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  1. Re:Question: on The Empire Strikes Back Vader Costume For Sale · · Score: 2, Funny

    Does it come with the ability to use the Force? No? Then no deal.

    Well, that depends on the number of midi-chlorians in your bloodstre...no wait, wrong movie -- that wasn't from Star Wars...

  2. Re:Note for world domination: encrypt serial no.'s on How Allies Used Math Against German Tanks · · Score: 1

    Do I need to explain the relevance of this joke

    Is that a statement or a question

  3. Re:just miss out the occasional numbers on How Allies Used Math Against German Tanks · · Score: 1

    Seems like a reasonable strategy if you're hoping to avoid a conflict -- I wonder if one should do the opposite if trying to provoke an underpowered invasion.

  4. Re:Note for world domination: encrypt serial no.'s on How Allies Used Math Against German Tanks · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Actually, I think the best course of action would be to stamp false serial numbers / easy-to-decrypt serial numbers. Giving the enemy false information is likely better than none at all.

    Of course, I guess that means the "real" serial numbers will have to be encrypted...

  5. Wake up and smell the marbles on Robotic Hands Grip Without Fingers · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...can still serve drinks...filled with coffee grains or small glass spheres.

    I think I'll pass...I'd rather have a barista who doesn't confuse coffee with marbles.

  6. Re:Frame of Reference Problem on The Time Travel Paradoxes of Back To the Future · · Score: 1

    Don't say 'moment in time', that's like saying 'ATM Machine', 'PIN Number', or... or... idle.slashdot.org.

    Then how does one differentiate between moment (inertia), moment (time) and all the other types of moments?

    Saying "ATM Machine" or "PIN number" is different -- ignorance of an acronym's meaning isn't the same as excessive specificity.

  7. Re:First? on Google Testing High-Speed Fiber Network At Stanford Res Halls · · Score: 1

    Looks like Demoknight had it backwards.

  8. Re:Wet dogs vs. wet t-shirts on Physicists Discover Universal "Wet-Dog Shake" Rule · · Score: 1

    It's just a mass on a spring...

    That statement generally implies a weightless spring with motion of the weight along the spring axis. You have a very interesting concept of breast oscillations...

  9. Re:Take TFA... on Batteries Smaller Than a Grain of Salt · · Score: 1

    I blame my slow post speed on my recent upgrade to Chrome 7. Damn you /. ...

  10. Take TFA... on Batteries Smaller Than a Grain of Salt · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...with a grain of salt.

    There, I said it.

  11. As a California resident, the world will never end on 2012 Mayan Calendar 'Doomsday' Date Might Be Wrong · · Score: 1
    Proof:
    1. * It is tomorrow in Australia (IDL magic).
    2. * Australia is part of the world.
    3. * Therefore, the world exists tomorrow.
    4. * By induction, the world exists every day.

    Well...maybe this breaks at certain times of the day...

  12. Reflective rooftops on UN May Ban Blotting Out the Sun · · Score: 5, Informative

    Reflective rooftops have some conceptual similarities, but are somewhat less drastic.

  13. Re:Synesthesia on Background Noise Affects Taste of Foods · · Score: 3, Funny

    Synesthesia is a fairly well understood defect in the brain.

    Yeah, well at least my posts aren't hot pink.

  14. Re:9% after a year? on iPhone 4 Screens Break 82% More Than 3GS · · Score: 3, Informative

    9% annual accident rate implies one accident requiring an insurance claim in 11 years.

    (1 - 0.09)^11 = 0.35...I think it implies that after 11 years, about 65% require insurance claims.

  15. Re:9% after a year? on iPhone 4 Screens Break 82% More Than 3GS · · Score: 1

    ...suckers that got sold an mechanically inferior product.

    Not to mention an grammatically dubious sentence ;)

  16. Re:The list on Cyber-criminals Targeting Online Gaming Websites · · Score: 1

    Is there an equivalent to /etc/hosts in WinXP? That would be a reasonable first step (point entries to 127.0.0.1 or whatever).

    Obviously this isn't robust and could be easily be thwarted with a proxy, the knowledge IP address, root access, etc., but it's super-easy to implement (for a *NIX user).

  17. Re:File under "Dumb Ideas" on Microsoft Eyes PC Isolation Ward To Thwart Botnets · · Score: 3, Interesting

    My alma mater did this, and it seemed to work out quite well -- any MAC address which had been shown (by their free Mac+Windows utility) to have run the anti-virus scanner (included in the aforementioned utility) was then whitelisted, and given access to the 'net.

    Non-OS X *N?X users were automatically whitelisted (which also meant that any tech-savvy user could simply spoof running Linux to avoid running the utility).

  18. Re:Settle In Sweetheart on Google TV Details Revealed · · Score: -1, Redundant

    You: Put the kids to bed and make some popcorn. It's viral video night!
    Spouse: Great, I just love watching my favorite viral videos!
    You: Me too!
    Spouse: I love you honey.

    You: I sent you a link to a hilarious video -- let's watch that, ok?
    Spouse: Ok, my lovey-dov...
    Google TV: NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP / NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN
    Spouse: I'm filing for a divorce.

  19. Re:Settle In Sweetheart on Google TV Details Revealed · · Score: 5, Funny

    You: Put the kids to bed and make some popcorn. It's viral video night!
    Spouse: Great, I just love watching my favorite viral videos!
    You: Me too!
    Spouse: I love you honey.

    You: I sent you a link to a really awesome viral video, let's watch that, ok?
    Spouse: Great idea, my lovey-dov...
    Google TV: NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP / NEVER GONNA...
    Spouse: I'm filing for divorce.

  20. Re:And? Care factor zero on Many Top iPhone Apps Collect Unique Device ID · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Universal hardware id = bad.

    I assume you assign your network card a random MAC address before connecting to the internet?

  21. Re:iieorjoeghoiuhtr on Distinguishing Encrypted Data From Random Data? · · Score: 1

    Neither. It's readily visible the way you just mashed your keyboard, in a rather nonrandom fashion.

    Yeah, but what if he was using Dvorak?

  22. Re:UAVs are not normally used to 'blow people up' on Remote Operated Aircraft Targets Hurricanes · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not to mention ghost-riding the...uh...plane...?

  23. Re:Sequel? on James Cameron Commissions Submarine To Visit Challenger Deep · · Score: 4, Funny

    The characters in general were 2-diminsional...

    Dude, you should have watched the movie in 3-D...

  24. Re:Last Digit? on Nicholas Sze of Yahoo Finds Two-Quadrillionth Digit of Pi · · Score: 3, Informative

    Pi is NOT irrational! It is transcendental. Look it up!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendental_number :

    All real transcendental numbers are irrational, since all rational numbers are algebraic.

  25. Re:Interesting on Turning Your Home Wiring Into a Giant Antenna · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Radio waves are already being generated by the wiring, albeit at much lower frequencies (e.g., 60Hz).

    You insensitive clod!