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  1. Re:Maybe on Another Gulf Oil Rig Explodes · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    First and most obvious place to look is the EcoIslamoScubaFascists. Then work your way down the list from there. Be sure to keep us updated on what you find out.

  2. Re:Ecotage? on Another Gulf Oil Rig Explodes · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm sure we'll be hearing all kinds of crackpot theories from the usual suspects in the far right of the political spectrum.

  3. Re:This week for me! on Woman Wins Libel Suit By Suing Wrong Website · · Score: 1

    Litigation houses don't cringe. They just shrug it off and move on to the next case.

  4. Re:What is Mahara on Mahara 1.2 EPortfolios · · Score: 1

    So it isn't about pine trees then?

  5. Re:Sad on Mahara 1.2 EPortfolios · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think next time I have some time on my hands, I'm going to invent a new software project called Odolum 1.1, register a domain, post a mock website, photoshop the cover of a book called Mastering Odolum 1.1, write a convincing book review, and post the story here to slashdot.

  6. What is it? on Mahara 1.2 EPortfolios · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Would it have killed the submitter to provide some little inkling of what Mahara actually is somewhere near the top of TFS?

  7. Re:Next thing... on Microsoft Patents OS Shutdown · · Score: 1

    I'm going to patent cascading forum posts

  8. Re:It has been obvious for years. on New Silicon-Based Memory 5X Denser Than NAND Flash · · Score: 3, Funny

    You mean, by changing the contents of the memory over time? Now that's just crazy talk.

  9. Re:Hmm... on SCO Assets Going To October Auction · · Score: 1

    Same reason people have been known to dance on the battered corpse of a vanquished foe.

  10. Re:Omissions? on The Map of Critical Thinking and Modern Science · · Score: 1

    the "mathematics and computing" line, which is far more sparse than it should be. Where is Bertrand Russell, who ought to be straddling a couple of lines at least?

    Indeed, where is Darl McBride? Or did the authors intentionally omit the "21st century douchebaggery" line?

  11. Re:Where In The World on The Map of Critical Thinking and Modern Science · · Score: 1

    Gotta love the Kids in the Hall.

  12. To be perfectly clear ... on 3 Drinks a Day Keeps the Doctor Away · · Score: 0, Troll

    Everybody's mortality rate is exactly the same: 100%

    Really it's just a matter of when you die and how happy you are.

  13. Re:RIM job on RIM Reaches Temporary Agreement With India · · Score: 1

    pays stacks of bribes

    Times are (slowly) changing, but bribery and corruption remain a solid option when dealing with Indian bureaucracy.

  14. Re:Experience is a Gift... on Tech's Dark Secret, It's All About Age · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hey - we must be working on the same project.

  15. Re:Well I'm glad on Pentagon Selects Companies To Build Flying Humvees · · Score: 1

    $40 million for conceptual design phase.

    Now how much do you suppose the pricetag would be if the military were to actually purchase 10,000 units?

  16. Re:I really need to get my walkstation set up on Sit Longer, Die Sooner · · Score: 1

    Actually the whole idea is to set something up where I can do as much typing as necessary ... which is a lot in an average day.

    An iPad would be horribly ill-suited for what I have in mind.

  17. I really need to get my walkstation set up on Sit Longer, Die Sooner · · Score: 1

    I've been meaning to build a laptop platform for my treadmill for ages now ... this is the weekend I'm getting it done.

  18. Re:Like there's never been a GAS STATION fire on Fire and Explosion At Hydrogen Station Near Rochester Airport · · Score: 1

    Don't just tell them gasoline is dangerous, show them.

  19. Re:Geeze on Fire and Explosion At Hydrogen Station Near Rochester Airport · · Score: 3, Insightful

    They still need time to figure out their editorial spin.

  20. Ahhh alcohol ... on Drunken Employee Shoots Server · · Score: 5, Funny

    Alcohol. Is there anything it can't do?

  21. Interesting note on Grad Student Invents Cheap Laser Cutter · · Score: 5, Funny

    His roommate's PhD project is the inexpensive cloning of sharks.

    I'm not sure I like where this is headed.

  22. Re:Sauce for the goose on GPS Tracking Without a Warrant Declared Legal · · Score: 1

    unless you recently got the ability to tazer people.

    I just got my mall cop license, so I'm good to go.

  23. https isn't a perfect sheild on Collage, and the Challenge of "Deniability" · · Score: 3, Insightful
    From TFS:

    if the Chinese government found out that some Gmail users were using Gmail to receive anti-government messages from the U.S., the censors wouldn't be able to eavesdrop on https-protected connections to find out which users were receiving the messages or what they said, so there would be no information for them to demand that Google turn over to them.

    In this case, I'd say the Chinese government would already have the IP address of the party in question, and the time span(s) during which they connected to Yahoo (or Yawhoever) via https. Seems to me that's plenty of information for them to go knocking on Yahoo's door and demand full session details.

  24. Re:Inflation on Apple Exec Stashed $150,000 In Shoe Boxes · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Hey, that beats the hell out of losing $60,000/yr due to insolvent banks and plummeting securities.

  25. Re:How about on Look-Alike Tubes Lead To Hospital Deaths · · Score: 1

    I suspect the answer to your question involves lots of focus group sessions, draft specifications, and requests for comment.