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  1. Re:End game on Aussies Could Use Elephants To Fight Invasive Species · · Score: 1

    The world would be a much better place if we had another 50,000 elephants and rhinos, both of which are endangered species and predicted to disappear in the next couple decades.

  2. Re:Some improvements ideas on Linux Game Publishing CEO Resigns · · Score: 1
    Also, get in on some social networking or some other cheap way to advertise. This is the first I've ever heard of the company.

    I hate to ask this, but does the demographic of Linux users encompass a mass of gamers? I use Linux exclusively for work.

  3. Re:The name of the bomb is "Massive" on Pentagon: 30,000 Pound Bomb Too Small · · Score: 1

    The Kenetic Energy Penetrator was already taken: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQjKZ9fgIcM

  4. Re:Amputation Analogy on Ask Slashdot: How To Inform a Non-Techie About Proposed Copyright Laws · · Score: 1

    Nice. SOPA indirectly gives *anyone* the ability to take down a website: Just post some illegal content in the comment section. How can that be right?

  5. Re:How cute. on Retail Chains To Strike Back Against Online Vendors · · Score: 1

    Bet you feel like a big man for putting others down. Well done. I can tell you have a good sense of what's classy.

  6. Re:More than half a dozen? on Rockbox Developers Talk Open Source Firmware · · Score: 1

    Almost as annoying as "Johnny and [1 more] like this comment"

  7. Re:His brain is better than mine on UCLA Professor Says Conventional Wisdom on Study Habits Is All Washed Up · · Score: 1

    Reminds me of a small group assignment I was part of many years ago. The two others answered the questions in point form and I was tasked with typing it up into full sentences on the computer and printing it out. We were quizzed in front of the class and I answered the majority of the questions. Felt pretty smart, even though the amount of work I did was probably less than them.

  8. Re:ACTA Represents the End... on Thousands Take To the Streets To Protest ACTA · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Can we also get rid of the counterfeit politicians who are selling out to big business?

  9. Re:Exciting on Some Windows 8 Laptops May Come With Built-In Kinect Sensors · · Score: 1

    I think we're going to see a big transformation in the landscape of user interface in the next several years pushing us towards device-less interfaces.

    Apple is way ahead of them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXyNgXTt0ns

  10. Re:I am not worried about it on Don't Worry About Global Warming, Say 16 Scientists in the WSJ · · Score: 1

    So does this mean Polar Bears and Seals became acclimated to the abundance of North Pole ice in the last couple hundred years and adjusted their reproductive yield through evolution in that time? Obviously not possible, so what's the scoop here?

  11. Re:Stop selling debt to China on WikiLeaks Cable: NASDAQ Folded To Chinese Pressure · · Score: 1

    Forget to take your blood pressure pills again?

  12. Re:You know, for this to have marginally more supp on ReDigi Defends Used Digital Music Market · · Score: 1

    Add an inaudible (to the human ear) digital watermark?

  13. Re:Another politician with half a brain? on EU ACTA Chief Resigns · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If you've ever been a manager, you'd know that being "in charge" of something doesn't always mean "in charge" the way you think it should. Obviously, there are larger forces at work here and rather than battle them himself and lose, he's letting the world know what's going on. I think that's a smarter plan. There's some very powerful people behind this legislation. I'd hate to be on the receiving end of whatever tactics they might employ.

  14. Re:Streisand Effect, anyone? on Twitter Can Now Block Tweets In Specific Countries · · Score: 1

    The the US government's huge influence on world governments, I wouldn't be surprised if a block request listed the specific countries as "all of them". Twitter is in no position to defy them. But I'd be happy to be proven wrong.

  15. Re:Stop selling debt to China on WikiLeaks Cable: NASDAQ Folded To Chinese Pressure · · Score: 1

    Just curious, who are these mythical presidential candidates hiding in the shadows who will save America from all its problems yet haven't been voted in thus far? Lately, it doesn't seem to make much different who gets voted in. You might say voting is easy enough that one could do it with their head up their ass.

  16. Cutting edge vs. lagging behind on Xbox 720 Might Reject Used Games · · Score: 1

    If I really want a game, I'll probably buy it new if it's in the $50-60 range. If I want it less, I'll wait for it to age for months and buy a cheaper, used copy. Give me cheaper *new* copies over time and I won't need the used ones. It's the same with movies: I'll go to the theatre if I really want to see a movie. Otherwise, I'll wait for it to come out on DVD and save some money.

  17. Re:Who still uses PCAnywhere? on Symantec Tells Customers To Stop Using pcAnywhere · · Score: 1

    That's enough to drive someone to drink! I could never do phone support.

  18. If you aren't ashamed of it... on OzLog: Unlimited Private Data Retention For Australia? · · Score: 1

    Make the data available to the people being monitored. Be super up-front about it. If people don't like it, they will use other ways to communicate with each other.

  19. Re:IF it can be done it will be done on OzLog: Unlimited Private Data Retention For Australia? · · Score: 1

    Easy enough to filter for calls > than 15 seconds or sort by most-connected numbers, unless you call the same wrong numbers regularly.

  20. Re:Why the moon? on Russia Talks Moon Base With NASA, ESA · · Score: 1

    2) it's already proven there's water on the moon. Water is a pretty important material for sustaining human life anywhere.

    I wonder how drinkable it would be... full of radiation, maybe?

  21. Re:This is a big deal on Professor Resigns From Stanford To Launch Online Education Project · · Score: 1

    Yes, I feel the same. I watched as much as I could of the course but unfortunately didn't have time to get right into it as I would have as a young student (who lived at home). If it were more applicable to what I do at work, maybe I could have justified doing some of it during the day.

  22. Re:Khan on Professor Resigns From Stanford To Launch Online Education Project · · Score: 1

    I found both the AI and ML classes had pronunciation errors and/or sloppiness that took away from the course. In a real live setting, you could ask the teacher to repeat what they said. Online, you can only rewind the video and hope that another listen helps (it often doesn't). Closed captioning would really help in this respect. Not all of the quiz problems were well defined, either. In the AI class they didn't take away from your grade, but getting answers wrong due to either an ill-defined problem or not being taught the material yet is psychologically draining. Anyway - main point is there is room for improvement and I'm sure they will.

  23. Re:Early reviews on Star Wars Uncut Project Complete · · Score: 1

    I did a quick skim to 5 scenes and if what I saw was any indication, you're better of doing something else for 2 hours.

  24. Re:Why do I have a hard time believing this ? on US Finally Backs International Space "Code of Conduct" · · Score: 1

    I could see someone simply redefining 'space' at a convenient time. "It's not in space, it's in orbit within Earth's magnetosphere"

  25. Re:i'll do my own tests on Notes On Reducing Firefox's Memory Consumption · · Score: 1

    You just mentioned that you use addons at work - it could very well be those addons are making Firefox crash or randomly lock up. If not, you could try creating a new Firefox browser profile. Curious why you chose Chrome over Opera, though.