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  1. I will accept a 100% ban on violent video games... on School Shooting Prompts Legislation To Study Violent Video Games · · Score: 1

    as long as it comes with a 100% ban on personal gun possession.

  2. Re:Stop 16:9 displays! on Windows 8 and Screen Resolution: WXGA Still Most Popular · · Score: 1

    I not my fault, that's the only spec thing coming out of Asia these days.

  3. Re:Maybe he wasn't really reading Ender's Game on Teacher Suspended For Reading Ender's Game To Students · · Score: 1

    Look, if it gets kids reading, mission accomplished.

  4. Re:Simple solution on 'The Hobbit' Pub Threatened With Lawsuit · · Score: 5, Funny

    Your geek cred remains unadjusted. But your "Get off my lawn" cred shot through the ceiling.

  5. Re:SlashFUD on Should Microsoft Put Office On the iPad? · · Score: 1

    If Microsoft had $200 for every time someone predicted the death/replacement of Office over the past few decades...oh, they do. And they are a ridiculously wealthy and successful company.

  6. Re:Sounds legit on SSD Latency, Error Rates May Spell Bleak Future · · Score: 2

    And don't forget the vastly higher chip density achievable with CRAM.

  7. Senators and congresspersons are sold "As is"... on RIAA Chief Whines That SOPA Opponents Were "Unfair" · · Score: 5, Funny

    No refunds.

  8. One mile? on Self-Guided Bullet Can Hit Targets a Mile Away · · Score: 1

    I'm not gonna spycrab a whole mile. I'm going sniper.

  9. Nuke it from orbit. on FDA Approves Self-Sanitizing Keyboard · · Score: 1

    Its the only way to be sure.

  10. Re:Boom? on Iranian TV Shows Downed US Drone · · Score: 1

    If a U.S drone lost control and landed in crowded bazaar in Kabul, would you then want it to blow up as everyone gathered around?

  11. Re:and then comes the fun part on Can the Hottest Peppers In the World Kill You? · · Score: 2

    with special guest Roxy Music performing "Both Ends Burning."

  12. Re:And next up... on Google Buzz Buzzing Away · · Score: 2

    These are just prototypes in Google's master plan to synergize Wave, Buzz, and Plus into the ultimate social networking platform:
    Google Wuzzlepus.

  13. Re:Ah. Ok. on OpenOffice Is Dying (And IBM Won't Help) · · Score: 2

    You're lucky they didn't go with their first choice for the name: "The People's Revolutionary Socialist Office Suite Manifesto Pro".

  14. As the pallbearers on Steve Jobs Dead At 56 · · Score: 1

    carry the casket from the stage, a figure pops out.

    "And one more thing..."

  15. Now we have the support of the German people... on Pirate Party Wins Seat In Berlin · · Score: 1, Funny

    Our first action will be a swift DDoS blitz of Poland. Don't worry about the French or English, they won't do anything about it.

  16. Re:Gah on The Coming Energy Turnaround In Germany · · Score: 1

    Step 1: Build "next generation of nuclear power" plants.

    Step 2: Profit!!!!!

    Step 3: ??????

    Step 4: Radioactive waste with 10,000 year half-life safely removed from environment. See step 3.

    Step 5: Insure nuclear power plant. See step 3.

  17. Re:How do they cool them that much? on Tanks Test Infrared Camouflage Cloak · · Score: 1

    For purposes of IR camouflage, it is not necessary that the tank's actual heat emission be reduced, but only that the vehicle's IR emission be concealed. This could be done with clever panels employing (just speculating) optical filters, deflectors, or thermoelectrics.

    While it is true the tank's excess heat has to go somewhere, its radiation does not necessarily have to be made visible to IR cameras.

  18. Hey Free Software Hippies... on Only Idiots Don't Give Back To Free Software · · Score: 0

    How's that business model working out for ya?

    *hides in flame-proof safe*

  19. "Don't worry, it's not armed." on Canadian Firm Gave Libyan Rebels Surveillance Drone · · Score: 1

    Yet.

    Sincerely,

    Wacko Serial Bomber.

  20. Your tax dollars at work! on PayPal Hands Over 1,000 IP Addresses To the FBI · · Score: 1

    Corporations snap their fingers and our federally funded law enforcement agencies jump to their bidding. Do you think you would get the same treatment if someone DDOS'd your personal blog?

  21. Meet your new replacement on Foxconn To Employ 1 Million Robots · · Score: 1

    Foxconn today introduced their first robot employee replacement. Company executives expect that Marvin, an android with embedded 'personality simulation protocols' will have a 'rousing and positive effect on the morale of our human employees.'

  22. Re:This... on The Internet's Age of Rage · · Score: 1

    There are several online scenarios where given the option to participate anonymously or with full identity disclosure, I would choose the latter. And this is based on the assertions of the article, that a person behaves in a much more civilized and social manner when one's identity is known and consequences to reputation are on the line.

    An example would be a cooperative online game, where lack of anonymity might hedge antisocial behavior (griefing, trolling, etc.) Granted many people pursue online activities specifically for the anonymous escape they can provide. Whatever works for you. There are cases where I would like the option to participate in an online community consisting of people not afraid to hide their real names. (This does not consider the security and privacy implications, that is a different discussion.)

    Remember that the internet was not designed to provide anonymity, it is merely one possible byproduct.

  23. Re:Oh, goody! on NASA's Next Mars Rover · · Score: 1

    NASA better keep a close eye on Curiosity's space modulator. Lapin earthlings have a tendency to steal them, which can cause "delays...delays".

  24. Roundabouts only mask the problem. on Roundabout Revolution Sweeping US · · Score: 1

    Dependence on cars for commuting and shipping. I hate driving. I hate needing to own a car. I wish I could be free of both.

    In the U.S., with the massive entrenched vehicle lobbies and stigma of public transport, this may never happen.

  25. What does it say about our society... on What's Your College Major Worth? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    that of all possible career paths, education has the lowest financial incentive? What does this portend for our future?