waste makes haste"

  24. More Information on 27 Playable Wii Games At E3 · · Score: 1

    Read more about the games and the console at their site:

    http://wii.nintendo.com/home.html

  25. Re:Might be great games, but... on 27 Playable Wii Games At E3 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Check them all out at the official Nintendo site: http://wii.nintendo.com/home.html

    with all the press info one can chew.