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Comment Yes. It does matter. (Score 1) 916

"I say we refuse to let the public school system be used as a platform for any group's agenda by removing the material entirely."

I don't think a "let's keep them ignorant for now" approach is the way to go here. The one thing creationists would love even more than teaching intelligent design is *not* teaching evolution.

Comment But not Braid (Score 2) 183

The Art of Video Games exhibition will explore the 40-year evolution of video games as an artistic medium (but not Braid), with a focus on striking visual effects (but not Braid), the creative use of new technologies (but not Braid), and the most influential artists and designers (but not Braid).

Comment This arcticle is right on!!! (Score 0) 869

"The new Internet reality seems bent on summarily dismissing the hard work of this commission. I'd wish they'd drop it already" - Earl Warren

"So I left out the word 'a'. Doesn't mean the rest of it didn't really happen. Fucking bloggers." - Neil Armstrong, Time Magazine interview 1970

"I'm pretty sure I killed all those Jews. Final Solution. Google it." - Adolf Hitler

Comment Just goes to show (Score 5, Informative) 68

You don't need a CS degree to reach the highest of career levels.

Seriously though, this isn't his first time in space. He's an experienced astronaut who was on the International Space Station for half a year and has multiple high level degrees in engineering, astronautics and planetary geology. He's a recipient of the esteemed Silver Snoopy Award and is literally a friggin' Eagle Scout.

Godspeed!

Comment Developer doesn't understand chance. (Score 2) 418

From Misery documentation:

# Delay: Create a random-length delay, giving the appearance of a slow connection. (by default this happens 40% of the time)
# White screen: Present the user with a white-screen. (by default this happens 10% of the time)

These events do not occur x% of the time but, rather, have an x% chance of occurring.

$random_number = rand(0, 100);
if ($chance >= $random_number) {
return TRUE;
}

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