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  1. Re:On NPR this morning on Watch IBM's Watson On Jeopardy Tonight · · Score: 2

    This is probably because 4 species of grasshopper are the only Kosher insects. Watson obviously knew that, which I didn't! (But I'm not jewish.)

  2. Who remembers the Tron guy, Jay Maynard? on Tron Legacy Exposed · · Score: 1

    From Slashdot, way back.... http://slashdot.org/articles/04/04/18/1515201.shtml He's actually a really smart guy, a maintainer (or was) of the Hercules Emulator, a brilliant piece of software that lets you run IBM's MVS on your PC. Play with COBOL. PL/I, JCL, even Assembler your heart's delight.

  3. Re:COBOL error possibly.... on Software Glitch Leads To $23,148,855,308,184,500 Visa Charges · · Score: 1

    Underscores arent valid COBOL.

  4. Re:but it's not really English on Shouldn't Every Developer Understand English? · · Score: 1

    "As for programming languages using English syntax, they don't, and most common languages aren't even superficially similar." Hmm, never written COBOL huh? ADD GIN TO VERMOUTH GIVING MARTINI

  5. Re:COBOL: The Undead Language on California Can't Perform Pay Cut Because of COBOL · · Score: 1

    Not just COBOL, any IBM Mainframer's joke. You can get a S0C4 in any language, just try executing some data instead of code.

  6. Re:Segway recall on Eight Biggest Tech Flops Ever · · Score: 1

    Actually, the speed is infinitely variable from stationary to the max provided by the key (either 6, 8 or 12.5 MPH on the supllied keys.

    Ron
    Aussie Segway Owner

  7. Aussie instructions are here... on PVRs Down Under? · · Score: 1

    www.trufit.com.au/tivo All you need to do! The lot, guide data, everything Cheers