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  1. Random medical screening results on Microsoft CIO Stuart Scott Gets Axed · · Score: 4, Funny

    A test came back negative -- his body was NOT composed of pure evil, which of course violates MS company policy. Subsequent tests confirmed it, although he is appealing to the World Anti-Doping Agency. Floyd Landis was unavailable for comment.

  2. Nothing to see here, folks on Data Loss Bug In OS X 10.5 Leopard · · Score: 1

    Honestly, who is using Finder anyway? Why wouldn't you just open Terminal and use cp and rm? Sheesh.

  3. Next escalation: pocket spectrum analyzers on Cell Phone Jamming on the Rise · · Score: 0, Redundant

    and other devices to locate the jamming devices. THEN what?

  4. Worthwhile contributions to human knowledge on Ten Strangely Cruel Science Experiments · · Score: 4, Funny

    fear of imminent death indeed causes soldiers to make more mistakes than usual

    Yes, mistakenly shitting one's pants instead of standard-operating-procedure use of latrine.

  5. Re:Drivers' tests and Pentagon competitions on Eleven Finalists in Pentagon's Robotic Rally · · Score: 4, Interesting

    No, what's out of whack about that is that such behavior, at least the menacing parts, are essential for survival for driving in Iraq. A friend of mine told me how his son, who serves in the army, was given a week of "reprogramming" upon returning to the States before being allowed to drive here. You know, for things like NOT driving ninety miles an hour, OBSERVING stop signs, YIELDING the right of way, RESPECTING pedestrians, etc, etc, etc.

  6. Winning must be sweet. on Al Gore Shares Nobel Peace Prize with UN Panel · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win."

    I read "Earth in the Balance" in October before the 2000 presidential election just to get an idea of what Gore was like. Perhaps slashdotters might be better able than the average joe to appreciate what writing a book requires: thinking about something. Questions, hypotheses, research, thinking. The philosopher Ortega wrote that the act of thinking about things instantly puts you in the minority; most people don't do it. Well, Gore does it. Maybe his personality isn't suited to the job of presidency, although it's hard to imagine that he would have been worse than Bush. But just maybe this role suits him better. He deserves the recognition he is getting now. Bush vs Gore: I know whose legacy I'd rather claim.

  7. Re: How the iPod Touch Works? on How the iPod Touch Works · · Score: 1

    Touché.

  8. Can you imagine on Scientists Create Di-positronium Molecules · · Score: 5, Funny

    what would happen if Scotty reversed the polarity on those?

  9. Usul, we have wormsign... on Storm Worm More Powerful Than Top Supercomputers · · Score: 2, Funny

    the likes of which even God has never seen.

  10. Dig that law firm name on MS Seeks Patent On Virtual Fuzzy Dice · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P

    Granted, that's not exactly Dewey, Cheatum, and How, but would you be able to tell your friends, with a straight face, that you had enlisted the services of the law firm Shook, Hardy, & Bacon? If you answer yes, well, then I offer you a laurel, and hardy handshake, and I hope they don't shake your bacon too much.

  11. Medison? on $150 Linux Laptop for the Masses · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's tough to swallow.

  12. New challenge for nerds on Bones Could Become Conduits For Data Swaps · · Score: 1

    People could even swap information between devices via a firm handshake, Zhong suggests.

    So, all of us slashdotters are finally going to have to develop firm handshakes. The horror! Will it also require looking people in the eye and smiling?

  13. This is the first Safari with Windows on Safari 3 vs. Firefox 2 and IE7 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Historically, mosquito netting was the best you could expect to keep the bugs out. Hardly seems sporting, old boy.

  14. Earth 2.0 candidates on Transit Method Reveals Many Extrasolar Planets · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I realize the existing crop of candidates leaves much to be desired, but is looking outside the solar system for our next president really a solution? How would you square that with the Constitutional requirement that the President be born in the US? Isn't that why Schwarzenegger can never really fulfill his political ambitions?

  15. Depends on Star Wars is 30 Years Old · · Score: 1

    An old joke but a good one. "What do you give a movie franchise that can't help shitting all over itself?" Punchline: Depends

  16. Re:Lithium-Ion battery + Magnesium Case = BOOM! on Intel Prototypes World's Thinnest Laptop · · Score: 1

    I think the likelihood is about the same as the lithium inadvertently acting as a mood stabilizer.

  17. FYI: Magnesium case on Intel Prototypes World's Thinnest Laptop · · Score: 4, Interesting

    "Champagne-colored" or not, the use of magnesium is encouraging. The thinness is worthless if it's not sturdy enough to withstand being sat on, stepped on, jammed in a bag or purse, or even just twisted in your hands. I have never bought myself a laptop, because the real road warriors require sturdier case materials than I care to spend, but I worked with a lot of old GRiD laptops and, man, they could withstand rough handling. Not dropping -- mag will shatter -- but just about anything else users could dish out.

  18. Yes and no on Female Sharks Can Reproduce Alone · · Score: 3, Funny

    By not jumping the shark, the male shark has finally jumped the shark.

  19. See the Atlantic Magazine, April 2007 on Could Global Warming Make Life on Earth Better? · · Score: 1

    April 2007 (subscription probably required for back issues.)

    Similar article in that the premise is accepted: global warming is real, and it's too late to stop or turn it back. So, on to the next question: who will benefit from it? How will market forces respond to higher sea levels, longer growing seasons, etc? And one big theme, and irony, is that the developed countries will likely reap large benefits, while the developing countries will be faced with the worst detrimental effects.

  20. Blamer! That's rich on Microsoft CEO Claims iPhone Will Be Bust · · Score: 1

    Blamer: "My 85-year-old uncle...

    Just a typo, or something more? Here's a fun game: What other anagrams can you come up for "Ballmer"?

  21. Re:Great mambo Chicken on Hardware Implants Mimic Brain Cells · · Score: 4, Funny

    At what point are you more machine than person?

    Well, if Obi-Wan is any authority on this, I guess it's when you have both arms and legs cut off and you can't live without a breath mask and respirator.

  22. "Qua-a-a-a-id...." on Large Caves Found on the Surface of Mars · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Start the generator, Quaid."

  23. Mexico and human hearts -- Yikes! on Some Mexican Classrooms Adopt Hi-Tech Teaching · · Score: 2, Funny

    "One boy taps his finger on the screen and brings up the human heart."

    This wasn't part of an Aztec ritual, was it?

  24. And elsewhere... on Astronaut to Run the Boston Marathon From Space · · Score: 2, Funny

    an anonymous slashdotter will be competing in the wheelchair category from his cubicle using an Aeron chair and a piezoelectric sensor to detect lateral fidgeting while slinging Java for a large consulting outfit.

  25. Re:If only on Secure Programming Exams Launched · · Score: 3, Informative

    It is a management problem, absolutely. But it is also a matter of having seasoned lead developers. A project or program manager per se may not have the technical background to make sure the schedule includes security testing, but his lead developer can explain why it needs to be there.