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  1. I for one liked the ending, however... on Battlestar Galactica Comes To an End · · Score: 1

    ...what about the two basestars that jumped away that the recce raptor filmed in Daybreak Pt 1?

    They just might be a tad pissed off. Not to mention fully armed.

    Other than that I thought it was a great tale, and the ending tied up most loose ends at least for me.

    Oh yeah, I *STILL* want to know who it was that Carprica Six was meeting at the beginning the the miniseries.

    I am such a huge fan of the series - and almost totally at peace with it coming to an end.

  2. Re:All those alcoholics gave up liquor? on Battlestar Galactica Comes To an End · · Score: 1

    I am sure the first crop they plant would be grapes and barley.

  3. My browser is always in porn mode! on Look Out, Firefox 3 — IE8 Is Back On Top For Now · · Score: 2, Funny

    This is nothing new (atleast for me).

  4. Re:Why so shortsighted? on Human Exoskeletons Getting Closer · · Score: 1

    Maybe it has something to do with the fact that xrays and gamma rays, in sufficient quanity, kill us.

    So while being able to see them might be cool... it is doubtful that you would live long enough to pass along the trait to your kids (who would be oddly shaped assuming they managed to be born).

  5. Seriously, it was all over after Mansquito. on Sci Fi Channel Becoming Less Geek-Centric "SyFy" · · Score: 1

    Well there was Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep... not to mention Chupacabra Terror. And lest we forget Snakehead Terror... ...but how is a sexy blond robot supposed to carry the torch for the above?

    Nope. Post-Mansquito Sci Fi Channel just doesn't measure up.

  6. Did your working class hero rant... on Narcissistic College Graduates In the Workplace? · · Score: 1

    ...blind you to the fact that the article was referring to British college grads?

    Or did you just not bother to read the article?

    True the aritcle did mention that the ideas in question were imported from the US, but the focus was squarely on Britons.

  7. Re:6600 years ago on US Adults Fail Basic Science Literacy · · Score: 1

    Actually, those are the bone of demons God slew while he was making the earth.

    Or so I was told in all earnesty by an otherwise very accomplished electrical engineer.

  8. That passenger behind you might not be lying.... on DHS To Use Body Odor As a Lie Detector · · Score: 1

    ...be he sure as hell reeks too badly to be allowed on the plane.

  9. Re:Why so shortsighted? on Human Exoskeletons Getting Closer · · Score: 2, Funny

    I suppose that you also want to view supernova explosions with something other than the ridiculous gelatinous orbs in your skull.

  10. I asked Google... on Wolfram Promises Computing That Answers Questions · · Score: 1

    ...The question "how many bones are there in the hunan body?"

    In a poorly formatted answer embedded in a preview above a URL was this text:

    "there are 206 in adults and up to 350 for infants"

    I did not have to click on anyting to read this text - it was just there.

    Me thinks we are already there,

  11. Last time I checked... on Hope For Multi-Language Programming? · · Score: 1

    ...you didn't have to buy a license for your hammer, pliers, and screwdriver.

    Your saw worked exactly the same building a house as it did on some other platform like, say, a deck.

    Nor did you have problems when you upgraded your hammer.

    When you buy a new screwdriver you don't have to replace all of the screws.

    The hand tool analogy is suspect at best.

  12. Facebook is stupid, immature, and a bad idea. on Should Job Seekers Tell Employers To Quit Snooping? · · Score: 1

    You are even stupider if you get fired for posting a pic of yourself grabbing your boss's wife's ass.

  13. They already do this. on Calif. Politican Thinks Blurred Online Maps Would Deter Terrorists · · Score: 1

    However this is to help them enforce copyright issues (add a small dead end street at the end of a small dead end street and call it McRand St, for example).

  14. Zebulon J. Brodie on MD Appellate Ct. Sets "New Standard" For Anonymous Posting · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sounds like a Klingon name to me.

    No way would a trust a Klingon to make my donuts.

  15. Re:It's not defamation if it is true on MD Appellate Ct. Sets "New Standard" For Anonymous Posting · · Score: 1

    I think you better send me a pic of this teacher. And her phone number if she is hot.

  16. Re:OCE?AN on NASA Funding Boost, But No Shuttle Extension in Obama Budget · · Score: 1

    It would float above us, much like the junk in orbit is now.

    That which sinks becomes a nice rain of raw material.

  17. Wrong on High Tech Misery In China · · Score: 1

    In times past we imported our slaves.

    Now, we find it is cheaper to leave them in their native lands.

    That is about the only difference.

  18. Car on Internet Killed the Satellite Radio Star · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Sattellite radio is wonderful in the car. Oh well.

  19. Re:Too early? on Terabit Ethernet Inches Closer To Reality · · Score: 1

    Crab People... Crab People...

  20. How do you say "University Diplomas?" on China Aims To Move Up the Food Chain · · Score: 2, Funny

    In about two million emails, the font was never readable.

  21. Private clubs? on Utah Mulls a Database of Bar Customers · · Score: 1

    Admittedly, I wasn't paying attention, but when I went skiing at Alta last year I went into the lodge, there was a place with a thing that looked alot like a bar, and I was able to order several pitchers of beer at it.

    Hmm.

  22. All other considerations aside, why Barnards Star? on Workable Fusion Starship Proposed · · Score: 1

    Alpha Centauri A and B are more likely to harbor an earth like planet... not to mention are almost 2 LY closer.

    If you want some red dwarf action, swing by Proxima on the way.

  23. Re:Ruby vs Python on Ruby 1.9.1 Released · · Score: 4, Insightful

    One has to wonder if you actually ski or snowboard. Other than the fact that they are both done on snowy downhill slopes, there is no similarity.

  24. Actually, dial up would be fine for me on Charter Launches 60 Mbps Service · · Score: 1

    A PuTTy ssh session just doesn't need all that much speed.

  25. If they have the evidence, use it on Obama Sides With Bush In Spy Case · · Score: 1

    The sin has already been committed. If this evidence can be used to seal the case on someone who needs to Go Away, then so be it.

    That said, the warrentless wiretaps stop Now.