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  1. Is he going to campaign for Hillery on Record-Setting Astronaut Retires from NASA (space.com) · · Score: 0

    with his twin brother Mark (also retired astronaut) and Mark's wife Gabby Gifford

  2. Why would I upgrade? on Verizon Plans $20 Upgrade Fee Even If You Pay Full Price For a Phone (macrumors.com) · · Score: 0

    Why do I want to upgrade my phone anyway?
    I have a Galaxy Note 3
    The new phones from Samsung don't have microsd expansion ability.
    I keep my music on microsd cards

    BTW I don't do Apple - I gave up buying apple stuff in 1988

    as far as switching carriers is concerned, thats not my decision, its a family plan and my mother-in-law is in charge. With all the hassles with verizon she might switch eventually.

  3. Whats the CIA doing this for on CIA Left Inert Explosives On School Bus After Exercise (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    Shouldn't this be the FBI's job?

    Yeah I know this is a joke anyway.

  4. Slashvertisement? on Newly Discovered Star Has an Almost Pure Oxygen Atmosphere (popularmechanics.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    WTF?

    Its not like the star is for sale or anything

    I presume its just an April Fool joke

  5. Vertical farms on Berlin Gets First Taste of In-Store Vertical Micro-Farms (rt.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    cows are going to have a hard time

  6. Denmark electricity on Bitcoin Could Consume As Much Electricity As Denmark By 2020 (boingboing.net) · · Score: 1

    I thought Denmarks power all came from renewable sources anyway.
    Wind, solar, hydro...
    and of course tidal. If you stuck a dam across to Norway or Sweden you could use the Baltic sea as a huge source of tidal powwer.

  7. Native ad blocker on Microsoft Denies Edge Is Getting A Native Ad Blocker (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 2, Funny

    It doesn't block native ads, but if Trump wins it will have to block immigrant ads

  8. Re:Trying to get shot? on Company Creates Gun That Looks Like a Cellphone (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Except that a gun designed to look like a cellphone would presumably have the barrel aligned with the long axis of the phone. You're not going to shoot yourself taking a selfie.

  9. Re:On the bright side. on Researcher Uses Valve Security Bug To Upload Paint Drying Game On Steam (softpedia.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    However a $500 video card could be used as a paint dryer

  10. 84 inch tablet on Microsoft Finally Ships $8,999 Surface Hub (eweek.com) · · Score: 2

    How long does the battery last?

  11. They must have all died in the battle on Slaughter At The Bridge: Uncovering A Colossal Bronze Age Battle (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    and not left any stories about it, even oral legends and songs

  12. As opposed to Redbox analog? on Redbox Plans To Launch New Streaming Service 'Redbox Digital' (consumerreports.org) · · Score: 2

    FP?

  13. So when are they going to release on Microsoft Releases a Version of Windows 10 For the Chinese Government (techinasia.com) · · Score: 1, Interesting

    a decent version of Windows for desktops.

  14. who writes these headlines?

  15. Its all bad for you on Fruit Drinks Aren't Much Better For You Than Soda: Study (vox.com) · · Score: 1

    so we shouldn't drink anything

  16. The important thing about night shift on Apple's Night Shift May Have Zero Effect On Sleep (macworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Is if you have a dark, quiet environment to sleep during the daytime

    and you stay on night shift, none of this rotating shifts crap
    I gotta get ready for work

  17. New Horizons on Scientist Claims There's Even More Evidence of Planet Nine's Existence (theverge.com) · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    the New Horizons probe is still sending back data and pictures of its encounter with Pluto

  18. Re:"first data center OS" on Microsoft and HP Enterprise Invest $73.5 Million In Mesosphere Startup (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    "It's made by the cloud for the cloud, MacLeod."

    Actually the mesosphere is Far Above the Clouds...

  19. I prefer to download the music I buy on Music Streaming Sales Outstrip Digital Downloads For First Time (thestack.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    So I have it whenever and wherever I want

    Music is something you listen to many times, it is inefficient to stream it every time (especially if you're outside your Wifi and would have to pay your mobile carrier for extra data use.

  20. Pt on Why We Should Fear A Cashless World (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Platinum

    It has more uses than gold, especially in chemical reactions..

  21. Re:I still have me BBC on One Million School Children To Get Free BBC Micro:bit Computers · · Score: 1

    Does anyone still learn 6502 assembly?

    I never had a BBC but I did have a C=64

  22. I think Ghibli is a model of Maserati (Italian sports car) from the 70's

  23. Re:Interesting spin because it's Vermont on Tiny Vermont Brings Food Industry To Its Knees On GMO Labels (ap.org) · · Score: 1

    I thought VT's motto was "Feel the Bern"\

  24. Why don't on Apple Hires Corporate Security Chief Amid Legal Battle With FBI (fortune.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    why don't they just buy the entire FBI
    I am sure President Donald will give them a good deal...

  25. Pedestrians? Cyclists?

    Not everything is going to be controlled by computer