Comment Tradeoffs (Score 1) 710
You can watch the same movie at 24 FPS if you want to. But just to warn you - it's going to take twice as long.
Comment Hitchens had this guy pegged. (Score 1) 204
Comment Stallman in a sentence (Score 5, Funny) 99
Ahh, vintage Stallman: Because when all you have is an axe, everything looks like a grindstone.
Comment Wikipedia admins taking over OED? (Score 1) 101
Was Ben Schumin behind this decision? Anyone know?
Comment Re:Its not the speed that is the problem. (Score 1) 1026
Liar. Acela Express tops out at 150 mph, and averages around 80. They take between 6h30m and 8h to go from Boston to Washington. The normal Amtrak trains are not much slower than that. Go check the listings, read up on Acela before making up facts about it, and stop lying.
Comment Best compliment ever? (Score 1) 211
I mean seriously, I'm blushing after hearing this good (and, I should note, widely-publicized) review of my feces.
Comment Re:Makes sense (Score 1) 1123
For an idiot, he sure has whupped you on the complex concept of "using paragraphs". Though, from your posts, you're clearly assuming a sub-third-grade level of comprehension yourself, so I guess I don't blame you for writing as you did. In any case, you missed just about every point he made, seeing as your comebacks had very little to do with said points.
Your guess may be that he's an idiot. Fortunately, as to your idiocy, you've removed all guesswork.
Comment Same thing (Score 0) 875
Cap and Trade is just a fancy phrase meaning "tax" anyway. I hate the verbal misdirection.
Comment The real question: (Score 2, Funny) 609
Does it have the proper amount of SUCTION? /Dyson
Comment Integrated circuit, eh? (Score 2, Funny) 65
Does this mean the transistors and the capacitors don't have to drink at different fountains anymore? We've certainly come a long way.
BlizzCon Keynote — New WoW Expansion, Diablo 3 Details 316
BlizzCon kicked off this morning with a keynote address that brought some major announcements for some of their games. First, World of Warcraft's third expansion, Cataclysm, was officially revealed. It differs from the previous expansions in that they will not be creating an entirely new continent for players to explore. Instead, the two huge continents from the original game will be going through a literal cataclysm, causing some zones to be destroyed, new ones to become available, and existing ones to be entirely revamped. Big news came for Diablo III as well, with the announcement of the Monk class and a trailer showing how it plays. More details for both games as well as StarCraft II will undoubtedly become available over the next few days, but read on for more about what we already know. If you have any questions, don't forget to post them here.
Comment Extra! Extra! Error in article summary! (Score 1) 107
I'm sorry, but I'm fairly certain that the University of Maryland and the University of Michigan are just a little more than one meter apart. I call shenanigans.
Submission + - Human evolution accelerating 1
An anonymous reader writes: A new paper (PDF) just being released shows that not only have humans not stopped evolving, the rate of evolution has massively increased during the past 40,000 years, thanks to bigger population sizes and varied environments. Lead author John Hawks has posted the first of several blog entries about the research. Wired and the LA Times have additional coverage.
