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  1. Re:Future Slashdot Story on 5/23/2510 on Copernicus Reburied As Hero · · Score: 2, Funny

    Indeed. It turns out to be the best place for a data center.

  2. Future Slashdot Story on 5/23/2510 on Copernicus Reburied As Hero · · Score: 4, Funny

    Church Admits Touching Children and Covering it Up Not Such a Good Idea.

    Pope John Paul George Ringo the Third officially stated via the openly gay pontiff's Jupiter-hosted website [www.catholic.popestuff2], "We've had a little time to think about it and we finally understand that whole uproar or whatever. Hey like the third testament says in Bieber 10:15 'Whatever you want shawty I'll give it to ya'."

    He went on to say, "Here's some water! Hope that makes up for it."

    Editor's Note: Catholicism was a dominant religion centuries ago in which old men in funny hats told others what to do.

    Editor's Editor's Note: Religion was a wide-held belief that ideas found in stories millenniums old should be used to rule our lives. Not kidding.

    (article translated from Chinese via Skybot Vacuum Cleaner with Babel Attachment)

  3. Finally, progress! on Pakistan Court Orders Facebook Ban Over Mohammed Images · · Score: 1

    At least they didn't demand the killing of the page owner!

  4. This is old news on Would You Die To Respect a Software License? · · Score: 1

    We called it FUBKRO back in the day:
    For Use By Keith Richards Only

  5. ColdGate on US Supreme Court Upholds Indefinite Confinement · · Score: 5, Insightful

    FTA: "The fact that the federal government has the authority to imprison a person for the purpose of punishing him for a federal crime — sex-related or otherwise — does not provide the Government with the additional power to exercise indefinite civil control over that person," Justice Thomas wrote.

    Makes sense to me. If the crime deserves a longer sentence, then impose a longer sentence. But let's not cherry pick after the fact.

  6. Let's get fractal on In Argentina, Law Against Plagiarism Plagiarized · · Score: 1

    They should now pass a law that prohibits passing laws that contain plagiarized materials containing this one as an example.

  7. Dangerous Precendent on Parody and Satire Videos, Which Is Fair Use? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    From the article: "DeVore argues that his videos do indeed target Henley, who has long been identified with liberal and Democratic causes, and asserts that the campaign chose to use Henley's songs for precisely that reason."

    That's quite a dangerous stretch counselor. If that were so, it would follow that usage of copyrighted works would depend on how much the holder's political leanings coincide with the person being mocked.

  8. I'm not worried because... on Arizona Trialing System That Lets Utility System Control Home A/Cs · · Score: 1

    ... my fridge has door on it.

  9. Re:Everything will be based around the broswer? on What Will the Browser Look Like In Five Years? · · Score: 1

    No. It was using the technique to prevent emerging companies from gaining in the marketplace that got them in trouble.

  10. What will the desktop look like in five years? on What Will the Browser Look Like In Five Years? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Let's ask the makers of OS/2!

  11. Typical Recruiters on The Sopranos Meet H-1B In New Jersey · · Score: 1

    When will recruiting companies learn about the basic technologies that we consultants use on a daily basis such as "tape recorders" and "video cameras"?

  12. What if... on Triumph of the Cyborg Composer · · Score: 2, Interesting

    What if a machine could write emotionally evocative music or create the most stunning paintings? What if there were a machine that could weave an intricate story full of clever, intuitive dialogue? What if -- dare I imagine -- a machine could someday produce the absolutely funniest slashdot comments?

    Here's what I think will happen. Finally, people will start seeing the amazing *software* to be the new, beautiful work of artistic creation that it is. Such software, like conventional artistic outlets, takes great reflection and insight to discover those processes and principles that seem to reveal a glimpse into the very intangible things which makes us human.

  13. This is Old Technology on Nvidia's RealityServer 3.0 Demonstrated · · Score: 5, Funny

    I got some reality served to my phone last week in the form of a break up text from my girlfriend. It took four months to render.

  14. My program predicts much more on MIT Project "Gaydar" Shakes Privacy Assumptions · · Score: 3, Funny

    I have a program that can determine if someone on facebook may be gay, liberal, conservative, plus what their top 5 movies are, their top 5 albums, if they're bored, and even sometimes what they're eating! I call it: a browser.

  15. Interesting business strategy on Symantec Wants To Use Victims To Hunt Computer Criminals · · Score: 1

    "we can clean up the Internet in 10 years"
    And rid the need for Symantec. I think I'll sell my stock now.