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  1. Illegal to be an a-hole? on Manchester's Self-Described 'Internet Troll' Jailed For Offensive Web Posts · · Score: 1

    If it's illegal to be an a-hole, a whole lot of people are in trouble.

  2. Re:Huh? on Facing Oblivion, Island Nation Makes Big Sacrifice · · Score: 1

    so we wait until they drown and then fish?

    As a bonus, there will be an extra 313 square miles of fishing area.

  3. Re:Waste on Ryanair's CEO Suggests Eliminating Co-Pilots · · Score: 1

    Do we know it would be less safe? How many lives have been saved by copilots? What if the number is 0? Would an auto landing system backed up by a trained stewardess or remote operator do worse? I wouldn't dismiss this idea without knowing the answers to those questions.

  4. Does it ever end? on California Wants To Put E-Ads On License Plates · · Score: 2, Insightful

    At what point is the beast satisfied? Couldn't we agree on some reasonable percentage of the total personal/corporate income and then force the government to spend within that limit?

  5. Re:If human factors cause it, there is a solution. on Toyota Accelerator Data Skewed Toward Elderly · · Score: 1

    Maybe the accelerator pedal should do nothing when floored.

  6. And the point is? on Lessons of a $618,616 Death · · Score: 1

    Well I made it about halfway through the article before my eyes glazed over. He worked for companies with great health insurance plans, he got cancer and they provided health care that kept him alive several years longer than expected. What's the problem? Would she be happier if the insurance company kept his money and told him to die?

  7. Our inside traders... on IBM, Intel Execs Arrested Over Insider Trading · · Score: 1

    ...aren't like your inside traders.

  8. Ignoring Engineers on Former Interplay Dev Talks "Disastrous" Old Star Trek Games · · Score: 1

    Ignoring the engineers finally led to disaster. This had to happen eventually. Fortunately no interns were blown up due to power surges in their computers.

  9. Re:You already know where to go for disks.... on Getting a Classic PC Working After 25 Years? · · Score: 1

    I am just amazed this guy had a 13 foot monitor for that thing.

    It really brought the ASCII porn to life.

  10. No Net Change in CO2 Levels? on Is Alcohol Killing Our Planet? · · Score: 1

    Isn't it releasing the same CO2 that was used during photosynthesis?

  11. Hack Your Score on Data Mining Moves To Human Resources · · Score: 1

    > The people copied most often, Cataphora concludes, are thought leaders.

    If your company adopts this system, stop working so hard and start sending out funny emails and internet memes. Then sit back and enjoy your pay raises as everyone forwards your emails.

  12. Minimum Wage Violation? on LittleBigPlanet Creations Raising Copyright Questions · · Score: 1

    Has everyone been paid for their creations? If not, is Sony violating minimum wage laws?

  13. Re:sounds toxic on New Solar Cell Sets World Efficiency Record · · Score: 1

    > Unless you grind them up and snort them you're probably safe.

    Uh oh.

  14. Ministry of Communications???? on Kuwait Issues Order To Block YouTube · · Score: 2, Funny

    > Kuwait Ministry of Communications have issued orders to all ISPs to block YouTube

    Anyone disobeying this order will be imprisoned by the Ministry of Freedom.

  15. Hitting Space Junk on ISS Dodges Space Junk For First Time In Five Years · · Score: 5, Funny

    > ISS Dodges Space Junk For First Time In Five Years

    It must be really banged up after 5 years of hitting space junk.

    Admit it! You thought it too!

  16. In a related story... on Study Concludes "Planet" Was Just Stellar Spots · · Score: 1

    All we are is dust in the wind.

  17. Re:I'm so screwed on The Duke Is Finally Back, For Real · · Score: 3, Funny

    Note to editors, please fact check articles before posting summaries.

    The editors don't fact or dupe check and we don't read the articles. It's a little understanding we have around here.

  18. Writer's Block Solved on 30% of Americans Want "Balanced" Blogging · · Score: 1

    This will be great! If you ever get writer's block, just ask the government what you should write. Problem solved.

  19. Data Tied to Code? on California Can't Perform Pay Cut Because of COBOL · · Score: 1

    Forrer said the system has tens of thousands of lines of code, so it is time-consuming to find and replace salaries for each job classification on an individual basis.

    Why is the pay written directly into the code?

  20. Re:Your one-stop shop for bad Hanzi/Kanji tattoos. on Chinese Restaurant Suffers Large Translation Error · · Score: 1

    Thanks. Good site.

  21. Tattoos on Chinese Restaurant Suffers Large Translation Error · · Score: 1

    Makes me wonder what the trendy tattoos of Asian writing actually translate to.

  22. Workaround on 2008 Mozilla Summit Affected By Rock Slide · · Score: 1

    If they travel in the opposite direction of the rock slide, they will eventually arrive at the other side.

  23. Re:Conflicting results? on No Gap Found In Math Abilities of Girls, Boys · · Score: 5, Insightful

    result 2: Our standardized test material contained no hard mathematics questions.

    In a room with a low ceiling, a high percentage will jump the same height.

  24. Re:McCain didn't vote? on Senate Passes Telecom Immunity Bill · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I wasn't expecting that either. Obama voted for it and McCain didn't. Weird.

  25. MySpace Can't Handle Demand on MySpace's Melting Makes Murdoch Mad · · Score: 2, Insightful

    MySpace is already slow with the existing demand. If they manage to gain more visitors, the situation will only get worse. Add some servers and cleanup the horrible HTML.