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  1. I don't even know where to begin... on Intel Pledges 80 Core Processor in 5 Years · · Score: 1

    Noone has proved that all serial processes can be done in parallel (and most people think they can't), and that's independent of the language, so your post is nonsense unless you have a demonstration that complexity classes NC and P are equal (which would be great if it happened).

    Haskell is not more powerful than any Turing complete language (as is demonstrated by the fact that it runs in turing complete machines (computers).

  2. Re:This is why... on Another ATM Maker Pwned by Googling · · Score: 1

    It will probably even reduce your weight, by carving holes in your body...

  3. Re:really? on Natural Language Processing for State Security · · Score: 1
    Are humans good at deducting other humans opinion yet?

    I resent your opinion that they're not, asshole!
  4. Re:"Save Sony?" on Buy a PlayStation 3 and Sink Sony · · Score: 1

    After you buy the console and quit the job, of course.

  5. Browsers on Iwata Interviews Wii Developers · · Score: 1
    Miyamoto Even back then there were people who wanted to play games with one hand, and of course, we understood how they felt. But at the time we said "Forget it!" (laughs)

    Web browser designers know the feeling too...
  6. Re:Not true on Wal-Mart Leaks Zune Price · · Score: 1

    On the other hand, why can't you accept the *possibility* (I'm not saying it's certain) that a player can make a corresponding music store much more profitable?

  7. Re:Not true on Wal-Mart Leaks Zune Price · · Score: 1
    the iTunes Store doesn't really make much profit

    Sorry, who was talking about making much profit except for you?
  8. Re:Not true on Wal-Mart Leaks Zune Price · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Are you an idiot? or a troll?

    The same to you. And I hope you're a troll, because if you're an idiot, you're very idiot. Did apple have a profitable music store before iPod?
  9. Re:Not true on Wal-Mart Leaks Zune Price · · Score: 1
    They don't have a profitable music service

    Why do you assume they won't have it when the Zune comes out?
  10. Re:Will MS respond? Yes. on Wal-Mart Leaks Zune Price · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Are freeware writers also dumpers? Do they start being dumpers if they later start charging for their software? Mmmmm...

  11. Re:Will MS respond? Yes. on Wal-Mart Leaks Zune Price · · Score: 5, Funny

    That would be great, but I wouldn't trust a sentence starting with "One of our moles on the inside told us...".

  12. Not true on Wal-Mart Leaks Zune Price · · Score: 4, Informative
    David Caulton, who works on the Zune at Microsoft, has already said (more than once) in his blog:

    A commenter mentioned that they'd "read" that Zune would cost more than the 30GB iPod. I can only say: Don't believe everything you read. I can't specifically talk about price, but I can say that Zune won't be undercut on price by iPod.

    And:

    I can't say more than what I've said, but the statements "The iPod 30GB costs $249" and "Zune won't be undercut on price" are pretty clear on that point ;)
  13. I've just realised on Will the Wii Work? · · Score: 1

    I've just noticed that the Wii costs much as a 30 GB iPod. What the hell? :)

  14. In other news... on Intel Announces Lasers On a Chip · · Score: 1

    In other news, people don't know everything. Get used to it.

  15. Re:A huge advance? on Intel Announces Lasers On a Chip · · Score: 1

    Heat maybe? I'm not sure either...

  16. Re:Fa-ricken Layz0rs! on Intel Announces Lasers On a Chip · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't want any lasers on my annals, that's for sure!

  17. Worst typo ever on An Interview with a Cheater · · Score: 1

    Of course after we one the kid said he will get us banned off the internet because his dad owns the internet

    Worst typo I've ever seen around here lately!

  18. Re:I feel divided on Cheating At Roulette May Be Legal In UK · · Score: 1

    The difference is that in golf, noone is lured into spending money with the promise of getting back much more money.

  19. On the other hand... on Cheating At Roulette May Be Legal In UK · · Score: 1

    On the other hand, this guys/gals apparently got away without any problem (unless they turn out to appear in a container some time in the future...).

  20. Re:Oh, casinos will know on Cheating At Roulette May Be Legal In UK · · Score: 1

    Is it true that casinos at Las Vegas some times cooperate with the objective of recognizing and catching cheaters? (as seen on the Las Vegas TV series)

  21. I feel divided on Cheating At Roulette May Be Legal In UK · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I'm kind of divided on whether that guy deserved the money he won or not. On one hand, he built the card counting machine himself as you say, so it all came from his ability directly. On the other hand, of course, people aren't expecting to play against a combination of human and machine...

    In a few years (or now?), when people can build such machines inside their own bodies, I wonder if casinos will still be viable. Of course, it can all just end up being a protection->anti-protection->anti-anti-protection game... We'll see!

  22. Re:Doesn't work on MySpace Music Player Hacked · · Score: 1

    But you can fix (some) specific exploits, which is apparently what they did... Let's wait and see if the author of the program finds a way around that (if not, someone else can...).

  23. Wow, the man himself! on Linguist Tweaks MS For Redefining "Genuine" · · Score: 1

    http://m-w.com/dictionary/genuine

    http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=genuine&x =12&y=22

    What kind of linguist are you, if you don't even know how to use a dictionary and then go and write an entire blog post based on that error?

  24. Lots of answers here on Microsoft Launches the Zune · · Score: 1

    First of all, Microsoft hasn't launched the Zune. They haven't even announced launch date yet! I'm surprised noone here has linked to this blog, which is from an employee Microsoft and answers (or at least postpones) some of the questions people are raising here at /.

    Including: battery life (not known yet), whether you can or not send a song you make with WiFi (yes, you can, but everything sent by wifi is protected by the 3 days/3 plays rule, because there's no way for them to know whether a song is copyrighted or not), and probably others.

  25. No bad analogy? on Most Distant Galaxy Gives Clues to Early Universe · · Score: 1

    BadAnalogyGuy, I'm highly dissapointed that your post doesn't contain a bad analogy. Damn, not even any analogy! I hereby express my desire to see a bad analogy in each of your future posts (and I know you've done it in the past :P).