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  1. Easy to Fix on McAfee To Pay For PC Repairs After Patch Fiasco · · Score: 1

    This problem is easy to fix now. Reboot into safe mode. Run two files (5959xdat.exe and SDAT5958_EM.exe). Reboot back into regular mode. Now if you have to go around to hundreds or thousands of machines to do that (like we did) it gets a little tiresome. I wouldn't be surprised if they get a class action attempt out of this, but the EULA will keep them safe.

  2. Why? on Google Enumerates Government Requests · · Score: 4, Insightful

    So why can't Google tell China to go pound sand and post them anyway? They can always blame it on some anonymous hacker, say the data was found in a bar, or just slip it to Wiki Leaks.

  3. In Other Words on Israel Blocks iPad Imports, Citing Wi-Fi Transmission Regulations · · Score: 1

    Mossad doesn't have an easy way to crack into it yet. Shouldn't take long.

  4. Groups Can Lobby for Anything on Entertainment Industry's Dystopia of the Future · · Score: 1

    I write my Congress Critter for free hookers and blow, but that doesn't mean I'm going to get it. It is a standard tactic to ask for pie in the sky stuff just to make your other requests look more credible. In the meantime, there is this thing called the 4th Amendment that can make the RIAA go pound sand.

  5. Already Gone on Fine Print Says Game Store Owns Your Soul · · Score: 5, Funny

    I sold my soul to rock 'n roll a long time ago. Suckers!

  6. Censorship on Thailand Cracks Down On Twitter, Facebook, Etc. · · Score: 5, Funny

    The worst thing about censorship on the Internet is [REDACTED].

  7. Obviously Send R2 on NASA To Send a Humanoid Robot On Shuttle's Final Mission · · Score: 2, Funny

    How else could you get the plans for the Death Star to the ISS?

  8. The DVD is Dead, Long Live the DVD on Hard Drives Shipping with Star Trek · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Why would I pay $15 to take up drive space for a DVD quality film when the Blu Ray runs $16?

  9. Gotta Build A Fence on Chinese ISP Hijacks the Internet (Again) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Obviously the only way to protect the Border Gateway Protocol is to build a fence around it. (Spits. Scratches ass.)

  10. Pffftt on Saturn's Strange Hexagon Recreated In the Lab · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wake me up when the find a giant black rectangular prism. ( http://movieimage2.tripod.com/2001/2001-04.jpg )

  11. Bored Now on The Apple Two · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The iPad is so last weekend. Can we find another story already?

  12. Article in Wired Says on Net Neutrality Suffers Major Setback · · Score: 1, Informative

    “This crisis is not a result of a weak Congressional law, but a direct consequence of the previous two Commission’s misguided and overzealous attempts to completely deregulate America’s communications networks. Past FCC actions created a huge loophole in the law that leaves the agency unable to protect consumer privacy or promote universal broadband access,” said S. Derek Turner, Free Press’ research director. Read More http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/04/net-neutrality-throttle/#ixzz0kLU62cLV

  13. Biggest Accident on DoD Report On 32 "Nuclear Accidents" · · Score: 3, Funny

    The biggest nuclear disaster was the movie with John Travolta, Christian Slater, and that hot chick. Man, that movie stunk. Howie Long saying "You da man!" could wipe out an entire town.

  14. $3 Mil? on NASA Summoned To Fix Prius Problems · · Score: 3, Funny

    "The total cost of the two studies is expected to come to approximately $3 million, including the cost of purchasing cars that have allegedly experienced unintended acceleration to be studied." I guess they don't have to bother looking at the Car Fax. What does "unintended acceleration" do to the KBB value?

  15. Logo on Pirate Party Pillages Private Papers · · Score: 3, Funny

    They should replace that flag logo with a kangaroo wearing an eye patch. Maybe have a koala on its shoulder instead of a parrot.

  16. Books are So Last Century on Canadian Libraries Want $300,000 To Buy Games · · Score: 1

    Not really. One of the positive things to come out of my recent stint of unemployment was rediscovering city and community college libraries. I used to just pick books off of Amazon or Half Price books. Now my new gig is within walking distance of the main city library, which is awesome. Some of the smaller regional libraries are pretty much ruined by all the people that come in to use the computers. Not only do they leave their cell phones on, but have no problem having a loud conversation while others are trying to read. I don't really need to know about your pedicure appointment while I'm trying to get my Asimov fix.

  17. Huh on China's Great Firewall Infects Other Countries · · Score: 4, Funny

    I was wondering about that fortune cookie that said "All of your root servers are belonging to us."

  18. Cool on iPhone App Developed To Control NASA Robot · · Score: 5, Funny

    Good work, but you know Apple won't let it into the App Store until Jobs comes up with Apples own iBot rover. It will look really cool, cost a lot of money, and still won't run Flash.

  19. Yay! on Netflix Streaming Arrives For the Wii · · Score: 1

    If I had a Wii I'd be happy. Now about that 28 day waiting period that Block Buster doesn't have and the Very Long Wait for any slightly popular Blu-ray....

  20. Gmail Spam Filter Rocks on Millions Continue To Click On Spam · · Score: 1

    The best way to keep users from clicking on spam links to to keep that spam out of the user's mailbox in the first place. In our shops we run a mix of Exchange (with McAfee's spam product), old school POP3 (not sure what is running there), and Gmail premier. By far Google's spam filter (Postini) wins out over the other two.

  21. Comprehensiveness? on Microsoft To Distribute Third-Party Patches · · Score: 1

    I don't think the editor of that piece had enough comprehensiveness has the second and third paragraphs are practically identical swatches of marketing vomit.

  22. DNA? on Wikipedia Explains Today's Global Outage · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    With DNA resolution problems, apple.com resolves to 64.38.232.180 (oranges.com).

  23. The Help Desk Tickets on Does This Headline Know You're Reading It? · · Score: 1

    "We got this new Text 2.0 and stuff and now my computer crashes every time I look at it. Like, seriously. Every time. I think I have a virus."

  24. Give a new meaning on Gamers Pay To Play With Girls · · Score: 2, Funny

    This gives a new meaning to the term "head shot."

  25. A Warning on Mafia Boss Betrayed By Facebook · · Score: 2, Funny

    He should have known there was a problem when someone posted a picture of a horse's head on his wall.