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  1. Re:Lacking holism in industrialized medicine on Deadly Drug-Resistant Fungus Is 'Quietly Spreading Across the Globe' (msn.com) · · Score: 1

    It won’t, it’s about taking everything with us when we go.

  2. Incredible...I could actually hear the eyes of everyone who suffered through Windows ME rolling at that.

  3. Re:Grammy award on Dubstep Music Found To Protect Against Mosquito Bites, Says Study (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Like this, but made by people who spend a lot of money on electronics and gym memberships so the audience don’t realise they’re listening to annoying rhythmic noises. https://youtu.be/nbOPUzT51kI

  4. Re:To prevent discourse on Vladimir Putin Signs Sweeping Internet-Censorship Bills (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    ...mass (electronic) influence trough media.

    A typo, but still accurate.

  5. Re: To prevent discourse on Vladimir Putin Signs Sweeping Internet-Censorship Bills (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Hey, taking biopsies is a legitimate* fetish!

    *Between consenting adults.

  6. Re: Wrong Headline on Microsoft Reaches 800 Million Windows 10 Devices (cnbc.com) · · Score: 2, Funny

    But flies swarm around a turd.

  7. Re:"Smart Slab" in action on Robots Built a House That Generates More Energy Than It Needs (dwell.com) · · Score: 1

    The Swiss don't cut corners!

    Then why are their clocks round? :p

  8. Re:Centrelink in Australia... on Thousands in London Face Incorrect Benefit Cuts From Automated Fraud Detector (sky.com) · · Score: 1

    But I'm sure a quadriplegic could work on a building site, if he made the effort.

    Centrelink is way ahead of you...judging by the rate of progress, the entire crew working on Sydney’s new light rail are quadriplegics.

  9. Hose technology is cheap and well understood.

    Most efficient decryption system known.

  10. Re:Going cowboy? on What Happens When Police License Plate Readers Make Mistakes? (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I guess it’s sexist, but “going cowgirl” means something completely different.

  11. Re: Why can't they assess the situation better? on What Happens When Police License Plate Readers Make Mistakes? (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    You misheard that: prostitutes have a high fertility rate.

  12. Re:Are you thick or what. on What Happens When Police License Plate Readers Make Mistakes? (theverge.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yes, cops are professionals, terrorists are just volunteers.

  13. Or you can specify minimum device requirements, which is the way both the iOS and desktop app stores deal with multiple generations of hardware and OS right now.

  14. Re: Betteridge's law of headlines on Ask Slashdot: Could Android and iOS Become Popular Desktop Operating Systems? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually dipshit Android has a perfectly usable filesystem with tools to match.

    Lost track of the silly names...is Dipshit Android, version 8 or 9?

  15. Re:It is the applications on Ask Slashdot: Could Android and iOS Become Popular Desktop Operating Systems? · · Score: 0

    None of those things are real. You’re in a delusional synesthesia state which transforms speech into written words, and you’ve been talking to the other inmates of the asylum. It’s March 23, 1961 and you’re a used car salesman from Kansas called Bill.

    ...I’m sorry Mrs Wilson, as you can see he has the occasional moment of clarity, but mostly he still imagines that deck of cards is some sort of machine that lets him send and receive messages...

  16. "WTF? Why did they completely change the UI?"

    The Useless Interface works exactly as intended.

  17. Re: Title is a bit off. on Ancient Climate Change Triggered Warming That Lasted Thousands of Years (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    This is why we need to ban solar power immediately: the more of the sun’s energy we use, the sooner it becomes a red giant.

  18. Re:I seem to aggree with the review on 'I Got Death Threats For Writing a Bad Review of Aquaman' (huffingtonpost.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...but which super hero movie has an ironclad plot.

    Iron Man, obviously.

  19. Re:Idiot doesn't read review and just assumes... on 'I Got Death Threats For Writing a Bad Review of Aquaman' (huffingtonpost.com) · · Score: 2

    Hey, that’s really unkind. I spent a week in a recording studio with Keanu Reeves, and I can tell you that he may be wooden, but he isn’t acting.

  20. Re:Most people are easily conned. on Most Facebook Users Don't Know That it Records a List of Their Interests, New Study Finds (theverge.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Seriously? There’s going to be film at 11?!? Awesome, let me get the popcorn and...

    ...hey, wait a minute...

  21. It would be possible to mill the regolith, however this comes with the danger of history recording it as “their orders were to go to the moon and pound sand”.

  22. Re:No one should profit from crime on Hackers Are Taking Over Chromecasts To Promote a YouTube Channel (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    “En masse” is French.

  23. Re:Great! on An Eye-Scanning Lie Detector Is Forging a Dystopian Future (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    It should be a small lump of C4 instead of a taser...the debates will be much shorter (much to everyone’s relief), and the first ad break would be worth more than a slot during the Superbowl, so everyone wins.

  24. Yes, a terrible accident indeed, it’s hard to imagine how it could possibly have happened.

    On an unrelated note, I notice you’ve also been parking in my spot, I would advise against this in future.

    - Tim

  25. Last I recall was in the late 70s, but this is in Australia and we tend to lag a bit.

    Now I feel old too...