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  1. Re:The thing about these machines is on The Best Gaming PC Money Can Buy · · Score: 1

    Yggdrasil.

  2. Re:Only the paranoid survive (not) on Are My Ideas Being Stolen? If So, What Then? · · Score: 1

    Wow, karma and free advertising in one post. Nicely done.

  3. Re:To the HR department on Why Mirroring Is Not a Backup Solution · · Score: 1

    Not a problem. His resume was lost with the rest of the data.

  4. Re:Model? on Nanocar Wins Top Science Award · · Score: 1

    Nano-Porsche? Clearly what needs to be made is a nano-Mini. Yes... the Mini Cooper N will finally silence the enthusiasts who complain about things like safety features making modern Minis too big.

  5. Re:Oh dear god on When Teachers Are Obstacles To Linux In Education · · Score: 1

    Just because you know something was done poorly doesn't mean that you, personally, can do it better.

  6. Re:Beards on Indiana Bans Driver's License Smiles, For Security · · Score: 1
    I doubt it. From the very article you linked:

    and will have to tell officials if their appearance drastically changes - such as following an accident - or if their fingerprints are damaged by injury.

  7. Re:Speechless on Indiana Bans Driver's License Smiles, For Security · · Score: 1

    I thought they've just been adopting practices that guarantee that no travelers will be smiling.

  8. Re:Give me their names. on Maryland Court Weighs Internet Anonymity · · Score: 2, Funny

    The donut shop owner doesn't have a leg to stand on.

    Unfortunately, this is a statement of fact, and as Mr. Brodie is not, in fact, missing both legs, you should expect a visit from his lawyer any day now.

  9. Re:Before you start cheering them on... on Lessig, Zittrain, Barlow To Square Off Against RIAA · · Score: 1

    That makes the RIAA's actions an even worse abuse!

  10. Re:No sense... on Online Carpooling Service Fined In Canada · · Score: 1

    So does communism.

  11. Re:First thing I thought about... on Barack Obama Wins US Presidency · · Score: 1

    I wonder if fifty years from now, children will be shocked when they're told that as recently as 2008, in most states any marriages other than mixed-sex ones were illegal.

  12. Re:Do people really use these, on a regular basis? on The Gym Arcade · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Then this definitely isn't something for you; you've got a good workout system that you enjoy. A lot of people find working out to be pretty boring and uncomfortable, though, which leaves them trying to force themselves to do something they don't enjoy.

    Adding a gaming aspect to the workout removes the boredom and distracts from the discomfort, allowing these people to get the exercise they know they need--and enjoy it rather than enduring it (or maybe just giving up something they hate doing).

  13. Teleportation on Magnetic Portals Connect Sun and Earth · · Score: 2, Funny

    I predict this is the key that will finally unlock the secret of teleporting matter! Unfortunately, it will only allow us to teleport things directly to the sun...

  14. Re:Un peu de poids. on Miyamoto Scrutinizes Mario, Zelda, Hails Portal · · Score: 4, Funny

    And then fell to the ground and started cursing up a storm after smashing their heads into invisible blocks.

  15. Re:Worthless study, won't change a thing on Do Nerds Have Better Sperm? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah! Who wouldn't want a prize catch like Hans Reiser?

  16. Re:can't get to TFA. on YouTube Bans Gun and Knife Videos In the UK · · Score: 5, Funny

    The link in the summary goes to "http://slashdot.org/ahref=". Nice.

    They thought it was unfair how the few people who actually read the articles have a huge advantage in discussing them, so they decided to level the playing field.

  17. Re:Obama really is a miracle-worker... on Voting Machines Routinely Failing Nationwide · · Score: 1

    The latter can be proven in a court of law.

  18. Re:i'm no MS fan, but... on Microsoft Causes Internal Family Strife · · Score: 1

    The little girl gets her revenge by planting the stolen item in Gates' pack. This is either saying that other OS's use deception to get what they want. Gates, being the better man just leaves to let the bratty girl have her way, because there are bigger things to come.

    It sounds like the girl should represent SCO. But that would make Gates ... IBM??? Maybe the subtle message here from Microsoft is that IBM should have just taken the higher road and settled with SCO.

  19. Re:Ok, go ahead on 1,500-Ship Fleet Proposed To Fight Climate Change · · Score: 1

    No problem. We'll just add another 500 ships to carry sand from the Sahara to the Caribbean islands each year. Duh.

  20. Re:Hey, Mozilla: Learn what "Never" means on Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.1 Alpha 2 · · Score: 1

    If the user has to stop and think about what your software is really asking, you have a problem.

  21. Re:Superceded by what? on Blu-ray Gone In Five Years, Samsung Claims · · Score: 1

    And let's not forget seeking out and destroying any movies that aren't on official studio-released disks (along with the person playing them)!

    Sony DR-209: "Please eject and destroy the currently inserted disk. You have twenty seconds to comply. You now have fifteen seconds to comply. You are in direct violation of United States Code, title seventeen, section one hundred six. You have five seconds to comply."

  22. Re:NICE SOFT METAL (really, read this) on Any Suggestions For a Meaningful Geeky Wedding Band? · · Score: 1

    Ok, that sounds pretty horrible, but you should consider just how much an influence you want defense against freak accidents to play in your decision making process. I mean, what are the odds that a thin piece of metal is going to find its way between your ring and finger and apply enough force to do serious damage? You may say, "it's pretty unlikely, but all I have to do to prevent it is get a normal wedding ring," and that's fine, so far as it goes, but once you start taking simple measures against all the other freak accidents that can befall you, well, it adds up...

  23. Re:Not reasonable on 88% of IT Admins Would Steal Passwords If Laid Off · · Score: 1
    You say that like you think Schneier would disagree:

    Of course "security by obscurity" works. It only works in specialized situations, but it works. I spent a lot of time on this in Beyond Fear.

    Posted by: Bruce Schneier at October 25, 2005 8:23 AM

    It becomes a problem when you rely on it as a relpacement for good practices and coding instead of a supplement.

  24. Re:Hahahah on McCain Picks Gov. Palin As Running Mate · · Score: 1

    I don't know... it seems to me that an awful lot of the people who'd base their vote on the fact that a candidate (or running mate) is a woman would also be people who strongly support reproductive rights. Sure, there are still people who will vote for McCain because his vice president would be a woman, but the fact that said woman is strongly pro-life will make that number considerably smaller than it would have been otherwise.

  25. Re:Criminal charges for companies != jail time on Should Companies Share Criminal Blame In ID Theft? · · Score: 1

    Freezing a companies' assets and disallowing any business for two years would be the equivalent of putting a human in prison for two years.

    I don't know... that sounds more like the death penalty for a company to me.