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  1. Re:Great, but don't go overboard on Venezuela Bans Hostile Videogames and Toys · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Sex is natural, killing other humans is not.

    Whaaaa? Killing is very natural and we have been doing it since day zero. It's taken a long long time to bring that natural act under control, and it still slips out now and then.

  2. Re:TL;DR on Window Pain · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Can i get a reader's digest version?

    Pop up windows and malware make Hulk angry!

  3. Re:I for one will miss the babysh*t brown color on Ubuntu Gets a New Visual Identity · · Score: 1

    I'm sad that the babysh*t brown color will go away!!!

    Well, you know what we could do is go with the baby green in the living room, and then maybe a classic brown, or even a nut-n-corn crunch in your parents' bedroom.

  4. Re:What Happens When ... on Privacy With a 4096 Bit RSA Key — Offline, On Paper · · Score: 2, Funny

    Unfold it? Just be sure not to wipe your ass with it.

  5. Re:Exactly what you're doing on Long-Term Storage of Moderately Large Datasets? · · Score: 1

    Depending on how important the data is...

    That's the key question the author needs to address. Is it important enough to throw a few thousand dollars per dataset into archiving? A few tens of thousands? The best suggestion seems to be multiple copies on multiple non RAID hard drives stored at different physical locations with periodic integrity checks and regularly scheduled drive replacements.

  6. Re:A firewall is the least of the problems on North Korea's Own OS, Red Star · · Score: 4, Funny

    Most of North Korea doesn't even have electricity.

    Lies! All North Korean citizens have personal fusion reactors to power Dear Leader's triumph over Western aggressors.

  7. Re:I'm paying for WHAT? on Microsoft VP Suggests 'Net Tax To Clean Computers · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Everyone benefits from an internet largely free of infected machines. Just as everyone benefits from an educated and healthy society.

  8. Re:Outbid him and send him packing on SCO Zombie McBride's New Plan For World Litigation · · Score: 2, Funny

    Who's with me?

    [sound of crickets]

  9. Re:You can buy a serial-to-usb converter for $15 on Will the Serial Console Ever Die? · · Score: 5, Informative

    That is defective design. Receive sensitivity for RS-232 is +/-3V so the signal is within spec. There are plenty of RS232 and RS485 devices that work off 3.3V using integrated charge pumps, and this device requires 3.6?. Double fail! I bet you were pissed off when you figured this out ;-)

  10. Re:Arm your citizens... on Defending Against Drones · · Score: 1

    You can have my drugs when you pry them from my cold, dead hands. Join the NDA today!

  11. Re:Nice Guys Finish Last on Passive-Aggressive Wi-Fi Hotspots · · Score: 1

    Nice Guys Finish Last

    "The takers get the honey, givers sing the blues" - Robin Trower

    ...recording of you neighbors having sex, or pictures of dog shit

    "It's a wonderful day in the neighborhood..." - Mr. Rogers

  12. Re:if everyone ignored the quacks... on Use Open Source? Then You're a Pirate! · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, ignoring the quacks with influence is just ducking the issue.

  13. Re:Heomeopathy = Placebo on NHS Should Stop Funding Homeopathy, Says Parliamentary Committee · · Score: 0

    Saganite is a miracle element...

    Smoke a couple of bowls and you will feel alright. Maybe the NHS should fund that instead.

  14. Re:Hardware? on New Method for Random Number Generation Developed · · Score: 1

    ...a free-running Ethernet clock (25Mhz) and one clocked by a separate xtal for the FPGA (50Mhz).

    Off topic a bit, but couldn't you have run the ethernet clock into something like a Xilinx DCM module to generate the 50MHz from the 25MHz with a fixed phase relation to eliminate the need for synchronization across clock domains?

  15. Re:Obligatory ... on Stone Tools Found On Crete Push Back Humans' Maritime History · · Score: 1

    And there was Light...
    enough to see Satan's goatse.cx post.

    Creation myths are fun!

  16. Re:Let's just hope... on Interstellar Hydrogen Prevents Light-Speed Travel? · · Score: 1

    Your claim does not match what is being reported. Toyota continues to work with CTS, the American parts company making the accelerator assemblies in question, to improve the product and build more.

    Even if your claims are correct, then Toyota met all of its contractual requirements, provided income to American companies and seeks to reduce costs. That does not sound evil to me.

  17. Age Test on "Logan's Run" Syndrome In Programming · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you read this article and are thinking about your career, then you are young. If you are thinking about a naked Jennifer Agutter, then you are old.

  18. Re:Mines that old really still dangerous? on Robots To Clear the Baltic Seafloor of WW-II Mines · · Score: 5, Interesting

    ...why take the chance?

    Or more explicitly, would *you* personally (the original poster) take the chance?
    It is easier to wave away risk when someone else is taking it.

    I was present when a plumber was fixing a small, on demand water heater wired directly to the mains so you could not unplug it. (probably a building code violation) I switched off power to the bathroom at the breaker box and told him it was off. The plumber asked: "Are you sure it's off?", I said yes, he said "Then you wont have a problem touching those terminals yourself."

    At that point I grabbed my meter and verified it was off and then shorted the terminals with a screw driver to be doubly sure.

  19. Re:The List on The Worst Apple Products of All Time · · Score: 1

    I've heard that repeated plenty of times, but iTunes on Windows has been adequate for me. It is large and sometimes sluggish. The UI is a little awkward but can be learned. It gets the job of searching, navigating, and organizing my large library done well enough. Overall, it is functional and provides integration with the two entities you admit could have merit: iPod (iPhone) and iTunes store.

    I would like to see Apple integrate the Milkdrop 2 visualization, but I have never felt using iTunes was "horrible".

  20. Re:Interesting graph! on Where Microsoft's Profits Come From · · Score: 1

    This could be the result of accounting tricks to make revenue from the base products look stable. Then shareholders can be soothed by the consistent numbers.

  21. Re:8 Minutes of my life on Bing Maps Wows 'Em At TED2010 · · Score: 1

    So is stupidity and blind devotion to an entity that wants to suck the very freedom out of soceity.

    Sarah Palin: You betcha!

  22. Sound of a Kiss on The Ultimate Interstellar Valentine Mix Tape · · Score: 1

    The scientists of Omicron Persei 8 have decoded the alien disc:

    Lrrr: Let's here it!
    Disc: fap fap fap fap fap...

  23. Re:And the zombification of our children continues on The Wi-Fi On the Bus · · Score: 2, Funny

    Adopt the restraint technique used for Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs: Face mask, straight jacket, and tied to a hand cart for easy mobility.

    Parent: How was school today?
    Child: mmrrmmph...
    Parent: Awww, isn't that special.

  24. Re:Darwin says... on Directed Energy Weapon Downs Mosquitos · · Score: 1

    the frequency changes...

    Sounds like something from Star Trek NG. I can imagine mosquito Troi and mosquito Beverly going up in flames. No word yet on whether it would target mosquito Wesley.

  25. Re:HDMI spec on Sony Announces First 3D Blu-ray Disc Players · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Can the TV industry all stand behind the new HDMI or Displayport spec?

    If they claimed to stand behind it, would you trust them?

    I can imagine this being announced by most, implemented by some, and then abandoned by all due to industry spats and lack of consumer interest. Then a lucky few will own the TV equivalent of 1970s laserdisc players.