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  1. Re:Um... How will it change society? on Focusing On Tech Alone, You Miss How Autonomous Driving Will Change Society · · Score: 1

    Mod parent up. Autonomous cars are a mixed blessing, just like agriculture or the industrial revolution. I hope humanity comes out of it for the better, but I'm not holding my breath.

  2. Re:Oh gosh. on Arctic Ice Extent Understated Because of "Sensor Drift" · · Score: 1

    What about those that complain about both? Too bad they are shunned by both camps....

  3. Rock climbing has dual benefits on How Do Geeks Exercise? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Rock climbing/bouldering has dual benefits:
    1. It's a slow endurance/strength excercise
    2. It excercises your hands/wrists, which counteracts RSI

    Get a climbing partner/group and hit the closest climbing gym. Go easy at first, and remember that the legs should be doing most of the lifting. Go easy on the hands too, you don't want to sprain anything :) Any RSI from typing/office labour should go away, and you will become comfortable enough to start doing more exertive excercises such as weight lifting or cardio.

  4. Re:OT: That's completely false and misleading. on McCain Campaign Uses Spider/Diff Against Obama · · Score: 2, Insightful

    And this is different from the current state of the world how?

  5. Re:What Have we Learned so far? on Ask Aubrey de Grey About Longevity Research · · Score: 2, Informative

    Viruses, goddamnit! Not virii, viruses!

  6. Re:so we can hate the french again? on France Seeks To Push 3-Strikes Law Across Europe · · Score: 1

    Aren't you stuck with him for 7 years, since presidential terms are 7 years in France?

  7. Re:Oh, the ironing. on '90s Dot-Coms — Where Are They Now? · · Score: 1

    They're made of soylent green??

  8. Re:grmbl. on What Makes a Programming Language Successful? · · Score: 1

    Does that mean Visual Basic is the best language ever made??

  9. Re:The "scripting" vs "compiled" canard again??? on What Makes a Programming Language Successful? · · Score: 1

    So what is your opinion on the "scripting vs compiled" or "dynamic vs strong dynamic vs static typing"??

  10. Re:Is KDE Taking the Lead? on KDE 4.1 Beta 1 Released · · Score: 1

    But the thing they replaced it with, is way cooler :)

  11. Re:Is KDE Taking the Lead? on KDE 4.1 Beta 1 Released · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I would say it's the design philosophy. Gnome says "Do this our way, because it is better" (see the ok-cancel button debate). KDE says "You can do it this way, but you can also configure your own way".

  12. Re:If you are not a Chinese citizen... on Olympic Tickets Contain Microchip With Your Data · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Foreigners simply don't understand the way Chinese people do things --- we don't deem personal freedom in No.1 priority and there are many things more important to our value system such as family and social harmonious.
    I guess you really do deserve the country, the government and the society you have.
  13. Re:The purpose? on Hawking Searching For Africa's Einsteins · · Score: 1

    I think the purpose of this is to move real talent from horrid conditions to somewhere where they can achieve their full potential. Theoretical physics does not help the local economy. It helps the whole of human race.

  14. Re:sigh.... on Canada Considering A Three Strikes And You're Off The Internet Policy? · · Score: 1

    Dear Everyone, Please vote for the intelligent, competent and caring people when they DO run for office, instead of the top two (or three) shills, shysters and despots. Thanks, Supporter of intelligent, competent and caring candidates

  15. Re:you gotta be crazy on IT Workers Split For McCain, Obama · · Score: 1

    Are you talking about the Republicans or the Democrats? Because, as a Canadian from the outside looking in, I don't see either political faction improving your government. The one hope for improvement has been lost, with thunderous applause I might add...

  16. Re:bs on Canadian University Puts Tech Whiz Kids in 'Dormcubator' · · Score: 1

    that's why I go to Wilfrid Laurier University (located in the same city). It's MGLA (More Girls, Less Asians), and even the CS people have great parties :P

  17. I wonder... on Nanotechnology-Powered Wiper-Less Windshield · · Score: 1

    I wonder how well the lack of wipers cope with snow, frost, chunks of dirt, and various other things. How will it handle little stone chips on the windshield? Will that spot simply remain dirty?

  18. Re:The last question... on The Limits of Quantum Computing · · Score: 1

    All of this has happened before, and will happen again... again... again.. again... again...

  19. Re:Ron Paul & Lyndon LaRouche on Has Ron Paul Quit? · · Score: 1

    What baffles me about all Ron Paul naysayers is their complete willingness to give up their freedom for totally unknown reasons. Somehow they are proud that they are letting some crony manage more and more of their lives, while singling out the very people fighting for their rights. Talk about biting the hand that liberates you.

  20. Re:My faith... on Muslim Groups Attempt to Censor Wikipedia · · Score: 0

    I, for one, have noticed that Christians, especially the 'fundies' and the rest responsible for Intelligent Design and other abominations and crimes are slagged just as much. On the other hand, a christian in a majority muslim country cannot expect complete tolerance and acceptance. Why should a muslim willingly immigrate into a majority christian country, insist on keeping his religion and then complain about unfair or unequal treatment?

  21. Re:Inside Vista SP1's File Copy Improvements on PC World Tests Final Version of Vista SP1 · · Score: 1

    Somehow the DRM that is involved in file copying is completely omitted from the article. Is it an elephant in the room that no-one wants to talk about, or did it simply never exist?

  22. Re:Hello Multivac! on One Computer to Rule Them All · · Score: 0

    Could be, however the software to perform such intelligent and complex functions is yet to be even imagined.

  23. Re:Of course men not obsolete just yet on Sperm Made From Female Bone Marrow, Men Obsolete? · · Score: 1

    The depressing thing is, as a man I can't really think of why we should be allowed to stick around.
    The depressing thing is, that you are a brainwashed and pussywhipped male. Without men there would be very little science done, very little enterprise and innovation. The fact is, mens brains are better suited for those things. Men are still the primary breadwinners for their families. Those differences are biological, not sociological. Feminism has been around for a while now, and equal rights for much longer (at least in North America), but I still don't see women take the upper hand in science and business. They have a rightful presence there, but I don't see them ever becoming the majority.
  24. There already is a Java game on Platform Independent Gaming? · · Score: 0
    and it's working, and it's fast and it's great.


    IL2 Sturmovik.


    If you look at the dlls of the game, they are full of JNI calls. for example: Java_com_maddox_opengl_GLContext_CreateWin32


    OpenGL call...


    Java_com_maddox_rts_JoyFF_Stop


    Joystick call.


    all of those are system dependent calls which require performance. all the rest is done in java
    (Game logic, AI , mission editor, interface)


    there you go, a real world example...

  25. there alreday is a game in java on Evaluating Java for Game Development · · Score: 0

    it is called IL-2 Sturmovik. the game logic(AI, events etc..), interface, and mission editor are all done in java. the renderer is done in C/C++ using OpenGL and D3D. They just used JNI to access it. if you open their dll files and look for "Java" you'll find lots of OpenGL and D3D calls like "Java_com_maddox_opengl_GLContext_CreateWin32" and usual logic calls like "Java_com_maddox_il2_engine_Camera_transform". The java classes are encrypted in those .sfs files an can't be taken out, yet...