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  1. You answered your own question with your question.

  2. Re:C++ is Dead, Long Live Java on GCC Switches From C to C++ · · Score: 1

    Whoosh!

  3. Re:Problem: Speed doesn't really save much time. on Flight 4590 Didn't Kill the Concorde; Costs Did · · Score: 1

    the meetings are with the expensive prostitutes, which part of that is not productive?

    You misspelled reproductive!

  4. Re:Dons the asbestos suit.... on GNOME 2.20 Released · · Score: 1

    In my opinion no, but i am more used to kde so really it's all just personal preference.

  5. Re:True.... but not important on The Argument For F/OSS In Schools · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yeah much better to teach spreadsheets rather than excel(whatever version), better to understand concepts rather than specific implementations. Once you understand the ideas behind it all you can easily learn a different programs interface.

  6. Re:Woks and their collanders, too on Who Needs a Satellite Dish When You Have a Wok? · · Score: 1

    Because we New Zealanders are cheap bastards :)

  7. Re:To prevent harmful radiations on Warming a Tiny Piece of Mars For Terraforming · · Score: 2, Informative

    Regular glass only blocks about half of the UV that reaches the earths surface, it will absorb most of the higher energy UV though.

  8. Re:MMO the way it should be on EVE Online's Next Frontier · · Score: 1

    // begin rambling incoherency

    Skill progression linked to time is great for me as i can't spend a huge amount of time playing. I can just train a skill that takes a lot of time when i know i will have extended time away from the game, if i do get to play earlier than expected well i can train a quick training skill and not lose progress on the slow one. So at least you can get some decent skills as a casual player and feal some sense of progression. Oh course time is money in EVE and even though a player who plays constantly for the same period as a casual gamer may not necessarily have higher skills, they should be able to afford better ships and equipment so it all works out.

    // end rambling incoherency

  9. There is a significantly better fuel than ethanol on Urging Congress to Cancel the Ethanol Tariff · · Score: 2, Informative

    Butanol is a far superior biofuel, it has a higher octane rating. Higher energy density than gasoline and requires no modification of car engines to run(you could increase the compression to get higher power though). It can be made at about the same weight per weight of input sugar/starch as ethanol. Oh and it does not absorb water like ethanol does.

  10. Re:Am I the Only One? on Online Games Boom - Who Benefits? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Yes you are :P You could try guildwars if you only want to pay for the box. AO can be played for free also. Of course i am not adverse to good single player games, i know that i will be only playing Oblivion for a while when it comes out soon.

  11. A solution within WOW's rules? on Blizzard Responds To Gay Guild Debate · · Score: 1

    Just have a guild of homosexual characters as it is a valid role playing aspect, there must be gay dwarfs and gnomes. You could have a religious rp guild as well, it would have to be about a valid WOW religion though, same with racism as long as it is against another race of characters within the game. Those are all valid role playing interests within the game world and people of similar real world interests could join guilds that suited them.

  12. In New Zealand at 18 you are an adult. on Need for Speed Unconnected to Fatal Crash · · Score: 1

    That includes drinking. An 18 year old knows what they are doing and are responsible for their own actions. They have no excuse for their blatant disregard to others safety and should be punished accordingly.

  13. Hardly on What Should People Understand About Computers? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If a computer was an appliance like a washing machine they would have been recalled due to faults. You would never except the bugs you do with a computer with an item of white ware.

  14. Well said on Federal Judge Rules Against Intelligent Design · · Score: 1

    So very true ID is definately not a scientific theory and shouldn't be taught in a science class.

  15. Re:The prize? on HD DVD Player Delays in Japan · · Score: 1

    Followed by the death penalty. Fair use is a crime against humanity after all.