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  1. Re:Debt to society? on iPhone App Tracks Sex Offenders · · Score: 5, Insightful

    any soccer mom can pick up her iPhone and gawk with her friends at all the "criminals" ... If these people are still dangerous, keep them locked up.

    There is a gigantic dose of frightening irony in all this: Sex offenders (and for the moment let's assume the very worst kinds of sex offenders such as kiddie molestors) are statistically much more likely to reoffend when exposed to high levels of stress ... for example the kind of stress that comes from having a bunch of iphone-wielding soccer moms tsk-tsking to their friends ans scowling every time they see you in public ... the kind of stress that comes from being socially isolated and shunned when a person is making a good faith effort to get well again, be part of a neighbourhood, and function in society.

    Stress is a known addiction trigger, and this app is a guaranteed stress generator.

  2. App Store on SMS Hack Could Make iPhones Vulnerable · · Score: 5, Funny

    Want to pwn every apple smartphone in the world?

    There's an app for that.

  3. Re:Wow! on The Lonesome Conversationalist · · Score: 1

    So in your case the sign should probably read "I will type to anyone about anything."

  4. Re:Not practical. on Stopping Spam Before It Hits the Mail Server · · Score: 4, Funny

    what happens when someone tries to contact me out of the blue before I have a chance to white list them?

    Absolutely nothing happens ... at least from your perspective.

  5. Re:I dunno. on 19 Arrested In Illegal Songbird Fighting Ring · · Score: 1

    lol ... where's my modpoints when i need them

  6. Re:Welcome to the 21st Century on Real-World Consequences of Social Networking Posts · · Score: 5, Funny

    This may be true in the abstract sense of a "global audience", but really for the vast, vast majority of posts it would be more correct to imagine yourself standing at a podium in a gigantic stadium ... which has 14 people in it, and the microphone is making that feedback noise while you tap it and say "is this thing on?"

  7. Re:From the article: on Sperm Travels Faster Toward Attractive Females · · Score: 1

    I'm not clear whether the article is saying this species of bird has two ejaculatory ducts, or whether all males including humans have two ejaculatory ducts.

    Because I'd really like to live in a world where I can believe that I have two ejaculatory ducts

  8. Re:I could be wrong here... on New Zealand Creates Safety Billboard That Bleeds When It Rains · · Score: 4, Funny

    but I don't think it's really blood.

    In related news, the New Zealand Health Bureau has stepped up calls for donors in the midst of what is being called "the greatest blood shortage crisis our nation has ever known."

  9. Volunteers? on City Sues Man For Cleaning Up His Rotting Meat · · Score: 1

    The city spent between $5k-$7k on volunteers, city and county personnel, fire department, emergency management and ambulance personnel

    What kind of low self-esteem does a person have when they put up their hand in response to "Okay! We need some volunteers to go clean up a bunch of rotting meat!"

  10. Re:Yes, yes, all very impressive on VLC 1.0.0 Released · · Score: -1, Redundant

    It's one louder

  11. Re:Ballblazer? on LucasArts To Re-Release Old Games Through Steam · · Score: 1

    I was gonna call bullshit, but then I saw the 4-digit UID

  12. Ballblazer? on LucasArts To Re-Release Old Games Through Steam · · Score: 2, Interesting

    What, no Ballblazer, Rescue on Fractalus, or Koronis RIft?

  13. There's no way to answer this ... on An Age-Old Theological Question · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The only possible way to answer this question is with Conservapedia, which is strangely silent on the issue. Some questions are clearly beyond mortal knowledge.

  14. Re:Top Gear Veyron goodness on Bugatti's Latest Veyron, Most Ridiculous Car on the Planet? · · Score: 1

    not only is my dick bigger than yours

    Pics or it didn't happen ...

  15. Re:Top Gear Veyron goodness on Bugatti's Latest Veyron, Most Ridiculous Car on the Planet? · · Score: 4, Funny

    This reminds me of a time years ago, when the girl I used to date had a little cottage on a SMALL recreational lake - it was maybe 2km long and less than 1km across. Some tool down at the other end of the lake bought himself a big 30 foot motherfucker of a cabin cruiser with what sounded like twin V8 I/O motors. He'd roar up and down the lake all day long: 45 seconds one way, turn around, 45 seconds the other way, turn around, 45 seconds, turn around, 45 seconds, turn around ... we'd sit out on the dock watching and speculate as to whether he was compensating for certain shortcomings, or if he was afflicted with some mild form of mental retardation.

  16. Re:Dumbfuck Mods on Is the Kindle DX Worth the Money? · · Score: 0

    Is it just me, or are firstposts turning into a great big circlejerk?

  17. Cue objections from the religious right: on HIV/AIDS Vaccine To Begin Phase I Human Trials · · Score: -1, Troll

    AIDS is a form of divine wrath; punishment for the fornicators. Using science to cure AIDS is an evil, godless pursuit.

  18. Re:I was seriously just thinking about that. on Universal Lands Rights To Asteroids Movie · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, among other things if you want to stay true to the original game, every time a character disappears off one edge of the screen, they must immediately reappear at the opposite edge of the screen.

  19. Re:Tipping is the same damn thing. on Nepal Bans Airline Staff Pockets · · Score: 1

    "Mr. Pink: I'm very sorry the government taxes their tips, that's fucked up. That ain't my fault. It would seem to me that waitresses are one of the many groups the government fucks in the ass on a regular basis. Look, if you ask me to sign something that says the government shouldn't do that, I'll sign it, put it to a vote, I'll vote for it, but what I won't do is play ball. And as for this non-college bullshit I got two words for that: learn to fuckin' type, 'cause if you're expecting me to help out with the rent you're in for a big fuckin' surprise."

  20. Re:Ethical Treatment of Flies on Carnivorous Clock Eats Bugs · · Score: 2, Interesting

    It isn't so much that I enjoy inflicting suffering on animals ... it's more that I think PETA are a bunch of total fucking nutjobs who wilfully spread misinformation and engage in various truly obnoxious forms of activism.

  21. anonymous proxy on In Canada, No Expectation of Privacy On the Net · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'm seriously getting to the point of configuring my router to run all traffic through an anonymous proxy somewhere, but I'm concerned what kind of performance hit that would mean in day-to-day use.

  22. Conservative government on In Canada, No Expectation of Privacy On the Net · · Score: 5, Informative

    This Harper government becomes more fascist every week it seems. Thank GOD they don't form a majority of seat in parliament.

  23. Re:Ethical Treatment of Flies on Carnivorous Clock Eats Bugs · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'm of the general opinion that if you manage to piss off PETA, you know you're doing something right.

  24. Re:As usual with new Firefox releases... on Firefox 3.5 Reviewed; Draws Praise For HTML5, Speed · · Score: 5, Insightful

    if i keep a lot of tabs open for awhile (yes, i know, bad habit)

    This is a bad habit? I've always just thought of it as a convenient way to browse.

  25. Re:Just say no to Comcast on Comcast Bringing Metropolitan WiMAX To Subscribers · · Score: 1

    I generally seek to avoid time-vampires like Twitter (or Slashdot, and we can all see how well that's working out for me) but this is the 4th or 5th thing I've read about using Twitter to shame/force companies into providing adequate customer service.

    This one is among the most recent examples I've found.