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  1. Democracy on Apple Music Caught Censoring Pro-Democracy Music In China (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Because nothing is more threatening to a walled garden.

  2. It could be worse... on Google Foresees Ads On Your Refrigerator, Thermostat, and Glasses · · Score: 1

    Me: *digging in fridge looking for a midnight snack*
    MS Clippy: Uh oh! It looks like you're about to go off your diet again! Would you like help with that?

  3. What has been seen cannot be unseen. on The Programmers Go Coding Two-by-Two — Hurrah? · · Score: 1

    Why, Internet? Why?

  4. Kudos to the fellow embedded dev. on Software Engineering Has Its Own Political Axis From Conservative To Liberal · · Score: 1

    I would recomment a 3 year stint in embedded for app programmers. You'll be shocked how sloppy you are, and, more importantly, how needlessly sloppy. Many techniques can be incorporated without slowing down the freewheeling development much at all.

    Somebody mod that guy up.

  5. Getting married didn't make me dumb. on Modest Proposal For Stopping Hackers: Get Them Girlfriends · · Score: 1

    It just made me poor.

  6. Re:cannot wait on Nanoparticles Heated By Radio Waves Switch On Genes In Mice · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't this be a bit easy to hack? Just blast a diabetes patient with radio waves, instant insulin overdose, nobody will know what happened. Perfect murder.

    Mod this guy up. I was thinking the same thing when I first read this.

  7. A Second Look at Bush on Scientists Say People Aren't Smart Enough For Democracy To Flourish · · Score: 1

    Back when he was in office, I asked my mother what she thought of Bush.
    She replied that if she knew the things he did, she probably couldn't sleep at night.
    That gave me a new appreciation of the man.

  8. Re:Why So expensive? on Kinect For Windows Releasing On February 1 · · Score: 2
  9. The question everyone is anxious to know... on Transistor Made From Cotton Yarn · · Score: 1

    Will it play Farmville?

  10. Re:Games on What's Keeping You On Windows? · · Score: 1

    Have YOU tried Dia?
    It has great features, but doesn't feel very polished as a program. When in Linux and don't have only minimal needs, I'll use Dia or LibO Draw. (I actually prefer Draw in that instance - even if it can't natively do UML.)

  11. Do as I say, not as I do. on Jobs Wanted To Destroy Android · · Score: 1, Troll

    Seriously, Jobs. Xerox. Freaking. Xerox.

  12. Re:Pass the FUD, I'm starving. on Microsoft Responds To Linux Concerns Over Windows 8 and UEFI Secure Boot · · Score: 1

    Yeah, about $1000.

  13. Pass the FUD, I'm starving. on Microsoft Responds To Linux Concerns Over Windows 8 and UEFI Secure Boot · · Score: 1

    Guys, remember the Internet Explorer anti-trust controversy?

    *long awkward pause*

    They. Are. Not. Going. To.

    And even if they did, so what? Seriously, this is frickin' Slashdot. All of you either build your own machines or own Macs.

  14. This IT-Powered Smart Grid brought to you by... on White House To Announce IT-Powered Smart Grid · · Score: 2

    Sony.

  15. NAVI provides audio feedback. on Kinect Used To Help the Visually Impaired · · Score: 1
  16. Though, I'm inclined to agree... on Debian Is the Most Important Linux · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This smells suspiciously like flame-bait. And if you look carefully, you'll see an army of trolls off in the horizon.

  17. Re:200 Mbps on Smart Grid Brings Powerline Broadband Back? · · Score: 2

    KE5VEU checking in. Here in the States, giving up the Hams isn't an easy thing to do. When another Katrina/Ike/YourNameHere strikes, who still owns the air? We do. Phone lines are dead. Power is out. Who's still on? We are.

  18. Hold the Spin on GOP Senators Move To Block FCC On Net Neutrality · · Score: 5, Informative

    And READ THE -~=*FRIENDLY*=~- ARTICLE. All of it.

    DeMint's received contributions from ATT: $37,500. Total Funding Received: $6.33M
    As far as Candidates receiving funds from Computer and Internet Industries: DeMint ranks #35.
    Telecom Services & Equipment: #20.
    Both of those rankings are WELL below several names of Democrats.
    If DeMint's in anybody's back pocket it's Old People. Retirement. Insurance. Real Estate. Securities and Investment.

    Quoted:
    "In theory, many Democrats favor Net neutrality. President Obama recently reiterated through a spokesman that he remains "committed" to the idea, as have some Democratic committee chairmen.

    But theory doesn't always mesh with political practice. More than 70 House Democrats sent a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski instructing him to abandon his Net neutrality plans. A majority of Congress now opposes Genachowski's proposals. "

    I'm sorry, what were we talking about again?

  19. You can buy mooney with real dollars. on Cow Clicker Boils Down Facebook Games · · Score: 1

    Who.
    Are.
    These.
    People?

  20. John Carmack on Knuth Plans 'Earthshaking Announcement' Wednesday · · Score: 1

    He was on the team that worked on Doom. And all the other id games. There's also Mike Abrash. That dude's a frickin' genius. But, back to Carmack, if game engine designers ever appointed a patron saint, it would be him. Works on space projects now. Very cool.

  21. Let's not forget some other unsung heroes. on King's Quest Fan Project The Silver Lining Is Back · · Score: 2, Informative

    You guys are going to love this.

    http://www.agdinteractive.com/games/games.html

    Not sure how these guys pulled it off (probably got permission before Vivendi ate Sierra), but they've been doing Sierra remakes for a long time.

  22. We can rebuild him. on Bionic Cat Gets World's First Implant Paws · · Score: 3, Interesting

    We have the technology.

  23. I'll poor myself a glass of Old Janx Spirit, on Astronomers Solve the Mystery of 'Hanny's Voorwerp' · · Score: 1

    and get cozy with my childhood favorite "How the Grinch Stole Gas Clouds, Star Systems, and Oh Zark, We're Next."

  24. Those rides sure look fun, but.... on Preserving Virtual Worlds · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't know if I could go AFK that long.

  25. Dear Planet Earth on Bill Gates's New Version of the Einstein Letter · · Score: 1

    Since facts are in short order, let's consider some speculations. The US of A may or may not have started a war for oil. (I'm actually pro-George W, but let's play the devil's advocate).
    The next World War will likely be about natural resources. (Tell me with a straight face it won't be.) Those of us in industrialized countries (like the US) consume A LOT of resources. India and China are getting into the game, and hey, that's cool. They all deserve a piece of the pie. The problem is that pie is getting smaller. The US is behind in a lot of things. Internet being one of them. If energy runs scarce, there will be a panic. Allow me to applaud Mr. Gates and say "Hell yeah. We got the money. Let's get ahead of the game."