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  1. Why bother? on How Can We Convert the US to the Metric System? · · Score: 1

    Any scientist worth their salt will be working in metric regardless of where they live. What difference would it make to the typical American?

  2. Re:quantum physics has a large hole for "free will on Neuroscience, Psychology Eroding Idea of Free Will · · Score: 1

    just because we can't predict it doesn't mean it's not deterministic.

  3. Last I checked ... on Robots Could Some Day Demand Legal Rights · · Score: 1

    healthcare wasn't a right in the first place. If robots start making demands like that, rights are the least of our worries.

  4. On the server, yes. on Are You Switching to 64-bit Processors? · · Score: 1

    I wouldn't recommend a 32-bit processor for server use anymore. Linux support for 64-bit processors is as good as any other platform these days. The only caveat is that it's difficult to find pre-built binaries for Itanium2 anywhere.

    Not so sure about the desktop. My desktop needs are pretty basic, so I haven't thought about 64-bit for that kind of use yet.

  5. Re:Integrating the DC Component of Wealth on Richest 2% Own Half the World's Wealth · · Score: 1

    Taxing assets assumes that the owners of these assets have the capital to pay the taxes. That's not always the case, particularly with property, which can balloon in value if you get lucky. This is why the estate tax can be harmful to farmers. You would only extend that same problem to the entire population.

  6. UCCS on A Master's In CS or a Master's In Game Programming? · · Score: 1

    Go to a better school. Can't you get into CU Boulder?

    Also, go with the CS degree. A gaming degree pigeonholes you and won't serve you well if you want to work outside the industry. The practical difference between the two degrees probably won't be more than a few classes, some of which I'm sure you can take as electives anyway.

  7. Re:Illinois won't be paying on Illinois to Pay for Unconstitutional Gaming Law · · Score: 1

    I didn't vote for any of those fools, and yet I'm paying the bill. My state congresspeople, both of whom voted for the bill, are getting angry letters today.

  8. Re:It's more of that viral marketing bullshit. on Walmart Tries to Emulate MySpace · · Score: 1

    i prefer my teen fashion unbuttoned, thank you very much.

  9. Re:Ahhh ... but their stuff Just Works on Is the Game Finally up for SGI? · · Score: 1

    I'm a bit worried. I steered one of my clients toward an Altix, which they ended up ordering. I didn't realize SGI was in such poor shape. I hope they're still in business next month to deliver the system.

  10. Re: C++ is bad? Move to Java or C# ! on The End of Native Code? · · Score: 1

    Who cares that it never does what it seems to do -- that's not a useful piece of code. Why would you write something like that?

  11. Re:Nationalized Healthcare Good For Business on Americans Are Seriously Sick · · Score: 1

    There is no way in hell I can find affordable health insurance on my own, and I can't afford the enormous cost of an ER trip out-of-pocket, or the couple hundred bucks per-month in medication

    Maybe you should die and not burden the rest of us with your healthcare costs?

  12. Re:Secret of Mana on Overclocking the Super Nintendo · · Score: 2, Informative

    just run it in an emulator. I've played through countless roms (including secret of mana) at 2, 3 or even 4x normal game speed. Many games aren't much more difficult that way, and you spend far less time waiting for useless cutscenes and wandering around.

  13. Ask a lawyer on Ideal EULA for Custom Software? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    sheesh.

  14. Thanks! on The Forgotten Apple CEO · · Score: 1

    You just gave me five reasons never to start a business in Massachusetts :)

  15. a different question on Should the Computer Science Guy Be CEO? · · Score: 1

    do you really need investors? how much capital do you both need to get things running?

  16. stupid on Redhat and Intel Team Up for Linux Business · · Score: 1

    i've preferred amd's opteron processors for all my business hardware purchases over the last couple years. redhat was the first distro I ran on x86_64 hardware because it was the only one i could get to install in 64-bit mode. why intel?

  17. seems specialized on New 25x Data Compression? · · Score: 1

    It sounds like the backup volume in this system is essentially a .zip file that you keep stuffing data into. If some copy of the data you're stuffing in is already there, you don't need to store it again. 25x is believable if you're backing up the same data over and over again, I guess.

  18. tits on What Do You Look For In Screenshots? · · Score: 1

    come on, you have to ask?

  19. one of my favorite games! on Recounting Bioware's Baldur's Gate II · · Score: 1

    I played through as a monk, and it got ridiculously easy later on. I barely needed my other party members. Other than that, great stuff. The guy who did the voice for the main baddie (I forget the character's name) was fantastic -- probably the best voice work I've heard in any game.

  20. so what? on Sandals and Ponytails Behind Slow Linux Adoption · · Score: 1

    that just gives businesses less concerned with appearances and more concerned with performance an advantage. companies that still expect suit-and-tie professionals to deliver their software are going to lose market to upstarts without such hangups.

  21. would someone explain to me on Microsoft To Fight Korean Verdict · · Score: 0, Troll

    what is so bad about bundling? every bsd and linux distro are chock full of bundled applications. why can't windows do the same?

  22. what's the point? on US Plans Lunar Motel · · Score: 1

    how does the moon provide a better base for supporting mars missions? everything we'll be sending to mars will have to come from earth in the first place, unless they're planning on manufacturing spacecraft up there.

  23. profitable? on The New Wisdom of the Web · · Score: 1

    how do youtube, flickr and digg expect to make money? i don't see ads on any of those sites and i can't imagine that many people are paying for flickr's premium service.

  24. Digital cinema is well established on Digital Cinema Not Quite There Yet · · Score: 1

    in my living room, with my stereo and projector.

    I've got digital distribution thanks to DSL and bittorrent.

    Why am I supposed to be going to the theater again?

  25. nospam on College Student Receives Email of the Lost · · Score: 1

    I set up an email alias nospam@myuniversity.edu when I was in school. I actually got a few emails to it, but nothing like this guy.