Comment Can't wait for the game from Risa... (Score 3, Funny) 198
...I'm told it's better than chocolate.
Comment etch-a-sketch (Score 1, Insightful) 267
6.25 x 4.5 inch display, infinite battery life, no software updates required... all for about $15.00
Comment Begs the question... SIGH (Score 4, Informative) 385
From TFA
"People attach the label âoegeniusâ to such diverse characters as Leonardo DaVinci, Bobby Fischer and Toni Morrison. The varied achievements of such individuals beg the question: what defines a genius?
False. It raises the question. We've been over this.
Comment continuous vs instantaneous distraction? (Score 3, Insightful) 358
Does this risk change if you consider a sufficiently long period of time?
Presumably for a given trip you spend more time intoxicated than you do checking or responding to a message on your phone.
Comment Out of Their Minds (Score 2) 354
If you get a chance, I recommend Out of Their Minds http://cs.nyu.edu/shasha/outofmind.html which details some of the amazing feats of McCarthy and some of his contemporaries.
Comment Skeptical (Score 1) 160
Doesn't seem far off from partnering with a Nigerian prince.
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