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  1. Re:We're right here on The Fermi Paradox is Back · · Score: 1

    > And since the density of the Oort cloud is roughly, let's say, zero, it should be incredibly energy inefficient to collect the deuterium.

    It is known that there are an infinite number of worlds, simply because there is an infinite amount of space for them. However, not every one of them is inhabited. Therefore, there must be a finite number of inhabited worlds. Any finite number divided by infinity is as near to nothing as makes no odds, so the average population of all the planets in the Universe can be said to be zero. From this it follows that the population of the whole Universe is also zero, and that any people you may meet from time to time are merely the products of a deranged imagination.

    So any water ice or deuterium is a figment of our collective, deranged imaginations?

  2. big deal on OLPC Used to Browse Porn · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'd rather those Nigerian children would browse porn instead of sending out 419 emails.

  3. To win this game you must defeat me, Matt Groening on Matt Groening to be Final Boss in New Simpsons Game · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hope that destroying Matt Groening involves more than firing rockets through a few holes in a wall and destroying a head.

  4. Re:Albums on Singles, Not Albums, Define Music Industry Success · · Score: 1

    Are you saying that waiting is the hardest part? Because every day you see one more card.

  5. Re:The list on Top Irritating Words Spawned by Internet · · Score: 5, Funny

    So pretty much any term used at BoingBoing???

  6. Re:Who cares about Final Fantasy anymore? on Fallout 3, RE 5 in 2008, Final Fantasy 360 Never · · Score: 1

    litterally program the AI of the party members with the gambit system.

    So you agree with the OP's sentiment of:

    Seriously, after playing XII and discovering that the game really does play itself to the point where you're only there to guide the characters through the map, I really don't see any reason to get any more Final Fantasy games. Ever.

  7. wait wait? on China Crafts Cyberweapons · · Score: 0, Troll

    > 'The PLA has established information warfare units to develop viruses to attack enemy computer systems and networks

    The Phone Losers of America have sided with the red Chinese?

  8. Re:Variatio on Sturgeon's law. on Free Ads Can Be Really Expensive · · Score: 1

    You're forgetting that 60% of all statistics are made-up. I read it somewhere.

  9. LOL WUT on Landline Holders Increasingly Older, More Affluent · · Score: 1

    Can someone explain why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did a survey on cellular phone usage? Did they read Stephen King's Cell and take it seriously?

  10. Re:I'm just waiting... on $100 Laptop Repriced at $175 · · Score: 5, Funny

    A hundred pound laptop? I thought these were for kids not weightlifters.

  11. wow outstanding on Global Positioning Without GPS · · Score: 1

    And all this time I thought one only required a sextant and a way of reliably telling time.

  12. I KNEW IT on Newton's Second Law, Revisited · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Spending $1000 on these plans for the Dean drive weren't a waste of my money! Take that science!

  13. Re:Wonder how this will effect lifetime subscriber on XM And SIRIUS Radio Merging · · Score: 1

    Read your contract! The "lifetime" part of the subscription only applies to your receiver not you.

  14. Re:Gettin' it free! on XM And SIRIUS Radio Merging · · Score: 1

    >Some obscure shit you can't hear elsewhere.

    You don't have a college radio station in your area?

  15. Re:"God Says it" on Kansas Adopts New Science Standards · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Good. Now explain how God did it.

  16. Simple. Caveat Emptor (paraphrased) on Dell Laptop Burns House Down · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now, should we initiate a recall? Take the number of laptop batteries in the field, A, multiply by the probable rate of failure, B, multiply by the average out-of-court settlement, C. A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don't do one.

  17. Re:What if TSR had patented "hit points?" on How D&D Shaped the Modern Videogame · · Score: 1

    Everyone else would use a stat like "body" like the HERO System.

  18. Re:Star Trek: an accurate prediction? on Gates Proclaims Internet to Revolutionize TV in 5 Years · · Score: 1

    Well that's about the time the northern hemisphere was ravaged by World War III. People were too busy trying to find some neosporin and bactine rather than watch Seinfeld reruns.

  19. Sequels on Sequels We'd All Like To See · · Score: 1

    Why not create something original rather than beating a dead horse? As cool as sequels may sound, most tend to spoil the experience of the original game.

  20. Re:Obligatory on Star Trek Legacy Review · · Score: 1

    More like

    <yell>
    KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN
    </yell>

    Honestly, did you miss The Wrath of Khan?

  21. We need a little Christmas right this very minute on NASA Sees Glow of Universe's First Objects · · Score: 1

    Who gives a shit. In ten years scientists will tack on 2 more billion years to the age of the universe then announce "FIRST UNIVERSE OBJECTS OBSERVED!!! HONEST!!!"

  22. Re:Arctic on Emissions of Key Greenhouse Gas Stabilize · · Score: 1

    Hi there. If the arctic melts, it's not going to be a big deal because it will not cause sea levels to rise.
    If the antarctic melts then coastal cities are shit out of luck.

  23. Re:then report his site to siteadvisor on Everyday Objects Placed In a Microwave · · Score: 1

    That means nothing. I clicked your link and Site Advisor says it's a green site with a cookie from Bravenet.

  24. Re:Looks like he might not be the only one on Mahir To Borat, I Sue You! · · Score: 1

    It is Wired Magazine that we're talking about, right?

  25. Re:Way overrated on Mahir To Borat, I Sue You! · · Score: 1

    Haven't you heard of The Daily Show?