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  1. Paper on Kindle or Not, a Resurgence In Used Bookstores · · Score: 1, Troll

    This is 2015. Why are books still being printed on paper?

  2. NodeJS on PHP 7.0 Nearing Release, Performance Almost As Good As HHVM · · Score: 1

    I already switched to NodeJS because of the convenience of one language.

  3. Re:Implement some things yourself on Whatever Happened To Programming? · · Score: 1

    Actually, you can solve all of the problems that you mentioned with a CSV format. If there a commas in the field, then you add quotes around the field. If there are quotes in the field, then you transform each quote into a double quote. If there are newlines then you have a couple options. You can escape them -- transform a newline into backslash-n. Or, if your parser handles it, you can just add quotes around the field and keep the newline, assuming the parser is smart enough to handle fields that are on multiple lines.

    To handle optional fields just make the first line in the CSV file, a list of the column names. So the first line defines what follows in the CSV file.

    The problem with CSV files is if you need to have metadata in the file itself, or if the data does not easily fit into a single table format.

  4. Re:Decriminalization in Light of the Drug War on Mexico Decriminalizes Small-Scale Drug Possession · · Score: 1

    You mean Mexican business.

  5. Re:right to vote on Dogs As Intelligent As Average Two-Year-Old Children · · Score: 1

    Actually, Republicans have proposed that dogs will count as 3/5th's of a person but their masters will vote for them.

  6. Re:Biblical? on People Emit Visible Light · · Score: 1

    I say visible light is a definition based on the frequency of the light. Intensity of the light doesn't factor in. Taking words literally, using the simplest definition, obscures the meaning.

  7. Re:Mandated on Student Arrested For Classroom Texting · · Score: 1

    You sound very serious.

  8. Re:Hmm... on One Broken Router Takes Out Half the Internet? · · Score: 0, Troll

    In San Francisco that router comes from behind you.

  9. Make a Law on CAN-SPAM Act Turns 5 Today — What Went Wrong? · · Score: 1

    There should be mandatory authentication of all emails coming from within the US or from a US email provider.

  10. Porn on Why Mozilla Is Committed To Using Gecko · · Score: 1

    All I know is that Chrome is ridiculously slow with porn. Since Chrome was developed in a corporate environment it is no surprise that it can't run porn sites well.

  11. Re:what a douche on Blogger Launches 'Google Bomb' At McCain · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Just like publishing a newspaper is manipulating. Just like casting a vote is manipulating. Just like running ads is manipulating. Republicans aren't able to run on facts and policy so they run on identity and process.

  12. Re:Interesting Note on Astronomers Say Dying Sun Will Engulf Earth · · Score: 1

    Your theory that Revelations has anything to do with reality. Stop comparing fiction to real life. You are playing into the hands of the crazy people who actually believe in the bullshit of the Bible.

  13. Re:Interesting Note on Astronomers Say Dying Sun Will Engulf Earth · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Your theory that Revelations has anything to do with reality. Stop comparing fiction to real life. You are playing into the hands of the crazy people who actually believe in the bullshit of the Bible.

  14. Re:Interesting Note on Astronomers Say Dying Sun Will Engulf Earth · · Score: 1

    Why bring up crack pot theories?

  15. Re:I don't for a minute believe this was unofficia on Ron Paul Spam Traced to Reactor Botnet · · Score: 1

    Racial quotas has already been deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. I don't know why are harping on that.

  16. Re:Obligatory "Mods on Crack" Post on DoJ Sides With RIAA On Damages · · Score: 1

    You must be on crack for comparing Bush's popularity with Clinton's. GWB has had an approval rating less than 45% for more than 2 years.

  17. Net Neutrality Definition on Comcast Continues to Block Peer to Peer Traffic · · Score: 1

    Higher level protocols don't poke their nose into lower level protocols.

  18. Re:Or maybe.... on Encrypted Torrents Growing Fast In the UK · · Score: 1

    Because telecom companies are violating net neutrality by default.

  19. Re:Good way to screw up your life Reiser on Hans Reiser Interview on ABC's 20/20 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I know. Meg Ryan was the real genius.

  20. Re:Oh Shit on Creationists Silence Critics with DMCA · · Score: 1

    The confederate flag represents the shitty government we had before the constitution. That is why Old Glory is way better.

  21. identify self != show drivers license on Man Arrested for Refusing to Show Drivers License · · Score: 1

    Ha, ha.

  22. RTFA on Man Arrested for Refusing to Show Drivers License · · Score: 1

    You didn't read the article. There was no indication of rudeness or combativeness from the article.

  23. MOD UP on Lawyer Thinks Microsoft Can Evade GPL 3 · · Score: 1

    The lawyer is completely confused about the situation.

  24. Re:Socialised Healthcare is the future for the US on Massachusetts Makes Health Insurance Mandatory · · Score: 1
    I misread "medicare" as medical:

    Anyone who is on social security also recieves medicare benefits, whether they are disabled or retired.

    If I saw that you mentioned Medicare then I would have understood what you where saying.

    Peace out.

  25. Re:Socialised Healthcare is the future for the US on Massachusetts Makes Health Insurance Mandatory · · Score: 1

    Anyone who is on social security also recieves medicare benefits, whether they are disabled or retired. No, that is Medicare which is a separate program as described by the following:

    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) administers Medicare, the nation's largest health insurance program, which covers nearly 40 million Americans. Medicare is a Health Insurance Program for people 65 years of age and older, some disabled people under 65 years of age, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure treated with dialysis or a transplant). The eligibility criteria may be the same or similar but they are different government programs.