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  1. Re:Simple solution on State Rep. Says Biking Is Not Earth Friendly Because Breathing Produces CO2 · · Score: 1

    I seriously hate driving/biking/cycling in Lincoln Park. It's full of self-entitled rich douchebag cyclists and self-entitled rich douchebag drivers.

  2. Re: Damn nanny government on French Officials Say EU Will Sanction Google Over Privacy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's not an ad homenim if you really are a fucking idiot.

  3. Re:universal connector on Apple Says "No" To Releasing New Dock Connector Specs · · Score: 1

    Because it looks better? Are you retarded?

  4. Re:A very wise manager once told me. on Being Honest In Exit Interviews Is Pointless · · Score: 1

    Counterpoint: I quit my last job because I got offered a great opportunity. My boss was awesome.

  5. Re:His AI class sucked. on Online Courses and the $100 Graduate Degree · · Score: 1

    I took his lessons, and read a bunch of other resources like a mother fucker to get a good grade and I learned a lot. That was the point and I think for a self motivated learner who is willing to search out sources it was a good class.

  6. Re:whimsical attitude? on Online Courses and the $100 Graduate Degree · · Score: 1

    I learned a lot so I guess, no?

  7. I took his AI class on Online Courses and the $100 Graduate Degree · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I thought his whimsical attitude and passion for teaching were amazing and I learned a lot for zero dollars. I'd easily pay 100 bucks to have him teach me more stuff.

  8. Re:Your bugs.. your problem on Ask Slashdot: How Long Should Devs Support Software Written For Clients? · · Score: 1

    You're kidding right?

  9. Re:Windows 8 has mandatory flash built in on Supreme Court Orders Do-Over On Key Software Patents · · Score: 1, Informative
  10. Re:But do we really need a separate CS dept anymor on Univ. of Florida Announces Plan To Save CS Department · · Score: 1

    Let me get this straight because you're being kind of an ambiguous, which combined with your absolutist attitude, makes you a dick.

    Please tell me you have examined the curriculum of all computer science departments, worldwide, and made your determination that way?

  11. Re:But do we really need a separate CS dept anymor on Univ. of Florida Announces Plan To Save CS Department · · Score: 1

    Actually I find that Computer Science is one of the most narrow disciplines.

    I disagree; having any sort of thorough knowledge about computers requires at least some education from almost all parts of the STEM curricula. Any person who actually gives a shit about computers should know (with at least some rudimentary level of competency) a whole spectrum of things from semiconductor theory to abstract models of computation. The set of sciences and fields of mathematics you need to now master to have a solid understanding of the operation of a computer is mind boggling.

  12. Re:Best Ask Slashdot Ever on MIT Fusion Researchers Answer Your Questions · · Score: 1

    I'd toss a few hundred at a kickstarter, especially if at the end I could get a non-active piece of the containment vessel or something.

  13. Best Ask Slashdot Ever on MIT Fusion Researchers Answer Your Questions · · Score: 1

    Subject says it all. Thanks for taking the time to thoroughly answer the questions.

  14. Re:Not a flying car on Flying Car Makes Successful Maiden Flight · · Score: 4, Informative

    Better check again, the long flabby arm of the law now operates antiaircraft systems. http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2011/09/manhattans-real-anti-aircraft-battery-stinger-missiles/43062/

  15. Re:Hm on Linux 3.3: Making a Dent In Bufferbloat? · · Score: 1

    I think it's incredibly naïve to believe that we can, in one atomic action, rip out and replace tcp/ip (or whatever other technology) with something that is "better" for whatever value of the word "better" you assign it to have. An incredible amount of work and research has gone into making things work the way that they do, and not only do they work pretty well, but upgrading them to fix issues like this buffer bloat thing is not some Manhattan Project-esque undertaking, like reengineering the internet would be.

  16. Re:One hand, 12 o'clock ... on You're Driving All Wrong, Says NHTSA · · Score: 2

    Why mustang? I can see crown victoria but not mustang.

  17. Re:One hand, 12 o'clock ... on You're Driving All Wrong, Says NHTSA · · Score: 4, Funny

    Shittiest Haiku Ever

  18. Re:Not really needed on Ask Slashdot: Finding an IT Job Without a Computer-Oriented Undergraduate Degree · · Score: 1

    If C-level management can't or won't work around HR's self imposed ridiculous rules then that's their problem and they deserve to lose talent for it.

  19. Re:Cold? on LED's Efficiency Exceeds 100% · · Score: 1

    There's still a lot of energy available at -40, you still have another 233K to go before you hit absolute zero

  20. Re:You americans trying to take the glory again? on Final Analysis Suggests Tevatron Saw Hint of the Higgs Boson · · Score: 1, Funny

    Now now now here in america we call that quantitative easing. It's a much nicer term.

  21. Re:ask a mechanic on Have Bad Cars Gone Extinct? · · Score: 1

    At least your ignition module didn't spontaneously combust. I was working at an auto shop back in the mid 90's when I was just a retarded kid and we had a Ford ambulance burn to the ground in the parking lot after the ignition module shorted out and started a fire. Apparently that was a thing Fords did back then.

  22. Re:ask a mechanic on Have Bad Cars Gone Extinct? · · Score: 1

    It was a common problem in 80's/90's vintage GM cars to have the resistor packs on the HVAC controls melt.

  23. Re:Apache Never Again on Apache 2.4 Takes Direct Aim At Nginx · · Score: 1

    Plus you lose the secure flag in HttpServletRequest if you don't use AJP proxying, so then you have to do some kind of stupid header hack or a second port or IP to provide the Java runtime with knowledge that your channel is secure (unless you are running 100% SSL, which isn't a bad thing imo).

  24. Re:wrong on FBI File Notes Steve Jobs' Reality Distortion Field · · Score: 1

    Don't forget the mill operators, the supply chain analysts, the freight, etc. and all the services to keep those working.

  25. Re:I guess it's time to say "I told you so"? on TomTom Satnavs To Set Insurance Prices · · Score: 1

    Probably the best observation of the Slashdot community I've seen in years.