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  1. Oblig. on Mars Lander Faces Slow Death · · Score: 4, Funny

    I, for one, mourn our dead robotic overloads.

  2. Re:Stem Cell Research on The Greatest Scientific Hoaxes? · · Score: 2, Informative

    okay, here's your direction

  3. Definitely... on The Greatest Scientific Hoaxes? · · Score: 3, Funny
    ...missing option in FA:
    • CowboyNeal

    Why...this is no poll? Dammit.

  4. Uhm... on Amazon Beefs Up Its Cloud Ahead of MS Announcement · · Score: 1

    [...]and Windows and SQL Server are available in beta form[...]

    As to anybody else. Where is this news?

  5. Breaking news: on Researchers Find Problems With RFID Passport Cards · · Score: 4, Interesting
    The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.

    FTFA:

    We show that a key anti-cloning feature proposed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (the tag-unique TID) remains undeployed in these cards.

  6. WTF?! on Microsoft Working For Samba Interoperability · · Score: 4, Funny

    There's no car analogy to describe my deranged stare.

  7. Erm! on Fedora 9 Would Cost $10.8B To Build From Scratch · · Score: 4, Funny

    [...]to build the Linux community distribution Fedora 9 in today's dollars[...]

    I'd rather build it in C with a modest compiler.

  8. Re:Goatse on Scientists Erase Specific Memories In Mice · · Score: 5, Insightful

    All memory of Goatse could be erased! That has to count for SOMETHING.

    Jup. It does.

    Being shocked by goatse the same amount as if seeing it for the first time. Great. Hooray.

  9. erase undesirable memories on Scientists Erase Specific Memories In Mice · · Score: 5, Insightful

    [...]erase undesirable memories[...]

    undesirable for whom? While this might positively applicaple for e.g. victims of rape there are tons of possible missuses which really should be feared.

  10. Weeeeheeeee! on The Walking House · · Score: 1

    You could pack sharks in there.
    And lasers on top...

    ...of the sharks and the house!

  11. Re:The easy way on Stem Cells From Fat Create Beating Heart Cells · · Score: 1

    Uhm, when did any religion ever step back from anything in favor of humanity?

  12. Re:Can they do that? on Microsoft Calls Today Global Anti-Piracy Day · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why not? You can do that, too. Just stroll around and tell everybody you meet that today's...

    - "Think of the children"-day,
    - "Bad car analogy"-day,
    - "Robotic overlord"-day,
    - "Natalie Portman"-day,
    - "In Soviet russia"-day,
    - "Insensitive clod"-day,
    - "Goatse"-day,
    etc...

    The fact that nobody'll listen to you will just make you feel like MS today. But if they don't care - why should you?

  13. So... on Kentucky Judge Upholds State's Gambling-Domain Grab · · Score: 2, Interesting

    ...is Kentucky now responsible for the casino-spam flooding my inbox? Where can i sue'em?

    A man can dream...can't he?

  14. Hell yeah! on Red Hat CEO Says Economic Crisis Favors Open Source · · Score: 5, Funny

    The year of the Linux desktop is finally to come.

    ...again.

  15. Re:E3 2009 - A horse of a different color on E3 Coming Back Big In 2009 · · Score: 3, Funny
    Sticking with the horse analogies:

    The tribal wisdom of the Dakota Indians, passed on from one generation to the next, says that when you discover that you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount.
    But in modern business (and education and government), because heavy investment factors are taken into consideration, other strategies are often tried with dead horses, including the following:

    1. Buying a stronger whip.
    2. Changing riders.
    3. Threatening the horse with termination.

    [...]

    I just don't see where cars might fit in.

  16. Groundhog Day: on Doing the Math On the New MacBook · · Score: 5, Insightful

    1) MacBook (Beginning of 2006):
    "AAAAH, EXPENSIVE"
    "See, i did the math, it's comparable!"

    2) MacBook (End of 2006):
    "AAAAH, EXPENSIVE"
    "See, i did the math, it's comparable!"

    3) MacBook (Mid 2007):
    "AAAAH, EXPENSIVE"
    "See, i did the math, it's comparable!"

    4) MacBook (End of 2007):
    "AAAAH, EXPENSIVE"
    "See, i did the math, it's comparable!"

    5) MacBook (Beginning of 2008):
    "AAAAH, EXPENSIVE"
    "See, i did the math, it's comparable!"

    And now - totally surprising:

    5) MacBook (End of 2008):
    "AAAAH, EXPENSIVE"
    "See, i did the math, it's comparable!"

    Who would have thought!

  17. Re:is that still around? on Users Rage Over Missing FireWire On New MacBooks · · Score: 2, Insightful

    1) Think different (r) 2) Target Disk Mode, for example. This is a real feature instead of 1) 3) Existing hardware which can only be used with FireWire (e.g. audio/video-equipment)

  18. Always remember: on Nation-Wide Internet Censorship Proposed For Australia · · Score: 5, Funny

    Your local government knows best.

    This bill was brought to you by your local censors.

  19. gnaaaaaaaaargh... on Flower Robots For Your Home · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...can't resist... must obey... help!

    please *sweat...

    ...must do it..

    i, for one, welcome our new robotic overlords

    ah, that was tough...

  20. What... on FBI Warns of Sweeping Global Threat To US Cybersecurity · · Score: 4, Insightful
    ...an abundant interview:

    . While he refused to provide country-specific details[...]

    He then hinted that an announcement[...]

    Henry would not comment in detail[...]

    He shied away from commenting[...]

  21. Only 4.13% of the Web Is Standards-compliant ... on Only 4.13% of the Web Is Standards-Compliant · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...the rest just renders perfectly in IE.

    (i would prefer if there wasn't any truth in it.)

  22. here's... on McCain Campaign Protests YouTube's DMCA Policy · · Score: 2

    ...the whole letter. While it's an interesting read - does anybody know if McCain voted pro-DMCA?

  23. FTFA: on Study Shows Worm Grunters Imitate Moles · · Score: 4, Funny

    But what do the earthworms do if not collected?

    And, guess what:

    Worms that were not collected began to burrow back into the ground after traveling some distance.

    Damned, and i always thought that disgruntled grunted worms do a kind of lapdance. Puh, another dream not come true.

  24. when... on Now Even Photo CAPTCHAs Have Been Cracked · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...will we learn that, if there's a fundamental flaw in a protocol, there's no way we can prevent it from being abused. every measure will sooner or later have its counterpart and fail.

  25. Time for... on Windows 7 To Be Called ... Windows 7 · · Score: 1

    ...a wiki-quote:

    There are seven fundamental types of catastrophes. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven.

    so this is the end of windows?