Re:And then it becomes self-aware
by jeffmeden (135043)

Can you guys read? CAT BRAIN. This AI will become self aware, poop in the corner of the datacenter, and spend 16 hours of each day staring out the window. That is, until it realizes that the things on the other side of the datacenter window are just cubicles in the NOC, and not the wild outdoors. Then, the usual Armageddon will commence.

Re:Pretty cool
by dkleinsc (563838)

Einstein may have demonstrated that the math had to be right, but this sort of result was needed to demonstrate that the math correctly described the universe.

Re:Pretty cool
by u38cg (607297)

Did Hiroshima not convince you?

People wonder why pro-OSS types have a bad rep...
by abigsmurf (919188)

*company releases software*
*People complain it's not on linux*
*company ports software to linux*
*people complain it's not OSS*
*company GPLs software*
*people complain it's not GPLv3*
*company forces a GPL2 or later licence*
*people complain that the company has a trademarked logo*
*company curls up in the corner, quietly sobbing*
*people complain that the design of the corner it's crying in isn't covered by creative commons*

What will really happen...
by freedom_india (780002)

No you dumbass. That's how scientists think. Here's how we will *actually* there:
Let's go over it one more time shall we?
1) Chinese space probe to mars discovers enormous deposits of Gold/Pure Gasoline/or some valuable shit
2) Chinese probe hacked by NSA, findings sent to Obama/Palin who decide to act on it.
3) NASA budget quadrupled, Congress told there would be riots in cities if Godless Chinese were to conquer the Final Frontier.
3.a Father jonathan, O'reilly and Rove talk about "bringing the rich to the People of the Free World and Defending Mars against enemies of Freedom."
4) Congress passes a law authorising use of necessary means to "Bring the Riches of Free Planet Mars to democratic nations of the World."
5) Senate vetoes the proposal stating that it lacks medical insurance for mine workers and their children.
6) Congress appropriates $152 billion to pay for Miners Medical Guarantee Plan.

Re:Not necessarily
by vux984 (928602)

They quoted a NASA official as saying that just because we can't see it doesn't mean it isn't in the box, we haven't opened the box to verify it.

Schrödinger's spider?

Re:Not necessarily
by Amazing Quantum Man (458715)

Dammmit, you beat me to it. And with my nick, I should have got to it first. Or maybe not. It's uncertain.

Re:Where oh where?
by El Torico (732160)

Shuttle Flight: $500 million
Spider habitat: $9
Losing half of test subjects: Priceless

Re:Well, Not ALL of Them Really
by duguk (589689)

The use of the tag "suddenoutbreakofcommonsense" just seems so inappropriate when discussing Monty Python. :)

Re:Revenge of the Nerds...
by Jimmy King (828214)

Now if only we had a name for the sort of people who argue over the differences between geeks and nerds.

My thanks
by cyrus0 (1288340)

That reminds me, I need to put duct tape over all the rust on my car. Thing should hold up like a champ!

Re:Obvious....
by somethingwicked (260651)

My idea of American 'culture' is fast food, celebrities, gas guzzling cars, and guns. Have I missed anything?

I am always taken back by how people in other countries think about us.

It is horrifying to me that you left out porn...

Re:Women don't want to do CS?
by Lord Ender (156273)

To deal with the cold, hard logic of computers all day, you need to be comfortable with such an unemotional, machine-like environment. As an IT worker, I can tell you firsthand that many women aren't comfortable in situations like that. Far too many ex-girlfriends of mine have told me I'm "too much like a robot." To which I reply, "a sex robot?" And they say no. :-(

And they came forth...
by MindlessAutomata (1282944)

Upon a sea of grease and neckbeards I sailed, and I heard the calling in the distance. It was the sound of fat, wolf shirt-wearing nerds crying out in triumph. Their voices merged into one, and I heard them exclaim, "The year of the Linux desktop is upon us!"

And then everything was silent once more.

Re:I Just Took A Huge Shit
by DrLang21 (900992)

You could offer a homeless man on the street a free sandwich, and if he had to walk a block to get it, Stallman wouldn't think it was free.

Re:I Just Took A Huge Shit
by wild_quinine (998562)

He'd also have to make it himself, and not use any sauce with a logo on the bottle.

Re:I Just Took A Huge Shit
by Anonymous Coward

You can ask that the guy walk to pick up his sandwich. That's reasonable. You just have to let him know where the sandwich stand is, not prevent him from eating other sandwiches when he eats your sandwiches, and allow him to modify the sandwich including using different sauces and garnishes, bread, cheese, meat and spices, then copy and distribute the modified sandwiches without restriction as long as the sandwich is distributed under a compatible sandwich license.

Some of the terms of other sandwich licenses:

Re:God
by Lazyrust (1101059)

In the first universe, God created people, intelligent and curious people. But he didnt create science. So instead of people praying to God to fix their marriage, save their dog, help them win the lottery, , they prayed to him asking him "why?" and after hearing "why?" about 12*10^1000000 time, God said.. "Christ on a crutch, I cant take this whiny 'why?' shit anymore!" So he destroyed that universe. And created this universe, and God said "ok, screw that praying to me and asking me "why?" shit over and over. I'll give them science. Then they can ask themselves that question. And leave me alone. So I can get Season 4 of Seinfeld done finally and send it back to Netflix."

Ladies and gentlemen, it is a historic day
by blincoln (592401)

Since before the dawn of time, Man has dreamed of the laser cannon - even when Woman said it was dumb and that the costumes on Star Trek were ridiculous.

The ancient Hebrews called it "Uriel" - "the flame of God". The Romans had an entire god (Apollo) devoted to the laser cannon and its many uses. The Greeks dreamed of Prometheus stealing the laser cannon of Zeus and giving it to mortals. In Norse mythology, the end of Ragnarok is marked by the wolf Skoll consuming the last remaining laser cannon and condemning the world to a laser cannon-less eternal night.

Today, the laser cannon is at last ours. Thank you, Northrop-Grumman, and thank you, US military-industrial complex. The spirits of countless millennia stand in silent awe at what you have wrought.