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  1. Re:24 hour charge?? on Green GT's All-Electric Supercar Unveiled · · Score: 1

    My vote goes to the swappable battery packs

  2. Re:They're called digital cameras on Polaroid Lovers Try To Revive Its Instant Film · · Score: 1

    *slaps forehead*

    Now I get it ... that was a classic movie.

  3. Re:Tag? on Polaroid Lovers Try To Revive Its Instant Film · · Score: 1

    Lucky you ... I discovered my grandparents' shoebox.

  4. Re:They're called digital cameras on Polaroid Lovers Try To Revive Its Instant Film · · Score: 2, Interesting

    instantly available in case you need to write something important on it

    My digicam has a voice memo feature - I can annotate a photo any time after taking it.

  5. Follow up study on Company Claims EEG Scans Can Help Identify ADHD · · Score: 1

    Missing from TFA:

    Researchers had planned to perform a follow-up study and compile a much more comprehensive report of their findings, but were distracted by a tub of lego blocks with those cool electric motor modules.

  6. Re:What a waste, on Netbook-Run Dice Robot Can Rack Up 1.3 Million Rolls a Day · · Score: 4, Funny

    You know, I never thought there would be a story on /. that could earn the "1500000d6" tag, and then this came along.

  7. Re:It's more fun to build it yourself (the machine on Where To Buy A Machine With Linux Pre-Installed · · Score: 1

    Well then you're simply not willing to do the necessary work to understand people's references

  8. Re:wireless or otherwise.. on Computer Geeks Make the Best Lovers · · Score: 2, Funny

    I find the notion of a sex toy plugged in to a power outlet disturbing

    Agree. I've always preferred gas-powered sex toys, preferably the ones with manual choke and pull start.

  9. Re:well, duh. on Couple On the Run After 'Stealing' $6 Million · · Score: 1

    I'd be careful of that sailboat idea. $6M will get used up pretty quick meeting ransom demands from pirates.

  10. Re:Could we get a "duh" tag? on Survey Finds Airport Wi-Fi More Important Than Food · · Score: 5, Informative

    In my experience (generally 20+ business trips per year) there is usually a decent restaurant or two somewhere in most airports - especially the newer ones. Of course sometimes the "good" restaurant is in a completely different concourse from where your flight is departing, and the prices tend to be pretty high.

    Case in point: the new Indianapolis airport. I was pleasantly surprised at the food quality in the 500 Grill, where I had a tuna steak cooked to order on a bed of greens ... and incidentally Indy airport has free wifi but it's pretty slow.

  11. Re:Not surprising on Survey Finds Airport Wi-Fi More Important Than Food · · Score: 1

    It's much easier to pack a lunch or just eat when you arrive

    Not if you want to clear security and/or customs preclearance before grabbing a bite to eat.

  12. Re:Angels and Demons on RIAA MediaSentry, Dead In US, Is Alive In Australia · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm telling you, if the movie-going public doesn't start falling in line and paying to watch movies like they're supposed to, there's no telling what may happen.

  13. Re:WOW Netbook please. on Zotac's Ion-Based Mini-ITX Board For Atom Debuts · · Score: 1
  14. Paper? on Researchers Make Paper Speakers For LCD TVs · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hasn't paper been the primary material in speaker design since, well, since speakers?

  15. Real Networks on Judge Opens Hearing On RealDVD Legal Battle · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Real Networks should definitely be banned from distributing this software, but then again they should be banned from distributing any software of any kind - everything that comes from Real Networks appears to be utter and irredeemable shit.

  16. Re:screenshots? on Ubuntu 9.04 Is As Slick As Win7, Mac OS X · · Score: 4, Funny

    You didn't spring for the $229 PrtScr key upgrade? Understandable ... Mac options can really start to add up.

  17. Look at the bright side ... on Opting Out Increases Spam? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    ... now you can take up scambaiting as a sport.

  18. So to everybody complaining ... on Time Warner Cable Won't Compete, Seeks Legislation · · Score: 1

    For all those complaining about TW and Embarq's business practices, how many of you are currently using TW or Embarq - regardless of where in the country you are located? How many of you are planning to cancel your service along with a clear and concise letter stating that you are leaving them in disgust due to their conduct in North Carolina?

  19. Re:True application of science on Designing DNA Circuits To Brew Tastier Beer · · Score: 1

    Is better beer one of Ray Kurzweil's singularity events?

  20. Purity on Designing DNA Circuits To Brew Tastier Beer · · Score: 3, Interesting

    A philosophical question: can beer brewed using genetically engineered yeast still be pure according to Reinheitsgebot?

  21. Re:I don't know about you... on Head First Rails · · Score: 1

    Skeleton racing might not be for you then.

  22. Head First series on Head First Rails · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I have to say, despite the goofy approach and crazy graphics in the Head First series, they are an effective learning tool and a more enjoyable read than a "standard" technical book for beginners.

    After reading Head First Java, memory management shall forever be linked in my mind with worried ducks.

  23. Re:Interesting... on Developing Battery Replacement Infrastructure For Electric Cars · · Score: 1

    oldspewey quoted taxi miles,

    Incorrect.

  24. Re:Interesting... on Developing Battery Replacement Infrastructure For Electric Cars · · Score: 5, Informative

    The myth of poor battery reliability in hybrids is not bourne out by the real-world experience of hybrid taxis around the world. Specifically, the fact taxis have travelled 240,000 or even 300,000 miles with no major problems with the batteries or any other component of the hybrid system.

  25. Re:We Replaced Our Type 1 Cable on Should Network Cables Be Replaced? · · Score: 1

    Classic Dilbert