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  1. Re:The Stupidity, It Hurts! on Video Game Industry Starting To Feel Heat On Gun Massacres · · Score: 4, Informative

    How long do you think the militia with the weapons it is legally allowed to own is going to last against the US military?

    Oh I don't know, roughly a dozen years or so, give or take. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001–present)

  2. Re:Apple on Apple Yanks "Sweatshop Themed" Game From App Store · · Score: 1

    What, so only APPLE is allowed to run a sweatshop?

    I think that this is obviously just Apple getting too big and attempting to throw its weight around to reduce competition. Of course, I could just be comparing Apple$ to Oranges... or Micro$oft.

  3. Re:Not a huge surprise... on Hacker Skips SimCity Full-Time Network Requirement · · Score: 1

    In the article. I'm not suprised you didn't see it. This is /. after all.

    You enable debug mode. That's all. There's a thousand ways to Google that. :)

  4. Re:Anonymity? on Copyright Trolls Order Wordpress To Disclose Critics' IP Addresses · · Score: 1

    Hey, where did all of those people who say anonymity on the Internet isn't necessary run off to?

    He's Spartacus!

    No, I am Spartacus.

  5. Re:If only we could figure out.. on Global Temperatures Are Close To 11,000-Year Peak · · Score: 1

    Less CO2.

    Taco Bell was a little less common, you see.

  6. Re:Everything good is bad for you on Salt Linked To Autoimmune Diseases · · Score: 1

    Better drink Brawndo It's got electrolytes.

    I prefer Bright-o. Bright-o makes ol' bodies new...

  7. Re:It's not the slashvertisement on RSA: Phish Me If You Can (Video) · · Score: 1

    4. Pushes a stupid and unnecessary product or service.

    Instead of training your staff not to open phishy emails, just ban any email client that allows execute-on-open.

    Wow. You know how you can tell that the comments are being modded by people with a vested interest in the ad? Your comment was on-point and provided an alternative and is still getting modded down. Way to go, /. You bastards.

  8. Re: Fork it on Chinese IT Ministry Looks Askance At Google's Control of Android · · Score: 1

    This is actually part of the American cyber-warfare strategy. They're just waiting for China to try to implement a secure-boot function for mobile devices based on the Linux kernel.

    Hell hath no fury like Linus, apparently.

  9. Re:Gotta watch out for those cheap Chinese knock-o on Chinese IT Ministry Looks Askance At Google's Control of Android · · Score: 2

    Yeah!! What's not to love about a mobile OS that has all the security of the Chinese State Department? On the bright side, every back door to the system will be built there intentionally so you'll know exactly where they all are.

  10. Re:"totally new like the ipod" on Apple's iWatch Could Come With IOS, Earn $6 Billion a Year · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Exactly what was totally new about the ipod?

    It worked out of the box, as intended and easily for everyone from soccer moms to geeks and everything in between. It looked slick, the marketing campaign was tight and most importantly it fulfilled the needs of 'the majority' of consumers better than any other product on the market. Bash Apple all you want, but if you deny that I'd assume you're being deliberately obtuse.

  11. Re:Sorry, Prenda? Why? on Copyright Trolls Sue Bloggers, Defense Lawyers · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If that were to happen Prenda Law (http://wefightpiracy.com/) would fold, declare bankruptcy with no assets available to their creditors and simply start a new corporation.

    I'm truly sorry you thought there was a possible outcome of justice.

  12. Re:If you wanted to know about humans, on We Aren't the World: Why Americans Make Bad Study Subjects · · Score: 2

    It is amazingly easy to create an echo chamber here.

    It IS amazingly easy to create an echo chamber here.

  13. Re:Sadly, this is probably as good as it gets on Gubernatorial Candidate Speaks Out Against CAS · · Score: 3, Interesting

    You make an excellent point, sir. I don't even live in New Jersey but I'll give him 50 bucks. I know it's not much, but it's what I have to give and I really do want to show (with my dollars) that I support what he stands for.

