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  1. Re:Genetic Algorithms on Physicists Devise Test For Whether the Universe Is a Simulation · · Score: 1

    That's a nice thought, but what if the physical Laws we think of as being the truth are imperfectly modeled off of the "real" world. Maybe the speed of light isn't really a limit. Or maybe your heart really does stop if you travel over 60mph on a locomotive. If this life is a simulation, we would know nothing about the "real" physics of the "real" world.

  2. Re:Deception on Physicists Devise Test For Whether the Universe Is a Simulation · · Score: 1

    Science and philosophy haven't been the same discipline for a long, long time. It's a historical artifact, nothing more.

    If it's a historical artifact, that means that science PhDs will not understand the limits of empiricism, and will disdainfully regard any knowledge outside the limited boundaries of empiricism as nonsense. Hmm, I guess you're right.

  3. Re:Good on Lawsuit Challenges New York Sugary Drink Ban · · Score: 3, Insightful

    We should not ban smoking, ban junk food, or reqire drivers licenses

    One of these things is not like the others. Smoking and poor driving affect other people. Junk food can only affect someone else if projectile vomiting is involved.

  4. Re:How can big companies fail so hard on The Story of Nokia MeeGo · · Score: 1

    Antisocial person at work getting you down? Drink a beer!

  5. Try local NBC, CBS, and FOX affiliates on Libertarian Candidate Excluded From Debate For Refusing Corporate Donations · · Score: 2

    I'm sure they'd love to report on this. Also local newspapers and radio.

  6. Re:Sweet! on Google Maps Gets Massive Street View Update · · Score: 1

    I spent ten minutes trying to get street view to work in the iOS 6 safari browser. No success.

  7. Re:Uh, how is this a subject for Technology and Ge on US Election's Only VP Debate Tonight: Weigh In With Your Reactions · · Score: 1

    Biden discussed nuclear bomb making.

  8. Sweet! on Google Maps Gets Massive Street View Update · · Score: 5, Funny

    I gotta check this out with my iPhone! Oh, right.

  9. The real question on Where Has All the Xenon Gone? · · Score: 1

    Where have all the Cowboy Neals gone?
    Long time passing.
    Where have all the Cowboy Neals gone?
    Long time ago.
    Where have all the Cowboy Neals gone?
    Mommas grounded them one by one.
    Oh, When will they ever learn?
    Oh, When will they ever learn?

  10. Re:Unlimited clean energy? on US Looks For Input On "The Next Big Things" · · Score: 1

    I don't see the problem. People still have to do stuff with that energy. Energy suppliers would go out of business, but things like oil will still be useful for fertilizers, plastics, or lubrication of machine parts. Trade of goods would continue, and it would be more brisk, as everyone would have limitless energy to move goods from one locale to another.

  11. Mammoths? on Half-Life of DNA is 521 Years, Jurassic Park Impossible After All · · Score: 3, Funny

    Quick, what does this mean regarding mammoth burgers?

  12. I stopped at water quota. on A Day in Your Life, Fifteen Years From Now · · Score: 1

    So Soviet Russia is the future a decade an a half hence? I ignored the CID, but the water quota is ridiculous. Unless we have drastically less water due to using as nuclear fusion fuel, we'll still have all the water we have now.

  13. Re:Truth or dare... on Mysterious Algorithm Was 4% of Trading Activity Last Week · · Score: 1

    "Sweep the leg."

  14. Re:Fucking Retarded on PETA Condemns Pokemon For Promoting Animal Abuse · · Score: 1

    And some Pokemon like clafarie are overtly described as being space aliens.

  15. Re:eat 'em on PETA Condemns Pokemon For Promoting Animal Abuse · · Score: 1

    They do eat some dairy products from the more bovine Pokemon, and think I've seen some of the fish Pokemon for sale in markets (don't quote me). But Pokemon food is exclusively made from herbs, nuts, berries, grains, etc. and even the Pokemon with big slavering canines happily gobble up the vegan Pokemon food.

  16. Re:Serious points raised? on Student Publishes Extensive Statistics On the Population of Middle-Earth · · Score: 1

    And Goldberry. Very gentle, very powerful presence.

  17. Re:Hobbit life expectancy skewed on Student Publishes Extensive Statistics On the Population of Middle-Earth · · Score: 1

    Forget Bilbo. Gollum skewed the hobbit life expectancy (assuming a proto-hobbit can be called a hobbit).

  18. Re:Before on Mozilla To Bug Firefox Users With Old Adobe Reader, Flash, Silverlight · · Score: 2

    Then you won't be using The latest Firefox either so what's your beef? Also, why the heck would you want to use browser plugins that have targeted vulns?

  19. Before on Mozilla To Bug Firefox Users With Old Adobe Reader, Flash, Silverlight · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It should prompt to update every day, regardless of whether they visit a site with flash/PDF/etc. That way the update gets applied before they "want to view content NOW". Otherwise they'll click cancel.

  20. Heat sinks on Ask Slashdot: Transporting Computers By Cargo Ship? · · Score: 1

    If your CPU heat sinks are in the largish side, take them off and store them separately. The heavy ones can damage a mobo if the computer is jerked around (like in a cargo container).

  21. Re:Let's just call it what it is... on Boeing Proposes Using Gas Clouds To Bring Down Orbital Debris · · Score: 1

    Deploy the Asstronauts!

  22. Re:finally on YouTube Alters Copyright Algorithms, Will 'Manually' Review Some Claims · · Score: 1

    Check out the update in the summary. The challengers* get to decide if the video infringes.

    * they're not really the challengers; the algorithm is challenging that your video matches their content, then gives them an option to review or remove. I seriously doubt they'll spend any time reviewing.

  23. "by the content owners" on YouTube Alters Copyright Algorithms, Will 'Manually' Review Some Claims · · Score: 1

    When a video is sent for manual review, the content owner has the option to analyze the user-uploaded video and determine whether it is a breach of copyright before the video is removed.

    To further clarify: "content owner" means big media company that owns the video your video happened to get flagged as matching, not the person who posted the flagged video.
    So this will never be used because the *AA would have to hire someone to be nice and okay your video (whereas the default is to remove all flagged videos).

  24. Re:I bet.. on World of Warcraft Character Becomes Campaign Issue · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, I for one am voting for a third party Panda Bear.

  25. Re:it worries me on For Obama, Jobs, and Zuckerberg, Boring Is Productive · · Score: 1

    Maybe she is dressed like a professional from the oldest profession?