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  1. Re:Good Question on Why Does the US Cling To Imperial Measurements? · · Score: 1

    If you hate fractions that strongly, I can't wait until you attempt to commuunicate units in numbers of Plank length.

  2. A: Nothing on What Monty Python Teaches Us About Computing · · Score: 4, Insightful

    However, a post containing both "Monty Python" and "Computing" very well may make the front page on ./.

  3. Re:Why? on Microsoft Adds Kinect Support For Netflix · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Sure, it may be cooler to watch videos by waving your arms, but still... buttons are more accurate and faster to use. What's wrong with using the controller for controls?

    Nothing. Sort of like eating sushi with a fork...may be more practical, but you will not rack up any style points in doing so.

  4. Re:Bravo on 'Scrapers' Dig Deep For Data On Web · · Score: 1

    Indeed, Joseph Swanson.

    SEO on a budget. Take notes.

  5. Bravo on 'Scrapers' Dig Deep For Data On Web · · Score: 2
    Example 'scrape' FTA:

    He used a pseudonym on the message boards, but his PatientsLikeMe profile linked to his blog, which contains his real name.

    I don't think we need to dig any deeper to come to the conclusion that this guy is an idiot.

  6. Re:What is facebook? on Ceglia Sues For 50% Facebook, Old Emails as Evidence · · Score: 4, Funny

    Also, I want a normal phone that makes phone calls. Now get off my lawn.

  7. Re:Where did they get the paper? on Students Claim New Paper Folding Record · · Score: 1
    TFA:

    After four hours of sometimes tedious toiling with the single-ply bathroom tissue that Tanton bought online at ToiletPaperWorld.com, he said he and the students from St. Mark's finally folded the paper a 13th time.

    Apparently the toilet paper industry was unaffected by the dotcom burst.

  8. Hold on on Students Claim New Paper Folding Record · · Score: 1
    FTA:

    "However, their '13th fold' was debatable in that it could not stand on its own without considerable support," Ku said in an email Tuesday.

    Shitty deal.

  9. Re:It's Not The Hardware... on Workers Will Smash Their PCs To Get an Upgrade · · Score: 1

    Go on...

  10. Re:Good on Facebook Plans To Show Ads On Websites · · Score: 1

    Though arguably evil, Facebook is by no means a necessary evil. You are free to organize as you wish.

  11. Re:Slippery slope on Scientists Create a "Worth Saving" Index For Endangered Animals · · Score: 1

    If we don't take care of this particular ecosystem, one day this particular ecosystem won't be there to take care of us.

  12. Re:How else... on Quad-Core Mobile Chips Wasted On Mobiles? · · Score: 2

    I can't wait to have to charge my phone every 4 hours !

    Neither can I. My Droid 2 us usually toast after about three.

  13. Re:1 is not prime on Using Prime Numbers to Generate Backgrounds · · Score: 1

    True. One is divisible by one and one...primes require distinctness of divisors. Nice catch.

  14. Re:At birth on Interpol Wants a Global Identity Card System · · Score: 1

    Several baby kidneys wired in parallel could prove to be useful.

  15. Re:yes we need more degrees on Requiring Algebra II In High School Gains Momentum · · Score: 1

    I can say with 100% certainty that U.S. pizza delivery cannot be outsourced, by definition. Next.

  16. Re:Umm yeah... on Spacecraft Sends First Image From Mercury's Orbit · · Score: 1

    Yes.

  17. Re:Impressive on Spam Drops 1/3 After Rustock Botnet Gets Crushed · · Score: 1

    He failed to factor in the Hawaiians...they love that stuff.

  18. Re:Computer scientists? on CMU Eliminates Object Oriented Programming For Freshman · · Score: 1

    I'll assume your asumption was sarcastic, and keep the epic whoosh to myself.

  19. Re:PR Stunt on Limewire Being Sued For 75 Trillion · · Score: 4, Funny

    They Canadian record companies owe trillions of dollars.

    I'd consider the score settled if they took back Celine Dion and Beiber.

  20. Re:I'll save you from reading TFA on Legacy From the 1800s Leaves Tokyo In the Dark · · Score: 4, Funny

    Half of Japan used 50Hz and the other side uses 60Hz. They have three conversion stations with a combined capacity of just 1GW, so power from one side can't power the other.

    Side note: the only power source capable of generating 1.21 gigawatts of electricity is a bolt of lightning.

  21. Re:Wait, what? on Sex Offender Claims Police Entrapped Him With Animated Emoticons · · Score: 1
    FTA:

    Police arrested Jacques Nov. 29, 2007, at a fast-food restaurant after arranging to meet the girl there for a sleepover. He engaged in sexually graphic conversations and sent a pornographic video and pictures to the police officer posing as the 13-year-old girl.

    That is ridiculous.

  22. Re:Haters gonna hate on 17-Year-Old Wins Intel's $100K Science Prize · · Score: 1

    The hate is directed at the entry at a fundamental level. He deserves a pat on the back, but "teenager wins competition for teenagers" doesn't exactly merit a ./ nod.

  23. Re:Best/Worst part of the article on The Life of a Cybercrime Investigator · · Score: 1

    Can you jam with the console cowboys in cyberspace?

  24. Re:Well... on NASA Worker Falls To His Death On Launch Pad · · Score: 1

    Stopping.

  25. Re:It may be in the wild on New Attack Can Disable Phones Via SMS · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Please turn off your computer.