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  1. Funny info on Google Offering Cash For Your Cache · · Score: 1

    How about I set this up with one of my old (read, mostly fake) accounts on an old computer, and occasionally use that computer to go to lolcatz, loldogz, Engrish, Cracked, Slashdot, and ESPN, and never use my email or anything else on that computer? Think that would get flagged by this service? Or maybe all types of ultra-religious type sites?
    Any other funky suggestions to play with Google's head?
    (Not that I would do this, it would take too much time)

  2. Re:Male Pattern Baldness on U.S. Navy Receives First Industry Built Railgun Prototype · · Score: 1

    I read somewhere that when Stewart first audition for Star Trek, they (agent, casting, no idea) had him wear a wig. After a few minutes, the people making the decisions told him to ditch it. Good choice.

  3. Re:Male Pattern Baldness on U.S. Navy Receives First Industry Built Railgun Prototype · · Score: 1

    I'm with you!

  4. Re:Obsoleting their own fleet? on U.S. Navy Receives First Industry Built Railgun Prototype · · Score: 1

    With the emergence of UAVs, perhaps a mini-carrier? Way smaller, less radar profile, better manueverability. Just an idea.

  5. Re:light gas gun on U.S. Navy Receives First Industry Built Railgun Prototype · · Score: 1

    "Light Gas Gun" sounds like something a frat boy at a party would say while lighting a fart on fire.

  6. Re:Comments at TFA on U.S. Navy Receives First Industry Built Railgun Prototype · · Score: 1

    There was a sci-fi book that utilized a long rail that started horizontal and then gradually curved vertical up a mountain. Too long ago to remember the name.

  7. Re:WTF submitter?! on U.S. Navy Receives First Industry Built Railgun Prototype · · Score: 1

    John Ringo's Aldenata series has handheld railguns. Doesn't go into the mechanics/physics. Just letting you know.

  8. Re:WTF submitter?! on U.S. Navy Receives First Industry Built Railgun Prototype · · Score: 1

    Alien Cop: "Are you Corbin Bernstein?"
    Corbin: "Negative. I am a meat popsicle."

  9. How big are the nails? on U.S. Navy Receives First Industry Built Railgun Prototype · · Score: 1

    I mean, really, how big a house are they trying to build? Also seems like it would only be good for construction on islands, unless they have those new fancy flying boats.

  10. Re:They should have worked out... on NRC Emails Reveal Confusion In Aftermath of Fukushima · · Score: 1

    Maybe not under-engineered, but putting the backup generator below ground level wasn't a great idea.

  11. Re:This is how business works these days on Superpoke Players Sue Google · · Score: 1

    So basically go be a survivalist in the deep woods somewhere. Check.

  12. Re:Um... on Superpoke Players Sue Google · · Score: 1

    I knew some people who were really into 2nd Life, so I joined, bought a gorilla skin for like $10, and then went around them and monkey-slap ambushed them for a while. The prank was worth the $10 until it got boring. (It was also a dull month)

  13. Re:Only one thing I don't get on Superpoke Players Sue Google · · Score: 1

    I'm not seeing an intersection of these virtual animal people and people with the skills to do such a port. OK, sure maybe they could, but I'm going with the 'highly unlikely' category.

  14. Re:You can have the money back... on Superpoke Players Sue Google · · Score: 1

    Can your mouse fetch me a beer? Ah-hah, didn't think so! :)

  15. Re:A little uncomfortable on RIAA Chief Whines That SOPA Opponents Were "Unfair" · · Score: 1

    Not really biased. The summary is almost a copy of the op-ed piece. Sherman's article really was that bad.
    But for kicks, everyone should go read the comments section for that article.

  16. Re:12/21/2012 on Higgs Signal Gains Strength · · Score: 1

    The 2nd part-
    The Mole People
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049516/
    Mocked on MST3K
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0655468/

    Thought we were nerds around here..

  17. Re:12/21/2012 on Higgs Signal Gains Strength · · Score: 1

    I'm disturbed I understand this, lol.

  18. Re:Isn't the summary missing something? on Apple Could Lose $1.6 Billion In iPad Lawsuit · · Score: 1, Insightful

    "In other words, unless we do something else entirely, we are in deep shit."
    Like get rid of the corrupt unions?

  19. Re:Good on Apple Could Lose $1.6 Billion In iPad Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    And yet you had the time to read through the comments. Interesting...

  20. Re:Good on Apple Could Lose $1.6 Billion In iPad Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    OK, this is a poorly remembered story that I read, and it might be for another company. The people wanting to change the name from Esso to XXX looked around the world trying to find something that wouldn't offend anyone. My faltering memory recalls it would be offensive to some South Pacific island nation and some other remote place.
    The best I could find was some vague references about the decision, saying it was a made up word, etc. -shrug-

  21. Pro sports on Fracture Putty Can Heal a Broken Bone In Days · · Score: 1

    If this goes through, will pro sports allow the procedure? A tangential issue, but one that could be interesting.

  22. 12/21/2012 on Higgs Signal Gains Strength · · Score: 4, Funny

    Full blown Higgs signal. And the world will turn inside out and we will become Mole People and mocked by a future human and his 2 robot friends.

  23. Re:We all know what will happen on Lake Vostok Reached · · Score: 1

    Is it going to be the cool 80s dog or the new and *cough* improved *cough* CGI dog? CGI dog, I'm just pulling its hard drive.

  24. Difference between nukes and fusion on Did North Korea Conduct Secret Nuclear Tests? · · Score: 1

    Let's just say they had a thermo-nuke test. That gives off some particular radiation. But I'm not seeing the connection between that and NK's supposed fusion reactor. One would think that the 2 would have some differences, such as a workable reactor giving off the radiation for more than a few milliseconds (or whatever).
    Or is this just another badly written TFS?

  25. Re:Not only... on Did North Korea Conduct Secret Nuclear Tests? · · Score: 1

    He also took that nuke and dunked it in a full court jump. Before scoring a 54 under par on Augusta.