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  1. Re: If, by his own admission, he is not.... on Crypto-Bashing Prime Minister Argues The Laws Of Mathematics Don't Apply In Australia (independent.co.uk) · · Score: 3, Funny

    He is the Prime Minister after all, so he should know about cryptography... I'll show myself out.

  2. Re: You are wrong. Elon is right. on Elon Musk: Negative Media Coverage of Autonomous Vehicles Could be 'Killing people' (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I guess that means you've never taken a plane, or a bus, or a subway, or a taxi, or a ship, or... You get the point.

  3. Re: MS Band 2 on Ask Slashdot: Smart Electronics For a Marathoner? · · Score: 1

    I'll second that. I just got a Band 2 (had the original Band before) and it's great for running or biking. Has a built in GPS, heart rate monitor and a bunch of other sensors, and nice battery life (about 40 hrs for me). It can sync with iPhones, Androids, and of course Windows Phones.

  4. Re:I just don't get it on FBI Seizes Los Angeles Schools' iPad Documents · · Score: 1

    I generally agree however I've got to say: my community colleges smartboard + projector combo is super awesome. People who don't want to take notes and would rather focus on what the teacher is saying can do so, and then download a .pdf from the instructor's website. It's really slick.

    While it's great that students can focus on the teacher, the process of putting the concepts in your own words and writing them down helps the process of understanding. When I studied I would may times create summaries and "posters" from my own notes, which helped me learn the concepts.

  5. Re:Bad math on Microsoft Slashes Prices On Surface · · Score: 0, Troll

    Actually, it is a 70% reduction from list price. $150 is 30% of $499, or in other words, a 70% reduction.

  6. Re:Not even close on Larry Page: You Worry Too Much About Medical Privacy · · Score: 1

    Not only did he make a choice, but he chose to wait over ONE YEAR before disclosing his medical condition. I wonder what he would have thought if this information would have been disclosed sooner.

  7. Slashdot Editors on The Forgotten Macro Language of HTML: XBL 2.0 · · Score: 1

    [...]separate object contained with in it self.

    Honestly, is this where the English language is headed? Breaking up words until all sense is lost?

  8. Re:I've developed for the PS3. on Bethesda: We Can't Make Dawnguard Work On the PS3 · · Score: 1

    I concur. Well thought out, informative and knowledgeable. And from someone who evidently has experience in this field. What is Slashdot coming to...

  9. Obviously on Boiling Down the Meaning of Life · · Score: 0

    Obviously the meaning of life, the universe, and everything is.... 42.

  10. Re:Lots of failures there. on Could a Dirty Rag Take Out a $2 Billion Satellite? · · Score: 1

    Talk about being on the rag...

  11. Re:With apologies to ACDC: on NASA To Investigate Mysterious 'Space Ball' · · Score: 1

    We must figure out who had the balls...

  12. Re:Graphic User Interface? on The Condescending UI · · Score: 1

    Command prompts? Switches and blinking lights are the real deal.

  13. Re:I guess they don't have these in America: on HP's Strange Obsession With WebOS For Printers · · Score: 1

    I used to have a printer with a built-in keyboard. It was called a typewriter.

  14. Obligatory Family Guy quote on Ballistic Clipboard Holds Papers, Stops Bullets · · Score: 1

    "I should warn you, I have a tiny bulletproof shield, the exact size of a bullet, somewhere on my body and if you hit it, I'll be unharmed and your plan will be foiled. You'll be the laughing stock of me." Mayor Adam West, in Family Guy.

  15. Re:Did I read that right? on Company Unveils Personalized Anime Robot Girl · · Score: 1

    From looking at the video it appears that she costs an arm and (at least) a leg...

  16. Worried on Dying Star Betelgeuse Spews Fiery Nebula · · Score: 1

    What will this mean to Ford Prefect's home planet?

  17. IE9 on Katamari Hack For Chrome (and Compatible Browsers) · · Score: 1

    This is awesome! Works great on Internet Explorer 9 too.

  18. Re:American Public message: on Bradley Manning Charged With Aiding the Enemy · · Score: 5, Funny

    YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE THRUTH

    Maybe not. But I can handle the 'truth'.

  19. Re:Physics on Engineer Designs His Own Heart Valve Implant · · Score: 1

    I'm not a doctor but my understanding is that during systole (cardiac compression) blood leaves the heart at high pressure (120mm Hg). By expanding, the aorta helps buffer this rise in pressure, and helps gets blood flowing at a constant rate and pressure in the arteoles. If the aorta can't expand due to the corset this high pressure burst will continue further down the circulatory system.

  20. Re:Devil's advocate on Retailers Dread Phone-Wielding Shoppers · · Score: 1

    This is how things work in a capitalist society. In the same way that companies do not care about customers beyond their money, most people will only look at the price. Quality, service and other factors come in a distant second place. Try telling a company "I've always been a loyal customer but this time I can only pay $x because my son needs a new pair of sneakers for school". The day companies start caring about something else then revenue is the day the consumer may start looking at something other than price.

  21. Re:And let's just clarify a few things. on TSA Saw My Junk, Missed Razor Blades, Says Adam Savage · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If the TSA really thought that your bottle of water is a threat, would they have you chug it into a container not 5 feet from them?