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  1. Re:Metro is lipstick on a pig on Windows 8 Roundup · · Score: 1

    The world squeals at the deliverance of Metro. [cue banjo]

  2. Re:This is cool on Windows 8 Roundup · · Score: 3, Funny

    True, I might have to look at it again around Windows 9 or 10.

    Windows X with Magic Mouse. Think Differentlier.

  3. Re:It's all good. on Jobs Bill Funds Safety Network With Spectrum Sale · · Score: 2

    ... the motives of those proposing it

    Amazing how many people delude themselves into thinking they can read minds. I'm constantly hearing attacks on the president asserting intimate knowledge of his motives. "The president hates America, the president is wants to destroy America, blah, blah, blah."

    I would like to tell these people that they really can't read minds, and everyone would be better served by commenting on actual policies.

  4. Obsessive Analysis on Critic Pans Apple's New Campus As a Retrograde Cocoon · · Score: 5, Insightful

    'the notion of a shared responsibility in the collective metropolitan realm is predictably distant."

    Or maybe it is just an office building and the product is defined by the corporate culture and people who presumably explore the community beyond work and home.

  5. Re:[sigh] on Amazon Folds In California Sales Tax Deal · · Score: 1

    Those funds should come with stop gaps preventing money from being removed from the places they are intended

    Congressional representative Lloyd Doggett (D) got an amendment passed to 10 billion (830 million for Texas) of federal education funding to prevent a repeat of this shell game. In April, republicans got a repeal of that ammendment, allowing the scam to continue.

    In the latest budget, overall education spending was slashed by billions, mainly because federal funds ran out. Texas increased its portion of education spending to make up for part of that, so the GOP claimed education spending was "increased" even though overall funding was decreased.

    More of that Texas "Miracle" Perry will try to peddle to the rest of the nation in 2012.

  6. If it does not fit... on TSA Groper Files Suit Against Blogger · · Score: 2

    FTA:...stuck the side of her gloved hand INTO my vagina

    In the trial, will TSA smurf have to try "it" on for size like OJ?

  7. Re:Two Words: on World Population Expected To Hit 7 Billion In Late October · · Score: 1

    Renew on carousel!

  8. Re:Most likely? on Journal Editor Resigns Over Flawed Global Warming Paper · · Score: 4, Informative

    FTA: "...research was not properly peer-reviewed and wrongly accepted"

    The core of the matter is the paper was given credence by its publication, which is supposed to be backed by a review process. It never received that, the reputation of the publication was harmed and the person responsible is resigning.

  9. Re:that may be a felony on Did Apple Impersonate Police To Recover the Lost iPhone 5? · · Score: 1

    That's what iNterns are for!

  10. Re:why the HELL is this on slahsdot ? on Starz To Pull Content From Netflix · · Score: 2

    Because it involves technology and stuff people are interested in which drives views to /. and its advertisements.

  11. The Truth on Wikileaks Reveals BitTorrent Lawsuit Background · · Score: 4, Insightful

    US Embassy fears the trial could become portrayed as 'giant American bullies versus little Aussie battlers'.

    So they are worried about the truth getting out. That is a warning flag that you are on the wrong side of an argument.

  12. Hysteria! Panic! on Environmental Enforcement Agents Targeting Guitars · · Score: 2

    Fact: Suspected illegal materials seized from manufacturer.
    Article speculation: guitars will be seized by Nazi enforcers from individuals.

    Warning flag that article is inflammatory: use of "artsy do-gooders only too eager to tell others what kind of light bulbs they have to buy"

  13. Poor Man on Apple Puts $383 Million Handcuffs On CEO Tim Cook · · Score: 0

    No executive iPlane? Outrageous! If I was Tim, I would hold out for a black turtleneck so he and Steve can be known as the Apple Twinkies.

  14. Raise your beer! on Scientists Map Spiraling Light For Faster Net · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...thanks to the globe-shaped Higher Order Poincare Sphere model.

    Here's to HOPS!

  15. Re:Why.... on Do You Want Best Buy Opening Your New Laptop? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because they have the best prices on Monster cables and extended warranties.

  16. Re:Don't Forget . . . on Hurricane Irene Threatens US Northeast; Cover Your Assets · · Score: 1

    ... wadded beef, creamed eels, and corn nog

    Are those porn euphemisms?

  17. Re:Already prepared! on Hurricane Irene Threatens US Northeast; Cover Your Assets · · Score: 1

    You misunderstood, the CEO just wanted an IT peon to guard his Scotch until the servers could bring it to him.

  18. The Brick Wall on Michael Mann Vindicated (Again) Over Climategate · · Score: 1, Informative

    More facts won't sway those who willfully ignore facts. T-bags like Rick Perry and his followers will never be swayed by evidence, only Faux news propaganda.

  19. Re:Irresponsible jackoffs... on Steve Jobs Resigns As Apple CEO · · Score: 1

    Chill dude. Steve is not dead yet, and this is only a complete surprise to those not paying attention. Tim Cook, by most accounts, has already demonstrated his ability.

    Of all of Apple's concerns, your misplaced outrage is not even a tiny blip.

  20. Re:Wow... on More Schools Go To 4-Day Week To Cut Costs · · Score: 2

    At least they can look good in comparison to Texas. Not only have billions been cut from education, the State Board of Education's curriculum changes take effect this year. The founding fathers no longer include Washington or Jefferson, mention of the labor movement has been expunged, and the study of important figures like Jerry Falwell have been added.

    South Dakota's new motto: We're not Texas!

  21. Re:For anyone thinking of voting on After Rick Perry's Stem Cell Treatment, Misplaced Enthusiasm? · · Score: 2

    ... using the same tactic as bush

    Like Bush Jr, he is looking to bail after driving his charge into the ground. Now that the federal dollars that propped up the Texas budget have dried up, things are really coming apart. To "balance" the current budget the rainy day fund was used, public workers fired and education gutted. As a result, unemployment is now on the rise (now 8.4% vs national 9.1%).

    He's even using the same tactic as bush and trying to get in good with the religious circles to try and get votes.

    He is worse than Bush Jr on this, with his connections to dominionists. Shrub focused on appearing religious to get elected, Perry's efforts seems geared to subjugation of government to the authority of radical Christianity.

  22. Re:So on Teacher Cannot Be Sued For Denying Creationism · · Score: 1

    ...there is a giant spaghetti monster living behind the moon who did it.

    That's silly. The FSM lives in a Malibu beach front house.

  23. Just a Label on HP's Shift On PCs Could Boost Acer, Dell and Lenovo · · Score: 1

    We will now have to buy our Chinese computers from some other label company like Dell.

  24. Re:It depens on Harrison Ford on Ridley Scott To Direct New Blade Runner Movie · · Score: 1

    There is a real Deckard, who was the source for the memories and design of the replicant Deckard. This is similar to Bishop in Aliens and Alien v Predator. The old Harrison Ford can meet a still young replicant Deckard done in CGI like Jeff Bridges in Tron Legacy. Yes, Hollywood is full of original ideas.

  25. Do I get paid? on DHS Tries To Hide Mobile Scanner Details · · Score: 3, Insightful

    How much do I get for participating in these medical experiments. Better yet, how can I opt out?