CompComp - Slashdot User

Comment: Re:Everyone has pie in the sky sci-fi, who cares? (Score 1) 267

by CompComp on Thursday October 11, 2012 @12:38AM (#41615901) Attached to: Kurzweil: The Cloud Will Expand Human Brain Capacity

And thus the first Borg was revealed...

Comment: Price dropped $0.50 in 3 months? (Score 2) 398

by CompComp on Saturday June 23, 2012 @10:01PM (#40425421) Attached to: U.S. Gas Prices Continue To Fall

Experts Agree: With this trend, by this time next year gas will cost $1.50, and 2 years from now, they'll be paying US $0.50 to take away a gallon of gas!

Comment: Re:Near miss? Near hit, rather.... (Score 5, Insightful) 120

by CompComp on Thursday June 21, 2012 @07:02AM (#40396295) Attached to: Astronomers Catch Asteroid In Near-Miss Video

The asteroid missed. It didn't miss by by a large amount- it came near. It was a near miss. It didn't hit, so it wasn't a "near hit" or a "far hit".