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  1. Re:And You Are Some Magic Insect Sorting Entity? on UN Says: Why Not Eat More Insects? · · Score: 1

    ...for the granola-brains community

    And I thought I was the only one of my kind. Wait for me, my brothers! We shall rejoin under the flag of the Bran Clan yet!

  2. Re:Only true for a small portion of the world on Grocery Delivery Lowers Carbon Dioxide Emissions Over Individual Trips · · Score: 1

    And the booze was just out there, no refrigerator, no cooler, no chiller, NOTHING. Room temperature. Savages.

  3. Some things you just DON'T want to know on Experiment Will Determine Dinosaur's Skin Color · · Score: 1

    That way no myths are shattered, and I would always enjoy being terrified watching Jurassic Park

    Otherwise, I'd have to lean over and tell my kids, They're probably out-of-work dinosaurs that hang out in empty Hollywood lots, waiting for the pickup truck to come get them. Same as those out-of-work 'bad ass' bikers waiting for a different pickup, but still waiting for that same type of call, for their next walk-on role.

  4. Re: Don't all games do this? on EVE Online Getting TV, Comic Book Adaptations · · Score: 1

    The interesting thing about your comment is, ...and that's only *one* aspect of that universe. I'd still watch it though. I used to have that trailer loop endlessly with that mad techno soundtrack.

  5. Re:A pronterface? on 3D Printer Controlled With a Touch-Screen Linux Tablet · · Score: 1

    And no links to pics? Guys, you can have the new Slashdot!

  6. It ain't over till on Ask Slashdot: Preparing For the 'App Bubble' To Pop? · · Score: 0

    It's not over until Netcraft confirms that Steve Jobs is dead.

    What?

  7. Guess what went wrong on Geeks On a Plane Proposed To Solve Global Tech Skills Crisis · · Score: 1

    The pilot? He's the guy who approved patents.

  8. But when the rifle can be smoked like a cigarette on The ATF Not Concerned About 3D Printed Guns... Yet · · Score: 1

    But when the printed weapon can be smoked like a cigarette and has a cupholder for your whiskey, it's GAME ON!!

  9. Re:Does anyone read books like this anymore? on Book Review: A Practical Guide To Linux Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming · · Score: 2

    The printed page comes in handy as 'bathroom' reading material, especially when stumped by a problem that can be solved with a few lines of script. One can then do half of the research online because you can only spend so many hours gazing at the screen. My linux book became dog-eared even after the CD it came with became obsolete, but I learned to appreciate having root as a second user instead of a sudo byword.

    This could lower the signal-to-noise ratio by uncluttering the forums; I see many n00bs still being challenged by 'Why won't xxx run?' when a browse thru the meaning of $PATH will lead them to the right, erm path.

  10. Re:Looking at methods, not motivations. on Video Game Industry Starting To Feel Heat On Gun Massacres · · Score: 1

    making money, watching TV, and eating Taco How dare you take the founder of Slashdot in vain!

  11. Re:that is going to far on Video Game Industry Starting To Feel Heat On Gun Massacres · · Score: 1

    Ever since he showed me how to PIVOT in Excel without the wizard, I've been keeping an eye on him...

  12. Re:HUD on Lawmakers Seek To Ban Google Glass On the Road · · Score: 1

    Why cant Google design a QWERTY steering wheel and sod it all...what's with all this mincey pixie baby steps to the Darwinian utopia we had planned for the future?

  13. Does the priest have an extraordinary cell count on Jedi May Be Allowed To Perform Marriage Ceremonies In Scotland · · Score: 1

    Does the priest possess an unusually high mitochro..microchro...midor...f**k does the officiating priest have chlamydia!?

  14. Guess how the team found out on What's the Best RSS Reader Not Named Google Reader? · · Score: 3, Informative

    "There are two simple reasons for this: usage of Google Reader has declined, and as a company we’re pouring all of our energy into fewer products,” Alan Green an engineer at Google said.

    The RSS team got the axe via Google Reader, which suddenly became their least favorite app.

  15. Re:What firestorm on Best Buy Follows Yahoo in Banning Remote Work · · Score: 2

    This whole thing could have been avoided if they had allowed us to work wearing our pajamas and bunny slippers

  16. Re:Does it matter? on Did Steve Jobs Pick the Wrong Tablet Size? · · Score: 1

    wondering if it wouldn't be better to just have a dumbphone and a tablet instead

    You could call your phone that; I don't think it would be offended at all.

  17. Re:Size might not matter... on Did Steve Jobs Pick the Wrong Tablet Size? · · Score: 1

    Actually, not all of the slashdot crowd wear cargo pants.

  18. Re:Goal setting on Ask Slashdot: Software To Help Stay On Task? · · Score: 1

    I remember another thing, list the tasks under each goal, but the important part is being able to tick them off/put a check mark opposite each task. It is crucial to see where things lie and where you are in relation to the goals. This in a sense reinforces the reasoning behind the longhand as well; each check mark concludes the task with a "Done!" bit.

  19. It's about time on US Wins Appeal In Battle To Extradite Kim Dotcom · · Score: 1

    Isn't this the guy doing the gangnam style dance almost everywhere?

    Oh, wait...

  20. Brilliant pre-emptive strike by Shatner! on Trekkies Vote 'Vulcan' Into the Solar System · · Score: 1

    That way, if any Vulcans or Romulans from an alternate dimension do wind up here, seeking "James Kirk" or "Spock", we can point at the visitors from the /finger quotes "Alternate dimension" /close finger quotes and mock and say, those barren cold moons of Pluto?? No frickin way!

  21. From the sound of comments here on Ask Slashdot: How to Pimp My Android Tablet? · · Score: 1

    Take a snapshot of the wall and put your tablet n front of it to make it appear like it's 'see-through'. And that about sums up the usefulness of said device. As an example, refer to http://www.flickr.com/photos/lewiscraik/2463912247/

  22. MOVE OUT while there's less stuff on Ask Slashdot: Starting From Scratch After a Burglary? · · Score: 1

    Move to a safer (gated perhaps) neighborhood, get the HW out of the balance remaining

  23. Re:Change Password on Ask Slashdot: Dealing With an Advanced Wi-Fi Leech? · · Score: 1

    just for the mystery

    Don't forget to drive around in a van with a big dog and a teener with some chin stubble.

  24. Have you seen Windows 8 computers? on Windows 7 Still Being Sold On Up To 93% of British PCs · · Score: 1

    Before, you were able to walk into a Best Buy and start poking around with the touchpad of display laptops to get a feel of Windows 7. But now display screens are covered with mockups of Windows8 UI??

  25. WAIT They can EACH get a MUUG SHOT on French Police Unsure Which Twin To Charge In Sexual Assaults · · Score: 1

    You. Face front!

    You. Left face!

    Cut the cost.

    Back on topic: The one that sleeps better at night is your man, he's been caught.