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  1. Re:Reality check on 550 Metric Tons of Uranium Removed From Iraq · · Score: 1

    And since every intelligence agency in the free world believed Saddam had WMD and was planning on more as soon as he got out from under the mostly toothless UN sanctions it is totally unfair to condemn Bush for believing the same intelligence Hillary Clinton was reading when she voted for the war.
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=_1q9Q0OtJ4g&feature=related

  2. Re:Prevention is better than prosecution... on Is Cheap Video Surveillance Possible? · · Score: 3, Funny

    the crooks will leave prematurely and unsuccessful.

    uhhhhh, could you call that Kleptus Interruptus?

  3. Re:Winking brown dwarf circling Uranus? on Winking Star Decoded as Root of Planetary System · · Score: 1
  4. Simulated KaBoom? on Astronomers Explode Virtual Supernova · · Score: 1

    Marvin the Martian 58000 hours before Bugs Bunny arrived...

    There was supposed to be a simulated Ka-Boom. A simulated earth shattering Ka-Boom.


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  5. Vendor support... on Alternatives To SF.net's CompileFarm? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Naaahhhhh. Nice thought, but no computational utopia yet.
    How about vendors supply compile farm gateways linked from SF.NET for use by SF members. Great way for hardware vendors to show off their new stuff to folks that might be inclined to buy or have influence in the purchase decision.

    Kinda like a hands-on remote(?!) demo.

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  6. Red Stripe Beer? on The Economist Magazine Looks Outside For Insight · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ya know, this does explain the wacky-ness of the idea. It sounds just like what would come out of a brainstorming session with Red Stripe neuron lubricant.
    [exec 1] *glug* *glug* *glug* *belch* Yeah, like lets ask the Internet what to to...
    [exec 2] whadda we gonna call it? *glug* *glug*
    [exec 1] [voice type=bevis-n-butthead] hu-hu-hu hu-uh like Red Stripe hu-hu-hu


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  7. Wikipedia sponsor solution proposal on War of Words Over Wikipedia Ads Continues · · Score: 1

    I would not be opposed to a simple 125x125 sponsor spot at the top of each page header. Wikipedia is sponsored by [corp]. Simple and effective. There could be a vote on ad approval by the Wikipedia community, only community approved sponsors or something similar to weed out undesirables.

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  8. Re:This puts a grin on my face. on Teen Accuses Record Companies of Collusion · · Score: 1

    FLOSS donations. Every christmas. OOo Mozilla GIMP and others that I use year round. Good suggestion, though. I really am mostly after the joy of kicking the RIAA in the nuts. They do have a legitimate purpose in keeping filesharing to a minimum, but the way they do business in general (lawsuits aside) really makes me dislike them.

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  9. This puts a grin on my face. on Teen Accuses Record Companies of Collusion · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'm a lookin for this kids web site (if he has one) and I think i'll paypal him a couple of bucks. Not standing up and saying "NO" to the RIAA is as good as saying OK. I'm glad someone is returning fire.

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  10. Cost benefit analysis... on An Origami Lens for Your Camera Phone? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Something else to think about... cost of manufacture. If this is designed for small form factor it is most likely going into consumer electronics. If you are dropping several hundred bucks on a digital SLR you don't mind a big lens. Cost becomes an issue with $100 mass produced Taiwanese gadgets. This seems like it will cost a helluva lot more than a simple plastic standard lens. That only leaves a small market for expensive cameras with form factor restrictions. Or so it seems.

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  11. Sinister on Ancient Village Unearthed Near Stonehenge · · Score: 1

    FTA: an ancient village discovered two miles from Stonehenge that may have housed workers building the monument, or perhaps visitors after it was constructed.

    No, it was something far more sinister. The SPLA: Stonehenge Project Licensing Authority official gift shoppe.

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  12. Schrodengers Closet? on The Birth of Quantum Biology · · Score: 3, Funny

    If someone opened the closet to observe the physicists' sexuality, would that observation change the outcome?

    No, it will not change the outcome. While the biologist is still in the closet unobserved they are both straight and gay at the same time. Note: this is different than bi, this is poly-phasic probabilistic sexuality. Only when the biologist is dragged out of the closet and observed will the quantum wave function collapse into a determined outcome.

    This also begs for a joke about "entanglement" that I am going to pass on.

  13. Scum bag... on Newest Energy Source — Pond Scum · · Score: 1

    random thought... The phrase "Scum Bag" is currently an insult. Will we change that to be a bit of praise for a hard worker?

