Comment Re:Well... (Score 1) 366
Now, that all being said, I still love the odd round of Unreal Tournament.
Microsoft Blasts Google For False Claims In Court Documents 213
Comment Re:No. (Score 1) 1486
Which raises an interesting question. How would one empirically measure faith? And even if you could measure it, could it be measured in a way that has greater validity/accuracy than other measurements of internal human attributes (eg IQ)?
Comment Re:Or maybe they just aren't selling as well (Score 1) 118
Comment Re:republicans (Score 1) 884
And as a corollary to the original question, if so, have the number of jobs traditionally been reduced (or increased) according to fluctuations in taxes on the wealthy?
Comment Re:Good for US economy (Score 1) 617
My point is that American names are not necessarily part of a vast tele-service conspiracy - just short-sighted policies handed down by PHBs.
Comment Re:Start with the modern ones - (Score 1) 655
Comment Re:Immediate donation processing at philanthroper. (Score 1) 235
Don't let it bother you though, you appear to be in good company: Google results
Comment Re:Looks like they'll have my name... (Score 1) 288
It means that if you think you have found enlightenment, you need to "kill" that thought and continue searching. Otherwise, you stop your own progression as enlightenment is a process, not a destination.
Comment Re:Economic Collapse due to Class War (Score 1) 386
It would take over 200,000 people working 24/7 from birth till their 90th birthday at $25/hr to replace that $4T figure.
Well, good thing we have more than 200,000 people in the states then.
Currently, we have over 300 million people in the USA. Assuming at least 1/3 of them are employed it's a more manageable $40K each. Still not chump change, but it can certainly be paid off in less time than cradle-to-grave. Using your $25/hr number it'd take less than a year if they donated their entire salaries.
Assuming that our employees are instead paying a flat 20% tax, we'd need to wait for them to gross $200K before they'd have paid enough tax to cover this debt. For someone making $25/hr, that will take a little over 4 years working 40 hour weeks.
Admittedly, this plan would require (approx) a 20% increase in taxes for 4 years to pay off this debt *and* maintain our current tax-funded government plans. But while unpalatable, it's far more realistic.
Comment Re:timothy... (Score 1) 532
Comment Re:Not going to lie (Score 1) 203
I was thrilled with my Android phone because I was able to use most of my java libraries without modification. C++ is an awesome language with tons of amazing libraries, but sometimes I just want to write code without worrying about unreleased memory.
Comment Re:Question: What is the last digit of pi? (Score 1) 164
*BZZZT*
I'm sorry, the correct question is: "What is the question that would cause Alex Trebek to have to say '3'"