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  1. Re:language developers disconnected from reality on How Heraclitus would Design a Programming Language · · Score: 0

    I assume you mean "for", not "foreach" as Ada has no such keyword.

  2. Re:Count out the "all-stars" on Competition to Build the Space Shuttle's Successor · · Score: 1

    As someone who actually works for one of these companies (Lockheed), I can say that you know absolutely nothing about what the hell you are talking about. We have to remain cost effective and produce results, or we would simply not get any more contacts.

  3. Re:Insanity on Norwegian Student Ordered to Pay for Hyperlinks to Music · · Score: 1

    Yes, I have and a parallel argument has no such requirement. In any case, that would not make any difference as any argument assumes it premise is true, even a proof by contradiction. All the is required for creating a parallel argument is one that will reduce to an equivalent set of statements in first order predicate calculus.

  4. Re:Insanity on Norwegian Student Ordered to Pay for Hyperlinks to Music · · Score: 1

    An analogy - in general - can't be used to prove anything because it is by it's nature a metaphor. i.e. a different situation. Yes, it can. It's called a parallel argument. You've never taken any courses in philosophical logic, have you.

  5. typing code? yuck on Programming Until Retirement? · · Score: 1

    I've never, ever been able to touch-type while writing code. It just never felt right. I do type when I am writing text, such as an e-mail, a document, or this post. Anyone else?

  6. Re:BETAMAX on The Lost 1984 Mac Video · · Score: 1

    Betamax was a better technology than VHS, which is still being used today. So, what's your point?

  7. Re:Stuff can go faster than light on Blazing Speed: The Fastest Stuff In The Universe · · Score: 1

    No, that is not true. Nothing can accelerate beyond the speed of light. There is no law of science that puts a limit on velocity.

  8. Re:Gamma is not linear on Blazing Speed: The Fastest Stuff In The Universe · · Score: 1

    The laws of physics, as we know them, do not preclude traveling faster than light. What is disallowed is accelerating beyond the the speed of light.

  9. Re:I have always been curious on Decrypting Kryptos · · Score: 1

    My point was that there is a difference in intent. A code is intentionally cryptic. The language is not. The information to read it was lost. The Rosetta Stone was not a code-breaking key as the OP suggested. It presented the same story in mutliple languages, one of which could still be read.

  10. Re:I have always been curious on Decrypting Kryptos · · Score: 1

    The Rosetta Stone has nothing to do with code breaking. The Rosetta Stone is a stone with writing on it in two languages (Egyptian and Greek), using three scripts (hieroglyphic, demotic and Greek). It is important, because the identical passages in Greek, allowed scholars to understand Egyptian writings.

  11. Re:Arghh! on De-spamming Your Inbox The Hard Way · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I read that and thought, "oh, god! People still believe that crap?" Your body will actually stop cleaning itself out if you stop eating!

  12. Re:Two kinds of computers? on IBM Puts PC Business Up for Sale · · Score: 1

    Me too. I still have a working Model I at home. Have you checked out: http://www.trs-80.com?

  13. Re:Wouldn't it be easier on Anti-Spyware Products Don't Live Up to Promises · · Score: 1

    You should check out "TaskInfo" (I have no affiliation.) It will tell you practically everything about your running processes. It will tell you what files they have open, tcp/ip connections, dlls, you name it. The problem with task manager is that is does not show everything running on your system. For example, services do not necessarily show up, nor does a process' threads. TaskInfo will show every thread running in your system. http://www.iarsn.com/download.html Regards.

  14. Re:Confusing terms? on Anti-Spyware Products Don't Live Up to Promises · · Score: 1

    The is a lot of spyware out that has nothing to do with advertising. For one, there is software out there that functions like the hardware you mentioned, logging key strokes. It is also spyware software that searches your PC for passwords, credit card numbers, and the like.

  15. Re:Wouldn't it be easier on Anti-Spyware Products Don't Live Up to Promises · · Score: 1

    There are about a half a dozen ways a program can get launched at startup, not just the run keys. The ones that pop most freshly in my mind are the legacy supported ones that go all the way back to Windows 3.

  16. Re:Yeesh. on 30 Years of Adventure: A Celebration of D&D · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why thank you! I'm always telling my daughter to "revel in your geekdom!" I LOVE being a geek.

  17. Re:Elves don't have darkvision! on 30 Years of Adventure: A Celebration of D&D · · Score: 2, Informative

    With was renamed "darkvision" in version 3.x.

  18. Re:Yeesh. on 30 Years of Adventure: A Celebration of D&D · · Score: 3, Informative

    In 2nd edition (and some monsters in 1st) used a d10 for suprise. It was also used for some large weapons, and of course percentile (MR, thieves' skill checks, teleport errors, etc.).

  19. Re:Gamerankings and HL2 on Source SDK Released Soon, HL2 High in Gamerankings · · Score: 1

    I can't even find the "remember my password" check box. I'm looked all over hell. Can you tell me where to look? (I must be getting old...)

  20. Re:I have still not been able to play due to crash on Source SDK Released Soon, HL2 High in Gamerankings · · Score: 1

    I wasn't able to play Half-Life:Source because it kept crashing (sound driver crash--game freezed but sound kept repeating). Valve said to try moving the sound card because of SB's notoriaty with being picking about its slot. Well, it works, but I can't believe in this day and age they (Creative Labs) still have that problem (I remember juggling cards around 10 years ago to make my SB happy!).

  21. Re:Future Install? on Valve Cracks Down on 20,000 Users · · Score: 1

    So what if its just a game. I paid good money for it. Who the hell are you to arbitrary decide its importance?

  22. Re:Activation sux... on Valve Cracks Down on 20,000 Users · · Score: 1

    I said the exact same thing on Steams forums. The Dork from Valve replied with some snide comment and the closed the thread!

  23. Re:Three words... on Electronic Arts Facing Possible Class Action Lawsuit · · Score: 2, Insightful

    You have to look no farther than the movie industry to see that what you are saying is untrue.

  24. Re:fp on Music Downloading not Entirely to Blame · · Score: 1

    Where the hell are you buy from??? I regularly buy used CDs from between $3 and $8 (usually around $4 on average). I'd never pay $10 for a used CD.

  25. Re:Please don't call it "America" on How has the USA PATRIOT Act Affected You? · · Score: 1

    You are so full of shit. In 1492, Columbus was looking for and thought he landed in the West Indies. It wasn't until years later they figured out it was a completely different continent.