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  1. Re:Famous Quote on Government Lawyer Says Patent Trolls Are a 'Concern' · · Score: 1

    My attempt to patent the Shakesphere was stymied by the damned snow globe racket.

  2. Re:bad premise on Former Xerox PARC Researcher: Windows 8 Is a Cognitive Burden · · Score: 2, Interesting

    "would the wright brothers be expected to provide valuable input on the latest stealth bomber?"

    Yeah, and what sort of insights would Plato have about modern systems of governance, anyway? Come to think of it, why do we care what those damned obsolete "founding father" jackasses had to say about our Constitution, either?

  3. Re:That's because it IS earth. on Curiosity's Latest High-Res Photo Looks Like Earth · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I would accept a beer can in one of the photos as evidence."

    Sorry, all they've found so far are Budweiser and Coors Light cans. But the search continues.

  4. Re:Hardcore geeks don't make me feel comfortable on Is Sexual Harassment Part of Hacker Culture? · · Score: 1
  5. Re:Hardcore geeks don't make me feel comfortable on Is Sexual Harassment Part of Hacker Culture? · · Score: 1

    Gentlemen (or vagina!) - let us resolve that there is no shortage of tedium in either field.

  6. Re:Put Dad's tools back where you found them! on CowboyNeal Weighs In On the Windows 8 "Metro" GUI · · Score: 0

    --When they forced the removal of "classic" view in Windows 2K8 it was insane.--

    What forced removal of "classic" interface? Server 2008 and server 2008R2 both still allow the Win2000 (classic) interface. Right-click "computer," select "Properties," then "Advanced System Settings," "Performance" and "adjust for best performance. Taskbar not behaving right? Right-click it, hit "Properties," check "use small icons," tell it to never combine taskbar buttons, and "always show all notifications on the taskbar."

    It's not a one-click "select classic mode" option, but it does the trick.

  7. Re:interesting loss from the other side on AMD Brings Back Athlon K8 Designer as Chief Architect · · Score: 1

    Wasn't that the K6 and K6II that preceded the AMD64 and early dual-core Athlons? K8, IIRC, was the disappointment known as "Phenom."

  8. Re:Hip City? on San Francisco Poaching Tech Talent From Silicon Valley · · Score: 1

    Funny, In Brooklyn we called Manhattan "the city." Nevermind that it is a city of 5 boroughs and we were in one of them, hence in "the city" ourselves. Hell all the way down in Gravesend we might as well have been in Timbuktu.

  9. Re:horde, not hoard on US Election Year, Still No Voting Reform · · Score: 1

    Horde - a large group, multitude, or number. Seems to work just fine, thanks.

    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/horde

  10. horde, not hoard on US Election Year, Still No Voting Reform · · Score: 1

    Damned homophones!

  11. Re:As much as I agree, that's not the task of a ju on Apple-Motorola Judge Questions Need For Software Patents · · Score: 1

    "I'm surprised no one has shone the spotlight on Obama appointee SCOTUS justice Elena Kagan for not recusing herself from the Obamacare case."

    Or good ole worthless Clarence Thomas (whose wife lobbied professionally against the ACA), right?

  12. A new era on 'Rubber-Band Electronics' Can Stretch To 200 Percent Their Original Size · · Score: 4, Funny

    of teledildonics is surely upon us.

  13. Cowboy Neil refused my Flooze donation. on A Cashless, High-Value, Anonymous Currency: How? · · Score: 1

    Seriously, what kind of self-respecting website won't let you make a donation in Flooze? Dammit it's good enough for Guinan!

  14. Good thing I live in North Carolina on U.S. East Coast a Hotspot of Sea-Level Rise · · Score: 4, Funny
  15. Re:totally backwards on Are We Failing To Prepare Children For Leadership In the US? · · Score: 1

    "keep kids docile with a mix of fluoride and Prozac"

    And then there are the Sandusky types who are more than happy to share their precious bodily fluids with the young'uns.

  16. Re:fear everything! on Chuck Schumer Tells Apple and Google To "Curb Your Spy Planes" · · Score: 3, Funny

    *Areola photography.

    FTFY.

  17. Re:Because on Company Creates a Self-Making Bed · · Score: 5, Funny

    But this device would be utterly useless to my wife, unless there is an optional accessory that carefully places the (no fewer than) 7 pillows that for some reason belong on our 2-person bed.

  18. Re:Magnets in your body? That's nice. on Subdermal Magnets Allow You To Wear an IPod Like a Watch · · Score: 2

    Why? "Subdermal mangets"

    Say no more, Dr. Freud, wink wink. Enjoy the man-getting!

  19. Re:What a crock of shit on IBM Offers Retirement With Job Guarantee Through 2013 · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Hallo! My name is anonymous coward. You sacked my father. Prepare to learn Mandarin."

  20. Re:Also... on Venus To Transit the Sun In June, Not Again Until 2117 · · Score: 1

    "We really need a secret handshake or something."

    I thought it was the silent "t."

  21. Re:AC/DC on Electric Airplane Ready For Production · · Score: 1

    "Volare" already has its own theme song. Not to mention that it can't get much cooler than sharing a name with this: http://atlantaip.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/volare.jpg?w=450&h=299

  22. Re:What's new here again? on Opus Dei To Hunt Down Vatican Whistle-Blowers · · Score: 0

    A fondness for art absolves all wrongdoing? Here's a nice shopping page for you, if you have anything left after tithing to the baby raping mother mary mafia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murderabilia

  23. Re:hmm on University of Florida Eliminates Computer Science Department · · Score: 1

    "why Computer Science?"

    Because the Women's Studies department needs a new sofa for its faculty washroom.

  24. Re:VW and Audi on Mandatory Brake-Override Proposed For All Cars · · Score: 1

    I don't think that's true, at least not of *all* VWs and Audis. Any of their TDI-powered vehicles can experience a runaway when the turbo sucks the engine oil that cools it into the intake. The only remedy for this is to put it in 5th, stand on the brake and dump the clutch. If you're *really* lucky and *really* quick about it (i.e., catch it before redline) you can prevent top end damage, although the turbo replacement will still be expensive. If you're unlucky, or slow, or drive a slushbox-equipped TDI (booo automatics!), you will buy a new turbo and a new head, or a new car.

  25. Yeah, good luck with that. on Reddit Subpoenaed In Wrongful Death Lawsuit · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Dude was drama-queening on the interwebs, some assholes got their kicks poking the quivering blob of uselessness and then he killed himself. This is no different than assholes in a crowd on the street shouting "jump" at a person on a ledge. There is zero rational argument that the assholes had anything at all to do with the death. But good luck in yer quest for deep pockets, sister of dead guy. You'll come out with squat, plus lawyers' fees.