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  1. Re:A pattern that oft repeats itself on Google Preparing To Launch G-Town · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If the /. community considers this as flamebait, then all is lost.

  2. A pattern that oft repeats itself on Google Preparing To Launch G-Town · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    "Don't be evil." The road to hell is paved with good intentions. This idea of G-Town is the start of yet another indentured servitude scheme to eke out as much productivity as possible while subtly applying pressure that will enslave Google-ites both mentally, physically, and financially. American history is replete with examples and is fundamentally anathema to the concept of Liberty. Just like modern American economic enslavement. How are the payments of that McMansion and Hummer coming along?

  3. Disgusting on Former Student Gets 30 Months For Political DDoS Attacks · · Score: 1

    This is outrageous. It does not require 30 years on the bench to comprehend the pure absurdity of this. People who commit real crimes such as manslaughter, murder, rape serve less time. The schemers on wall street who crashed our economy have caused incredible misery for millions of people, yet they walk free.

  4. Howz about now-ish... on Kindle Allowing Chinese Unfettered Access To Web · · Score: 1

    "How long before Kindle traffic is locked down?" Naturally, reporting it really helped the Chinese people. Fair and balanced. Alive but in a prison camp.

  5. Prohibition? on USB 'Dead Drops' · · Score: 1

    It's like a speak-easy from the era of prohibition for file sharing. What could possibly go wrong? Can anyone say entrapment?

  6. Re:I don't say this often... on The Empire Strikes Back Vader Costume For Sale · · Score: 1

    That's the same thing I've argued for years. You don't take a shit, you give it.

  7. Very good idea on FCC Approves Changes To Cable Box Rules · · Score: 1

    People would be foolish to fail to invest in upstarts that produce the equipment and software. This is going to be a big deal in the tech industry.

  8. Great News! on US Military Orders Less Dependence On Fossil Fuel · · Score: 1

    If there is one thing the bulk of Americans rally about, it is maintaining and growing our military strength. The military attempting to move away from fossil fuels is the most positive development to ever occur in the so called "alternative energy movement", which should never have been trivialized. Petroleum distillation is simply not viable over the long haul.

  9. Crappy article. No pictures. on Study Finds the Perfect Ratio of Attractiveness · · Score: 1

    The statistics are averaged across cultures they sampled. It's about as meaningful as the tendency of storks to build their nests in chimneys.

  10. Obligatory... on IBM Demos Single-Atom DRAM · · Score: 1

    One baby step closer to Skynet. Long live our new immortal overlords.

  11. IT Security Political Model on Are Desktop Firewalls Overkill? · · Score: 1

    One can think of the modern era of desktop security akin to being a police state. So much has "gone down" that the conventional system of trust between client and server has been broken. Clients acting like servers spreading "problems" in the network degrading performance, taking down clients and servers is no way to run affairs. In a more civil situation, then we need only worry about the borders, everyone is happy, and rainbows shoot out of our butts.

  12. Vegas? on James Cameron Commissions Submarine To Visit Challenger Deep · · Score: 1

    Is it safe to assume James Cameron and the crew will be placed on the infamous dead pool? I'll put $1000 bucks on it.

  13. Snake Oil on Boeing Gets $89M To Build Drone That Can Fly For 5 Years Straight · · Score: 1

    It's nonsense. The probability of mechanical failure is outrageous, given the environmental conditions, and nature of mechanical devices. If it were biological in basis, that I can see. If anything it's a good exercise in engineering. Go Stimulus!

  14. Sarah Palin! on High Fructose Corn Syrup To Get a Makeover · · Score: -1, Troll

    Even if you put lipstick on it, it's still a pig.

  15. I would fly out for it on The Push For Colbert's "Restoring Truthiness" Rally · · Score: 1

    If Colbert did this, it would be an amazing speech. I would love to be there for it. If you haven't seen it yet, see his speech he gave to and about George Bush. It is on YouTube.

  16. Re:Interesting tool on Charles Darwin's Best-Kept Secret · · Score: 1

    Ugh. The Grand Canyon has a large number of endemic species including plants AND animals. This mean there are species that evolved within the canyon that do not occur anywhere else on the planet, and there are more widely dispersed species which also occur there. It is not an empty barren wasteland, but, I can understand why people might think that way about it compared to a redwood forest.

  17. Atari 2600 on The Best Video Games On Awful Systems · · Score: 1

    Custer's Last Stand. Way ahead of its time.

  18. Re:Whats the worst that could happen? on Robot Swarm Control On Microsoft's Surface · · Score: 1

    Skynet! Duck and cover!

  19. Re:Promote this teacher! on Teacher Asks Students To Plan a Terrorist Attack · · Score: 1

    I agree. Teaching children to subvert the dominant paradigm! \m/

  20. The topic was building a cluster... on Low Energy Supercomputing · · Score: 1

    Ok this is retarded. Majority of posts are confused about basic energy nomenclature: Amperage, Watts, and Joules? The achievement of building a cluster and having to know the inner workings of an OS etc is a remarkable feat to occur in a short timeperiod. Kudos. And yes I did say retarded. Retarded people don't care, why should we.

  21. Re:Three words on Searching For Backdoors From Rogue IT Staff · · Score: 1

    If you are that paranoid about keeping your job, find another job. Life is too short.

  22. Beer in space on Bacteria From Beer Lasts 553 Days In Space · · Score: 1

    It's a pity bacteria can survive in space. I was hoping when we colonized Mars beer would never spoil.

  23. A weapon of... peace? on Iran Unveils Its First UAV Bomber · · Score: 1

    Hi. We are Iran. We are friendly and wish only peace. Here is our new drone bomber! All we have to do is point and click and * boom *. Nice meeting you friend, we want to be pals!

  24. Makes sense on Court OKs Covert iPhone Audio Recording · · Score: 1

    Why should a phone call be treated any differently than a letter or email? Arizona places no restriction on recording phone calls. One may do it with or without consent of the recorded parties. In my opinion, this makes perfect sense. Assuming positive intent, it helps a person remember details of a conversation they may not recall. I for one cannot recall precisely all details. Perhaps it is a "handicap" of mine. I challenge anyone to recall with perfection a recorded call, including tone of voice, pace, accent, and finally verbiage. If you have something to hide that would make you embarrassed if it appeared in the newspaper, maybe it shouldn't be said at all.

  25. Re:An idea on Will Ballmer Be Replaced As Microsoft CEO? · · Score: 1

    Dammit. I was going to post that.