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  1. Re:Famous last words... on Jail Sentence For Popular YouTube Pranksters (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    It is illegal to shout "fire" in a crowded theater.

    No it isn't.

    a) I can think of two ways in which it would be perfectly acceptable to do so;
    b) No-one has ever been convicted of "shouting 'fire' in a crowded theater."

  2. The other side?! on History Buffs Discover Inaccuracies In Battlefield 1 Trailer (hothardware.com) · · Score: 1

    "and some weapons are carried by soldiers from the other side."

    G-g-g-ghost!

  3. Re:Gov't discouraging white-hat behavior on Ethical Hackers Donate 1,000,000 Air Miles To Charity (offensi.com) · · Score: 1

    Why not complete the chain of logic and decide that people asking you to pay for stuff is yet another reason for you to just steal what you want instead?

  4. Re:Looks nothing like E1M2 on Original 'Doom' Level Remade in the New 'Doom' (vice.com) · · Score: 0

    Works for me. HTML5 Player.

  5. Re:Open and Free DNS on The Pirate Bay Loses Its Main Domain Name In Court Battle (thehackernews.com) · · Score: 1

    This is why we need an open and free alternative to the current DNS system, which can't so readily be controlled by governments.

    Ok, would you like one open and free alternative to DNS, or would you like several thousand? Because that's probably what will happen, all of them resolving disputes in different ways until no-one knows what the hell they're looking at any more.

    Here's an alternative to DNS - put an entry in your hosts file.

  6. Re:Oh, I can't wait. on Hyundai's New 'Wearable Robot' Gives You Super-Strength (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    More Saw than Iron Man.

  7. No. The original version of the summary included what I quoted above, but did not include the bit that established who "Long" is.

    The summary has since been fixed by removing any mention of Long.

    Editor eventually did their job, leaping-to-conclusions on your end.

  8. Long explains the refreshingly simplistic "SD Card Copier".

    "Long"?

    Hey, editors, try reading what gets submitted to make sure context has not been lost.

  9. Dangerous 7-Zip Vulnerabilities Flow To Top Security, Software Tools

    What?

  10. Re:Once again only hurts paying customers on DVDFab Has Ignored Court's Shut Down Order, AACS Says (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    Whether they write their own or use a third party one is immaterial, they won't stop until disks are entirely obsolete.

    Why would they stop when disks are obsolete?

  11. The guidelines show human intervention -- and therefore editorial decisions -- at almost every stage of Facebook's trending news operation, a team that at one time was as few as 12 people.

    My god, next there'll be humans writing the articles! Where will the madness end?!

  12. While you most likely do not need such a large microSD card in your life

    This is correct in that no, I do not need such a large microSD card.

  13. No, and no on Samsung Unveils 256GB MicroSD Card, Highest Capacity In Its Class (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    While you most likely do not need such a large microSD card in your life

    Correct

    you'll probably want one.

    Incorrect.

    I'm not quite the gibbering moron you seem to imagine me to be...

  14. Re:They have control over filming at railway stati on French Inquiry Launched After Live Suicide Broadcast On Periscope (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Laws don't embue "them" with omniscience or absolute control over events. "They" clearly don't have "control" over filming at railway stations.

  15. What's with the other claims? on Guy Who Didn't Invent Email Sues Gawker For Pointing Out He Didn't Invent Email (techdirt.com) · · Score: 1

    He holds four degrees from MIT (where he lectures), numerous patents, honors, and awards. He also says he invented email, and there's a global conspiracy against him. Guess which one of these statements is true.

    Uh... okay. So it's the last one, I guess. But what are these other claims about? Has he claimed those to be true as well? Or only the last one?

    Or was the writer just trying to jazz up his piece?

  16. Re:Who Cares? on Jeremy Clarkson's Amazon Show To Be Called The Grand Tour (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Because it was popular before Clarkson et al (for 25 years, no less) and stands a decent chance of being popular again, and this time with a wider audience.

  17. Re:Amazon's coup - aye? on Jeremy Clarkson's Amazon Show To Be Called The Grand Tour (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    The original show was all about big personalities and reality-star like hi-jinx. How the BBC lost sight of that is beyond me.

    No, the original show, which started in 1977 and ran for nearly 25 years, was about cars. Then it got a reboot and slowly became an ever more exclusionary sketch show buoyed up by its ever more rabid and sycophantic fans.

  18. Then the editors should've taken 'em out.

  19. Why do the editors (I assume) keep putting stuff in [ ]s?

    You don't need to identify every change you might have made to a submission (if that's what's happening). That kind of editing is supposed to be seamless. Highlighting it just leaves readers wondering if they're missing some significance.

  20. Oh, pipe down, dumb-dumb.

  21. Regulation, not regulatory on British Hacker Love Wins Court Battle Over Encryption Keys (theintercept.com) · · Score: 1

    Regulatory of Investigative Powers Act of 2000

    Regulation. What you wrote isn't even cromulent English.

  22. Re:This will reverse next year on Sales Of PCs, Laptops, Tablets Continue to Fall, Hit Lowest Point Since 2011 (canalys.com) · · Score: 1

    VR is going to take off at a ridiculous pace

    Have you still got your Zune?

  23. He said you would maximise the number of times you ""win"". He didn't say you could make any money.

  24. "Swarm Intelligence" allows groups to amplify their collective IQ beyond the capacity of individuals, something that the human species hasn't been able to do because of evolutionary restraints.

    Uh, really? Humans have been relying on "collective intelligence" for thousands and thousands of years.

  25. Re:Invincible Tesla on Tesla's Inherent Safety Saves Five Joyriding Teenagers In Germany (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Is that a question or a statement.