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  1. How does this story play in Arizona on A War Over Solar Power Is Raging Within the GOP · · Score: 2

    ...where much of the government is Republican but a lot of the power on the grid comes from solar farms?

  2. It's just another Meatless Monday on Norway's Army Battles Global Warming By Going Vegetarian · · Score: 1

    Wish it were Sunday
    That's my fun day
    My burger-on-a-bun day
    It's just another Meatless Monday.

  3. 1999 on Winamp Shutting Down On December 20 · · Score: 1

    Okay, yes, it did take 14 years for that to happen. Odds were by 2005 AOL would sink the ship -- but it turns out people still needed MP3 and CD playing software on their computers, no matter who owned Nullsoft.

    So now what will AOL rely upon to keep it relevant?

  4. a sad day we foresaw on Winamp Shutting Down On December 20 · · Score: 1

    I hate to admit it (okay, not really) that I knew this was going to happen when AOL bought WinAmp... since it was AOL that was waning in popularity and WinAmp that was flying high.

    For the purpose of recording it: Same story with Yahoo obtaining Tumblr to buy some continued relevance, since Yahoo itself and its property Flickr have both been fallings stars.

  5. obligatory reference to Disney vs Copyright terms on Software Patent Reform Stalls Thanks To IBM and Microsoft Lobbying · · Score: 1

    Same shit, different property.

  6. LOLcats are more memorable than schoolwork on Cute Cat Photos Are Data-Driven Science Behind Cunning New Language Learning App · · Score: 1

    And are more widely exchanged between students than homework answers.

    So this is how you make Tumblr be considered an educational tool, other than for studying tattoos, bad photographic art, and self-destructive methods.

  7. since 10.3? on OpenSUSE 13.1 Released and Reviewed · · Score: 1

    I don't doubt you, however they went from GRUB to GRUB2 at some point so I want to know if that worked out. My screen would offer the old GRUB listing for OpenSuse (which worked) and the GRUB2 listing (which did not work, couldn't find the partition). Wasn't until I went clean that, oh, so this is what GRUB2 is supposed to look like?

  8. Attempted last night on OpenSUSE 13.1 Released and Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Maybe I'm doing something wrong yet I'm following the FAQ directions, but I always wind up with a Frankenbuild -- part 13.1 and part 12.3, in this case. The boot screen still says 12.3 but some components are 13.1. It works, however an OS should be an all-or-nothing upgrade deal. I'll do a clean install tonight... I tried, man, I tried.

  9. [deceased friend] wants you to see this! on Google Patents Fooling Friends With Snooping, Chatbots · · Score: 1

    And you have (1) message waiting from a pretty girl, too.

  10. Please elucidate. on Google Patents Fooling Friends With Snooping, Chatbots · · Score: 1

    (If you're going to make ELIZA comparisons, Google's chatbot has to say that when it needs more material to mine.)

  11. $3,133.70 ?? on Google Extends Its Patch Reward Program To Include Android · · Score: 1

    I saw wut u did dere.

  12. Re:Coming soon: on 2-D MMOG Glitch Released Completely Into the Public Domain · · Score: 1

    Glitchen were rather sexless, so I fail to see the allure of that.

    Wait until the modders change the art completely. (Think: Spawn's "Sporn".) Then you will. :)

  13. Coming soon: on 2-D MMOG Glitch Released Completely Into the Public Domain · · Score: 1

    * Barney The Dinosaur edition.
    * Pornographic edition(s).
    * Fangirl of [insert fandom] edition.
    * Dr Who edition (a better crafted version of the above).

  14. icon choice on And Now For Something Completely Different: Monty Python Reunion Planned · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Funny that the icon on this picture is the British phone booth, not the Python foot used for humor stories.

  15. But how is the NSA going to fix Flickr's bad UI on Yahoo Encrypting Data In Wake of NSA Revelations · · Score: 1

    if you change the code and lock them out?

  16. Okay, one odd fact... on Ancient Egyptians Created "Meat Mummies" So Dead Could Continue To Eat · · Score: 4, Insightful

    When people were mummified, their internal organs were put into clay pots in the sarcophagus.
    So if the kings were to eat after death... where did anyone think the food was going to go?

  17. Purina Zombie Chow on Ancient Egyptians Created "Meat Mummies" So Dead Could Continue To Eat · · Score: 1

    How do you tell the diner from the food?

  18. I used to be an adventurer like you on Explorer Plans Hunt For Genghis Khan's Long-Lost Tomb · · Score: 2

    until I took an arrow to the chest. (MongoliaRim)

  19. use the force on Google Makes Latest Chrome Build Open PDFs By Default · · Score: 0

    Chrome will be forcing the system default for the filetype .pdf to become Chrome, not the user.
    And if you don't know how to make that not happen or change it when it does, as happens to most people...

  20. party in your pants on Google Makes Latest Chrome Build Open PDFs By Default · · Score: 5, Funny

    And you're the only one who came.

  21. "third-party programs"? on Google Makes Latest Chrome Build Open PDFs By Default · · Score: 4, Insightful

    bypassing any third-party programs such as Adobe Reader or Foxit Reader

    Technically, Adobe Reader is the first-party program and Chrome is the third-party program for reading PDFs.

  22. How so very secure! on Google Makes Latest Chrome Build Open PDFs By Default · · Score: 3, Insightful

    And another example of some tools wanting to be the do-all where they weren't asked and don't belong.

  23. I for one welcome our robot cow-herds on Robots: a Working Breed At the Dairy · · Score: 1

    As a kid who grew up on a farm and hated getting my boots stuck in pen muck and bovine shit.

  24. "the sales transaction was never completed" on Woman Facing $3,500 Fine For Posting Online Review · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Which is the whole reason why there's a bad review. Seems Kleargear would want to fix that transaction before spending buttloads on dubious litigation, and win the customer back. But they'll discover how both the Internet AND retail business works soon.

  25. minute differences on Prison Is For Dangerous Criminals, Not Hacktivists · · Score: 1

    Murder: A lawyer can say "this was justifiable homicide" or "he was standing his ground" or "it was temporary insanity" or "he had too much sugar in his diet." You get a suspended sentence in Club Med.

    Hactivisim: You don't get those defenses. You get 10-25 in federal PMITA prison.

    And quickly the morally wrong answer looks better than the socially right answer.