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  1. Re:think of the possible implications! on Researchers Study Mystery of the Toddler Who Won't Grow · · Score: 1

    I doubt it would be as hellish as you make it out to be. I for one would love the opportunity to enjoy a severely long life. Unfortunately I seem to be in the majority here. It's frustrating because so many people seem to think it's such a horrible thing I fear progress is going far too slow to achieve any kind of immortality in my life time.

  2. Re:Thanks for the concern on Adrian Lamo Explains His Decision To Expose Bradley Manning · · Score: 1

    Philosophically speaking, what does it mean to be responsible?

  3. I really hope they didn't misspell bored. on Learning HTML Through a Board Game · · Score: 1

    I would love to see a game like this be actually fun to play. I've seen so many "educational" games that are just plane boring because they try to mix education and fun without actually integrating them. Here's hoping this one works out.

  4. Re:First Step: ban tv on The Fight To Reform Forensic Science · · Score: 2

    It wouldn't take nearly as long as it does if someone would just build a GUI interface using Visual Basic to track a criminal's IP address.

  5. I call prior art! on Google Patents Profit-Maximizing Dynamic Pricing · · Score: 1

    I've been doing this for a long time with a shop I own. I jack up the prices for anyone who's not white.

    People don't seem to like it very much.

  6. Why not use a box or something? on Ask Slashdot: What's Your Take On Stand-Up Desks? · · Score: 1

    You say people complain about putting your computer on a cardboard box, but what about a plastic one? There's no need to spend a ton of money on a desk when all you need is an elevated flat surface.

    Also, if anyone complains, try hitting them.

  7. Identity Theft May Save People $21 Billion Over Th on Identity Theft May Cost IRS $21 Billion Over Next 5 Years · · Score: 1

    e Next 5 Years
    A better headline imo.

  8. Someone violated a court order on DHS Still Stonewalling On Body Scanning Ruling One Year Later · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Isn't someone supposed to get arrested?

  9. Re:Bugs? on PayPal Starts Bug Bounty Program · · Score: 3, Funny

    Every program contains at least one bug and one useless line of code. Theoretically every program can be reduced down to a single useless line that still contains a bug.

  10. Just Remember on Allowing the Mind To Wander Aids Creative Problem Solving · · Score: 1

    Green is not a creative color.

  11. Re:Of course it exists on Survey Finds No Hint of Dark Matter Near Solar System · · Score: 2

    No, it does not exist. All of these effects that are attributed to dark matter are all actually due to the fact that gravity does not actually travel at the speed of light. In fact, gravity slows down as it travels. This is why there appears to be more gravity at the edges of galaxies, and even at the edges of galaxy clusters. I also explains why we have such expansive gaps between galaxy clusters.

  12. Darn Poachers on Young Butchered Mammoth Discovered In Siberia · · Score: 3, Funny

    We need to find who's responsible for this.

  13. So, did he release the blackmail stuff yet? on Job Seeking Hacker Gets 30 Months In Prison · · Score: 1

    On one hand it would make sense for him to release it out of spite or whatever. On the other hand, they did technically hire him, so...

  14. Re:Harmony at last.. on Quantum Entanglement of Macroscopic Diamonds · · Score: 1

    I had your problem for the longest of times too. No one seemed bothered that this given explanation was no different than a classical example. And it seems most people don't ever think about it to the level that you have. (So congratulations I guess).

    I think what you want to look at is Bell's Theorem. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell's_theorem

  15. Re:it's dead jim? on Star Trek Online Going Free-To-Play In January · · Score: 2

    Dude, your brother is a racist... or speciesist, or whatever it's called.

  16. Re:Occupied Country on TSA Doing Random Truck Searches On Tennessee Highway · · Score: 4, Informative

    IIRC, Ron Paul wants to do away with the TSA.

  17. wtf? on TSA Doing Random Truck Searches On Tennessee Highway · · Score: 1

    What is this, I don't even

  18. This is a stupid law on Legal Tender? Maybe Not, Says Louisiana Law · · Score: 1

    This is a stupid law that tries to hide the symptoms of a larger problem. Who the hell voted these people into office?

  19. Re:every-24-hour coordination on Coordinated, Global ATM Heist Nets $13 Million · · Score: 1

    But if you think about it from a business standpoint, implementing a system like that would cost far more than $13 million.

  20. It's to be filled with on IBM Building 120PB Cluster Out of 200,000 Hard Disks · · Score: 1

    ASCII Pr0n

  21. Re:Massachusetts laws are fucked up on Cop Seeks Wiretapping Charges For Woman Who Videotaped Beating · · Score: 1

    Can the government record you without permission?

  22. Immortal Reader As Well on Start-Up Claims Immortality For Data With 'Stone-Like' Disc · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'd like to see this along with a disc reader that will withstand the test of time. What good is a disc if it can't be read with future technology? Imagine an archaeologist finding this disc 2000 years from now, with no way to read it. Now imagine if there was a device that withstood the test of time and could play back the information on the disc in some form. The people of the future would just need to wipe the screen down and press play.

  23. To anyone will still vote for one of the senators: on Senators Want Secret Warrantless Wiretap Renewal · · Score: 1

    I hate you.

  24. They should call it the Dan particle on Fermilab Scientists Discover New Particle · · Score: 1

    I've always wanted a particle named after me and feel entitled to it.

  25. Shouldn't this be in the Arabic alphabet? on Sheikh Carves His Name In Desert So It's Visible From Space · · Score: 1

    Maybe I don't know enough about Arab culture, but I find it a bit strange that the letters are all from the Roman alphabet.