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  1. Easy solution on Aging Nuclear Stockpile Good For Decades To Come · · Score: 3, Funny

    All the U.S. needs to do is pay the Pakistanis and Iranians for the latest nukes.

  2. Not a new proposal... on New York State Testing Emergency Alerts Over Gaming Networks · · Score: 1

    Remember when the Nixon White House proposed something similar back in the 70's - a TV set-top box to warn us of impending doom? People justifiably went apeshit at the idea of such a Big Brother intrusion.

  3. A little over 40 years ago on Chicago's Camera Network Is Everywhere · · Score: 1

    the cry in Chicago under Mayor Daley was "The whole world is watching..."

    Now it looks like his son is having the last laugh!

  4. Well I hope on IBM Takes a (Feline) Step Toward Thinking Machines · · Score: 5, Funny

    the first thing they teach it is to stop scratching my couch.

  5. Great! on Engineered Bacteria Glows To Reveal Land Mines · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yet *another* source of light pollution.

  6. Re:Why reduce the DPI instead of using larger font on Are There Affordable Low-DPI Large-Screen LCD Monitors? · · Score: 1

    The problem is there are several programs - mostly proprietary apps - that are set to ONLY work at a certain resolution. You can't change the fonts because of it. I too am interested in what answers come up for this issue.

  7. Re:So "Peak Oil" on Environmental Chemicals Are Feminizing Boys · · Score: 1

    You watch. Some evangelical group will start citing tis study.

  8. Re:It ain't broke so they fixed it... on GNOME 3 Delayed Until September 2010 · · Score: 1

    Ha! You're absolutely right and it looks like I'm going to have to give KDE another look. I like(d) Gnome because it was simple simple simple but...

  9. So "Peak Oil" on Environmental Chemicals Are Feminizing Boys · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    and our "lessening" use of petroleum products look like a way to drive down the numbers of fags since those chemicals won't be as available, hence, they won't be affecting little kids. Yeah!

  10. It ain't broke so they fixed it... on GNOME 3 Delayed Until September 2010 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It looks like the task bar is missing. It looks like you have to click more to get where you want to go. It looks shiny. If I wanted all that I'd go to windows. Maybe I will. Windows 7 isn't bad at all. Hopefully when 3.0 IS released it will be customizable to get it back to where it was!

  11. Re:I'm glad on The Big Questions · · Score: 1

    It was a joke...!

  12. I'm glad on The Big Questions · · Score: 2, Funny

    the guy who played Dietrich in Barney Miller finally put his years of thought-provoking comments in a book. I can't wait to read it.

  13. Re:Houston Has Similar Plans on Vermont City Almost Encased In a 1-Mile Dome · · Score: 5, Funny

    At just one percent of glass, ETFE is described as 99 percent nothing.

    Then why didn't they name it "Congress"?

  14. Re:Hit'em in their wallets on Massive Power Outages In Brazil Caused By Hackers · · Score: 1

    ...not just take their BS word for it. If all they give you is hot air and no implementation, fine them millions of dollars, and on a regular basis if need be til they implement it.

    Why not hold the Criminals-in-Congress(TM) to the same standard?

  15. Re:The really nice thing about this... on CDC Adopts Near Real-Time Flu Tracking System · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Because its the only one they could get after their other nine cards were maxed out?

  16. The really nice thing about this... on CDC Adopts Near Real-Time Flu Tracking System · · Score: 1

    is GE can then take the database info and use it to go after their credit card customers who might be sickest, that way ensuring they'll get their dough before the patients croak.

  17. Woo Hoo! on Transpacific Unity Fiber Optic Cable Leaves Japan · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    A faster and more direct tube to receive Chinese spam.

  18. So I hear the EPA is moving all the residents to on EPA To Buy Small Town In Kansas · · Score: 3, Funny

    Times Beach, Missouri.

  19. Hey! on Speech-to-Speech Translator Developed For iPhone · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Waibel is an leader in speech-to-speech translation and multimodal speech interfaces.

    Is Waibel also "an leader" in grammar detection?

  20. Whew! on Universal Phone Charger Approved By UN Body · · Score: 2, Funny

    Glad to see the UN is tackling the important stuff first.

  21. "Improved security"? on Lockheed Snags $31 Million To Reinvent the Internet, Microsoft To Help · · Score: 1

    With Microsoft's help?

    ROTFLMAO!

    I guess it'll be based on their new protocol code-named "Oxymoron".

  22. In short on CT Scan "Reset Error" Gives 206 Patients Radiation Overdose · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Will we ever learn enough to make these errors truly uncommittable?"

    No.

  23. More or less irrelevant on How Dangerous Could a Hacked Robot Possibly Be? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    No matter how "fixed" things are someone will always find a way to circumvent security.

  24. What on Do Retailers Often Screen User Reviews? · · Score: 1

    site?

  25. Obviously on Americans Don't Want Targeted Ads · · Score: 1

    'In high percentages, [US residents] stand on the side of privacy advocates.'"

    This means the marketeers will ignore it.