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  1. Yes it is. on Is Global Warming Behind Earth's Gravity Shifting? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Global Warming is responsible for the following:

    The 2000 Election trouble
    UFO's
    Martians
    Smurfs
    HAPPY FUN BALL
    Neelix
    The price of gold and vodka

    Hell. No one really know.

    This get posted but this news does not

    "An international team researching particle physics at Tohoku University has observed a new kind of neutrino--one of the building blocks of the universe--and almost certainly confirmed that the particles have mass, it was learned Tuesday."

  2. Re:Just goes to show... on Adobe Finds No Elcomsoft-Cracked E-Books · · Score: 1

    Then what does 'effectively control access' mean in context of the DMCA?

  3. Re:Great! on Farscape to Return? Is Sci-Fi Channel Redeemed? · · Score: 2

    It was a J O K E. JOKE.

    From DICT.ORG
    4 definitions found

    From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :

    Joke \Joke\, n. [L. jocus. Cf Jeopardy, Jocular, Juggler.]
    1. Something said for the sake of exciting a laugh; something
    witty or sportive (commonly indicating more of hilarity or
    humor than jest); a jest; a witticism; as, to crack
    good-natured jokes.

    And gentle dullness ever loves a joke. --Pope.

    Or witty joke our airy senses moves To pleasant
    laughter. --Gay.

    2. Something not said seriously, or not actually meant;
    something done in sport.

    Inclose whole downs in walls, 't is all a joke.
    --Pope.

    In joke, in jest; sportively; not meant seriously.

    Practical joke. See under Practical.

    From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :

    Joke \Joke\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Joked; p. pr. & vb. n.
    Joking.]
    To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally; to banter;
    as, to joke a comrade.

    From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :

    Joke \Joke\, v. i. [L. jocari.]
    To do something for sport, or as a joke; to be merry in words
    or actions; to jest.

    He laughed, shouted, joked, and swore. --Macaulay.

    Syn: To jest; sport; rally; banter. See Jest.

    From WordNet (r) 1.7 :

    joke
    n 1: a humorous anecdote or remark [syn: gag, laugh, jest,
    jape, yak, wheeze]
    2: activity characterized by good humor [syn: jest, jocularity]
    3: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
    [syn: antic, prank, trick, caper, put-on]
    v 1: tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he
    appears serious" [syn: jest]
    2: act in a funny or teasing way [syn: jest]

  4. Great! on Farscape to Return? Is Sci-Fi Channel Redeemed? · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now I can watch MUPPETS IN SPACE! again!

  5. Re:My question is... on Chemotherapy Patients Set Off Subway Alarms · · Score: 2

    If I felt unsafe as you apparently do then yes I would.

    From your post
    " Let me guess: you don't live in Manhattan. You try living in the most populated city in America, The Great Satan, the hub of international commerce, and see how safe YOU feel."

  6. Re:Radiation levels on Chemotherapy Patients Set Off Subway Alarms · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What! You really think they thought about this? No. They just put them in to make themselves and the public at large feel 'safer'.

    NOTE: The 2 minute delay between posting sucks.

  7. Re:My uncle... [I CALL BS!] on Chemotherapy Patients Set Off Subway Alarms · · Score: 1

    You are wrong! Greenpeace told me that ALL things nuclear are BAD! :->

  8. Re:My question is... on Chemotherapy Patients Set Off Subway Alarms · · Score: 1

    Then Move.

  9. Re:Tax dollars at work! on The Great Stanford Buffy Population Equilibrium Study · · Score: 0, Troll

    You are wrong.

    A large portion of college budgets comes from tax dollars.

  10. Tax dollars at work! on The Great Stanford Buffy Population Equilibrium Study · · Score: 0, Troll

    I am glad our tax dollars that support education are being put to such good use. This is much better than working on a more efficient energy source!

  11. Re:doesn't seem worth it on Theater Morphing Into Multi-Player Gaming Arena · · Score: 1

    If only someone would develope a way to link computers remotely. We could call it the Internet.

    Nah. It would never happen.

  12. Re:What is this thing? on Sony Introduces Passage · · Score: 1

    No.

    Fair Competition == Good for Consumers

  13. Yes. on Did Life Originate Underwater? · · Score: 1

    What we are not sure of is the intellegence of said life.

  14. How the editors pick posts. on Choke Points in Electronics Supply Chains? · · Score: 1

    I am not sure but I think it involves a bunch of d20's and beer. Lots and Lots of beer.

  15. Left this off. on The Great Firewall of China - Samples of Filtered Sites · · Score: 2

    Hardline Christian = FUN BAD

  16. Damn It. on The Great Firewall of China - Samples of Filtered Sites · · Score: 2

    Hardline Republican = FUN BAD
    Hardline Democrat = FUN BAD
    Hardline Muslim = FUN BAD

    Almost all humor makes fun on somebody.

  17. Re:externalities on HP Wants Manufacturers To Bear PC Disposal Costs · · Score: 1

    How about the people that BUY the product pay for the disposal? And don't make the disposal a flat fee make it based on what the computer contains. This should allow the market to produce less toxic computers.

  18. Re:Duh ... on Finnish Taxi Drivers Must Pay Music Royalties · · Score: 5, Funny

    You have used names copyrighted by Disney. Please submit your royality payment in the next 24 hours.

    Thank You,
    Sen. Disney

  19. Easy workaround. on Bitrate Peeling with Ogg Vorbis · · Score: 2

    Just jam a crayon up you nose. They you will understand the joy of paying $100.00-$500.00 per foot for speaker cable...

  20. Great! on RC5-72 Clients Available on distributed.net · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Now we can all use millions of watts to fingure out that it takes a long time to break codes!!!

  21. Re:Have you lost your damn mind? on Actual Costs for the Space Station · · Score: 2

    Not once did I say the rest of the goverment needed as much money as it spends. I was saying that a budget of 14.4 Billion is not a shoestring budget.

    What resources, other than oil, are we in danger of using up?

  22. Have you lost your damn mind? on Actual Costs for the Space Station · · Score: 2

    An orginization that has a yearly budget of 14,400,000,000 USD is not a "shoestring budget"

  23. Tax Cuts do not cost. on Actual Costs for the Space Station · · Score: 1

    Tax cuts don't cost. The goverment taking less of your money is not a cost. It is not the goverments money.

  24. Re:Like Enron ? on Actual Costs for the Space Station · · Score: 1

    No. That is a price floor. Not a price cap.

  25. Re:Nothing on Actual Costs for the Space Station · · Score: 1

    What about some smaller companies? You know, the ones that really come up with new ideas?