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  1. Nothing too complicated on Tech Support to the Stars · · Score: 2, Funny

    Obviously they have never had a REAL technology problem or the Geek Squad guy would be in way over his head.

  2. Re:I don't get it on Holograms Help Protect Super Bowl · · Score: 1

    The linked article doesn't say anything about peering under cars. It's either submitter or /. editor daydreaming and recalling bad Will Smith movies.

  3. Re:Under vehicles, ya right on Holograms Help Protect Super Bowl · · Score: 1

    The linked article doesn't say anything about peering under cars. It's either submitter or /. editor daydreaming and recalling bad Will Smith movies and adding it in.

  4. Peering under cars? on Holograms Help Protect Super Bowl · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Peering under cars from cameras that are above head level, and presumably much higher up than that? I must say, that is some pretty impressive technology there.

    Funny how the article linked says NOTHING AT ALL about peering under cars. So, is it a sensationalist submitted headline? Something the editor made up and added? A line from a different article? What?

  5. How will they know if it works? on Military Testing WMD Sensors at Super Bowl · · Score: 1

    It's not like they are really expecting someone to show up with a briefcase nuke or a big bad vial of botulism to pour into the stadium ventilation system are they?

  6. Elevators too on Fakes, Coming to a Store Near You · · Score: 4, Interesting

    There was a story about counterfiting in an issue of Fast Company last year. In it, there was an example of an elevator company who got called to service an elevator in a high-rise building.

    The elevator company had no record that they had an elevator installed there.
    When the technicians got there, they couldn't fix anything, because the elevator wasn't really theirs. It was a knock-off!

  7. Re:Link? on Fosfor Gadgets' Top 10 Weirdest Computer Case Mods · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just wait until next week when they dupe the story. They'll get a link in then.

  8. Re:Nature will work it out on World's Tallest Building Causing Earthquakes? · · Score: 1

    San Francisco is safe because the Golden Gate bridge keeps the 2 sides of the bay from pulling apart.

  9. They don't have it (the cat), he threw it away!!! on Mystery Australian Big Cat Shot · · Score: 1

    From TFA:
    "The retired engineer said he lugged the cat back to his camp, but put the carcass into the river after removing the tail and photographing it."

    There is where this whole thing turns into a hoax. He got some friend who was vacationing in Indonesia to buy an exotic animal tail and they made the rest of the story up.

  10. Re:That's Funny on HBO Attacking BitTorrent · · Score: 1

    How much cheese do you eat for free before the store says to get the fuck out of the free cheese aisle?

  11. Re:ah! on Researchers Reconstruct 1918 Flu Virus · · Score: 1

    But you are a /. reader.
    That probably meeans that when some old black lady tells you God wants you to come to Nebraska, you're gonna say fuck that nonsense and head straight to Vegas.

  12. Why is it Google's problem to fix? on Google-NASA Partnership Backlash · · Score: 4, Insightful
    We have $30 million in unfunded retirement liabilities.
    Piss poor planning on the part of Santa Clara county doesn't make this mine, yours, or Google's problem.

    If they want/need more tax income, they can go and get Prop 13 repealled. Freezing a giant part of the states tax income, and then trying to increase services year after year is not a winning plan.
  13. Re:I saw 10 minutes of a pirated version on Feds Shut Down Elite Torrents · · Score: 1

    wait until you realize your $60,000 dollar car doesn't get you hot chicks.

  14. Re:Is he trying out for a new Jackass movie? on Aquarium Full of Oil For PC Cooling · · Score: 1

    it used to be around $100/gallon....USED.

  15. It's not a 'cure' on First Successful Cell Transplant Cures Diabetes · · Score: 1

    The cells are only going to last for roughly 5 years, and then the patient will have to resume taking insulin shots.

  16. Re:Press Release on FBI Demands Logs From Radical Website · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Though it pains me to comply with the State in any manner, I have to choose option #2

    So, what you really mean is that while you preach a damn good sermon, you're really sleeping with the devil, and the choir can go to hell for all you care.

  17. Just a Senator on Orrin Hatch to Lead Senate Panel on Copyright, Patents · · Score: 1, Insightful

    He can't lead anything if he gets voted out, right?

  18. Sure thing on Would You Forfeit a Raise to Work From Home? · · Score: 2, Funny

    I haven't got a raise for 5 years.
    If I could NOT get another raise, AND work at home, that would be great. Someone let my boss know.

  19. 12 year head start on Yahoo Debuts Search APIs · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "Will nurturing a developer community have any impact on Yahoo's competitive position against Google and Microsoft?"

    Too bad Yahoo didn't try this 10-12 years ago, before Google existed, and while Microsoft was still claiming the internet was a fad.
    It might have even worked then, it doens't have much chance now, the others will just copy whatever Yahoo does that hppens to work.

  20. Pantone calibrator on What is the Best Multi-Monitor Calibration Tool? · · Score: 4, Informative

    Get a Pantone compatible monitor calibrator and software.
    Like this one.

  21. Re:Patriot Act on California Wants GPS Tracking Device in Every Car · · Score: 1

    According to the article, the TEST vehicle is using GPS.

    In a normal vehicle,
    "A computer inside the gas pump would communicate with your car's odometer to calculate how much you owe."

  22. Re:Does that include the cost of studies about spa on Spam Costs U.S. Companies $22B Annually · · Score: 1

    this is nothing. My company still claims that any network traffic passing thru our firewall costs them $3/MB.

  23. Sushi is the rice, not the fish on Sushi Prepared on a Printer · · Score: 2, Interesting

    How can the guy call it sushi when it has no sushi-rice?
    It's made from soybeans.

    It's like saying a tofu steak is a prime cut of filet mignon because you colored it and added some flavoring.

  24. Re:Even when it's horribly outmoded... on Ham Operator Sets New Miles-Per-Watt World Record · · Score: 1

    Continues to excite? It's not a just a toy, or even mostly a toy, it's still absolutely crucial in the world, especially after disasters.

    It's a great way to communicate after a tsunami.

  25. I'm going to heaven, you're going to hell on What Do You Believe Even If You Can't Prove It? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Have fun bitch.