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  1. First Fart Joke.. on Human Laughter Up To 16 Million Years Old · · Score: 1, Funny

    In other news, the first fart joke is thought to be nearly 16 million years old. Since even the most primal of hominids would have had fingers to be pulled when trying to relieve gas.

  2. Re:Wow! on World's Oldest Blogger Dies At 97 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Problem is, he has no idea.

    His publicist is looking into it.

  3. Re:FP on Sony Pondering Downloadable Game Rental Service For the PSP · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You can relax, it was just the Oedipal voice of your father in your head. No one out here heard it. (Well, if they did, they didn't care enough to post.)

  4. Panacea! on Cory Doctorow Says DIY Licensing Will Solve Piracy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yippie! I'm certain that since this solution has Doctrow's name attached to it pretty much all of the world's digital piracy will be solved.

    I can only hope he solves open sea piracy next.

    This man is a GOD!

  5. Ponzi Schemes? on PG&E Makes Deal For Solar Power From Space · · Score: -1, Troll

    The post just previous was about ppl being stupid enough to fall for a ponzi or pyramid scheme...

    Just when you thought you'd heard it all, the State of California proves there is one born every minute!

  6. And now for something completely different... on UK To Train Pro-West Islamic Groups To Game Google · · Score: 1

    A gov't that created the standards we know and love as ITIL.

    A group of paranoid Orwellian Facists.

    A religous group that's a political powder keg.

    And THE big brain.

    Starring Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and John Cleese, in a film written by Graham Chapman and directed by Terry Gilliam.

    Honestly, the UK just writes this stuff for the satirists.

  7. Kobayashi Maru on Grad Student Project Uses Wikis To Stash Data, Miffs Admins · · Score: 3, Funny

    Does no one appreciate outside the box thinking anymore? What a shame!

    Khaaaaaan!

  8. Re:Amazon goes both ways on Amazon Culls "Offensive" Books From Search System · · Score: 1

    It was sarcasm. Disney has it's hands in more than just Dimension. I used to work for them, horror is VERY profitable for them. But mom and pop don't want their kiddies to know about that. Squeaky clean and all that.

  9. Amazon goes both ways on Amazon Culls "Offensive" Books From Search System · · Score: 0, Troll

    So they sell them just not publicly allow them to be searched. On one side the pander to the bible thumping cons on the other they give service to their share holders.

    I'd be more shocked if they took a stand... any stand.. and said this is the code of ethics that we're bound to uphold. But that's not what business is about.

    Next up on /. - Disney makes horror movies and other profitable R rated flicks, shocking.

  10. Doubling... I guess on Sweden Sees Boom In Legal Downloading · · Score: 5, Funny

    While going from 18 to 36 legal sales is technically a doubling... I'm not sure I'd call it a boon.

  11. Politically incorrect view... on Microsoft and Yahoo Discussing Search Partnership · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It would appear, to me, this is similar to the class bully and that kid who should be on the short bus getting together in an effort to win the science fair competition.

    While it works in 80's movies with a mediocre soundtrack for the montage scene, I'm at a loss as to how John Hughes would resolve this in the final act.

  12. Just Great... on Laser Sniffing Captures Typed Keystrokes From 50-100 Feet · · Score: 1

    Now I need a bigger piece of tinfoil!

  13. Laws like this.. on New Zealand Halts Internet Copyright Law Changes · · Score: 4, Insightful
    ...show just how grossly out of touch with reality governments have become.

    Here's a few tips to any politician:
    • Before you even propose a law learn exactly what it is you're discussing.
    • Learn about the mechanical structure of the system.
    • Understand the nuances of the way it interacts with society.
    • And then ask your constituancy how they feel about it.
  14. Go ahead on Dell's Smartphone Rejected — Too Dull · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Tell everyone exactly how you feel.

  15. Re:DC government is pointless on DC Fires Tech Contractors, Puts Employees On Leave · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The burden to adjust is not on the system but upon the individual. If they chose not integrate that is their problem. The law should make no excuses for anyone. These were, presumably, very intelligent people, where they were from cannot be an excuse.

    Neither can being a politician in a corrupt system. We must make people accountable for their actions once again.

  16. Post Effective on Obama Administration Promises "Thorough Review" of USTR Policies · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yeah, like that thorough fucking review of the money you just gave out to AIG and BOA and all the rest?

    The review needs to come from the people. Time for a change is right... not time for the same old DC claptrap and underhanded back room deals.

  17. Too late... on Internet Could Act As Ecological Early Warning System · · Score: 2

    So by the time we burn more electricity to filter out the bullshit and gross errors we'll be well seated to look at a data set that say we've done too little too late.

    Sounds just like everything else on the net if you ask me.

  18. Cory and Xeni on Update — No DRM In New iPod Shuffle · · Score: 1

    They're just pissed their voices aren't THE VOICES of the new shuffle.

  19. A new cold war with Russia... on Update — No DRM In New iPod Shuffle · · Score: 1

    ...a failing world economy, an ecosystem being taxed to it's limits.

    ...and a fucking ipod the most important thing people have to discuss.

    Apple +1, Universe -1

  20. Stop the Presses... on Swiss Banks Making Concessions On Secrecy · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Evil Dictators got caught doing wrong... (stop).

    Last bastion of free money compromised... (stop).

    Secret stash not so secret... (stop).

    Mugsy and Lefty may be on the take... (stop).

    Slashdot editor KDawson sensationalizes yet another tired story... (stop).

  21. FFS on Netflix Throttling Instant Video Streaming · · Score: 5, Insightful

    KDawson, you're pissed at Blockbuster and now Netflix. Can no one please you?

    Perhaps you should go back to reading books and not use /. as your personal pulpit.

    Yes I do feel 2 posts in 8 hrs is excessive. And yes I fully expect your "friends" to mod me down.

  22. Re:Related Work on Scientists Use fMRI To (Sort of) Read Minds · · Score: 1

    Damn interesting links, cheers!

  23. Re:que 500 stupid M$ sux0rs posts on Microsoft Executive Tapped For Top DHS Cyber Post · · Score: 1

    Perhaps you give more credit than is due.

  24. Re:The race... on Discovery Launch a No-Go, Again · · Score: 1

    much? It's certainly not rational, we're so far ahead at this point even if we gave them the research and a couple of billion dollars a year, they'd still be dropping further back.

    Bit of a leap there. I actually thought pointing out and criticizing obvious flaws in system was an inherent duty of a citizen. You seem to think that makes me a turn coat and a hater.

    I'll never blindly support anyone. Sorry I stepped on your flag with my comment.

  25. Re:MS hate posts? on Microsoft Executive Tapped For Top DHS Cyber Post · · Score: 1

    Phil Reitinger is a supermod on /. and hand filters each one of thos posts in the firehose section.