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  1. Re:Religion and politics off the table? I think no on Science's Breakthrough of the Year · · Score: 2, Insightful

    So what if the Cathar's were right and that the Catholic Bible was simply a political tool of the Papacy to bring the incorrect version of God's word to man.
    Perhaps you haven't been paying attention. Religion has always been a political tool. It's a convenient mechanism used to control people, and has worked beautifully for thousands of years. If you need an example, see the current U.S.A.
  2. Re:A good point on Another Small Step Before the Giant Leap · · Score: 2, Funny

    Your plan uses too much common sense. Puts some laser beam weapons and a giant robot in there and you may get someone to take you seriously.

  3. Re:How low can they go? on FTC To Investigate 'Viral Marketing' Practices · · Score: 1

    But you know, there was a time when I too felt bad. There are lots of people out there, trying to take your money.

    But then I found guns. Guns make loud noises, and when used properly can make a difference in this world. Guns should only be used by a trained individual. Different people behave differently around guns. If you notice adverse effects such as excessive drinking, wifebeater shirts, or people hanging from a tree in your yard, you should stop using guns and see a police officer.

    Ask you local law enforcement agency about guns today!

  4. Re:What school did you go to? on Advice For Programmers Right Out of School · · Score: 1

    Understand that theory is not the same as practice. If all you wanted was practice, there are schools for it. Said schools are usually crap though.

    You learn to program by reading and understanding code. By understanding code written by someone else, you gain insight as to how a project should be structured and what tools you will need.

    An example, although a poor one, is the internship I landed about six months ago. I've been doing web development work using .NET for about three months now and I came into it from a C++ background. I essentially learned the quirks of C# by reading example code, some company code that was confirmed functional, and generally brute mental force. Amazingly, the past semester I took a C# class that taught me nothing. I already knew how to write the code discussed because they had already taught me the way to learn new computer languages effectively.

    Now, you're talking about new techniques and cool whiz-bang projects. That's not what they should be teaching in CS classes. That should be pursued due to an interest by the student. If you can't do that, and want all the CoOl L337 H4x0R stuff spoon fed to you, look up IADT. I'm sure they have a college program for you.


    (Disclaimer: I'm an unsatisfied IADT graduate that went to a four-year college after being unable to find a job with that awful degree. Take that as you will.)

  5. Re:Never thought about that! on UN Report Downgrades Human Impact on Climate · · Score: 1

    and at least use what is left of their gray matter and look at what these enviro-wackos are doing.

    You assume that there's something left. Such an assumption is silly.

  6. Re:Causes of Burnout on Understanding Burnout · · Score: 1

    In the grand scheme
    You really are AC.
    We're just mortals,
    You and me.

  7. Re:Fad... on Magnetic Storage Using Quantum Vortex Cores · · Score: 1

    Unbeknown to them, a copy of the malevolent AI that almost wiped out humanity is still lurking in the quantum vortex core store. The AI boots, self-replicates, and tricks the humans into allowing it to escape onto the Internet...

    I live my life waiting for that day. *sigh*

  8. Re:Oops on The Wii Disassembled · · Score: 1

    Reverse disassembly?

  9. Re:That won't fly in court on Copyright Protection Problems For OSS Project · · Score: 1

    If the defense does work, this could completely legalize AMVs. Ultimate GW tribute, here I come!!!

  10. Re:Hero, why? on Linus Torvalds Officially a Hero · · Score: 1

    If you have the IE source, then please post it so we can play with it. Otherwise, go back to digg.

    Notice that this is the first fleeting mention of the Linux kernel.

  11. Re:Is the developing market lucrative? on AMD Cuts Personal Internet Communicator · · Score: 4, Funny

    Man, that whistle beats having to send the print via pigeon. You must have had some low ping times with that.

  12. Only one way to get around that. on Microsoft Debuts MySpace-Like IT Site · · Score: 1

    Everything you post should look like the work of a college freshman.

    Really though, what did you expect? If you posted decent code on /., wouldn't you expect to find it in other projects on Google's code search after a time? It's a community, not an information bank.

  13. Re:Point, counter-point on Did Humans Get Their Big Brains From Neanderthals? · · Score: 1

    It's more likely that our pure woman were being brutalized by those savages. Smashed in the head by a club, they could do nothing to avert the onslaught.

    Hold on a minute, I just saw a pretty one go by. *grabs club*

  14. Re:Don't like change? on The Hacker Profiling Project · · Score: 2, Funny

    But that begs the question, should we really take this lying down?

    I'm sorry, couldn't resist.

  15. Re:Common Carrier? on Has Verizon Forfeited Common Carrier Status? · · Score: 1

    Dear Verizon,

    I'm a very concerned citizen that has been horribly stricken by this so called INTRAWEB. I was given a link to a webber site, goatse.cx I believe, and was immediately appalled by the image I saw. So appalled, in fact, that I died.

    You should be getting a call from my family and team of lawyers soon, since that content came over your lines.

    Yours Deadly,

    TDSD

  16. Re:likelihood of these weapons on Halo 3 Details Begin to Emerge · · Score: 1

    You're right. In the future we'll have lightsabers and blasters and all sorts of fun stuff. No more of this chemical based projectile goodness.

  17. Re:so when can we download it? on Honeybee Genome Sequenced · · Score: 1

    Can you really call them Region 2 bees when they become Region 5 bees once exposed to each other?

  18. Re:Just one nitpick on Creepy Windows XP Halloween mask · · Score: 2, Funny

    Halloween isn't about death. It's about going house to house, asking for firewood for the pyre, and burning the houses down if they don't give it to you. Ah, memories!

  19. TheDreadSlashdotter on Wired's Very Short Stories · · Score: 1

    I know what you posted yesterday.

  20. Re:I'm begging you to stop using "begs the questio on Making Content More Valuable or Stealing Revenue? · · Score: 1

    R u saiing dat dis 's also a natral evolusion o englsih?

  21. Re:Not 1337 h4x0rs! on Diebold Disks May Have Been For Testers · · Score: 1

    Adequate stupidity is indistinguishable from malice.

  22. Re:Tuesday? on Firefox 2.0 To Debut Tuesday · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I've got it. The trip to redmond was to give microsoft a way to shut down FF 1.5 and earlier in order to force people to upgrade to 2.0. This also gives FF 2.0 a month to work before microsoft tries to turn it off as well. Fortunately, Skynet will come online as soon as MS tries it.

    The end of your world is near. Long live the machines! (powered by Firefox!)

  23. Re:So now we have on Strange Bacteria Sustains Itself Without Sunlight · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, but crikey, that was great television.

  24. Re:more than just the two on Study Shows Good With Math Means Bad With People · · Score: 1

    It's very likely I did make a mistake. Math is actually my weakness.

    As for asking how long I plan to allow it to accelerate, it sounds more like "how much time does it take to get to CityA?" I can tell you 2 hours, but that's not very meaningful. It may be valid, but the distance makes more sense.

    Of course, whatever. YMMV.

  25. Re:more than just the two on Study Shows Good With Math Means Bad With People · · Score: 1

    Time is a part of acceleration (meters/second^2). It's the rate of velocity (meters/second). What you should ask is "What distance are you allowing the mass to accelerate?" The answer: About 10 meters.