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  1. Re:Sod google reader on Slashdot Asks: How Will You Replace Google Reader? · · Score: 1

    I think MyYahoo is good as is PageFlakes.

  2. Re:email leak on Scientists Explain Why Chairman of House Committee On Science Is Wrong · · Score: -1, Troll

    I bet the only reason you're on /. is because you're a mindless liberal zombie and you realize (most) people on this site have a delicious brain. Begone liberal AC and take your "Fox new sucks because I was told to say that" attitude with you. Begone or I'll be forced to fetch my torch and pitchfork.

  3. Re:Modern Jesus on NSA WhistleBlower Outs Himself · · Score: 1

    I said the NSA would make the drone strike look like an accident...you know, like he "fell down the stairs." Don't mind the charred walls and smell of explosives...he "fell."

  4. Re:Modern Jesus on NSA WhistleBlower Outs Himself · · Score: 2

    I bet the NSA is scrambling the drones...gonna make it "look like an accident."

  5. Re:And we all know what will happen... on NSA Surveillance Heat Map: NSA Lied To Congress · · Score: 1

    You're right, but that's all we have to go on. Trust the government and at the same time do no wrong. One thing we could do is vote based on what people have done and don't listen to a word that comes out of their mouths during their campaigns as they all lie. Actions matter, not words. has candidate X screwed us over before? Vote him/her out. The sad thing is, Americans always believe what candidates tell them and the candidate's charisma carries far too much weight...

  6. Re:Doh... on NASA's "Opportunity" Rover Finds New Evidence For Once-Habitable Mars · · Score: 2

    NASA doesn't launch any satellites except for TDRS. https://www.spacecomm.nasa.gov/spacecomm/programs/tdrss/default.cfm

  7. Re:And we all know what will happen... on NSA Surveillance Heat Map: NSA Lied To Congress · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I've distrusted Google since for many years but there's no way to protect yourself on the Internets except to be a law-abiding person.

    There's been a trend on /. where security-related or anti-governmental stories get pushed off the /. front page quickly; hidden by a sudden influx of other stories in an effort to bury them. Presumably, by US governmental /. posters to protect the US government and it's interests.

  8. Re:Science works on Fear of Death Makes People Into Believers (of Science) · · Score: 0

    I'd say the statement, "There are no atheists in the foxhole" is still true as the cited study discusses fear of death but it has people in situations where they're not in fear of dying. People in foxholes are in a definite fear of dying, something that can't be simulated in an experiment.


    Problem with this article is the misleading title.

  9. Re:Whale Meat Incentive on With Sales Down, Whale Meat Flogged As Source of Strength · · Score: 2

    Maybe a better response would be: "no, but your mom has."

  10. Re:Whale Meat Incentive on With Sales Down, Whale Meat Flogged As Source of Strength · · Score: 1

    Tiger penis:
    "The penis of a tiger when consumed is said to enhance male virility and be an aphrodisiac, although no scientific studies currently support these claims. In parts of southeast Asia it is seen as a treatment for erectile dysfunction. This has contributed to the poaching of tigers for their presumed benefits, the penis being just one of many of its assets. As a result the tiger penis is usually sold on the black market in China."

    Bear gall bladder:
    Clears heat and alleviates spasms - high fever and convulsions in febrile disease. Topically to relieve fire toxicity, hot skin lesions. Red, painful eyes due to liver fire. Reduces swelling and pain - trauma, sprains, fracture, hemorrhoids."

  11. Whale Meat Incentive on With Sales Down, Whale Meat Flogged As Source of Strength · · Score: 1

    "Buy a kilo of whale meat and get a free tiger penis and bear gall bladder." Snake oil is so 1800's...

  12. Re:Grammer perhaps? on Chicago Sun Times Swaps iPhone Training For Staff Photographers · · Score: 1

    "...I see your Schwartz is as big as mine."

    Here's the YouTube clip, thanks for correcting me...love that line: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iSD9lPVY6Q

  13. Re:Grammer perhaps? on Chicago Sun Times Swaps iPhone Training For Staff Photographers · · Score: 1

    So the future of print media is bad photos, horrible grammar, and misspellings. If they didn't already have problem they soon will. Better to have a quality antiquated product (e.g. newspaper) than an error-filled inferior antiquated product. Maybe this is a newspaper company suicide attempt.

  14. Re:Grammer perhaps? on Chicago Sun Times Swaps iPhone Training For Staff Photographers · · Score: 2, Insightful

    One of my favorite quotes is from Chief Wiggins' son on The Simpsons, "Me not know English, that's unpossible!"

    So sad it's fitting for the print media. They can have their reporters take photos but they are losing a lot in terms of composition and quality. Anyone can take photos, but not everyone can take good photos.

