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  1. And behind the curtain... on 'Hot Coffee' Scandal Officially Resolved · · Score: 3, Funny
    Take-Two Interactive today announced that the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) inquiry concerning hidden sexual content in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has formally closed.
    ... but can be reopened with an optional code.
  2. Re:Interesting things I've found on ICFP Contest Releases Codex · · Score: 1
    It turns out "plbndetibh u ou rvcofalt ea" is an anagram of "unfavorable botched tulip". I think I'm onto something... ;)
    OK, you grok the file. You win the contest.
  3. Re:Lithium-Ion? on Test Driving the Tesla Roadster · · Score: 1
    7,000 of them in a confined space
    Don't worry. The space will become no longer confined.
  4. Re:Exploding Batteries? on Test Driving the Tesla Roadster · · Score: 4, Funny

    Notice the fast acceleration. Maybe this car uses a lithium-ion Orion drive, where the force of exploding batteries drives the car forward forcefully.

  5. Re:Trackpoint on Input Solutions for Repetitive Stress Victims? · · Score: 1

    I've also seen TrackPoint technology in a standalone button. It was being sold for industrial environments as an external mouse-like device which was sealed against contaminants. A quarter-sized (1 Euro-sized) rubber pad on a stainless steel base, with two switches for left & right clicking.

  6. Re:Terrorists? on Northrop to Sell Laser Shield Bubble for Airports · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe I don't want a flying car this year.

  7. Re:Kickass dorm room setup on Tsunami Warning System Up and Running · · Score: 1
    It is called the Seismofon.
    Suspended from the Atrium of the New Science Museum of Minnesota, within a 45-foot ceiling, the Seismofone is a large musical sculpture that brings us sight and sound experiences of geologic events - seismic activities or earthquakes - at nearly the moment that they occur around the globe.
  8. Re:Speaking of Information... on When Wikipedia Fails · · Score: 1
    "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone"
    You did not provide a source for the quotation. You did not provide references which indicate effects of lack of sin and casting stones. What kind of fish does one catch by casting stones?
  9. Re:Uh-oh on When Wikipedia Fails · · Score: 1

    No, your thesis is OK. Everything on Wikipedia about corportates is correctet.

  10. Monty, say it isn't so! on Cutting out the Naughty Bits Ruled Illegal · · Score: 1

    So is an original Monty Python DVD legal or not?
    All the naughty bits were removed.

  11. Re:Kickass dorm room setup on Tsunami Warning System Up and Running · · Score: 1

    Are you aware of the earthquake chimes hanging over the cafeteria of the Science Museum of Minnesota? Earthquakes of various types ring chimes; the curious can look at a display which identifies what events just happened.

  12. Re:Looks great on paper, won't do anything on Tsunami Warning System Up and Running · · Score: 2, Insightful
    South East Asian Distaster Preparedness Manager is about the worst job ever

    One advantage:

    • You're the first to get the warning. Run to high ground now.
  13. Re:to your local store with a laptop for massive f on Barcodepedia - a Social Network Barcode DB · · Score: 1
    "social network barcode db"
    Maybe "SN BC DB" would be preferred?
  14. Re:lunar runin on Asteroid Due for Close Approach · · Score: 1

    Two more dimensions and time. The Moon ain't there at this time.

  15. Re:In the future... on Scientists Sort Semiconducting Nanotubes by Size · · Score: 1

    All I need is a 100 nm triode tube.

  16. Re:DC on Why Aren't Powergrids Underground? · · Score: 1
    So how deep do you want your power lines? What's the altitude above sea level of DC, Silver Spring, and Annapolis?

    And the next time a hurricane comes through you'll wait patiently while all the disrupted houses are tested before the power is turned back on, or do you prefer igniting the houses with damaged power taps as the way to find what needs to be repaired?

  17. Limited supply on Mother Nature's Design Workshop · · Score: 3, Funny
    using biological principals
    Are there enough schools who don't need principals to provide enough principals for these experiments?
  18. Re:Is it on OpenOffice.org Newspaper Ad Mockup Released · · Score: 1
    I agree, it's pretty horrible. I'd consider donating if they came up with a really nice one like Firefox had.
    So what licenses is the Firefox ad available under? Can you use that as a starting point?
  19. Re:People are strange and irrational on How to Win on Ebay: Snipe · · Score: 1

    Yes, if you just bid the maximum amount you're willing to pay, only a sniper willing to pay more can win. But that loss doesn't matter because you weren't willing to pay that much anyway. You'll pay only a little more than the lower bidders.

  20. Re:Detector location on Lab Tuned to Gravity's 'Ripples' · · Score: 1

    Here is a corrected Google Maps link which includes the lost "Germany" specifier. Click on "Satellite" for the photographic view.

  21. Detector location on Lab Tuned to Gravity's 'Ripples' · · Score: 1

    The detector is in Germany, visible on Google Maps photos. The beam arms are WNW of the arrow, along a trapezoid-shaped field with a power line tower (look for the shadow) in it. The beam arms form a 93 degree angle and resemble a road at the default zoom. The GEO 600 visitors page has a different photo.

  22. Re:Eddies in the Space/Time Continuum on Lab Tuned to Gravity's 'Ripples' · · Score: 1

    Dude, we're in it too. You go first.

  23. What is read to workers? on The Making of a Motherboard at ECS · · Score: 1

    Anyone recognize the book which seems to be read to the workers?

  24. Re:How much "demand" does it take? on Online Music Brings New Life To Old Music · · Score: 1
    If I'm going to buy a CD, I want it pressed not burned.
    Is there a milling machine which can cut CD plastic to the proper shape?
  25. Re:"Manual" you say? on Manual Writing Tools? · · Score: 2, Funny
    Ditto. I like pens and typewriters.
    Ah, there's nothing like the fresh smell from a ditto machine.