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  1. Re:Scolpito nella pietra... on How Badly is Google Books Search Broken, and Why? (blogspot.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, maybe on the other side of the atlantic you don't have many buildings made out of stone, you jumped directly from log shacks to steel skyscrapers...

    Hope to hell you were just being cute. If not, good gods, you just displayed a grand European ignorance. For instance in KC where I used to live the entire downtown was constructed from limestone. Most of which are still standing. Hell, there are entire neighborhoods of houses made of gray or brown limestone (Westport, Hyde Park).

  2. Re: Health care != profit on Goldman Sachs Asks: 'Is Curing Patients a Sustainable Business Model?' (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Do you mean regulated? They are.

  3. Re:Youtube is for illiterate people on YouTube To Blame For Rise in Flat Earth Believers, Says Study (cnet.com) · · Score: 1
  4. Re:Flat Earther Here on YouTube To Blame For Rise in Flat Earth Believers, Says Study (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't see a reason why world in which simulation hardware runs should be in any way similar to ours.

    A total lack of evidence?

  5. Re:If you contradict yourself, I don't need to lis on 'No, You Can't Ignore Email. It's Rude.' (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    And yes, just reading the subject line many times constitutes reading enough of the email to ignore responding.

  6. Re:This is gonna be a huge shock on 'No, You Can't Ignore Email. It's Rude.' (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Nawh, it's been around forever. They *did* however polish it to a bright star of social interactions.

  7. Re:Then Make Spammer Hunting Legal on 'No, You Can't Ignore Email. It's Rude.' (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    This article wasn't about spam, you dingus.

    Um.

    the average American's inbox has 199 unread messages

    Yes it was.

  8. If you contradict yourself, I don't need to listen on 'No, You Can't Ignore Email. It's Rude.' (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    "I'm too busy to answer your email" really means "Your email is not a priority for me right now."

    It isn't. And?

    Whatever boundaries you choose, don't abandon your inbox altogether.

    So, if I don't think it's worth answering - I've read it and decided it's not a priority for me right now. Haven't abandoned my inbox. Shut the fuck up.

  9. Re:Germany's much smaller than the US on US Labor Organization AFL-CIO Urges Game Developers To Unionize In Open Letter (gamasutra.com) · · Score: 1

    Sales commissions? You're conflating things. We've also seen strikes over ridiculous demands supported by others so that's not a great argument. Mindless solidarity is just.... Well, they have flags for that.

  10. One anecdote to counter another.

    Lessee, one from Kohath and a 'rebuttal' from an AC. You lose, AC. Moniker posts of anecdotes may be suspect but AC posts of anecdotes are totally worthless.

  11. I'm sure they'd enjoy reading your proposal. Just not in the manner you'd prefer they enjoy it.

  12. The French Revolution disagrees.

  13. Ignore last part of previous comment. I posted that before reading this one. My sentiment about lure remains.

  14. Lure? I don't want anyone "lured" into any system/software area.

    their interest in programming and/or gaming will be mutually exclusive

    Mine wasn't.

  15. Re:I miss the 40s Captain Marvel on '90s-Style 'Captain Marvel' Website Will Have You Nostalgic for Dial-Up (movieweb.com) · · Score: 1

    I got that series on disc. One of the things I really like was that CM was joyous in his dispatching, like watching the bad guy he tossed off the building land and laughing.

  16. That's all. Looks like crap. Nostalgic for capri pants as well?

  17. Nonsense? Point me to the code in open source that can move wire transfers, both Fed and SWIFT.

  18. All? Stupid question. on Should All Government IT Systems Be Using Open Source Software? (linuxjournal.com) · · Score: 1
    Apparently the submitter - and editors - fail to realize that many IT systems in the government are not PCs. How many open source projects are there for IBM mainframe, Tandem and other architectures? How many of those that *do* exist (show me they do first, of course) perform the specialized functions the feds need and use, like FedWire to name one.

    "If it is public money, it should be public code as well.

    In a number of cases no, no it should not. FedWire being one.

  19. Re:So why is it a problem on Rising Temperatures Could Melt Most Himalayan Glaciers By 2100 (nationalgeographic.com) · · Score: 1

    I am sensing

    Now provide some substance to convince anyone else.

  20. Re:I view that as positive on Rising Temperatures Could Melt Most Himalayan Glaciers By 2100 (nationalgeographic.com) · · Score: 1

    Bollocks. Not the way debate works.

  21. Re:That's a lot of people involved on Rising Temperatures Could Melt Most Himalayan Glaciers By 2100 (nationalgeographic.com) · · Score: 1

    Unless, of course, something initially unknown to you occurs, like hitting an object en route. Oddly, this corresponds surprisingly well with the problem of the climate projections.

  22. Re:Why in hell allow *any* analytics? on Is It Time To Ditch Google Analytics? (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 2

    Do you guarantee your visitors their data and activities stay on your site and Google doesn't get their hands on it? Once they have it, they have it to do whatever they want.

    If I visit your site, I have GA blocked. Unfortunately, you aren't getting the data but much more importantly, Google isn't. You may perhaps be trustworthy about not diving into personal information but they are known to be untrustworthy.

  23. Re:Bad exam design ... on Rich Kids Are Cheating in School With Apple Watches (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    Most societies that trended towards extreme inequality collapsed within a few decades.

    Like Rome, Greece, the Ottomans, Chinese dynasties and the Japanese feudal system?

  24. Re: Bad exam design ... on Rich Kids Are Cheating in School With Apple Watches (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    Why did the Harappa disappear? How did the transition from stone to bronze occur?

  25. Kawhoosh! on How Many .com Domain Names Are Unused? (singaporedatacompany.com) · · Score: 1

    That is all.