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  1. Re:Ethics on Iranian Police Tracking Dissidents Using Tech From Western Companies · · Score: 1

    Go protest some more looser while we are laughing our way to then bank. Hope you'll get a kick in the face and a dose of pepper spray.

  2. Re:sorry, but no on Simulated Mars Mission 'Returns' After 520 Days · · Score: 2

    With proper variable isolation a lot of useful psychological data can be obtained from such experiment, do not discard it just because it's not 100 percent like a real thing.

  3. Re:Results how? on EU Scientists Working On Laser To Rip a Hole In Spacetime · · Score: 1

    Can't believe there are only two people in the entire thread who thought of this. A seriously underrated film, I watch it least twice a year.

  4. Re:Prison should be punishment on Court To Prisoner: No Xbox 360 For You · · Score: 1

    On the contrary fear and punishment is the only thing that works reliably for all animals from mice to apes to people. Rehabilitation is possible but mass rehabilitation of millions of criminal minds with good success rates would require resources on enormous scale.

  5. Re:Awww..... on Julian Assange Loses Extradition Appeal · · Score: 1

    Please... Are you really so naive? If he he gets to Sweden he'll get a black hood over his head and a free flight to Jordan or Bosnia. The man is fighting for his life.

  6. Re:Does happen on India To Build A Thorium Reactor · · Score: 1

    Nothing beats Norway tho, that is the true heaven of the lazy and kingdom of mediocrity. My friend who escaped Norway 12 years ago says now matter how hard you try you you wont make much more than a janitor.

  7. Re:Virtual Machine on a Macbook Pro on Ask Slashdot: GNU/Linux Laptops? · · Score: 1

    Parallels Desktop has better overall performance and especially graphics acceleration for windows guests. But I guess it's not free.

  8. Re:Subsidies inflate pricing. on Ron Paul Wants To End the Federal Student Loan Program · · Score: 1

    I got this great idea, how about an 18 y/o who most likely does not know the first thing what he/she wants to do with their life does not go to college at 18? Maybe get a job, acquire some life experience and then decode if and what they want to study. Life is not going to be ruined if you graduate a few years later.

  9. Re:It's the Majel Barrett effect on Why Computer Voices Are Mostly Female · · Score: 1
    I noticed spaceship self-destruct systems always announce impending doom with a female voice.

    You Have Ten Seconds To Reach Minimum Safe Distance

  10. Re:Tell them this on Ask Slashdot: What To Tell High-Schoolers About Computer Science? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'm sorry but you are doing it wrong. There are many approaches to teaching and for younger kids it's not necessary to start with such formal fundamental things. I learned English as a second language not by first learning what a verb is and what tenses there are but by reading websites and watching movies.

    There is nothing wrong or impure about showing kids a python or basic based easy to use development environment, teaching them some basic operators and letting them get immediately into creating games.

  11. Re:Programming? on Ask Slashdot: What To Tell High-Schoolers About Computer Science? · · Score: 1

    Theory of algorithms is about Turing machines and theory of recursive functions, the course I took never included any programing or pseudo-programming. May be you meant some applied course on algorithm analysis.

  12. Re:You think the housing collapse was bad on US Student Loans Exceed $1 Trillion · · Score: 1

    Sounds great until your truck runs over an IED in Afghanistan and blows you to pieces or worse you get to return home as a quadriplegic.

  13. Re:Which is what, exactly? on Ron Paul Suggests Axing 5 U.S. Federal Departments (and Budgets) · · Score: 1

    You are on a life raft and there is not enough food and water for all. It would be only logical to get rid of other people (or wait until fools like you offer to sacrifice themselves for the good of all).

  14. A shameful moment. on Reuters Reports Death of Gaddafi In Libyan City of Sirte · · Score: 1

    He died a hero. Bit now as a Russian citizen I'm ashamed of my country for abstaining on the UN resolution. At least we learnt a lesson not to trust NATO. Never forget the their true purpose - to spread Western imperialism. A resolotuin to protect Syrian "civilians" will never pass the Security counsel.

  15. Re:Again? on EU Debates Installing a Black Box On Your Computer · · Score: 1

    The proposal is not a software based solution, it's not run as an application under os. How will you fight a chip with some storage on the motherboard that logs data passing to the network card?

  16. Re:For such a vital system. on Galileo To Be Europe's Answer To US GPS · · Score: 1

    I wish this was not included into Constitution, "promoting the general wellfare..." is the number one justification of big government.

  17. Re:For such a vital system. on Galileo To Be Europe's Answer To US GPS · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I swear we need to reinstate the house of un-american activities, Slashdot is crawling with commies and socialist commie sympathizers. Your collectivism sickens me, surrender your hard earned money to make "life better for all"? Really?? How about "all" start earning their own income and stop stealing from my paycheck!

  18. Re:NO on California Declares Today "Steve Jobs Day" · · Score: 1

    We just need something like a Parade Day Parade .

  19. Re:"they have iphones" and other garbage comments on Occupy Wall Street Protests Go Global · · Score: 1

    There are European electronics brands that are at least assembled in developed countries, not sure if you have them in the US.

  20. Re:Is that how that works? on US Bishop Charged For Not Reporting Priest's Child Porn To Police · · Score: 1

    This logic is not as basic and self-evident as you think. For instance in many countries, mine included, possession of drugs for personal use is not a crime even through production, processing and distribution is.

  21. Re:Goodbye on Dennis Ritchie, Creator of C Programming Language, Passed Away · · Score: 1

    Thank you Dennis, you created such wonderful things.

  22. Re:The 1% are insulated on Ask Slashdot: How Do You View the Wall Street Protests? · · Score: 1

    I have answered here: http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=2469114&threshold=-1&commentsort=0&mode=thread&pid=37673474#37676962 The criminal regime may have driven the Resistance underground for now, but the flame is still alive. The London Youths will raise again!

  23. Re:Lighting. on Stroke Victim Stranded At South Pole Base · · Score: 1

    And now we know how The Thing got out!

  24. Re:The 1% are insulated on Ask Slashdot: How Do You View the Wall Street Protests? · · Score: 1

    Is this what really happened or what corporate controlled media wants you to believe? Sure some property got damaged, but do you think no shops were burned and looted in Egypt and Libya? There always marginal elements on the sidelines of a revolution waiting to take advantage of break down in law and order. The endlessly looping clips of destruction were meant to convince you it was just a criminal riot. But the question we should be asking is why the crowds of tens of thousands of people chanting down with the regime and trying to make it to central London were never shown? Maybe because than everyone would see where the police suspiciously absent from the looting hotspots really went. Thousands of police who blocked the main crowds advance, jammed and confiscated mobile phones. Now we are seeing thousands of people thrown in jail, identified by the facial recognition software according to the same corrupt authorities. They are not arresting looters, they are going after the people who took part in the main pro-democracy march.

    One can not help but notice a striking similarity between the methods of Syria's Assad and the British regime - marginalize revolutionaries by portraying them as violent criminals while portraying themselves as defenders of social stability.

  25. Re:We want something new but the same. on Google+ Loses 60% of Active Users · · Score: 1

    Yeah, those AD&D marathon allnighters tend to wear women down.