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  1. Re:We've been infiltrated! on Energy Dept. Wants Big Wind Energy Technology In All 50 US States · · Score: 1

    Can somebody convert this to Libraries of Congress for me? My calculator battery is dead.

  2. Re:tried this in NC on Energy Dept. Wants Big Wind Energy Technology In All 50 US States · · Score: 0

    It's infrasonic RADIATION. Coupled with chemtrails, it controls your brain waves. I know it's true, because I've conversed with several people who have been affected by it, and their brain function has been significantly impaired.

  3. Re:No need to learn to write? on Microsoft To Teachers: Using Pens and Paper Not Fair To Students · · Score: 1

    You mean polysyllabic.

  4. Re:Waste of time and money. on World's Rudest Robot Set To Simulate the Fury of Call Center Customers · · Score: 1

    They've already called me up twice today. Obviously it was just for practice because I already told them I'm not buying any of their shit. And I work for free training these assholes how to deal with cold calls.

    Usually I keep them on the line long enough to waste their time, or go to the loo and at least squeeze out a #1 (bonus points for a #2) while I hold the phone near enough to hear it.

  5. Re:Drive-throughs on Will Robot Cars Need Windows? · · Score: 1

    Yes, and put your head between your knees and kiss your ass goodbye.

  6. Re:fail at counting on Windows 10 the Last Version of Windows? Not So Fast. · · Score: 1

    I think they were afraid of the future...Windows 13!!!

  7. Re:Good thing. on Messenger Data Says Mercury's Magnetic Past Goes Back Billions of Years · · Score: 1

    They're not popular, because you have to keep them below -40 degrees (F or C) or they melt.

  8. I write my data on basalt on Enterprise SSDs, Powered Off, Potentially Lose Data In a Week · · Score: 1

    It's good for thousands of years, even at temperatures in the thousands of degrees. Although the density is a problem.

  9. Re:Non story, headline should read on Transformer Explosion Closes Nuclear Plant Unit North of NYC · · Score: 1

    And Cuomo wants to be president, so he trots up to the site and has a press conference, informing the Little People that they are in no danger like the 20,000 who died at that Japanese nucular plant, because Uncle Andy will protect them. .

  10. Re:I'm not religious, but... on FWD.us To Laid-Off Southern California Edison Workers: Boo-Hoo · · Score: 1

    You're probably too old to remember the Twilight Zone episode about the gambler who died, and partied with the abovementioned delights.......got bored..... told the Guy in the White Suit " I want to go to the other place". ..long pause....... "This IS the 'other place'".

  11. Re:In the Winter on MIT Report Says Current Tech Enables Future Terawatt-Scale Solar Power Systems · · Score: 1

    Don't run your air conditioner in the winter.

  12. ....and learn from their mistakes. It now takes me 20 minutes to load Linux Mint on an ex-XP machine, then back to work.

  13. "Scientifically and legally, frozen embryos are... on Who Owns Pre-Embryos? · · Score: 1

    "Scientifically and legally, frozen embryos are not the same as a living child." Well, duh. They're younger, and don't breathe. Now explain how they're not individual humans, with no rights. And if it's age, then these rights can be taken away from anyone at the wrong age.

  14. Simple solution. on ESPN Sues Verizon To Stop New Sports-Free TV Bundles · · Score: 1

    We've never had cable.

    Since 1974.

  15. Re:Women CEO's. on Yahoo Called Its Layoffs a "Remix." Don't Do That. · · Score: 1

    "She received 456,169 votes for 0.36% in the election, making her the most successful female presidential candidate in U.S. history."

    And her name is easy to spell when you write it in.

  16. Re:Could vegan diets alleviate the drought? on California Looks To the Sea For a Drink of Water · · Score: 1

    True, but they don't raise that much beef there. It's the almonds and rice that are sucking up the water and paying little for it.

  17. If only this would work 5 miles.... on Bell Labs Fighting To Get More Bandwidth Out of Copper · · Score: 1

    ...from the CO to my house. But that is so far beyond the state of the art it is mind-boggling to even hope for a breakthrough.

    Actually, Verizon is refusing to maintain the copper so that the remaining landline customers will give up and they can pull it all. The last thing they want is to add DSL customers.

  18. John 14:2 on NASA's Chief Scientist Predicts Evidence For Life Beyond Earth By 2025 · · Score: 1

    "In My Father's house are many dwelling places".

  19. Re:siemens per cm? on New Yarn Conducts Electricity · · Score: 1

    Ohm-cm would be better.

  20. Re:Maybe this will give some context. on Microsoft Celebrates 40th Anniversary · · Score: 1

    OK, maybe the didn't invent ALL that stuff, but with Windows 10 they invented the App repository and Multiple Desktops!

  21. Re:80's data on RadioShack Puts Customer Data Up For Sale In Bankruptcy Auction · · Score: 1

    I was cleaning out last summer and found a floppy notching tool. Those were the days.

  22. Cooperative use on Hack Air-Gapped Computers Using Heat · · Score: 1

    Replace your wifi. Right??

  23. Re:pig in a poke on Microsoft Offers Pirates Amnesty and Free Windows 10 Upgrades · · Score: 1

    It will be in your EULA, page 317, in a footnote.

  24. Windows is only free... on Microsoft Offers Pirates Amnesty and Free Windows 10 Upgrades · · Score: 1

    ...if your privacy is worth nothing.

    And yes, I have escaped from the MS ball and chain. Hasta la Vista!

  25. Re:Plex has changed my entire setup at home on Ask Slashdot: Building a Home Media Center/Small Server In a Crawlspace? · · Score: 1

    Well, he's absolutely set on keeping it in a crawlspace, so he's obviously not going to listen to reason.