    Because whether or not you like it, that's how this government, and most others, work: Not by majority opinion, but by majority dollars.

  14. Re:Spread em' on Cellphone Privacy In Canada: Encryption Triggers Need For Warrant · · Score: 1

    ...you must also spank officer Zoot! Wicked, wicked Zoot. After that, you may do with her as you like. And after that, you must spank me.

  15. Re:Google is the new phone book on Canadian Court Rules You Have the Right To Google a Lawyer · · Score: 2

    Good point. There's going to be a lot of attorneys with big boobs visiting police stations now.

    Honestly, I've met a few hefty attorneys in my day, but there's no need to call the men out like that.

  16. Re:I just hope on Radar Guns Primed For Asteroid Spin Trap · · Score: 1

    Naturally. If there was a miscalculation during the flyby and there's an impact, it's a Small Bang.

    That's what she said. /duck

  17. Re:Eh on Twitter, American Express Letting People Purchase Goods Via Hashtag · · Score: 4, Funny

    They're working on it tho.

    #fookenstoopididea, etc.

    I can't wait to see what you just bought.

  18. Re:Brilliant! on Blimps To Help Protect Washington DC From Air Attack · · Score: 1

    Would you say that living in DC could be considered... dangerous?
    Would you say it's kind of a zone, that has danger in it?

  19. Re:Why not use hydrogen? on Blimps To Help Protect Washington DC From Air Attack · · Score: 1

    Things tend to fall out of the sky when exploding... and raining flaming metal down over Washington DC is a bad thing....

    We should come up with some kind of blimp system to prevent that.

  20. Re:Latest news: Batteries not the problem in 787 on Elon Musk Offers Boeing SpaceX Batteries For the 787 Dreamliner · · Score: 1

    I truly didn't mean it as a slight, I just found the phrasing humorous, but you make a fair point. Unfortunately years of "Pics or it didn't happen," and [Citation Needed] mentalities have created an indelible impression on my mind that everyone on the internet is a liar. Unfortunately, that's a belief that has served me well.

  21. Re:Good on Time Warner Boosts Broadband Customer Speed — But Only Near Google Fiber · · Score: 4, Insightful

    They either need to do the upgrades or give back the tax money.

    Could you imagine if the world worked like that? How awesome would that be? Unfortunately, their lobbying pockets are a bit deeper than yours or mine will ever be.

  22. Re:Latest news: Batteries not the problem in 787 on Elon Musk Offers Boeing SpaceX Batteries For the 787 Dreamliner · · Score: 1

    ...I have an advanced hard core science degree...

    Watch out, we got a badass over here.

  23. Re:Disingenious on Mathematicians Aim To Take Publishers Out of Publishing · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thanks for voting me to -1, as if my arguments were 100% troll. You are fucktards and you obviously cannot accept differing opinions.

    You were peer-reviewed and we as a community decided not to publish you.

  24. Re:Palpatine was better... on The Empire Writes Back About the Failed Death Star Petition · · Score: 2

    Did you just say that a Sith Lord knew how to balance?

    First of all, the man hasn't strayed from a solid black ensemble in 40 years. Then there's the whole argument for physical balance - if I had a nickle for every time I saw a Sith (minus Maul, his balance was impeccable) wobble, fall or hell - fail to decide to attack anddefend in a fight... Then there's that whole thing where they lean completely to one side of the force which I don't think I have to tell you...

    You know what? I need to balance myself. Before I get nerd-uppity on the internet about the finer points of galactic budgets, saber fighting techniques and personal dispositions of fictional characters I'm going to go kiss my girlfriend.

  25. Re:Viability of ocean mining? on US Gives $120M For Lab To Tackle Rare Earth Shortages · · Score: 1

    You had some good points up until you casually dismissed the stellar kraken.

    Drink!... Dimissing is technically 'releasing,' right?