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  1. Re:I have a better idea. on NY Police Get Tall SUVs To Combat Texting While Driving · · Score: 1

    Who was it who said we would have a lot fewer accidents if drivers were strapped to the front of their vehicles?

  2. Re:A Luxury on Is Mobile Broadband a Luxury Or a Human Right? · · Score: 1

    The three are: 1.The right not to be killed. Murder is a crime, unless it is done by a policeman, or an aristocrat. 2.The right to food money, providing of course, you don't mind a little investigation, humiliation, and, if you cross your fingers, rehabilitation. 3.The right to free speech (as long as you're not dumb enough to actually try it). --"Know Your Rights" The Clash

  3. Re:What will happen to that flag. on Images Show Apollo Moon Flags Still Standing · · Score: 1

    Or: "Fry, look around! It's just a crummy plastic flag and a dead man's tracks in the dust. Now get in here before you freeze."

  4. Re:Blame it on faster than light neutrinos . . . on San Diego's Fireworks Show Over In 15 Seconds · · Score: 1

    I think you might mean furlongs (approx 1/5 km) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FFF_system Although with some business cost-cutting measures, "furloughs per fortnight" as a metric doesn't sound that far-fetched nowadays.

  5. Re:I KNEW Venus was up to no good! on Ray Bradbury Has Died · · Score: 1

    Right. But Earth is between Mars and Sun. 10 November 2084: Transit of Earth as seen from Mars "It will be the first and only time this will occur this century, with the next one predicted for 2394. Something for the first colonists of Mars to look forward to." http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/shortcuts/2012/jun/06/transit-venus-what-next

  6. Re:Well, isn't that... on US Metaphor-Recognizing Software System Starts Humming · · Score: 5, Funny

    Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra?

  7. Re:Correlation is not causation on Growing Evidence of Football Causing Brain Damage · · Score: 2, Informative

    Or, it was called football because it was played *on foot* as opposed to other games played on horseback.

  8. Re:The IOC is a troll on Posting Photos of Olympics Could Land You In Court · · Score: 0

    They have also prevented the US Postal Service from issuing stamps to comemmorate their event by wanting to charge for using the 5 rings logo. http://postalnews.com/postalnewsblog/?p=1061

  9. What, no TLD? on WikiLeaks To Ship Servers To Micronation of Sealand? · · Score: 0

    A real measure of (Internet) sovereignty would be a two-letter top-level domain. Maybe they could get .sp ...

  10. Re:Bullion? on Star Wars Coins Issued By Pacific Island Nation · · Score: 0

    In numismatic circles, they are known as NCLT coins, non-circulating legal tender. Not exactly bullion coins because they initially sell for more than just the price of the metal. Depending on the popularity of the design, they may retain a premium for collectors.

  11. Differently from / differently than on Linguists Out Men Impersonating Women On Twitter · · Score: 0

    "The research is based on the idea that women use language differently than men." I have another idea - that old people use language differently *from* you.

  12. Pieces of eight? on Lawyer Attempts To Trademark Bitcoin · · Score: 0

    I think this has been used for centuries: 2 bits, 4 bits, 6 bits, a dollar...

  13. Re:I smell... oh, never mind. on 10,000 Cows Can Power 1,000 Servers · · Score: 0

    Come to Lancaster County and smell our "dairy air"!

  14. Re:Don't counterfeiters prefer euro notes? on Treasury Goes High-Tech With Redesigned $100 Bills · · Score: 0

    Given that the world's highest denomination banknote is for €500

    €500 is not the highest in the world. Try 10,000 Singapore dollars. Heck, even 1000 Swiss franc bills are worth more.

  15. Re:Don't counterfeiters prefer euro notes? on Treasury Goes High-Tech With Redesigned $100 Bills · · Score: 0

    You're way off. Singapore $10,000 notes are worth €5,474 at the moment. US $10,000 are still valid, although not produced anymore (collectors will pay a big premium for them).

  16. Re:Still out of date on Treasury Goes High-Tech With Redesigned $100 Bills · · Score: 0

    Not likely politically. Crane Co. in Massachussetts produces the paper for US currency. Although now that Ted Kennedy is gone, change might be possible.

  17. Re:My Town Put A Bid In.... on Databases In Caves? A Unique Google Fiber Bid · · Score: 0

    ... and near a major earthquake fault, high taxation

  18. Re:House Rules on Scrabble To Allow Proper Nouns · · Score: 0

    1. 1. No foreign units. Especially not foreign currencies.

    Been burned by "xu"? or was it "hryvna"?

  19. Re:The joke's too good. on France Bans Use of 2.0 · · Score: 0

    Should've made the spokesperson Poisson d'Avril or something like that...

  20. Re:Perhaps a buy one donate several model? on Disposable Toilet To Change the World · · Score: 0

    Use as pet waste bags? People in first-world countries spend a lot of time and money cleaning up after dogs.

  21. Re:Try ethernet over powerline on Suggestions For a Coax-To-Ethernet Solution? · · Score: 0

    I saw these again recently. I found them useful a few years ago where wifi didn't work. I assume they have made improvements since then...

  22. Model Rocket kit on Science Gifts For Kids? · · Score: 0

    Maybe your kids aren't quite old enough, but you could help them. I think I made my first successful rocket at age 10.

  23. Re:first post! on Is a $72.5m Opening Weekend Enough For Star Trek? · · Score: 0
  24. Re:Numismats on eBay Fakes Devalue the Craft of Tomb Robbing · · Score: 0

    Ancient copper was refined differently and contains trace elements. Also, metal produced since atomic tests of the 1950's will show background radiation.

  25. Re:why would a computer "jitter and freeze" on Think-Tank Warns of Internet "Brownouts" Starting Next Year · · Score: 0

    Knock knock.
    Who's there?
    Jitter.
    Jitter who?
    Jitter get off the pot.