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  1. These physicists feel our study of the cosmos has been taken too far from what data can constrain with the extra "hidden" dimensions of string theory and the unobservable other universes of the multiverse... it all adds up to muddied waters

    And muddied sentences. "too far from what data can constrain"?

  2. Re:He is lucky he did not get shot on the spot on Carrying A Gun-Shaped iPhone 'Makes It Much Less Likely You'll Catch Your Plane' (cnet.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Not that it wasn't a tragedy, but you had to go more than a decade back to find that example.

  3. I can't for the life of me think why I remember the episode so well.

  4. She thinks gay people shouldn't be allowed to get married thanks to her particular kind of Christianity, a brand which, however, apparently does not preclude a bunch of toffs from dressing up and tally-hoing around the countryside, hoping for a pack of dogs to rip a fox to shreds - because she wants to have a vote on fox hunting to give people a chance to bring it back.

    On point one, her name is an anagram of "some dread anal."

    And now she's a) suggested that being a parent makes her a better choice than her rival, who is not a parent and then b) has had the gall to bitch that the journalist who asked her the question dared to publish her on-the-record answer.

    TL;DR: she can fuck right off.

  5. The episode which struck me, as a fan, as being pretty much the most controversial in TNG was "Up The Long Ladder", which wasn't even aired in the UK the first run round (1989).

    You're thinking of The High Ground.

    Up The Long Ladder was a fairly light-hearted episode. There were some fairly unsubtle "Oirish" stereotypes in it, though.

  6. Re:Gay crew members scrapped in TNG... on George Takei Opposes Gay Sulu In 'Star Trek Beyond' (hollywoodreporter.com) · · Score: 1

    There were the genderless J'naii in The Outcast (ST:TNG 05x17) who Riker pressured into sexual relations.

    Riker didn't pressure anyone. He fell in love with one of them who was gendered, and thus considered something of an abomination by her society.

    Fun fact: Johnathan Frakes was apparently in favour of having his love interest played by a (androgenous, to fit the species look) guy. Didn't happen though.

  7. Re:So you just have to say you're lying? on FBI Director: Guccifer Admitted He Lied About Hacking Hillary Clinton's Email (dailydot.com) · · Score: 1

    I was being just a little bit facetious *sigh*

  8. And Radeon is the brand, not the company. The company is AMD.

    So? Maybe the new drivers only support Radeon cards.

  9. Err, yes. No wait, no. What, wait? on Ask Slashdot: Should You Upgrade To Windows 10 For Accessibility Features? · · Score: 1

    Ask Slashdot: Should You Upgrade To Windows 10 For Accessibility Features?

    Should I upgrade? Or do you mean "you" meaning you?

    Wait, who's asking the question?

  10. The tablet gold rush is over! on The Great Tablet Gold Rush Is Over (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    The company says it will focus more on 2-in-1 -- otherwise known as hybrid laptops -- devices moving forward

    Now the tablet-sold-with-a-shitty-bluetooth-keyboard gold rush begins!

  11. Re:Aww, that's harsh on Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes Banned From Owning a Lab (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Canary Islands, surely.

  12. Aww, that's harsh on Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes Banned From Owning a Lab (engadget.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes Banned From Owning a Lab

    But labs are so sweet!

    Maybe she could get a beagle instead.

  13. So you just have to say you're lying? on FBI Director: Guccifer Admitted He Lied About Hacking Hillary Clinton's Email (dailydot.com) · · Score: 1

    "He did not. He admitted that was a lie," Comey replied.

    Hacker: "Hey, I hacked Hilary's servers!"
    FBI: "Did you really?"
    Hacker: "Err nope."
    FBI: "Okay, cross him off the list, who's next?"

  14. Is it REALLY censorship if it's optional? on UK ISP Sky Is About To Start Censoring the Web For All of Its Customers (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah, okay, slippery slope. But is it really censorship if it's optional? You can either turn it off or switch suppliers.

  15. Re:At least it's good to know FB has priorities on Facebook Decides Which Killings We're Allowed to See · · Score: 1

    Islamophobe much?

    Islamosensitive much?

  16. Lots of things are just improvements on other things.

    Why, the fax machine is nothing but a waffle iron with a phone attached!

  17. NOT raising alarms on 'New Way of Stealing Cars': Hacking Them With A Laptop (marketwatch.com) · · Score: 1

    Police and car insurers say thieves are using laptop computers to hack into late-model cars' electronic ignitions to steal the vehicles, raising alarms

    If they were raising alarms they wouldn't be getting away with it so much.

  18. Re:Why do people think self driving cars will catc on New Cars Are Too Expensive For The Typical Family, Says Study (gulfnews.com) · · Score: 1

    If anything, they will be more complex with even more sensors and systems needed to operate safely.

    What do you mean, "if anything"? Of course they are more complex, with more sensors.

  19. Re:To be fair... on Top Gear Host Chris Evans Steps Down After Poor Ratings (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    He's a loud mouth idiot who was screaming right up until last week that the "ratings have never been higher"

    [citation needed]

  20. Re:The quiet car? on American Cities Are Installing DHS-Funded Audio Surveillance (csoonline.com) · · Score: 1

    Did you literally only read the words "it doesn't matter" before embarking on your rant?

    I said "it doesn't matter which car you're in," referring only to the somewhat nonsensical quip about the quiet car in the summary.

  21. The quiet car? on American Cities Are Installing DHS-Funded Audio Surveillance (csoonline.com) · · Score: 0

    New Jersey isn't the only state where you now have even more reason to want to ride in the quiet car.

    Why would privacy be a reason for riding in the quiet car? You'd be better off in the noisy car if you want your conversation to be lost in the hubbub. And if you're not planning to have an incriminating (or otherwise) conversation, it doesn't matter which car you're in!

  22. In (at least classical) Star Trek, it's a process of diplomacy and negotiation.

    That, or making computers blow themselves up by befuddling them.

  23. Err, because they're different?-also headline typo on Why Did The Stars Wars and Star Trek Worlds Turn Out So Differently? (marginalrevolution.com) · · Score: 2

    Why the difference?

    Because they are two different works of fiction written by two different (groups of) people telling two completely different bunches of stories.

    Why the hell would you expect them not to be different?

    Next up: why are Canada and North Korea so different? Isn't that weird?

    By the way it's "Star Wars", not "Stars Wars". Sheesh.

  24. Re:it can't be for distributing copyrighted materi on Man Who Teaches People How To Repair Their MacBooks Alludes To Apple Lawsuit (gamerevolution.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    This guy has a massive pariah complex

    I've always wanted to live in one of those!

  25. Re:Well I'll be dipped on Microsoft Prepares One Final, Full-Screen Get Windows 10 Nag (zdnet.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Well... it says "do not notify me again." Now, does that mean "do not notify me and don't do anything" or does it mean "do not notify me, just install Windows 10 right now!"?