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  1. Re:That is great.. on Child's Play Approaches Half a Million Dollars · · Score: 1
    Did it occur to you that these guys have a full-time employee dedicated solely to running Child's Play?

    Maybe you should dig up some pics of the warehouse-fuls of donations they have gotten in previous years, before you accuse them of not being prepared for $500k...

  2. That's fine and all on Myths Help Geologists Understand Modern Threats · · Score: 1

    but don't mention this anywhere near Kansas!

  3. Re:Philip Pullman on Science Fiction Stories for Teenage Girls? · · Score: 1
    Seconded!

    The ending is quite sad, not as sad as my own life, but close

  4. Now you want us to do your studying for you? on Organizing Organic Chemical Reactions? · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Come on, this is ridiculous...

    I took Organic in school, the only way to get through it is to suffer. My course was meant not to teach, but to weed out pre-meds. Damn! Don't forget the 5 hour labs where you sneeze and your whole yield is gone POOF!

    Here's a great studying tip: suck it up! The alternative is to grow a pair and realize chemistry is crap and jump ship to the real science, physics! Everything else is stamp-collecting, as Rutherford said.

    If I sound bitter it's just because I am. Goddamn pre-meds...

  5. You need a problem first! on How To Get Into Programming? · · Score: 2, Insightful
    What I have always found is that I need a goal in my mind. I can't just say, "I want to learn PHP." It needs to be, "I need to write a webpage for automating google searchs.

    Of course, learning to program is all about the concepts, the rest is just syntax. If you know C/C++, it's nothing to learn PHP, javascript, python, etc. So once you get started and get some real knowledge under your belt, it will get easier and easier.

    Ask yourself what you want to accomplish, then learn what you need to meet that goal

  6. We need tools man on Tango Project to Make Open Source Beautiful? · · Score: 1

    It strikes me that what we really need are tools that can read an app's code and transform the icons, locations, etc. to match the agreed-upon standard. That way existing programs can all be brought into the fold, without subjecting developers to extra work. An example of this the old-fashioned way is GimpShop. We need tools to do that automagically...

    I wonder if this is an impossible task? It would really lead to more modular programs however, the GUI should sit above the program itself, so it should be easily modifiable.

  7. This is amazing!!!!!! on DARPA Grand Challenge Updates · · Score: 0, Troll

    Maybe one of them will actually finish this time?

  8. Easy to save space on Space Saving Technologies for the Home? · · Score: 1
    Just mail out some of those 400gb drives. I'll be glad to free up some space for you. Every little bit helps, right?

    See, we're here to help!

  9. Python? on Extending Games With Lua · · Score: 1
    I'm no hardcore programmer but this kind of thing seems tailor-made for using Python. Do any games use python for this kind of stuff?

    Can some more knowledgable people post some pros/cons of using python for this, like issues with the byte-compiling?

  10. Post-Apocalypse on The Heartbreak of Canceled Games · · Score: 4, Interesting

    FALLOUT 3.... I wanted it so bad.... *sheds tear*

  11. and I care why? on Apple Moves to All Dual-Processor Power Mac Lineup · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I even own a mac and this article is complete non-news. I wonder how long it will be before it's duped???

  12. Someone needs to take the SAT on The Rise and Fall of Blogs · · Score: 1
    Wired claimed blogs to be what Napster was to music.

    Please, tell me what is wrong with that statement. Try this:

    Wired claimed blogs to be to news what Napster was to music.

    Honestly people, I have no problem with grammatical errors if the statement is a statement. That sentence is a complete waste of my time, and shame on the editors. Shame indeed.

  13. Impressive on Case Study of Bungie.Net · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    now imagine if they had made the site using php, or even python...

    Question: Is python useful at rendering dynamic webpages? What about mysql integration?

  14. Hmmmm on Apple's First Flops · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    I think Apple's biggest 80s flop was letting Microsoft get away with Windows...

    I think Apple's biggest flop since then has been to market themselves directly to NYU-attending latte-swilling upscale urbanites and metrosexuals. People out there avoid Apple due to snobbery, not lack of games or anything. Until recently, cost was also an issue

  15. sentence 1: wtf on Subjecting Yourself to Experimental Meds · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Does that even remotely make any sense? Sure as hell doesn't to me...

  16. Whores rejoice! on You're Smarter When You're Horizontal · · Score: 5, Funny
    Hookers secretly run the world. I knew it all along.

    I, for one, welcome our new street-walking overlords.

  17. Faraday on How We Got Here - Stuff To Read · · Score: 5, Funny
    Do I ever wonder how electricity became so important to computers?

    NO. Honestly. Do you ever wonder how important water is for drinking?

  18. my poor ibook on QuickTime 7 Released, HD Movie Trailers Available · · Score: 1
    just can't handle 'em. They play but the framerate just isn't satisfactory. I've got 1.25 Ghz G4 and 512mb ram, it is probably the lower G4 that isn't able to keep up

    It's a shame, for they are GORGEOUS!

  19. The Resurrection on Exploding Toads · · Score: 2, Funny
    "You're gonna do toad?"

    "Yeah. What's the big deal?"

    "Lemme tell ya bout it, stud!"

  20. Why bother, without this! on Map-Making Software for RPG Campaigns? · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Remember this? The real reason to get map software

  21. In other news.... on Fat Geeks Healthier Than You Thought · · Score: 0

    90% of all statistics are lies!

  22. Del.icio.us is not a bookmarks manager! on Suggestions for Browser Bookmark Management? · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Not sure if it's been mentioned yet, but http://del.icio.us is great!

    In my opinion, it's not a good bookmarks manager, though it's helpful for haivng bookmarks available at any computer. What it is, hoewever, is a great way to browse sites that other people really like. That is it's real strength!

    Go to URL del.icio.us/tag/xxx where xxx is the keyword people are using and you get a list of lots of cool sites people are bookmarking. /tag/osx yields lots of cool mac OS X links.

    I wish there was some way to filter out duplicate URLs, but other than that this is a great way to discover cool new links. Great for going through when your bored!

  23. Hmm on Multi-layer LCD Displays · · Score: 0, Troll
    This strikes me, at first glance admittedly, as the stupidest fucking thing I have *ever* heard of...

    One is left with all the problems of having dual-monitors and none of the benefits.

  24. Re:I see on The Complicated Way to Turn on a Flashlight · · Score: 0
    My point is that it was a joke!

    Any excuse to dig it to old Dick I say. Uh, are you a republican? Pissed off retard redneck or aging liberal hippy douche. Vote now!

  25. I see on The Complicated Way to Turn on a Flashlight · · Score: 5, Funny
    The Purdue society of professional engineers won the Purdue contest...

    That's almost as bad as having a Vice President's oilcompany winning US oil contracts in Iraq... Oh wait!