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  1. Re:Will she pardon here self and him once she gets on Justice Dept. Grants Immunity To Staffer Who Set Up Clinton Email Server (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Does he have a server backup that he has setup to be delivered to the FBI on his death.

    If he doesn't, he's a dead man.

  2. Re:Sphagetti code on DNA 'Knockouts' Reveal Genes Humans Don't Need (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    God would have included an spelling and grammer mistake.

    She is all things to all people.

    Pedants need something to brighten their miserable existence.

  3. Re:It doesn't matter on EFF On Why FBI Can't Force Apple To Sign Code (boingboing.net) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Ultimately it shouldn't matter...

    Because the next version of all smart devices should not update unless unlocked.

    Let the FBI put that in their pipe and smoke it.

  4. Re:Right Answer, Wrong Method on EFF On Why FBI Can't Force Apple To Sign Code (boingboing.net) · · Score: 1

    AC or court system. Who do I believe understands the law as a practical matter?

    Face facts, you are wrong in any way that matters.

  5. Re:Soulskill, didn't you get canned as a /. editor on AMD Wants To Standardize the External GPU (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    What does it take to get canned as a /. editor?

    Did he RTFA or go a week without posting a dup?

  6. Re:How much do you bet he dies some times befor tr on Justice Dept. Grants Immunity To Staffer Who Set Up Clinton Email Server (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    She has girlfriends on the side too, perhaps they shared.

    Mutual dirt keeps those two together. Bill can't have liked raising Web's daughter.

  7. Re:Will she pardon here self and him once she gets on Justice Dept. Grants Immunity To Staffer Who Set Up Clinton Email Server (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Mentally replace dailyKOS with freerepublic and see exactly who you are.

    Don't like it? I'm sure you will respond like a freeper.

  8. Re:Will she pardon here self and him once she gets on Justice Dept. Grants Immunity To Staffer Who Set Up Clinton Email Server (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    So you believe any post that gives you a way to mentally wiggle out of being wrong?

    Your whole thought process is about protecting your ego.

  9. Re:Will she pardon here self and him once she gets on Justice Dept. Grants Immunity To Staffer Who Set Up Clinton Email Server (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    She becomes un-electable.

    The level of cognitive dissonance required to support her make 'her people' rocks in this regard. They will stick with her to the end, claiming she was railroaded.

  10. Re: Will she pardon here self and him once she get on Justice Dept. Grants Immunity To Staffer Who Set Up Clinton Email Server (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    No he's not. There are no Keynesian. Keynesians save money in good times. There are only 'print and spenders' with a cover story.

  11. Re:Will she pardon here self and him once she gets on Justice Dept. Grants Immunity To Staffer Who Set Up Clinton Email Server (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Four times. This must be a DNC talking point. Idiots likely don't remember the last time 'it's legal because of who I am' was asserted.

  12. Re: What was it before? on MAME Released Under OSI-Compliant, FSF-Approved License (mamedev.org) · · Score: 1

    You don't understand the difference between GPL and BSD but felt the need to fart in the forum?

    Exactly what I expect of you!

  13. Re:Will she pardon here self and him once she gets on Justice Dept. Grants Immunity To Staffer Who Set Up Clinton Email Server (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Three repetitions of 'Nixon's defense'...

  14. Re:Will she pardon here self and him once she gets on Justice Dept. Grants Immunity To Staffer Who Set Up Clinton Email Server (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    There are now two nearly identical assertions of 'Nixon's defense' on this forum?

    Does anybody get the DNC talking points email list that is willing to share?

    When did this start getting pushed?

  15. Re:Will she pardon here self and him once she gets on Justice Dept. Grants Immunity To Staffer Who Set Up Clinton Email Server (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    So now they are down to 'Nixon's defense'.

    No, everything she does in not legal because of who she is.

    Next defense. This is starting to get funny.

  16. Re: What was it before? on MAME Released Under OSI-Compliant, FSF-Approved License (mamedev.org) · · Score: 1

    Hopefully the BSD licensed version continues to see development and the GPL version is ignored.

    Why would they downgrade the license?

  17. Re:Robert Heinlein said it best... on The Case Against Algebra · · Score: 1

    For computer people. Math problems start getting interesting when they are 'impossible to solve'.

    We are not (all) mathematicians. Approximate solutions are useful. LP solvers are very useful applied math, even if I wouldn't want to write one myself.

  18. Re:Algebra is good on The Case Against Algebra · · Score: 1

    Programming is a tool, so is math.

    Your job doesn't require you to work on hard mathematical problems. It's not unusual. At least 50% of programmers basically do nothing more complicated than bean counting with databases.

    But there are programmers that use floats everyday. Not having any advanced math will limit you.

  19. Re:I bet they will end up using a spreadsheet on The Case Against Algebra · · Score: 1

    Plugging and chugging formulas is not algebra.

    They call it algebra in middle school to feed the little monsters egos. But it is not algebra.

  20. Re:As long as.... on The Case Against Algebra · · Score: 1

    Never argue with an education major. It's a waste of time, better off arguing with a rock.

  21. Re:Priming the Pump on The Case Against Algebra · · Score: 1

    The book is 'How to Lie with Statistics'.

    It is a classic and should be read by everyone, even those who don't get math.

  22. Re:Difficulty? on The Case Against Algebra · · Score: 1

    Linear algebra doesn't get really interesting until after DiffEq. You might be putting things in the wrong order if you want to 'grok' it.

    It's like stats, you get a simplified version first, than later you get the attempt to 'grok' it version.

  23. Re:Difficulty? on The Case Against Algebra · · Score: 1

    Nobody said you needed calc to take stats. You need calc to _understand_ stats.

    How many people who only take pre-calc statistics even consider what distribution they are looking at before blindly applying formulas?

    When all you have is a memorized formula, all distributions are normal.

  24. Re:Calculus not needed for intro level stats on The Case Against Algebra · · Score: 1

    Stats is 'memorize and regurgitate'/'plug and chug' before calculus. Fine as far as it goes, but often misapplied.

    Of course for most people who are destined to never pass real calculus, all math is 'memorize and regurgitate'. It's why they do so poorly.

  25. Re:Ban math on The Case Against Algebra · · Score: 1

    Sorry your carrier turned out to be pure bean counting. Better luck next resurrection.