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  1. Not a good namesake if we're being honest on Orion Spacecraft On the Path To Future Flight · · Score: 1

    Orion the Hunter was killed by a scorpion
    Orion Pictures went bankrupt
    Orion spacecraft ???

  2. Re:step 1 on The A-Team of IT — and How To Assemble One · · Score: 5, Funny

    In 1992 a mediocre COBOL unit was sent to prison by a civilian court for a fraud they implemented but were oblivious to. These men eventually escaped from minimum security house arrest to the Des Moines suburbs. Today, still ignored by the government, they survive as free lance consultants.
    If you have a mainframe - if no one else bids on the job - and they are all you can afford - you can definitly hire: The C-Team.

  3. GTA4 on Video Games Lead To Quick Thinking Skills · · Score: 1

    Ever since I completed GTA4 there are times when I confuse driving in real life with the game.

  4. Geocentric models and angular diameter? on Geocentrists Convene To Discuss How Galileo Was Wrong · · Score: 1

    From a mathmatical standpoint geocentric models are quite interesting, however have any sufficiently complex models been developed to accurately account for varying lunar and planetary angular diameter?

  5. Re:The staples on Cooking For Geeks · · Score: 3, Funny

    Cooking shares a lot of the qualities that make programming a fun hobby for many people.
     
    tis true. once i made a batch of chili that ultimately led to a core dump.

  6. 75k is okay if you don't have children on Researchers Say Happiness Costs $75K · · Score: 1

    you have to figure that raising a child costs anywhere between 500k and 1m from birth to college graduation. that doesn't even factor in missed opportunity costs for saving, investing and career mobility.

  7. so, serving cheese works with women... huh on Assange Rape Case Reopened · · Score: 1

    how do you get the woman to the cheese?

  8. That show was vital for me in the pre-Internet era on Jack Horkheimer, 'The Star Hustler,' Dies At 72 · · Score: 4, Informative

    It was the only "real time" info I and many other American amateur astronomers had for events like the sudden appearance of bright comets.

  9. film on Preserving Memories of a Loved One? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    a simple 35mm film camera (one time use if you have to) developed into prints.

  10. "No more blurry low light photos!" on Microsoft Tech Can Deblur Images Automatically · · Score: 3, Informative

    Social networking sites are about to get a whole lot more ugly

  11. The government focus on healthcare is troubling on Feds To Help Train 50,000 Health IT Workers · · Score: 1

    Healthcare is a service that has evolved to benefit productive societies. It is mostly unexportable and can not sustainably drive GDP anymore than government spending can. Thus the government's push to expand the sector while the rest of the productive economy is contracting is nothing more than a malinvestment which will result in a weaker economy overall.

  12. Don't do it! on Tattoos For the Math and Science Geek? · · Score: 5, Funny

    in the 90s I got a tattoo of the solar system on my back and brontosaurus tattoo on my chest. now both are incorrect :(

  13. Re:wtf AGAIN on Impact On Jupiter Observed By Amateur Astronomers · · Score: 3, Informative

    Yes, which was also first observed by same amateur astronmer (Anthony Wesley). Here was his post of the recent impact on CloudyNights

  14. it's the love child on When the US Government Built Ultra-Safe Cars · · Score: 4, Funny

    of an AMC Pacer and a Delorean

  15. 'PEDOBEAR' on Scrabble To Allow Proper Nouns · · Score: 1

    = 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1
    = 15 x 3 (triple word score applied once)
    = 45 + 35 point bonus
    = 80

  16. An internship on Best Way To Land Entry-Level Job? · · Score: 1

    When I was in school way back when, the school would work an internship program with local companies and the students would get course credit. Do they still offer those anymore for CS majors?

  17. Re:US Participation on The Technology Behind Formula 1 Racing · · Score: 2, Informative

    Why do they have a track that is pretty much a convex oval?
     
    Ovals are much better for spectators attending the race. Road courses only work when televised.

    But why would they set up these weird conditions that make it such an artificial competition?
     
    NASCAR started manufacturing finishes to create drama and draw ratings.

  18. Should've used the standard programmer defense on Madoff's Programmers Indicted · · Score: 1

    "Hey I was just following the spec!! Honestly I didn't know it's all hex to me!"

  19. so basically higher taxes on Health Care Reform · · Score: 2, Interesting

    higher insurance premiums and longer wait times in the emergency room

  20. Re:Who cheats who on How Easy Is It To Cheat In CS? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I don't know... there seems to be a lot of perks for Goldman Sachs employees

  21. Re:Typical Customer Service Department attitude on Woz Cites "Scary" Prius Acceleration Software Problem · · Score: 1

    It would be naive to think that Toyota doesn't know the true nature of the issue. Likely long before it started hitting the front pages.

  22. Lesson Learned on Police Called Over 11-Year-Old's Science Project · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Don't do anything to attract attention to yourself ever.

  23. They snort Tang on What Drugs Do Astronauts Take? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Orange flavor

  24. Hey Verizon! on Verizon Changes FiOS AUP, -1, Offtopic · · Score: 4, Funny

    Go Fu*NO CARRIER

  25. First there was "Deep Thought" on IBM Takes a (Feline) Step Toward Thinking Machines · · Score: 5, Funny

    then "Deep Thought II"
    then "Deep Blue"
    next "Deep Pussy"??