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  1. Re:oh no... on Cognitive Machines Help Decision-Making · · Score: 1

    Remember that "political" cartoon that was so popular for a while, the one with the eagle sharpening his talons with a metal file? Now imagine Clippy, filing the pointy end of himself to needle sharpness. He's ready for you, man. Clippy will not walk silently into the night, nor will he go down without a fight.

  2. Re:Dutch joke from local perspective on Chemical Element 110 To Be Named · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So, you guys are in other places, huh? I thought the US was the only country with computers. Except for Japan, but they just make video games. I didn't know the internet was hooked up to other countries! That must be one big phone line, ha ha!

  3. Re:Make it realistic.. on War Game To Use Troop-Filmed DoD Footage · · Score: 1
  4. Re:There they go again.... on New Doom III Preview Illuminates · · Score: 0

    I suggest you look into some reading comprehension skills, they might help keep your foot out of your mouth more often.

  5. Re:Draining wetlands has consequences on Playing God with Monsters · · Score: 1

    "Anti-environmentalist rhetoric?" Christ, you said you knew I was kidding. Lighten up, Francis, lest I bring a plague of locusts down on yo' ass to join the mosquitos.

    Other than your last pansy-ass cheap-shot though, pretty informative.

  6. Re:You are right: 40% error rate. on Nutch: An Open Source Search Engine · · Score: 1

    I just told you that the first two were matches, by your own criteria. They contain more exact instances of "to be or not to be" than Hamlet does, making them more accurate results. That drops us to 20% error.

  7. Re:well... on Playing God with Monsters · · Score: 1

    Malaria is spread by mosquitos, which reproduce in stagnant water. It's obvious that water is the root cause here. I propose a hydrological jihad, we must rid the world of this plague-spreading substance. Dihydrogen monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and kills uncounted thousands of people every year. Most of these deaths are caused by accidental inhalation of DHMO, but the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide do not end there. Prolonged exposure to its solid form causes severe tissue damage. Symptoms of DHMO ingestion can include excessive sweating and urination, and possibly a bloated feeling, nausea, vomiting and body electrolyte imbalance. For those who have become dependent, DHMO withdrawal means certain death. Dihydrogen monoxide: is also known as hydric acid, and is the major component of acid rain. contributes to the "greenhouse effect." may cause severe burns. contributes to the erosion of our natural landscape. accelerates corrosion and rusting of many metals. may cause electrical failures and decreased effectiveness of automobile brakes.
    has been found in excised tumors of terminal cancer patients. CONTAMINATION IS REACHING EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS! Quantities of dihydrogen monoxide have been found in almost every stream, lake, and reservoir in America today. The pollution is global, and the contaminant has even been found in Antarctic ice. In the midwest alone DHMO has caused millions of dollars of property damage. Despite the danger, dihydrogen monoxide is often used: as an industrial solvent and coolant. in nuclear power plants. in the production of styrofoam. as a fire retardant. in many forms of cruel animal research. in the distribution of pesticides. Even after washing, produce remains contaminated by this chemical. as an additive in certain "junk-foods" and other food products. Companies dump waste DHMO into rivers and the ocean, and nothing can be done to stop them because this practice is still legal. The impact on wildlife is extreme, and we cannot afford to ignore it any longer! THE HORROR MUST BE STOPPED! The American government has refused to ban the production, distribution, or use of this damaging chemical due to its "importance to the economic health of this nation." In fact, the navy and other military organizations are conducting experiments with DHMO, and designing multi-billion dollar devices to control and utilize it during warfare situations. Hundreds of military research facilities receive tons of it through a highly sophisticated underground distribution network. Many store large quantities for later use. IT'S NOT TOO LATE! Act NOW to prevent further contamination. Find out more about this dangerous chemical. What you don't know can hurt you and others throughout the world. Sorry!Not sure who I stile that from.

  8. Re:They were not accurate. on Nutch: An Open Source Search Engine · · Score: 1

    The first to were exact matches. Look at the source. That phrase appears no less than four times. In a shakespeare play, it only appears once. By that criteria, the first two were actually more accurate. You're right about that "bee" thing, that was just weird. But the first Shakespeare link is just as inaccurate, because the only place it contains that phrase is in the URL--and even there, without spaces. BUT, you would still consider that a positive search result, if you were blindly looking for "the guy who wrote it."

