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  1. Re:Litigious society on Court Rules Against Vaccine-Autism Claims Again · · Score: 1

    Yes, the product should be immediately pulled, but do they have a right to get rich because of some hitherto unknown side-effect of a well intentioned vaccine? I don't think so.

    It depends, recent studies have shown that vaccines tend to cause greed in relatives.

  2. Re:How will this look from the Earth? on Nearby Star Forecast To Skirt Solar System · · Score: 1

    At closest approach it will be a first-magnitude star about as bright as Antares.

    Damn, cancelling my orders to invest in sun block right now.

  3. Re:And This Would Be The Same Harriet Harman.... on UK Gov't Wants Facebook To Feature Child Safety Button · · Score: 2, Funny

    So presumably Facebook is a danger to kids whilst her talking on a mobile phone while driving is safe for kids who could be out in the street at the time?

    Legally, I think it's currently ok to run over kids *if* they are fully clothed.

  4. Re:It's a freakin' PHONE on Multitasking In For iPhone 4.0? · · Score: 1

    YEAH! Why have a cell phone.. I think there are pay phone things somewhere... I saw one on Superman.

    Laugh all you want but Superman isn't going to change inside his iPhone anytime soon. Even if it multitasks.
    Apple obviously still has a long way to do.

  5. Re:Similar to Lucas' Car Crash on The Lost Film That Accompanied Empire Strikes Back · · Score: 1

    "Proof that near death experiences have a very profound effect on people. "
    no, it's not. thanks for trying to play.

    Depends on which side of the experience they end up I suppose.

  6. Re:Star Wars on The Lost Film That Accompanied Empire Strikes Back · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Yeah but Outland was sooo much better than Moonraker.

    But not than Barbarella.

    "Do you want to come and play with me? For someone like you I charge nothing. You're very pretty, Pretty-Pretty"
    "My name isn't pretty-pretty, it's Barbarella."

    Even the dialogues leave Moonraker in the dust.

  7. Re:Link to the marketplace. on Google Opens Apps Marketplace · · Score: 2, Funny

    They call this a mobile app marketplace ?

    Your search - fart - did not return any listings.

  8. Re:False analogy. on Professors Banning Laptops In the Lecture Hall · · Score: 1

    I believe that this would happen in a slightly different fashion today. "I have discovered a truly marvelous proof that all non-trivial... HAHAHA I'M IN YOUR BASE KILLIN ALL UR DOODZ U NOOB ! LOLOL 1!!!ONEONE!1!

    FTFY

  9. Re:First Post on Professors Banning Laptops In the Lecture Hall · · Score: 1

    You are expelled.

    Regards, Prof. Dumbledore

    You are dead. Keep quiet or I will kill you again.

    Regards,
    J.K. Rowling.

  10. Re:First Post on Professors Banning Laptops In the Lecture Hall · · Score: 1

    Why would you want people to concentrate? People should want to concentrate, they are the only ones who can decide that. If they wanna play WoW during class they should be allowed, as long as they don't disturb the ones who want to learn.

    That's fine in theory, but how can I get the prof to speak softer so my squad hears my instructions more clearly when I play CS ?

    I tried being reasonable by removing my surround speakers, but I wish I wasn't the only one making an effort.

  11. Re:Good. on EU Parliament Rejects ACTA In a 663 To 13 Vote · · Score: 2, Funny

    Nah, it's just a sudden, unexpected outbreak of common sense (probably not even that - it's probably just our politicians playing anti-American again).

    Yeah, our politicians hate it when the US politicians act like sissies. We want laws where we can tear limbs off copyright infringers and we like it that way !

  12. Re:Jet refrigerator maybe? on The World's First Commercially Available Jetpack · · Score: 1

    This is still a jet. It still receives propulsion from a 'jet' of high speed fluid.

    Sooo, are propeller air planes and so called "jet" air planes basically the same thing then ?

    Or is it the casing around the propeller that really makes a difference ?

  13. Re:I knew it on Study Shows TV Makes Kids Fat, Computers Don't · · Score: 2

    Computers are awesome.

    *And* they make you use your brain (a bit, or a lot, depending on what you do), the most voracious organ of the whole body.

  14. Re:Good. on EU Parliament Rejects ACTA In a 663 To 13 Vote · · Score: 1

    Good to know that the voice of the people is being heard.

    Voice of people being heard ? In our parliament ?

    There has to be a catch somewhere...

  15. Re:Jet refrigerator maybe? on The World's First Commercially Available Jetpack · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The whole beauty of the Jet pack was that it was something you carried with you, perhaps even under your sport coat, then, suddenly, you throw your coat off, ignite your rocket, and you are saved, and probably with a hot chick in your arms.

