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  1. But but.... on IETF Attendees Reengineer Their Hotel's Wi-Fi Net · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Nobody ever got fired for listening to a vendor. They all have your needs and best interest at heart when they quote you the bare minimum you absolutely need to buy.

  2. Who "owns" who on Ask Slashdot: Store Umbilical Cord Blood — and If So, Where? · · Score: 2, Funny

    So if your hypothetical supermodel girlfriend does play Battlefield 3 with you, who "OWNS" who?

    My non-hypothetical non-supermodel wife is a descent player of Ultimate Mortal Kombat. Though I do think Sonya's leg grab is ultra cheesy!

  3. Bringing a spear to a gun fight? on Counterterrorism Agents Were Told They Could Suspend the Law · · Score: 1

    Never ever ever bring a spear to a gun fight.

  4. Cancer Cell Jedi Mind Trick on Drug Turns Immune System Against All Tumor Types · · Score: 1

    They turn of the ability for the cell to wave its hand and say, "This is not the cell you are looking for."

  5. Don't forget... on UK Man Jailed For 'Offensive Tweets' · · Score: 1

    First day of hunting season is a holiday. I swear they try and schedule elections on those days too!

  6. Cool scar on You're Driving All Wrong, Says NHTSA · · Score: 1

    I noticed this girl with a cool scar. I asked where she got the scar. She said she was in a car accident and when the airbag went off it set her shirt on fire!
    The accident was minor, the airbag in that case did more damage than the accident.

  7. Ignorance of the Law is supposed to be no excuse on Liberating the Laws You Must Pay To Read · · Score: 1

    But try and defend yourself in court and the judge will tell you in no uncertain terms that you do NOT possess the ability to understand the law well enough to defend yourself.

  8. HAMR Head Sharks can hold two frickin lasers! on Seagate Hits 1 Terabit Per Square Inch · · Score: 4, Funny

    HAMR Head Sharks can hold two frickin lasers! Take that you great white hater!

  9. Once you have a computer... on Ask Slashdot: Do Kids Still Take Interest In Programming For Its Own Sake? · · Score: 1

    When I was a kid we would go into the woods to build yet another tree house. First step, find the last tree house and scavenge the long boards for the frame.
    There was this one long red board that was in practically every tree house ever built in them woods. Without those pieces you couldn't build anything significant.

    Once you have a computer, all the "building materials" are essentially free. All you need then is a bit of imagination and creativity.

  10. Least common denominator in the cloud on Cloud To Create 14 Million Jobs? Not So Much · · Score: 1

    As many people willing to have exactly the same product can share an environment. Because IT is all about trade offs and in many cases, the least common denominator wins.

  11. Southern American Accent on The Vortex Gun Coming Soon To a Protest Near You · · Score: 1

    "Amusingly, if you're American you probably also think you have no accent. "

    Now why y'all think I don't know I have an accent? I once had a theater teacher from up North have me read from Tom Sawyer. She said, "No need to put on so much accent." I replied, "Pardon me ma'am but I grew up on the Mississippi River. That is not a put on accent."

  12. Bubba Ho-Tep is about a mummy! on New Interface Could Wire Prosthetics Directly Into Amputees' Nervous Systems · · Score: 1

    Bubba Ho-Tep is about a mummy and it has Elvis and JFK!

  13. That is what I call a "feature" on Warp Drives May Come With a Killer Downside · · Score: 0

    That is what I call a "feature", or wait is that Microsoft?

  14. Hungry Readers on North Korea Agrees To Suspend Nuclear Activities · · Score: 1

    Still not a justification for all the "Duped" articles posted on Slashdot!

    But nice try anyway! :)

  15. Not secure enough on US Appeals Court Upholds Suspect's Right To Refuse Decryption · · Score: 1

    That is not secure enough. I encrypted it again with the same measure for double the security:

    you have the right to remain silent. you have the right to remain encrypted. anything you say, do, or decrypt can and will be held against you in a court of law. you have the right to speak to an attorney. if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you. do you understand these rights as they have been read to you?

    Site used here

  16. Turn your head sideways on Antibiotics Are Useless In Treating Most Sinus Infections · · Score: 1

    Turn your head sideways, and run the salt water in from the top nostril and out the bottom. Gravity does the work for you.
    Then flip around and run it the other direction. Give your nose a good blow and you will feel great.
    If it burns too much, add more salt to the water. A bulb syringe works fine. I often find them in the baby section.

  17. November Rain on Mozart and Bach Handel Subway Station Crime · · Score: 1

    November Rain, back when GNR was a rock band.

  18. TSA Theives on Laser Scanner May Allow Passengers To Take Bottled Drinks On Planes Again · · Score: 4, Informative

    My wife got some kind of spa lotion set while on vacation and forgot to put it in her checked bag. Security told her to give it to them or she would miss her flight. She handed it over only to be told she had already missed her flight. She asked for it back so she could ship it home but they wouldn't give it back.

  19. Minimum coverage limits on TomTom Satnavs To Set Insurance Prices · · Score: 1

    In the US, auto insurance is usually required by law to have a minimum amount of coverage. This amount would in no way cover the cost of hitting and totaling a Ferrari. The driver is still responsible for the difference between actual damage and the coverage by their insurance.

  20. Quantum Fireball Ha Dou Ken! on HDD Price Update: How the Thai Floods Have Affected Prices, 3 Months Later · · Score: 1

    Ha Dou Ken!
    Now you know where that fireball that hit you last week came from.

    Quantum Fireball indeed!

  21. Info and picture from Fedora on Red Hat Appoints Robyn Bergeron First Female Fedora Project Leader · · Score: 2

    http://fedoraproject.org/en/using/life/robynbergeron.html

    Recovering sysadmin indeed.

  22. Re:selectively breeding for night vision on Chinese Boy Claims To Have Cat-Like Night Vision · · Score: 2

    What do you call people who have been, "selectively breeding for night vision for thousands of years"?

    Ninjas!

  23. I loved the new Underworld too! on RIAA Wants To Scrap Anti-Piracy OPEN Act · · Score: 1

    I loved the new Underworld too!

  24. Money Socks on Verisign Admits Company Was Hacked In 2010, Not Sure What Was Stolen · · Score: 1

    I would suggest you take a pair of socks and divide your money evenly between them so that you don't lose more than half your net worth.

    I know I got about 50 socks in my sock drawer right now, but very very few matching pairs for some reason!

  25. Grade School Physics on Is the Earth Gaining Or Losing Mass? · · Score: 1

    Grade school physics says we can then fix this whole issue by slowing down the acceleration of the Earth.