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  1. Re:How do we generate the power? on CNN Replicates John Broder's Drive In the Tesla Model S · · Score: 1

    Think of it as refactoring the hardware to aid in future system changes.

    Damm you just used a tech analogy to a car story - BRAVO

  2. Re:"rendering ending"? on Opera Picks Up Webkit Engine · · Score: 1

    ...which in themselves reflect a never-endering ending...

  3. Re:Fault Irrelevant: Shows Flaw on Tesla Motors Battles the New York Times · · Score: 2

    I've made arrangements at the Bat Cave so that it notifies Alfred to leave the car plugged in overnight.

  4. Re:why? on Moving the Linux Kernel Console To User-Space · · Score: 1

    Looks like he had this in mind, among other things as well. Might do you a bit of good to RTFA this time round. (Blasphemy I know)

  5. Ladies and gentlemen, I have the dubious honor of introducing the original "Bobby" Tables.

  6. Re:In other news today. on Turning SF's Bay Bridge Into a Giant LED Display · · Score: 1

    Well think of it as another way of saying Look! Over there! It's Lindsey Lohan!

  7. Gentlemen, let me be the first to coin the term on Norwegian Study: Global Warming Less Severe Than Feared · · Score: 1

    GLOBAL BAKING, which seems to be more to the point.

  8. Re:DIY on Ask Slashdot: Where Are the E-Ink Dashboards? · · Score: 4, Funny

    To *erase* it?? I was under the impression the sponge SAVES the data in COMPRESSED format every single time!

  9. Re:BlueStacks DISCLAIMER on WindowsAndroid Lets You Run Android 4.0 Natively On Your PC · · Score: 2

    BlueStacks is located in California.

    They *do* order take out occasionally, though.

  10. Re:Why is anyone there to see it on New Data Center Modeled After a Space Station · · Score: 1

    You didn't take notes during Master Villain class did you? OF COURSE they will all aim for the red shirts in the inflatable, ALL of THEM, while you make your clean getaway in the bullet proof escape pod in the back away from the deadly crossfire.

  11. Re:They died when the definition of Netbook change on Does 2012 Mark the End of the Netbook? · · Score: 1

    and replaced Linux with MS-Windows. Because at that point, they were no longer Netbooks, they were just crippled, slow, MS-Windows notebooks.

    Yup, it was Windows CE all over again *shudders*

  12. Re:Ion thrusters on NASA's Ion Thruster Sets Continuous Operation Record · · Score: 2

    Warp Drive? It's only around the corner once you've reached Orbital Science See?

  13. Re:Would /. please spare us ?? on John McAfee Tells World How He Fooled Cops and Escaped Belize · · Score: 2

    And the new slashdot would send an investigative reporter to the Belize holding cell and hear out the double's story, and come out with a book called False Positive The Story of McAfee's Escape

  14. Navy showers every *3* days? on Christmas On Mars · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sign me up!

  15. His very own meth lab on Ask Slashdot: Gifts For a 90-Year-Old, Tech-Savvy Dad? · · Score: -1, Troll

    Underground preferably...

  16. Re:That's fuckin' awesome! on Spider Discovered That Builds Its Own Spider Decoys · · Score: 3, Funny

    "No, that's not our neighbor, that's got three legs."

    "He must be compensating."

  17. Re:It can count... on Spider Discovered That Builds Its Own Spider Decoys · · Score: 1

    But the photographer had to show off his business card from Wired.com.

  18. Re:All the jokes aside... on New Malware Wiping Data On Computers In Iran · · Score: 2

    through stupidity and laziness

    You left out VBscript.

    Oh, wait...

  19. Re:caused $800,000... on No Charges In UK For Gary McKinnon · · Score: 1

    Never even read the summary? It seems he accidentally the computer.

  20. Did Jackson use the right graphics card? on Why The Hobbit's 48fps Is a Good Thing · · Score: 1

    Did he use Ati or nvidia? And did he use binary blobs or open source drivers?

  21. Re:Dammit on Linux Nukes 386 Support · · Score: 1

    You want my Red Hat CDs? Not to use, but to dream of, at least.

  22. Re:Darwin awards on Australian Police Warn That Apple Maps Could Get Someone Killed · · Score: 1

    Yeah but do they still say, I was in the neighborhood, so I thought I'd drop by?

  23. Re:Ugh on RMS Speaks Out Against Ubuntu · · Score: 1

    Whichever type you are, it seems to be a fixed attitude once a person reaches an age where their personality is stable - certainly by the time they pass puberty.

    Dammit, I didn't hear the whooshing sound it made when it breezed by. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

  24. When you absolutely, positively on Happy (Early) Bday! :) SMS Txt Msgs Turn 20 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    When you absolutely, positively must get that message across, SMS is your friend. Thank you Matti, Cope and Hagen!

  25. Re:Surprised? on Dell's Ubuntu Ultrabook Now On Sale; Costs $50 More Than Windows Version · · Score: 1

    Of course it has to cost more. It's a luxury laptop, the best at what it can do. The first two letters of luxury are even the same as linux

    Oh, wait...