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  1. Pao was told she needs to own the room on Ellen Pao Loses Silicon Valley Gender Bias Case Against Kleiner Perkins · · Score: 1

    But instead she just got owned by the room.

  2. How quaint, a new Windows SDk on Microsoft Releases Windows 10 SDK · · Score: 1, Troll

    If it was 1995 I'd be really excited right now!

  3. Re:Free is still too expensive on Microsoft Offers Pirates Amnesty and Free Windows 10 Upgrades · · Score: 1

    The major change in Windows 8 was the UI but you're saying if I use via third-party software to roll back the UI to Windows 7 then Windows 8 is good. That's like saying the Spanish Inquisition is a party once you factor out all the murders.

  4. Free is still too expensive on Microsoft Offers Pirates Amnesty and Free Windows 10 Upgrades · · Score: 0

    I demand $300 in reparations for having to endure the huge shit pile that is Windows 8.

  5. Reason Win 10 has more feedback vs Win 8 on Microsoft Has Received 1 Million Pieces of Feedback For Windows 10 · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's because they put the feedback app in the start menu and with the start menu finally back in Win 10 users actually knew how to find it to launch :)

  6. Many pharmaceutical drugs lose to placebos as well on Homeopathy Turns Out To Be Useless For Treating Medical Conditions · · Score: -1

    So given a choice I'd chose the cheaper homeopathy "solutions".

  7. Re:A few embedded strings and timestamps? on New Evidence Strengthens NSA Ties To Equation Group Malware · · Score: 2

    Seems to me that the odds a hacker group would intentionally embed a codeword attributed to another hacker organization to cover his tracks are higher than the odds that the NSA accidentally embedded the same strings in multiple exploits. That's on a relative odds basis. On an absolute basis the odds for either seem rather low and thus IMO the evidence in the article is still very weak.

  8. A few embedded strings and timestamps? on New Evidence Strengthens NSA Ties To Equation Group Malware · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Seems like very weak evidence to me, and certainly not a "smoking gun" claimed in the referenced article.

  9. Sometimes it takes embarrasement to effect change on Indian Gov't Wants Worldwide Ban On Rape Documentary, Including Online · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The rapist's comments in the documentary are pretty shocking - he blames the victim for the rape, for being out at 9PM rather than at home doing house chores. I suspect this perspective isn't unique to this one man and thus the government considers it an embarrassing reflection on the nation as a whole. Maybe that's a good thing.

  10. More honest names for this bill... on House Republicans Roll Out Legislation To Overturn New Net Neutrality Rules · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Campaign Donations Appreciation Act
    Corporate Fascism Reinforcement Act
    Fuck the People Act

  11. They'll stop defacing when govt stops devaluing on Star Trek Fans Told To Stop "Spocking" Canadian $5 Bill · · Score: 1

    until then it's fair game.

  12. I prefer a shorter life without some fat guys junk on Research Suggests That Saunas Help You Live Longer · · Score: 2, Funny

    waiving around in front of me. It's not the quantity of life but quality that matters.

  13. Soon to be replaced with the infinite loop on Hyperloop Testing Starts Next Year · · Score: 1

    Where passengers can spin around the universe until the end of time.

  14. FIrst phrase translated from Yucatec Maya on Microsoft Translator Now Supports Yucatec Maya and Querétaro Otomi Language · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Why did Microsoft take away the start menu in Windows 8? Metro is worse than bat shit."

  15. Common misconception about class action suits on Lenovo Hit With Lawsuit Over Superfish Adware · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's a common refrain to say that nobody benefits from class action suits except the lawyers. While that may be true for the class litigants themselves it is entirely untrue for the public at large. The purpose of large punitive rewards is to penalize corporate misbehavior and in turn incentivize good behavior. By that measure we all benefit from these suits.

  16. Second Linus Law: Curse the bugs out on Linux Foundation: Bugs Can Be Made Shallow With Proper Funding · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe Linus isn't cursing at the developers with enough frequency or intensity?

  17. I'm more upset they destroyed thinkpad keyboard on Lenovo To Wipe Superfish Off PCs · · Score: 1

    Bring back the old-style Thinkpad keyboards and all will be forgiven.

  18. How to lose friends and infuriate people on Carnegie-Mellon Sends Hundreds of Acceptance Letters By Mistake · · Score: 1

    In twelve easy steps!

  19. I'm a strong believer in good deadbolts on Obama Says He's 'A Strong Believer In Strong Encryption' · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yet I want you to give me a copy of the key and trust that it wont fall into the wrong hands or be used illegally against me. See how stupid that sounds Obama?

  20. But can you patent the software that gens patents? on Algorithmic Patenting · · Score: 2

    And so on? Such recursion might cause the patent office to explode.

  21. Tesla will go supernova on Tesla Factory Racing To Retool For New Models · · Score: 1

    There will be a surge and resulting peak in demand for their expensive cars and then demand will fall off a cliff and the company will eventually disappear. Maybe then we'll finally stop seeing the endless supply of pump and dump stock articles that appear on /., esp positive-spin articles like this one that magically appear whenever there is negative news about the company.

  22. The 90/10 law was discovered years ago on Your Java Code Is Mostly Fluff, New Research Finds · · Score: 3, Insightful

    90% of the time is spent executing 10% of the code. But when something goes wrong you want that other 90% of the code to be there so that you don't l lose 100% of your work :)

  23. Proof that there's too much money in the world on Alleged Bitcoin Scam Leaves Millions Missing · · Score: 4, Insightful

    From the aritcle:

    "One investor said she spent HK$1.3 million in swap options for the virtual currency last September. She said salespersons had told her she would recoup her investment in four months and make around 200-300 percent profit in one year."

    How does someone this stupid get hold of that much money?

  24. So in other words, the fat woman is full of shit? on Woman Suffers Significant Weight Gain After Fecal Transplant · · Score: 1

    Couldn't resist :)

  25. Samsung rumored to drop 810 due to overheating on ARM's Cortex-A72 and Mali-T880 GPU Announced For 2016 Flagship Smartphones · · Score: 2