That is the reason we should not discourage math/egghead programmers at all :)

We need more of this to convince people that it is absolutely worth it to research and use stem cells as much as we can.

That's true, and if someone is doing more with their life then I applaud them. But if you are spending 1/4 or more of your life doing something it seems to make sense that you would want to focus on improving that, and making it fun if possible.

I would hope that people do not strive to be "typical programmers".

I would hope that if you are in the computer programing world you understand that cranking out solutions to formulas is way more suited to computers than it is to humans.

If you want to solve a bunch of math problems then boot up maple, matlab, or any number of programs.

Doing a bunch of calculus or whatever is _not_ the reason that you want mathy people to be computer programmers. Analyzing and quantifying problems, applying appropriate algorithms, optimization, etc are all areas where someone who understands the math behind a problem can far outshine those who don't.

To be honest though I think most software devs are into math anyway.

I think looking at a Scottish pub would be quicker.

Yeah, but they are most likely just user processes, who cares?

xkcd has about 10 funny comics. I think people spam it to to sites like digg and slashdot because it gives them hope that they too can create a webcomic. Somehow xkcd doesn't rely on good art or good jokes so there has to be this third factor.

oh wait, you mean this isn't digg?

A non-warming planet can also mean more snow year-to-year. And anyway it doesn't say anything about human-caused warming since we know the planet has gone through many warming and cooling cycles naturally.

So that would be a solid "no".

"Math" uses = for assignment all the time.

x=5 doesn't mean that the letter x and 5 are interchangeable in all instances, it means that in this context, x has the value of 5.

That would imply that tolerance of sexual "deviancy" encourages it. I'm not sure if there is any indication that there are more homosexuals now than in previous generations, its just that you don't get auto-shunned by everyone if you come out.

This lady seems to think that if she gets a new email address, her old one is gone. Why not just phase the new address in with any new projects?

Lets get some fresh stories.