  14. Re:Christmas Vacation on America's Worst Christmas Parties · · Score: 1

    Yeah, we keep pestering him to do so, but he is already 67 and is close to retirement so he is just going to stick around and deal with it for a while longer.

  15. Re:Christmas Vacation on America's Worst Christmas Parties · · Score: 3, Interesting

    My poor father has it pretty bad. He is an architect and puts in around 80 a week (not as an option) and for the second (or is it the third?) year running got a $100 gift car. Not any gift card, mind you, but a gift card to the luxurious Ralph's supermarket.

    It is more of an insult than a "thank you for your team effort". A simple handshake would be better.
    Here is my fathers work
    Bless my Pops. and curse his boss

  16. Re:Grounds for patent? on Microsoft Deems Emotiflags Patent-Worthy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Give it time.

    Like until Monday.

    i-Curse Microsoft

  17. Re:Not just true for humans on Richest 2% Own Half the World's Wealth · · Score: 5, Informative

    Not Quite. Here for more
    The top 1% pay about 30% of all taxes
    The top 5% pay about 50% of all taxes
    and the top 50% pay about 98% of all taxes
    Tax breaks for the rich?! DUH only the rich can get 'em cause the botom 50% is getting the money.

  18. Re:Fork Novell on Novell "Forking" OpenOffice.org · · Score: 1

    As far as I am concerned, they can go fork themselves. In HELL.

  19. Toll free? on Gracenote Founder Rewriting History At Wikipedia · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Is there a 1-800 toll free number available? I'd rather it be on there nickel than an in email.

    I curse them and their little dog too.

  20. Re:That really sucks on Hans Reiser Arrested On Suspicion of Murder · · Score: 1

    Bless you, Hans.
    You have support out here on the 'Net, so hang in there.

  21. Attempt at joke on IBM and Lenovo Recall Sony Batteries · · Score: 2, Funny

    Old tech joke:
    Q. What does Microsoft call customers?
    A. Beta testers

    New tech joke...
    Q. What does Sony call customers?
    A. EOD. (for all you non-military types that Explosive Ordinance Disposal)



    Place a curse on Sony

  22. Why I am still on 2K on Looking Back on Five Years of Windows XP · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I tend to reinstall my OS every 6-9 months. Swapping hardware, testing drivers, the occasional software that just won't uninstall all adds up and makes all versions of windows glitchy and crufty. The Solution? Reinstall the OS.
    I refuse to pick up the phone and explain to MS why I should be allowed to reinstall XP. 2k no suck problems.

    My reason for sticking with 2K until I am forced to move? General F'ing Principal.



    Place a curse on Microsoft.

  23. What about Fox? on Warner Opens Video Library To YouTube · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If I understand right, Fox bought Myspace and YouTube, or Myspace bought YouTube and Fox bought Myspace or some damn thing. Point is, what is Fox going to do with its collection of media. Follow the lead of Warner I hope. And why did Warner deal with YouTube instead of rolling out it's own service (lots of eyeballs good for media companies) or partnering with Google's video service or buy something like Blip.tv.
    [tinfoil hat]I think something might be going on here[/tinfoil hat]
    Yeah, I know it's Warner music and Fox is mostly non music, but still they have gots ons of stuff rotting away in vaults somewhere, you would think earning something from it would be easier than trying to sue/arrest/pester/etc. people for distributing stuff no longer on the air.



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  24. Re:Hmm on Co-Founder Forks Wikipedia · · Score: 4, Insightful

    They can be "Not Amused" all they like... A second point of reference can only be a good thing. Especially for topics like nuclear power. I have noticed how everyone becomes an expert as soon as the topic of "melt downs" or "nuclear power" comes up. Their fields of instant expertise vary from nuclear physics to statistics to medicine to environmental engineering to genetics.

    Having an Wikipedia alternative where a real (I hope) expert watches entries like this and provides good solid data and knuckle draggers are not allowed to correct the "expert" with pop culture bullsh1t can only be a good thing.

    Don't get me wrong, I still love the Wiki... I just don't understand why the bad vibes.



    $diety bless Wikipedia

  25. Re:Outsourcing Botnets. on Botnet Business Model Comes to Life · · Score: 1

    That doesn't sound like that is all that much to brag about. Since I don't think he will be getting many paychecks from said spyware company DollarRevenuefor likely TOS violation and subsequent slashdotting. Am I missing something here?



    Place a curse on DollarRevenue