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  1. Re:Yep, that's exactly right on Australia Air Travelers' Laptops To Be Searched For Porn · · Score: 1

    Why are you making users haul empty laptops back and forth?

  2. Re:Why stop online? on Calif. Politican Thinks Blurred Online Maps Would Deter Terrorists · · Score: 5, Funny

    Silly, just blur the terrorist bases and let the problem solve itself.

  3. Re:This is why I like Vimeo so much. on YouTube Yanks Free Tibet Video After IOC Pressure · · Score: 1

    Find someone who makes music as a hobby?

  4. Re:Standard sentence for contempt of court on Indefinite Imprisonment For Web Site Content · · Score: 1

    "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

  5. Re:Grassroute! on Name For a Community-Owned Fiber Network? · · Score: 1

    You mean like Rowt 66?

  6. Re:RIGHT? on Europe Rejects Plan To Criminalize File-Sharing · · Score: 1

    I've explained to people that the difference in how we celebrate Thanksgiving in Sweden is that it customarily involves lots of herring and reindeer as it's too cold for turkeys to survive the 11 month winters...

  7. Re:Oh come on now on RIAA Not Sharing Settlement Money With Artists · · Score: 1

    Have the punitive damages be paid to a third party.

  8. Re:Racial Profiling on Airport Profilers Learn to Read Facial Expressions · · Score: 1

    I can't say anything about the race aspect, but pulling people with kids out of line isn't necessarily to harass them but rather to speed things up a bit. Letting a single guardian try to manage kids, strollers, diaper bags, carry ons etc quickly brings the checkpoint to a grinding halt.

  9. Re:Riddle me this.... on Dreams Actually Virtual Reality Threat Simulation? · · Score: 1

    FTFA:
    The primary function of negative dreams is rehearsal for similar real events

    Perhaps your brain realizes the futility of exercising such an unlikely event and decides to terminate the rehersal?

  10. Re:Bad line wrapping! on Reiser Murder Case Gets Stranger · · Score: 5, Funny

    When I saw this story, I skimmed the first line, then got to the second, which [...] was a bit of a jolt. Then I went back and realized that it was referring to [...] a giant [...] p [...] e [...] n [...] i [...] s

    Summarizing like a Slashdot editor is more fun.
  11. DevConnections in Vegas on Developer Conferences for the Summer? · · Score: 1

    It's not until Nov 5-8, but it might be a good trip. It's not very in depth, but it does give you a heads up about what's going on in the Microsoft world of development. Some sessions were excellent, some extremely lame.

    But if a given session sucks, hey, you're in a hotel/casino in Vegas.

    http://www.devconnections.com/

  12. Re:Mmm'k - so it's AskSlashdot next time? on Don't Google "How To Commit Murder" Before Killing · · Score: 1

    Ask Slashdot for advice on how to kill your wife?

    I don't think you've thought your cunning plan all the way through.

  13. Re:Oblig. on Who Needs a Satellite Dish When You Have a Wok? · · Score: 1, Funny

    Argh, this wonton use of bad puns has to end, they're generally tso lame.

  14. Re:Heat & Hard-Drive on For Unlucky 360 Owner Seventh Time's the Charm · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sure it sounds like a design flaw, but in reality, it was supposed to also double as an Easy-Bake Oven.

    Muffins and Halo, awesome.

  15. Call me a cynic on A Unique Perspective on a 'Game-Related' Tragedy · · Score: 4, Insightful

    But I'm curious how PA has verified that this person is who she claims to be.

  16. Re:Tax high wattage bulbs instead on Australia Outlaws Incandescent Light Bulb · · Score: 1

    I tend to think that those who typically live in poorly insulated houses with inefficient heating, are less likely to afford significantly higher electrical bills. They are also less likely to afford updating their home to modern standards.

  17. Re:Give new meaning on Water Logic Gates Built at MIT · · Score: 1

    You can't run the Internets on this, not without an Olympic sized thread pool.

  18. Re:Can this possibly be legal? on Amazon Adjusts Prices After Sales Error · · Score: 1

    I'm curious about that, does that apply even when the customer was acting in good faith and honestly believed the price was correct?

    When not acting in good faith, for instance finding a pricing error post on Slickdeals or Fatwallet and buying the item to exploit the mistake, I can see the seller having a case. The buyer knew the price was a mistake at the time of purchase.

    But then, what is there to prevent a salesman from claiming an honest mistake whenever a loss leader doesn't bring the expected revenue?

  19. Re:Believe it or not on Creating a Business in the US on an H1-B Visa? · · Score: 1

    Overstaying a visa (which is how about 40% of illegal immigrants get here)

    And thanks to the sluggish immigration system, a large part of the legal immigrants end up doing so as well.

  20. Re:Lots of folks making the switch on Windows Expert Jumps Ship · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Funny, when configuring a Mac I don't see an option to select an O/S other than Mac OS X, how do I avoid the Apple tax?

  21. Re:"Why didn't I think of that?" on Upside Down Phone Patent · · Score: 1

    To save another character, you can also type "ground" rather than "grinded".

  22. Re:Once again... on Why Software is Hard · · Score: 1

    You couldn't do that when you build a sky scraper - they get it right the first time.

    I'm sure it took quite a few tries before a basic design pattern like the arched bridge or doorway was reliable.

    The difference is that construction has thousands of years of experience to draw from, we're working with less than 50. The long experience of the construction industry also allowed them to codify requirements to be applied to every single new construction.
    The various building codes are very large and complex, while we developers have something mentioned in passing in a meeting.

  23. Re:Paid customers getting the shaft? on Vista Family Discount Keys Found Not Compatible · · Score: 2, Informative

    It was a different time. Somehow I doubt that scene would do very well today.

  24. Uhm on Dealing w/ Relocation Package Bait and Switch? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    While everyone seems to want you to quit, sue, or play hardball, they're not the ones in the middle of it.

    So why not try talking to the hiring manager first? It could be that someone doing the relocation is just taking their duties a little too seriously.

  25. Re:"Most dense"? on Scientists Unveil Most Dense Memory Circuit Ever Made · · Score: 2, Funny

    Because "most dense" is more gooder grammar.