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  1. ...it's just old fashioned human nature.

  2. Salute on Three-Year Deal Nets Hulu Exclusive Rights To South Park · · Score: 2

    As a long time SP fan, anything that keeps it going is fine with me.

  3. But first... on Predicting a Future Free of Dollar Bills · · Score: 0

    ...we need to get rid of the stinking penny.

  4. Always a con on Public To Vote On Names For Exoplanets · · Score: 3, Interesting

    These offers to let the public 'vote' are nothing but promotions to get people to visit websites, etc. In the end, the names will be picked from an internal list that is curated by insiders.

  5. Here's the deal... on How Deep Does the Multiverse Go? · · Score: 1

    As humans, we can't conceive of what's beyond, simply because we lack the mental capacity. Much like an amoeba is unaware of high interest rates.

  6. Polar Bear in a snow storm, then....

  7. Re:So will there be criminal charges? on CDC Closes Anthrax, Flu Labs After Potentially Deadly Mix-Ups Come to Light · · Score: 0

    'solving the problem' is what you do when someone on staff forgets to order more staples.

    Repeatedly risking human lives is ripe for blame, don't you think?

  8. Do they know or not care? on Chinese State Media Declares iPhone a Threat To National Security · · Score: 1

    GM, Tesla, etc. all track you in real time...regardless of what country you may be in, so...is this just a push for domestic product? Remember that although Apple has a small percentage of the cellphone market in China, it has a large percentage of the smartphone market.

  9. how 'bout on FCC Approves Plan To Spend $5B Over Next Five Years On School Wi-Fi · · Score: 1

    Cell towers in the middle of every playground for wi-max?

  10. Just to be clear... on Gameover ZeuS Re-Emerges As Fast-Fluxing Botnet · · Score: 1

    'fast fluxing' is the result of zombiefied router storms gone rouge.

  11. 3 am is better on Ask Slashdot: Unattended Maintenance Windows? · · Score: 1

    That way, when things go south, you have time to right the ship before the early birds start logging in at 5:30.

  12. Those signals were just decoded... on Arecibo Radio Telescope Confirms Extra-galactic Fast Radio Pulses · · Score: 1

    "Please stop broadcasting re-runs of welcome back kotter.....!"

  13. Promo stunt on Amazon Seeks US Exemption To Test Delivery Drones · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Amazon is just looking to get in on yet another news cycle. Maybe charlie rose is ready to fawn all over them again...

  14. Say what? on SpaceX Wins FAA Permission To Build a Spaceport In Texas · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Is this what that $2.3billion request for immigration is all about...we're going to shoot illegals into space rather than back to where ever they sneak in from?

  15. Re:Typical on India's National Informatics Centre Forged Google SSL Certificates · · Score: 0

    +1 Mod this comment up

  16. Re:NOT ME !! on The Future of Wearables: Standalone, Unobtrusive, and Everywhere · · Score: 0

    Don't expect me to call 911 on my iPhone when you have a heart attack and fall at my feet...

  17. Cosmic Baking on Study: Why the Moon's Far Side Looks So Different · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is what happens when you don't read the directions on the package...

  18. Say what? on Watch Dogs Graphics and Gameplay: PC Vs. Xbox One, With Surprising Results · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why does this work so hard to sound organic, when it seems more like a boldfaced ad for xbox?

  19. Patience, my pretty... on A Box of Forgotten Smallpox Vials Was Just Found In an FDA Closet · · Score: 1

    A virus will always find a way.

    Next thing we know, someone will find that the people responsible for tracking those vials mysteriously died from the same pox. "Gee, Professor...I wonder what's in these?"

  20. Can't live with/without them... on Here Comes the Panopticon: Insurance Companies · · Score: 1

    Insurance companies shaping coverage/billing based on client data? Shocked, I say....

    Can you say red-lining?

  21. Re:And this doesn't seem like a bad idea? on Mapping a Monster Volcano · · Score: 1

    It's always a bad idea to assume a good idea.

  22. Grass is always greener on Indie Game Developers Talk About Why They Struck Out On Their Own · · Score: 5, Interesting

    While attending Apple's WWDC a couple years back and looking around during the lunch break, I noticed indie devs looking at the corp devs with envy, lamenting how great it must be working for a big company with all those perks, resources, tight social connections, regular paychecks, etc.

    Listening to the corp devs, they were all eyeing the indies, jealous of the perceived freedoms to set their own project priorities and schedules while eft alone to focus on whatever they liked at a given point in time.

  23. About NEST on Coddled, Surveilled, and Monetized: How Modern Houses Can Watch You · · Score: 1

    ....we've used one now for a while, and it is a great device (hardware), but the learning algos (software) need improvement, I think. Sometimes it learns too well and gets overly aggressive with predicted settings, making it difficult to re-train. Remote access is great.

  24. 10, 9, 8.... on Microsoft Kills Off MapPoint and Streets and Trips In Favor of Bing Maps · · Score: 0

    "Microsoft is now pushing Bing Maps exclusively"

    ...counting down to the eventual outcry over upcoming changes to BING licensing restrictions that will further profit MS

  25. Good on them on Foxconn Replacing Workers With Robots · · Score: 1

    FoxConn is a leader, so take note...