Comment: Re:Not much skill (Score 1) 294
The guy was of course under heavy scrutity at the casinos
I for one would enjoy reading your definition of "heavy scrutity".
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Comment: Article uses anecdotes to make a point... (Score 2) 474
...isn't that one of the exact flaws the article is accusing some modern research of? Plus I'm glad there are scientists there to conclude a drug is not safe and to show that MRIs are not useful in determining causes of chronic back pain; how is that a failure of science?
Comment: Shrinkage! (Score 5, Funny) 347
wow, something alongside a couple of nuts that's smaller than it's supposed to be.
Comment: laptops make students look stupid to professors (Score 1) 804
As an engineering professor, let me just say that if you bring a laptop to class, you might as well be wearing a dunce cap. It makes you look stupid, as in "I'll take the time to come to class but not pay attention." Most of my colleagues feel this way too.
Comment: What if they just don't? (Score 5, Interesting) 229
How bad would the penalties be?
Comment: Re:No, it's a stupid idea... (Score 1) 845
atheism is a religion like not collecting stamps is a hobby.
Comment: Re:Uh No (Score 1) 582
Dimetapp elixir, baby!
Comment: Re:First, make a good video game (Score 2, Insightful) 523
I agree. Here's a nugget from the wikipedia page for the phrase:
James Morrow has been quoted as saying "'There are no atheists in foxholes' isn't an argument against atheism, it's an argument against foxholes."
Comment: Re:Obligatory (Score 1) 464
I know someone's house that's full of unpopped popcorn...
Comment: I support your efforts to lower my cable bill... (Score 1) 321
...too bad my cable company is also my ISP.
Comment: Re:What are we waiting..? (Score 1) 90
To boldly go poop where no man has gone before...
Comment: Re:Genius! (Score 1) 117
This man deserves a Nobel.
"Today's news: I have been awarded a Nobel prize."
Comment: No Patti and Selma? (Score 5, Funny) 413
Come on, they're TWINS.
Comment: Re:Merketing trumps reason again... ;) (Score 3, Funny) 439
When your computer is possessed by Satan, you point at the screen and say: "Look at that bezel bub!"
and when he gives away your private key you've got a "loose-cypher".
Comment: Re:Personal mobility (Score 1) 282
Not so simple. I live a 30-min walk from my work, through urban Philly. To bike it (I've tried) is 10 minutes on the bike, door-to-door, owing to lights and other traffic rules. I often need to change clothes (summer is very humid). I have to lock my bike up outside due to fire-code regulations preventing them in the building. Changing clothes and locking/unlocking add time to the bike commute. Walking is just simpler. In rainy weather, can you bike with an umbrella? And no way would I listen to a podcast on a bike -- you need your ears to bike in the city.
I was a bicycle commuter (4 miles) in graduate school on the west coast and loved it. For a simple 1.5-mile commute, walking seems better.
