Mark't's post should not have been marked troll. Pull your head out of your ass moderator. Mark T was merely sharing his EXPERIENCE with us; not trolling. This Slashdot system is being ABUSED in order to try to destroy the user named Mark-t.

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Yes, but like checkers, just about ANYONE with basic cognitive functions can play Tetris...the concept itself very easy to understand.

A minute to learn, a lifetime to master comes to mind...

I believe the first quote ("That's not a knife, now THAT'S a knife!") is from Crocodile Dundee., which I imagine that particular Simpsons episode (that I don't believe I've seen) was parodying.

The knife/spoon I didn't see either, but Terry Pratchett wrote in Thud, "He not only wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, in fact he might even be a spoon".

Then of course the Matrix "There is no spoon."

Oddly, none of these are spoonerisms.

This is only true if the key is chosen correctly. Cracking Enigma during the second world war would not have been feasible, if not for operator error.

Crap... Do I mod this insightful? Troll? It's like Schroedinger's Sentence... Both right and wrong - except you can't ever actually observe it to find out which it is!!

Oh what I would give to have a "Parodox" mod...

Just give them cell-phones that can do that instead.
Make each cell phone have an emergency receiver.

The phone is more likely to be close to the person.
It has a greater chance of being charged.
People will not ignore it.

And the best part is that cellphones are spreading even in poorer countries.
Implementation costs would be minimal, just make sure every cellphone receives an emergency band.

(and being waterproof with a solar charger on the back would be nice too)

I don't see it here or the TFA so http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace/home

I once accidentally burned my finger with one of those "Jumpin Jacks" fireworks. (you can get them to hover in the air if you throw them at the right moment)

Anyway, the burn smelled like bacon... somewhat disturbing, and yet, it made me a little hungry.

All they are saying is that they noted Correlation, not implying causation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque

But then again, atheists should just be in the closet with the gays, right? Women should be grateful to stay at home and make us dinner.

It's a sign of being a member of a privileged class when you take offense at an outsider speaking up for themselves. Women and blacks who wanted equal rights to men/whites were treated in much the same way. Those in power regarded activists as "uppity" and wondered "why are they so angry all the time?". Some of us are angry and sometimes rightfully so. That doesn't mean we all are. Just because some individuals are obtuse and belligerent doesn't mean you should misrepresent the whole. Otherwise, atheists might hold up folks like Haggard and OBL as examples of theists.

Want atheists to be less outspoken? Treat them with the same respect you want (that sounds familiar, hrm). Or better yet, treat people like they WANT to be treated. Start with something minor like... knowing that atheism is NOT an ideology or even an actual group or movement. If someone says they are atheist... respond in the same way you would if they said they like to watch baseball. It has nothing to do with you. They can watch baseball, and you can watch football. It's not a zero sum game.

Unless it's the first word of the sentence or in a book title, just leave it lower case.