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  1. And this is why.... on Facebook Data Miner Will Shock You · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...I don't use Facebook. I'd keep away from it all if I could, but it's hard to be in the tech industry these days and have no/minimal online presence.

  2. Insanity.... on Geologists Warned of Washington State Mudslides For Decades · · Score: 2

    ...is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result - A. Einstein.

  3. Evidence? on Dorian Nakamoto Officially Denies That He Created Bitcoin · · Score: 5, Insightful

    As I recall, Ms. Goodman had no real research beyond the facts that the name was similar and he happened to do some security work under contract.

  4. I'm not suprised. on Study: Half of In-App Purchases Come From Only 0.15% of Players · · Score: 2

    I consider playing the game without doing in-game purchases part of the game. It's a good challenge and if you work it right, you can use it to teach children about economics. No, I'm not kidding. It's all about allocation of resources and also setting goals and priorities (and sticking to them). You just need to show them how to do it properly in the game.

  5. Well, it's something. on Google and Microsoft To Block Child-Abuse Search Terms · · Score: 1, Funny

    I imagine that this will work until the child abusers find a way around it.

  6. Good one. on How Google Glass Is Evolving As It Heads For Release To Developers · · Score: 2

    My favorite question / answer pair: "IEEE Spectrum: What kind of business model is associated with Google Glass? Babak Parviz: This is still being worked on, but we are quite interested in providing the hardware."

    Probably my favorite non-answer answer of 2012.

  7. Re: Hmm... on NASA Plans To "Lasso" Asteroid and Turn It Into Space Station · · Score: 1

    Yes, it did. The 9th Doctor saved us, didn't you know that?

  8. Re:I wonder .. on The Underground Economy of Social Networks · · Score: 0

    you're presuming that people will actually use Google+.

  9. Huh. on NSA Mimics Google, Angers Senate · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why should we get something for free when we can pay for it? Wait a minute....

  10. food! on Faulty Patch Freezes Millions of UK Bank Accounts · · Score: 3, Funny

    I hate it when I can't food. We all need to food sometime.

  11. Re:New technology, old mindsets on Global Christianity and the Rise of the Cellphone · · Score: 4, Interesting

    True but at least it gives them the drive to solve a knotty problem.

  12. Huh. on Bitcoin Used For the Narcotics Trade · · Score: 1

    And here I thought it'd be porn, not drugs that would get bitcoin going.

  13. Re:Just don't need one. on Why Dumbphones Still Dominate, For Now · · Score: 1

    Exactly. If the data plans didn't cost and arm and a leg, and you KNOW they'll never lower the pricing, I'd consider it.

  14. Autism? on Dissecting the Neural Circuitry of Fear · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I wonder if they'll try the same techniques to study Autism?

  15. Re:While I agree it's not as good as... on Did the Windows Phone 7 Bomb In the US? · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry, but that has got to be one of the sillier things I've read here on /. There's nothing special about this other than the fact that it's a Microsoft product. In the current smart phone market, more is expected of a product than that.

  16. Re:Target for Alzheimers? on Scientists Find New Target For Alzhiemer's · · Score: 2, Informative

    You mean this Ted Stephens? The one that died in the plane crash?

  17. True, true. For now. on IBM Unveils Fastest Microprocessor Ever · · Score: 1

    But it will be obsolete by the end of the month.

  18. Just remember. on Graphene Transistors 10x Faster Than Silicon · · Score: 4, Informative

    The first patent for transistors was filed in 1925.
    Look where they are now.

  19. Great! Nature at it's best. on Slime Mold Could Lead To Better Tech · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Maybe now they'll find an efficient solution to the Salesman problem.

  20. That'll learn 'em. on Telco Sues City For Plan To Roll Out Own Broadband · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Next time the town should be more careful about granting exclusive contracts.

  21. Re:Plagiarism? on First Black Hole For Light Created On Earth · · Score: 1

    Nah, he just needs to put double quotes around it and he's good.

  22. If you really want to show Monty Python... on Monty Python 40 Years Old Today! · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ...at it's best to someone who hasn't seen it or doesn't (but might) get it, show them the Spanish Inquisition episode. It has all the right Python-esque elements put together in a perfect way (for them).

  23. Really good GPUs but... on AMD Radeon HD 5870 Adds DX11, Multi-Monitor Gaming · · Score: 1

    ...I really with they'd come out with decent Linux support. I mean, come on guys, 1280x1024@75Hz is the max screen size you can do with fglrx in your driver?

  24. First things first. on British Company Takes Lead To Stop Asteroids · · Score: 3, Insightful

    We need to take care of the Yellowstone Caldera first. I think that's more likely to erupt before an asteroid hits.

  25. Re:How does this affect security? on Red Hat Releases Windows Virtualization Code · · Score: 4, Interesting

    That depends on if you are using Xen or Qemmu. There's a design flaw in Xen/SELinux that will allow a hacked guest to write to the physical drive without notifying SELinux. This was "fixed" when the Qemm/SELinux interaction was worked out. There's a blog from one of the Red Hat SELinux guys that gives more detail, but I can't find the link just now.