  9. Re:how about artificial hearts? on Playing God with Monsters · · Score: 2, Funny

    The baboon-to-baby heart transplant caused a small ruckus; it was the "red-assed-baboon-to-baby" ass transplant that was the real fiasco.

  10. Re:Accuracy is relevance on Nutch: An Open Source Search Engine · · Score: 1

    Well, if you slap some double-quotes around it (which I'm assuming is what was intended), you get accurate, but maybe not what you were [probably] looking for.

    The first link is about Barium Enemas, I shit you not.
    The second is about BeOS, and the third is some randomass link at funbrain.com.
    In the fourth we finally get some Shakepeare.
    Point is, these are all links that "capitalized" on the "to be or not to be" cliche and so are accurate results. Although, probably not what you were looking for. Next time try "Hamlet," "Shakespeare," or like that. If

    If all you know is the "to be or not to be" part, and can't remember who said it, or where they said it, hitting it on the fourth link is pretty damn good for a search that blind.

  11. Re:Seriously? on Gentoo Package Accused of Violating DMCA · · Score: 1

    Would I be violating anything if I released some perfectly legal program but renamed the file "thisIsIllegalSoftare.tar.gz"? How about "thisIsPiratedMSWord.zip", but it was just a renamed file of my own source code?

  12. Re:Do tell on Windows 95 in 4.47MB · · Score: 1

    Anyone have any tips on a good free reg cleaner? I'm a little edgy about just trying them at random on my work computer...

  13. Re:One word: on Will Classic Games Disappear Forever? · · Score: 5, Informative

    And with some carpentry skills, some basic soldering skills, and an I-PAC, and some parts you can have a very authentic feeling cabinet to play them in. Fun!

    Oh yeah, make sure to finish like a piece of furniture (use expensive lumber) so your wife lets you keep it in the house...

  14. Re:would it have been so hard... on The Future of Science Revealed! · · Score: 1

    I could use a hug, too.

  15. Frozen? on The Future of Science Revealed! · · Score: 1

    I always thought the opposite-- flaming!

  16. Re:This is very bad news on EBay Fined $29.5M in Patent Case · · Score: 1

    Ethicize, is that like jazzercise?

    What we're missing here is some scope. I was being a bit too global, maybe. Your argument is very Machiavellian, with an "ends justify the means" attitude. That's cool, if you walk that road.The question is, how valid is a conclusion that is based on false premises? I maintain that a "right" built out of "wrongs" is inherently wrong.

  17. Re:This is very bad news on EBay Fined $29.5M in Patent Case · · Score: 1

    But the wrong is still wrong, and nothing can change that.

  18. Re:oh the memories... on Konami Veterans Talk NES Classics · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately, my carts didn't come with spit-valves... although the spit might have helped with conductivity...

  19. Re:This is very bad news on EBay Fined $29.5M in Patent Case · · Score: 1

    You're arguing that two wrongs make a right. It's still not true. Wrong is wrong is wrong is wrong.

  20. Re:fs issues on Benchmarking Linux Filesystems In New 2.6 Kernel · · Score: 1

    How did you do that?

    <voice class="preacher"$gt;I ABJURE THEE, reiserfs! Get thee gone, and never darken my doorstep again! Away with you! The power of Christ compels you! The power of Christ compels you!</voice>

  21. Re:oh the memories... on Konami Veterans Talk NES Classics · · Score: 2, Funny

    Especially when the connector pins were bad so that it would only work about half the time on a reset, so you had to uuddlrlrbabass, shit didn't get it, reset, blinky screen, blow in cart, reset, blinky screen, reset, uuddlrlrbabass, shit didn't get it.......

  22. Re:Creating Acronyms for projects on Florida's Version Of TIA May Spread To Other States · · Score: 1

    Not even cool ones. What the hell is with CINCPACNORCOMFLEETPACWEST and things like that (okay, I made that one up)? Why is BUPERS better than BP?

  23. Re:What the heck *is* FUD anyway? on Meet Martin Taylor Of Microsoft's Open Source Test Lab · · Score: 1

    Here's UrbanDictionary's definitions... although only the top three apply to this conversation (I hope).

  24. Re:hunt on Cross-Platform LAN Gaming Suggestions? · · Score: 1

    Parent has it right. "Hunt the Wumpus" whomps ass.

  25. Re:55% Mac users ??? on Cross-Platform LAN Gaming Suggestions? · · Score: 1

    55% isn't bad--he forgot to tell you tht he works at Apple.