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  1. Was this really necessary ? on Protesters Brick Up Bank Entrance · · Score: 0

    Of all the things banks do to get upset over, they chose this? Do these people not realize that not only are fees/ interest rates so high due to the insane number of people who pay late/ don't pay at all, but the banks are doing a huge favor to anyone who they loan money to. It's not like the loan money belongs directly to the bank; any money in there belongs to the account holders/investors who in reality should have a say in who does/doesn't get a loan. If I wanted a loan for more money than I make in a year, I would rightfully expect the bank to be skeptical of my ability to pay back. Maybe I'm just misguided but I have to side with the bank on this one for once. It's not like all their money comes from nowhere and they should have the right to be discretionary about who they loan to and the terms of the loan. If anything, bricking up the entrance is counter productive to their cause. When the banks found out about this shit, do you think they would be willing to give out a loan at all, let alone for the amount of fees stated in the article? Just because you're butt-hurt because you didn't get the loan doesn't mean you have to fuck over all of the employees and customers to the bank. Also, if the English police force works any bit like America, that's a huge waste of manpower and taxpayer money as well.

  2. Re:Time to dig out those old film cameras! on Billionaire Adds Laser Shield To Yacht · · Score: 0

    Considering the picture of the yacht in the post.... I would imagine that is correct. I would imagine that the picture is from a digital camera though, so it seems only to respond to the red recording light on most cam corders

  3. Re:You insensitive clods! on Teenager Invents Cheap Solar Panel From Human Hair · · Score: 0

    Apparently, you aren't contributing to society. There's a difference between people being bald because they care about the environment and people being bald because they want us to THINK they're helping the environment. No, but seriously. This is a nice huge step. I'm excited to see what direction this heads in.

  4. Doesn't that... on Man's Finger Bitten Off At Health Care Rally · · Score: 0

    I may be wrong, but i think getitng your finget bitten off at a HEALTH CARE rally is against some kind of sanitation regulation. The irony is priceless.

  5. Wait a minute.. on Will Honolulu Make Body Odor a Crime? · · Score: 0
    I know B.O is generally considered a bad thing, but isn't something like

    odors that unreasonably disturb others

    kind of subjective?

  6. Re:Evil. on Google Patents Its Home Page · · Score: 0
    Don't you think Google is taking it a little far though? It's like me patenting the visual appearance of "Thursday, September 03"

    There is nothing technical or inventive about it, it is just how people recognise their product.

    Can you name 10 people who can't recognize Google?

  7. Re:Hrmm on Sony To Launch 3D TVs By Late 2010 · · Score: 0

    I'm the same way, practically blind in my right eye. If someone could explain the difference to me, say compare whay a full HD tv would look like by a 3D tv, that would be great.

  8. Makes perfect sense. on Sound From Bird Wings Act As a Predator Alarm · · Score: 0

    It's just like that teenager-deterrent noise: http://www.noloitering.ca/tone.html which was ironically, but hilarously turned against adults: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5434687 But, It all has to do with frequency. For all we know, there are some animals that CAN'T hear that 'alarm' Dog whistles, people. Dog whistles.

  9. Re:happy b-day on Happy Birthday, Internet! · · Score: 5, Funny

    I believe the term is "inter-species erotica"

  10. Re:Pity it won't last long on Happy Birthday, Internet! · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It's not like people just WONT start using IPV6, the deployment may be extremely low now, but people aren't just going to let the internets run out of room.

  11. Re:Looking forward... on Happy Birthday, Internet! · · Score: -1

    all knowledge, all questions, answered all the time (that might change the way we think of our education system!)

    Who said innovation is slowing down? We are still in the stone age of the Internet.[citation needed]

    There, fixed that for ya.

  12. Since it hasn't been mentioned already on First Hot-Ice Computer Created · · Score: 1

    Anybody wonder if Vanilla Ice has anything to do with this? Sorry, I had to.

  13. Re:New information processing methods on First Hot-Ice Computer Created · · Score: 1

    I agree completely, the statistical theory (out of the gazillion planets/solar systems, how is Earth the only one with life) is kind of a weak one, but it works. On the other hand, maybe we only have a remote chance of recognizing this because while the 'as we know it' is implies, it is still stuck in the back of our (NASA's) minds as a liquid (see what i did there?) requirement. We are creatures of habit, and generally afraid of change, so we stick with what makes us comfortable.

  14. Re:would be more funny if on Tough Neighborhood · · Score: 1

    when you see a fat bald man riding a tricycle, you WANT it to collapse at any second.

  15. Re:New information processing methods on First Hot-Ice Computer Created · · Score: 1

    Please correct me if I'm wrong, but while most people say "Life requires water" isnt it implied that "Life [as we know it] requires water"

  16. Just because on Facebook, Twitter Revolutionizing How Parents Stalk Their College-Aged Kids · · Score: 1

    Just because we're facebook friends doesn't mean you can write "I love you" all over my wall.

  17. Well there's your problem. on First Hot-Ice Computer Created · · Score: 3, Funny

    So THAT's the problem with global warming...

  18. Re:would be more funny if on Tough Neighborhood · · Score: 1

    do you have any idea how many times I've seen people 18+ riding small bikes like that/trycicles? It's kind of astonishing.

  19. I see what they did there... on Do Not Crush · · Score: 1

    I dunno, it seems more like a parody of those "DO WANT" and "DO NOT WANT" videos.

  20. Re:Dock/Taskbar design on OS Performance — Snow Leopard, Windows 7, and Ubuntu 9.10 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    When I buy a machine, I buy for the future. I don't want to have to buy another one for a while, so I pump it up with decent specs. Fully decked out mac pro right now is going to cost over $4k. I spent $600 on a AMD Phenom 9500 Quad, 8 GB RAM, 750GB HDD, 1GB video ram, 650 watt power supply... and 23" 1080p monitor..... do the math.

  21. Re:Dock/Taskbar design on OS Performance — Snow Leopard, Windows 7, and Ubuntu 9.10 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Don't forget that Apple charges for it's service packs, in the long run, even if you own the hardware compatible for the OS, you spend about the same after all service packs/updates are done.

  22. Re:Dock/Taskbar design on OS Performance — Snow Leopard, Windows 7, and Ubuntu 9.10 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    or $2,000+ if you don't have a mac and want to switch. Why has NO article mentioned the overwhelming price of mac hardware, but they mention having to replace hardware for Win 7 machines? WTF?

  23. Re:I'm seeing a trend... on Police 'Steal' From Unlocked Cars · · Score: 1

    wow, i wish i had mod points lol. That's like banks withholding your account just in case you become an identify theft victim.

  24. Re:And that's why... on Man Glued to Public Toilet · · Score: 1

    I *ALWAYS* do this, and I *ALWAYS* end up wiping something that came from someone else's body off the seat, weather it be skin or piss, hair, sometimes poo. It never fails. If you sprinkle when you tinkle, be a sweetie and wipe the seatie.

  25. Wow. on A Unique Environmental Policy to Deal With Fraudulent Customers · · Score: 1

    "His comment was not meant to offend you, but to make you feel good inside for working with a company that takes the environment so seriously." Epic funny. Hard to tell if they actually are serious about this policy, but serves the fals advert troll right.