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  1. Re:Just one problem with this... on Education Official Says Bad Teachers Can Be Good For Students · · Score: 1

    Give them a bad teacher for a useless elective, not a primary skill. Problem solved.

  2. Re:Easier to get published on The Hobby of Energy Secretary Steven Chu · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Theoretical principles come before implementation.

  3. Re:Maybe you should ask the right question: on Microsoft Applies For Page-Turn Animation Patent · · Score: 1

    Yes, it does, since the ratio of light in front of the page vs behind the page changes, and thus the perception of how transparent it is also changes.

  4. Re:No it doesn't on Hollywood Accounting — How Harry Potter Loses Money · · Score: 1

    Normally, all of that, plus the "production and distribution expenses", falls under the category of "subtracted from the gross to get the net".

  5. Re:World is changing on Chinese Company Seeks US Workers With 125 IQ · · Score: 1

    It's because he only studied his field.

  6. Re:Article missing it's mark on Chinese Company Seeks US Workers With 125 IQ · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Just because there are more English-speaking Chinese does not mean there are more highly fluent English-speaking Chinese with specialization in CS.

  7. Re:World is changing on Chinese Company Seeks US Workers With 125 IQ · · Score: 2, Interesting

    That leaves China with over 4 million with an IQ greater than 140. The US then has just under one million.

  8. Re:Still skeptical about all-electric cars on Company Builds Fast Charging Station For Electric Cars · · Score: 4, Insightful

    My experience with the golf cart leaves me doubt as to whether an electric car can deliver enough torque to climb steep inclines.

    Er, what? When dealing with electric motors, you have much more torque than a comparable gas motor.

  9. Re:Wonderful on Oil-Spotting Blimp Arrives In the Gulf · · Score: 1

    ....because the helium from the blimp can't be drained at a later point, or reused in any fashion whatsoever?

  10. Re:Fantastic!!!! on Oil-Spotting Blimp Arrives In the Gulf · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, they would've succeeded at sticking their finger in the hole, and having some hilarious hijinks about it getting stuck.

  11. Re:Why do you need cable? on Sidestepping A-to-D Convertors For Town Government's Cable TV? · · Score: 1

    That assumes that Comcast specifically excluded equipment in the agreement. It also assumes that there's no other way to access the service without a box for each set.

  12. Re:Cut the cable on Sidestepping A-to-D Convertors For Town Government's Cable TV? · · Score: 1

    Adding to that:

    Education: View Presidential speeches, inauguration or other important government functions like the Senate floor.

  13. Re:Get satellite on Sidestepping A-to-D Convertors For Town Government's Cable TV? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, ditch Comcast! That free service written into the local contract is nonsense to utilize!

  14. Re:Why do you need cable? on Sidestepping A-to-D Convertors For Town Government's Cable TV? · · Score: 1

    What? They get free cable right now, because of an agreement common to municipalities with cable monopolies. Why bother switching to an OTA system for the entire town?

  15. Re:Double blind study on Study Hints Ambient Radio Waves May Affect Plant Growth · · Score: 1

    I said that too, just with reasons why he's being a dick, rather than an explicit mention of his bungholiness.

  16. Re:Double blind study on Study Hints Ambient Radio Waves May Affect Plant Growth · · Score: 1

    "Double blind", in this case, isn't used to refer to the utterly technical double blinded studies we're used to, but rather the fact that the experimenter is blinded, since the very term "blind study" isn't typically used to refer to removing the experimenter's bias. It's a case of using the typical implied meanings of the terms rather than the fully technical and proper definition.

  17. Re:Double blind study on Study Hints Ambient Radio Waves May Affect Plant Growth · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Thanks for illuminating the difference with your post, since you know it all and aren't willing to share.

    Now, I was pretty sure that "blind" eliminated the bias of the subjects of the study (Pepsi challenge style), while double blind eliminates the scientist's bias as well as the subjects (drug trials). The GP may be talking about the medical studies like they use blind studies when they really use double blind (technically a form of blind study), but other than that, I see no reason he's wrong in saying they use double blind to remove the experimenter's biases. If you have some information that's different from this, please share it.

  18. Re:No. on A Composer's-Eye View of the Copyright Wars · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "I'm a part of the problem, yet since I'm not the only one, I don't feel bad about screwing you over."

    -Securityemo, paraphrased

  19. Re:Feh on What Bilski Means For Biotech Patents · · Score: 1

    Hey, cases in front of the supreme court decide on the meanings of laws. You need the law that was interpreted during Santa Clara County v Southern Pacific Railroad to mean corporations were people in order to find where the whole thing originates.

  20. Re:Interaction on Roger Ebert Backs Down On Video Games As Art · · Score: 1

    I think the interaction is in you giving the art something, and it literally changing itself based on your input, rather than just your perception.

  21. Re:Probe succeeded in most of its mission on No Samples On Japan's Hayabusa Asteroid Probe · · Score: 1

    Worse yet, after Hayabusa took off from the asteroid, all four of NEC's ion engines shut down.

    What were you saying about "fully successful" again?

  22. Re:cough on The Ignominious Fall of Dell · · Score: 1

    The bad qualities of other companies don't excuse Apple's short support.

  23. Re:Before everyone cheers (or jeers) on Apple, AT&T Sued Over iPhone 4 Antennas · · Score: 1

    ...or if he's trying to get the mod he's attributing to everyone else.

  24. Re:Stop raining on our OSS parade with your "facts on YouTube Explains Where HTML5 Video Fails · · Score: 1

    Then you have 12 different video files for each upload on YouTube, or you need to convert on the fly. You run in to issues with either processing power or storage space at that point.

  25. Re:Can we shut up about this? on Verizon iPhone Rumored For Early Next Year · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Blackberry isn't nearly as popular for personal use.