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  1. I think it's commendable on Spock Gives Up the Con · · Score: 4, Insightful

    that he did so many cons so far in time. He deserves to live long and prosper himself, devoting his last years uninterrupted to what he feels he has the will and time to do.

  2. Re:any chance that $21M finds its way back to us? on Hitachi-LG Fined $21M For Price-Fixing Optical Drives · · Score: 1

    Google Simpsons and Monorail.

  3. Re:any chance that $21M finds its way back to us? on Hitachi-LG Fined $21M For Price-Fixing Optical Drives · · Score: 1

    One word: Monorail!

  4. Re:Remember to check on World's Oldest Running Car Up For Sale · · Score: 1

    Oh, speedcameras in Britain... they will get you.

  5. Re:Remember to check on World's Oldest Running Car Up For Sale · · Score: 1

    I suppose that I would just want to make sure that the car is in good nick. You know, make sure that the granny that owned it didn't take it drag racing before going to church...

  6. Remember to check on World's Oldest Running Car Up For Sale · · Score: 1

    if it's been declared stolen or SORN. Also get a mileage check from its last MOT and that it has no speeding fines against it. Avoid any nasty surprises.

  7. Re:Einstein replied "Check your measurements, son" on CERN Experiment Indicates Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos · · Score: 1

    Don't forget to synchronise your Casio watches... Good luck!

  8. just one word on Stunning Time Lapse of the Earth From the ISS · · Score: 1

    Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooow.

    These things always help putting the world and its issues into perspective.

  9. I think we also need to on Hotfile Sues Warner Bros Over Abuse of Takedown Tool · · Score: 1

    sue them for also all the possible content we may have downloaded and lost on.

  10. Re:Sad truth on UK Government Breaks Open Source Promises · · Score: 1

    Queen. Appearance. Image. Lobby. Commons. Open source.

    Yeah. You tell 'em. Because that really excuses the government for doing a piss poor job and wasting taxpayer money to favor their corporate buddies.

    Sure. Why not.

  11. Slapping around the face... on Microsoft Exposes Locations of PCs and Phones · · Score: 1

    ... with an old herring. They deserve it.

  12. Would be different if it were a chunk of the wall. on Apollo 11 Flag Swatch Goes Unsold At L.A. Auction · · Score: 1

    I suppose every time something historically grand is about to take place, people scramble to make sure that pieces of that history is kept for posterity (or fetch bucket-loads of cash at auctions in 50 years time). A part of this is sickening and the other is endearing.

    If this was a chunk of the Berlin-wall, it might fetch a different price for starters, but would probably be sold due to the amount of frantic collectors for cold war memorabilia. This might just show us that, at this point in time, we just aren't that interested in the old space programs. Maybe in another 50 years that strip of flag will fetch (equivalent of the time) a couple of million dollars (or whatever currency is in use at the time).

    *ducks*

    Anyway, as is usual these days, I think this is just a sign of something else currently trending.

  13. Re:Google+ on Google+ Runs Out of Disk Space, Swamps Users With Notifications · · Score: 1

    Excuse me, what does this have to do with TFA. If anything, we should be asking why the infrastructure wasn't ready to handle what it was designed for. It will only rival Facebook if it gets storage and DB right (read the /. article regarding Facebook and MySQL from earlier). BTW, I like G+ and am actively using it.

  14. Re:Nice slanted summary on Spanish Copyright Society Raided For Embezzlement · · Score: 2

    No. The victims are the authors who haven't received their share because corrupt administrators set up unfair payment rules and embezzled their money.

  15. This is a non-discussion. on Are Google Music and Amazon Cloud Player Legal? · · Score: 1

    It's legal. Moving on. Aaaaaap. Nono. Don't. Click away from the page.

  16. Re:Odd... on Acoustic Stealth Technology Finally Created · · Score: 1

    Dear Sir, I think you mean the "shushcopter".

  17. Wait a second, 27 comments... on Head of ChronoPay Arrested In Moscow · · Score: 1

    ... and no "In soviet russia" jokes? Oh wait, this is /. not youtube. Sorrymybad.

  18. "Apply only in case of Orwell" on Stallman: eBooks Are Attacking Our Freedoms · · Score: 1

    I agree in full with the article. I can only see benefits all around should ebooks be treated and dealt with in such "freeing" ways. However I have no issue in identifying myself when I purchase an ebook (part of an account system where I can recover my books in case of disaster and also protect such account from very bad people). It only becomes a problem when the government starts keeping tabs on the type of literature I'm reading (and as a consequence may consider me a political activist/terrorist) or the DRM owning company (ex. Amazon) chooses to erase ebooks without my consent (but possibly through orders of the government).

    The problem is accountability. The government is accountable to it's people but no one is enforcing such accountability (yet we seem hellbent on giving them even more power). Should this happen in the way that laws were written and the government dedicated itself to actually protecting it's citizens, we would not be having this conversation.

  19. Re:Unless on France Bans Facebook and Twitter From Radio and TV · · Score: 1

    A slashdot story with a sensationalistic title? Shocker.

  20. Re:Yo Dawg, on Google WebRTC: Can It Replace Skype? · · Score: 1

    Have you listened to radio lately? The 90's are still going strong, as all of its other traits. As for Google, if it remains as the only free and usable service, of course it will become the norm.

  21. I fixed the article... on Google Wallet: the End of Anonymous Shopping · · Score: 1

    ...headline for you:

    "Google Wallet may mark the End of Anonymous Shopping "

    There. Much better.

  22. Oh noes on Finnish Record Labels Want To Block Pirate Bay · · Score: 1

    I read phonographic wrong. Very wrong. Need poffee, I MEAN coffee.

  23. Re:Streisand Effect on Doctors To Patients: First, Do No Yelp Harm · · Score: 1

    Eeehh, don't know about that. The wood might belong to someone so you might be trespassing. Or your presence might affect a native species or the environment so EPA might oust you.

    I think you might as well go take a long walk off a short bridge...

  24. Re:"Open Media" on Major Release of Miro Aims to Compete With iTunes · · Score: 1

    When the article mentions open media, it refers to it regarding integration and usability, not the quality of U2 vs. an indie band. And as some have mentioned, as long as your media is DRM free, you can use it to sync your libraries (even, sigh, Lady Gaga).

  25. Since when on NC Governor Allows Anti-Community-Broadband Law · · Score: 1

    do the companies have the right to protect their abusive and unfair practices... Free market anyone? Is it not possible to create broadband associations like there are housing associations? I think company intrusion is reaching dangerous levels.