User: sir 8ed

it still does

On: Bill Gates Argues 'Supply and Demand' Doesn't Apply To Software (gatesnotes.com)

It still does, just not to him any more.

Re:Good

On: Game Company Fires Two Employees Who Complained About 'Mansplaining' on Twitter (theverge.com)

Freedom of speech applies to freedom from government punishment, not from being fired.

Actually read some of them

On: People Are Complete Suckers For Online Reviews (nypost.com)

I find that some of the bad reviews are actually people complaining of stupid stuff like "hard to set up/install/etc.". Worth reading the reviews.

no sir, i don't like it.

On: Come Try Out Slashdot's New Design (In Beta)

crap. crap on a stick.

spoiler alert

On: A Battlestar Galactica Prequel Series on the Way

I *knew* Hillary was a cylon!

Re:Now, How Will They Destroy the Earth?

On: NASA Running Out of Plutonium

but not +5 funny. the ranking system here is obtuse.

Re:Mother in Law's Age?

On: The Universe Is 13.73 Billion Years Old

that gets a +4 funny!?!

lame.

Re:Now, How Will They Destroy the Earth?

On: NASA Running Out of Plutonium

not to be confused with Illudium Phosdex, the shaving cream atom found exclusively on planet X.

in a village that still doesn't have electricity..

On: Cellphones Leapfrog Poor Infrastructure in Mali

Use your online minutes wisely!

*very* far

On: Will the Web Replace TV?

"and though it's far from perfect, it is at least interesting enough to make you forget that you're watching it on a PC monitor.'"

yeah, i am going to have to go ahead and say "nope" to that.

faster, more secure

On: $500,000 Prize for Faster Airport Security Checks

wood chipper

Re:Restriction on software during flight?

On: Boeing 787 May Be Vulnerable to Hacker Attack

and i got modded to 1

Paradigm shift?

On: Boeing 787 May Be Vulnerable to Hacker Attack

Blue Sky of Death

Re:only works in certain cities?

On: Mathematicians Solve the Mystery of Traffic Jams

And the corollary to this are the crazed "must get there now" drivers who, despite traffic backed up for miles, will persistently move back and forth between lanes, causing more cautious drivers around them to repeatedly brake.

plow shares

On: What's the Worst Technical Feature You've Used?

modern society

marketing genius

On: Microsoft CEO Claims iPhone Will Be Bust

yeah, go for the 85 year old demographic, lots of money in music downloads to be had there.

all about me

On: Morality — Biological or Philosophical?

in the end, morality is really about long-term self interest.

expense

On: Toyota Creating In-Vehicle Alcohol Detection System

I am not sure how Toyota's interlock will work, but the ones that they use here for multiple offenders (here in MA, with Melanie's law) require monthly calibrations which are said to cost $60-80.

me

On: What Bizarre IT Setups Have You Seen?

what a hack.

ordering online

On: DNA So Dangerous It Doesn't Exist

Given the ease with which oligonucleotides (DNA sequences of varying length) can be ordered these days, how do we determine which sequences will be allowable for purchase and by whom? Currently there are few restrictions on purchasing sequences.

i'll be holding my breath

On: Physicists Promise Wireless Power

I am still waiting on my flying car.

unimpressed

On: Spam That Delivers a Pink Slip

A well planned keylogger placement should be undetectable, no? This farce raises attention, and seems likely to garner further investigation.

chemical adjustment

On: Depressed? Net-based Treatments Can Help

I find that a little bit of marijuana takes care of... um... what were we talking about?

Re:Missing the Point...

On: RIAA Wants to Depose Dead Defendant's Children

Sounds alot like what is going on in the oil market.