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  1. Crater dimensions on Giant Crater Appears In Northern Siberia · · Score: 1

    1:4:9?

  2. Anonymity makes sense for special cases. on Pseudonyms Now Allowed On Google+ · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Whistleblowing, witness protection, for example. For most other cases anonymity degenerates into a cesspool of behavior that is not accepted in normal society. See every unmoderated anonymous internet forum ever.

    Using real identities can vastly improve internet behavior. For example, a forum I frequent recently switched from anonymous posting to Facebook accounts. Overnoght the forum changed from endless spam and trolling to respectful discourse between actual people.

  3. Re:Anonymous Coward for the WIN!! on Pseudonyms Now Allowed On Google+ · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually, "Anonymous Coward for the WIN!" should be the headline of this story.

  4. CEO Madlibs? on New Microsoft CEO Vows To Shake Up Corporate Culture · · Score: 3, Funny

    "crease the fluidity of information and ideas by taking actions to flatten the organization and develop leaner business processes"

  5. Re:European Probes on ESA Shows Off Quadcopter Landing Concept For Mars Rovers · · Score: 1

    Being a European probe, once landed it will open a small cafe serving croissants and excellent espresso.

    Warning: Probe components designed by different European countries may refuse to communicate with each other.

  6. Breathtaking. on The View From Inside A Fireworks Show · · Score: 1

    In twenty-four hours this will go from "illegal" to "high demand professional camera service" for promotions, events, etc.

  7. Re:A much better picture of the fuselages on Train Derailment Dumps Two 737 Fuselages Into Clark Fork River · · Score: 1

    Now THAT is a fishing story.

  8. My strategy for 100% acceptance rate. on How Did Those STAP Stem Cell Papers Get Accepted In the First Place? · · Score: 1

    "Nice journal you got here. Shame if it got broke..."

  9. Re:Let them drink! on NYC Loses Appeal To Ban Large Sugary Drinks · · Score: 2, Interesting

    If people want to drive a car without wearing a seat belt then let them

    In civilized society we impose rules to prevent people from harming themselves.

  10. Court to New York: on NYC Loses Appeal To Ban Large Sugary Drinks · · Score: 1

    "It's not up to you, New York, New York."

  11. And she still didn't give me a BJ... on Astronomers Discover Earth-Sized Diamond · · Score: 1

    Boeing Jet, in return. I always wanted one of those.

  12. And Trojan Rabbits on A Physicist Says He Can Tornado-Proof the Midwest With 1,000-Foot Walls · · Score: 1
  13. Museum of Mutilated Arts on George Lucas Selects Chicago For the Star Wars Museum · · Score: 1

    Along with permanent exhibits, such as theaters running constant loops of Greedo shooting first and Indiana Jones fighting aliens, there can be loaned works, such as the Mona Lisa. Da Vinci changed her frown to a smile in the re-release.

  14. Re:At least he didn't get his first choice on George Lucas Selects Chicago For the Star Wars Museum · · Score: 1

    Something's got to generate that gravity well.

  15. Re:Title IX on College Offers Athletic Scholarships To Gamers · · Score: 1

    Scholarships are cheaper for males, because they bring their own poles.

  16. Why would a lemer... on IRS Recycled Lerner Hard Drive · · Score: 1

    give its hard drive to the IRS? Was it subpoenad?

  17. Analogies, Analogies, Analogies, Analogies... on Microsoft Wants You To Trade Your MacBook Air In For a Surface Pro 3 · · Score: 2

    Think of it as trading your new hope for a phantom menace.

  18. 'Earth smashed record for heat' on NOAA: Earth Smashed A Record For Heat In May 2014, Effects To Worsen · · Score: 1

    Pssh...steroids.

  19. Re:Nice looking bike... on Harley-Davidson Unveils Their First Electric Motorcycle · · Score: 1

    I can second this. My first motorcycle was purchased from a California Highway Patrol man. It was his weekend recreational motorcycle and had been modified to match the riding position of the CHP cruisers, long handle bars for an upright stance, big fairing. I didn't have a proper helmet at first so instead used an old egg shaped white bicycle helmet.

    The unintentional comedy was delightful. Complete strangers slowing down in their cars upon seeing me, yielding in all situations. Every time I put it in gear I swear I could hear the theme from CHiPs.

  20. Re:2026? on Elon Musk: I'll Put a Human On Mars By 2026 · · Score: 1

    Verne Aerospace was first to the moon (1865). But they never achieved trajectory precision good enough to reach Mars.

    Wells Aerospace, on the other hand, was able to reverse engineer a few of those Martian cylinders shortly after the "visit" (~1899.)

  21. 2026? on Elon Musk: I'll Put a Human On Mars By 2026 · · Score: 2

    Give us a gun big enough and we'll get you there in a few weeks.

    H.G. Wells Aerospace

  22. Goodwill gifts for the native Martians? on Elon Musk: I'll Put a Human On Mars By 2026 · · Score: 2

    Anything but blankets.

  23. Nice to see people appreciate the history. Hope it eventually ends up in a museum somewhere alongside the firsts from Noyce, BBS, et al.

    Centuries from now the history of civilization may divided into periods BIC and AD (Before Integrated Circuits and Anno Digital TM)

  24. Re:Used Cars on NADA Is Terrified of Tesla · · Score: 1

    These laws (passed 50 years ago) predate the capability of buyers to easily browse and purchase used vehicles from the supply outside their immediate vicinity.

  25. Obsolete middlemen in panic mode. on NADA Is Terrified of Tesla · · Score: 1

    Dealerships losing government supported business model.