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  1. Someone in America probably opened a pub... on Studies Find Genetic Signature of Native Australians In the Americas · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...and needed some people to work there.

  2. Re:By comparision on UK Government Proposes 10-Year Copyright Infringement Jail Term · · Score: 1

    It was until not too long ago, completely illegal. You could not bugger anyone, for whatever reason, without risking the full wrath of the law. It was first codified in the Buggery Act of 1533.

  3. Re:Goods news for Serco, G4S et al on UK Government Proposes 10-Year Copyright Infringement Jail Term · · Score: 1

    I was being sarcastic. UK prisons are somewhat overcrowded, badly-run and in many cases, decrepit.

  4. Re:This is outrageous on UK Government Proposes 10-Year Copyright Infringement Jail Term · · Score: 4, Informative

    No, murder still attracts a life sentence. That sentence will be at least 10 years before parole is even considered. But your point is valid: this victimless crime attracts a potentially higher prison sentence than many violent crimes.

  5. Goods news for Serco, G4S et al on UK Government Proposes 10-Year Copyright Infringement Jail Term · · Score: 1

    That's a relief. What with all those spare cells in UK prisons I was worried that some prisons might have to close down.

  6. Tricky to get hold of but... on No More Lee-Enfield: Canada's Rangers To Get a Tech Upgrade · · Score: 0

    ...from the numerous Stargate SG-1 episodes I've seen, the Zat'nik'tel seems to work effectively in the Canadian forests.

  7. IT Stud? on Brewing Saké in Texas for Fun and Profit (Video) · · Score: 4, Funny

    What's an 'IT stud'? Is it the geek with the biggest hard drive?

  8. Translation please on Samsung Reaches Milestone For 14nm Technology · · Score: 0

    They recently taped out a Cortex-A7 processor with this technology, calling it a significant milestone for the fabless ecosystem."

    I'm very good at the English language but I have no idea what this means. How do you 'tape out' a processor? What's a 'fabless ecosystem'? (The rainforests are rather wonderful, I hear.)

  9. Re:How is this "chilling"? on Chilling Guidelines Issued For UK Communications Act Enforcement · · Score: 1

    Sorry - 'Starmer', not 'Starmer-Smith'. He's a completely different person!

  10. Re:How is this "chilling"? on Chilling Guidelines Issued For UK Communications Act Enforcement · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Isn't this 'chilling' as in 'relaxing'? It certainly doesn't worry me and looks as though Starmer-Smith is seeking to tackle the problem in a measured, sensible fashion.

  11. Maybe I missed it... on Thousands of Muslims Protest 'Age of Mockery' At Google's London Headquarters · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Maybe I missed it but I don't recall 800 imams congregating in London to protest about the shooting of a fourteen-year old girl by Taleban psychopaths.

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

  12. Pay? on Google Patents Profit-Maximizing Dynamic Pricing · · Score: 3, Funny

    'watching a video recording, reading an electronic book, playing a game, or listening to an audio recording.'

    People pay to do these things? Who knew?

  13. 12 - 16 hours??? on Are 12-16 Hour Workdays Productive? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I work 90 minutes a day. That feels about right to me.

  14. OMG on Amazon Reportedly Plans Smartphone · · Score: 3, Funny

    They are going to patent 'One-Click Dialling'!!!

  15. It will never catch on. on Type With Your Brain — Like Stephen Hawking · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not if it requires people to use their brains.

  16. Patent applied for on LHC Discovers New Particle That Looks Like the Higgs Boson · · Score: 5, Funny

    Already Apple have patented the new particle, on the basis that it gives the iPad mass so they must have invented it.

  17. Re:And... on Why Mark Zuckerberg Is a Bad Role Model For Aspiring Tech Execs · · Score: 0

    Mod parent +1

  18. Likes = Adverts on Facebook Says Your Email Is @Facebook · · Score: 4, Informative

    I hadn't noticed this but in the last week or so I've noticed the appearance of ads masquerading as 'likes'. I'm getting all sorts of shit in my newsfeed on a regular (i.e. daily basis.) FaceBitch is definitely going out of its way to piss off users. Thank goodness for Social Fixer.

  19. Re:Resolution on Dell Designing Developer Oriented Laptop · · Score: 1

    Eh? I regularly browse on a 1024x768 netbook without difficulty. Seems to me that the web pages you are browsing don't scale too well.

  20. Re:Agreed on Pi Day Is Coming — But Tau Day Is Better · · Score: 4, Funny

    Being English, old-fashioned and inaccurate, I prefer to celebrate Pi Day on July 22nd.

  21. Re:What's the cheapest Apple product? on Some Critics Suggest Apple Boycott Over Chinese Working Conditions · · Score: 1

    That's perfect thanks!

    Right, as of now I am boycotting iTunes. Up yours Apple.

  22. Re:What's the cheapest Apple product? on Some Critics Suggest Apple Boycott Over Chinese Working Conditions · · Score: 0

    No, it's a joke. Although not a terribly good one, it would appear.

  23. "Everyone is doing it" on Some Critics Suggest Apple Boycott Over Chinese Working Conditions · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I note that few of the Apple fanbois have chosen to defend Apple here. Rather they just bleat that 'everyone does it', as though that's ever been much of a justification for appalling behaviour.

  24. What's the cheapest Apple product? on Some Critics Suggest Apple Boycott Over Chinese Working Conditions · · Score: 5, Funny

    I need to know what the cheapest Apple product is, please? The reason is, I'm pretty penniless right now so boycotting e.g. a MacBook would be an empty gesture as I can't afford one anyway. However if I can refuse to buy something that I could afford e.g. an iPod Shuffle or an iPhone dock or something then I'm right behind you, sisters.

  25. FFS on Ants Turned Into 'Supersoldiers' · · Score: 0

    That can't be sensible, can it?