User: friedmilk

Re:Solving the wrong problem

On: Tweaking The Math Behind Political Representation

You can even try gerrymandering yourself thanks to this little game: http://www.redistrictinggame.org/

Re:Enough already!

On: Wave/Sea Power - What Are the Dangers?

the fact that you actually took the time to bitch about something so trivial as someone bitching about the quality of jokes for one day on /. speaks volumes more about how much of a no-life looser you are than it does about slashdots comedic abilities... oh wait, now what does that say about me?
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Moon not descending

On: Wave/Sea Power - What Are the Dangers?

April fools, I know, but the moon is slowly orbiting farther and farther from the earth, not closer. Please Slashdot, you could do a lot better...
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Re:people will clone humans anyway

On: Cloned Animals Show Grave Health Problems

You're ignoring one of the largest motivations for human cloning: those who want to clone a dead loved one.
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President Who?

On: Bush Won't Be "The Online President"

I think this is the kind of thing we can come to expect from Mr. Bush.
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You can't stop unions

On: Dot-Coms Say 'Unions Not Welcome!'

Unions are a natural and important part of any free economy. It is only through unions that workers are able to collectivly bargain with their employers, creating a natural balance of power. Also, it is foolish for any company to try and stop unions because people will become very defensive of their civil rights, especially in free societies like the US. Throughout history there are numerous examples of powerful companies and/or governments trying to exert too much control over their members, invariably leading to disaster.

math check

On: The Reactionless Space Drive?

So if it moves, it moves 1-2cm every cycle, 400000 cycles per second. So we are talking about a speed of 400-800 m/s

400000 cycles/sec * 1-2 cm/cycle * 1m/100cm
=4000-8000 m/s

or 14400-28800 Km/h

Still not quite warp speed, but 10x faster does make a difference =)