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  1. Re:It amazes me how little most U.S. citizens know on Discuss the US Presidential Election & the Economy · · Score: 1

    Whoa, hold on. It's that easy to game the system? No checking social numbers or anything?

  2. Re:It amazes me how little most U.S. citizens know on Discuss the US Presidential Election & the Economy · · Score: 1

    And that's just one thing. To name a few other mind-benders:

    * McCain is the candidate with terrorist buddies,
    * McCain has the bad tax plans,
    * McCain is the candidate who doesn't support the troops,
    * Palin is the one who hates America,
    * McCain is the real elitist,
    * Palin is the big spender,

    all of which they've tried to pin on Obama. Makes your head explode.

  3. Re:It amazes me how little most U.S. citizens know on Discuss the US Presidential Election & the Economy · · Score: 2, Informative

    And on the other side of the spectrum, you have ACORN which is turning in tens of thousands of fraudulent registration forms in a multiple states.

    That's registration fraud, not voter fraud.

  4. Re:American Conservatives on Paul Krugman Awarded Nobel Prize For Economics · · Score: 1

    Democrats have socialists, who hang onto dead ideas of Lenin and Trotsky,

    Do you have any reference to back up this statement? Otherwise, being a socialist, I have to say you're talking out of your arse.

    PETA activists telling Ben & Jerry's to use breast milk in ice cream

    There are nutcases everywhere. Saying it reflects democratic views is a bit of a stretch. On a side note, this is why I distrust so-called environmentalists. Most of them have a loose grasp of reality.

  5. Re:I wonder what computer was used on Computer-Aided Lego Art Project · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It would be more interesting to know why it takes such long time. Doing this in photoshop takes about two minutes, including the editing.

  6. Re:Moral of the story? on Qantas Blames Wireless For Aircraft Incidents · · Score: 1

    Cultural note for Australians: In the rest of the English-speaking world, they're called flip-flops.

  7. Re:Political satire... on Nobel Prize For Medicine Awarded, Physics Soon To Follow · · Score: 1

    It became downright ethereal when Yasser Arafat received one in 1994.

    Why? He usually tried to find peaceful solutions to problems. Don't confuse Fatah, his organisation, with Hamas or Black September. He was involved in several military actions, yes, but only against other military forces.

    He did a bunch of shady financial dealings, but that's another matter.

  8. Re:oh goody. on C# In-Depth · · Score: 1

    Its more like visual basic.

    Considering that C# and Visual Basic have the same byte-code (nowadays), it's a fair assumption.

  9. Re:A few of these morons and on State of Kentucky Seizes Control of 141 Domain Names · · Score: 1

    Don't forget that McCain invented the Blackberry.

  10. Re:Bullshit story with a bullshit argument on 'Super Steel' Sought For Fusion Reactors · · Score: 1

    one of the buildings finally collapsed.

    ...in eleven seconds. As I said, like a house of cards.

  11. Bullshit story with a bullshit argument on 'Super Steel' Sought For Fusion Reactors · · Score: 1, Interesting

    We didn't learn anything new. Whatever story you choose to believe, the only facts are that two planes flew into two of the strongest buildings on the planet, and then they crumbled like a house of cards. Structural failure, insider job, whatever; the only thing that could have provided any answers was scooped up and shipped off to China.

    With all the evidence gone, all the rest is at best theories. And theories won't help you build any reactors.

  12. Re:gotta wonder... on Watchmen Delayed, Or Worse · · Score: 1

    They probably did, but waiting a bit means they can squeeze more money out of the ordeal.

  13. Re:ignorance on Computer Beats Pro At US Go Congress · · Score: 2, Interesting

    and brute force is definitely not the way to go

    And yet, that's the way they went for this competition. Monte Carlo methods should not be called AI anymore, really. Call me back when they have a neural network beating someone.

  14. Re:This is going to end badly on McCain Campaign Offers Rewards For Turn-Key Comments · · Score: 1

    First, following your logic, something can be good (+1), plusgood (+2), or doubleplusgood (+3).

