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  1. Re:Unionize on Ask Slashdot: When Does Time Tracking at Work Go Too Far? · · Score: 1

    we will slip into being a 2nd world country

    So you're saying that if we unionize too much, we'll slip into communism?

    Is it too much bother to understand the words and phrases that you're using?

  2. Re:Unionize on Ask Slashdot: When Does Time Tracking at Work Go Too Far? · · Score: 1

    Except [...] Chicago [...] thanks to all the rampant corruption in the government at all levels

    Did you really write that? I hope I misread that sentence.

  3. Re:You have removed all doubt on Can Anyone Become a Programmer? · · Score: 1

    You win points for accuracy, then.

  4. Re:Neural Networks on Two Teams Win the BotPrize · · Score: 1

    It's hard to imagine that naively training a neural network with input from human players could produce play that's more characteristically human than those players.
    I'm not saying that these teams were limited to simple techniques, just that using a neural network isn't the "secret sauce/"

  5. Re:You have removed all doubt on Can Anyone Become a Programmer? · · Score: 1

    Slightly offtopic, but Lincoln himself would not have considered that an original quote, seeing that he read the bible.

    Proverbs 17:28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

  6. Re:Not a NPE, Is it a Troll? on Red Hat Fights Patent Troll With GPL · · Score: 2

    in a just society, even scumbags deserve a lawyer

    I'm certain that you meant

    in a just society, not even scumbags deserve a lawyer

  7. Re:Why not a vacuum on WD Builds High-Capacity, Helium-Filled HDDs · · Score: 1

    strapping an eraser to the end of your pencil

    You should probably be more specific. Putting erasers on the end of pencils isn't as outlandish as you seem to think.

  8. Re:Linking to Wikipedia to explain math on Possible Proof of ABC Conjecture · · Score: 1

    That's what mathematics is—obscure and non-obvious stuff is everywhere. Sorry if you're only interested in arithmetic, but math is a huge, complicated subject. One of my math professors said that he'd never found an error in a mathematics article in Wikipedia, which is true in my experience.

  9. Re:dot slash, please on Want to Change the Slashdot Logo? For 1 Day in October, You Can · · Score: 1

    / is the root directory
    . refers to the current directory

    cd /. && pwd

    should output
    /

    Please tell me that you didn't spend 15 years failing to realize that.

  10. as close as the pollsters sat it is on Election Tech: In Canada, They Actually Count the Votes · · Score: 1

    Well, it looks like they make mistakes in Canada, too!

    If Canada is so great, why haven't they advanced past this "our shit doesn't stink" garbage?

  11. Re:On the other hand, parasites can be good for yo on California's Unspoken Health Problem: Brain Parasites · · Score: 1

    If you think the benefits outweigh the costs, you're welcome to eat raw Mexican pork. Good luck to you, sir!

  12. Re:Write clear code, remove comments on Comments On Code Comments? · · Score: 1

    That seems like it would work if you call each function exactly once.

  13. Re:Very slow news day on AMD64 Surpasses i386 As Debian's Most Popular Architecture · · Score: 1

    It means that I can keep 32 more bit flags in a register.

  14. Re:Inexperienced exchange providers on BitFloor Joins List of Compromised BitCoin Exchanges · · Score: 2

    It seems you're ignoring the fact that different payment methods and currencies are used for different purposes. Putting your savings in BitCoin is idiotic, but if you need to transfer funds, there's no need to hold BitCoin for an appreciable amount of time. Your exposure to this sort of hack is pretty low in that case.

  15. Re:Jesus Christ... on Steve Jobs Reincarnated As a Warrior-Philosopher, Thai Group Says · · Score: 1

    You're ignoring the fact that angels are consistently described in Christian scriptures as warriors. The first angel mentioned as such in the bible held a flaming sword and the nativity was announced by a host (i.e. an army) of angels.

  16. Re:Silly on Confessions of a Left-Handed Technology User · · Score: 1

    The pen itself is symmetrical, but the orthographic system is not. For one thing, with your hand to the left of a pen while writing in English, you drag your hand through fresh ink.

  17. Re:tick tock on UK License Plate Cameras Have "Gaps In Coverage" · · Score: 1

    The plans to change speed limits were on display. You might have to go down to the cellar to find them--that's the display department. And you'll need a torch, because the lights have probably gone, along with the stairs. But when you get there you'll find the notice plainly on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying "Beware of The Leopard".

  18. Re:Like anyone is going to follow this on Watchdog "Not Ready" To Probe Cookie Complaints · · Score: 1

    You want to track me? You need my permission, and you don't get it by default.

    That is the single stupidest thing I've ever read.
    Your browser stores cookie information and sends it to web servers because YOU CONFIGURED IT TO DO THAT.
    If you don't want to send or store cookies, don't.

  19. Re:what about themselves? on Google To Start Punishing Pirate Sites In Search Results · · Score: 1
  20. the game creates a random sequence of 30 letters chosen from S, D, F, J, K, and L, with no repeating characters.

    I just want to know how they're generating 30 character sequences with no repetitions and only 6 characters.

  21. Re:What is/are the race of the attackers? on Man Physically Assaulted At McDonald's For Wearing Digital Eye Glasses · · Score: 1

    Colonial Africa would beg to differ.

    I know exactly what you mean. While living in Japan, I met a man from Tanzania who said of the Japanese, "These people are crazy! They don't even speak English!"

  22. Re:Is there a link to the article? on SQL Vs. NoSQL: Which Is Better? · · Score: 1

    Disregard that. I see that there are articles on /. now.

  23. Is there a link to the article? on SQL Vs. NoSQL: Which Is Better? · · Score: 1

    I hope this doesn't come off the wrong way, but where's the god-damned link?

    I'm tagging this as missinglink.

  24. Re:Absolutely illegal on Android Dev Demonstrates CarrierIQ Phone Logging Software On Video · · Score: 1

    I'm just curious—what's the ultimate example?

  25. Re:I've noticed this too on Europe's Largest IT Company To Ban Internal Email · · Score: 1

    a lost account that pays your salary

    Were there actually a way to convert lost accounts into a salary, I'd be a rich man.