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  1. The usual things we say: on Prison Is For Dangerous Criminals, Not Hacktivists · · Score: 3, Interesting

    a) Nonviolent crimes get stiffer sentences than violent crimes "to send a message". That hard crime pays?
    b) If there's any political motivation by the prosecution or court, expect to fare worse than a child rapist in sentencing.
    c) I thought LulzSec and Anonymous were opposing gangs with the occasional common goal?

  2. FLOSSy wording on POV-Ray Is Now FLOSS · · Score: 1

    I presume this acronym means Free License Open Source Software, since I've never heard it before.

  3. Insert references to an Orwell work here on Britain's Conservatives Scrub Speeches from the Internet · · Score: 2

    Because that's what they did in that book.

  4. It's good to be the king. on Porn-Surfing Execs Infecting Corporate Networks With Malware · · Score: 3, Insightful

    -- Mel Brooks, "History of the World pt 1"

  5. Karateka on Apple II DOS Source Code Released · · Score: 1

    Yaaaa! And don't forget that Karateka was a bootable image, not requiring any DOS to get into.

  6. Yahoo is adopting this method as MSFT ditches it on Microsoft Kills Stack Ranking · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Yahoo seems to be on a roll with this, as they adopted a Win8 pane interface on Flickr right about the time Microsoft was forced to concede people without tablets, smartphones, and touchscreens on their computers (and some who do have those things) dislike it greatly.

  7. We make front page news, maybe you noticed! on The NSA Is Looking For a Few Good Geeks · · Score: 2

    "'There are activities that I've worked on that make, you know, front page headlines."

    Though not always in a positive light. Come join us and be part of the problem!
    Their employment ad slogan should be: We know you want to... we really do know this.

  8. amused that they talk about the DT environs on Slackware Linux 14.1 Released · · Score: 3, Informative

    when real Slackware users only use command lines :)

  9. If it worked for CNet's downloads.com for Windows on GIMP, Citing Ad Policies, Moves to FTP Rather Than SourceForge Downloads · · Score: 3, Informative

    then certainly the open source community would appreciate bundled bullshit too!

  10. Welcome to the Freedom of Information Act. Making the formerly-secretive unsecret, which is a good thing.

  11. Mickey Mouse built a house on Elementary School Bans Students From Touching Each Other · · Score: 1

    How many days of detention did he get for tapping people's shoes? One, two, three...

  12. the next huge videogame on Monkeys Use Minds To Control Avatar Arms · · Score: 3, Funny

    BrainLink: Poo Fling 3000!

  13. if you let it on Your Digital Life Will Only Get More Crowded... If You Let It · · Score: 4, Funny

    Between 2008 and 2013, Americans grew from watching 11 hours of media per day to 14 hours per day

    And also grew from weight 140 pounds to 190 pounds.

  14. my understanding is on Republican Proposal Puts 'National Interest' Requirement On US Science Agency · · Score: 1

    the Nazis and Communists made the same requirement: what is in it for the Party?

  15. 1: Buy or use the courts to obtain trivial patents on Microsoft Makes an Astonishing $2 Billion Per Year From Android Patent Royalties · · Score: 1

    2: ???
    3: Profit!

  16. promo4promo on Google Bots Doing SQL Injection Attacks · · Score: 1

    Doing a good deed for your competition by linking them from your site, hmm? :)

  17. oh, the potential! on The First Phone You Can Actually Bend: LG's G Flex · · Score: 1

    including your favorite skinny dipping sites.

    I don't see a problem with Instagram, Twitpic, Facebook, and Flickr updates from people skinnydipping.

  18. make it flex AND waterproof on The First Phone You Can Actually Bend: LG's G Flex · · Score: 1

    This would cover the two big reasons why a phone needs to be replaced, the third being lost/stolen.

    Add a tracking system so the phone can be retrieved and you can rule the world.

  19. Twit Cleaner: Improved on As IPO Nears, Do Twitter's Active User Claims Add Up? · · Score: 1

    A scorched earth policy of leaving no account standing would be better than actually sifting for usage. :)

  20. no matter where you are, it's gonna be laggy on Ask Slashdot: Good Satellite Internet For Remote Locations? · · Score: 2

    What we were told when Hughes satellite service was going to be offered through Earthlink was that you can expect a 10 second ping time -- a request from a computer goes to one star, bounces back to a receiver in Texas, gets resent to another star, and comes back to the recipient. Or quoting the trainer: "Having 8,000 miles between you and the Internet is not a good idea."

    It was basically a functional connection if you're going strictly for useful data and not trying to have fun, which I derive is what the OP was seeking -- basic communication from BFE and not Skyping or Warcraft.

  21. kids today on 10-Year-Old Boy Discovers 600-Million-Year-Old Supernova · · Score: 2

    "You kids need to get away from the telescope and go outside to play!"

  22. Solar energy? In Arizona? on Arizona Commissioner Probes Utility's Secret Funding of Anti-Solar Campaign · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yeah, let's run a smear campaign against not only one of the cleanest forms of energy available, but the source most plentiful and free in that particular state. A utility should be getting onboard, not trying to harpoon something that could benefit them.

  23. beaten-to-death trend on Self-Published Zombie Titles Have Doubled Since 2012 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Zombie lit, just like real zombies, is impervious to the fact that it's dead. (Same with vampires and vampire lit.) Funny that.

  24. and as a result on Self-Published Zombie Titles Have Doubled Since 2012 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    so is quality control.

  25. I suspect the reason they're self-published on Self-Published Zombie Titles Have Doubled Since 2012 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    is because a real publishing house with editors would reject them as poorly written tripe.
    (And that Oates went through her publisher, and was not self-published.)