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  1. BBQ! on Rare Venomous Mammal Filmed · · Score: 2, Funny

    Can it even kill us?

    Who cares? I'm pretty sure we can kill it; the only important question here is how do they taste?

  2. that's what you think on Palm Announces Killer New Phone · · Score: 1

    It didn't ship like that; it's just that the Android got to it before you opened the package.

  3. Re:This could save Palm on Palm Announces Killer New Phone · · Score: 1

    Support Verizon, and I'll be the first in line for this. Why is it that we never get any love from the phone manufacturers?

    They just figure you're already getting plenty of love from the rear end from Verizon every time you get their bill....

    Seriously though Palm claims this will be open to any carrier eventually though it's not clear how soon that will be.

  4. you missed one thing on Palm Announces Killer New Phone · · Score: 1

    anti-competitive practices by a certain company known for flying chairs, that specifically kept major hardware companies from selling dual boot systems. No new OS runs anything useful until people actually develop for it; this move ensured nobody would develop anything interesting for Be.

  5. Re:How many iPhone killers is that? on Palm Announces Killer New Phone · · Score: 1

    Does anyone doubt that this year's hardware from Apple is going to blow Apple's previous year's hardware out of the water?

    Yes. I love Apple, but it doesn't look like they have much up their sleeve at the moment.

    So what's the window of opportunity for this knock-off to "kill" the iPhone?

    Two things: MMS (duh), and copy-and-paste (double duh). It's not the stuff the iPhone can't do; it's the stuff it won't. The slide-out keyboard is an added bonus.

    No shit: I've been holding on to my Treo for a long time now; been watching the iphone but those two things have kept me from upgrading. Now I'll be able to upgrade without even having to switch my carrier. Win.

  6. Title says "killer phone," not "iphone killer" on Palm Announces Killer New Phone · · Score: 1

    This has nothing to do with the iPhone. It just means the OS keeps track of files using ReiserFS.

  7. Re:3.5 mm? o.o on Palm Announces Killer New Phone · · Score: 1

    Additionally I vacuum half as often

    Big deal; I'm not married and I don't vacuum at all! Of course, the floor's a mess....

  8. here's a preview on Ballmer Sets Loose Windows 7 Public Beta At CES · · Score: 3, Funny
  9. Re:After all of this... on Twitter Hack Details Revealed · · Score: 1

    Blackberries are safer than Twitter accounts. If you enter the wrong password into a Blackberry a set number of times (usually 10), it erases its contents.

    There's also a lot more valuable information in a blackberry than there is in a twitter account.

  10. Re:You know the economy is getting bad on Apple's Life After Steve Jobs · · Score: 1

    What's the big deal? They only pay the guy a dollar a year anyway.

  11. Re:The idiot who reported them on Overzealous AirTran Boots 9 Passengers Off · · Score: 1

    Seriously, yes; and yes, it pays. Read Loretta Napoleoni's work (among others) if you're interested in the political economy of terrorism. But the bottom line is, yes, terrorism can be an economic and occupational choice.

  12. Re:Discrimination on Overzealous AirTran Boots 9 Passengers Off · · Score: 1

    So it all works out in the end then?

  13. it's possible... on Anyone Besides Zune Owners With New Year's Crashes? · · Score: 1

    Is your cat running windows?

  14. Re:Maybe they want to phase it out. on What Carriers Don't Want You To Know About Texting · · Score: 1

    how does that help you when a friend takes a picture with their phone and sends it to you via SMS?

  15. Re:One person's "junk" is another person's treasur on Valuable Objects Stimulate Brain More Than Junk · · Score: 1

    The value was set via the study; some objects were associated with a higher payoff than others. In other words, they separated out the question of what makes something valuable and studied what happened once objects were already invested with differential monetary values. So they tried at least to control for the issue raised in your question.

  16. cut the conspiracy theory nonsense on Karl Rove's IT Guru Dies In Small Plane Crash · · Score: 4, Funny

    This was definitely an accident. You see, Connell was involved in Rove's secret plot to cut the underwater cables in the Mediterranean, and was flying out to intercept the repair crew when he crashed.

  17. Re: Slack on Repair Crews Reach Vicinity of Damaged Cables In Mediterranean · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry, I'm sure that was a really useful explanation, but I'm stuck on one detail -- there's a public beach named Tong Fuk??!!

  18. Create more Jobs?? NOOOO!!! on How To Create More Jobs · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Look, I love Apple products as much as the next guy, but one Steve Jobs is more than enough for anyone.

  19. "if it holds up" on Psystar Claims Apple Forgot To Copyright Mac OS · · Score: 1

    Infoweek is reporting that the claim, if it holds up, could open the door for third-parties to enter the Mac market without fear of legal action from Apple

    I have a claim for Infoweek: The sun won't come up tomorrow. My claim, if it holds up, could open the door to a new ice age, folks!!!

  20. Re:*sigh* needs more quality editors. on Psystar Claims Apple Forgot To Copyright Mac OS · · Score: 1

    He browses at -1.

  21. Re:DING DING DING! on Psystar Claims Apple Forgot To Copyright Mac OS · · Score: 1

    Except Darl McBride was the one doing the suing.

  22. Re:Just one observation on Blood From Mosquito Traps Car Thief · · Score: 4, Funny

    True, there were plenty of bloodsuckers on the OJ Simpson legal staff, but I'm not sure how testing their DNA would have helped much.

  23. anker? on Blood From Mosquito Traps Car Thief · · Score: 3, Funny

    how do you tie someone to 8-1/2 gallons of liquid??

  24. big deal on Baby To Be Born Without the Gene For Breast Cancer · · Score: 2, Funny

    Most babies are born not wearing any jeans at all!

  25. that's not the only remaining explanation on Mediterranean Undersea Cables Cut, Again · · Score: 2, Funny

    There's a more credible explanation.