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  1. Small town life on Is Too Much Choice Stressing Us Out? (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Small town life supports his argument. With fewer choices, you know them all well, don't worry you're missing options, and are reasonably certain no new options will appear after you make a decision. Result contentment.

  2. Want to pay for behavior riskier than yours? on Here Comes the Panopticon: Insurance Companies · · Score: 1

    Nobody wants to pay for claims arising from behavior riskier than their own.

  3. I de-anonymized this comment on Improperly Anonymized Logs Reveal Details of NYC Cab Trips · · Score: 1

    I de-anonymized this comment by signing in.

  4. "If undetectable firearms are outlawed... on Defense Distributed Has 3D-Printed an Entire Gun · · Score: 1

    ...only outlaws will have undetectable firearms."

  5. Business opportunity? on Large Corporations Displacing Aging IT Workers With H-1B Visa Workers · · Score: 3, Interesting

    So can I make money hiring underemployed older IT workers and marketing their labor for top dollar?

  6. Furthest future entry in your personal calendar? on Interviews: Ask Ray Kurzweil About the Future of Mankind and Technology · · Score: 3, Interesting

    What's the furthest future entry in your personal calendar?

  7. Cost of living on GM Brings IT Dev Back In House; Self-Driving Caddy In the Works · · Score: 1

    WSJ recently reported average base salary for Google engineers as $128K. You can finance the same lifestyle in Ann Arbor with $79K.

    http://www.bestplaces.net/col/?salary=128336&city2=52603000&city1=50668000

  8. YouTube comments on Are We Getting Smarter? Rising IQ Scores In the Twenty-First Century · · Score: 4, Funny

    I know I'm personally getting smarter: recently stopped reading YouTube comments!

  9. And just how much heat does it generate?! on Climate Change Research Gets Petascale Supercomputer · · Score: 2

    If climate scientists run a supercomputer in a room full of warming skeptics, does it give off any heat?

  10. Morale issue on Ask Slashdot: Explaining Version Control To Non-Technical People? · · Score: 1

    Explain that it's a morale issue, makes developers feel they're working on a solid foundation.

  11. Ever work in a shop without enough bathrooms? on Ask Slashdot: When Does Time Tracking at Work Go Too Far? · · Score: 1

    Ever work in a shop without enough bathrooms? Time gets wasted waiting in line or walking around the building looking for an open one.

    Glad I don't have to track bathroom breaks, but a silver lining might be metrics in support of sufficient restrooms.

  12. Worry about it in the morning on Exposure to Backlit Displays Reduces Melatonin Production · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'll worry about this in the morning.

  13. Running on fumes! on Tata Intends To Sell Air-Powered Car In India · · Score: 3, Funny

    Neat, a car that can run on fumes--indefinitely!

  14. Ann Arbor drivers thinking about dissertations on US To Drive 3,000 Wi-Fi Linked Vehicles In Massive Crash Avoidance Trial · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ann Arbor is a good place to start, its drivers are too preoccupied with their dissertations to watch the road...

  15. Proximity to Slashdot on Ask Slashdot: What's the Best Place To Relocate? · · Score: 1

    Ann Arbor, 'cause that's where Slashdot be.

  16. Forget it on Committee Lowers Nobel Prize Award · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was going to try winning one, but now? Forget it!

  17. "Heating up"? on CPU Competition Heating Up In 2012? · · Score: 2

    Please don't use the phrase "heating up" referring to CPUs, even as a metaphor!

  18. Rural Michigan? on Michigan State Professor Helps Bring Broadband Internet To Rural Africa (Video) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How about bringing broadband to rural Michigan?!

  19. Especially soccer games-- on All Video Games Cause Aggressive Behavior, Say Two US Congressmen · · Score: 2

    --some of those slide tackles are pretty nasty.

  20. Re:What a miserable looking mud ball on NASA Releases New High-Definition Image of Earth · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you don't like it, go someplace else.

  21. Does it tickle? on MRI Powered Pill-Sized Robot Swims Through Intestines · · Score: 1

    But does it tickle?

  22. Good news, everyone! on Superannuated Scientists Still Productive · · Score: 1

    Obligatory Futurama reference.

  23. Adobe still allowed! on US Watchdog Bans Photoshop Use In Cosmetics Ads · · Score: 2

    Note that Adobe is still allowed to Photoshop ads for Photoshop, since that's what they're selling

  24. As long as it's averaged with Slashdot karma on Should Social Media Affect Your Creditworthiness? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Please mod me up, I want to refinance!

  25. Tiobe Index reflects conservatism on Why We Need More Programming Languages · · Score: 2

    It's notable that the Tiobe Index has just one 21st century language among the top ten (C#, 2001). http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html