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Comment Re:Not for Nerds (Score 5, Interesting) 253

The show is popular with quite a few Aspies because it is one of the few almost reasonable attempts at portraying an Aspie-like character. Sheldon also displays signs of OCD and maybe Narcissistic personality disorder, but an Aspie without those other conditions can still recognise or even identify with many of his actions.

Comment Re:Flying experience (Score 1) 239

What I get out of this story is that, if you're lucky enough to survive the trip in the wheel well, it's much more convenient to travel this way than doing it the regular way: no queuing, no overcharging from the airlines, no restrictions on the amounts of liquids you can carry, no getting your gonads showered with x-rays, no groping from TSA perverts... and of course, no arbitrary, secret no-fly list that prevents you from boarding the plane in the first place.

The airport security theater almost makes me want to risk my life as a stowaway.

And no waiting in the queue for the toilet either.

Comment Re:Act of war... according to US (Score 2) 287

> Wait,... isn't this the purpose of the NSA?

According to US government, hacking communication infrastructure of a country by another government is an "act of war", not regular espionage. They said this very loudly just before Snowden revelations began. So NO. They are not supposed to be doing that.

Ah, but when we do it, it is a glorious action undertaken for freedom, truth, and to protect innocent children.

But when those foreigners do the same thing, it is because they are mean, slinking, low scoundrels.

There's a world of difference. Anyone can see that!

Comment Re:Too Little, Too Late & MtGox (Score 1) 254

Why in 2014, do I have to decorate variables with '$'?

That is your first complaint about PHP? That? I can't stand PHP but, seriously, that is first on your list of PHP badness?

Maybe he is poor and seeing all those dollar signs depresses him.

Comment Re:Computer illiterate little sister? (Score 2) 389

The quote is out of context, and was part of a larger list of users. On its own it does seem negative - here's my full quote:

Metro is a content consumption space. It is designed for casual users who only want to check facebook, view some photos, and maybe post a selfie to instagram. It's designed for your computer illiterate little sister, for grandpas who don't know how to use that computer dofangle thingy, and for mom who just wants to look up apple pie recipes. It's simple, clear, and does one thing (and only one thing) relatively easily.

The word you are looking for is "iPad".

Comment Re:A few problems... (Score 1) 149

I think I just started development on the 3rd worst D20 product

*rolls a 1*

Your fingers fumble over the keyboard, striking keys almost under their own accord.

UPDATE customer SET lastname='Jones'

*rolls save vs. WHERE clause... 3*

;

With horror you look on as you strike a glancing blow to the enter key.

No problem if you live in the right part of Wales: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jones.png

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