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  1. Re:Biggest effect will be on nearby Best Buys on Amazon Will Open 100 Retail Stores (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    "Drive ten or fifteen minutes to the store"

    I live in a small city, the nearest decent size mall is over an hours drive away.

    and its about 3 hours to the MOA

  2. Re:More details on the Bugs on Firefox 49 Postponed One Week Due To Unexpected Bugs (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    You missed
                      some add-ons/plug-ins still work

  3. Re:Diversity = WHITE GENOCIDE on Arrests Made After Group Hacks CIA Director's AOL Account (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 2

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    "Probably because it was mostly the white countries that enslaved or "colonized" all of the non-white people from other countries over the last few hundred years.}
    "

    I guess you missed The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

    They did plenty of conquering and enslaving in the 30's and 40'e

    And they are still not 'diverse'

  4. out of antimatter
    It not only destroys the device you plug it into, but also the city where it is located

  5. Would that be aLexa Doig who played ;Rommie' the computer in Andromeda
    that would be cool.

  6. Re:barter works for me on Ask Slashdot: What Are Anonymous Ways To Pay For Goods and Services? · · Score: 2

    especially with ammunition. .22LR is gold.

    Silver bullets are more useful, especially against Weres

  7. Nein on IFA 2016 Award Winners (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 1, Funny

    I don't speak German

  8. We need to cool the planet on Should We Kill All The Mosquitoes? (bbc.com) · · Score: 2

    Mosquitoes are only a problem when its hot and humid.
    You don't see them around in the winter.
    and they would be less of a problem then anyway. If all your skin is covered up to protect you from the 40 below wind chill then they wouldn't be able to bite you anyway.

  9. Re:What's the problem? on These Are the Six Crypto-Currencies Approved By Apple (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    If he's using the Aussie dollar he must be living under Ayers Rock

  10. Re:or, the universe is teaming with on Second Irregularly Dimming Star Found (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    IMHO 'Q' didn't fit in the category of 'civilized, but he could be responsible for the phenomena we are seeing.

  11. the alcohol based hand sanitzers dry my skin out too much.

    I work in the 'elder-care industry, I have to wash my hands hundreds of times per shift

  12. even going to get off the ground on its own power?

    BTW photons coming out one end don't make it a reactionless drive

  13. Re:RIP OpenOffice on Is Apache OpenOffice Finally On the Way Out? (apache.org) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "They have to revamp the UI regularly or users won't buy into the idea that the new version is any better than the old version, and therefore be willing to pay for the new version."

    Google (Android) and Mozilla (Firefox) have the same philosophy it seems.

  14. The thing that I care about on Intel Confuses, Rebrands Some Core M Processors As Core I (laptopmag.com) · · Score: 2

    is whether or not the CPU is one of these 'will only run Win 10' ones, or is it able to run other OS's

  15. Re:Let me make this easy for you. on No, the Internet Has Not Killed the Printed Book - Most People Still Prefer Them (nytimes.com) · · Score: 2

    " with adjustable font & brightness"

    That is the important part for those of us that have poor vision

    I prefer to read white text on a black background, and of course you can easily enlarge the font.

  16. "it was traveling at up to 40,000 kilometers an hour (24,856 mph) when it hit "

    How does something stay in orbit at that speed? I.m sure thats more than escape velocity.

  17. so Guinness now has a section on 3D-Printed Aircraft Tool Sets Guinness World Record (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1, Funny

    For the worlds largest tool

    and its much bigger than Anthony's Wiener

  18. Re:Woohoo! on SETI's 'Strong Signal' Came From Earth (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    "Aborigines never invented anything"

    Boomerangs

  19. The TSA will confiscate your battery.

    "Its OK you can buy a new one at your destination"

  20. Does anyone use Bing Maps on Microsoft Lost a City Because They Used Wikipedia Data (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hopefully not taxi drivers in Victoria

  21. Re:unscheduled? on Juno Probe To Get First Up-Close Look At Jupiter On Saturday (space.com) · · Score: 2

    It took advantage of a tail wind so it got closer thn it was expected to

  22. so what aliens are allowed on FaceBook on Facebook Says Humans Won't Write Its Trending Topic Descriptions Anymore (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    Klimgons?
    Vogons?
    Wookiees?
    Minbari?

  23. I'd rather he built of of those spheres

  24. Is 35 some magic number? on NASA's Voyager 2 Flew By Saturn 35 Years Ago Today (space.com) · · Score: 1

    I can understand celebrations at 25 years and 50 etc
    or 32 for binary freaks

  25. Re:not beat russia on NASA Astronaut Jeff Williams Sets New US Space Endurance Record With 521 Days (cbsnews.com) · · Score: 2, Funny

    I thought the Russians were disqualified and banned for taking drugs