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  1. The 90s called... on 3D Windowing System Developed Using Wayland, Oculus Rift · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...they want their bad idea back!

  2. Coming soon... on Apple Announces New Programming Language Called Swift · · Score: 1

    ...their IDE named Taylor.

  3. Yes... on Photo Web Site Offers a Wall of Shame For Image Thieves · · Score: 0

    ...vigilantism.

  4. What about the UK? on Happy Pi Day · · Score: 1

    In the UK, it's Little Endian PI Day!

  5. FUD? on Power Cables' UV Flashes Apparently Frighten Animals · · Score: 1

    Anytime anything anywhere makes any sound or any motion my cat is scared out of her mind. That's just what animals do.

  6. GOOGLE! on Comcast Turning Chicago Homes Into Xfinity Hotspots · · Score: 1

    SAVE US!

  7. I've to admit... on Supreme Court Ruling Relaxes Warrant Requirements For Home Searches · · Score: 1

    ...I thought this was the law anyways. I never realized that n-contents were required for an n-resident facility. Of course, I'd like more clarification on occupant: Does my dog giving the "Pet me! Pet me!" look count as an occupant? Does crazy, drunk uncle Bill staying the weekend count?

  8. Re:Editing? on Sophisticated Spy Tool 'The Mask' Rages Undetected For 7 Years · · Score: 0, Troll

    "poorly written"* "if you will look like an idiot"* "This would have"* "summaries similar to the ones for"* "Pete's sake"* I count four.

  9. Are you kidding? on Ask Slashdot: Why Are We Still Writing Text-Based Code? · · Score: 1

    Seriously. None of us wants to draw out expression trees for every single thing we do. Why not just get rid of ALL math notation while we're at it!? Not not kill all language and communicate in internalized thought-vectors? Seriously, are you kidding me? Is it April 1st somewhere? Going for the troll of the year award?

  10. The original Slashdot post for the D-Wave announcement had an excellent comment: quantum annealing is NOT quantum computing, it's snake oil!

  11. OPERA!? on Former Dev Gives Gloomy Outlook On Linux Support For the Opera Browser · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Opera Browser?? WHAT YEAR IS IT!? (Robbin Williams)

  12. It's a trap! on Edward Snowden Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize · · Score: 2

    This is just a setup to get Snowden out in the open, so the US can catch him and bring him back to Black Mesa.

  13. Re:There is no spoon on Stephen Hawking: 'There Are No Black Holes' · · Score: 1

    Dang it, man... I came here to say that!

  14. I don't care... on Stop Trying To 'Innovate' Keyboards, You're Just Making Them Worse · · Score: 2

    ...what people do, as LONG AS THEY REMOVE THE CAPS LOCK! Yes, I typed that holding shift. The first thing I've done on every KB since 1998? REMOVED THE CAPS LOCK! Yes, I'm a programmer, yes my #DEFINE are in caps, yes, I type my SQL in CAPS. No, I'm not going to cry about my first-world problem of NEEDING TO HOLD DOWN SHIFT! It's easy to train your pinky to hold it-- it becomes natural real quick.

  15. What a missed opportunity.. on R2-D2: Mall Cop · · Score: 1

    They could have had an EPIC security system yelling out "EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!"

  16. FINALLY! on Property Managers Use DNA To Sniff Out Dog Poop Offenders · · Score: 1

    I've been saying this for years. When they find the person, they need to just leave that poop on the owner's doorstep. No further penalty is required.

  17. Nope. on Dial 00000000 To Blow Up the World · · Score: 1

    Upon reading the title, I got excited and tried it on my phone. We are still here. I guess I should have read the whole thing first.

  18. Food? on Only 25% of Yahoo Staff "Eat Their Own Dog Food" · · Score: 1

    That's the wrong four letter word.

  19. It's called... on Company Wants To Put Power Plants In the Sky · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ...The Sun.

  20. My communication skills are... on Ask Slashdot: Communication Skills For Programmers? · · Score: 1

    ...limited to RFCs 791, 792, and 793. Other than that, go away.

  21. Yes! on Ask Slashdot: As a Programmer/Geek, Should I Learn Business? · · Score: 4, Informative

    This is part of the modern fundamentals of the liberal arts: trivium, quadrivium, then everyone should also know how to physically use a computer (desktop/laptop and tablet variants), know how to make a document/make a spreadsheet/use the internet, know some HTML, know how to run a business, know how to do your taxes (without killing yourself), know when to contact an attorney (as important as 911 these days), and know how to change a tire. These are BASIC skills... and at this point you are smarter than a fifth grader!

  22. When you don't sharpen the saw... on The Decline of '20% Time' at Google · · Score: 2

    ...you ruin projects with a dull blade. Because you cannot learn on the job (nobody should be reading the manual for a gun while in the trenches), the best thing company can do is provide this 20% time so the company can grow qualitatively as well as quantitatively.

  23. Re:the real problem on Talking On the Phone While Driving Not So Dangerous After All · · Score: 2

    My biggest issue is when people tell me that I can't use Google Maps as my GPS. I'm NOT going to buy a Garmin device! My 4" tablet is my GPS!

  24. Justice is served! on Peter Capaldi Unveiled As the New Star of Doctor Who · · Score: 1

    Well, for the actor at least. Remember what happened to his character and his entire family in Torchwood? This helps to redeem that injustice in my mind. I do hope they have an episode where this 12th goes meets with that PM in that Torchwood and gives him some poetic justice.