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  1. Re:Good job apple on Apple Patches Kaminsky DNS Vulnerability · · Score: 0

    Tons of video artists and mountain climbers publish on Apple servers.

    I don't think "tons" will get you very far when it comes to statistics.

  2. To get back 2.0.0.14 ... on Mozilla Outage On Firefox 3 Record Launch Day · · Score: 1, Informative

    For all those who tried 3.0 and want to go back, here's a link to save you a lot of searching on mozilla's website: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html

  3. Re:Good riddance! on The SUV Is Dethroned · · Score: 0

    I'd like to drive a hybrid, but the premium is too high for it to make sense.
    Consider the "premium" as an investment in the planet.
  4. Don't have an affiliation on How To Spot E-Vote Tampering? · · Score: 0

    If you think it would be an issue of "someone [saying] the Republicans are trying to keep people from voting!", then don't have a specific party affiliation.

    IMO, those running and judging the polling place shouldn't be denoted by affiliation with a party, to keep the polling place as free of bias as possible.

    Just my (impractical and probably impossible with how the system is setup) two cents.

  5. Add acid to water ... on What is the First Day in a University Lab Like? · · Score: 1, Funny

    My first day in my lab consisted of tours and safety training such as "This has cyanide in it, and this is acid. If you mix them, you die." While your lab may be different, you'll be well off if you know your stuff, be independent, but know when to ask for help. It's easy to put yourself in danger of bodily harm.

  6. What he should have said ... on IBM Ships Fastest CPU on Earth · · Score: 1, Funny

    ... was if the processor were an acid, and you were to put on a pair of goggles, the goggles would do nothing.

  7. Re:What about Google Earth, you OK with that too? on US Set to Use Spy Satellites on US Citizens · · Score: 0

    ...and can count the hairs on your head... unless you wear a hat.

    With the simple addition of a pair of x-ray goggles, found in any reputable comic book, hats are obsolete.

    Now foil hats, that's another story ...

  8. Don't we need two? on One Computer to Rule Them All · · Score: 1, Funny

    One for the regular internet, and a second (presumably more powerful) for all the porn?

  9. So they made a video ... on Internet Group Declares War on Scientology · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... now what? Is the next obvious step to make a facebook group about this? I think it would be about as effective.

  10. And I always thought ... on Thousands of Adult Website Accounts Compromised · · Score: 1, Funny

    ... all those ads for "STOLEN PASSWORDS!" were just a hoax.

  11. Re:I am encouraged by this on Iran Builds Supercomputer From Banned AMD Parts · · Score: 0

    So it's OK to generalize about a country because of a few university students but it's not OK to generalize about a country because of a few bomb-happy fundamentalists?

    Spin much?

  12. Re:Get thee away from me on Violent Games 'Almost' As Dangerous as Smoking · · Score: 0

    "The backbones, they do nothing!!!"

  13. Reading too far into such a dumb thing ... on Google Honors Veterans Day, Finally · · Score: 0

    Whoever thinks Google "ignored" holidays is reading too far into this. There's lots of holidays Google doesn't make images for, but this doesn't mean the search engine giant is "ignoring" the holiday. Far be it from me to belittle Veteran's day or Memorial day, but I think getting offended by clever manipulation of an image is ridiculous.

    I guess Google could be politically correct and post a "The views of the Google logo do not reflect the views of Google or its employees".

  14. That's easy ... on High-Tech Vest Lets Gamers Take a Hit · · Score: 0

    ... just join the U.S. military.

    Too soon?

  15. Re:The greatest story ever written on Little Old Lady Hammers Comcast · · Score: 0

    ... and put it on OnDemand.

  16. Re:Low UID? on Slashdot 10-Year Anniversary Charity Auction for the EFF · · Score: 0

    Mine is actually a 2 digit UID, just represented in binary. 91?

    <humility>Now bring on all the posts telling me how wrong I am about binary ...</humility>

  17. Re:Terror is winning on Justice Department's Bio-terror Mistake · · Score: 0

    He should take it as a compliment that his art project worked well enough to fool the police.

    22 hours detainment and having his neighborhood blocked off?

    Funny, yes. Compliment? Not so much.

  18. Reaction? on USB 3 in 2008, 10 Times as Fast · · Score: 0

    It seems when given the choice to embrace a technological advance that may not be useful today but perhaps tomorrow or to give a pedantic rant about how much they know about hard drives and converting bytes to bits, many has chosen the latter.

    Ok fine, so hard drives have physical limitations keeping them from using USB3 to its full throughput, but if 5 years down the road there's a new kind of hard drive, I imagine there'd be the same group complaining that USB3 isn't fast enough, blah blah blah who needs these faster hard drives when USB3 is the bottleneck.

  19. Re:Resource-conservation, not speed on Opera 9.5 Beats Firefox and IE7 As Fastest Browser · · Score: 0

    If someone is running XP with "256 megs" of memory, I doubt they're going to be the type to shop around for browsers, and probably are just sticking with IE.

  20. Re:See: Bans on Drugs, Abortion and Flag Burning. on Judge Strikes Down Part of Patriot Act · · Score: 0

    "Where do you get the idea that *removing* their privileged status would grant them greater privilege?"

    Something along the lines of "taxation without representation" seems to stick out.

  21. My question on Images of Endeavour's Damaged Tiles · · Score: 0

    When is NASA not going to have damaged tiles during a shuttle launch? I haven't been following the story until now but it just seems silly to send some of our best minds into space in these antiquated shuttles.

    Is there expected to be as much danger for this shuttle mission as there was for Columbia?

  22. In other news ... on Verizon vs. the Needham Fire Department · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    ... something important happened.

  23. Re:Where are the trolls? on What Does the 'Next Internet' Look Like? · · Score: 0

    It'd be the start of one of the tubes

  24. Nothing new on DeLorean to Come Back (Sorta) · · Score: 0

    They're not actually manufacturing any new DeLoreans. They will in fact be made in the future and transported back to 2007.

    ... provided you have gas.

  25. You'd think ... on Does Comcast Hate Firefox? · · Score: 0

    "With 13 million subscribers, you'd think they could spring for a ..."

    Have you seen their commercials? You'd think they could spring for a decent marketing department, too.