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  1. Of course, saying "of the Millennium" would have been ten times worse.

  2. You are assuming a degree in computer science and computer engineering are the same thing, though it is not necessarily your fault. . Some Comp Sci programs in the US do not require students to write a single line of code. The thinking is that Comp Sci is about a higher level view of the concepts and principles of computing. There is a disconnect between what Academia and Industry think a Comp Sci degree is. Until that gets sorted out, there will continue to be problems such as the one you have encountered.

  3. The problem is, there is no legal document that states how much debt there was to begin with, so there is no way to legally state how much debt was forgiven. That is actually the crux of the lawsuit- no legal paperwork that defines the financial terms (nor amount) of the loan contract.

  4. Re:Why this law exists on Judge Refuses To Block New York 'Ballot Selfie' Law (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    And yet, this does little to prevent compulsion. In fact, this punishes the voter, not the one compelling the "proof." The voter can be screwed both ways. If you want the law to prevent employers or whomever from compelling voters to show their ballots, punish the compelling party, not the compelled.

  5. Re:WP:OBLIGATORY on Net Neutrality Is Complicated: Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales (indiatimes.com) · · Score: 1
  6. Re:Flowers FROM Algernon? on Mice Brainpower Boosted With Alteration of a Single Gene · · Score: 1

    "The mouse was the Slashdot submitter."

    So...not very. At least s/he was smarter than a SD editor.

  7. April First on Egyptian Repairman Outranks Google · · Score: 1

    Now THIS is how you do April Fools. Wait, what? It's June 3rd you say? We should only be so lucky.

  8. Re:If yes then what ? on Is It Time To Throw Out the College Application System? · · Score: 1

    Then I must be insane because I mentally stack 22 and 22 and learned top carry numbers in my head if necessary. I see my kids do math by the common core standards and I scratch my head why? Common core shouldn't be about the method, only the result. Can they add? Good! Move on.

  9. Re:Your employer on Ask Slashdot: Who Should Pay Costs To Attend Conferences? · · Score: 1

    The money from my employer that I will gladly waist is my per diem.

  10. Re:Turing test not passed. on The Lovelace Test Is Better Than the Turing Test At Detecting AI · · Score: 2

    Good points. I would add one more- people lie. There is nothing to stop the human comparison from lying and saying he was a computer as well. If both say they are a computer that should level the playing field so that they both need to judged on the merits of the debate.

  11. Re:In my youth on Professors: US "In Denial" Over Poor Maths Standards · · Score: 0

    Um, talk about bad math. Look at the two graphs. One is the mean and the other is the average. Mean is not average. So while you do make a good point about looking all test takers compared to just those entering college, your evidence is irrelevant.

  12. Re:Where have we seen this before? on 3D Display Uses Misted Water · · Score: 1

    Homeopathic displays?

  13. Re:Lifers? on Financing College With a Tax On All Graduates · · Score: 1

    To earn a living. College doesn't put food on the table.

  14. Re:she on The Death Cap Mushroom Is Spreading Across the US · · Score: 1

    Men eat phalloides too, I guess. Not that there is anything wrong with that.

  15. Jimmy Fallon on The Neuroscientist Who Discovered He Was a Psychopath · · Score: 1

    So, you are saying that Jimmy Fallon is a psychopath.? He seems like such a nice guy on TV. But, that may explain how he got the Tonight Show gig. Isn't that how Leno got it?

  16. Re:29 years old on Silicon Valley In 2013 Resembles Logan's Run In 2274 · · Score: 1

    From your user name you are apparently a 13 year old boy. But relatively speaking 29 is young. (I kid about your user name)

  17. Re:For me... It's the cost of good printers on What's Holding Back 3-D Printing · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought printable guns were going to be the killer app.

  18. Re:not so good with numbers... on Scientists May Have Detected Neutrinos From Another Galaxy · · Score: 2

    I have moderation points but unfortunately there is not a +1 Pedant mod.

  19. Re:How long before.. on North Korea Threatens US With Preemptive Nuclear Strike · · Score: 1

    Probably not if was broadly distributed throughout the country, but localized it would cause some problems. Imagine a physics experiment where a force is applied over a wide area vs the same blade applied on a knife edge.

  20. Re:GENOCIDE? on Genode OS 13.02 Features Low Latency Audio, Virtualization, Protected DMA · · Score: 1

    I think Genocide is only what happens when the OS crashes. I would like to see the OS up-times before trying this out.

  21. Re:Truly sad on Federal Court OKs Amazon's System of Suggesting Alternative Products · · Score: 1

    A better analogy would be, if I walk into a hardware store asking for Tiffany lamps and the floor worker pointed to the the lighting aisle and said, "All of our lighting products are right there." Could Tiffany sue because there were no Tiffany lamps in the store?

  22. Re:Quick, someone trademark the term "Time Machine on Games Workshop Bullies Author Over Use of the Words 'Space Marine' · · Score: 5, Funny

    It looks like you dropped the base.

  23. Re:State legislature, huh? on Free Online Education Unwelcome In Minnesota · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe they should ban Dr. Pepper too.

  24. Re:Darn it! on Super Bacteria Create Gold · · Score: 1

    If Nibblonians can crap dark matter, why not?

  25. The ISP? on Brazilian Judge Orders 24-hour Shutdown of Google and Youtube · · Score: 1

    So, people don't watch Google in thin air. Didn't an ISP provide the video. Why arbitrarily go after Google and not the service provider. Before someone states that laws in Brazil (such as the US) protect the ISP, I would say the law is then arbitrary.