    No, doubleplusgood is +4. It's only +3 for small values of plusgood (+2). (Warning: obscure accountant joke.)

  15. Re:It's good to be king... on USAF Violates DMCA, Escapes Unscathed · · Score: 1

    It's almost time to rise up and destroy the lie that is the United States Federal Government. The reset button must be pressed, and the only way is a total cleansing with fire, ropes and guns.

    That's where the second amendment comes in.

  16. Re:Based on? on Roundest Object In the World Created · · Score: 2, Informative

    Would you care to explain how a system that was in existence BEFORE the metric system was devised is "based on"it?

    Easy. At some point in time some people decided to base the US system on the metric system. There was a time of course when the US system was standalone, but then came a situation when these people had to refine this system and they made the choice to base it on the metric one.

  17. Re:Metric... on Roundest Object In the World Created · · Score: 1

    Apparently it's based on the kilogram.

    I find this peculiar. I went to GVSU in Michigan for a short while (I'm from Sweden), and there the pound was used as a measure of force. My Swedish textbooks also had coefficients for converting between lb and N.

  18. Re:Metric... on Roundest Object In the World Created · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It gets worse. US standards are based on metric standards. (For instance, the inch is defined as 25.4 mm.) You're basically using a French system!

  19. Re:About time. on Senate Hearing On Laptop Seizures At US Border · · Score: 1

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't TrueCrypt able to encrypt the whole drive even if it already contains data, without destroying that data? Thus not requiring the external space you mention as the obstacle that keeps you from encrypting. Maybe I'm wrong and maybe it's a standard feature in encryption software. Just thought you might find the info useful.

    Yes, according to the specs. Plus, you can also hide the encrypted data for double safety.

  20. Re:Wrong way: you've got your head up a butt on White House Wins Ruling On E-mail Records · · Score: 1

    There is ample evidence to support the proposition that the ill-treatment of the prisoners combined with poor sanitation and malnutrition caused the vast majority of the deaths

    Yes, there is. So what's your point? Millions of people died regardless. Most knowledgeable people agree that the death camps were – in a perverted sense – better than the concentration camps, because at least they provided a fairly quick death, whereas the concentration camps meant a slow death over several weeks.

    I suggest you go to Krakow and take the Auschwitz tour. You might change your mind. Otherwise, you could start with the Wikipedia entry and continue from there. If you're really looking for evidence, that is.

  21. Re:Where's the outrage in the rest of the free wor on Wiretapping Law Sparks Rage In Sweden · · Score: 1

    Right or not, this three-step program for Communism is how most textbooks depict it. At least the textbooks I had at school.

    Just saying.

  22. Re:Where's the outrage in the rest of the free wor on Wiretapping Law Sparks Rage In Sweden · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Jonah Goldberg has zero credibility on the subject of fascism. He doesn't even seem to know the textbook definition.

    http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=jonah_goldbergs_bizarro_history
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=nVjb_-5kkf0
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=biSrwMX7oM0

    This is important. I'm replying just in case anyone has AC filter on.

  23. Re:#1 question on Spit Will Be Worse Than Spam · · Score: 1

    But they (we) also use white lists. And I don't see that going away anytime soon.

  24. Re:WTF?! on Sweden On Verge of Passing Sweeping Wiretap Plan · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This is SWEDEN! Since when has IT been a hotbed for terrorists or drug dealers?

    File it under "delusions of grandeur". Our politicos like to think that Sweden is important enough to be considered a terrorist target.

    Sweden is "non aligned" and has (officially) maintained a neutral stance

    "Officially", yes. Practically, not so much. We (the government, that is) bend over for the guy with the biggest guns, and have done so since World War One.

  25. Re:Python? on F/OSS Flat-File Database? · · Score: 1

    Uh, consider a schema whose primary keys are id_1, ..., id_n, such that two rows have the same id_1 if they belong to the same person. How would you analyze the other key fields? (Hint: joining on id_1)

    Call me prudent, but this sounds like bad database design to me, and inefficient. Besides, you're using a join where there's no relational integrity to consider, so why bother? Joins are time consuming.