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  1. Re:Mod parent down on Putin Threatens US Missile Bases In Europe · · Score: 3, Funny

    We are post modern here. Even this response is at least -25 Old and lame.

  2. Re:Hmm... on Google et al. Want 700 MHz Auction Opened Up · · Score: 1

    Redundant? I didn't think it quite obvious what was being parodied. I was just trying to help it stand out some.

  3. Re:Reverse Engineering on Guitartabs.com Suspends Under Legal Pressure · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Furthermore, the very process of listening to music involves the transcription, transformation, and interpretation of the music.

    The brain is identifying the tonal root, rhythm, chords, and the relations between chords. Is this illegal also? Is it illegal to tell your band buddy: Hey did you hear that? That was an awesome change to the parallel key when they went from the A to the C chord? Silly stuff.

  4. Moderators on Google et al. Want 700 MHz Auction Opened Up · · Score: 1

    Moderators. Parent needs some attention.

  5. Re:Hmm... on Google et al. Want 700 MHz Auction Opened Up · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Karma, Randy, Karma.

  6. Re:got it wrong on Pimping Out a New House · · Score: 1
    1st: Your argument does not present evidence which shows me a fallacy.

    2nd:I mean developers should build affordable housing so that the poor may continue to live in New Orleans. There is a market for cheap housing you know.

  7. Re:got it wrong on Pimping Out a New House · · Score: -1, Troll

    Shithead.

  8. got it wrong on Pimping Out a New House · · Score: 0, Troll

    Cheap.. Hey that's the idea:Don't build a rich kid's house. Build for the poor in New Orlans.

  9. Re:Nethack..... on What Kids Really Think About Kids' Games · · Score: 1

    What I want is an Angband type of MMOG. Oh I know there are some... that try. Nah never mind. I'll just crawl in my hole.

  10. Re:Nethack..... on What Kids Really Think About Kids' Games · · Score: 1

    Truly. Although I've never played nethack, I am a fan of the numerous Angband variants out there. For those who think getting out of a tough situation means pushing the hit button faster, Angband has something to teach you.

  11. This wouldn't happen at Slashdot's IT, would it? on The IT Department as Corporate Snoop? · · Score: 1

    Would it?

  12. Re:Um, context? on Video Game Documentary Stirs Up Controversy · · Score: 1

    6-7 times, and still posted first? Either you are lying, comments were moved by staff, or a subscriber(ha right). :)

  13. Re:It's the package selection process on A Windows-Based Packaging Mechanism · · Score: 1

    Kidding, because for some reason I care if I get modded down. Silly me.

  14. Re:It's the package selection process on A Windows-Based Packaging Mechanism · · Score: 2, Funny
    What's Linux gonna do when it gives Windows its only good feature?

    just kidding. ..

  15. Re:our brains aren't wired to think in parallel on Is Parallel Programming Just Too Hard? · · Score: 1

    You might consciously decide where you are walking to, but are you consciously moving each leg? Of course are brains do multiple things at once, but that is not the argument.

  16. Re:our brains aren't wired to think in parallel on Is Parallel Programming Just Too Hard? · · Score: 1

    The body can't run two different directions. One course of action must be made in times of danger. Ok here it is: Massively parallel to solve the hard problems efficiently, and at a higher level of description, a unified picture is created as a synthesis of all the result of the parallel processes.

  17. Re:you assume obscene amounts of money aren't req' on Robot for India's Moon Mission by IIT Kanpur · · Score: 1

    I am not bashing NASA. Personally, I think that the these robots won't stand up to the rigors of space.

  18. Re:our brains aren't wired to think in parallel on Is Parallel Programming Just Too Hard? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Our brains may be massively parallel, but this doesn't not mean we can effectively attend to multiple problem domains at once. Especially, our conscious attentional processes tend to be able to focus on at most a couple of things at once, albeit at a high level of organizational description.

  19. Re:our brains aren't wired to think in parallel on Is Parallel Programming Just Too Hard? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Our brains are massively parallel, but we do not consciously attend to more than a couple of things at a time.

  20. Re:a momentary blip of anticipation on AT&T To Offer TV Over Phone Lines · · Score: 1

    Perhaps perhaps.. But some more competition is good for everyone, even if the field is still pitifully small.

  21. Re:you assume obscene amounts of money aren't req' on Robot for India's Moon Mission by IIT Kanpur · · Score: 1
    Agreed. If these 50 grand robotic explorers can accomplish their mission then fine, NASA is should be ashamed.

    I suspect, however, that these cheap robots will not stand up to the rigors of space and dust.

  22. Re:romantic and calvinistic notions? on Some Soft Drinks May Damage Your DNA · · Score: 1
    Well here are some relevant articles drawn from PubMed Most are peer reviewed, I think:

    Mowafy, AR, Darwish, AM, El-Kholy, SA, et al. (2001). Effect of food preservatives on mother rats and survival of their offspring. The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association, 76(3-4), 281-95.

    Türkolu, S. (2007). Genotoxicity of five food preservatives tested on root tips of Allium cepa L. Mutation research. Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, 626(1-2), 4-14.

    (2006). Beverage ingredients can form carcinogen. Consumer reports, 71(10), 7-.

    Asero, R. (2006). Sodium benzoate-induced pruritus. Allergy, 61(10), 1240-1.

    Andersen, A. (2006). Final report on the safety assessment of benzaldehyde. International journal of toxicology, 25 Suppl 1, 11-27.

    Seems like the literature is sparse though I am not a biochemist, and may not recognize relevant articles.

  23. Re:WHO CARES?! on Yet Another EVE Online Scandal? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Motive for CCP interference?

  24. Re:Simple on Best Presidential Candidate for Nerds? · · Score: 1

    Who the hell would be willing to be Vice twice!?

  25. Re:Umm.... on Should Games Be More Boring? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Hmm. Exactly. Why is the article equating boring with games like Brain Age? Maybe games which don't have a whole complex world in them can be..umm what's that word.. oh yeah.. FUN. Complex games can be boring.. Quite a lot of them are.