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  1. Not a bug... on FOIA Documents Detail iPods Overheating, Catching Fire · · Score: 2, Funny

    According to Apple in a statement:
    "Apple is about innovation, this is a self destruct feature that
    demanding consumers requested"
    Anyone else want to take a ride on the "spin machine"?

  2. In a related poll... on Canadians Find Traffic Shaping "Reasonable" · · Score: 1

    "Pollsters found that most users fully understood how
    important traffic lights are to proper traffic shaping"

  3. stating the obvious... on Online Attack Hits US Government Web Sites · · Score: 1

    Government website?
    "and nothing of any value was lost"

  4. 2 options on Cellphones Increasingly Used As Evidence In Court · · Score: 1

    Looks like there are only 2 real choices here:
    1. Don't use or carry cellphone
    2. Don't break any laws
    Was there anything I missed?

  5. skin marks on Sunspots Return · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I bet you were pretty happy to hear this.
    The marks on your skin that looked like sunspots...
    turned out to be rings around Uranus!
    zing

  6. Thank you Amazon! on Rhode Island Affiliates Banned From Amazon.com Sales · · Score: 1

    Glad to see a company taking a stand.
    Time to order another book...

  7. general rule of politics... on DHS To Kill Domestic Satellite Spying Program · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Seems that I was taught, when the megolomaniacs speak
    of what they are NOT going to do?

    "First they deny it, then they do it!"

  8. Should we change the name? on Univ. of Wisconsin's 30-Year-Old Payroll System Needs a $40 Million Fix · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe...
    just maybe...
    we can call it "The Looney-versity of Wisconsin".
    Would be appropriate.

  9. an eco-friendly name on Open Source Car — 20 Year Lease, Free Fuel For Life · · Score: 1

    In the name of perpetual eco nonsense...
    I dub thee:
    "The CawFin"
    :)

  10. real bummer on Sony CEO Proposes "Guardrails For the Internet" · · Score: 1

    I am very fond of Sony equipment, their products have always performed to my expectations.
    So it's a shame that the head the company can only see badness in the internet
    Maybe he can talk the shareholders into producing...
    nice..
    safe..
    rotary phones?

  11. Contradiction? on Energy Star For Servers Falls Short · · Score: 1

    Putting "Energy Star" and "useful" in the same sentence?

  12. Rather than "testing this in court.." on FCC Reserves the Right To Search Your Home, Any Time · · Score: 1

    How 'bout we just get rid of the FCC?
    Oh wait! All those important *cough* alphabet agencies...
    how can we manage without them? *cough*
    Stand back, sarcasm alert!

  13. thank god for a change... on Law of Armed Conflict To Apply To Cyberwar · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The US of A went from being total warmongering fucking idiots
    to totally insane warmongering fucking idiots.
    Shoo...
    The Change is working already!

  14. Nicely said... on Shuttleworth Says Ubuntu Can't Just Be Windows · · Score: 1

    I am not a user or fan of Ubuntu but, Mr. Shuttleworth has summed it up perfectly. Clap clap clap! Push forward on the strengths that the Linux community has built. It really is worth all the effort, getting the deserved respect is a good start.

  15. Obligatory comment... on New Speed Record Set For Wind-Powered Vehicles · · Score: 1

    Anyone else thinking how much this car blows??
    zing!

  16. How they came up with the name?? on German Police Raid Homes of Wikileaks.de Domain Owner · · Score: 1

    the "You're-A-Pee-On" Union...
    Anymore questions?

  17. Sorry for singing an old tune here, but.... on Rights Groups Speak Out Against Phorm, UK Comm. Database · · Score: 1

    Whenever I see a story about internet and privacy, the same thought comes to mind.
    The idea is brought up regularly on slash. Are we at the point that we need a type of DNS/ssl system put in place?
    I mean, come on!, this IS slashdot people here??
    Meh..GET OFF MY LAWN!!

  18. How about a proxy? on What Filters Are Right For Kids? · · Score: 2, Informative

    If the OP is using a linux router/gateway machine, why not use something as simple as squid-guard?
    http://www.squidguard.org/
    http://www.squid-cache.org/
    Blacklists here: http://www.shallalist.de/
    It allows for customization (trusted/untrusted) and seems to be very effective. Good luck!

  19. Nicely done... on Wife of Harried Pirate Bay Witness Gets Buried in Internet Love · · Score: 1

    Those lovelorn geeks, at least we know their hearts are working as well as their fingers! Very thoughtful.

  20. This is soooo easy! on NASA Contest To Name ISS Module · · Score: 2, Funny

    Space Junk One?

  21. fuel for thought... on Slumdog Millionaire Takes Home 8 Oscars · · Score: 1

    Slumdog won more Oscars than the Oscar Awards had viewers

  22. sad state of NY... on New York Wants To Tax Internet Downloads · · Score: 1

    ...both literally and figuratively.
    Lets cut to the chase here.
    Anyone else find it obvious?
    Jerk-offs, wanting to tax jerking off?

  23. in the immortal words from Star trek.... on Nuclear Subs 'Collide In Ocean' · · Score: 5, Funny

    Chekov "where are your nukleer wessels??"

  24. 3 words... on Canon Tries To Shut Down "Fake" Canon Blog · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Thank You Wordpress

  25. What value? on Terabit Ethernet Inches Closer To Reality · · Score: 5, Funny

    Tera ethernet... 5-25 gig monthly caps... "I used my monthly cap in 31.65 seconds..UH O..."