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  1. Re:I wonder on First Look At Ubuntu Touch, the Smartphone OS · · Score: 4, Funny

    sudo apt-get install NSA-backdoor

  2. Re:Bend over and submit citizen on What Can You Find Out From Metadata? · · Score: 1

    Again look at the "Beardo Gets Kicked in the Nuts and Everyone Else Gets $500 Cash Act".

    Democractic representation shows that very close to 100% of the population is in favour of this legislation.

  3. Re:because desktop linux is a toy and novelty on What Keeps You On (or Off) Windows in 2013? · · Score: 1

    You know what, I had the same experience. I just bought a new computer, and it's way nicer using Win7 than the latest Mint.

    I've been using Ubuntu for years, and frankly the bed's been shat in. Linux isn't going to take off because it's a pain in the ass to work with. I don't want to fight with the OS to do something. I don't even want to care that the OS is there.

    I know, I know, I should fix the code myself or I should read the threads here and there and everywhere. Been there, done that. It took a year for my old computer to get the hardware support AFTER the bug was found and reported and fixes written.

    I'd rather use Linux, but it just doesn't work properly. Too much infighting. Too many cowboy coders.

  4. Re:bs meter - yellow on Japan's Radiation Disaster Toll: None Dead, None Sick · · Score: -1

    NUKEALR MAKES US all DIE!!!!11!11!eleven!!

  5. Re:Oh dear on Ask Slashdot: How Important Is Advanced Math In a CS Degree? · · Score: 1

    That's what I've got on my business cards.

  6. Re:But thats OK! on Pitcher-Turned-Law Student On Cheating In Baseball · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If you're not interested in stuff other than engineering, you're going to be a terrible, terrible, terrible engineer.

    What you call "distraction from your studies" is what makes you good at your job.

  7. Re:Sweet... on Linux Mint 15 'Olivia' Is Out · · Score: 1

    I just got a new computer, so I'm looking forward to getting the Linux half installed. I'll give Mint a go this time around.

  8. Re:Easy on Ask Slashdot: Wiring Home Furniture? · · Score: 2

    Yes, and that's why they got taken out of the electrical code a long time ago.

    That's why outlets are supposed to be every six feet, so you're not running cords under all the furniture.

  9. Re:Yeah, its not a coincidence on John McAfee's Belize Home Burns To Ground · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Nah, I've been to Belize. There's no government (i.e. no fire department and no building codes) to speak of, so pretty much any house fire is going to be a "burn to the ground" situation.

    To be quite frank, I'm surprised more people there don't die turning on the lights.

  10. Re:Why on UK Consumers Reporting Contactless Payment Errors · · Score: 1

    So you don't have to touch the pad or the community pen?

    If it cuts 1/2-1 minute off a transaction, a line of 50 people will save a half hour. That's a lot more customers for a morning coffee run.

  11. Re:Wisdom of the paranoid ages on UK Consumers Reporting Contactless Payment Errors · · Score: 2

    You can get adhesive copper foil. That's the better tool for this.

  12. Re:This thought crosses my mind a lot. on Rice Professor Predicts Humans Out of Work In 30 Years · · Score: 1

    As an electrical engineer, I'm getting a kick out of your reply.

    Ooh, maybe we can build robots that will fix the other robots, then I can just go diving every day.

  13. Re:Not only citations but accidents I'm sure on Florida DOT Cuts Yellow Light Delay Ignoring Federal Guidelines, Citations Soar · · Score: 1

    Pfft, I wouldn't fuck Florida with your dick and someone else pushing.

  14. Re:Citations? They need to be sued heavily on Florida DOT Cuts Yellow Light Delay Ignoring Federal Guidelines, Citations Soar · · Score: 2

    I've always been curious as to what the cutoff age is.

    If a 1-year-old dying in an accident is a tragedy and a 25-year-old dying in an accident is just a statistic, when does it switch?

  15. Re:RESONANCE FREQUENCY on Realtime GPU Audio · · Score: 1

    We agree, so you may be a response level too deep.

    Resonant frequency = yes
    Resonance frequency = no

  16. Re:Nice try.... on Water Isolated for Over a Billion Years Found Under Ontario · · Score: 1

    They'll just say god made it look that old.

  17. Re:$5k limit on Anti-Infringement Company Caught Infringing On Its Website · · Score: 0

    It's $500 to retain a lawyer. It's cash well spent.

  18. Re:About time on Federal Judge Dismisses Movie Piracy Complaint · · Score: 4, Informative

    Yep, that's what my lawyer said. It'll cost about $10k to get her into court, and court is always a gamble. Bear in mind I'm in Canada where court is significantly cheaper.

    The upshot is that if it's less than $25k, it goes to small claims, which means you can represent yourself. If the other side shows up with an army of lawyers, the judge will probably take them to task.

  19. Re:sharing travel location? on Researchers Are Developing Ad Hoc Networks For Car-To-Car Data Exchange · · Score: 1

    Huh, I unlocked my GPS expressly so I could have "strip clubs" as a category.

  20. Re:They have that already on Researchers Are Developing Ad Hoc Networks For Car-To-Car Data Exchange · · Score: 1

    It's called a "train".

    Nah, trains are old-school, hard-wired, and are limited to following a single track to a place miles from where you are ultimately going (unless you live/work next to a train stop).

    Personally, I would prefer an IFF system.... Can I get missiles with that?

    Actually, this looks like a civilian version of a system that is already in use in warships.

    Missiles cost sigificantly more than cars.

  21. Re:RESONANCE FREQUENCY on Realtime GPU Audio · · Score: 4, Informative

    I'm an Engineer, and this is the first time in my life I've heard "Resonance" and "Frequency" in that order.

    I studied that stuff for a while. Had some tests on it. Read some books on it. Look into it at work.

    I'm also a bit of a musician.

    I'm not saying you're incorrect -- I've just never heard that phrase before.

  22. Re:cartridge based on Staples Starts Selling 3-D Printer · · Score: 1

    You can just print a new one.

  23. Re:Get over it. on Ask Slashdot: How To Handle a Colleague's Sloppy Work? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'm not a drafter. I'm an electrical engineer. I can make drawings, I can follow the guidelines, but I'm not as good at drafting as our drafters are.

    The drafters can understand what I'm trying to say and then make it pretty.

    Let people be good at what they do and support them with staff that can hold up the spots where they don't shine quite so bright.

  24. Re:Interesting comparissons on Cracked Game Released To Get Back At Pirates · · Score: 3, Funny

    It would have been hilarious if they'd done a quick check on the number of downloads for the legit and pirated versions and had the percentage of piracy in the game the exact same as the percentage in real life.

  25. Re:Windows for Warships 2012 now with more touch c on Cyber Vulnerabilities Found In Navy's Newest Warship · · Score: 4, Funny

    It looks like you're trying to return fire. Would you like help with this?

    0 find hostile ships in the area using cloud services (recommended)
    0 check online help for rules of engagement.
    0 I don't need help. I can return fire by myself.