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  1. Re:Mac : truck :: iPhone :: car on How Mobile Apps Are Reinventing the Worst of the Software Industry · · Score: 1

    And considering that any transportation related article on Trolldot inevitably gets some Eurotrash or New Yorker proclaiming that everyone should use mass transit, does that mean most people should rent time on a mainframe?

  2. Re:Ain't no body got time for that on 'Google Buses' Are Bad For Cities, Says New York MTA Official · · Score: 1

    I believe there are parts of Fairfax county that are undesirable to some.

  3. Re:Foxconn and friends were faster on 'Google Buses' Are Bad For Cities, Says New York MTA Official · · Score: 1

    Why burn all of that material when it can be recycled into various Soylent products?

  4. Re:I wonder on NSA and GHCQ Employing Shills To Poison Web Forum Discourse · · Score: 0

    That's a lot of pedantry for someone who doesn't know how to work the 'shift' key.

  5. Wow on Why Is US Broadband So Slow? · · Score: 0

    Troll post much? Wasn't there a way you could work in an Apple vs. Android angle?

  6. Re:Deus Ex, anyone? on Ask Slashdot: What Games Are You Playing? · · Score: 2

    Just had to throw that out there so that someone has to reinstall it. I played through it a few weeks ago.

    I really wish they'd make a sequel to this. Also, The Matrix could do with a sequel or two.

  7. Re:Paul Krugman, 1998 on Krugman: Say No To Comcast Acquisition of Time Warner · · Score: 1

    Honest question: Are there ANY video rental chains still in existence?

    Not exactly. But Red Box seems to be doing rather well.

  8. Re:holding a grudge on Gracenote, Privacy, and the Rise of Metadata As a Valuable Asset · · Score: 1

    If not your mirror, I used a mirror of one of your colleagues back in the day.

    Thank you, sir.

  9. Re:French government on Blogger Fined €3,000 for 'Publicizing' Files Found Through Google Search · · Score: 1

    You can also go talk to Federal prosecutors for a trumped up 'civil rights violation' charge.

  10. Re:SF is easier to hack than that on How To Hack Subway Fares Using Fare Arbitrage · · Score: 1

    Here is my vote for what needs fixing...

    Freeloading thieves get to spend some time isolated from the rest of society.

    Except for his overly friendly cellmate...

  11. Re:SF is easier to hack than that on How To Hack Subway Fares Using Fare Arbitrage · · Score: 1

    For God's sake post your address and I'll send you $1 to pay the damned fare so that I won't have to read your whiny, bullshit justification for your dipshittery again.

  12. Re:Stop dumbing down summaries, please. on DDoS Larger Than the Spamhaus Attack Strikes US and Europe · · Score: 1

    One useful policy to adopt would be to include an expansion of acronyms when first used in a summary. With a link to the appropriate Wikipedia article?

  13. Re:Waste of Time on Para Bellum Labs Will Attempt To Make the RNC a Political-Analytics Player · · Score: 1

    This may be the most useful response I've seen to the GOP vs. DNC votes on the Civil Rights Act meme. BTW, which Civil Rights Act? I'm assuming '64 rather than '60 or '68. (or the voting rights act of '65)

  14. Re: "lulzbot" on FSF Approves TAZ 3 Printer As Privacy Respecting · · Score: 1

    How did Kleenex® Facial Tissue get its name?

    To explain how Kleenex® facial tissue got its name, it is necessary to go back to 1920 and the development of our first consumer product, Kotex® feminine napkins. Our Kotex® trademark was derived from the words "cotton texture" and met our requirements for being short, easy to say, easy to remember and easy to explain. Kleenex® tissue was originally designed in 1924 as a cold cream remover; hence, the "Kleen" portion of the word was coined to convey the cleansing purpose. We then added the "ex" from Kotex® in order to convey what was the beginning of a family of products. In 1930, the name was changed from Kleenex® Cleansing Tissue to Kleenex® Facial Tissue.

  15. Re:milk thistle cure is not new on The Death Cap Mushroom Is Spreading Across the US · · Score: 2

    FTFA:

    “When we present to FDA, it will be a slam dunk for approval,” he told Slate. “The drug has virtually no side effects, it’s very well tolerated, and if used correctly it’s awesomely effective.”

    The doctor doing the research doesn't seem to share your concern.

    Admitting that would mean GP couldn't engage in some anti-American douchebaggery, a very popular slashdot pasttime.

  16. Re:So..... on FBI: $10,000 Reward For Info On Anyone Who Points a Laser At an Aircraft · · Score: 2

    You forgot the zeroeth law: do not shine laser in remaining eye.

  17. Re:T.H. Bell warned us... on South Carolina Education Committee Removes Evolution From Standards · · Score: 1

    In 1983 T.H Bell, the Secretary of Education, proclaimed the Class of 83 as the dumbest graduating class in the history of his department. The Class of 83 is now running the local, State, and Federal government. Wow, Bell was right. They don't know science, they don't know math, they don't know civics.

    On the upside, I do know that I love you
    And I know that if you love me too
    What a wonderful world this would be

  18. Re:Get this god damned state out of the union on South Carolina Education Committee Removes Evolution From Standards · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately, when they tried to leave, someone decided it would be a good thing to stop them.

  19. Re:What are they going to ban next? on House Committee Approves Bill Banning In-Flight Phone Calls · · Score: 1

    Well aren't you just a speshul fucking snowflake?

  20. What everyone misses... on Why the Internet of Things Is More 1876 Than 1995 · · Score: 2

    What everyone misses is the magic of Kansas City. Everything's up to date in Kansas City. They gone about as fer as they can go. They went an' built a skyscraper seven stories high. About as high as a buildin' orta grow.

  21. Re:At Walnut Creek? on Slashdot PT Cruiser Spotted In the Wild · · Score: 1

    The sherrif is nearer.

  22. Re:Not what Slashdot drives, but what drives Slash on Slashdot PT Cruiser Spotted In the Wild · · Score: 1

    Surely you recall it was like pulling teeth to get Malda to post even that much code.

  23. *cough* Your being a bit racially insensitive to the Eloi aren't you?

    Eloi are people too...

    Tasty, tasty people...

  24. Re:This is the problem with private-sector benefit on AOL Reverses Course On 401K Match; CEO Apologizes · · Score: 1

    He probably means dollar per dollar up to 6% of gross annual pay.

  25. Re:Picasso on Why Games Should Be In the Public Domain · · Score: 1

    "What?"