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  1. Don't have time to watch ... on Most DVR Owners Are Recording Live Sports, Survey Says (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't have time to watch an entire NFL Football game which is usually around 4 hours, but have found that if I DVR the game, I can skip through the commercials, time between plays, half time, etc. and view every play in just over an hour.

    [4, 15 minute quarters = 60 minutes, + a few minutes for mistakes, replays of great plays, etc.]

  2. Re: Good luck with that. on Rite Aid and CVS Block Apple Pay and Google Wallet · · Score: 1

    Ever been in line behind some old lady writing out a check?

  3. Re:Going Cable! on FCC Rejects Blackout Rules · · Score: 2

    Here are some actual numbers about costs to attend a game:

    NFL Tickets: Team by Team Average Prices
    http://blog.tiqiq.com/2013/08/...

    Team Marketing Report â Sept. 2014 [PDF]
    https://www.teammarketing.com/...

  4. Re:Was there any ACARS data? on 20 Freescale Semiconductor Employees On Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight · · Score: 1

    No debris? Must have been taken by Space Aliens/UFO.

  5. DSL isn't even available in my suburban area on CenturyLink's Nationwide Outage Affects Millions · · Score: 1

    I can't even get Qworst ... I mean Century Link DSL at my home office in a major suburb of Denver not 5 miles from downtown! WTF???

  6. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? on Huge Geoengineering Project Violates UN Rules · · Score: 0

    What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

  7. Re:I have a few questions... on Existing Solar Tech Could Power Entire US, Says NREL · · Score: 1

    Er, um ... because it makes too much sense???

  8. Re:Key climate-related takeaways on Leaked Heartland Institute Documents Reveal Opposition To Science · · Score: 1

    > 3) make a profit on this "education" and funnel it to their board members.

    If they're making so much money, how come my kids' (plural possessive) Charter school has so many fundraisers?

    It seems like we're always contributing our time and/or $$$ to retain a music teacher, gym teacher, etc.

  9. Re:Security overkill on Inside Las Vegas' Biggest Data Centre · · Score: 1

    Tasers in a data center ... that sounds like carrying a gun on a pressurized aircraft. Doh!

  10. TalkTSA on Time To Close the Security Theater · · Score: 1
  11. Re:probably a bit ignorant here on Methane-Trapping Ice May Have Triggered Gulf Spill · · Score: 1

    > Uh, dude, look around you. 99.99% of everything you eat, own, use, buy, throw away or want is brought to you by oil. *Nothing* matches it for chemical versatility

    Bear in mind, plastics can be made from cellulose obtained from hemp!

  12. Re:Good move... on Government Approves First US Offshore Wind Farm · · Score: 1

    I guess they'd rather build a nuke plant nearby?

  13. Mojofiti on Best Alternatives To the Big Name Social Media? · · Score: 1

    What about Mojofiti?

    http://www.mojofiti.com/

    You and the Mojofiti(TM) Experience:

    * Everything you publish is translated into 28 languages -- Messages, wires, Blogs, etc.
    * You read everything in your native language -- regardless of the language in which it was published.
    * Communicating without language barriers is cool.

  14. Re:I have a better idea on American Lung Association Pushes For Ban On Electronic Cigarettes · · Score: 1

    But if you do smoke and want to track how much you're smoking, you might want to use this site: http://www.trackmypacks.com/ .

  15. Site ... on Young Men Who Smoke Have Lower IQs · · Score: 1
  16. How To Build Roads To Control How Fast You Drive? on How To Build Roads To Control How Fast You Drive · · Score: 1

    How To Build Roads To Control How Fast You Drive?

    Simple ... speed bumps! [Speed dips also acceptable.]

  17. Obligatory XKCD Post on Chilean Earthquake Shortened Earth's Day · · Score: 2, Funny
  18. Re:That much per month?? on Who Will Control the Cost of the NYT On Digital Readers? · · Score: 1

    > ... (The Denver Post) next year. I'm paying about $35/year for a Thursday-Sunday subscription

    Just so everyone knows, the Monday Denver Post is little more than a pamphlet. The Tuesday edition is a little bigger but mostly advertisements. Wednesday you finally get an almost complete paper, so that Thursday-Sunday deal is really the best way to get the Denver Post.

    [I myself am still a sucker having just renewed for 7 days a week.]

  19. Re:It's a 'topia sir, but not one of the good ones on Armed Robot Drones To Join UK Police Force · · Score: 1

    ... I love that song ...

    Braziiiiiiiiiiil? Ta da, la la, dum dum, de de ...

  20. Re:Always more to the legends and stories... on Aboriginal Folklore Leads To Meteorite Crater · · Score: 1

    I wonder what Ward Churchill would have to say about this.

  21. The Cloud ... on Wikileaks Needs Help, and Not Just Money · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wouldn't "The Cloud" solve all of WikiLeaks problems?

  22. Team SlashDot on Find DARPA's Balloons, Win $40K · · Score: 1

    OK - Who is going to head up Team SlashDot?

  23. Re:Saying double u double u double u a billion tim on Tim Berners-Lee Is Sorry About the Slashes · · Score: 1

    Who says "double u double u double u"?

    I say - even to new clients, "dub dub dub" and they all understand I really mean "www".

  24. The Story of Stuff on States Push Makers' Role In Disposing of Electronic Waste · · Score: 1

    "From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever."

    http://www.storyofstuff.com/

  25. Re:So if he takes the head of Goofy on Tennesee Man Charged In "Virtual Pornography" Case · · Score: 1

    How long until they arrest somebody for photoshopping inter-species situations?