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Comment Re:Just about as far. . . (Score 0) 3

I agree, reality sucks as a game. I mean you only get 1 life, weak weapons, can't kill people you don't like, can't level up very fast, start out with little money, can get all sorts of nasty diseases, can make all sorts of stupid mistakes with irreversible repercussions.

To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
~Macbeth Act 5, scene 5

Comment Re:Learn English (Score 0) 49

or lojban, yuck !

I do agree that English spelling is wacky, if only it could be cleaned up somehow. But you know Latin spellings are kinda hard too.

The good part about English is that it's easy to learn, has many new terms (technological) that other languages lack, and is easy to speak (unlike other languages I have learned, or maybe it's just IMO).

Comment Re:Um...freudian slip? (Score 0) 672

Heh, not really. But, I can say that there are many people out there who think they understand what these fools, I mean scientists, are saying. If this were H. C. Andersen's the Emperor's New Clothes, I'd be the kid, but you'll only realize that a long time from now. And if you don't, I don't really care. I know what humans in general will do with more power. PS. Too bad it isn't on youtube, but if you have the time, watch "Valley of the Shadow" (Twilight Zone episode), it's one of my favorites.

Comment We don't need no stinkin betas, shove it out there (Score -1, Flamebait) 856

I'm sure we all know the high quality of M$ products, even when they've been in development and testing for extended periods of time. No need to test this one any more, get it on the shelves and let the masses devour it like hot dogs at a ball park. They'll upgrade ... guaranteed, and don't worry about the recession, everyone knows it's just a fad.

Comment This is how empires are made (Score 1) 807

You, unbeknownst to them, give them something to make them sick. Then, knownst to them, give them something to cure it, but that will make them sick. Then, knownst to them, give them something to cure it, but that will make them sick. Then, knownst to them, give them something to cure it, but that will make them sick....... and they suffer, and you get paid, and then you suffer and they get paid ...

Comment Re:I use dvorak not for the speed (Score 1) 663

I can also vouch for this. I used QWERTY for some time without problem, but when I got into college and had to type essays of considerable length quickly it really became a problem because my hands and wrists started hurting during and after writing them. In search of a solution I tried an ergonomic keyboard ... it did not help much. So, after some searching I heard that dvorak might help, so I tried it, and sure enough it helped a LOT more than any ergonomic keyboard. In fact I no longer have any pain even after typing long essays in a short amount of time. I can't comment too much on speed difference, I'm sure you could type just as fast using either format, but for me at least, one involves pain and likely problems later on, and one does not. I'll be sticking with dvorak.

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