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  1. The joys of fart sniffing... on Ask Slashdot: What Would Your TED Talk Be About? (ted.com) · · Score: 1

    and navel gazing.

  2. Wind up toy jitters around after key is turned.

  3. Quacks around the country rejoice!

  4. Think of all the rappers posting screenshots of themselves texting the complete works of Shakespeare.

  5. That is the question.

  6. Once got someone's police officer application on Slashdot Asks: Have You Ever Gotten Someone Else's Email? (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    I once got a LAPD application sent to me by someone who thought I was their recruiter or whatever. I replied saying they had sent it to the wrong address, and then I deleted the email. I never heard back from the guy, but I imagine he is this moment he is holding a danish trying to stand still next the Leslie Nielsen.

  7. Clearly not an econ major. on Silicon Valley University Asks Professors To Offer Students Affordable Housing (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    "a senior at UCSC told the CBS affiliate that some 'landlords are kind of jacking up the prices because they know about this.'"

    Isn't supply and demand day one in business school?

  8. At what point do non-nintendo consoles admit defeat and just start making computers?

  9. I'm shocked, shocked! on 'How We Made Starship Troopers' (theguardian.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    "he never actually read Robert Heinlein's original book"

    well not that shocked.

  10. colonize or terraform? on Ask Slashdot: What Kind of Societies Will the First Mars Colonies Be? · · Score: 1

    I think mars should be terraformed first. take some mass from that asteroid belt maybe a few icy comets, slide that greasy pig in the oven and in a million years we got ourselves another planet. Of course by that time we will have either perfect interstellar travel or perished.

  11. In other news... on Facebook Announces That It Has Invented a New Unit of Time (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Pickles the kitten learned an important lesson today, find out what after the break.

  12. buy an old laser printer on Ask Slashdot: Do You Print Too Little? · · Score: 1

    I currently have a laserjet 4050 and print 5 or less pages a day. I haven't changed the toner since at least 2010.

  13. sailfish on Slashdot Asks: Does the World Need a Third Mobile OS? · · Score: 1

    how is sailfish doing? I haven't heard much about them since they went software only.

  14. seconded

  15. Look what happened to general aviation when cessna, piper, et al got the pants sued off them. A small 4 place plane used to cost about as much as a mid range Cadillac, after the lawyers got through with them they cost $200k.

  16. The Germans can't help themselves. on Germany Plans To Fingerprint Children and Spy On Personal Messages (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    Between this and Merkel turning the EU into the fourth reich. It's like the one country is composed of Bond villains.

  17. Encryption is the new gun control. on British PM Seeks Ban On Encryption After Terror Attack (boingboing.net) · · Score: 1

    Why would a law abiding citizen ever need ssl or wpa2?

  18. The Ascent of Money on What Are Some Documentaries and TV Shows That You Recommend To Others? · · Score: 1

    Good documentary based off a good book.

    http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ascent...

  19. Why not fight them in their backyards? on After London Attack, PM Calls For Internet Regulation To Fight Terrorists (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Instead of ours, oh yeah then the politicians can't get their jollies by exerting more control over the populace.

  20. Libreoffice is a thing on Microsoft Will Block Desktop 'Office' Apps From 'Office 365' Services In 2020 (techradar.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    free too.

  21. does dr. strangelove count? on Slashdot Asks: What's Your Favorite Sci-Fi Movie? · · Score: 1

    cause that's my answer. otherwise fifth element.

  22. I am Jack's total lack of surprise. on Millions of Smart Meters May Over-Inflate Readings by up to 600% (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The one thing people were afraid of when they were forced to switch over the smart meters happened.

  23. All hail Lima Time Time on Slashdot Asks: Your Favorite Podcasts? And Why? · · Score: 1

    The best Astros podcast

  24. Totally bogus on Creepy Site Claims To Reveal Torrenting Histories (iknowwhatyoudownload.com) · · Score: 1

    They didn't list any of the ascii "art" I downloaded in high school.

  25. same as it ever was on Ask Slashdot: What's the Best Linux Laptop? · · Score: 3, Informative

    pick a thinkpad any thinkpad.