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  1. Earth To Phase Out Human Life By 2038, Says Report on Germany To Phase Out Coal Use By 2038, Says Report (abs-cbn.com) · · Score: 1

    I doubt by 2038 one country removing a fossil fuel will have any effect on what will be happening.

  2. Do Japanese citizens even know what a "ft" is? on Japan Plans For 100ft Tsunami (thesun.ie) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Please, please adopt the metric system like the rest of the world. :(

  3. It already exists on Facebook Is Testing a Dislike Button (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    I have been using the "Angry" or "Laughter" reaction when I disagree with something.

  4. Re:More "Fake" News on Slashdot Asks: Will Farming Be Fully Automated in the Future? (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    While that may be true, the rise in CO2 will also cause more severe weather, which will destroy more crops.

  5. Does this mean I will lose LASTPASS? on Google Dropping Netscape Plugin API Support In Chrome/Blink · · Score: 1

    I simply cannot function without that browser add-on. Why is Google doing this? I will be forced to switch browsers. :(

  6. Re:This is mostly outdated service on Microsoft To Shut Down TechNet Subscription Service · · Score: 3, Informative

    Actually *several* orders of magnitude would make it at least $199,000 or $299,000.

  7. Re:Starve on Ask Slashdot: How To Stay Fit In the Office? · · Score: 1

    Excellent idea. I was at a high of 234 pounds for my 5'10" body - obese. I started having as large of a breakfast as I wanted, a smaller lunch and just yougurt for dinner - basically skipping the last meal while still letting my body know it didn't need to kick into survival mode. Over the last four months I have lost 35 pounds - actually just broke the 200 mark for the first time in 15 years yesterday! :) I stopped feeling hungry in the evenings after about a week.

  8. No Police! on BitFloor Joins List of Compromised BitCoin Exchanges · · Score: 1

    Again, much like Bitcoinica, there will be no police involvement or even a report filed. And again, like Bitcoinica, this will eventually be revealed as an inside job. I don't understand what the entire bitcoin community keeps falling for these obvious scams.

  9. 50 Year Anniversary? on NRO Declassifies KH-9 Satellite · · Score: 1

    1971 to present is 40 years, not 50.

  10. Re:Legally stream the entire album for free! on Weird Al Says "Twitter Saved My Album" · · Score: 1

    I went to a concert around 10 years ago, when I was about 30. I was the oldest person there. :)

  11. Seiko Data 2000! on Is the Rise of Wearable Electronics Finally Here? · · Score: 1

    http://www.pocketcalculatorshow.com/nerdwatch/fun2.html That was the first computer I wore. Didn't help me meet girls back in Grade 12 - I wonder if today's wearable electronics will help better?

  12. Why is suicide illegal? on Terry Pratchett Considers Assisted Suicide · · Score: 1

    I've often wondered if it would be possible to set up a legal suicide service. Put checks and balances in, as well as a cooling off period, and let people who choose to die, die with grace, We are going to have large amounts of death due to climate change, and some people who survive will suffer. Countries have had policies on who would live/die in disasters for years. We need to stop thinking of a life as sacred and see it as it is.

  13. Leads to Lazy leads to Accidents on Rear-View Cameras On Cars Could Become Mandatory In the US · · Score: 1

    People are going to stop walking around their car and glancing at their vehicles, choosing instead to trust the technology. It won't be long until a child's toy, then a beloved pet, then even a child gets crushed under a wheel, out of sight of the cameras. :(

  14. US DNS Tampering a Real Threat To Outsiders on Chinese DNS Tampering a Real Threat To Outsiders · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Just this past week the US government seized 75+ domains without any notice. Is this any different?

  15. Is the DHS going to take the Kuwait Times domain? on Kuwait Not Banning DSLR Cameras After All · · Score: 1

    "'American business is under assault from counterfeiters and pirates every day, seven days a week," Seems to me "kuwaittimes.net" needs to be added to the list of 75 domains the US government seized earlier this week.

  16. 27 years in IT and right on the nose on Anxiety and IT? · · Score: 2, Informative

    I suffer from general anxiety disorder. It has affected my relationships, my health and my pocketbook. As of Tue I am being forced to declare bankruptcy, despite the fact WHEN I WORK I made $30-$40 an hour. I find it almost impossible to keep a job because of it. I really wish I had read this Slashdot story back in 1983. :)

  17. Re:Story time. on British MP Calls For Pornography 'Opt-In' · · Score: 1

    How can you be raised to suppress millions of years of evolution? If you're male and you see a naked woman (when you haven't seen many) you are going to feel something, no matter how you are raised.

  18. What's next? on British MP Calls For Pornography 'Opt-In' · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Protect us against certain political views? Protect us against non-white websites? Protect us against democratic (or other) viewpoints? The internet should remain free. No one entity should decide what is best for all mankind.

  19. Bad news for Criminals! on Ears Might Be Better Than Fingerprints For ID · · Score: 1

    There is no easy way to hide your ear, and those prints get everywhere.

  20. Re:Jesus! 30 months!!? on Former Student Gets 30 Months For Political DDoS Attacks · · Score: 1

    I did five years for what most would call, at best, a silly prank that hurt no one and caused neither property or financial loss.

    Penalties account for potential damage, not just actual damages. If you try and smuggle a bomb onto a plane and get caught, you can't say no hurt, no foul.

  21. 30 months is fine with me on Former Student Gets 30 Months For Political DDoS Attacks · · Score: 0, Troll

    Let's be realistic - he committed theft, probably in thousands of dollars. He then maliciously prepared systems to later blackmail their owners. The Internet is not just porn - there is a lot of money transferring hands, even if it is only advertising dollars. If you would choose rape over theft because you'd get less time, that make you warped - not the system.

  22. Right in the middle of a real launch on Launch Command Preserved In Power Failure, But Nuclear Designs Still Risky · · Score: 1

    The screen goes black and white letters appear: ? SYNTAX ERROR IN LINE 10240

  23. Re:Dumb title on Of 1.2 Billion Twitter Posts, 71% Are Ignored · · Score: 1

    They would have gone into more detail, but they only had 140 characters.

  24. NASA is an acronym on The Ancient Computers Powering the Space Race · · Score: 2

    You should not spell it using one uppercase letter. :(

  25. I can see why this is popular on CD Sales Continue To Plummet, Vinyl Records Soar · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Smell is the sense that is tied to memory the strongest. I remember the smells of those records as much as I remember the sounds and the artwork. :)