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  1. He REALLY blew Python 3, which pretty much made Python unusable to end users. Since the program you're trying to run may or may not be written in Python 2 or 3, not like that's something the docs will ever mention, and its dependencies will surely be written in some completely random mix of Python 2 and 3 that makes the whole shebang impossible to execute. Speaking of execution way to kill an entire programming language Guido

  2. Google

  3. Friends 2.0 on 'The Big Bang Theory' Is Finally Ending (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    It's just Friends 2.0. I don't have any evidence for that, even anecdotal, except myself, but I'd be willing to bet there's a large overlap between the two fanbases. Likewise, "Curb Your Enthusiasm" is basically Seinfeld 2.0, or Seinfeld with indecent language. As a Seinfeld fan I think Curb is one of the few comedies worth watching. I hated Friends and I hate Big Bang even more, along with 2 1/2 Men and every other Chuck Lorre show. The guy is a cash machine and yes his shows have a lot of jokes, the problem is they just aren't funny. But hey humor is subjective and I'm not going to judge someone based on their taste in it. I just won't be caught dead watching those shows because they make me want to hang myself.

  4. Re: Interestingly, taxation shifted stocks to GFT on As Value of Cryptocurrencies Falls, a Lot of New and Risk-Taking Investors Are Suffering Immensely (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    I'd mod you up if I had mod points but it seems they're past their expiration date

  5. Re: Interestingly, taxation shifted stocks to GFT on As Value of Cryptocurrencies Falls, a Lot of New and Risk-Taking Investors Are Suffering Immensely (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Leave it to an AC on Slashdot to 'correct' someone with 'alternative facts'

  6. Not very much. Apple is just as doomed without Steve now as, well, it was doomed without Steve before.

  7. Re:Interesting on DEA Program "More Troubling" Than NSA · · Score: 1

    Had one mod point left and wanted to spend it on this article but deciding to respond to your question instead - YES they should be let go, not only because of the unconstitutional legal tactics of the DEA, but because drug prohibition itself is the true miscarriage of justice here! Deaths and social harm? I think you're a bit confused if you think anything other than prohibition is responsible for most of that.

  8. Re:Digital image stabilization makes a comeback. on Nokia Lumia 1020 Video and Photo Shoot Preview · · Score: 1

    how's the sound on the concert videos? i've found the gs3 completely useless for recording live sound because it totally oversaturates the mic and comes out all static. my old iphone 4s was better but still distorted quite a bit. trying to find the best one for my next purchase, because the sound is the main thing i care about, but these things are never covered in reviews. sounds like it's either htc one or a nokia but I'd rather stick with android unless the nokia is clearly superior

  9. Re:Honestly... on Hacked Bitcoin Financial Site Had No Backups · · Score: 1

    Happening because 17 yr olds who know nothing about writing and deploying production grade software get their hands on Ruby on Rails and think they can do anything including handling lots of money. Thats exactly what happened here. Some months ago I invested a whole 1 btc into Bitcoinica to see what the fuss was all about. The site was so obviously programmed by some amateur that I couldnt even withdraw my 0.8 btc after taking trading losses for a while, took me a while to figure out that one withdrawal method was completely broken, so I did manage to use another to get my 0.8 btc and run, but this site was clearly heading for inevitable disaster to anyone with real professional software experience. Always try before you buy

    PS also must say in my experience in the software industry, to the credit of the 17 yr olds involved, even grown adults who do know a thing or two about writing and deploying production grade software still make inexplicable mistakes like not making DB backups. S**T happens but some s**T is more likely than others.

  10. Re:Honestly... on Hacked Bitcoin Financial Site Had No Backups · · Score: 1

    Happening because 17 yr olds who know nothing about writing and deploying production grade software get their hands on Ruby on Rails and think they can do anything including handling lots of money. Thats exactly what happened here. Some months ago I invested a whole 1 btc into Bitcoinica to see what the fuss was all about. The site was so obviously programmed by some amateur that I couldnt even withdraw my 0.8 btc after taking trading losses for a while, took me a while to figure out that one withdrawal method was completely broken, so I did manage to use another to get my 0.8 btc and run, but this site was clearly heading for inevitable disaster to anyone with real professional software experience. Always try before you buy

  11. Re:Fluid ounces from pounds of water on 3 Drinks a Day Keeps the Doctor Away · · Score: 1

    it may not be the world around but it means the mass of a US pint is 450 g which is quite close to 454 g = 1 pound Obviously under the assumption that 1 pound, a measure of force, is equal to the weight of 454 g of mass, so the whole thing is only valid for US measures taken on planet earth.

