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  1. Re:Glad someone recognizes D&D for what it is on Dungeons & Dragons Inducted Into Toy Hall of Fame (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    The cartoon came 9 years after the game.

  2. MotD seems apt for this story on Dungeons & Dragons Inducted Into Toy Hall of Fame (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    "You are in the hall of the mountain king."

  3. Good on Logitech Buys Saitek (betanews.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Saitek QA has been in the toilet since they were bought by MadCatz in 2007.

  4. Re:In Production? on 28 Years A Smeghead: Red Dwarf Is Coming Back (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Found it in the "Catch Up" menu of my Sky box last night. Downloaded to watch tonight.

  5. Re:FaceTrace's Trace satellite destroyed on Falcon 9 Explodes On Pad (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    I believe the correct euphamism is "Rapid unscheduled disassembly".

  6. Re:Landing that never was on Fourth SpaceX Rocket Successfully Landed on A Drone Ship (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes, "Genius Rocket Scientists", not "Movie Producers".

  7. Re:Culture ship name on Fourth SpaceX Rocket Successfully Landed on A Drone Ship (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Yep. SpaceX have a pair of landing drone ships. The other one is named "Just Read the Instructions".

  8. Re:Fool and his money are soon parted on Climate Change Contrarians Lose Big Betting Against Global Warming (theguardian.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Modded -1: Trump

  9. Re:Working? Why? on United Launch Alliance Plans For 1,000 People Working In Space By 2045 (blastingnews.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm guessing that producing rocket fuel will cost exactly the same in orbit that it does on Earth. The saving will be made by NOT having to burn 83% of the produced fuel to get the remaining 17% into orbit.

  10. Re: It's a fine line... on Congressman Wants Ransomware Attacks To Trigger Breach Notifications (onthewire.io) · · Score: 1

    NSL == National Security Letter.

  11. It's a fine line... on Congressman Wants Ransomware Attacks To Trigger Breach Notifications (onthewire.io) · · Score: 0

    Ransomware or NSL?

  12. Where's Julian Assange when you need a wikileak? on 2 Million-Person Terror Database Leaked Online (thestack.com) · · Score: 2

    Oh... right.

  13. Re:non sequitur? on Judge Dismisses Movie Piracy Case, IP-Address Doesn't Prove Anything (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Slashdot is piloting a new system, based on US Government bills, which allows unrelated "riders" on articles.

  14. Re:Wait... on Small Asteroid Discovered Orbiting Earth (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    You're thinking of Enceladus (do a google image search)

  15. Re:So how do we miss a 300 foot object that has be on Small Asteroid Discovered Orbiting Earth (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    "You're built too low, son. The fast ones go over your head!" - WC Fields.

  16. Re:Hmmm on Man Sued For $30K Over $40 Printer He Sold On Craigslist (usatoday.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    He's what the Judicial system calls a "Vexatious Litigant".
    Sadly, in the US, this is only illegal under California law
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  17. Re:Stamp-sized SSDs... on Samsung Starts Mass Producing New 512GB NVMe SSD That's Smaller Than a Stamp (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    It's a small microcontroller

  18. Re:Government subsidy and regulation on Elon Musk: 'We Need a Revolt Against the Fossil Fuel Industry' (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    How about making "campaign contributions" taxable? I think a rate of 99.9% might be acceptable.

  19. Re:Burn those fossil fuels! on World's Largest Commercial Aircraft Engine Fired Up For The First Time (gizmag.com) · · Score: 1

    More passengers per flight means fewer total flights, so less fuel used.

  20. You're missing the obvious! on Tech Firms Have An Obsession With 'Female' Digital Servants (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    At time of posting, no-one seems to have considered that this was the only way for the programmers to get a girl to speak to them!

  21. Re:I thought we liked open source? on US Government Pushed Many Tech Firms To Hand Over Source Code (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Nope. The gubmint likely SOURED the deal: "You give us your source code, and we don't send you to Gitmo!"

  22. Re:Impeach Obama on Obama Administration Set To Expand Sharing of Data That NSA Intercepts (nytimes.com) · · Score: 0

    You DO realise that POTUS probably has the LEAST power in Washington DC?

    Watch some more West Wing, and learn!

  23. Follow the grant money on Drinking More Coffee May Undo Liver Damage From Booze (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    Follow the grant money, all the way to Starbucks!

  24. Re:that was never difficult on UK Company Riversimple Plans a Fuel-Sipping Hydrogen Car (techienews.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Does not apply, this is a fuel-cell powered electric vehicle.

  25. Re:Next on the news... on Pirate Bay Browser Streaming Technology Is a Security and Privacy Nightmare (softpedia.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    MPAA and RIAA releases tainted movies and music on torrents themselves...

    Didn't they merge to become MAFIAA (Music And Film Industry Associations of America)?