    (Hot chick sold separately)

    Also this jet pack apparently works with fans instead of jets. Which is probably good news for your front lawn and your calves.

  16. Re:To be fair... on The Secret Origin of Windows · · Score: 2, Funny

    Don't forget that Microsoft saves a ton of money by not shipping Windows 7 on floppy disks.

    True, I did ask to get it on 1600 floppies since my DVD drive was busted and they wouldn't even reply to my polite email. Typical Microsoft.

  17. Re:Geek Porn on Cisco Introduces a 322 Tbit/sec. Router · · Score: 1

    Oooo Look at all em little ports !

  18. Re:Dvorak on Correcting Poor Typing Technique? · · Score: 1

    So basically "A qwerty a week keeps the typos away ?"

  19. Re:Why? on Correcting Poor Typing Technique? · · Score: 1

    Back in middle school, we had a typing class on a bunch of apples 2es. I got numbers ranging from 300 to a thousand or so words per minute. Of course, that was because I realized that it counted "words" based on how many spaces you typed, so if you held down the space bar, then backspaced, then held down space again, and so forth, then erased the whole thing and typed in the message you were supposed to type correctly, you'd get a huge score.

    Aha ! Gotcha there ! That wouldn't work on an Apple II series. You'd have to hold the Rpt key at the same time or you'd only get one space.
    (This was so you could sleep on the keyboard without filling the buffer).

  20. Re:Hooray! on Officers Lose 243 Homeland Security Guns · · Score: 2, Funny

    It is hard to say if it makes them look stupid or hypocritical, without knowing the punishment for losing your gun. Apparently, since one officer at least recovered his from a gang member, it is not termination of employment.

    If people in that agency were fired for incompetence, there wouldn't be anybody left by now. So presumably the punishment is having to figure out a new way to annoy the general public.

  21. Re:Slipperly slope on Switzerland Pursues Violent Games Ban · · Score: 1

    And, more importantly, noone was hurt when creating the data to illuminate said glass or plastic.

    "Won't anybody think of the photons ?"

    I guess it just doesn't have the same ring to it...

  22. Re:Fonts are too small on Enlightenment Returns To Bring Ubuntu To ARM · · Score: 1

    Good luck with that. I'm an experienced Linux user and I got a mac. Used Mac OS for three months exclusively... never could get used to it.

    I used Tiger (Mac OS 10.4) for a bit over a year before giving up and going back to Linux and KDE. I never found it especially easy to use, its I18N was poor (especially the way it managed extended Latin characters). And the disk layout made absolutely no sense, with its mix of Unix and semi-user friendly directories.
    And coming from Linux/Unix it really felt cramped (but then so does Windows).

    My iBook now lives a new life as a paperweight since it's not even comfortable to use as a regular laptop with its weird Apple keyboard and broken mousepad (a proper mouse has at least *3* buttons !). I did try, I never could figure try what was so awesome with the fruit company. Never worked for me.

  23. Re:Outmaneuvering censorship on French Net Censorship Plan Moves Forward · · Score: 4, Funny

    In a place like France, people could easily get wifi signals from Italy, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, etc depending on where they lived.

    Either you've got the range of WiFi quite a bit wrong, or you believe France is the size of a large apartment where over sixty million people somehow manage to fit.

    I don't know which option is weirder.

  24. Re:First (cheap gas?) on Cellulosic Biofuel Finally Ready For the Road · · Score: 1

    "Whereas every other country has always taxed it to compensate for the huge amount of damage cars/vehicles make to infrastructure and environment." implies that European governments use fuel taxes to pay for repairing the infrastructure and environment.

    That's not necessarily what it implies.

    It implies that the cost of this mean of transportation is higher, therefore inciting users to seek alternatives (of course the greater population density over here makes it easier to keep those alternatives running) and to purchase economical and cleaner vehicles. Our neighbours from across the pond are getting their act together so it's much less striking now but there used to be a world of difference between Euro and US vehicles.
    It also potentially gives local bodies the mean to maintain the infrastructure (and judging from the state of European vs. US roads, it seems to work).

  25. Re:America basically gets free gas on Cellulosic Biofuel Finally Ready For the Road · · Score: 1

    Actually, it's worse than that, and it isn't just damage, it's economics. Oil is paid for in dollars. US dollars. You want oil? You buy US dollars first.

    Not all, some countries trade in euro. Russia might be trading in rubles now. The worldwide oil market is in US dollars or in pound sterling but the currency actually used for payment (when a currency actually is used) varies.