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  1. Re:Why bother? on Computer Science Students Outsource Homework · · Score: 1

    some colleges do now, i suppose in response to the severity of that rule. i mean, you should probably have the chance to learn from your mistakes, with this being high school and all. i'm not a fan of zero tolerance. our high school i think gives you one slip up before it goes on your record, not sure about that though. it may depend on the teacher also.

  2. Re:Why bother? on Computer Science Students Outsource Homework · · Score: 1

    simple and brilliant (mods?)

  3. Re:Why bother? on Computer Science Students Outsource Homework · · Score: 1

    is lin alg. really that hard? i'm taking it next semester, but i haven't looked through the book yet. the only stuff i know about it is from looking up enough info to write a program that inverts NxN matrices for a junky encryption stunt (it was part of a chat thing i put together for kicks).

  4. Re:Pennies are not copper anymore on Earth's Copper Supply Inadequate For Development? · · Score: 1

    the copper coins weigh more, so barring slippage would travel farther due to higher potential energy before being dropped onto the ramp and higher kinetic energy after (i and m would be greater). also, the zinc pennies are coated with copper, not sure how that effects eddy currents.

    i just took a physics exam, can you tell?

  5. Re:INCOMING on Piracy Setup Discovered in WV Capitol Building · · Score: 1

    how do you decode that?

  6. Re:Wikipedia on What Should People Understand About Computers? · · Score: 1

    personally i like to read through on light sources... the related article links are amazing

  7. Re:woohoo 1st post on Apple Sends Hidden Message to Hackers? · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    that's the best first post i've seen in a while, bravo!

  8. Re:Stop fighting technology and USE IT on Tension Between Record Labels And Digital Radio · · Score: 1

    oh they want tech, just not in the same way that you do. they want technology that enables consumers but not pirates, and they probably don't care how it's implemented as long as it works.

    i just hope that it doesn't hinder people who produce movies/music as a hobby.. that would be bad.

  9. Re:Stop fighting technology and USE IT on Tension Between Record Labels And Digital Radio · · Score: 5, Funny

    well, you got half your wish. they're fighting to use this technology as a business model.

  10. Re:Use less energy on Alternative Energy Confusion · · Score: 1

    heh, i studied for that exam on thursday (econ)

  11. Re:Use less energy on Alternative Energy Confusion · · Score: 1

    it's been tried, but even though you have PSAs about saving power, consumption is still high.

    besides, the method they're trying creates jobs :)

  12. Re:Quite the opposite here on Working from Home on a Tropical Island Paradise? · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    i just checked up on the study abroad program at the (american) college i'm planning to attend next year, and there's an option to study abroad in Australia at monash university, UQ, or curtin university of tech. would you recommend it?

  13. Re:Hell Yeah! on Flash Memory to Rival Hard Drives · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Slashdot: nearly a million monkeys, but still no Hamlet.

    yeah, that's because it's over the posting limit (i know because i just tried to paste it in)

  14. Re:Money on Education or Private Industry? · · Score: 1

    if you do get the education position, please keep in mind that technology isn't always necessary for or even beneficial to teaching and learning

  15. Re:IPO on Tapping Trees for Electricity? · · Score: 1

    i always thought it would be neat if they found a way to incorporate solar cells into roads, since the electrical infrastructure is nearby anyhow. repair would be a mess though...

  16. Re:IPO on Tapping Trees for Electricity? · · Score: 1

    it only reaches part of earth at once, and we'd be hard pressed to put up solar panels in the middle of the pacific.

    making large airborne or space-based solar arrays could potentially alter the climate. also not the greatest idea, especially when you look at cost.

  17. Re:Sadly untrue on Puzzling Electric Hurricanes · · Score: 1

    not bad. unfortunately you got modded down for explaining (hope this helps)

  18. Re:Wait for the hack... on A Look at Google DRM · · Score: 1

    right, i get it; you still don't have to use their stuff, or even view the media displayed for that matter. (hopefully educational institutions will still release documents in open (or close to it) formats)

  19. Re:Wait for the hack... on A Look at Google DRM · · Score: 1

    it doesn't matter who planned their future on gstreamer if they don't control it. things can change...

    you don't have to use their stuff. same with whoever implements drm in the kernel. even if it goes mainline, i'll bet someone will release a patch to take it out.

  20. Re:The ZM300B-APS is NOT loud or expensive on A PC Case with External Power Supply? · · Score: 1

    ok, now that you've shown her about the shared drive, it should be real easy to explain why you have servers running all the time. some easy talking (you know this stuff and she uses computers) could get you (at least partly) out of trouble.

    heck, if you went so far as to compromise consolidating the 2 freebsd boxes into one, she'd probably be more lenient later on. i find that people are a lot more likely to meet me half-way when i show some initiative (toward working out something with them, mind you. it would be too easy to say something with other kinds of initiative ;).

    and if you're learning with some of this hardware, that's a good thing too. my dad has offered to help me purchase components for my webserver because he knows that i use it to learn and create. beats watching tv.

  21. Re:Oh Dear God, take away his plastic. on Bloodrayne Officially Awful · · Score: 1

    eh, whoever does it, i'm glad they do. I kind of like the guy (mostly based on that interview).

    it might help that i've never seen his films (based on what people are saying).. but that has got to be one of the best interviews i've ever read :)

    if you want a serious answer, read earlier in this discussion. there's something about a german tax loophole for movies

  22. Re:Sadly untrue on Puzzling Electric Hurricanes · · Score: 1

    ok, what about the other part of his post? i would think that's worth a mention in this context.

  23. Re:The ZM300B-APS is NOT loud or expensive on A PC Case with External Power Supply? · · Score: 1

    you could get rid of some of the old ones.

    i'm lucky, my parents don't mind an extra computer or two while i'm working on a new one.

    i'm still trying to cut down on extra parts anyway, since i don't need them.

  24. Re:Shall I partake? on Comparing Xbox Launches · · Score: 2, Funny

    no problem; it must be hard to type while you're holding a controller.

  25. Re:whatever on If DVD Is Dead, What's Next? · · Score: 1

    ah, but with rom carts, you are less likely to need a backup, since they're longer lasting than most other media.