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Submission + - US Adults = More Dumber? (nypost.com)

Submitted by Norwell Bob
Norwell Bob writes: It’s long been known that America’s school kids haven’t measured well compared with international peers. Now, there’s a new twist: Adults don’t either.

In math, reading and problem-solving using technology – all skills considered critical for global competitiveness and economic strength – American adults scored below the international average on a global test, according to results released Tuesday.

Comment Re:How about society does this (Score 2) 656

by Norwell Bob (#43675471) Attached to: Printable Gun Downloads Top 100k In 2 Days, Thanks to Kim Dotcom
How adorably naive.

A) Many of the same people who want to do away with private ownership of guns also oppose the death penalty under any circumstances.

B) Criminals in regions that still employ the death penalty kidnap, rape and kill despite the consequences of being caught. Crazy, right? Criminals ignore laws and punishment!! We *really* ought to try and reach them. Maybe a PSA?

Comment Re:$1,500,000 for porn (Score 5, Funny) 339

by Norwell Bob (#41852453) Attached to: $1,500,000 Fine For Sharing 10 Movies On BitTorrent
You know, like, when somebody makes a subtle joke, and then somebody else kind of gets that joke, but doesn't know it was a joke, and then makes the obvious joke based on the subtle joke that they didn't know was the joke and ruins both jokes? And then everybody else just gets a little uncomfortable, and says something like "hm... yeah..."

Yeah, it was kind of like that.

Comment Server or Workstation? (Score 1) 291

by Norwell Bob (#41810013) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: What To Do With Over 500 Used DIMMs?
Just in case it hasn't been asked yet, were these sticks from workstations or servers? ECC or non-ECC, buffered or unbuffered, etc.? Can't really mix types, so if it's server RAM, for practical purposes, it's not going to work in home/school PCs.

And this is where somebody needs to out-nerd me and tell me how I'm wrong and call me names.

Comment Re:Batshit Crazy! (Score 1) 680

by Norwell Bob (#41337325) Attached to: EVE Online CSM and Diplomat Killed in Libyan Consulate Attacks

Why, you may ask? Because it's a silly double standard - for example, it's a well known fact that Edgar Allen Poe, considered one of the greatest poets of all time, married his 13-year-old cousin less than 2 centuries ago, yet nobody calls him a(n inbred) pedophile, nor do they accuse his readership of supporting pedophilia.

Oh, I thought that was Jerry Lee Lewis.

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