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  1. Do newmedia douchebags like it? on Why Klout's Social Influence Scores Are Nonsense · · Score: 2
  2. Re:My Klout score on Why Klout's Social Influence Scores Are Nonsense · · Score: 1

    It's misspelled for branding reasons. At least it still has all the vowels and looks pronounceable.

  3. Re:Hey, works for Apple on Microsoft Reportedly Launching Its Own Windows Phone Smartphone · · Score: 1

    Yes, all those iOS licensees out there welcome each new iPhone as a healthy competitor.

  4. Re:Writing good software on What Happened To Diaspora, the Facebook Killer? It's Complicated · · Score: 1

    The "unrealistic expectations" is what they hyped themselves on delivering to the world.

  5. Re:But that's not the real problem. on To Encourage Biking, Lose the Helmets · · Score: 1

    I can't speak for others, but I can tell you that *I* wouldn't ride my bike as often if I had to carry an annoying helmet with me every time I went somewhere.

    Why are you carrying it? You wear a helmet; that's what it's for.

  6. Re:Hard to imagine the vastness on The Deepest Picture of the Universe Ever Taken: the Hubble Extreme Deep Field · · Score: 4, Funny

    Space is big
    Space is dark
    It's hard to find
    A place to park
    Burma Shave

  7. Re:How is American Beer like sex in a canoe? on Beer Is Cheaper In the US Than Anywhere Else In the World · · Score: 5, Funny

    The CEOs of Budweiser, Coors, and Guinness get together for lunch.
    When the waitress comes to take their drink orders, the CEO of Budweiser orders a Bud.
    The CEO of Coors follows suit and orders a Coors.
    The CEO of Guinness looks at the waitress and orders one Coors and one Budweiser. The other two are astonished!
    They ask why he ordered two drinks, and says "Oh, I never have beer this early in the day."

  8. Re:There's a reason for that. on Beer Is Cheaper In the US Than Anywhere Else In the World · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Don't even bother trying to drink any beer unless it is brewed to the Bavarian Purity Law standard of 1516. Lots of smaller breweries in the U.S. and Canada have beer that complies.

    What a load of bullshit. The more people ignore this outdated law, the more interesting beers are created.

  9. Re:Leather is a wonderful material. on Lab-Grown Leather Could Be a Reality In 5 Years · · Score: 1

    Really? I haven't ridden in years, so I don't know ... but I'd thought Cordura had abrasion resistance which was far in excess of almost anything natural.

    Nope, leather's still the best from an abrasion perspective. But all in all, it's the gear you actually wear rather than the stuff left in the closet that'll protect the best :)

  10. Re:Good! on Light Bulb Ban Produces Hoarding In EU, FUD In U.S. · · Score: 1

    p>Always great to see Slashdot accepting article intros with obvious bias built in!

    This is the summary to every article submitted to Slashdot ever.

  11. Re:Silly on Is the Can Worse Than the Soda? · · Score: 1

    And back in the day the biggest bottles were 750ml. Maybe if we went back to smaller sizes, people would realizes they don't need to drink so much of it.

  12. Not all that impressive on xkcd's 13-Gigapixel Webcomic · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    When you see the entire thing and find out it's mostly background. :/

  13. Re:According to wikipedia... on Wikipedia Scandal: High Profile Users Allegedly Involved In Paid-Editing · · Score: 1

    And yet you missed "inhalants" in your correction. Sniffing glue again?

  14. Re:Not sure if you can post anonymously early or n on Are SSDs Finally Worth the Money? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    s/it's a big deal/it's not a big deal/. Slashdot, seriously, make a time-limited edit button, will you?

    Proofread your comments.

  15. Hey, DJ Roomba! on Roomba Celebrates 10 Years of Cleaning Up After You · · Score: 1

    http://djroomba.com/

    Rockin' the house and keepin' it clean!

  16. Re:Who watches the watchers? on Cameras To Watch Cameras In Maryland · · Score: 1

    And those fuckers are the ones here who always turn left from behind the stop line when the lights go red, immediately blocking anyone on the cross street from turning left on the advance left turn signal. So those people do the same, and block the first street's left turning cars, ad infinitum. That is a safety issue, as well as a complete fucking annoyance.

  17. Re:Good. on Cameras To Watch Cameras In Maryland · · Score: 1

    So stay in the driving lane, doing the limit. People who want to go faster can use the passing lane, that's what it's for. :)

  18. Re:Disaster on WD Builds High-Capacity, Helium-Filled HDDs · · Score: 1

    Man, I'm just not following these storylines on "Breaking Bad" anymore...

  19. Re:Buy vintage BMWs! on BMW Cars Vulnerable To Blank Key Attack · · Score: 3, Informative

    Hell, the old R series motorcycles from the late 60s/early 70s had ONE key for every model! Want someone else's R60? Just use your key and start 'er up.

  20. Re:This is /. not /b/ on BMW Cars Vulnerable To Blank Key Attack · · Score: 1

    "A guy came up to me after one of my shows, and said 'I'd like you to meet my wife and sister,' and there was only ONE woman standing there!"

  21. Re:Obligatory on Opus — the Codec To End All Codecs · · Score: 1

    "They" who? I buy songs on Bandcamp in ALAC all the time.

  22. Re:Catastrophe on Complex Systems Theorists Predict We're About One Year From Global Food Riots · · Score: 2

    Fracking organic farmers!

  23. Re:A Muslim guy should make this a stand up routin on Following FEMA's Zombie Preparedness Plan Could Land You On Terrorist List · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you (don't get it), you might be a terrorist!

  24. Re:How many Canadian ballots are there anyway? on Election Tech: In Canada, They Actually Count the Votes · · Score: 1

    Actually, it's nothing to do with population. Canadian ballots are for ONE office only! During federal elections, I'm voting for my MP, and no one else. In provincial elections, I'm voting for my MPP, and no one else. The biggest problem with US elections are the sheer number of people and things to vote for.

  25. Re:Rest of the world already ahead on Texas Opens Fastest US Highway With 85 MPH Limit · · Score: 1

    Compare that to getting a license in the US:

    - @ 15.5 yrs, take lame written exam

    - @ 16 yrs, take lame driving "test" where you drive a couple laps around the city square or a big empty parking lot, then parallel park

    You do realize that each State has different ages and qualifications for driver's licenses.