Comment Re:Few to admit it, but a lot of parents teach thi (Score 1) 1208
Racism cuts only one way, from the dominant group to the other groups. Racial hate cut both ways.
Comment Re:Taxes (Score 1) 651
I answered "housing" (27,5% of total expenses), but then I checked my last year's books and it happens that income taxes (28%) are a bigger chunk of the pie. If we include VAT (that I can't deduce in any way since I am a final consumer), taxes will be well over 35%.
7 Scientific Reasons a Zombie Outbreak Would Fail 320
Whether they spoil in the heat, freeze in the winter, or get taken out by a human-friendly venue of vultures, a zombie outbreak is unlikely to succeed. Here's 7 reasons why we should stop worrying about the shambling dead and start concentrating on a real threat: sparkly vampires.
Comment Re:Scroll lock! (Score 1) 939
I was about to say "scroll lock" then I realized my keyboard DOESN'T have a scroll lock key. I had to check twice before being sure.
Comment Yes, it does (Score 1) 835
Next question please..
Software-Generated Paper Accepted At IEEE Conference 235
schlangemann writes "Check out the paper Towards the Simulation of E-commerce by Herbert Schlangemann, which is available in the IEEEXplor database (full article available only to IEEE members). This generated paper has been accepted with review by the 2008 International Conference on Computer Science and Software Engineering (CSSE). According to the organizers, 'CSSE is one of the important conferences sponsored by IEEE Computer Society, which serves as a forum for scientists and engineers in the latest development of artificial intelligence, grid computing, computer graphics, database technology, and software engineering.' Even better, fake author Herbert Schlangemann has been selected as session chair (PDF) for that conference. (The name Schlangemann was chosen based on the short film Der Schlangemann by Andreas Hansson and Björn Renberg.)"
Comment Depends on last char (Score 1) 556
If the last char was typed using my left hand (ASDF...), i have to use the right thumb. If the last char was typed using right hand (ÑLKJ), the left thumb is the correct one.
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