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  1. Re:Final. on Discovery's Final Launch Successful · · Score: 1

    Well, successful enough that it made it to orbit. :)

  2. Re:Final. on Discovery's Final Launch Successful · · Score: 1

    No, not like Columbia.

    Though, oddly enough, Columbia's final launch was also successful.

  3. Re:Final. on Discovery's Final Launch Successful · · Score: 1

    I was thinking of it it made it off the pad and blew up.
    Kind of like the Challenger, but newer and in HD.

  4. Final. on Discovery's Final Launch Successful · · Score: 3, Informative


    "Final Launch Successful"?
    Even if it were unsuccessful, it still would have been Discovery's final launch.

  5. Re:Fireball! on Mac OS X 10.7 'Lion' Developer Preview Available · · Score: 1

    LOOK
    > You are in a Starbucks. Jimmerz28 eyes you suspiciously.
    > jimmerz28's Macbook Air attacks you with a Venti Cappucino... HIT!
    ATTACK MACBOOK AIR
    > with what?
    PUMPKIN SCONE
    > You attack MACBOOK AIR with your PUMPKIN SCONE... HIT!
    > MACBOOK AIR is dead!

  6. Linpack. on Iran Claims Two New Supercomputers · · Score: 1


    They haven't submitted a Linpack score yet because Stuxnet has the supercomputers busy spinning some centrifuges out of control.

    duh.

  7. Re:Well... on Mobile Spyware Conferences Into Your Calls · · Score: 1

    Sure I have. I have Firewall-IP from Cydia and block oodles of "call home" connection attempts.

  8. Well... on Mobile Spyware Conferences Into Your Calls · · Score: 2


    Say what you will about Apple's "walled garden" but I don't hear of such things on their AppStore.

  9. Re:Or ... on Earth's Inner Core Rotation Slower Than Estimated · · Score: 1

    Evolution makes fatal mistakes all the time. Those mistakes never survive to birth, die soon after, don't reproduce or have offspring with whatever defects.

  10. Was getting worried for a second... on Middle East Internet Scorecard · · Score: 3, Funny


    Phew, that's a relief!
    At first I was thinking things were getting worse in the Middle East but then realized the graphs weren't written right to left.

  11. Re:Or ... on Earth's Inner Core Rotation Slower Than Estimated · · Score: 1


    Amazing how much work omnipotence can get done in 6,000 years!

  12. Re:A solution: on Lawyers Using Facebook Research For Jury Selection · · Score: 1


    Just show up for selection and indicate you've read news reports about the crime and are sure the defendant is guilty.

    No need for theatrics.

  13. Re:At least he went with the market leader... on Egyptian Father Names His Daughter "Facebook" · · Score: 1


    or a 3 year old named Zune. I guess that's not as bad as a 30 year old named TRS-80.

  14. Nice on Egyptian Father Names His Daughter "Facebook" · · Score: 5, Funny


    Goatse and Tubgirl changed my life, but I won't be naming offspring after them.

  15. Re:They won't miss it. on Motorola Xoom Won't Have Flash Support At Launch · · Score: 1

    That's why I said we were just one datapoint :)

  16. They won't miss it. on Motorola Xoom Won't Have Flash Support At Launch · · Score: 0


    We have an iPad 3G and don't recall ever crying "oohhh gnoz!!! teh Flashez are gonez!"
    Yeah, our household is just one datapoint, but I'd wager we're in the majority.

  17. Re:wall to wall and treetop tall on Goodbye, HD Component Video · · Score: 1


    If you're going to stretch out 4:3 to 16:9 or 16:10, you need MonsterCable Gold Plated, Unicorn Blood Doped HDMI cables for the ultimate in undistorted distortion.

  18. Re:i know what you need on Goodbye, HD Component Video · · Score: 2


    Hehe, they're probably wondering "What did we do to piss off Anonymous?!"

  19. Release it! on BitTorrent Ponders Releasing World ISP P2P Speed Report · · Score: 2


    Why are they worried about ISP reactions? They're just (hopefully) releasing data. It isn't biased or skewed, it just is. If the data is embarrassing to an ISP, that's the ISP's problem.

  20. Dumb comparison. on Are Tablets Just Too Expensive? · · Score: 1


    Why pick silver? Because it's less money. You could say it's a great deal if you use platinum.

    Of course you can take a lump of silver and bash someone in the head with it for making such a comparison without causing damage to the silver. An iPad would probably be needing a trip to the Geniuzz Bar.

  21. Re:Or are you happy to see me? on How Watchmen Killed 'R'-rated Fantasy Movies · · Score: 1

    That's a good point about Ratings.

    I *never* look at the ratings before seeing a movie. Read a review, yes.

  22. Or are you happy to see me? on How Watchmen Killed 'R'-rated Fantasy Movies · · Score: 0


    The most frustrating part of this is that Watchmen was actually *good*.

    Indeed! In fact if there were an Oscar for "Best Performance by a Blue Weiner", I'm sure Watchmen would have won it.

  23. Re:"Running a server" in violation of AUP on Freedom Box Foundation Wants Plug Servers For All · · Score: 4, Funny

    "We see you're running a ping server and have updated you to Business Class."

  24. Creative Defense on Man Open Sources His Genetic Data · · Score: 2, Funny


    "Your Honour, my client wasn't sexually assaulting the alleged victim, he was merely Open Sourcing his genetic data."

  25. I doubt it's as pervasive at they suggest. on How Do Seeders Profit From BitTorrent? · · Score: 3, Interesting


    Most (all?) private trackers that I use absolutely forbid any advertising in the torrent. For the most part the rules on the private trackers dictate untouched scene releases. Some allow for unrarring of the goodies but the nfo and other scene-sourced stuff must remain intact.

    Public trackers are another matter completely.