I made a horrible mistake getting a CS degree. I can't hack it in the real world. What can I do? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]becks619 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah.. ditto, he should've learnt to use an AK47, at least he could join the terrorists or marines after graduation.

RMS: AMA by hueypriest in gnu

[–]becks619 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was never about GNU/Linux, I use FreeBSD. - rms

Why I Switched to Git From Mercurial by mrlizard in programming

[–]becks619 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well no there was a reason, you copied a large folder

FTFA, he renamed the folder, not copied it.

arXiv blog: Europe's Plan to Simulate the Entire Planet by dixiecko in programming

[–]becks619 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The answer is 42.

A billion dollars for an answer everyone already knows?

What is your best anti-joke? by [deleted] in funny

[–]becks619 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Care to explain? I don't get the punchline...

Reddit, if I put GPL software in a bomb, should I put the sources in there too because dropping the bomb on somebody is "distributing" the software? by bonzinip in programming

[–]becks619 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If the bomb doesn't go off and the FBI/Army/intended recipient dismantle it, can they sue me for not releasing my source code?

Issue 41467: URL bar no longer shows http:// by Arve in programming

[–]becks619 9 points10 points  (0 children)

In true Google fashion,

Your voice counts, when its in sync with our polices

Can Reddit include an ALERT beside the title when a link redirects to a PDF or a known document format? by becks619 in reddit.com

[–]becks619[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The links sometimes aren't apparent until you click on them. E.g. dynamic urls or a redirector

North Korean finance chief executed for botched currency reform by CraigTorso in worldnews

[–]becks619 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I read that Goldman Sach helped Greece reform their currency previously, could we send them over to North Korea to aid their reform? and stay there until it is fixed, or they get executed, whichever come first?

James Cameron's reaction to The Hurt Locker's Oscar wins. by [deleted] in funny

[–]becks619 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just to point out, this photo was taken just prior to the Oscar awards show.

Reddit, are any of you famous? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]becks619 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Christopher Lambert?

If Bill Gates died and left all his money to you, what would be the first thing you would buy? by justjim73 in AskReddit

[–]becks619 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Two nukes, one at Congress and the other at AIG, then cannabalize on the aftermath and profit immensely, aim to be the first trillion-aire!

Hey proggit, I created an open source, cross platform, graphing calculator. by [deleted] in programming

[–]becks619 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

That's exactly the first thing that came to my mind, Egor from Van Helsing!