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  1. Daily fiber intake? on The US Desperately Needs a 'Fiber For All' Plan (eff.org) · · Score: 3, Funny

    I misunderstood the title. I thought it was a suggestion to start taking Metamucil.

  2. Why did they fly the next day? on Pilot Who Hitched a Ride Saved Lion Air 737 Day Before Deadly Crash (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    If there was an issue with the aircraft one day, I would do a lot of investigation before I would fly it again. This appears to be caused by a aircraft safety feature being set off by defective hardware and the pilots weren't informed of it or trained to handle it. Still, if something goes wrong one day, why would you fly the aircraft the next day?

  3. Re:Tea for Texas on Texas Lawmakers Want To Stop Tesla From Fixing Its Own Cars (electrek.co) · · Score: 1

    You have obviously never lived in Louisiana.

  4. Re:Copyright? What Copyright? on Huawei Says It Has a Backup OS In Case It's Cut Off From Android (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    No, Palm OS.

  5. Obvious to anyone who observes them on Mercury -- Not Venus -- is the Closest Planet To Earth on Average, New Research Finds (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Amatuer astronomers love to observe Mars. The problem is Mars is on a close, but outside orbit. Unlike Jupiter and Saturn, which the Earth passes every year in thier orbits, it is a different story with Mars. It is only really close for two months every 2 years. It spends most of its time on the far side of its orbit until the Earth can chase it down again, and then quickly races away. Even though you can view it through most of its orbit, it is small and normally far away. Venus, even when near the far side of its orbit, it is fairly easy to observe. At least once it rises far enough out of the Sun's glare. Mercury would be even better, but due to the small orbit it doesn't get far from the Sun from our point of view before it dives back down into the glare.

  6. Was daylight savings time involved? on Physicists Reverse Time Using Quantum Computer (phys.org) · · Score: 4, Funny

    It always makes me feel like I am time traveling.

  7. Next one will crash due to stall on Boeing To Make Key Change in 737 MAX Cockpit Software (wsj.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    That would have been prevented by the current system.

  8. Alexa, turn off the lights on Amazon's Alexa has 80,000 Apps -- and No Runaway Hit (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.

  9. AI MBA on Microsoft Launches AI Business School (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 2

    This is where AIs go to enhance their career by earning an MBA.

  10. Re:What is an underground wall of ice? on Fukushima's Radiation Is Contained By a Mile-Long Wall of Ice (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Isn't that the responsibility of the Lord Commander?

  11. Re:The fun of a cashless world on USA Today Tech Columnist: Millennials Will Live To See a Cashless World (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    So why are Millennials giving this all up for the convenience of cashless transactions?

  12. Re:When did slashdot become used as a political si on Salon: Republicans Are Launching Fake Local News Sites To Spread 'Propaganda' (salon.com) · · Score: 1

    /. is the only place I go for news.

  13. Unofficial service pack on Microsoft To Start Selling Windows 7 Add-On Support April 1st (computerworld.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Is someone planning on creating an unofficial Windows 7 service pack like they did for Windows XP?

  14. Must be a 501(c)(3) charity on Amazon's Charity 'AmazonSmile' Funds Anti-Vaccine Groups (theguardian.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    To receive donations, the organization must be a 501(c)(3) public charitable organization. If these groups get approved by the IRS for this status, it would be hard for Amazon to stop it.

  15. Sounds like something from Robocop on Major League Baseball Finally Begins Experimenting With Robot Umpires (espn.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Strike 3! Please put down your bat. You have 30 seconds to comply.

  16. That is why I still use floppies. on Hard Disks Can Be Turned Into Listening Devices, Researchers Find (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 3, Funny

    If I really need to transfer a lot of data, there are still Zip Disks.

  17. Re:The Zero G indicator on SpaceX's Crew Dragon Capsule Returns To Earth After Historic Test Flight (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    I think they should have spent millions on a commitee to design the Zero-G Indicator instead of buying one for $5 at the gift shop.

  18. Most coal plants that were shut down were converted to natural gas.

  19. We need to dig this stuff up and extract that vital resource.

  20. Re:it seems early but it's not on Linux 5.1 Continues The Years-Long Effort Preparing For Year 2038 (phoronix.com) · · Score: 1

    No, there's 595666616 seconds left.

  21. Re:Linux will not exist in 2038 on Linux 5.1 Continues The Years-Long Effort Preparing For Year 2038 (phoronix.com) · · Score: 1

    By that time FreeBSD will be running launchd, which is basically the same thing.

  22. Re:I made my own internet in college on Vladimir Putin Wants His Own Internet (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    What is the bandwidth of two cans and a piece of string?

  23. Re:Band on the run on Microsoft To Offer Band Refunds, Announces End of Apps and Services (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    What's a 45? It was the gun that won the west.

  24. Was for running, now just running away.

  25. So long, and thanks for all the fish on The World is Losing Fish to Eat as Oceans Warm, Study Finds (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    I blame the dolphins.