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  1. wtf is up with the posts about feminists ? on Ancient Skulls Show Civilization Rose As Testosterone Fell · · Score: 1

    these posts about feminists wanting to eliminate the male of the species is at the same time the funniest and scariest stuff i think i've ever seen on slashdot.

  2. violent crime is trending down on America 'Has Become a War Zone' · · Score: 2

    Many people have mentioned this, but why ?

    I think this article is quite interesting.

    http://www.motherjones.com/env...

    Does correlation imply causation ?

  3. it's all about efficiency on Solar-Powered Toilet Torches Waste For Public Health · · Score: 1

    nature. _extremely_ efficient.

    human. _extremely_ inefficient.

    that's a problem when there are 7 billion extremely inefficient humans.

  4. Re:First post on Mystery Intergalactic Radio Bursts Detected · · Score: 2

    a civilization capable of interstellar travel is almost certainly capacble of terraforming, or I guess it would be xenoforming.

    I hardly think they would come all this way to raid our puny little planet.

    they would able to extract necessary resources from their own, or adjacent solar systems.

  5. Re:Microsoft and Bill Gates on Obama Reveals Climate Change Plan · · Score: 1

    really ? his "look over there" move is to address climate change ?

    really ? something the majority of americans couldn't care less about ?

    you are a troll, but I don't have any mod points.

  6. Re:One Rich A** Called Larry Ellison on Larry Ellison Rejuvenating Hawaii's Sixth-Largest Island (Which He Owns) · · Score: 1

    precisely _why_ has has money for this.

    you are unhappy but you are an Oracle customer.

    the game is to make your customers as unhappy as possible, but not so unhappy that they stop buying your product.

  7. Re:Well, that pretty much sums it up right there.. on The Free State Project, One Decade Later · · Score: 1

    20,000 screaming idealogues who equate taxes used to educate children to create a literate society with fascism.

    idealogical morons, the lot of them.

  8. Re:Fantastic... on Scientists Explain Why Chairman of House Committee On Science Is Wrong · · Score: 1

    well the fucking morons in his district elected him.

    then, because he's a loyal soldier in the war on science, the republicans gave him the chair of the committe.

    remember these committe appointments are political give outs.

    you might end up with someone who is actually competent, but it certainly doesn't have to be that way.

  9. Re:email leak on Scientists Explain Why Chairman of House Committee On Science Is Wrong · · Score: 1

    and interestingly this high and mighty witch hunt for dishonest scientists never seems to extend to the carbon cartel which has an extraordinary financial interest to lie through their teeth.

    what we're seeing is exactly why they lie. there is absolutely no down side, and muddying the waters is very useful to them.

  10. Re:The real question.. on Northern Hemisphere Pollution a Cause of '80s Africa Drought · · Score: 1
  11. Re:sinking heat? on Intel's Haswell Moves Voltage Regulator On-Die · · Score: 1

    seems like they could have beat the IR drop by simply bringing out sense lines.

    it's not obvious too me how this helps intel.

    unless of course the motherboard makers aren't doing a very good job with those external regulators because the intel chips now require such high performance regulation.

    that's a distinct possibility.

  12. Re:I hate this policy on Congress Wants Federal Government To Sell 1755-1780 MHz Spectrum Band · · Score: 1

    +1

  13. Re:I hereby request an easier mail/http server set on Debian 7.0 ('Wheezy') Release Planned For 1st Weekend in May · · Score: 1

    I'll tell you what's wrong - you have to know to put exim4-config in there.

    Just try and figure out how to reconfigure your keyboard.

    why dpkg-reconfigure doesn't take an option to let you know what the hell it is you _can_ reconfigure is another great mystery.

  14. bike to work on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Stay Fit At Work? · · Score: 1

    takes care of your commute and exercise in one fell swoop.

    you would not believe how good a shape you can be in biking only 5 or 6 miles one-way to work.

    obviously you have to be able to do it relatively safely which is not always easy depending on where you live.

  15. Re:FFS on 'This Is Your Second and Final Notice' Robocallers Revealed · · Score: 1

    just following orders has long been the refuge of scoundels.

  16. Re:It depends... on Will Renewable Energy Ever Meet All Our Energy Needs? · · Score: 1

    wars are massively expensive but we continually find the money to fund them, and the ROI on war is awful.

    we get a bunch of wounded warriors back and nothing else to show for our trouble.

    but somehow making a long term commitment to renewables is always, always "too expensive".

  17. those days are over on Silicon Valley Before the Startup · · Score: 2

    now it's financial engineering.

    and social distortion programming. the number of start-ups working on social apps which look to be completely worthless is mind-boggling, and they are getting bought up all the time for ridiculous somes of money. we're all going to write social networking apps which try to sell each other social networking apps.

    America the land where people made things is disappearing and we will absolutely be worse off for it.

  18. ride your bike to work on Ask Slashdot: How To Stay Fit In the Office? · · Score: 1

            your commute time then absorbs some of your exercise time.

            also, while you are at work do some simple PT/yoga type exercises for 5 min every hour or two.

            regardless, get up and walk around ! sitting at your desk continuously will definitely cause problems - start good habits now while you're a young whippersnapper.

  19. Re:Sounds like you never knew a regular job. on How to Become an IT Expert Companies Seek Out and Pay Well (Video) · · Score: 1

    the state job is guaranteed for life ?

    what kind of BS is that ? states across the country are laying off state employees by the bucketful.

    it's one of the main reasons the UE rate spiked up.

  20. Re:Pilots... on FAA Device Rules Illustrate the Folly of a Regulated Internet · · Score: 1

    but avionics are _very_ well shielded, so they chance of devices actually interfering directly with them is extremely remote.

    what is more likely is that the can jam anything receiving a signal, e.g. gps receivers and radios.

  21. why don't humans have strong anti-bacterials ? on Panda Blood May Hold Potent Assailant Against Superbugs · · Score: 1

    I'm reminded of the fact that komodo dragons have a strong anti-bacterial chemical due to the biome in their mouths which is used to infect prey so they'll get sick and die.

    obviously a specialized case.

    as deadly as bacterial infections have been to humans throughout history, it's somewhat confusing that we don't have a more potent biochemical arsenal.

  22. Re:Distaste of C++ on GNU Grep and Sed Maintainer Quits: RMS and FSF Harming GNU Project · · Score: 1

    not too mention SML which is a really nice language to use for large projects.

    it's amazing how pervasive C still is.

  23. Re:Good plan, but not for those results on Specific Gut Bacteria May Account For Much Obesity · · Score: 1

    my wife was in that category . we eat well, she walked regularly and could not lose weight.

    stopped dairy, especially milk and lost 20 pounds in 6 mos. I'm still amazed at how fast she lost the weight.

    She hated it too, because she loved milk.

  24. Re:The Maths on Is It Worth Investing In a High-Efficiency Power Supply? · · Score: 1

    there's also the idea of removing heat from the power supply.

    a higher efficiency box is higher efficiency because there's less resistance. this tends to mean the components have to be oversized and therefore run cooler.

    this _should_ improve the long term reliability of your power supply.

  25. too many ex-military with PTSD ? on New Hampshire Cops Use Taser On Woman Buying Too Many iPhones · · Score: 1

    otherwise why are the police afraid of a woman with cell phones ?

    And make no mistake, they were _afraid_. Either that or they're sadistic bastards who enjoy tasering people, which is entirely possible.

    I for one do not welcome our para-military police overlords.