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  1. Re:math? maths? on Professors: US "In Denial" Over Poor Maths Standards · · Score: 4, Insightful

    To some of my fellow Americans anything we do is the global norm, to everyone else around the globe, what they do is considered out of the ordinary.

  2. Re:math? maths? on Professors: US "In Denial" Over Poor Maths Standards · · Score: 1

    Yes, and in all the English classes I have ever had told me the possessive form of Chris was always Chris' until I talked to some people with masters degrees who said it does not matter if it is Chris' or Chris's. So just remember everything you learned may not be the complete truth.

  3. Re:danger will robinson on Professors: US "In Denial" Over Poor Maths Standards · · Score: 1

    Could just be you. Not sure where you got a BA in mathematics, but hey. There are loads of jobs here in NC for programmers and IT professionals.

  4. Re:I hate it when; on Step Toward Liberating Electronic Devices From Their Power Cords · · Score: 1

    Because the meaning of more means additionally.. If you want number 2 you would say "I have x and want 10 times as many instead" You are losing 1 word in your wording, and significantly changing the meaning. In fact it begins to confuse people, because you are making words lose their meaning.

  5. Re:I hate it when; on Step Toward Liberating Electronic Devices From Their Power Cords · · Score: 1

    No, because "in greater quantity" still means additional, or above the amount.

  6. Re:I hate it when; on Step Toward Liberating Electronic Devices From Their Power Cords · · Score: 1

    No, 10x is 9 times more than 1x.

    You can do a simple mathematical proof

    Let x = 10

    1x = 10

    10x = 100

    According to your logic 10x +1x = 100, but it does not 9x + 1x = 100.

    The problem is the word MORE, which means additional. If you have 10x additional you have to add it back to the base amount

  7. Re:Yes! No more mandates! on Gun Rights Groups Say They Don't Oppose Smart Guns, Just Mandates · · Score: 1

    Does your first phrase indicate your intelligence level, or do you just like coming up with strawmen?

  8. Re:Yes! No more mandates! on Gun Rights Groups Say They Don't Oppose Smart Guns, Just Mandates · · Score: 1

    where do you get your 10k deaths from? There were over 32k deaths per year from guns.

  9. Re:Yes! No more mandates! on Gun Rights Groups Say They Don't Oppose Smart Guns, Just Mandates · · Score: 1

    That is funny, there is about the same amount of car deaths in the US as there are gun deaths.

  10. Re:EPIC FAIL of summary on Kaleidescape Settles With DVD CCA But No Victory For DRM · · Score: 1

    more than likely the *case* was. I dont know about you, but in school they taught me how to infer certain things about a sentence.

  11. Re:Yes! No more mandates! on Gun Rights Groups Say They Don't Oppose Smart Guns, Just Mandates · · Score: 0

    You are vastly mistating "dangerous". Guns are more dangerous because they are more "likely or able to inflict harm or injury". A car coming at you is more visible and avoidable than a gun shooting at you from a crowd, or a roof top.

  12. Re:Yes! No more mandates! on Gun Rights Groups Say They Don't Oppose Smart Guns, Just Mandates · · Score: 1

    You make the poor assumption that dangerous just means to oneself, not to others as well.

  13. Re:Yes! No more mandates! on Gun Rights Groups Say They Don't Oppose Smart Guns, Just Mandates · · Score: 1

    My gun, no, but neither has any of my cars.

  14. Re:Yes! No more mandates! on Gun Rights Groups Say They Don't Oppose Smart Guns, Just Mandates · · Score: 1

    What are you smoking? The gun in my closet is 100x more dangerous than pretty much any car by virtually any measure.

  15. Re:Yes! No more mandates! on Gun Rights Groups Say They Don't Oppose Smart Guns, Just Mandates · · Score: 1

    I think you need to give yourself a fucking break.. No where did I state that we should mandate the technology.. I was just pointing out the bad logic that being used to counter the cars analogy, but keep up your strawman.

  16. Re:Yes! No more mandates! on Gun Rights Groups Say They Don't Oppose Smart Guns, Just Mandates · · Score: 1

    Not to the same level, or with the same level of anonymity. Guns are small, compact and allow people to remain somewhat hidden when shooting. Cars are much larger, and noticeable in crowds. Lets see you kill or maim someone with a car from the safety of a roof top.

  17. Re:Note to myself: on The 69 Words GM Employees Can Never Say · · Score: 1

    you used the word problems, you are fired!

  18. Re:Silly Peasants on Water Cannons Used Against Peaceful Anti-TTIP Protestors: the Next ACTA Revolt? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You and I have a vastly different idea of the democratic process.. I mean if we dont know whats in it, and cannot vote on it, then there is no democratic process involved.

  19. Re:Let's reclassify Lobbying as Bribery and on Congressmen Who Lobbied FCC Against Net Neutrality & Received Payoff · · Score: 1

    Actually your "fine line" is incorrect tot he scenario being discussed. It would be more like you paid your lawyer, when then paid the judge a campaign donation to rule in your favor, I mean help him get elected next time.

  20. Re:Just like Bulldozer? on AMD Preparing To Give Intel a Run For Its Money · · Score: 4, Informative

    The story is more about the come back of their great designer who has done a lot, and how they are betting on him.

  21. Re:The Science is settled! on Climate Journal Publishes Referees' Report In Response To "Witch-Hunt" Claims · · Score: 5, Informative

    It is not out of context. The complaint from the referee if you read the complaint is that it was simplistic.

  22. Re:It's a business on Why Should Red Hat Support Competitors' Software? · · Score: 1

    That has nothing to do with what I said. It is like refusing to support windows boot issues because I am running openoffice instead of MS word on my machine.

  23. Re:It's a business on Why Should Red Hat Support Competitors' Software? · · Score: 1

    Unless they are not doing OS level support on RHEL contracts if the company is using the competitors open stack implementation. Then that would be a major issue.

  24. Re:Yikes ... on Thorium: The Wonder Fuel That Wasn't · · Score: 1

    well seeing as what he calls a landfill is a secure site specifically designed for this type of storage, probably a lot less than he implies.

  25. Re:Time for a union that is only way to get the po on Plaintiff In Tech Hiring Suit Asks Judge To Reject Settlement · · Score: 1

    Does not matter if most do it, a lot do it, or just some do it, over generalization is still over generalization.