  15. Rudy's Plan on German Railways To Test Anti-Graffiti Drones · · Score: 1

    I think Rudy Giuliani's plan was better (need to disable ad-blocker for NBC video to play): http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/graffiti/n11050/

  16. Re:Not News to Fox on Why DOJ Didn't Need a "Super Search Warrant" To Snoop On Fox News' E-mail · · Score: 0

    What does listing reporter's names prove? Cite specific examples. Did it ever occur to you that it's YOU that are biased? Can you realize and comprehend your own bias and how it affects your judgement/ You are another mindless zombie...

  17. Re:Not News to Fox on Why DOJ Didn't Need a "Super Search Warrant" To Snoop On Fox News' E-mail · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Fox is the most honest mainstream new outlet in the US with CNN coming in second. Every news outlet has bias but I think Fox provides less fluff and candy-coated "news". Ms. Crowly at CNN and many many others at CNN are in love with the President. While that is fine, it seems to shape what they say regarding news. For example, the only thing on CNN this week was the Jodi Arias trial which to me isn't newsworthy but they did this to hide the fact the administration (e.g. IRS, DOJ, and President) are all involved in various scandals. Fox reported this and barely mentioned the trial, which is how it should be. You got to hope the news outlets report on things that matter, on things that could screw or unscrew the country. I don't like or dislike President Obama, but I absolutely despise how the media is ignoring the administration's lack of regard for the Constitution, for federal laws, for state laws, or for American values. The only way to keep our politicians in check is to report on the things they do that we don't agree with.

    You can attack me all you want but in the end you're just parroting liberal talking points and are unable to think about the future and what's ultimately good for our country. Socialism is where we're headed. Seems good on the surface because you get "free stuff" but when they run out of money to give away the free stuff they tax and tax and tax. When that's not enough they confiscate everything to redistribute it to who needs it. It never ends well so we need to find something short of Socialism. President Obama may be on track or may not be, I personally think he's gone a little too far, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. In the end, it's the media's fault for not holding politicians accountable.

  18. Re:Security and DoJ on US DOJ Lays Out Cybersecurity Basics Every Company Should Practice · · Score: 1

    Right, their "advise" are things that allow DOJ to investigate you without a warrant to see if you're a threat that needs to be added to the "disposition matrix."

  19. Re: They're just getting a head start on Obamacare on Medical Firm Sues IRS For 4th Amendment Violation In Records Seizure · · Score: 1

    So you're saying the Affordable Care Act, aka, "ObamaCare", was at risk of not being signed into law by President Obama? You know what I meant, once Congress voted on it, it was guaranteed to become a law. The fact Nancy said everyone could read the bill AFTER they voted on it was stupid and most likely an effort to avoid revealing that the bill was far too expensive and it authorized the government to extend its tendrils deeper into our daily lives.

  20. Re:They're just getting a head start on Obamacare. on Medical Firm Sues IRS For 4th Amendment Violation In Records Seizure · · Score: -1, Troll

    But nobody was allowed to read the bill until it was voted into law according to Nancy Pelosi.

  21. Makes no Sense on Military Dolphins Discover 1800s Torpedo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So only two are known to exist? Why display them both at the same location? Do people who see one need to see the other or can you share your rare discovery with more than one museum? I'd think having the only two torpedoes of a type at the same location would risk losing them both if something were to happen to that facility (e.g. fire).

  22. Re:"So far" on Antivirus Firms "Won't Co-operate" With PC-Hacking Dutch Police · · Score: 1

    I think Sony lost a lot of credibility for their root kit. PUPs, toolbars, and anything made by Google :) that have the potential to exfiltrate data generally won't be caught by a virus scanner unless it has an outgoing firewall or it has marked the program itself to be suspect.

  23. Re:"So far" on Antivirus Firms "Won't Co-operate" With PC-Hacking Dutch Police · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The second a security company allows insecurities to exist NOBODY will use their software, nor should they. If a governmental agency wants to monitor its citizens they need to wiretap or do it some other way. It seems governments nowadays think they can do anything...

  24. Re:Google Glasses WARNING on Antivirus Firms "Won't Co-operate" With PC-Hacking Dutch Police · · Score: 1

    Conversely and/or ironically, Google Glasses are also able to geolocate you to improve drone targeting.

  25. Re: The average user on Haswell Integrated Graphics Promise 2-3X Performance Boost · · Score: 1

    Exactly. When I specced out my wife's laptop I knew she'd do no hardcore gaming other than SolSuite so I put an Intel GMA 4500HD. It's a dog performance-wise but more than adequate for her needs. If I were to get a laptop, and I game a bit, I'd put an nVidia GT650M or better in it. Kind of like anything, you buy for what you need but the Intel integration options have been getting much better and have raised the bar for the low-end or low-GPU-performance requiment consumer a lot.