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  1. Re:In other news.... on How Apple Killed an iTunes Competitor · · Score: 1

    And the internet killed the video star.

  2. Re:and they paved the way for spotify on How Apple Killed an iTunes Competitor · · Score: 2

    Jesus. I had no idea listening to music involved so much math.

  3. Re:Hurricanes? on Wikimedia Moving Main Data Center To Ashburn, Virginia · · Score: 1

    Who cares if it's direct? When a hurricane hits Florida, as many do each season, it covers the whole state.

  4. Re:Virginia weather on Wikimedia Moving Main Data Center To Ashburn, Virginia · · Score: 2

    Uh, I'm also right down the road from Ashburn and we were without power in most of my city for about 5 days. As I remember, about 7 million people in Virginia were without power.

  5. Re:What are *YOU* getting out of it? on Corporate Hackathons: the Fine Line Between Engaging and Exploiting · · Score: 2

    And in this age of IP-madness

    Man, tell me about it. IPv4 addresses are running out, and adoption of IPv6 is still so damn slow. It's crazy!

  6. Re:I have no idea what this is supposed to be sayi on Hacktivism: Civil Disobedience Or Cyber Crime? · · Score: 2

    Just because TF accidentally a word doesn't mean you have to be so. You I'm sayin?

  7. Re:It's not rational on No Spitfires In Burma After All · · Score: 1

    It's a wonder the word irrational exists in the English language since no one ever does anything that's irrational.

  8. Re:What uses come to mind? on "Superomniphobic" Nanoscale Coating Repels Almost Any Liquid · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Motorcycle visors come to mind. And, you know, all those other ones mentioned in TFS. And white suits.

  9. Re:Old News ... on "Superomniphobic" Nanoscale Coating Repels Almost Any Liquid · · Score: 1

    I don't recall ever seeing The Man in the Superomniphobic Suit.

  10. Re:What's the point of sharing these redacted file on FBI Responds To ACLU GPS Tracking Complaint · · Score: 2

    What's odd is that in the law enforcement community, Unclassified has several caveats, of which sensitive is pretty high. As I understand it, For Official Use Only is the highest level. In the intelligence community, Unclassified For Official Use Only is pretty much the lowest level used. So for the originator, Unclassified Sensitive means there is information unsuitable for public release in it. The reference seems focused on Intelligence Community markings. There are many more in the law enforcement community.

  11. Re:Too course on Curiosity Finds Evidence of Ancient Surface Water · · Score: 0

    The course is too coarse, of course, of course.

  12. Re:Be careful of the back port on Malware Infects US Power Facilities Through USB Drives · · Score: 0

    I'm still not sure if OP was trying to make the joke you did, or completely missed all those double entendres.

  13. Re:i wonder which is better on Malware Infects US Power Facilities Through USB Drives · · Score: 1

    Stuxnet was specially designed to go after equipment used in Iran for enriching Uranium. However, the code has been in the hands of hackers around the world for a while now, and I'd be surprised if it's never reused.

    On another note, as early as 2009 we've known China has been probing US electric companies and installing logic bombs. We know they're there, and we can't get rid of them. China has the ability already to shut down our power indefinitely, as in destroy the generators. And take a wild guess who makes the generators.

  14. Re:Ok, let's all wait on Rare Earth Elements Found In Jamaican Mud · · Score: 1

    Yeah, like how we liberated Iraq then left and Iraq still has their oil. Like that?

  15. Re:This explains.. on Pot Smokers Might Not Turn Into Dopes After All · · Score: 1

    That's great, but how does this explain Snoop Dogg?

  16. Re:Ad Hominem on No, Life Has Not Been Found In a Meteorite · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Pointing out past history is not ad hominem; it's part of how we judge reliability of sources. An ad hominem attack is when your retort sounds more like, "Yo momma!".

  17. Re:Oops, they forgot something on 3D Printable Ammo Clip Skirts New Proposed Gun Laws · · Score: 1

    Mustard gas is made from mustard. Chlorine gas is also a chemical warfare agent. I don't know what you made, but making chlorine gas is pretty easy; just mix some bleach and ammonia.

  18. Re:Oops, they forgot something on 3D Printable Ammo Clip Skirts New Proposed Gun Laws · · Score: 1

    bleach with chlorine into a crowded place and mixing it, making mustard gas (if I remember correctly).

    I think you're referring to mixing ammonia with bleach, making chlorine gas. Sorry to nitpick, but this is slashdot after all. :)

  19. Re:Almost no one is killed by "assault weapons" on 3D Printable Ammo Clip Skirts New Proposed Gun Laws · · Score: 1

    In the Columbine shooting, rifles and shotguns were used. Green on Blue refers to when our Afghan partners turn and shoot US forces, typically using AK-47 or other rifles.

  20. Re:New tools always change society on How the Cool Stuff At CES Will Ruin Your Life · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Every tool man has created has had some level of social impact.

    But not necessarily for the better. Agriculture brought drugs and alcohol. The bronze age brought weapons and armor, and the iron age brought even more weapons. The car has brought massive polution. The iPhone brought us iMaps. And so on and so on.

    Embrace change and react to it.

    We don't need to embrace change and pretend it's progress. Our needs are being met. We can decide if new technologies are worth the price, in actual dollars and in the effort in switching to something new.

  21. Re:Even if not guilty, they lose on Nortel Executives Found Not Guilty On Fraud Charges · · Score: 2

    Yeah, I guess they'll have nothing but the millions of dollars they swindled to cover up the shame of having swindled money. The fuck? They got away with murder, plain and simple.

  22. Re:This is a stopped clock on The World Remains Five Minutes From Midnight · · Score: 1

    Just because this clock is a fucked up doesn't mean we're not doomed.

    "Hey is it hot in here or am I crazy?"
    No, it's hot in here.
    "Oh good, then I'm not crazy."
    No, you may still be crazy.

  23. Re:BASIC on Book Review: Super Scratch Programming Adventure! · · Score: 2

    It worked for all those folks (including me) who learned how to program in the 90s.

    You kids today! I learned BASIC in 1986. Now get off my lawn.

  24. Re:Nice acronym on New Threadlike Carbon Nanotube Fiber Unveiled · · Score: 1

    What makes it really weird is when they're on buckyballs.

  25. Re:So where do they on NASA Awards Contract To Bigelow Aerospace For Inflatable ISS Module · · Score: 1

    Just fill it with vacuum. There's plenty of it orbiting our planet. Duh.