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  1. Better link to article on Paleontologists Discover World's Horniest Dinosaur · · Score: 2, Informative
  2. Re:Never again on The Surprising Statistics Behind Flash and Apple · · Score: 1

    Mmmm, naked Steve Jobs.

  3. Re:More hard drives. on Creative Uses For Extra Drive Bays? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Three 5.25" bays hold twelve 2.5" drives with a combined capacity of twelve TB.

  4. Re:1st and second post :-) on Defeating Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle · · Score: 4, Funny

    We have yet to hear from Schrödinger's cat on this.

  5. Re:They can steal it back... on Darth Vader Robs Long Island Bank · · Score: 1

    ... his pin number is 1 2 3 4 5.

    No, it's the price of a cheese pizza and a large soda at Panucci's Pizza; 1077.

  6. Why computers? on India's $35 Tablet Computer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    When the average annual salary in India is approximately $500US? They would do far better applying their talents to eliminating hunger and poverty amongst their people than applying them to cheap computers.

  7. Re:Who paid for the report? on MIT Says Natural Gas Best To Lower Carbon Emissions · · Score: 2, Informative

    These people:

    "A major sponsor of the report is the American Clean Skies Foundation, a Washington think tank created and funded by the natural gas industry."

  8. Re:I got no problem with this. on NY Governor Wants To Expand DNA Database · · Score: 4, Informative

    Criminals gave up their rights when they committed a crime.

    Obviously you are not familiar with the Constitution of the United States or the Bill of Rights.

  9. Missing the basic premise on The Futurama of Physics · · Score: 1

    Futurama has, and always will be, a love story. One nerdy guy's awkward pursuit of the the girl he fell in love with at first sight. All the 'science-y' stuff is just there to fill in the plot.

  10. Re:I outlasted Atlantis on Atlantis Blasts Off On Final Mission · · Score: 1

    You, sir, are a steely-eyed missile-man.

  11. Re:Best book for this -- hands down. on Adding Some Spice To *nix Shell Scripts · · Score: 5, Informative

    The only bash scripting guide you will ever need:

    http://tldp.org/guides.html

    free as in beer.

  12. Re:Jet stream doesn't go that way. on Volcanic Ash Heading Towards North America · · Score: 4, Informative

    Generally, yes. However, you need to look at this: http://wxmaps.org/pix/NHanim.html, to understand why it's possible for this to occur.

  13. Re:Make it line-sharing like some Electricity on Still Little To Do About a Bad ISP · · Score: 1

    "In some states electric lines are "shared" - you have one company that runs the wire to your house and other companies actually provide the power." And in some municipalities they are the same company. They bill you for the power and for the transmission of the power. This is all in response to de-regulation that was enacted by the state legislature under the guise of saving the consumer money.

  14. Ed Tittel... on Lessons In Hardware / OS Troubleshooting · · Score: 1

    The Gregory House M.D. of OS installation.

  15. My memory... on HP Reports Memory Resistor Breakthrough · · Score: 4, Funny

    Has been resisting me for years. I'll be damned if I can remember where I put my keys.

  16. Maybe... on Six Atoms of Element 117 Produced · · Score: 4, Funny
  17. Hey! on Toyota Accelerator Data Skewed Toward Elderly · · Score: 4, Funny

    I resemble that remark you young whipper-snapper!
    Now get off my lawn before I accelerate uncontrollably and run you down!
    God-damned kids!

  18. Re:3...2...1... Wake up! on iPad Launches, FCC Teardown Leaked · · Score: 5, Funny

    It seems as though you are not so upset at the size of the iPad, but the size of your pockets.

  19. Still waiting on Next iPhone — Front-Facing Camera, A4 Processor · · Score: 2, Funny

    For the iPhone 3GAss.

  20. Zetarians? on Hubble Builds 3D Dark Matter Map · · Score: 2

    The pic looks like the Zetarians.

  21. Let this failure be the example on The Times Erects a Paywall, Plays Double Or Quits · · Score: 1
  22. If it's vinyl you have... on Is the Line-in Jack On the Verge of Extinction? · · Score: 1

    Then you need a USB turntable:

    http://www.usbturntables.net/

    Many decent ones available in the $100 US - $200 US range.

  23. Slurm FTW on Details Emerge On Futurama's "Rebirth" (and Return) · · Score: 1

    Whimmy wham wham wozzle...let's party!

  24. Re:Everybody be cool, this is a 'vangellery! on XML Co-Founder Joins Google, Blasts iPhone · · Score: 1

    Don't you mean, 'Van Geldery'?

  25. Walled garden it may be on XML Co-Founder Joins Google, Blasts iPhone · · Score: 4, Interesting

    But at least it's the same version of the walled garden for all purchasers/users:

    http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/03/android-version-confusion/