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  1. Re:Everything gave us civilization on How Beer Gave Us Civilization · · Score: 2

    Yes, we have, now stop swearing!

  2. Re:I covered my dorm room with Pink Floyd... on Ask Slashdot: Best Way To Block Noise In a Dorm? · · Score: 1

    And/or leave the fucking dorms.

  3. Re:I get up .. on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Stay Fit At Work? · · Score: 1

    Really, it just takes a little discipline.

    Doesn't sound like the original poster has any. Nothing we say is going to help unless he gets this first.

  4. Re:Lazy on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Stay Fit At Work? · · Score: 1

    So workout at home. It's cheaper and has no commute time.

  5. Re:I have two young kids on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Stay Fit At Work? · · Score: 1

    A friend at work has 2 small kids. He wakes up 30 minutes early and works out at home before the kids need to get their day going. Pretty simple.

  6. Re:We have the technology to eliminate speeding on Ohio Judge Rules Speed Cameras Are a Scam · · Score: 1

    Where is there a 57 speed limit, either km/h or mph? They end in 5 or 0 on public roads at least.

  7. I'm fine with DST on Is Daylight Saving Time Worth Saving? · · Score: 0

    We just need to go back to the pre-Bush extension start and end times.

  8. Re:USPS full of junk on City Councilman: Email Tax Could Discourage Spam, Fund Post Office Functions · · Score: 1

    So, stop the mail service because YOU don't use it. Gotcha.

  9. Re:Go Get Laid on Ask Slashdot: Advice For Summer Before Ph.D. Program? · · Score: 1

    Get laid, start a gym and clean food regimen, and drop any bad habits you have NOW.

  10. Re:Most kiosks are made for speed on Do Kiosks and IVRs Threaten Human Interaction? · · Score: 1

    THIS What the fuck are they typing? Why does it take so many keystrokes? They are all pretty fast typers judging by the rate of "clicky clack click" soa re they just hitting random keys while staring at the screen doing nothing? I can't imagine what kind of UI forces a person to type that much.

    A UI designed by the programmers, not a UI designer, unlike most self-serve kiosks.

    That said, the self-serve kiosks usually have 2 or 3 actual tasks do to, whereas the desk ones can do EVERYTHING. Of course it's easier to design a kiosk UI.

  11. Re:Cars produce more on State Rep. Says Biking Is Not Earth Friendly Because Breathing Produces CO2 · · Score: 1

    "Which is precisely the sort of thing we need to know," insisted the girl. "Do people want trees that can be fitted nasally?"

  12. Re:Backwards compatibility on Boeing Touts Fighter Jet To Rival F-35 — At Half the Price · · Score: 2

    Yeah, I don't get it either. When Harper first announce the F-35 buying program, my first thought was "WTF? Why not the Super Hornet?" Guess we'll never know other than he likely had someone to get cozy to.

  13. Re:TL;DR Version on Controversy Over Violet Blue's Harm Reduction Talk · · Score: 1

    Why it's news: BSides cancelled the talk last minute, which is bad organization.

    If you read Violet Blue's post, or the copy posted above, you'll find that she didn't even submit a topic until the last minute:

    It had been decided months ago that I would give a talk at Security BSides San Francisco. The subject of my talk was up in the air until just before the conference started, and the organizers were okay with that, but to not inconvenience or surprise the organizers, I decided to present the same talk I had given at Security BSides Las Vegas in 2012. I submitted the talk description just before the conference began, and it went on the website immediately.

    So she's pretty fucking unorganized herself. The fact that the BSides organizers were OK with her not giving a subject in advance is pretty dumb.

  14. Re:What is the point? on Ask Slashdot: How Would You Feel About Recording Your Entire Life? · · Score: 1

    I don't see the point either. Not everything is worth remembering, and certainly not preserving until your death bed. You grow old. You forget things. You can't do what you once did. Deal with it.

  15. Re:I say cut the F-35 on There Is Plenty To Cut At the Pentagon · · Score: 1

    The problem is that most of the data is not available till it is too late. Or worse, only the data for the government part is available.
    So when we see X Gazillion is spend on a dead end project, people will shudder. You will seldom hear about this from private companies.

    Bullshit. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e60e60d6-c495-11e1-a98c-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2Lvyph9ak is just one example from the past year. Or Google and Motorola Mobile http://www.rethink-wireless.com/2013/01/23/motorola-drags-googles-quarter.htm

    This happens all the time, very much in the public eye, since publicly traded companies have to announce these results to their shareholders.

  16. Re:so what? on Homeland Security Stole Michael Arrington's Boat · · Score: 1

    Only large boats are money sinks that the rich avoid.

  17. Re:They'll Be Back on Ask Slashdot: Starting From Scratch After a Burglary? · · Score: 1

    In other words, get an alarm system and put the rest on insurance lol.

  18. Re:Buy All Used Electronics! on Ask Slashdot: Starting From Scratch After a Burglary? · · Score: 3, Funny

    Except for hipsters. They likely already stole his turntable and cassette deck!

  19. Re:Traps on Ask Slashdot: Starting From Scratch After a Burglary? · · Score: 2

    Dang, Where are all these soulful corporations when you need them?

  20. Re:Pro Exploitation CEO on US CEO Says French Workers Have Three-Hour Work Day · · Score: 1

    You'd be surprised how badly people write, even in senior manager and higher positions.

  21. Re:American Wage Slaves are an Even Better Value on US CEO Says French Workers Have Three-Hour Work Day · · Score: 1

    Yep, Nixon took the US off the gold standard for absolutely no reason at all.

  22. Re:It's The American Drean on US CEO Says French Workers Have Three-Hour Work Day · · Score: 1

    Easy: he got paid in share options and not cash, thereby making money out of thin air. If BG actually exercised all his options and tried to sell them on the open market, Microsoft shares would instantly lose a ton of value simply due to over saturating the market. That's why he "gifted" all those options to the charity he started: to avoid paying taxes on the wealth he supposedly earned, and to keep their value up.

  23. Re:Why not popular? on Wirelessly Charged Buses Being Tested Next Year · · Score: 1

    Nothing bad EVER happens in small towns or the suburbs, I guess.

  24. Re: Dump the Visa/MC-debit! on Everything You Know About Password-Stealing Is Wrong · · Score: 1

    I always find this a funny part about talking to Americans about these separate debit cards: in Canada, your ATM card is a debit card & has been for years.

  25. Re:Of course it is on Drug Testing In Mice May Be a Waste of Time, Researchers Warn · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Nice spam there, jackass.