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  1. So.... 640 Friends ought to be enough on Human Brain Places Limit On Twitter Friends · · Score: 1

    for anybody!

  2. The end of OTA on Microsoft's Xbox To Have Streaming TV Service? · · Score: 1

    And if we can get everyone streaming TV, then the govt can sell off the rest of the broadcast tv spectrum for yet more $$$

  3. cern.ch on 'Reading Level' Filter Added To Google Search · · Score: 1

    84% advanced.. seems to be influenced by level of technical terms.

  4. Re:Why not Firebird? on Oracle Releases MySQL 5.5 · · Score: 1

    What Firebird does, it does well. The thing is, if you have a choice for a backend server, PostgreSQL really delivers all the same functionality as Firebird, but a whole lot more. Some of the gaps with Firebird are: No inherent replication solution, no GIS support (like PostGIS), more limited range of SQL functions, less language extensibility options (functions in Firebird can be added, but only through writing platform-dependent DLLs), no XML support (dunno if PostgreSQL is much better on XML).

  5. Re:Criticising typos was lame 20 years ago... on General Motors' NASA Robot On Tour · · Score: 1

    more important than complaining about trivial details like apostrophes.

    FTFY

  6. Windows Presentation Foundation on Silverlight 5 — Back From the Dead? · · Score: 1

    ..just in case you we're wondering.

  7. Simple? on Google To Translate European Patents · · Score: 2

    The EU requirement to translate all its business into every language of every member state isn't something that makes me think simplicity!

  8. Re:Worker safety in China on Workers Poisoned Making Touchscreen Hardware · · Score: 1

    Chinese manufacturers could care less about safety.

    How much less?

  9. Ireland has had this for some time on Internet Dismantling the State Church In Finland · · Score: 5, Informative

    Ireland has had a popular equivalent in http://countmeout.ie/ for some time.. It seems it has been so popular that, as of August, the catholic church actually changed their 'canon law' so that defection is no longer available!!

  10. Re:Beverly Stayart free porn on Court Rules Against Woman Who Didn't Like Search Results · · Score: 2, Funny

    She's unleashed a monster. Note the text following the photo at http://eaglehealthcare.blog-generation.com/2010/02/06/viagra-cialis-levitra/

  11. World Cup 2014 on Artificial Life Forms Evolve Basic Memory, Strategy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wow look at that teamwork.. maybe those guys could represent England?

  12. Re:So you have a wife huh? on Swinging Robot Excels At Wall-Climbing · · Score: 1

    Is she portable and requires the use of only 1-hand?

    No, that's Adam West's wife and if he found out you were cheating with his wife then he will show-up with the matching rubber glove.

    WTF comment of the week.

  13. Powerpoint with details on Irish Gov't Invests In Color-Coded Fiber Optics · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here's a Presentation from April with some detail. There's more to this than just regular WDM.

  14. At last!! Vuvuvela can join BIG DOG!! on YouTube Gets a Vuvuzela Button (Seriously) · · Score: 1
  15. Honda light years ahead on Toyota Robot Violinist Wows At Shanghai Expo · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's all very impressive, but let's see a Toyota fall down the stairs

  16. Re:Come on on Swedish Court Rules ISP Must Reveal OpenBitTorrent Operator's Identity · · Score: 1

    Sweden do not produce crap for the world, creativity is not one of their well known skills.

    Umm.. I think these old geezers are pretty creative.

  17. Another ABC News 'Miracle' on Gene Therapy Restores Sight To Blind · · Score: 2, Insightful

    As usual, ABC News reaches for the M word. Nothing supernatural.. more like many years of painstaking and brilliant science.

  18. Re:Indeed on Programming the Commodore 64: the Definitive Guide · · Score: 1

    WHOOOOSH

  19. Indeed on Programming the Commodore 64: the Definitive Guide · · Score: 1

    Oh what fun raster interrupts were.

  20. Psyclapse and Bandersnatch on Failed Games That Damaged Or Killed Their Companies · · Score: 1

    Back in the day, Imagine Software pretty much set the standard for this in the UK.

  21. Re:Too late! on Lacking Buyers, NASA Cuts Prices On Shuttles and Old Engines · · Score: 1

    Umm.. you mean like this?

  22. Keep them for reference on Lacking Buyers, NASA Cuts Prices On Shuttles and Old Engines · · Score: 4, Insightful

    We dont want this happening again..

  23. Re:EPIC WIN on Facebook Campaign Decides UK Christmas Music Charts · · Score: 1
  24. Better idea on Google Unveils goo.gl URL Shortening Service · · Score: 1

    For real short URLs, we should just give every machine a NUMBER instead of a .. oh wait..

  25. Re:why would an adult talk to another child? on Canada Supreme Court Broadens Internet "Luring" Offense · · Score: 1

    Asking them to put down the gun perhaps?