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  1. Re:Yeah, they successfully wasted $700 million on Discovery's Final Launch Successful · · Score: 1

    Plus, he got the girl. Er, I mean girls.

  2. Is there a countdown clock somewhere on the net? on NASA Readies Discovery Shuttle For Final Flight · · Score: 1

    It would be a significant link IMHO.

  3. How does Watson warm up? on Watson Wins Jeopardy Contest · · Score: 1

    Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do. I'm half crazy all for the love of you.

    Why, those IBM research scientists! Up to their old tricks again! Better watch them from now on!!

  4. Re:It can beat Ken Jennings at Jeopardy, but... on Watson Wins Jeopardy Contest · · Score: 1

    Takes 30 seconds to fix that though.

    If he'll let you.

  5. Re:Motorola is going to be selling this soon on Dual-core Smartphone Runs Android and Ubuntu · · Score: 2

    I'm not shocked that they manage to break Linus as well.

    You mean to tell me, this time, it's personal??

  6. Re:How does this work...for our non-American crowd on NFL Teams Considering IPads To Replace Playbooks · · Score: 1

    "5,000 pages by 100 playbooks means a very manageable 50 pages per player, per game"

    And that's only for the *defensive* team.

  7. Sad state of affairs on Hotmail Launches Accounts You Can Throw Away · · Score: 1

    We're not eliminating the root cause here, are we? It sounds like more places or new names for 'Trash bin'.

    It's like the terrorists had won

  8. "Walid Phares" isn't he a character in some game? on Russian Media Link Moscow Bombing With Modern Warfare 2 Scene · · Score: 1

    An NPC, someone who stands in line at airports, complaining loudly about how expensive it is these days to fly anywhere out of Moscow?

  9. Li-Ion? Why don't laptops sustain power with these on Volkswagen Unveils 313 MPG XL1, Slates Production For 2013 · · Score: 1

    How come our laptops' Li-Ion batteries still deteriorate with age and can only supply measly battery power after a couple of years of use, yet they can be trusted enough to power these autos? Can someone please explain...

  10. Re:Economic Collapse due to Class War on Official — Economic Crash Not Computers' Fault · · Score: 1

    No, we are not.
     
    /me returns to admiring the polished woodgrain on his custom-made PC

  11. Re:Burning WAAAY too much CPU; perfect on links2 on Slashdot Launches Re-Design · · Score: 1

    where is this all-minified.js of which you speak, so that we may benefit from your tech wisdom (or experience, for that matter)

    BTW, /. eds, browsing text mode in links2 makes it look like I am reading some tech documentation. No way is my imaginary boss going to fire me i as he passes by my imaginary cubicle in my near-perfect imaginary office.

  12. Re:Joke Time, not on Terrorists Bomb Moscow Airport · · Score: 1

    (thanks for the info)

    Where's the

    P.S.

    Oh, wait...

    when you need one?

  13. Are you saying on Genghis Khan, History's Greenest Conqueror · · Score: 1

    All those people couldn't get in their cars fast enough to elude the invading horde?

  14. Re:Joke Time, not on Terrorists Bomb Moscow Airport · · Score: 1

    Plus the link in TFS indicated that Russia has had experiences like this from Chechen suicide bombers.

  15. Re:Julian Assange on Wikileaks Movie Coming To the Big Screen · · Score: 1

    You're like the diametric opposite of those people who read Playboy for the articles.

  16. If they do not feature the tech behind it on Wikileaks Movie Coming To the Big Screen · · Score: 1

    They should also feature this guy http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/the-most-dangerous-man-in-cyberspace-20100818 in it; otherwise without the tech, it's only half the story.

    If you ever read one article this year, this should be it. (Apologies to /.)

  17. What should MS do? on Laser Incidents With Aircraft On the Rise · · Score: 1

    When will there be an MS Flight Sim Fly Red-eye/ Green Laser-in-my-eye Edition?

  18. Re:A Frenchman showering once a week? on Russian Simulated Mars Mission Close To 'Landing' · · Score: 1

    Chill out, it's a mock flight. Plus, he heard there wasn't any real water involved.

  19. But did they arrive on time? on DSL Installation Fail · · Score: 1

    If they showed up on time, hell I'd give them a call to set up my connection. And I will insist on the same level of quality as yours.

  20. Not just sharks! on Sharks Seen Swimming Down Australian Streets · · Score: 1

    It would have swam several kilometres in from the river, across Evan Marginson Park and the motorway. It's definitely a first for Goodna

    Not just sharks, but GPS-equipped sharks!

  21. Re:We know how this is going to end on Russian Team Prepares To Penetrate Lake Vostok · · Score: 1

    Think your Hastur baiting will work in /.?

  22. Overheard in the expedition's tent on Russian Team Prepares To Penetrate Lake Vostok · · Score: 1

    Boris: Ok, we're just about ready to examine the ice sampl-- (notices the long fizz after Stefanovsky puts ice in his Pepsi)

    Er, Stefan, where's the ice we pulled from the lake?

    Stefan: You mean the ice that was over here (points to empty sample dish)?

    (Later) hello Moscow, we've lost Stefan, we'll have to continue without him...

  23. I don't know man but on De Raadt Doubts Alleged Backdoors Made It Into OpenBSD · · Score: 1

    was there someone behind him showing today's newspaper headlines when he made the statement? We just want to make sure...

  24. Why 2011? on Google Unveils Beta Chrome OS Notebook · · Score: 1

    That only gives me one year to fully enjoy it before the end of the world.

  25. Re:DOes it really make any difference on Alternative To the 200-Line Linux Kernel Patch · · Score: 3, Funny

    But animals within range of your home, did, at the slightest instant, raise their heads and went, WTF was that??