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  1. Re:Had went on? on Is Ubuntu Getting Slower? · · Score: 3, Funny

    He would have been able to finish, had Ubuntu not been so slow that he was never able to finish his papers and turn them in on time.

  2. Re:What is it? on Amazon Beefs Up Its Cloud Ahead of MS Announcement · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Replace "cloud" with "mainframe" and take 40 years off your age, and then you pretty much have it, as is my understanding.

  3. Re:How long before it became corrupt? on Linux As a Model For a New Government? · · Score: 1

    Res Publicam means "The Public Thing," though Plato's Republic is translated in German as Der Staat. You can try Cicero's Republic instead, as no one dare say that the great, golden-tongued orator of Rome were not a republican of the highest order, and while not a tyranicide himself, the Philipics ought to be enough to prove is opposition to dictatorship or tyranny.

  4. Re:Cheney is right.... on National Debt Clock Overflowed, Extended By a Digit · · Score: 1

    because that logic has stopped so many mobbed-up shylocks in the past...

  5. Re:Cheney is right.... on National Debt Clock Overflowed, Extended By a Digit · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Yeah, but when the debters include China, where does that rule lead you?

  6. Re:Answer: Money on How US Schools' Culture Stifles Math Achievement · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The astronauts were top-notch test pilots, many with combat flight time in fighter planes. They were fit, good-looking types who were plastered all over TV, got free Corvettes and expensive watches.

    They also happened to be excellent engineers and capable of doing complex math in an age before pocket calculators.

    The problem today is that there is, to many people, a rather large dichotomy, whether it exists or not. The ancient Greeks stressed physical fitness as well as intellectual fitness because having one will make the other easier.

    But think about this: the amount of dorito-chomping, 400lb, thinkgeek-wearing individuals are into math and science are pretty much going to make the crew team, student/athlete types run off to the history or english faculty for fear of their health, and the tribe doesn't really do much to dispel the myth.

  7. Re:extradition on Two Europeans Indicted In US For 2003 DDOS Attacks · · Score: 1

    s/Germany/Israel

  8. Re:Thats a lot of equations. on No Naked Black Holes · · Score: 1

    Isn't Kaos Greek? Then, you would be able to understand the equations. I get it, I just don't have mod points.

  9. Re:Linus... humble!? on Linux Turns 17 Today · · Score: 3, Insightful

    No, but you could still have Free/Net/Open BSD, though. So what, really, would be the loss?

    Of course, gcc is really the engine that makes all our worlds revolve these days.

  10. Re:"besmirch" on Jobs Rumor Debacle Besmirches Citizen Journalism · · Score: 3, Insightful

    it besmirks you, then?

  11. Ted Stevens approach on How Do I Talk To 4th Graders About IT? · · Score: 1

    You see, kids... the internet is like a series of pipes, and I, as a system administrator, am the plumber of the digital age, making sure all the crap flows freely in and out of your homes and offices.

  12. Re:What else can you film in only 6 minutes? on No Space Porn (For Now) · · Score: 1

    I think the last thing we need in space pr0n is a zero-G period, so thanks but no thanks on that.

  13. Re:DARPA Ethics on The 23 Toughest Math Questions · · Score: 1

    At least The Bear is on the prowl again. I heard it from Sarah Palin so it must be true.

  14. Re:Benefits the NSA on The 23 Toughest Math Questions · · Score: 1

    Well, the majority of of the well-known scientists working on the bomb were Jewish (Fermi was married to a Jew but was Italian and Catholic), so one might understand why they would maybe look the other way on nuking Germany at the time. However, once the the Germany surrendered, I believe nearly all but Edward Teller signed a letter to Trueman asking him not to use the bomb on Japan for ethical reasons.

  15. Re:Gun Control on Be Part of the 2008 Presidential Youth Debate · · Score: 4, Informative

    The so-called "Clinton Gun Ban" was authored by Joe Biden, FYI...

  16. Re:important question on Be Part of the 2008 Presidential Youth Debate · · Score: 1

    Hey man, you know the second amendment is guns and the first amendment is relgion/speech/press/assembly, right?

  17. App Dey? on What To Do Right As a New Programmer? · · Score: 1

    What the fuck is an App Dey?

    Reminder: most languages are case sensitive. Likewise, pointers reference objects in the computer's memory, not your own -- so make sure you spell them right.

  18. Re:Good Preparation on Students Are Always Half Right In Pittsburgh · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, if the student only got 3/10 correct, I wouldn't worry about them figuring out that their grade is off in any measurable way.

  19. Re:Just what every American high-school student ne on America's Army As a High School Education Platform? · · Score: 1

    Because the War Powers act is unconstitutional. The standing army is unconstitutional, as well. Congress has the power to declare war, not "authorize the use of force". The Federal Government can raise an army (appropriations for which can not be made for longer than two years; but per the 10th amendment, as well as historical practice, the state militias and the national guard are perfectly fine, as well as a reserve officer corps) and raise and maintain a navy (which includes the usmc, as the marine corps were formed in 1775, a year before the declaration of independence).

    Are my arguments terribly practical in the "real world?" No. But impracticality doesn't make something incorrect.

  20. Re:right... on Stephen Hawking Unveils "Time Eater" Clock · · Score: 1

    The clock could have been put on a mounting which would have been slightly jostled by the foot traffic of passers by.

  21. 1m GBP? on Stephen Hawking Unveils "Time Eater" Clock · · Score: 1

    For that much they could have at least made it a self-winding automatic. jeebus.

  22. I can't imagine schools will be too happy on The Tell-All Campus Tour · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I can't imagine schools would be too happy with this. Allowing J. Random Student to publish, in a semi-official venue, information which is intended to represent a public face of the school is not likely to do much for their image any more than having the most (or least) number of girls going wild and lifting up their school t-shirts on spring break porn videos.

    Hell, non-tenured faculty are usually limited in what they can say and do because it will reflect on the institution, whether its positive or negative.

    Although, I would imagine that were I still in high school, rather than two and a half years out of college, seeing things from the viewpoint of normal students would give me a much better grasp on campus life than the promotional propaganda filled with happy looking, so-called students, who are hired models pretending the part.

    Knowing if you're going to fit into the community of students is as important as knowing the reputations of the faculty in your department, their research interests, etc -- the professors are your mentors and guides, but your peers are the ones you're going to hangout/date/drink with and are the relationships that, going forward, are going to help you establish yourself.

    I think this is a good idea, but I'm not sure how long it'll last.

  23. Re:TEMPEST... on US Army To Develop "Thought Helmets" · · Score: 1

    because the fretted electric base is pretty nice, although a Fender Jazz Bass with fret markers rather than actual frets do play a lot smoother. I likes them.

  24. Re:Transformers... on LHC Shut Down By Transformer Malfunction · · Score: 5, Funny

    You know, that very well may be the first time I've seen on Slashdot, where "there, fixed that for you," actually fixed an actual issue. Bravo, sir.

  25. Re:I hope they're removed, on Barr Sues Over McCain's, Obama's Presence on Texas Ballot · · Score: 1

    May as well throw in Puerto Rico as well, it'll give Obama an edge.