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  1. Re:No. on Can Minecraft Change the Gaming Industry? · · Score: 1

    I've seen spiked whipped cream, but now you're saying there's a whipped cream flavored vodka? Last time you were that funny you blamed it on a vodka pineapple. That shouldn't be the case at 7:21 am.

  2. Re:I'm unconvinced... on Can Minecraft Change the Gaming Industry? · · Score: 1

    That was the case in the last level of Perfect Dark. Kinda irritating.

  3. Re:Let the easily frightened take the bus on Women Arrested For Refusing TSA Search of Children · · Score: 1

    why not tell those people who are so easily terrorized that they need unnecessary and invasive "security" screenings to feel safe that they're the ones who should go take the bus?

    Because the perceived risk isn't just to the passengers on the plane.

  4. Re:Interesting fact on Zuckerberg Quits Google+ Over Privacy Concerns · · Score: 1

    He's also got that IPO to worry about.

  5. Re:Godspeed Atlantis on Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches On Final Flight · · Score: 1

    Well, generally when I start bitching that my car is too old, I replace it. I don't get rid of the car and then sit around at home for at least 5 years figuring out what my next car will be.

    Try "boat" instead of "car" and the spaceflight analogy gets a bit better. You thought you'd be getting a lot of use out of the thing back when you bought it, but it didn't turn out that way. As much as you enjoy it, it's really expensive.

  6. Re:Learn Mandarin and buy Bitcoins on Why People Who Make Things Should Learn Chinese · · Score: 1

    This deserves a 6.

  7. Re:Did you try double right-click? on The Most Dangerous Programming Mistakes · · Score: 1

    Same here. double right click works.

  8. Re:It's the economy!!!! on 40GB of Data That Costs the Same As a House · · Score: 1

    I remember the days when a three bedroom house would only cost you 640kb...

    That ought to be enough house for anybody.

  9. Re:I call bullshit on Android Phones More Prone To Hardware Problems · · Score: 1

    I have to call bullshit on this article.

    ...and stop right there. There isn't enough information in that article to draw any conclusions.

  10. Re:AZ isn't anti-immigrant on LulzSec Posts First Secret Document Dump · · Score: 1
    Right, because recent legislation is scaring off the usual labor.

    Nathan Deal, Georgia’s governor, who signed the immigration bill into law, came up with a novel solution on Tuesday: give the jobs—of which there are around 11,000, according to farmers who responded to a survey by Georgia’s agriculture department—to unemployed probationers. How that will work in practice remains unclear. Nobody can force farmers to hire felons. And people on probation must seek work but can decline job offers, such as those requiring hard physical labour in the sweltering midsummer. As for the departing workers, Bryan Tolar, who heads the Georgia Agribusiness Council, says, “I don’t know if they were legal. All I know is they were working.”

  11. Re:Misleading summary and law. on Italy Votes To Abandon Nuclear Power · · Score: 1

    it's less risky for Italians to have it that way, and the the french who like nuclear can assume the risks and make money for doing so.

    France: Hey paisan, either you enact some austerity measures, or we turn off the lights!

  12. Re:It's not making money on Los Angeles To Turn Off Traffic-Light Cameras · · Score: 1

    Is that a serious question?

    No, it wasn't. Call it "light sarcasm for the purpose of calling attention to a basic flaw in the way this discussion has been framed".

    I basically take issue with using traffic fines as anything but a deterrent. Things get warped when we can talk about which laws are more or less profitable for the police to enforce. I think LE's performance should be measured in terms of [safety/lawfulness] out per [budget] in. Revenues generated through law enforcement shouldn't be part of the evaluation. I'm actually fine with quotas, if they're part of some effort to influence public behavior.

  13. Re:Trained vultures to find bodies? on German Police Train Vultures To Find Bodies · · Score: 1

    Next you'll be trying to tell me I didn't need to catch and eat all those mice, and shit in kitty litter for a week when training our cat.

    Or lick your own...nevermind.

  14. Re:It's not making money on Los Angeles To Turn Off Traffic-Light Cameras · · Score: 3, Insightful

    So it's not making money.

    I'm not really clear on why that's part of the decision. Since when does anything the police do have to turn a profit?

  15. Re:China's expanding in space... on Chinese Moon Probe Ventures Into Deep Space · · Score: 2

    You get in the capsule, and the rocket will Shenzhou into space?

  16. Re:Palin is a media virus on Palin Fans Deface Paul Revere Wikipedia Page · · Score: 2

    Bob Dole isn't going to start creating sock puppets just to be funny.

  17. Re:Palin is a media virus on Palin Fans Deface Paul Revere Wikipedia Page · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bob Dole doesn't appreciate that remark.

  18. Re:Duress? on Doctors To Patients: First, Do No Yelp Harm · · Score: 1

    I don't know, but threatening to administer dental services might be.

  19. Re:Moronic behaviour on Amazon Gags On Gaga · · Score: 1

    That is not a delivery issue. That is a mislabeled product. A low review for that is expected. A delivery issue would be you complaining it took 3 days instead of two for you to get it, or that the fedex man destroyed the package.

    OK, how about this: "Product was labeled 'vase'. Received box of broken glass instead."

    With Amazon, delivery is part of the deal - and some items have more delivery problems than others. If a large or fragile item isn't likely to make it to my door in one piece, I appreciate the heads-up.

  20. Re:Wrong place on An IP Address For Every Light Bulb · · Score: 1

    Okay, I have to know. What, exactly, does light add to the process of wiping?

    This is a widely used method. In short, you have to see the paper to know when you're done.

    Neither I nor anyone else is interested in hearing about your alternative method or the reasoning behind it.

  21. Re:If it compromises a bundled runtime... on Google Engineers Deny Hack Exploited Chrome · · Score: 2

    And if you need a car analogy: Ford and Firestone.

  22. Re:Do this in Nevada! on Google Lobbies Nevada To Allow Self-Driving Cars · · Score: 1

    Is that because they're endlessly looking for a parking space?

    Yeah, it's because of parking, that's it, that's the ticket. Here, I'll park it for you - just hand me the keys.

  23. Re:And the company response is... on High-Tech Gas Drilling Is Fouling Drinking Water · · Score: 1

    On the plus side, we're one step closer to combustible lemons.

  24. Re:Let's give away our personal info again!! on Sony To Offer Free Identity Theft Monitoring · · Score: 1

    This is about as comforting as a carnival ride offering free tourniquets and crutches.

  25. Re:mining the moon is easy on Former Senator Wants to Mine The Moon · · Score: 1

    That's lunacy.