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  1. Good Guys or Bad Guys? on Wikileaks Vows Release '7x the Size' of Iraq Leak · · Score: 4, Interesting

    So with my admittedly meager research (reading Slashdot and other sites), I can't figure out if the Wikileaks people are good guys or bad guys. Which is it?

  2. Re:Nasal Drip? on Indian Woman Completes Ten-Year Hunger Strike · · Score: 1

    She's Indian : if presented with a "spicy vindaloo", her first comment is likely to be "what is this repulsive slop?", followed shortly by howls of alternating hilarity and incredulity as you explain to her that you think this is "Indian" food.

    Are you a troll or just ignorant? Let's see what Wikipedia says about vindaloo.

    Vindaloo or vindalu (Konkani) is a dish originally from Goa, India. ... Vindaloo is a popular dish in many parts of India.

    Since this also fits with my personal experience, I believe I can safely say you have no idea what you are talking about.

  3. Nasal Drip? on Indian Woman Completes Ten-Year Hunger Strike · · Score: 1

    I wonder what getting vitamins and nutrients force fed to me via nasal drip is like. Probably not a whole lot of fun.

    I also wonder how her stomach would handle solid food after ten years of being empty. I can't imagine that a spicy vindaloo would sit too well with her right now.

  4. All Hail Snake Jesus! on Immaculate Conception In a Boa Constrictor · · Score: 1

    On your knees, you heathen!

  5. Smart Smart Smart on Man Dies of Caffeine Overdose · · Score: 1

    Well it looks like the US isn't the only country who has these types of people. Famous last words, "Hey guys, watch this!"

    Unfortunately I am becoming so jaded to this type of thing, I can't quite figure out if this is funny or sad.

  6. Re:Does it still exist? on Record-Breaking Galaxy Found In Deep Hubble Image · · Score: 2, Funny

    So we should name it Schrodinger's Galaxy?

  7. Re:Space Nutters are so cute on International Effort Brings an Open Standard For Docking In Space · · Score: 1

    I'm a Gibbon, you insensitive clod! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibbon

    Gibbons don't have tails, you...oh nevermind.

  8. Re:Space Nutters are so cute on International Effort Brings an Open Standard For Docking In Space · · Score: 1

    Apes never have tails, you insensitive clod!

  9. Re:First Zzzz Post on Spain Holds First National Siesta Championship · · Score: 1

    Well, Smythe, it looks like I win the Slashdot siesta championship this time!

  10. Re:Just what we need... on Canon Blocks Copy Jobs Using Banned Keywords · · Score: 1

    No, sir, you may not have another pencil until you bring us the stub of your previous one!

  11. Re:little green men called DIBS on Recently Discovered Habitable World May Not Exist · · Score: 2, Interesting

    So we found this planet by measuring gravitational changes on light. If the planet were in fact cloaked, then wouldn't that be akin to just turning off the gravity for the whole planet? How could they keep everything from floating away? I guess this fancy pants alien technology is just too advanced for me to understand.

  12. Re:BUT IT'S NOT MOWING ANYTHING! on The World's Fastest Lawnmower · · Score: 1

    So I guess I could just throw some sort of cutting blades under my pinto and set the record then. (Assuming a pinto can go 96 mph)

  13. But... on The World's Fastest Lawnmower · · Score: 1

    Does it have a six pack cooler on it?

  14. Re:ahem on Microsoft Eyes PC Isolation Ward To Thwart Botnets · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Actually, I see it as a way to stop people from using pirated Windows. Oh, you can't pass the Windows Genuine Advantage (or whatever it is called these days), so you can't properly update your machine. Since your machine isn't updated, that means no internet for you. That would be a big disincentive to pirates everywhere.

  15. Re:Company Hating on Facebook Wants Ownership Case Thrown Out · · Score: -1

    Oh Paul Ceglia, is that you?

  16. Re:Good News is... on Parasite Correlated With World Cup Success · · Score: 3, Informative

    Actually the original name was "The World" Series which was the name of the newspaper that sponsored it. It's similar to how NASCAR had the Winston Cup and the Busch Cup. The difference is that NASCAR renamed their trophies when the sponsor changed, whereas "The World" Series never got changed..... and now if causes confusion because few remember that it was named after a paper.

    Except for the fact that you completely made that up.

    Here is a brief excerpt from the Wikipedia article: The series were promoted and referred to as the "The Championship of the United States", "World's Championship Series", or "World's Series" for short.

  17. Re:Good News is... on Parasite Correlated With World Cup Success · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This could be balanced if we did one of two things: Treat the European Union as 1 slot the same way we treat the American Union as 1 slot. -or- 25 slots for the EU states and 50 slots for the US states.

    Except for the fact that the 'American Union' is actually one country, and the European Union is not. Should we start splitting up the EU member nations by state/province too? Or perhaps you just made this comment because the US is a large nation. Hey, even though Canada doesn't qualify, we need to split them up, too. Russia, too big, let's start treating them as separate smaller states. China and India too. Hey, this is fun!

  18. This Study on Your Computer Or iPad Could Be Disrupting Sleep · · Score: 1

    This study sponsored by your friends at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

  19. Re:In other news.... on South Korea Announces Daily MMO Blackouts For Youths · · Score: 1

    Lineage 2 is rated 19+ in Korea, meaning that you have to be 19 years old to play it. Since this is a blackout list to protect youths, naturally Lineage 2 wouldn't be included.

  20. Re:Depends on the reward on The City of Heroes Expansion & the Issues of User-Created Content · · Score: 1

    Not quite. It's probably a dead end for missions than grant experience but can still be a great part of the content. Provide some sort of ranking/point system and even add in cosmetic or other minor rewards and it will still have value.

    MMOs are mostly about the sense of achievement but there's still room for a little fun in them :)

    I think that it is still possible to have user created missions that offer experience. The game devs just need to make sure that only missions which are balanced with the other gameplay can be created.

    In my opinion, the game devs dropped the ball and released a buggy product here. This isn't proof that user created content is bad, it is proof that lazy game devs are bad.

  21. Re:Poor Design on The City of Heroes Expansion & the Issues of User-Created Content · · Score: 1

    Oh, Im not saying to disallow user generated content. I am saying that balance is an important part of any multiplayer game. The devs should have made sure the content that can be created is balanced and fair in comparison with the other aspects of the game.

  22. Poor Design on The City of Heroes Expansion & the Issues of User-Created Content · · Score: 1

    Why not wait and release the product without these gaping loopholes for players to abuse?

  23. Re:This just seals the deal. on Wolfram|Alpha's Surprising Terms of Service · · Score: 1

    Or, even better, you can search for 'SAT score' and get back the distribution information. However, if you search for 'sat score' you get nothing.

    Ugh, make that 'SAT scores' and 'sat scores', respectively. If you search for 'sat score', you get back information about a satellite.

  24. Re:This just seals the deal. on Wolfram|Alpha's Surprising Terms of Service · · Score: 1

    Or, even better, you can search for 'SAT score' and get back the distribution information. However, if you search for 'sat score' you get nothing.

  25. Re:depends on Your Commuting Costs By Car Vs. Train? · · Score: 1

    Almost forgot to add:

    - it takes me 25 minutes to reach work in the car. - it would take 1:30 to get there via public transportation.

    I have the opposite situation in my city. Using the subway takes me roughly ten minutes to go to work, but if I were to drive, I would be sitting in traffic for an hour. Also, the trip to and from work costs me about 1,320 won (roughly a buck?), so the public transportation is much cheaper and more efficient for me.