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  1. Kumo? on Microsoft In Mobile Search Deal With Verizon · · Score: 1

    Isn't that, like, almost the name of the Steven King movie? The one wih the rabid dog?

  2. Re:Amazing on Lexus To Start Spamming Car Buyers In Their Cars · · Score: 1

    Muffler extensions.

  3. Re:Import calendar? on The Exact Cause of the Zune Meltdown · · Score: 1

    How many people can name even one piece of software that died on Jan 1, 2000?

    Sorry, but I missed that day, because all the nuclear bombs detonated and killed almost everyone. The planes falling from the sky, the runaway cars, and mass starvation killed the rest.

  4. The two most commonly used applications on Citrix To Bring Millions of Windows Apps To iPhone · · Score: 1

    The need it to convert over the two most commonly used Windows applicateions.

    solitare and minesweeper.

  5. Re:energy on Scientist Patents New Method To Fight Global Warming · · Score: 1

    Corn ethenol of course. You only end up using an additional 4 gallons of corn ethenol (for production) for each gallon you burn, so this should improve the greenhouse gasses problem really good now.

    Next, they're going to start forest fires to combat air pollution. That's just like using thousands of those pine scented trees hanging from the mirror in your car? That should really fix things good.

  6. I wonder on Scientist Patents New Method To Fight Global Warming · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder if this idea will ever

  7. Don't let him turn it on! on 2,100-Year-Old Antikythera Device Recreated In Working Form · · Score: 1

    Everyone knows that these comples devices will destroy the universe the first time you turn it on! It's not so bad the second time you do it though.

  8. Re:Don't take freedom for granted on Wiretap Whistleblower, a Life in Limbo? · · Score: 1

    And Obama could have told them to knock it off. He never did. Obama was the one who pulled Joe out of the masses, and asked for a question. Just because he didn't like being asked if he was a socialist is no reason to destro the poor guy.

  9. Re:Obviously sign of jumping to conclusions on Followup To "When Teachers Are Obstacles To Linux" · · Score: 1

    Let's see, you've given your clildren access to free porn and video games, and they're doing worse in class? Just what could the problem be? What could they be doing instead of classwork?

  10. Get the name right on FSF Files Suit Against Cisco For GPL Violations · · Score: 5, Funny

    Get the name right. It's Gnu/Cisco.

  11. Lunch on Pushing 800W of Wireless Power at 5 Meters · · Score: 1

    How long does it take to heat up a burritto?

    Isn't this the basic idea behind a microwave oven?

  12. Diskworld reference on Ants Used For Mind-Controlled Robotic Limbs · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Does it stop working if they remove the teddy bear?

  13. Re:USPS rate API SUCKS on USPS Server Meltdown · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you want to get USPS's attention, FexEx them a package. For some reason, it really pisses them off.

  14. Re:Scary stuff on Future of Space Elevator Looks Shaky · · Score: 1

    Valley girl borg style?

    Like, you know, you up with this assemulation stuff?

  15. Re:Gift for understatement on First Superconducting Transistor Created · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'd think that they would become useful first in places that are already using superconductor devices, like medical sensors and photo sensors.

  16. Re:Memory exists to be used on Why Use Virtual Memory In Modern Systems? · · Score: 1

    Another thing to consider. When you start a program using virtual memory, only the pages of the program that get executed are pulled off the disk. This reduces disk accesses, and leaves more memory available for caching.

    Also, if several instances of a program are being executed, or several references to a library, the common code between them is not duplicated in memory. The virtual memory system just points the processes to the same binary code. This causes even more memory savings and disk access reductions.

  17. Watch out on Virtual Peace Sim Game Based On America's Army · · Score: 3, Funny

    While flying supplies into the outback, we were shot down by the kangaroos anti-aircraft fire.

  18. Re:Let me guess... on Acorns Disappear Across the Country · · Score: 1

    This likely has nothing at all to do with climate change

    If you keep talking like that, you are going to get excommunicated by the global warming cult.

  19. You know.. on 1.4 Billion Pixel Camera To Watch For Asteroids · · Score: 0, Redundant

    They really just want this camera for porn.

  20. Re:Who spends $1200 for a pimped dehumidifier... on Machine Condenses Drinking Water Out of Thin Air · · Score: 1

    the target market is people who live off the grid

    1. So if they are off the grid, where do they get the power to run the thing?

    2. If they want to use electricity to get water, I'd bet a well is much more efficient than this, and not much more expensive.

    3. Why so little water produced? Like many here have said, a dehumidifier pulls out much more water per day than this thing does.

  21. Re:I'll still blame you for everything else. on Microsoft Blames Add-Ons For Browser Woes · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    sluggish...compared to FF3 and Opera. But it was faster than FF2 for several different langages...so then FF2 was also sluggish, by your standards.

    Why are you comparing Final Fantasy 2 and 3 to Internet Explorer?

    Next is the comparison of Open Office with Ultima Underground?

  22. Re:Not with a bang, but with a whimper on Reducing the Risk of Human Extinction · · Score: 2, Funny

    The optimistic position is that peak oil is 20 years away. The pessimistic position is that peak oil was two years ago. Few think there's 50 years of oil left.

    That's not so bad then. In the 70's we only had less than 10 years of oil left. Now we have 50 years worth. We've gaind 40 years worth of oil in the last 30 years!

  23. In the hubble picture on Hubble's Exoplanet Pics Outshined by Keck's · · Score: 4, Informative

    In the hubble picture, does anyone else see the shadow of the Enterprise?

  24. It's nonsense on Mind Control Delusions and the Web · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's obviously nonsense. The internet cannot be used to control my mind.

    Ohh, what nice flashy colors.... it's almost like...

    My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.

  25. You've got on Obama Launches Change.gov · · Score: 0, Troll

    I expect the front page of this site to have the following entry boxes:

    "Amount owed:" and "Amount paid"

    followed by an area labeled "Change", with categories of "pennies", "nickles", "dimes", and "quarters".

    It will obviously deduct 30% from your change, to distribute to those who "need" it more.