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Comment: In some respect, I agree. (Score 5, Insightful) 427

by McGuirk (#38802867) Attached to: Why We Should Teach Our Kids To Code
I don't necessarily think that not knowing how to code on a practical level is really necessary for average Joe, but Mr. Young is definitely on the ball about the general idea. I took Computer Science in High School it was my major for my first year in college. It definitely changed the way that I think about complicated things and go about attempting to solve a problem.

Then again, perhaps it is just certain types of thinkers that are attracted to coding and actually doing it just helps hone this type of reasoning.

Comment: Re:Opposition: follow the money (Score 1) 1055

by McGuirk (#38731830) Attached to: Is Climate Change the New Evolution?
Can you point me towards good information for/against climate change so I can make an educated decision?

I've tried to research, but there's just so much bad information and highly opinionated emotional stuff that I can't find any good information. Then again, I haven't tried terribly hard either+)

But you strike me as someone who could set me in the right direction.

Wikipedia to be blacked out to fight PIPA tomorrow->

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An anonymous reader writes "Delivering what others promissed, wikipedia will block itself for 24 hours to fight both PIPA and (the now dead) SOPA. From the explanatory page: "Today, the Wikipedia community announced its decision to black out the English-language Wikipedia for 24 hours, worldwide, beginning at 05:00 UTC on Wednesday, January 18 (you can read the statement from the Wikimedia Foundation here). The blackout is a protest against proposed legislation in the United States—the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) in the U.S. Senate—that, if passed, would seriously damage the free and open Internet, including Wikipedia.". This might be the first time I'll be happy to see wikipedia offline."
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Comment: Re:Oh, the Horseshit You Will Print! (Score 1) 552

by McGuirk (#38722742) Attached to: Predicting Life 100 Years From Now

East of Nevada - a place for theists who want things like pro-life

Why does every always assume that the only pro-lifers are religious types?

I do recognize certain cases that warrant abortion, but I think that abortion for birth control is immoral and violates the human rights of the fetus. I am agnostic.

Also: http://www.godlessprolifers.org/home.html

Comment: Re:How about Fedora? (Score 1) 685

by McGuirk (#38031036) Attached to: Linux Mint: the New Ubuntu?

Keep arguing over who has the best package management system over there in Anachronia, the magical land where anachronisms like rpm, apt, fax machines and mounted letter carriers haven't been replaced by ports/portage/paludis and e-mail yet. :P

Last time I tried portage, I spent more time resolving circular dependencies then I did compiling KDE. And that's saying something.

Are you still an ALCOHOLIC?

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