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  1. good strategery, Wal-Mart on Wal-Mart's Faltering RFID Initiative · · Score: 3, Funny

    For now, however, Wal-Mart says it will stay the course ...

    Ah, yes, because we all know how well "staying the course" works out.

  2. ok on openSUSE 10.3 Public Release · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Promoting the use of Linux everywhere, the openSUSE project provides free, easy access to the world's most usable Linux distribution, openSUSE.

    That's an interesting statement. Is there a distribution that aims to hinder the use of Linux everywhere?

  3. Re:don't we ever learn?! on Scientists Develop Cyborg Interface Algorithm · · Score: 1

    It looks like this guy does, which explains the nickname.

  4. it's the final frontier on George Takei Now an Asteroid · · Score: 1

    Do you need the Starship Enterprise to go see it?

    What does Takei need... with a starship?

  5. just turn on primetime on Adding Capsaicin Improves Anesthetic Treatment · · Score: 3, Funny

    From the article, 'QX-314 is known to reduce the activity of pain-sensing neurons in the nervous system and theoretically heighten pain thresholds.

    Ah, yes, much like watching American Idol.

  6. they should be looking here. not there. on Trans-Atlantic Robots · · Score: 1

    So how would you design a seamless interface between sensors and actuators to the high-level code?

    Well, if the interface has to be seamless, I suggest carving it out of a solid block of wood.

  7. just like katrina on Federal Government Inadvertently Deleted Ca.Gov · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Department of Technology Services (DTS) has notified us that the Federal Government inadvertently deleted the CA.GOV domain.

    That's not a mistake, someone just put FEMA's earthquake-recovery plan into action a little bit early.

  8. human error on PEBKAC Still Plagues PC Security · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    when it comes to PC security, the problem between the keyboard and the chair is even worse.

    And the problems are magnified even more depending on what kind of chair you're using.

  9. 'es not fired... on OOXML Critic Fired From Finnish Standards Board · · Score: 1

    Getting fired for something that's on record that you not only asked permission to do, but got that granted permission documented. That's a new one to me.

    He's not fired. He's simply pining for the fjords.

  10. Congress should be assured on Verizon, Copper, Fiber, and the Truth · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sources report that today, at a hearing of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, Verizon executive VP Thomas Tauke denied ever doing that.

    In congress' opinion, this is a non-issue, as long as Verizon leaves the tubes intact.

  11. of pipes and tubes on The Dirty Business of Assembling WiMAX Spectrum · · Score: 2, Insightful

    WiMAX partners Sprint and Clearwire are fighting to put together enough spectrum to fill in their planned WiMAX coverage map.

    Given that they can't even fill in their cell service coverage map, I can't imagine this is going well at all.

  12. Re:hmmm on Knight Rider To Ride Again · · Score: 3, Informative

    i just realized this is a show, not a movie. Go ahead and unleash the hounds (with bees in their mouths, and when they bark, they shoot bees at you). Also, I've been drinking.

  13. hmmm on Knight Rider To Ride Again · · Score: 1

    No word yet on who will play the hero this time around, but the Peacock is looking for some new blood.

    Why do I have a gut feeling that this movie will star Ben Stiller with an afro wig, and will be directed by Uwe Boll?

  14. also, more vespene gas on AMD-ATI Ships Radeon 2900 XT With 1GB Memory · · Score: 5, Funny

    When the R600 arrived in the form of the Radeon HD 2900 XT, it was outfitted with 'only' 512MB of frame buffer memory and its GPU and memory clock speeds didn't come close to the numbers in those early rumors.

    Well, that's because when they tried to build the 1GB units, a loud voice was heard saying "We require more minerals", and production was blocked.

  15. they're gunnin for ya on Bird's-Eye View May Include Magnetic Fields · · Score: 4, Funny

    Heard on NPR and reported in ScienceDaily: a study finding that migratory birds may be able to 'see' magnetic fields.

    How else do you think they're able to so accurately target your new car?

  16. the real world, too. on Intel Chief Evangelist Comments on Linux Scheduler · · Score: 4, Funny

    If I could get ONE wish fulfilled would be for OS scheduling to focus on processes, and not threads

    Yeah, a lot of us feel the same way about the fancy-dressing guys that work over in the sales office.

  17. the logical answer on Cyber Crime A Distant #3 Priority for FBI · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If the FBI's third most-important priority claims just over 3.5 percent of its active agents, how many agents and FBI resources are dedicated to the remaining Top Ten priorities?

    Well, obviously, less than 3.5%. So, if you use the optimistic estimate that each of the other 7 in the top 10 priorities are slightly less than 3.5% (i.e. 3.4%), that totals 23.8%, which means the top two priorities are consuming at least 72.7% of the resources.

  18. Re:And... on Internet Uses 9.4% of Electricity In the US · · Score: 5, Funny

    So...? What, you want us to turn them all off?

    Yes, as a matter of fact Ted Stevens has introduced a Senate Bill to install a switch in his office, so he can turn off the internet when he's not using it.

  19. awesome on Why Japan Leads the Mobile World · · Score: 5, Funny

    It is no wonder that companies touting m-commerce as the next big web thing tell us Japan is the future blueprint.

    You mean we'll be able to buy used panties and tentacle hentai direct from our mobile phones soon, too?

  20. why is it... on New Zealand Police Act Wiki Lets You Write the Law · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why do i get the impression that the new Police Act will consist mainly of LOLcats?

  21. hmmmmmm on The Soldier of the Future · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now, Wired's Noah Shachtman reports from Iraq, those same soldiers are starting to warm up to their soldier suits of the future.

    The soldiers aren't warming up to the suits because they like them. The soldiers are warming up because the suits use Sony batteries.

  22. Re:Geico commercial filming on Convicted VoIP Hacker Robert Moore Speaks · · Score: 4, Funny

    "It's so easy a caveman can do it". So, not only do cavemen work in video production, they do network admin?

    No, read more closely. He wasn't talking about cavemen in general. He was talking about one particular caveman.

  23. he should study more (or moore) on Convicted VoIP Hacker Robert Moore Speaks · · Score: 5, Funny

    Convicted hacker Robert Moore, who will report to federal prison this week

    Apparently Moore's law isn't quite up to snuff.

  24. don't leave! on Space Station Partners Bicker Over Closure Date · · Score: 5, Funny

    The United States insists it will pull out of the station at the end of 2015

    You know, by setting a firm timetable like that, you're only emboldening the Russians.

  25. Re:Next... on Jack Thompson Includes Gay Porn With Court Filing · · Score: 1

    Next, he'll link to here, to prove that gamers and people in the IT world are HOMOPHOBIC and must be stopped. It's all part of his larger plan. Seriously.

    I hear the next part of his plan is to sue someone for $54 million over a pair of pants. Which brings him to step 3, profit.