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  1. Attention: Motorcycle Rider on Honda Makes Motorcycle Talk To Oncoming Cars · · Score: 3, Funny

    It should warn when the motorcyclist is doing something asinine, which many in my state seem to do.

    <kitt-voice>
    Michael, you are not wearing a helmet.
    Michael, perhaps driving between rows of cars is not the best method of saving time?
    Michael, do you know what "yield" means?
    Michael, zooming down the highway at 80mph isn't very safe.
    Michael, watch out for that dangerous inters - *Connection severed*
    </kitt-voice>

  2. So, This Experiment... on Lord British To Conduct Experiments On ISS · · Score: 1

    Basically, he'll be reading an eyechart? Man, that's some cutting edge science. Perhaps he can also read a book, or try to see something in the distance.

  3. Diablo III Mousing on Ask Blizzard Employees About Things That Matter · · Score: 5, Funny

    For Leonard Boyarsky, lead world designer on Diablo III: what mice do those at Blizzard use for Diablo III? Some industrial, made of titanium, super-reliable mouse with smooth right and left clicking action? Or do you run through mice like an Amazon through Tal Rasha's Tomb?

    Will Diablo III introduce any new mousing techniques, like perhaps middle clicking, or triple left clicking? How about support for right and left mouse wheel clicking available on logitech and microsoft mice?

  4. Re:What? on Colfer Asked To Write Sixth HHGTTG Book · · Score: 1

    Not expressing my hate as much as my dislike for authors' estates selling out. I can both appreciate what Christopher Tolkien has done while also realizing that we're getting his version of his father's work and not his father's work (at least not as directly as we'd all like). But there is a point of saturation, and Tolkien reached that many, many years ago IMO.

  5. What? on Colfer Asked To Write Sixth HHGTTG Book · · Score: 3, Interesting

    How about Brian Herbert, Todd McCaffrey or Christopher Tolkien? Or is it too hard pulling them off the graves and/or shriveling bodies of their parents?

  6. In WOW... on Researchers Find Racial Bias In Virtual Worlds · · Score: 5, Funny

    Instead of the Foot-In-The-Door experiment or Door-In-The-Face experiment, you have the Gank-the-N00b experiment and the Give-Gold-And-Items-to-Hot-Female-Night-Elves-Who-Are-Really-Men experiments.

  7. Re:More than scientific learning on LHC Success! · · Score: 1

    Dupe!

  8. Re:Slashot? Hockey? on Slashdot's Disagree Mail · · Score: 1

    And the dot part is obviously "damage over time." This site doubly insults World of Warcraft-playing hockey goalies.

  9. I would also like... on How Can Nerds Make a Difference In November? · · Score: 1

    "The sorts of ideas I'm looking for are ones that (1) exploit nerds' nerdiness, (2) go outside the normal channels of influence, (3) increase nerds' effective voting power by several orders of magnitude, (4) are legal, (5) target critical swing states, and (6) can be done as a hobby."

    I would also like a Tickle-Me Elmo, a copy of Absolute Watchmen, and a pony. Thank you.

  10. Johnny Mnemonic on The 1-Petabyte Barrier Is Crumbling · · Score: 5, Funny

    I need measurements I can understand, like how many Keanu Reeves' brains is a petabyte? And could he hold it indefinitely, or would his head explode at some point? If the latter, can we get him started on it now?

  11. Everyone's Favorite? on Intel Releases USB 3.0 Controller Interface Spec · · Score: 5, Funny

    "hardsky submitted thrilling news about everyone's favorite interconnect cable..."

    Don't know about anyone else, but my favorite interconnect cable is something very, very, different.

  12. Stamp, Fork, Chair, Jellyfish on The DIY Dialysis Machine · · Score: 2, Funny

    "You should see what Dr. Coulthard can build using a postage stamp, a tuning fork, a lawn chair and a jellyfish"

    I guess some sort of reclining jello chair that resonates with certain sonic frequencies that he can send in the mail. See, being MacGyver isn't THAT hard.

  13. Re:It shouldn't matter, but it does on "Clear" Air-Travel Pass Data Stolen From SFO · · Score: 2, Funny

    I am not an isomorphic graph, I am a free man!

  14. Just Rotate the Laptop... on The End of Non-Widescreen Laptops? · · Score: 1

    Just rotate your laptop 90 degrees and now you have more than enough space for REALLY long code.

  15. Re:Jurisdiction? on Satellite Abandoned Due To Orbital Patent · · Score: 1

    "This requires more testing. Send lawyers and rockets, now."

    Preferably in that order!

  16. Not The First... on A Congressman Who Can Code Assembly · · Score: 1

    Rush Holt, a congressman from NJ, also has a physics background.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_D._Holt,_Jr.

    I always enjoyed the bumper stickers: "My congressman IS a rocket scientist."

  17. Re:how direct an access is what bother me more on Scientology Given Direct Access To eBay Database · · Score: 1

    Though it seems logical that eBay should force all VeRO Program users to have an About Me page with information on what the criteria is for delisting. Otherwise, you don't know what you can't sell, it seems. Known unknowns and all that.

  18. Re:We're doomed. on Rush Limbaugh Begs Steve Jobs For Bug Fixes · · Score: 1

    If only there was some way to get a Star Trek vs Star Wars spin to this, or at least a Kirk vs. Picard, we'd be in the Perfect Storm of Flamewars.

  19. The Typical Day on Bluetooth Prosthetics Help US Marine To Walk Again · · Score: 4, Funny

    *walk* *walk* *walk*

    "Brain -> Legs: Bluetooth connection lost. Re-pairing"

    *trip*

  20. Scary... on Microsoft Apologizes for XBL Downtime With Undertow · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Major Nelson sent along word to 360 Fanboy that they'd 'take care of you' if you found yourself in that situation."

    Sounds a little scary to me. I can just imagine some burly Microsoft tech taking a baseball bat to my 360. Or kneecaps.

  21. Need a better measurement comparison on Largest Black Hole Measured · · Score: 4, Funny

    "largest black hole yet discovered, weighing in at 18 billion times the mass of Sol."

    Yes, but how many Twinkies is that?

  22. Re:Side Effects? on Hospitals Look to a Nuclear Tool to Fight Cancer · · Score: 4, Funny

    Focused protons would likely give you better superpowers, too. I mean, we all know what gamma rays do, and I, for one, don't want to prance around with green skin and purple short shorts when I'm angry.

  23. Giant Space Mouse on Earth's Moon is a Rarity · · Score: 2, Funny

    Obviously, the Giant Space Mouse roams the universe, looking for tasty large moons (since they are made of cheese). That's why our moon is a rarity. When the Giant Space Mouse came for it, the Fantastic Four used the Ultimate Nullifier or some Giant Space Cat to take care of it. I bet Wolverine was involved, too, since he's ALWAYS involved.

    Anyhow, that's why our moon and its delicious Swiss Cheese core are still around, while other planets with their lame Brie-mantled moons were pillaged by the Giant Space Mouse.

  24. Unfortunately... on Happy Worldwide D&D Game Day! · · Score: 4, Funny

    I just did a Saving Throw versus Angry Spouse and lost, so looks like I'll be cleaning out the garage, instead.

  25. Re:Anyone for a wager? on Space Money Invented For Space Tourists · · Score: 1

    How much is that in cubits?