Comment Re:Bizarrre (Score 1) 1721
I'm distant geographically from the guy but really I don't thing he's done enough to deserve this.
Comment Re:For what? (Score 1) 1721
that was terrible, and should be modded through the roof
Comment Re:Waitaminute. Didn't we just bomb (Score 1) 1721
You surely don't mean before the invasion, do you? He wasn't elected to the Senate until after the invasion, around the time when it was 'cool' to be against it.
Comment Re:For being the opposite of Bush (Score 1) 1721
>And instead of just saying "congratulations" and moving on, they have to keep gripping about how undeserved it is. Trying to tear down the award because it makes them look bad.
You're joking, right? People are still just waking up to this news, it literally just happened, and this is the first wave of reactions.
Try again in a few months.
You're joking, right? People are still just waking up to this news, it literally just happened, and this is the first wave of reactions.
Try again in a few months.
Comment Re:For being the opposite of Bush (Score 1) 1721
He didn't say 'majority of Muslim believers', he said 'Muslim religious authorities'. They aren't the same thing.
It's more like Popes and Bishops than Protestantism, where every congregation is unique, even if Islam isn't very structured (like Catholicism is) at the moment.
Comment Re:Missing option: shift (Score 1) 939
the parent should be modded +5 funny, easily.
Comment Obvious omission (Score 3, Insightful) 103
Why not discuss the Apple apple logo and how it changed from Newton to rainbow colors to it's current stark white? IMO the most interesting logo story...
Comment Re:Nice business model (Score 2, Insightful) 57
the artists still get recognition, though, from having their songs available in the game. and if the song gets popular enough, that can translate into itunes and amazon mp3 downloads, and possibly into album sales.
Comment High end Electronics (Score 1) 396
All my toys these days are high end electronics.
Comment Re:What if we take away too much wind? (Score 1) 867
I'm really sorry, but you tried too hard.
I mean, my sarcasm detector just exploded on my desk, and it wasn't even plugged in to anything.
I mean, my sarcasm detector just exploded on my desk, and it wasn't even plugged in to anything.
Comment Re:Freeze and play dead? (Score 1) 803
Author's name is Harry Turtledove, for those interested.
I greatly enjoyed what I could find of his books at my local library.
I greatly enjoyed what I could find of his books at my local library.
Comment Re:Mirror (Score 1) 167
thanks, this is actually the only reason I went to the comments, to find a link to the actual doc.
Cue the Dept. of Homeland Security in three... two...
Cue the Dept. of Homeland Security in three... two...
Comment Re:Release should be fine (Score 1) 410
I'm happy about this, it sounds like Microsoft is finally getting it's act together with this new Zune. If they can actually get all their apps and features together in one place, and the browser works even half decently, it looks like it'll be a good value.
Journal Journal: Why High School didn't Prepare me for University Math
Before college math teaches a specific number of problems and how to solve them, the mathematical tools (the theorems, definitions, etc) are incidental to the lesson and don't get much class time devoted to just understanding how they work. Most theorems are broken down to one equation that is memorized for tests. College math, on the other hand, teaches a set of tools and how and when to use them. Logically this makes sense. High schools are designed to produce factory workers that solve th
Comment Brilliant (Score 0, Flamebait) 293
Gee, let's just ignore a field of research that could almost totally eliminate CO2 emissions from transportation. That's how we get breakthroughs, right?
