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  1. Re:So, wait... on Intel To Make A Greener Microprocessor · · Score: 1

    Unless the green is Kryptonite

  2. Re:Should we really be doing things like this? on First Reproducing Artificial Virus Created · · Score: 1

    And my second thought was - they could be right

    panic panic etc

  3. Re:Poor martians on NASA Mars Rover Opportunity Lifts Off · · Score: 1, Funny

    No, no-one will believe them and they'll all get really paranoid

  4. Hello dear on Philips Introduces Mirror TV · · Score: 1

    Hello dear, you know how you wont let me have a flat screen telly?

    Well I've got us a nice mirror instead....

  5. Re:Sighting raises fear of giant killer squid! on Calamari Anyone? · · Score: 1

    In New Zealand: the calimari eats you!

  6. Cattle mutilations explained on Why Are Skeptics Such a Negative Bunch? · · Score: 0, Redundant

    God told me to do it :-)

  7. Re:Er .. really? on Light Slowed Down To 127 mph · · Score: 1

    yes, but the article is date 31st March - so if its an April fools joke they missed the most important part

  8. UK perspective on Humor in Times of War? · · Score: 1

    The Brains Trust

    But then I'm biased:

  9. Re:Supernova? on Hubble Chronicles Mysterious Outburst · · Score: 1

    from the article:
    "Oddly, it isn't hot and eruptive in the manner of a supernova or nova, both of which toss off outer layers in explosive fits. Instead, V838 Mon, as astronomers call it, achieved remarkable brilliance while swelling to gargantuan size and remaining cool at its surface."

    wierd shit

  10. Buy Him a beer and offer to sort his security out on The Ethics of Stealing Wireless Bandwidth? · · Score: 1

    That'll show if he:
    a) Doesn't mind - in which case relax and war chalk his door
    b) Does mind, but didn't know, in which case - fix his security and call it a fair trade

  11. Re:Don't complain about the lack of options ;) on How Google Grows...and Grows...and Grows · · Score: 1

    or my fav Google-eyes

    Ah, Worng end of the stick again

  12. People banging on about el nino on Is The Earth's Rotation Changing? · · Score: 3, Funny

    and other climatic changes certainly make the day seem longer

  13. I'm not suprised on One 3G Phone Connects 21 Macs on School Bus · · Score: 5, Funny

    3G/21

    thats one seventh each

  14. Re:MMm Hmm on Triple E Entanglement Lends Hope to Quantum Computer · · Score: 0, Funny

    no not bondage - tangles

    Schroedinger's cat has been playing with them.

  15. Re:Easy answer is culture. on Why Does Manga Succeed Where American Comics Fail? · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Also, the Japanese have always used "comic books" for serious (sometimes mundane) stuff.

    In US (and here in UK) comics are regarded as "kids Stuff" irrespective of their content.

    I've heard it theorised that this is because of the more visual nature of written Japanese, but don't know if thats true.

  16. Re:Too late... on Sandia's Smart Heat Pipe · · Score: 2

    Ok, he's sat with his pc on his lap, for long enough for it to get hot and "suddenly" he burns himself, "there", so why would that be?

    all together now

    "We know what you were doing
    We know what you were doing"

  17. Re:WHAT RELIEF FOR CONSUMERS DOES THE COMPLAINT SE on Class Action Filed Against Bonzi Software · · Score: 1

    no ambiguity, unless you don't know basic order of precidence.

  18. Satire? on How the West Wasn't Won · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Over laboured analogy, more like

    Still, amusing non the less

  19. Re:Unpopular, but... on Server Side Virus Scanning Options? · · Score: 1

    same here only its:

    Messagelabs and Network associates.
    No Viruses, Viri, virii or virus from e-mail since we implemented them.

  20. Re:Regulation... on Why Isn't SPAM Regulated Like Fax? · · Score: 2

    Because the 'Net is mostly carried (at one point or another)via telephone circuits doesnt allow it to be regulated as such.

    Unlike fax which is carried by?

  21. Re:Degrees Kelvin? on Negative CTE material · · Score: 0

    Why should you read my comment when I can't spell explanation?

  22. Degrees Kelvin? on Negative CTE material · · Score: 0

    If he can't even get the units correct why should we trust his explination?

  23. What's Next on The Web's Future: XHTML 2.0 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    VXHTML or RXHTML?

  24. Plan 9 on Passport vs. Plan 9 · · Score: 1

    From outer space?
    Good idea as I'm guessing thats where passport comes from

  25. Re:OMG, you whippersnappers... on Magic Sand · · Score: 2

    Yup, if they're impressed by this, what would they think about silly putty, or slime or space dust?