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  1. Re:Awesome cover story on Why US Gov't Retirement Involves a Hole in the Ground Near Pittsburgh · · Score: 1

    I agree; I couldn't let go of the paper (also ran on Washington Post); somewhere out there is my dream job! Bringing in a chromebook would mean you are from the surface and if I brought in bottled water it would be a crime--just kidding!

  2. Let's go all the way with HP on HP Brings Back Windows 7 'By Popular Demand' As Buyers Shun Windows 8 · · Score: 1

    let's have Ars technica review the win7 offering, even do a side-by-side benchmark & performance comparison against Win8

  3. simple: end dilemma on Weapons Systems That Kill According To Algorithms Are Coming. What To Do? · · Score: 1

    programm them to kill fellow machines. then xOR the codeblock.

    or put Professional plugin ' No women. No kids'

  4. don't pee outside,gents! on Polar Vortex Sends Life-Threatening Freeze To US · · Score: 1

    you don't just shake it when you're done. you have to SNAPOFF the piss after it freezes in mid-air. I tried to explain to the officer it was for a coupledrug tests later in the day, and i had several lined up. nah, they won't have to nuke it.just drop off the sample in the cup. or ziplock bags, for those that know the drill.now don't get all artistic withyour output; they might think you do this for a living.

  5. Re:Painful cold on Polar Vortex Sends Life-Threatening Freeze To US · · Score: 1

    so tell me gramps...if you pee outside, do you literally have to snap the frozen piss off as it turns to colored ice in mid-air?Or am I building the new urban legend?

  6. Re: [SPOILERS] on How Astronauts Took the Most Important Photo In Space History · · Score: 2

    did you try issuing the verbal command enhance?

  7. Upon reading the other primary reasons, I must say on Electric Cars: Drivers Love 'Em, So Why Are Sales Still Low? · · Score: 1

    This isn't the "duh" we're looking for...

  8. Re:An example to follow on Norway's Army Battles Global Warming By Going Vegetarian · · Score: 1

    A new troop song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5kMiYrWsXY for one thing

  9. A THEME park on Building a (Virtual) Roman Emperor's Villa · · Score: 1

    Westworld here we come...

    Time to take the toga out of my closet...hmmm Break glass in case of emergency, global warming qualifies as an emergency doesn't it?

    (Sound of glass shattering)

  10. Re:Non SI units on NASA's Next Frontier: Growing Plants On the Moon · · Score: 1

    Here in the US some cans have coffee beans that you bring home to grind; the rest are coffee grounds ready for brewing. Refill packs can be bought in order to reuse the cans

  11. Re:couldnt agree more on Elon Musk Talks About the Importance of Physics, Criticizes the MBA · · Score: 5, Funny

    (removes headphones) Huh? Did you just say something?

  12. Overheard from an AOL executive on Winamp Shutting Down On December 20 · · Score: 1

    What do you CD warehouse? Start shipping them ASAP!

  13. Re:Alternatve hypothesis? on Cute Cat Photos Are Data-Driven Science Behind Cunning New Language Learning App · · Score: 1

    I would like to believe you, but half of the problems in the series Star Trek: TNG was blamed on plasma.

  14. One theory on Explorer Plans Hunt For Genghis Khan's Long-Lost Tomb · · Score: 1

    One theory is that the abominable snowman is Genghis Khan. They have never been seen together ever. Genghis Khan is immortal but to ensure his survival, he chooses to hide from humans including paparazzi. How did the creature become abominable anyway One is not born like that; it takes hard work.

  15. All these comments on Sweden Is Closing Many Prisons Due to Lack of Prisoners · · Score: 1

    and no link to Inga Und Helga: Swedish Chained Heat? Before the locations will be shut down.

  16. Re:That's 25 terabytes on NASA's Mars Orbiter Reaches Data Milestone · · Score: 1

    Wait till they get fiber

  17. Next time they will probably listen on International Space Station Infected With Malware Carried By Russian Astronauts · · Score: 1

    I specifically told them NOT to put a floppy disk drive in there (although I wasn't really thinking of the Russians at the time).

  18. Is that MSRP? on First Arab Supercar Costs $3.4 Million, Has Diamond-Encrusted Headlights · · Score: 1

    Minimum Sheikh Royalty Prices?

  19. Re:On the plus side on Scientists Says Jellyfish Are Taking Over the Oceans · · Score: 1

    This experiment has already been carried out in the Black Sea, and the results are not good.

    Except for the jellyfish. For them, their clipboards say Results are excellent!

  20. What the what! on Google Is Testing a Program That Tracks Your Purchases In the Real World · · Score: 1

    Put Snowden on this! STAT!

  21. Re:Bugfix Pause always welcome on Linux 3.12 Released, Linus Proposes Bug Fix-Only 4.0 · · Score: 0

    Take the time

    Well I *was* going to take some time off. Not that I'm any sort of developer, mind you. Just sayin'

  22. New video game excuse: You lost again? on Microsoft Admits Windows 8.1 Update May Bork Your Mouse, Promises a Fix · · Score: 1

    "I'm waiting for 8.1, dammit! Seriously!!!"

  23. Shouldn't it be AskSnowden on Ask Slashdot: Easy, Open Source Desktop-Sharing Software? · · Score: 1

    He may have something that he knows was/is being used currently...

  24. Re:Teaching Software Development on Inmates Program Logistics App For Prison · · Score: 1

    You can't miss him. He was told to get rid of his Will code for food sign.

  25. Re:The US, for all its power, hasn't plugged the l on Edward Snowden's New Job: Tech Support · · Score: 1

    He can outbid anyone on Ebay. Anyone.