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  1. Re:Premature on Boring Conference Still Vows: We Will Not Rock You · · Score: 1

    Premature infatuation; rhymes better.

  2. Re:Democracy is doomed... on Facebook To Eliminate Voting On Privacy Changes · · Score: 3, Funny
    • 1: Make joke
    • 2: ?
    • 3: Prophet!
  3. NFC? on Student Refusing RFID Badge Now Fights Expulsion Order · · Score: 3, Informative

    Student Refusing RFID Badge

    refusal to wear any badge containing an RFID tag

    school to adopt the NFC badges

    One of these things is not like the other.

  4. Re:well doh. keep it cheap and simple. on Nintendo Wii U Teardown Reveals Simple Design · · Score: 1

    Ah, you guys are all correct. I was thinking the Dual Shock came out just before the N64 (and I've never seen a Dual Analog controller). Thanks; I feel senile now.

  5. Re:well doh. keep it cheap and simple. on Nintendo Wii U Teardown Reveals Simple Design · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I wouldn't say all ways but:

    • 0: It had an awkward, giant and mostly empty controller with only one thumbstick, the plastic guts of which would rapidly wear, causing it to become wobbly and make it hard to dive after the rabbit in Mario64 because I can't run full speed anymore.
    • 1: Vibrations required an expansion back that itself required a battery instead of being console-powered and it took up the memory card slot (some (most?) games used internal storage, though) instead of using all the empty space in the controller (Sony got two motors and two sticks into a much smaller case).
    • 2: Inadequate cooling system that would cause it to hang.
    • D: Cartridges. Although they're the only system that gives decent boot time, they crap out when your kids swap them without turning the console off one too many times.
  6. Re:Pens? Tablets dont work right on Ask Slashdot: Digital Pens On Linux? · · Score: 1

    Disable compositing on your desktop (alt+shift+F12 in KDE) to get decent refresh speed in Gimp and Blender.

  7. Double ironic on Linus Torvalds Advocates For 2560x1600 Standard Laptop Displays · · Score: 1

    I'm old enough that I can't even do hipster fashion ironically

    But now you're old enough you can do ironic ironically.

  8. Re:Let's play Global Thermonuclear War. on Researchers Develop Surveillance System That Can Watch & Predict · · Score: 1

    Or press Lockout Changes.

  9. Re:He's confused on Salesforce CEO Benioff: Future Software Will Look Like Facebook · · Score: 1

    It's not that people can't send pictures some other way—it's that many don't, so you have to visit FB or get nothing.

  10. Re:Cinnamon devs have opposite attitude to GNOME3' on Cinnamon 1.6 Brings New Features and Applets · · Score: 1

    You already could move the panels all around; they just weren't there by default. If you're not an icons-only person, several (all?) of the DEs will even rotate the taskbar text (not clocks, though, for some reason).

  11. Re:Evacuation test run next year ??? on Mt. Fuji May Be Close To Erupting · · Score: 4, Funny

    They don't want to risk premature evacuation.

  12. Re:They've turned their backs on Steve on Apple Comes Clean, Admits To Doing Market Research · · Score: 1

    That must be why you only use the tip jar once.

  13. Re:He's right you know... on UEFI Secure Boot and Linux: Where Things Stand · · Score: 1

    has to call tech support when they put the printer on a different USB port.

    In my experience with XP, changing USB ports often means reinstalling the driver (or at least pointing Windows to where you already installed it). Printer drivers are horrible; I'm pretty sure most of the developers ride the short bus to work.

  14. Re:Just like the no-fly list? on Google+ Account Suspended? You Won't Find Out Why · · Score: 1

    It's part of the Bundle package now.

  15. Re:Seizures on Anonymous Helps Turn In Hacker Who Targeted Charity · · Score: 5, Funny

    They're trying to get better; that's why they started Anonymous Anonymous.

  16. 110% on 6 IT Projects, $8 Billion Over Budget At Dept. of Defense · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's nice to see someone in our government giving 110%.

  17. Re:Slashdotted already on Debian Derivative Optimized for the Raspbery Pi Released · · Score: 1

    Sounds like they have a Pi-in-the-sky attitude.

  18. Re:Is it really necessary on Earth, Night Glow, Aurora and Atmosphere (Video) · · Score: 1

    Well it sounds like you already did. Or do you have an alarm clock under your desk? Get back to work, Costanza!

  19. Re:What does that do to contracts? on DirecTV Drops Viacom Channels · · Score: 2

    G4 shitcanned itself.

  20. Re:stopped using it? on Why Microsoft Killed the Windows Start Button · · Score: 2

    Middle click it.

  21. Re:What the Hell??? on Verizon Wireless Goes Ahead With 'Bucket' Data Plans · · Score: 4, Funny

    1) Subscribe to their service
    2) Leave
    3) Profit

  22. Re:Whats with the 883 (repeated) on Linux For Navy Drone Ground Stations · · Score: 2

    It was a nice round number until they converted from metric dollars.

  23. You prefer gel caps over tablets?

  24. Re:Freak coincidence on MIT Creates Superhydrophobic Condiment Bottles · · Score: 2

    Shh! Let me wallow in my ignorance.

  25. Re:Freak coincidence on MIT Creates Superhydrophobic Condiment Bottles · · Score: 1

    Well, first, you'd have to visit every store in your city and clear out their entire inventory of those tiny, tiny tubes to get even half a bucket-worth of super glue.