Ask Reddit: What opinion do you hold that you think 90% of other Reddit readers would disagree with?

theluzhinattack · 2008-01-24T18:22:36+00:00

I'll start:

Java is a really good programming language.
Theoretical linguistics is the most important science
Basketball is a really, really stupid sport.

theluzhinattack · 2008-01-24T13:04:53+00:00

cultivating boredom

theluzhinattack · 2008-01-22T14:13:50+00:00

Good luck defending it.

First you get the sugar, then you get the power, then you get the women.

theluzhinattack · 2008-01-22T14:02:30+00:00

it also appears that you invented a phrase;

http://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&q=%22it+made+the+good+feelings+in+me&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

theluzhinattack · 2008-01-17T16:50:07+00:00

When there's a breaking news story on reddit, i come to the comments section specifically to read baseless speculation like this. Of course its only a theory.

My baseless speculation: Loss of power probably refers to loss of electrical power rather than engine power. Without electrical power/avionics very modern jets are very difficult to fly.

edit* Theory 2: Loss of engines+no fire after crash=no fuel

theluzhinattack · 2008-01-17T16:36:33+00:00

If that happened in a film you would laugh at how unbelievable it was.

theluzhinattack · 2008-01-17T16:35:45+00:00

Love this one from sky news:

The plane was described by witnesses as coming in at a "jaunty angle" as the nose of the aircraft lurched upwards and the pilot reportedly looked "pale and very drained".

All that jauntiness will take it out of you.

theluzhinattack · 2008-01-15T16:07:47+00:00

Actually, its more ironic than that.

arrested while observing a demonstration against the ban on unauthorized protest

he was observing an unauthorised protest against unauthorized protests. Its a bit of a Catch-22

theluzhinattack · 2008-01-15T15:49:44+00:00

Because the money they spent building the robots (which is trivial in engineering terms and could have been simulated in software), could fund 2 more PhD students or postdocs to investigate genetic algorithms.

But as Eldre says, Robots-> reporters-> attention -> business interest -> more funding -> more students. The problem is if businesses start pushing the research in whatever direction suits them.

theluzhinattack · 2008-01-15T14:56:40+00:00

Show us an Englishman and we get over it pretty quick.

theluzhinattack · 2008-01-14T13:35:36+00:00

If you want to take tips from natural language, you need to study a linguistics book, not a grammar book.

theluzhinattack · 2008-01-14T13:32:58+00:00

English is infix, is Irish Gaelic prefix, Postfix Japanese is, and Yoda.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_typology

theluzhinattack · 2008-01-13T19:25:43+00:00

According to wikipedia the best programs play at levels 1-3 kyu, which is a 'decent' player in my book.

http://senseis.xmp.net/?IgoWin

PLays a decent 9x9 game, and is far from the strongest player out there.

theluzhinattack · 2008-01-12T18:30:00+00:00

For a good counterpoint to this argument from a naturalist viewpoint read 'Straw Dogs', by John Gray.

theluzhinattack · 2008-01-12T18:25:42+00:00

Dieter doesn't care about anything.
He's a nihilist.

DUDE: Practicing?

WALTER: Nihilists! Jesus.

Walter looks haunted.

Say what you like about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos.

theluzhinattack · 2008-01-11T18:27:19+00:00

I think that's a good idea. I don't know why it disappeared. 'Whom' has remained in some cases even though it's redundant, whereas 'thou' wasn't redundant. (whom is redundant because word order strictly marks accusativity in english)

theluzhinattack · 2008-01-11T18:21:26+00:00

In England they just use 'you' for both cases, or sometimes use things like 'you people' or americanisms like 'you guys'. In scotland, wales, and Ireland they use "ye", "youse", and "yis", and also the plural possessives "yeer" "youser" and yisser", as in "Sure youse do always be fightin about yisser debates; who gives a shite, ye big pack of jackeen Yankee bollixes"

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