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  1. Re:Wow... on More Schools Go To 4-Day Week To Cut Costs · · Score: 2

    What about the guy who spent a fifth the time and actually got it done?

    Rare individuals make for great stories but you can't base your entire education system on them.

  2. Re:This is why! on Samsung Cites 2001: A Space Odyssey In Apple Patent Case · · Score: 1

    Ah! You want drones to transport the drones.
    Brilliant!

  3. Re:Not New on Collar-Bomber Tracked By Gmail Accesses · · Score: 1

    So you're saying that Dexter wasn't accurate in that respect?
    Oops.

  4. With a summary like that... on $80 Android Phone Sells Like Hotcakes In Kenya · · Score: 1

    ...you don't even have to RTFA to realize that it's not a news item but a press release.

    The smartphone is the exemplar of a truly liberating device, and thanks to Android and Huawei, it has the potential to reach virtually untapped markets.

    At least disguise the PR language to make it look like real journalism guys!

  5. Re:how big is the movement? on Right-Wing German Extremists Tricked By Trojan Shirts · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I watched Inglorious Basterds in a Berlin cinema, and in one shot where a swastika flag filled the screen, there was an audible gasp from the audience. So I can tell from first hand experience that Nazi symbols are allowed in the right context (i.e. not glorifying Nazism), and that Germans are still very uncomfortable around them.

  6. Re:Sensationalist Science on Mysterious Object Found In Seabed · · Score: 1

    You have got to admit that if you are going to waste some time messing around on a boat, searching for sunken champagne is an awesome way to do it.

    Just think of how it looks on your CV:
    2009-2012 Scoured the high seas for lost treasure and champagne. (Found UFO, which was nice)

  7. Re:Summary designed for idiots... on 800Mbps Wireless Network Made With LED Light Bulbs · · Score: 1

    Luckily, in LED lights the deadly mercury is replaced by harmless arsenic.

  8. Re:LOL on Prosecuted For Critical Twittering · · Score: 1

    You guys should update the "In God We Trust" to something more relevant to the current state of the dollar.

    "God help us!" would be fitting.

  9. Re:First Review? on Cornell Software Fingers Fake Online Reviews · · Score: 1

    I don't know but I know now that they are faking online reviews.

  10. Re:Learn Mandarin and buy Bitcoins on Why People Who Make Things Should Learn Chinese · · Score: 1

    Educated people in Europe spoke Latin until the late 1600s, way past the "supposed decline" of the Roman Empire. Oh wait, that was a real decline. On the other hand, Latin ruled as a lingua franca for a long time afterwards. On the third hand (if I may borrow one of yours for a moment) I doubt that the Chinese are as enamored with English as the Europeans were with Latin.

  11. Re:Jobs killer on IBM Watson To Replace Salespeople and Cold-Callers · · Score: 1

    Great! Does that mean that I will finally get fiber to the home?
    Start digging boys!

  12. Re:Consciously opt out? on Google Deleting Private Profiles · · Score: 2

    I'm not a citizen of the nation of Greater Google, even though I'm a frequent visitor.

  13. Re:"not air conditioning the gym from 9pm-3am" on Two More Google Software Dogs Go To Heaven · · Score: 1

    The BBC used to have a show just like that called Back to the Floor.

  14. Re:Cha Ching! on Apple To Start Making TVs? · · Score: 0

    In a recent interview Jobs confirmed that Apple televisions will ship with only one dimension. "Too many dimensions is too confusing for the average viewer," according to the Apple CEO.

  15. Re:Men vs. Women on Women Remain the Ignored Audience In Gaming · · Score: 1

    You haven't visited 4chan lately have you?

  16. Re:This is getting silly on Mozilla Ships Firefox 5, Meets Rapid-Release Plan · · Score: 1

    Also it's been around since 1976.

  17. Re:Still playing catch-up to C#. on Biggest Changes In C++11 (and Why You Should Care) · · Score: 2

    Yeah but this one goes to eleven!

  18. Re:This changes or improves NOTHING on ICANN To Allow .brandname Top-Level Domains · · Score: 1

    I know German word order is different, but they don't put "the" at the end of a sentence. That would be madness.

  19. Re:Jurisdiction on British Student Faces Extradition To US Over Copyright · · Score: 1

    Challenge accepted!

  20. Re:Why stop there? on Idle: New Species Named For SpongeBob SquarePants · · Score: 1

    Please continue. I'll be staying in my secret moon base in the Hendrix crater until this discussion has blown over.

  21. Re:and russian pies get deported freely on British Student Faces Extradition To US Over Copyright · · Score: 1

    Nothing to do with morals.
    When Putin has your back you have leverage. When a million pasty teens have your back you're fucked. Sad but true.

  22. Re:It's pretty simple on State of Alaska Prints Out Palin's E-Mails; Online Distribution 'Impractical' · · Score: 1

    My guess is that either they are scared of faulty pdf redaction or they do it out of spite, like paying a loan back in pennies.

  23. Re:Mac cam : LED on on Police Say Mac Tech Installed Spyware To Photo Women · · Score: 2

    I don't have my macbook handy, but I wonder if a dot with a felt tip marker would be a simpler solution.
    That LED is really small and on a dark background IIRC.

  24. Re:I am a Silverlight Developer on Silverlight Developers Rally Against Windows 8 · · Score: 1

    In the Netherlands you need it to watch streams from public and commercial TV broadcasters.
    AFAIK the only reason worldwide for installing it at home is to watch television.

  25. Re:Whatever happened... on World IPv6 Day: Most-watched Tech Event Since Y2K · · Score: 2

    Wiki is your friend.

    tl;dr;
    They skipped 5 to avoid confusion with the Internet Stream Protocol.