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  1. Re:we'll see on Obama Talks Internet Freedom, China Censors · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Fox news is destroying themselves and everyone else is laughing while they do it.

    Not everyone else, a good chunk of people in the Southern States still takes the word of Fox "News" as Gospel. Well, the same people also listen to Rush Limbaugh religiously (pun intended), big supporter of Fox "News" - You can't switch radio stations in Texas any time of the day without tripping on one broadcasting Limbaugh. Enough said.

  2. Re:we'll see on Obama Talks Internet Freedom, China Censors · · Score: 1

    Ask Fox News.

    Note: Regardless of your opinion of Fox News, it's obvious that they are being punished for daring to report on anything negative about Obama.

    You've been watching too much V. Fox "News" has never had any problem spinning thruths and claiming that others are doing the spinning, even when it was blatantly obvious. If there's any restriction going on (highly doubtful) it's of their own will.

  3. Re:human brain on 100 Million-Core Supercomputers Coming By 2018 · · Score: 1

    About a Gazibillion

  4. Re:Ok, Ok, we'll be more specific... on 100 Million-Core Supercomputers Coming By 2018 · · Score: 1

    "Portland, Oregon, U.S.A., Earth, Milky Way, Cluster TXH-170718, Universe 01 (we think)"

    Quite presumptious on your part. It's Universe 84F32G Signed Dr. Zoidberg

  5. Re:Speaking of heat on 100 Million-Core Supercomputers Coming By 2018 · · Score: 1
    I was reading on wikipedia that MSoft sold 400 million copies of windows XP.
    This doesn't incude the pirated ones.

    .

    Obviously it doesn't or you'd be saying that Microsoft has sold pirated copies of Windows ;-)

  6. Re:Solution on Environmental Chemicals Are Feminizing Boys · · Score: 1
    I think it's time for them to watch this Training Video about their boys:

    http://www.theonion.com/content/video/how_to_find_a_masculine_halloween

  7. Re:Wow on Verizon Doubles Early Termination Fee and More · · Score: 1

    I called VZW several timed regarding the Blackberry World Edition and they told me it didn't have a SIM card and has been crippled by removing the camera too.

  8. Re:Wow on Verizon Doubles Early Termination Fee and More · · Score: 2, Informative

    I had Verizon for 5 years and regardless to them having the best network I dropped them for not having SIM card phones. I called customer service many times and asked for solutions but ultimately I made sure they knew that I was not going to support a company that does not support the standard SIM cards to I moved to ATT, got a Blackberry, called ATT and they unlocked it right away over the phone. I happily use it with local SIM cards when I travel around the world rather than paying Verizon astronomical fees for their so called "world phone." Plus Verizon has a horrible customer service.

  9. Re:MOD PARENT DOWN on Verizon Droid Tethering Comes At a Hefty Price · · Score: 2, Interesting

    It could be ground for class action. "Unlimited" and "10GB limit" are mutually exclusive. This is deceptive marketing. Isn't that bad enough that we still have to pay to receive phone calls and text messages?

  10. Re:Luck not shot down on Lost Northwest Pilots Were Trying Out New Software · · Score: 1
    >just how slow can such an F-16 actually fly without dropping like a rock?

    .

    An F-16 stalls at around 180MPH, and can fly just over 200MPH without problems thanks to it FBW system. In comparison a Boeing 757's stall speed is 160 MPH, not a huge difference. As a commercial plane would not fly that low unless it was on final there's not much of a reason to worry about that. Commercial planes are different than general aviation single engine planes.

  11. Re:Semi-Vegetarian on Vegetarian Spider Described · · Score: 1

    PETA: People Eating Tasty Animals?

  12. Re:Their site... on Do Retailers Often Screen User Reviews? · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Why is this illegal? Why is this any different than a commercial from a movie pulling only the good quotes

    Because you said it yourself, a commercial is a commercial and people know it's a commercial. When it comes to review people assume it's honest non-filtered opinion of consumers. If you pick what to publish or edit passages you're filtering.

  13. Re:Their site... on Do Retailers Often Screen User Reviews? · · Score: 1
    It's their site but posting only the reviews that are convenient to them makes the whole review system useless.

    Best Buy is one of them, I wrote 3 reviews and they did not publish any one of them. All the reviews mentioned that the price was much higher than regular retail and MSRP. In one case $4000 higher than MSRP and in 2 other cases ($1000-$3000 higher). It referred to Canon SRLs. The review was favorable to the product but I mentioned the MSRP price. Amazon.com on the other hand is a great place to read reviews because they are well balanced.

  14. Re:Confirmed on Apple Wants Patents For Crippling Cellphones · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Funny but sad. Apple sucks end of the story. With all their bashing of Microsoft years ago they turned into something worse.

  15. Re:I've got one thing to say to that... on Cosmic Ray Intensity Reaches Highest Levels In 50 years · · Score: 1

    I want to be invisible, then you'll see me spoiling the Vatican's secrets... oops!

  16. Well... on For New Zealanders, No More Phones As Sat-Nav Devices · · Score: 1

    There's no talking on the phone while driving, which I totally agree with, and then there's governments' stupidity.

  17. Re:If he's a hacker... on US Wants UK Hacker To Pay To Fix Holes He Exposed · · Score: 1

    The way I see it they should pay him to expose the holes.

  18. Re:I beg to differ on MIT Project "Gaydar" Shakes Privacy Assumptions · · Score: 1

    That's useless, there are many gay people who don't mix with other gay people for fear of being "discovered"

  19. Re:And In Other News on Transforming Waste Plastic Into $10/Barrel Fuel · · Score: 1

    Yeah, truth hurts doesn't it? Althought the above was a little pushed we all know, including the one who modded troll, that Big Oil puts lots of money in lobbying. And this fucked up country lets it. Lobbying should be illegal, in Italy it's called "mafia"

  20. Re:way to go Slashdot on New "Drake Equation" Selects Between Alien Worlds · · Score: 1

    Most likely a typo... "under development"

  21. Re:Inherintly unconstitutional on Professor Posts "Illegal Copy" of Guide To Oregon Public Record Laws · · Score: 1

    Because this country is going to hell thanks to lawyers, that's why

  22. Re:And In Other News on Transforming Waste Plastic Into $10/Barrel Fuel · · Score: 1

    I'd be curious to know the price of plastic purchased from recycling facilities, you know, those that collect the plastic that we put in our recycling bins,

  23. Re:And In Other News on Transforming Waste Plastic Into $10/Barrel Fuel · · Score: 0, Troll

    In other news, most likely pushed by Big Oil activists, a new law was passed that bans the recycling and reuse of any plastic product.

  24. Re:kinda like... on Windows 7 Touch, Dead On Arrival · · Score: 1
    Well, touch doesn't have to happen overnight, it could take another 5-10 years or longer but eventually the mouse will be dropped.

    Seriously, do you see yourselves rerouting power to the main deflector using a mouse?

  25. Re:Almost competing on Windows 7 Upgrade Can Take Nearly a Day · · Score: 1

    I tried Ubuntu like... 3 times through the years. Last time it was 3 months ago and I still don't know why I should like it... seriously can anyone help me remove the freaking Ubuntu load option from the MBR ? I tried everything possible and read loads of forums with the same problem and followed even their advice and the freaking Ubuntu option is still there. I changed the setting to 1 second so I only have to see it for that time, better than 10 seconds at least.