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  1. Re:Give it some hints ... on Ask Slashdot: Are There Any Search Engines Left That Don't Try To Think For Me? · · Score: 1

    Bad example: these days 'news' is implicitly excluded when you search for slashdot

  2. Re:unauditable code, nice on Facebook Has a New Private Mobile Photo-Sharing App, and They Built It In C++ · · Score: 2

    In fact, that 'certain amount' is so large that you actually need a KoolAidFactoryManagerHelperFactoryBuilder.

  3. Re:Manners please. on Ask Slashdot: Dealing With Service Providers When You're an IT Pro? · · Score: 2

    I'm pretty sure I'm not capable of doing their job.

    That gives you something in common with them...

  4. Re:Thermostat? on Commodore PC Still Controls Heat and A/C At 19 Michigan Public Schools · · Score: 1

    You're also going to need some way to keep the kids from screwing

    FTFY...

  5. Re:The people on Freedom of Information Requests Turn Up Creationist Materials In Schools · · Score: 1

    A lifetime of having to think for themselves?

  6. Re: Multiplatform is king on Why Apple and Google Made Their Own Programming Languages · · Score: 1

    For exactly the same reason as I give a flying fsck about your opinion.

  7. what if users had checked in credentials or other keys

    Then they're idiots.

  8. So let me get this straight... on Everyone Hates Harvard · · Score: 5, Funny

    Somebody who isn't giving $400 million to the poor is criticising somebody else who isn't giving $400 million to the poor for not giving $400 million to the poor?

    Ok - got it.

  9. Re: Backwards Compatability on How Ready Is IPv6 To Succeed IPv4? · · Score: 1

    I never understood why they didn't just add octets to the front. 0.0.98.76.54.32.

    Except it would actually be: 0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.98.76.54.32 (IPv6 addresses are 128-bit, not 48-bit)

  10. No Shit Sherlock on Placenta Eating Offers No Benefit To Mom · · Score: 1

    Really? And this is surprising to who?

  11. Re:sad state of affairs on SourceForge Responds To nmap Maintainer's Claims · · Score: 1

    Github is the obvious choice, but will no one stand up and create a front end to make it a little more end user friendly

    What's un "user-friendly" about Github? I find it straightforward enough to use.
    If you don't say what you think it broken, then nobody's going to fix it for you.

    (Of course, there are other obvious alternatives such as GitLab/Gitorious, BitBucket and CodePlex)

  12. Re:Meh on Presidential Candidate Lincoln Chaffee Proposes That US Go Metric · · Score: 1

    This is slashdot - you can't honestly tell me that anyone thinks that moderation is in any way *meaningful*?

  13. Re:Yes, but can it launch Waze on Siri, Cortana and Google Have Nothing On SoundHound's Speech Recognition · · Score: 1

    I've been to the Space Needle. And (obviously) to Seattle. And (less obviously) to Olympia.

    But the question asks nothing about:
    - in which city is the Space Needle located
    - in which state is the Space Needle located
    - what is the state capital of the state in which the Space Needle is located

    So Olympia is the wrong answer. As are all of:
    - Seattle
    - Washington State
    - Washington DC
    - 1238164

    But thanks for playing.

  14. Re:Yes, but can it launch Waze on Siri, Cortana and Google Have Nothing On SoundHound's Speech Recognition · · Score: 1

    And what does that have to do with the question being asked?
    Here's a quick reminder for you:

    "What is the population of capital of the country in which Space Needle is located?"

  15. Re:Yes, but can it launch Waze on Siri, Cortana and Google Have Nothing On SoundHound's Speech Recognition · · Score: 2

    It's a poorly worded question, but apparently one this app can parse more readily than some humans ;-)

    I think the idea is that it's not so much *poorly* worded, as *carefully* worded to be deliberately obtuse.

  16. Re:Yes, but can it launch Waze on Siri, Cortana and Google Have Nothing On SoundHound's Speech Recognition · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's not an empire, because it doesn't have an emperor.
    It's not a kingdom, because it doesn't have a king.
    It's not a principality, because it doesn't have a prince.
    So it must be a country, because it has plenty of

  17. Re:And people thought... on Presidential Candidate Lincoln Chaffee Proposes That US Go Metric · · Score: 1

    He is... Along with all other politicians...

    FTFY...

  18. Re:Meh on Presidential Candidate Lincoln Chaffee Proposes That US Go Metric · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Not in the US - since most of the inhabitants don't even realise there *are* other countries...

  19. Re: Why is it worth that much? on Mystery Woman Recycles $200,000 Apple I Computer · · Score: 1

    So you're saying they're hand jobs?

  20. Re:Scientists are generally trusted on How a Scientist Fooled Millions With Bizarre Chocolate Diet Claims · · Score: 1

    Most people don't have time to do this, even if they had the requisite level of knowledge, so we trust other people to do it for us, and we call those people "journalists."

    You rely on journalists to peer review scientific papers? You may want to rethink that...

  21. Re:Why is it? on Why PowerPoint Should Be Banned · · Score: 1

    Criticism is easy. Constructive criticism is hard.

  22. Re:Not easiest to read, but forgiving... on The Reason For Java's Staying Power: It's Easy To Read · · Score: 1

    +1 - YOMANK

  23. Re:Not as easy to read as Python though on The Reason For Java's Staying Power: It's Easy To Read · · Score: 1

    "python -tt" is your friend.

  24. Re:Anecdotal evidence on How Windows 10 Performs On a 12-inch MacBook · · Score: 1

    Where are my mod points when I need them : +1 read the book

  25. Re:Its New Zealand on World's Rudest Robot Set To Simulate the Fury of Call Center Customers · · Score: 1

    New Zealanders are well balanced with a chip on each shoulder. One represents Australia, the other the rest of the world

    So just like Australians then...

    (Disclaimer: NZ is one of my favourite places in the world. Australia... not so much)