Comment survival of the fittest (Score 1) 119
winner gets to reproduce?
Comment liability/crew? (Score 1) 244
who would be the crew and who would be mission support? i doubt many of the government employees would decide to leave government employ and miss out on their future pension checks.
also, who would be liable in case of an accident? would it be nasa's fault for giving them "faulty equipment"? or could the company even be held liable in the case of an accident in space?
also, who would be liable in case of an accident? would it be nasa's fault for giving them "faulty equipment"? or could the company even be held liable in the case of an accident in space?
Comment Re:How about... (Score 1) 617
So this actually happened in my school district when I was still in high school. However, the only difference is that in inclusion to removing the D grade, if someone got an F, they had to retake the course whereupon if the student passed the class, their old grade would be switched to an I (incomplete) and the second iteration of the course would be given the proper passing grade.
You see the ultimate scam here, no? Artificially passing all students just to get No Child Left Behind money.
You see the ultimate scam here, no? Artificially passing all students just to get No Child Left Behind money.
Comment it only shows where the water is from (Score 1) 202
considering that many people dont drink tap water, one can easily have been "in florida" by drinking a bottle of zephyrhills water...
i wonder how drinking soda would affect this
i wonder how drinking soda would affect this
Comment Re:Could have told you writing analysis was bogus. (Score 1) 96
sorry, but RTFA. this is stylometry, not handwriting analysis.
Wikipedia: Sylometry
Wikipedia: Graphology
Wikipedia: Sylometry
Wikipedia: Graphology
Comment Re:Indy Children's Museum (Score 1) 435
dont forget to check out the museum of science and industry. its more children-oriented, but still awesome. of course, just around there is hyde park and the university of chicago, which is a nice stroll even from someone who goes to school there.
Comment No One Lives Forever? (Score 1) 1120
NOLF can easily be ported into a casual gaming system but can also be hardcore.
It can also definitely be marketed both to younger and older gamers, if you know what I mean ;)
It can also definitely be marketed both to younger and older gamers, if you know what I mean
Comment Re:meh (Score 1) 544
america
Comment doesnt change the fact (Score 1) 555
i agree what he did was absolutely legal.
doesnt change the fact that the dude is a sick pervert D:
Comment this is science? (Score 1) 288
'We can also see this tendency when people use the phone, most will naturally hold it to their right ear.'
thats because most of the world is right handed.
Comment damned ambitious parents (Score 2, Funny) 230
posting about their kids on /. ....
Comment Re:They're called digital cameras (Score 1) 443
no. polaroids are artsy.
here come the hipsters!
here come the hipsters!
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