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  1. Re:OpenSuzzy! on OpenSUSE 13.1 Released and Reviewed · · Score: 1

    I have a stomach ache in my head after reading this.

  2. Re:" I need to have my feet on it."..... on Explorer Plans Hunt For Genghis Khan's Long-Lost Tomb · · Score: 1

    And 'X' never marks the spot.

  3. Re:Over-monitoring is problematic on Rigging Up Baby · · Score: 5, Informative

    That was my first thought as well. Babies make a lot of weird, though normal, noises. Just listening to them sleep can be anxiety-inducing. Was that gurgling normal, or a real problem? He stopped breathing agai...oh no, he's OK. What is that awful sound he's making?

    Monitoring and interpreting even more data is going to be daunting and nail-biting. Unless they're sick and need the monitoring, I would not recommend monitoring healthy babies.

  4. Re: So, time to scrap TSA/airport security checks on Object Lessons: Evan Booth's Post-Checkpoint Airport Weapons · · Score: 1

    Oh great, you again. I suppose if I were worried about a threat from 50 years ago, you'd tell me to skate to where the puck's gonna be. There have been several attempts to blow up planes, and now that they realize hijacking is no longer effective, it's been the focus of their attention. A fully loaded jumbo jet with jet fuel exploding shortly after takeoff over a city might be kind of a problem. The cleanup costs of 9/11 in New York City alone exceeded $20 billion.

  5. Re: So, time to scrap TSA/airport security checks on Object Lessons: Evan Booth's Post-Checkpoint Airport Weapons · · Score: 1

    Blowing up a bus wouldn't be nearly as expensive as a plane. The cleanup costs of New York City alone after 9/11 exceeded $20 billion, let alone the rest of the economic damage it did. Bad analogy.

  6. Re: So, time to scrap TSA/airport security checks on Object Lessons: Evan Booth's Post-Checkpoint Airport Weapons · · Score: 2

    How do passengers fight back against explosives again? Hijacking isn't the only threat anymore, in case you haven't noticed.

  7. Re:isn't this like the old SIPRNET? on Amazon Hints At Details On Its CIA Franken-Cloud · · Score: 2

    Aaaaaand we still have it. And 30+ other seperate intranets of various classifications. (IAA Intelligence Analyst)

  8. Re:Enough already. on Red Hat Releases Ceylon Language 1.0.0 · · Score: 0

    There are to many programming languages.

    Especially when you haven't mastered English yet.

  9. Re:idiotic when we have hungry students with no bo on A Makerbot In Every Classroom · · Score: 1

    We don't need 3D printers. We need paper, chalk, textbooks, and sandwiches.

    What an awful slogan. How about, "Markerboards, not Makerbots!"

  10. Re:Wait, what? on Pentagon Readies Contingency Plans Due To BlackBerry's Uncertain Future · · Score: 1

    DoD has been talking for a while about a BYOD approach. Not sure if that's what they mean here, but it's possible.

  11. Re:Government on Pentagon Readies Contingency Plans Due To BlackBerry's Uncertain Future · · Score: 2

    Why would productivity decrease with an iPhone or Android phone in your hand vice a Blackberry?

  12. Re:Best Buy on How Blockbuster Could Have Owned Netflix · · Score: 1

    I was the same way. But this last time, I bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0. I checked the price on Amazon while in the store, and it was the exactly the same with no shipping. Granted, I paid sales tax in Best Buy, but it sounds like pretty soon we'll be paying sales tax on Amazon too. The accessories, OTOH, were hideously overpriced, so I went home and ordered on Amazon.

  13. Re:Misleading title on Facebook Patented Making NSA Data Handoffs Easier · · Score: 1

    My thoughts exactly. NSA is not a law enforcement agency, and PRISM has nothing to do with requesting data on individual users.

  14. Re:Then versus now on Apple II DOS Source Code Released · · Score: 1

    Did you get permission to reproduce that?

  15. Unique Users on How 3 Young Coders Built a Better Portal To HealthCare.gov · · Score: 1

    In less than a week, the site has had almost 200,000 unique visitors and over half a million page views.

    And now that it's linked on slashdot, I'm sure that number will plateau and taper off.

  16. Re:Silly, but it is their right... on Music Industry Issues Take Down Notices to 50 Major Lyrics Sites · · Score: 1

    And some couldn't.

  17. Re:Is it still relevant? on WxWidgets 3.0: First Major Release in Several Years · · Score: 1

    Their website has a list of users. It's more than a few.

  18. Re: "Visible from space" on Scientists Says Jellyfish Are Taking Over the Oceans · · Score: 1

    No, that's where we stand. We have plenty of airborne assets, like the Predator and such. It seems that's where the focus has been for a while. Spy satellites are multi billion dollar platforms, with years of development and serious limitations.

  19. Re:"Visible from space" on Scientists Says Jellyfish Are Taking Over the Oceans · · Score: 2

    Not really. Google Maps' imagery is taken from planes. Your car would be a blur on even the best spy satellite (IAA Intelligence Analyst).

  20. Re:Ethical fishing on Scientists Says Jellyfish Are Taking Over the Oceans · · Score: 1

    Yeah, you, Spongebob and Patrick.

  21. Re: O'rly? No wai! on Protect Your Android Phone By Killing All Its Crapware · · Score: 2

    WFT!

    WTF is that acronym?

  22. Re:We live in interesting times on Global Biological Experiment Generates Exciting New Results · · Score: 1

    And you as well, for ruining the joke.

  23. Re:Also, water is wet and the sky is blue on Microsoft Warns of Zero-Day Attacks · · Score: 1

    But this only affects certain versions of Windows and Office. I'm safe on Windows ME and Office 98!

  24. Re:Umm, why? on Robots Can Learn To Hold Knives — and Not Stab Humans · · Score: 1

    My thought exactly. Who sells knives that are not safely sheathed in a plastic sleeve or box?

  25. Re:Infamous? on Tesla Model S Can Hit (At Least) 132 MPH On the Autobahn · · Score: 4, Funny

    It means it's more than famous. It's so famous, it's IN-famous!