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  1. You can count on the physicists to find a way to make themselves exempt, too!

  2. Re:Moderation is a tool for abuse on The Guardian Publishes Comment Abuse Stats, Invites Debate On Moderation (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Whoosh!

  3. Re:Some aliens ... on NASA's Kepler Enters Emergency Mode 75 Million Miles From Earth (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    That makes it sound like a Borg put tape on it to watch it struggle like a cat with tape on its paws.

  4. Re:Who doesn't? on The FBI Director Puts Tape Over His Webcam (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    No, that's how much the government spends on the device. It costs way less.

  5. Comment on US Military Invests in $320M 'Smart Fabric' Project (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    I can see the story now:

    Colonel: Sergeant, where is Johnson?
    Sergeant: Sir, Johnson deployed with us to the combat zone, with full suit battery. At approximately 17:00 Zulu his armor rebooted for updates and an enemy combatant targeted his de-camoed pattern. We can only suspect, sir, that Johson forgot to disable OTA updates for his BioWear 1.0.20160821 Electronic Armored Uniform (TM).

  6. Re:/etc/init.d/telemetryd on Confirmed: Microsoft and Canonical Partner To Bring Ubuntu To Windows 10 (zdnet.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    As requested, systemd unit file. Due to the lack of tags working properly for me, I give it to you at the discount price of $0. Please enjoy your new installation of telemd!

    [Unit]
    Description=Microsoft Bug Fixes
    After=network.target remote-fs.target nss-lookup.target
    Documentation=man:telemd(8)

    [Service]
    Type=notify
    EnvironmentFile=/Windows/system32/telemd
    ExecStart=/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft/Telemetry 2016/sbin/Teleme~0.exe $OPTIONS -DFOREGROUND
    ExecReload=/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft/Telemetry 2016/sbin/Teleme~0.exe $OPTIONS -k graceful
    ExecStop=/bin/true
    PrivateTmp=true

    [Install]
    WantedBy=multi-user.target

  7. Re:Easy on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Deal With Glare On Cellphones? · · Score: 1

    Snowden uses something like that, right?

  8. Even bigger than originally thought? Voting will now commence in the House on renaming it "The Yellowstone Super-supervolcano."

  9. Re:That's because Apple's appy app apps are bug-fr on Apple's Lack of Bug Bounty Program May Explain Why Hackers Would Help FBI · · Score: 1

    Bug bounties are for cows, moo?

  10. Re:An Apple fan being a snob?!?!? on That Awkward Moment When 'Apple Mocked Good Hardware and Poor People' (dailydot.com) · · Score: 1

    This is best read aloud with the Narrator speaking with an Australian accent!
    RIP Steve Irwin.

  11. Re:Alternative theory on Scientists Say Smart People Are Better Off With Fewer Friends · · Score: 1

    When I first got started on Slashdot in 2014, it was overrun by trolls and goatse.

  12. Re: in an attempt to explain this to others.... on More Devs Now Use OS X Than Linux, Says Survey (9to5mac.com) · · Score: 1

    Help, help! We're being repressed!

  13. Re:Whew! on Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey: the 140-Character Limit 'Is Staying' · · Score: 1

    Truth. Fortunately, I seriously doubt a man of Trump's... profession would actually ever visit /.

  14. Re:Because catering to heterosexual men = EVIL! on Sexism Is Still a Thing At Microsoft's GDC Party (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Actually, AC meant that the female employees who attend the conference see all the female dancers and are uncomfortable.

  15. Re:I Goes Deeper Than That, Folks on US Government Pushed Many Tech Firms To Hand Over Source Code (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Woosh!

  16. I don't care what Leroy Jenkins looks like, but he can't be worse-looking than Trump.

  17. Re:I had a subatomic clock on Ask Slashdot: Alternatives To "Atomic" Clocks? · · Score: 1

    Well, it's five o'clock somewhere in the world, amirite?

  18. I can see the game titles now:

    Anonymous: Total War
    Trump: Total War
    Anonymous: Total War 2: The Re-Election Campaign

    Coming to a GameStop near you!

  19. Comment on Microsoft to Open Source Minecraft-Based Project AIX · · Score: 1

    This is not your granddaddy's AIX. Oh, you could get bash for it, but the default was kornshell.

  20. So they literally scienced the shit out of it?

  21. Re:Training? on A New Reality For IT: the 18-Month Org Chart · · Score: 1

    The sexual harassment awareness training, for those of you who felt whooshed.

  22. Comment on BorgBackup 1.0.0 Released (github.com) · · Score: 1

    BorgBackup 1.0.0, so is that Locutus? When will version 7.9 be released?

  23. Re:Pay to Play PC games online on Microsoft Losing Ground On Windows Store and UWP For Gaming · · Score: 1

    I have already moved to Fedora to avoid Win 10. Truly, my personal Year of Linux on the Desktop.

  24. Re:Offtopic on 107 Games Revealed Ahead of HTC Vive Preorder Launch · · Score: 1

    I wish. It would help if it were under an account and not AC so I could find the posts easier.

    And yeah, good to see our amusing troll back.

  25. Comment on 107 Games Revealed Ahead of HTC Vive Preorder Launch · · Score: 1

    Tilt Brush

    That seems like a very weird game to publicize for virtual reality this early on.

    ...

    Oh, Tilt Brush. Apparently I read it wrong the first time.