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  1. Re:But what created the law of gravity? on Hawking Picks Physics Over God For Big Bang · · Score: 1

    They live their whole lives doing what they want, and rejecting the concept that there could be anyone or anything greater than themselves

    Not really, Mr. choose-something-uglier-and-attack-that-instead. They only reject the idea of an almighty God. But I think you knew that already.

  2. Re:But what created the law of gravity? on Hawking Picks Physics Over God For Big Bang · · Score: 1

    As Douglas Adams defined his own atheism, you could think of it as a specific belief that there is no god.

  3. Re:But what created the law of gravity? on Hawking Picks Physics Over God For Big Bang · · Score: 1

    It's necessary to boil the turtle for a bit first.

  4. Re:why no AM as well? on Apple Announces New iPods, iTunes 10, Social Network, AppleTV · · Score: 1

    Go to an electronics supply catalog and try to find "iron stick".

  5. Oh no... on Armed Man Takes Hostages At Discovery Channel HQ · · Score: 1

    The hipsters are taking up arms now.

  6. Re:Work in DMV on State of Virginia Technology Centers Down · · Score: 1

    Uh, 47

  7. Re:It's always money on State of Virginia Technology Centers Down · · Score: 1

    You would not believe the number of businesses that use a bog-standard DSL line that doesn't even carry an SLA - and then have the hubris to call their ISP and demand compensation for "lost revenue".

  8. Re:But.... on Pentagon Selects Companies To Build Flying Humvees · · Score: 1

    As would Optim...

    Er.

    Never mind.

  9. Re:Belt and Suspenders. . . on Pentagon Selects Companies To Build Flying Humvees · · Score: 1

    I love reading posts made by time travelers from 2006.

  10. Re:Good question on Kodak's 1975 Digital Camera · · Score: 1

    Okay, +1 Pratchett, just so you know we noticed.

  11. Re:Kodak: credit where credit is due on Kodak's 1975 Digital Camera · · Score: 1

    There was a time...

  12. Re:I'm glad on Google Backs Out of JavaOne · · Score: 1

    Javascript, not Java.

  13. Re:Java won't die anytime soon. on Google Backs Out of JavaOne · · Score: 1

    If it runs on a computer, it is compiled eventually. I propose that JIT compilation be considered a "half-way" mark between interpreted code and compiled code.

  14. Re:Quick way to speed up your browser on Google Confirms Chrome GPU Acceleration · · Score: 1

    Certain sites are wired up to block desirable content if ads are blocked. I call this fair and unblock the site (usually)(if the content is really good, not some stupid copypaste blog).

  15. Re:Let me see if I've got this right... on Google Confirms Chrome GPU Acceleration · · Score: 1

    For the first time in years, I almost fell for a troll. +5 Troll.

  16. Re: on Some Windows Apps Make GRUB 2 Unbootable · · Score: 1

    You can't install most software without administrator perms. Not that that's a bad thing.

  17. Re:It is free for all region on Some Windows Apps Make GRUB 2 Unbootable · · Score: 1

    You're functionally correct, but there is no spec. It's a pure de facto standard, not IBM fiat.

  18. Re:Move along on Some Windows Apps Make GRUB 2 Unbootable · · Score: 1

    Without even looking, I can assure you that they do not cram a bloody FORTH interpreter into 446 bytes ;)

  19. Relevant tag on China Plans To Mine the Yellow Sea Floor · · Score: 1

    Relevant tag: !landmine

  20. Re:Oh boy... on Microsoft's Security Development Process Under CC License · · Score: 1

    Just tell people you're a WinAMP admin. That will clear up the confusion.

  21. Re:Commercial Systems on Hackers Eavesdrop On Quantum Crypto With Lasers · · Score: 1

    -1 Offtopic: the plot of the last Pirates of the Caribbean movie isn't relevant.

  22. Re:What would be better... on Retargeting Ads Stalk You For Weeks After You Shop · · Score: 1

    Reminds me of a movie I went to see last year (don't remember which). One of the pre-movie ads played twice. Back to back.

  23. Re:How Do You Figure? on Freetype Lands In... Microsoft Office? · · Score: 1

    It looks like you want a Lenovo laptop running Fedora Core.

  24. Re:Misleading headline and summary on Sony Continues To Lose Ground In Mobile Gaming · · Score: 1

    Somewhere between the two is what they call "execution". Nintendo's is better.

  25. Re:PSP titles: on Sony Continues To Lose Ground In Mobile Gaming · · Score: 1

    (In addition, not in argument): You cannot innovate by focus group. This isn't a complex idea.