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  1. If it ain't broke... on The Ancient Computers Powering the Space Race · · Score: 1

    ...don't fix it!

  2. Swiss response? on UK Pursues Tax Evaders Using Stolen Bank Details · · Score: 1

    Do the Swiss have a state security service? Because this is the type of thing I could see getting "taken care of" with a bullet or two!

  3. Re:Not the big nuclear spacecraft on Orion Spacecraft On the Path To Future Flight · · Score: 2, Informative

    No, it's the Orion spacecraft they are referring to, not Project Orion

  4. First on Credit Cards That Think They Are Gadgets · · Score: 1

    purchase? Though this seems like a much safer alternative to today's credit/debit cards, although like TFA says, what will this really do for security? How long until a flaw is discovered or it is cracked?

  5. suprise! on BSA's Latest Piracy Claims 'Shockingly Misleading,' Says Geist · · Score: 1

    Greedy bastards want more! News at 11.

  6. Re:Aptitude on Why Are Terrorists Often Engineers? · · Score: 1

    I think you mean Libyans

  7. Re:Now that's just stupid. on UK Teen Banned From US Over Obscene Obama Email · · Score: 1

    LOL! Can someone please tell them that? There's this border on the south...

    Yeah, that stupid oil trying to sneak in from the Gulf!

  8. hmmmm on NASA Preps Closest-Ever Sun Mission · · Score: 1

    My only question is if the probe runs solaris?

  9. BBC on Zombie Ants and Killer Fungus · · Score: 4, Informative

    This was featured on the BBC series Planet Earth- the episode on jungles. Very cool to see a fungi erupt from an ant's head!

  10. huh? on Louisiana, Intelligent Design, and Science Classes · · Score: 1

    Why can't we get someone with religious beliefs to teach creationism?'

    I don't know, maybe separation of church and state?

  11. Wrong Verizon, Wrong on Verizon Charged Marine's Widow an Early Termination Fee · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I think the issue here is the fact that she's having to pay the fee even though she's now living in an area with no service. This has nothing to do with the fact that she is a widow, this is just asshattery on VZW's part. I know certain other carriers allow you to cancel under similar circumstances without paying the ETF (AT&T).

  12. Re:Hey RIAA!!! on RIAA Says LimeWire Owes $1.5 Trillion · · Score: 1

    No, it's: I will send a check for 2 trillion, can you please wire the excess half trillion back.

  13. Re:... Hear no evil. See no evil. on Giant Plumes of Oil Forming Below the Gulf's Surface · · Score: 0, Troll

    For BP, "response effort" means "when the fuck can we start pumping again?"

    I'm betting that they will never be pumping from that well ever again, and they likely know this. They are going to have to plug this hole up tight to make it stop leaking, and there is a trashed rig over the hole. It would be easier and cheaper to drill a new hole a few miles away.

    They do not know this. Hence the 'siphoning'. They could STOP the flow if they wanted, they are trying to RECOVER the oil.

  14. suicide? on Colleague Comes Forward To Defend Anthrax Suspect · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Nobody OD's on Tylenol in order to commit suicide. It's too ugly and painful. There are much quicker ways.

  15. Re:Good and Bad on Obama Unveils New Nuclear Doctrine · · Score: 1

    True, perhaps - who knows how accurate ICBMs really are nowadays, with modern electronics and guidance? The ones in the know aren't telling, and for good reason. I'd bet a nice sum that modern ICBMs are a lot more accurate than the data anyone in the public has, given the advances in electronics and guidance.

    Who knows when the US last upgraded their ICBMs? We're still using the Minuteman III, whose development program started in 1966. There was a guidance replacement program initiated in 1993 to upgrade the guidance packages, but AFAIK, the US is the only nuclear nation to not majorly upgrade their nuclear systems every 10-15 years.

  16. oh no on Tracking Pedophiles By Their Typing Habits · · Score: 5, Funny

    i hope they don't mistakenly target me in my rush to type fast and make this the first post!

  17. Re:Ummm... on ReactOS Being Rewritten, Gets Wine Infusion · · Score: 1

    If it's based on Wine, why not just put their energy into Wine?

    From the ReactOS website:

    Why don't you help develop Wine/Linux instead?

    It is our view that Linux + Wine can never be a full replacement for Microsoft(R) Windows(R). ReactOS has the potential for a much higher degree of compatibility - especially for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) drivers - which WINE does not address.

  18. whatcouldpossiblygowrong on Here We Go Again — Video Standards War 2010 · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Ftfa:

    In the face of this reality, the industry has come up with a pretty practical solution: pay once for a video, and the seller will track your ownership for you, and make that information available to anyone who hosts the same content anywhere.

  19. Re:And he likes that he did this... on Mafia Wars CEO Brags About Scamming Users · · Score: 4, Funny

    I knew something was up when the zwinky download page asked for my blood type.

  20. Personality on Octopuses Have No Personalities and Enjoy HDTV · · Score: 1

    So all octopi act exactly the same?

  21. Re:public space on National Car Tracking System Proposed For US · · Score: 1

    But it's all in public space, so there must be no expectations of privacy, right? RIGHT?

    I believe you are thinking of anonymity.

  22. Re:Vector's aim on VectorLinux SOHO 5.9 Deluxe Reviewed · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If you have year's(or even decade's) of Slackware experience and are looking for a user friendly distro.

    If you have years of slackware experience, why would you need a "user friendly" distro?

  23. Re:Then we'd need to train a bunch of people... on You, Too, Could Be Batman In 10 To 12 Years · · Score: 1

    So that explains Val Kilmer and George Clooney...

  24. 56k anyone? on Amazon To Launch New Streaming Video Service · · Score: 0

    I have dial-up, you insensitive clod!

  25. Server core... on Making the Switch To Windows "Workstation" 2008 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    sounds nice, but what I usually do is just regedit my shell from explorer.exe to cmd. Saves time and resources. Turn off the unecessary services, and you've got a stable little (figuratively) os.