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  1. Exiting the PC Business? on HP Spinning Off WebOS and Exiting Hardware Business · · Score: 1

    FTA: "...exploring a spinoff of its PC business"

    That's entirely different. Summary blows.

  2. Reduced Carbon Cycling in Austin on What's the Carbon Footprint of Bicycling? · · Score: 1

    Dead people have a smaller carbon footprint. Cycling in the current 107 degree heat through heavy traffic is a sure way to achieve that reduction.

  3. Re:Timing... on Obama Administration Closing Recently Opened Datacenters · · Score: 1, Informative

    make healthcare affordable enough that you don't need the government

    No government means no regulation. That leaves the medical industry to voluntarily reduce prices and profits and not engage in anti-competitive behavior. Given the behavior of the medical industry these last decades, do you really believe that will happen? Bottom line, the only way to MAKE healthcare affordable is through the government.

  4. Re:Amateur hour on S&P's $2 Trillion Math Mistake · · Score: 1

    There is nothing in that opinion piece defending current government spending practices. It is critical of S&P's understanding of CBO budget estimates. You should READ what Paul Krugman writes before condemning it.

  5. Re:Separate agencies on S&P's $2 Trillion Math Mistake · · Score: 4, Funny

    Fonzi rates US debt "Aaaaa..." and gives it a thumbs up.

  6. Sony says: on Sony Wins 'Epic Fail' Honors At Pwnie Awards · · Score: 4, Funny

    Buy our award winning products!

  7. Re:Again on OS X Lion Ships With Faulty NVidia Drivers · · Score: 1

    ...a glitch with a graphics driver for an old macbook

    You consider a one year old macbook (from summary: mid 2010) too old to properly support? The reality distortion field is clouding your vision.

  8. Re:Again on OS X Lion Ships With Faulty NVidia Drivers · · Score: 1

    Do they need professional help?

    No, there's an app for that.

  9. Re:I'm a bit confused about this bill ..... on House Panel Approves Bill Forcing ISPs To Log Users · · Score: 2

    That's my reading as well.

    The bill amends Section 2703 of title 18, United States Code.
    Section 2703 of title 18 says the government can, with a warrant, ask for records from ISPs.
    The amended part says 1) the ISP must keep a record of temp IP addresses and 2) records must be stored securely to protect customer privacy.

  10. Re:Overblown on Emacs Has Been Violating the GPL Since 2009 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yo dawg! I hurd you like emacs so I put some source code in your source code so you can compile while you compile!

  11. Re:Where to deorbit on Space Station To Be Deorbited After 2020 · · Score: 1

    Push it in the general direction of the Westboro Baptist Church and let god do the rest.

  12. Will Sony connect with 2nd place? on PS3 "Strong Contender" To Overtake Xbox 360 · · Score: 0

    Error: 80710016

  13. Hear me now and believe me later... on 35% Consumers Want iPhone 5... Sight Unseen · · Score: 1

    The power of Steve compels you... to buy a new iPhone.

  14. Re:Blockbuster is even more expensive than Netflix on Blockbuster Trying To Woo Disgruntled Netflix Customers · · Score: 1

    I dropped Netflix mail DVDs after waiting 4 months for a "newish" DVD. The price was OK, but if you can't get anything remotely new, it is not worth it. I recently dropped Netflix streaming as well. Stuff in my queue kept disappearing. A TV series disappeared in the middle of watching a season. The price was OK, but when even the very limited content disappears so quickly and randomly, it is not worth it. That makes it more like watching broadcast without a DVR: catch it while you can because who knows if it will be there tomorrow.

  15. Re:I don't understand... on Facebook Is Most Hated Social Media Company · · Score: 1

    Why use it if you don't like it?

    Daily affirmation: People are lazy and stupid. They will fritter away the last moments of their unfulfilled lives complaining about something they chose to use rather than change.

  16. Re:I don't trust Wolfram Alpha on Wolfram Launches Computational Document Format · · Score: 1

    The output rounds the interior angles to an integer, so it displays 68deg instead of 67.5deg. Below the individual interior angles it states the sum of the interior angles is 180deg.

  17. Re:This is not what you think on Senators Taking Sides In AT&T/T Mobile Merger · · Score: 1

    Mentioning Al Franken in the presence of self proclaimed "conservatives" is like waving a red flag at a bull. They will stampede to proclaim the NBC/Comcast merger as a shining beacon of free market supremacy and the best thing for the consumer since sliced bread.

  18. Re:This isn't for the X-ray ones on TSA Body Scanners To Show Less Revealing Images · · Score: 1

    Either unit is equally effective in the Security Kabuki. Safety is not a consideration, because the worst effects will manifest after the responsible politicians are retired to a life of taxpayer and corporate funded luxury.

  19. Re:Can we suggest a name? on Senators Taking Sides In AT&T/T Mobile Merger · · Score: 1

    NO CARRIER

  20. Re:Irony Not Lost on Atlantis Lands, Ending the Shuttle Era · · Score: 3, Funny

    Do not taunt Texas' faith based education! We will return the USA to space using "God Pods" developed with our Evangelical sciences.

  21. No big deal on Suppressed Report Shows Pirates Are Good Customers · · Score: 5, Insightful

    When you can't deny the information any longer, you switch to discrediting it. Fighting truth is just a cost of business for the entertainment industry.

  22. Re:Probably a good time on Apple Releases Mac OS X Lion, Updates Air · · Score: 1

    My poor old Mac Mini only has a half eaten burrito that Steve Jobs could not finish inside. Talk about long boot times!

  23. Re:But don't worry on Judge Says You Can't Know If Google Spies For NSA · · Score: 1

    The race is over. We won!

  24. Re:A: yes. on The History of Ethernet · · Score: 1

    300 baud modems? 500 ns memory? Daisy wheel printers?

    All of these (modems, memory, printers) exist in modern computing in faster updated form, just like ethernet.

  25. Re:Why Cheeto-stained? on The Science Behind Fanboyism · · Score: 1

    Because nothing stains like the orange powdery goodness of Cheetos. 9 out of 10 supermodels prefer geeks who eat Cheetos. Doritos are for dorky losers in their mom's basement.