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  1. Re:System is broken on Woman Gets Driver's License After 950 Tries · · Score: 1

    Who's taking bets on how long it will take before she kills someone?

    This just in!

  2. Re:I don't think I get it... on Murdoch To Explore Blocking Google Searches · · Score: 1

    I've never had a situation where the Headline on any news site or news article tells me enough of what I want to know.

    What are you, some kind of elitist intellectual? If the headline plus 16 words of summary is enough for 90% of the people in this great nation to form strong, unyielding opinions, what makes you think you're so special?

  3. Re:Robots.txt on Murdoch To Explore Blocking Google Searches · · Score: 1

    How the hell is a searcher supposed to know that the link in question has any relevance at all to what they are looking for?

    Easy - just drop a quarter in the coin slot above the monitor, and PRESTO: headlines and partial text will appear for the single results page you are currently viewing.

    Couldn't be simpler.

  4. Re:A modest proposal ... on Multi-Button OpenOfficeMouse At OOoCon 2009 · · Score: 1

    This could actually be a decent workout if you built some kind of variable resistance mechanism into the roller.

  5. Re:A modest proposal ... on Multi-Button OpenOfficeMouse At OOoCon 2009 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Mark his post insightful. Mark this one off-topic.

  6. Re:Reinventing the wheel on Multi-Button OpenOfficeMouse At OOoCon 2009 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I have a mouse (Logitech MX Revolution) with the functional equivalent of 10 buttons.

    You know, I though it was a pretty cool idea when I bought it, but I now must admit that I really only use 2 buttons.

  7. Re:Let's Be Serious on Fear Detector To Sniff Out Terrorists · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Basically, we just spent a bunch of money to get worse results and create more chaos.

    Well then I'm sure somebody somewhere is wearing a satisfied smile and telling themselves "my work is done here!"

  8. Re:Oops on Fear Detector To Sniff Out Terrorists · · Score: 1

    I carry deodorant and aftershave - both in small containers of less than 100ml - through security every single time I travel on a business trip.

    It's never once been an issue.

  9. Re:He needs thicker skin on Ryan Gordon Ends FatELF Universal Binary Effort · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... and repel mates

  10. Oh the irony ... on Terrorists Ban Musical Ringtones · · Score: 1
    From TFA:

    The heavily armed group controls much of the south and parts of the capital Mogadishu, and courts run by its clerics have ordered executions, floggings and amputations in recent months.
    It has also banned movies, dancing at wedding ceremonies and playing or watching soccer in the areas under it control.
    "We do not tolerate anything that may corrupt the people,"

    So now there are thousands of Somali pirates, rolling in money from their ongoing exploits, who have now been told that it is illegal to have fun under threat of flogging, amputation, or death.

    It's karmic in its own way.

  11. Re:US vs UK... on Plug vs. Plug — Which Nation's Socket Is Best? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Man up.

    If you can't handle a bit of unprotected metal carrying 110V and fake grounded adaptors you're not cut out for this continent.

  12. Re:So Where Exactly is this 'Leaked' Document? on Secret Copyright Treaty Leaks. It's Bad. Very Bad. · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I'd say 95% of the population can't be made to listen to a 90-second dinner party discussion of ACTA, IP laws, and internet freedom. How do you expect to whip significant numbers of people into an indignant frenzy?

    The government(s) know they have a yawner on their hands here, and they can operate behind a cloak of indifference. Don't make the mistake of assuming prevailing opinion on a technology discussion board mirrors prevailing opinion in the population at large.

  13. Re:Semi-autonomous being key on Rise of the Robot Squadrons · · Score: 1

    they'll put one person behind a dozen drones, who will sit there reading a magazine while the drones fly out to the target. As soon as the dialog pops up, he clicks "yes"

    Say, how much does this gig pay anyhow?

  14. Re:Rat 2.0 : Modern Rat on Scientists Build a Smarter Rat · · Score: 1

    You want to wait for SP1. Trust me.

  15. Re:Spooky on Scientists Build a Smarter Rat · · Score: 1

    As long as it stars Will Smith as a loner-scientist who drives a Shelby GT-500 it should be pretty good.

  16. Re:What about their latest slogan? on Coffins On Sale At Wal-Mart · · Score: 1

    I would actually consider buying a Wal Mart coffin if they rolled out this campaign.

  17. Re:Supply and Demand on Coffins On Sale At Wal-Mart · · Score: 1

    The funeral industry preys on the same human fears and insecurities as the wedding industry. People worry that if they don't get the very best of everything they can afford (or not afford in some cases) they are somehow not treating the event with the respect and gravity it so obviously deserves. People are afraid that if they don't get the event "right" it will somehow ruin the memory of their loved one - or in the case of a wedding it will ruin any chance at a happy life together.

    I've basically told my loved ones that I want a simple cremation, a simple service, and if they go out and splurge on ridiculous frills I am going to come back and haunt the fuck out of them.

  18. Re:Everything but the first two films? on Terminator Franchise To Be Auctioned Off · · Score: 1

    Twelve seconds of brillance, 6888 minutes of pure shit.

  19. Re:First two films? on Terminator Franchise To Be Auctioned Off · · Score: 0

    Sadly, yes, and they continue to make even more.

  20. What about their latest slogan? on Coffins On Sale At Wal-Mart · · Score: 1

    Doesn't this kind of fuck up their whole Save Money, Live Better campaign?

  21. Re:The future is ODF and html5 on Adobe Pushing For Flash and PDF In Open Government Initiative · · Score: 4, Funny

    This sort of authoring is easily handled in vi - or emacs - your choice.

  22. Re:seriously? on Installing Linux On Old Hardware? · · Score: 1

    To be fair, an OpenWRT hacker with a penchant for bringing ancient hardware back to life using some esoteric linux distro is not really the same thing as a clueless user who phones tech support because he can't read a FAQ.

  23. Re:Thats a long time for a bug fix on Hunt For Earth-Like Planets Delayed · · Score: 1

    You're just working for the wrong organization

  24. Re:Monster Cables & Tube Amplifiers on Hunt For Earth-Like Planets Delayed · · Score: 1

    They just need to find out which of the lab technicians has been running around cranking up all the knobs and saying "this one goes to eleven!"

  25. Re:A Time Line of Sanford Wallace on Facebook Awarded $711 Million In Anti-Spam Case · · Score: 3, Funny

    Make him work it off in a sweatshop for the rest of his days.

    "Mr. Wallace, you are hereby sentenced to spend the remainder of your natural life logged in to a mail client pressing the delete key."