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  1. Returns? on Using Tablets Becoming Popular Bathroom Activity · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ah, but can you return them after they've been in the bathroom?

    (Jerry and George are at Brentano's. George is trying to return the book)
    GEORGE: Yes, I, uh, I need to return this book.
    CASHIER: (Puts the book's code into the computer) I'm sorry, we can't take this book back.
    GEORGE: Why not?
    CASHIER: It's been flagged.
    GEORGE: (Confused) Flagged?
    CASHIER: It's been in the bathroom.
    GEORGE: It says that on the computer?
    CASHIER: Please take it home. We don't want it near the other books.
    GEORGE: (Outraged. Leaving) Well, you just lost a lot of business! Because I love to read!

  2. With our... on Internet Restored In Tripoli As Rebels Take Control · · Score: 1

    ...combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict and bring order to the galaxy.

  3. !surprise on After Rick Perry's Stem Cell Treatment, Misplaced Enthusiasm? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    A candidate who has prayer rallies as part of his campaign is into quackery? Gee, who possibly could have seen this coming.

  4. Um... on Download.com Now Wraps Downloads In Bloatware · · Score: 1

    Where did you get the idea that the wrapper is based on GPL'd code? I don't see anything here about a license for that code (and I'm not about to go try it myself.)

  5. No, it's CBS on Download.com Now Wraps Downloads In Bloatware · · Score: 5, Informative

    c|net is long gone, they are now CBS Interactive.

  6. Re:Or Apple on HP's Shift On PCs Could Boost Acer, Dell and Lenovo · · Score: 1

    I'm sure Apple can hardly wait to get the business of all 15 people who bought a WebOS device.

  7. Uh huh. on HP's Shift On PCs Could Boost Acer, Dell and Lenovo · · Score: 1

    Enlighten us more, oh wise seer of truth.

  8. No. on Linus Thinks Virtualization Is 'Evil' · · Score: 3, Informative

    Cloud computing != virtualization

  9. David Lynch on Ridley Scott To Direct New Blade Runner Movie · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I'd watch it if David Lynch remade Star Wars. It would just be a bunch of creepy synth music, incomprehensible dialog, and scenes with people and aliens standing around not saying anything.

  10. Re:False dichotomy on C++ 2011 and the Return of Native Code · · Score: 1

    Most of Vala's documentation is incomplete, but so what? It's all just bindings, you can find docs for the underlying calls in Gtk, Glib, etc. docs.

    And if you want more details on the bindings, you can always look up what you need on Valadoc:
    http://valadoc.org/

  11. Woot-off! on "Woot" Becomes an Official Word · · Score: 1

    This totally deserves a Woot Off.

  12. Re:False dichotomy on C++ 2011 and the Return of Native Code · · Score: 1

    Especially if you target iOS, where you don't have garbage collection.

    Yes, you do. It may not be mark and sweep as in Java, but refcounting is garbage collection nonetheless.

  13. False dichotomy on C++ 2011 and the Return of Native Code · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Look at Objective C or Vala -- just as easy as C# or Java, but none of the headaches of a virtual machine runtime.

  14. Wait, what? on ARM Is a Promising Platform But Needs To Learn From the PC · · Score: 1

    "...tens of minor companies making random pieces of hardware..."

    Has this guy never seen the PC hardware section at Fry's?

  15. Re:Hitler on Interview With GNOME 3 Designer Jon McCann · · Score: 1

    Well, this video was presented at the Desktop Summit 2011 in Berlin...

  16. Hitler on Interview With GNOME 3 Designer Jon McCann · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...is still mad about Gnome 3.

  17. Where on Paypal Founder Helping Build Artificial Island Nations · · Score: 1

    ...is Kevin Costner when you need him?

  18. Re:More Florian? on Does Android Violate the GPL? Not So Fast · · Score: 1

    I liked Florian better when he was still in Kraftwerk. And Dvorak should stick to inventing new keyboard layouts.

  19. Isn't it ironic... on BART Disables Cell Service To Disrupt Protests · · Score: 1

    ...to claim that we're getting "off topic" when you clearly have no idea what this protest is even about?

    Hint: it has nothing to do with "labor" or "unions" or "workers." They're protesting the murder of a drunk man by Bart police.

  20. Re:Interesting, yet scary. on BART Disables Cell Service To Disrupt Protests · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Absolutely. But even at the pace of modern life, it's a bit silly to argue that something only a couple years old could be necessary for free speech. Obviously people got by for (let's say) 10 years without it. Why is it a requirement all of a sudden?

  21. Interesting, yet scary. on BART Disables Cell Service To Disrupt Protests · · Score: 3, Informative

    The subway sections of BART contain special cell antennas to allow service underground -- these were recently added in the past few years.

    Given this, it seems like on the one hand that the service is a privileged. It certainly didn't exist more than 5 years ago, and people got along fine without underground cell service.

    On the other hand, disrupting cell service seems like a violation of free speech. It may not be necessary for free speech, but it's still a method people use to communicate.

  22. Re:To summarize the summary on A Quest For the Perfect SNES Emulator · · Score: 1

    Dude, computer games (and many other types of applications) have dealt with this exactly same problem for decades. It's nothing new, and the solutions aren't new either.

  23. Re:Oh Look.. on Fake Names On Social Networks, a Fake Problem · · Score: 1

    You've never been to a city hall meeting, have you?

  24. To summarize the summary on A Quest For the Perfect SNES Emulator · · Score: -1, Troll

    "Computers need to be very fast to emulate something slow enough to be accurate."

    Yeah, I don't see anything wrong with that theory. It's kind of like how I always drive my Ferrari at 5 miles an hour because it's more accurate than riding a bicycle.

  25. Re:Quick boot? Really? on Apple Sued Over OS X Quick Boot · · Score: 1

    Yeah! It's almost like this isn't a site for laywers!

    But did you actually read the article? All they're talking about afaik is caching. That's not a new process nor is it a new solution to a very common problem in CS.