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Comment Re:Mainframe? (Score 1) 38

not always. way back when i worked on mainframes i wrote some code that performed exactly the same thing as the MH machine instruction using an optimization of multiply i came up with in high school. my code ran faster than the MH instruction itself. i should have sent it to IBM at the time.

Comment Re:Get rid of first past the post! (Score 1) 141

so, we don't really need the Senate, any longer. the Senate was a way to work in state politics. that not being a need, now, then neither is the Senate. and thus, the electoral system to vote for the president is no longer needed, either. it only needs to be a popular vote.

Comment Re:Light possibly, lasers doubtful (Score 1) 83

if the search in EM is going to be done, i would go at least as short as X-ray or beyond. if expecting a simple "Hello", then longer wavelengths (radio) make more sense. if you are looking for what they are sending to others like themselves, go beyond EM (particle beams and such). maybe they can see wavelengths we can't.

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