  12. Re:Really? on Just Where Is The Lincoln Memorial, Anyhow? · · Score: 1

    Chill man, smoke some bud. You wanna shoot a bad mod? That's what m2 is for, try doing some if you want to contribute. Otherwise there's little need for further self-righteous judgment.

  13. Re:Missing from summary on Zynga Investment May Herald Google Games · · Score: 1

    Zynga is a scary place full of scary code

  14. Re:Zynga are evil on Zynga Investment May Herald Google Games · · Score: 1

    Arbitrarily stealing users money with no recourse? you got a lot to learn

  15. WTF has happened to the world? on Ubisoft's DRM Cracked — For Real This Time · · Score: 1

    Where I come from, we willingly pay money for things we like even given the opportunity to get it for free. Because we want the creators to make a good living and make more of it! And they don't fuck us like bitches in return! I highly recommend anyone concerned with this just turn around, walk away, and spend your energy, and money, on doing something positive for someone who's not trying to fuck you like a bitch. Cause I dont like to get fucked by anyone except the Mrs! There's no point fighting or getting fucked by pricks in suits. There will always be pricks in suits and even if you beat these pricks there will be more pricks lining up to replace them. Until everyone stops playing their little games anyway.

  16. Re:Troll, huh? on The Fresca Rebellion · · Score: 1

    Oh, they are quite good at math.

  17. Re:It's over. on G20 Protesters Blasted By "Sound Cannon" · · Score: 1

    Allright I admit it, not only am I not going to fight back, I don't even have any big guns! But this is some 1984 shit and they should not be surprised if someone does! Should be a real "riot" when they replace the cops with robots. Military sonic weapons.. deployed in Pittsburgh. Say it.

  18. It's over. on G20 Protesters Blasted By "Sound Cannon" · · Score: 1

    Time to bring out the big guns and fight back obviously

  19. Re:Still get the kernel panic on Tiger on The Story of a Simple and Dangerous OS X Kernel Bug · · Score: 1

    Hahahahaha. Yeah and by 6 mos after the upgrade every new version of user apps will need function DoSomethingUselessAndShiny out of it. Welcome to the Apple's ecosystem.

  20. Re:Ineffective dose of LSD on Mexico Decriminalizes Small-Scale Drug Possession · · Score: 1

    OMG I am a dumbass, ignore this post, 0.015 mg IS 15 mcg after all...

  21. Re:Ineffective dose of LSD on Mexico Decriminalizes Small-Scale Drug Possession · · Score: 1

    Check your math, 0.015 mg IS 150 mcg

  22. Re:And yet... on Afghan Student Gets 20 Years For Blasphemy · · Score: 1

    Yeah because government officials make loads of money from drug trafficking (and not only Afghanistan's)

  23. Blessing in disguise on Future Sony MMOs Will Be On Consoles · · Score: 1

    Sony already wrecked their only MMO that was even once good, EverQuest, so it's probably for the best that they keep their output off the PC.

  24. Re:WHO is more important than WHY on Game Developer Asks To Hear From Pirates · · Score: 1

    And, incidentally, Tribes was also one of the best GAMES ever made. No copy protection, a good demo, REAL SUPPORT by Dynamix and Sierra, and most importantly great gameplay. I've copied my share of games but I bought that one for sure. These days I'm not buying OR copying games. RIP Dynamix.

  25. Re:My worry on Spore, Mass Effect DRM Phone Home For Single-Player Gaming · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Splitting hairs isn't contributing to the conversation, especially when there's no functional difference for most people, who are really quite ignorant. fixed.