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  1. Re:Yeah man.... on Intel Launches Its First 10-Core Desktop CPU With Broadwell-E · · Score: 1

    Only if you pay for the Tufnel Edition Xtreme. Its pricey, but hey, its one more.

  2. Full transcript of the Apple Program for Children on Apple CEO Tim Cook: I'd Require All Children To Start Coding In 4th Grade (thehill.com) · · Score: 0

    "I'd Require All Children To Start Coding In 4th Grade. The best are assigned to debug iTunes indefinitely. The remainder are sent to the sweatshops to polish iPhone cases so they learn what happens to naughty little Apple Scouts who don't code hard enough.

    "In 5th grade the darlings (those who aren't debugging iTunes) are tested again. The best are locked in a room with an Apple Watch until they think of a feature someone will pay money for. The rest spend the "school year" gluing shattered iPad screens back together to sell to the Asian market.

    "In 6th grade the children are given one last chance to avoid manual labor. The best are sent to scour the technology sector for ideas Apple can steal--er...invent and bestow unto a rapturous public. The remaining recalcitrant Apple cubs are sent to the Cupertino mines to dig Jobs ore to feed the reality distortion generators.

    As you can see, here at Apple we have a strong and comprehensive program for children."

  3. The author assumes people are useless if they don't have a "job". Humans lived without jobs for one hundred thousand years without an existential crisis. The lack of a job doesn't seem to bother birds, bears, and our close relatives in the trees.

  4. Bug or feature? on Real-Life RoboCop Guards Shopping Centers In California (metro.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    You have to reboot them every couple hours or they get stuck in the cinnabon or start macing children indiscriminately.

  5. Re:They were Johns charged as pimps on Amazon and Microsoft Directors Charged in Prostitution Sting (kiro7.com) · · Score: 1

    "posted reviews of some of the prostitutes online which is technically promoting."

    We move for acquittal on the grounds that everyone knows Amazon reviews are fake.

  6. "That doesn't make any sense," said the 71yo judge on Oracle V. Google Being Decided By Clueless Judge and Jury (vice.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Unless the gnu lives on Endor.

  7. Youtube exists because it is not TV. on YouTube To Launch 'Unplugged' Online TV Service In 2017 (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    The viewer has total control. Push networks are dead.

  8. Nuke it from orbit, it's the onl... on iTunes Turns 13 Today -- Continues To Be 'Awful' (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Who are we kidding, even nukes can't kill iTunes.

  9. My ficus tree is an outsider.

    And probably could have done a better job with HP.

  10. Tim Cook has a cunning plan for resurgence on Apple Has First Earnings Decline In More Than A Decade (go.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apple buys Compaq.

  11. Women, children and good email clients first. on Mozilla Seeks New Home For Email Client Thunderbird · · Score: 1

    Thunderbird gives a sigh or relief from the lifeboat as it watches SS Firefox go down.

  12. Re:Safety Issues? on All-Female Ridesharing To Debut In Boston (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    What if the rapist brought a gun, but didn't plan to use it until the victim showed hers? Now she's dead.

  13. Re:Safety Issues? on All-Female Ridesharing To Debut In Boston (qz.com) · · Score: 2

    and the presence of guns can turn a Very Bad situation into a lethal one.

  14. Was there a control group in a private hotel room?

  15. TSA PRE is my new social security. on TSA's Precheck Registration Program Causing Longer Security Lines (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    Don't you dare touch it!

  16. Re:He is a criminal on 'Flash Crash' Trader Navinder Sarao Faces US Extradition · · Score: 4, Insightful

    His only crime was doing this faster, better, or with less obfuscation than the big wigs who thought they had purchased exclusive privilege to perpetrate high frequency trading scams.

  17. In case you were under a delusion, on Netflix CEO Says Blocking Proxy Services Is Maturation of Internet TV (mobilesyrup.com) · · Score: 2, Informative

    Netflix wants to remind you they are not your friend. They are not a non-profit citizen advocacy organization. They not interested in net neutrality because it is essential to a fair and open public communication infrastructure. They are a for-profit company, no different than Comcast or AT&T. Now that they have "matured", get ready for the same "shut up and pay your bill" treatment.

  18. "Hi, tech support?" on Software Bug in F-35 Radar Causes Mid-Flight System Reboot · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Yaeh, my jet is plummeting to earth at mach 3. Any suggestions?"

    "Have you tried turning off and on again?"

  19. How 'acceptable ads' work on Adblock Plus Comes (Somewhat) Clean About How Acceptable Ads Work (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    Adblock Plus; "Nice ad revenue model you got here. Be a shame if it got broke."

  20. '"destroying the relationship" between advertisers on Google, Yahoo Cry About Ad-Blocking (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    and consumers'.

    It is a good thing when abusive relationships end.

  21. Now he's a therapist in Silicon Valley on The Story Behind the Worst Computer Game In History (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    That's an impressive personal story to pull out when trying to put your client's own disappointments into perspective.

    Also, super nostalgia for a time when personal computers were exploding onto the scene and anything seemed possible. Beige boxes and polyester wardrobes forever!

  22. Olympic rowing sponsor expects to make a killing on Rio Has Given Up On Clean Water For Olympics (go.com) · · Score: 1
  23. If forced by a court order, on Google CEO Finally Chimes In On FBI Encryption Case, Says He Agrees With Apple (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Apple should supply false keys to the FBI. When the FBI complains the backdoor doesn't work, just say "You're holding it wrong."

  24. It looks like you are trying to on Windows 10 To Be Installed On 4 Million US Department of Defense Computers (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    vaporize a nation. Would you like help?

    -- Nuke from orbit.
    -- Do not nuke from orbit.

  25. Mr. Putin, President Trump is on the line... on Russia Begins Work On a Lunar Lander (examiner.com) · · Score: 0

    "Yes?"
    "The race to put a man on the moon is over. You lost. Loser!"