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  1. Would the other side do anything differently? on Democrats Crowdsourcing To Vote Palin In Primaries · · Score: 1

    I find it amazes the mind that every time one party does something to get ahead. People bring attention to it, but fail to notice the underlying fundamental that both partys (and to the lesser extent - the third parties) all do tactics like this - its like chess.

    An assasination attempt against palin wouldn't surprise me a bit, because it would probably the be party she's aligned with that took out the hit! She's like a pit bull - loved by some, but realized that in the end by most, its just not a good idea to go that way.

  2. A little OT but... on Apple's $1 Billion Data Center Mystery · · Score: 1

    what's google doing building a huge facility in Pryor Oklahoma? So they will have 3 huge facilities soon... West coast, east coast (Manhattan) and midwest... Maybe apple has paid for some lessons...

  3. +1 insightful on America's Cubicles Are Shrinking · · Score: 1

    if I could I would.

  4. And around the world... on Netflix Signs Deal With Disney-ABC · · Score: 3, Insightful

    the cry of netflix users is hear. I would hate to see disney policy in ANY way change netflix one bit.

  5. Theft!!! on Google Wants To Take Away Your Capslock Key · · Score: 1

    I'm sure Apple has already put a patent on this "technology."

  6. There's a way to combat this... on NASA's 'Arsenic Microbe' Science Under Fire · · Score: 1

    What's that thing called.... Ummm... The scientific madness?

  7. They said they used radioactive tracers... on NASA's 'Arsenic Microbe' Science Under Fire · · Score: 4, Interesting

    ... which are very distinguishable down to the DNA level - if of course of you have that kind of microscope - which NASA does...

  8. Save the best for last... on Pac-Man's Ghost Behavior Algorithms · · Score: 2

    FTA

    One final special case to be aware of are the four intersections that were colored yellow on the simplified maze diagram. These specific intersections have an extra restriction — ghosts can not choose to turn upwards from these tiles. If entering them from the right or left side they will always proceed out the opposite side (excepting a forced direction-reversal). Note that this restriction does not apply to Frightened mode, and Frightened ghosts may turn upwards here if that decision occurs randomly. A ghost entering these tiles from the top can also reverse direction back out the top if a mode switch occurs as they are entering the tile, the restriction is only applied during “regular” decision-making. If Pac-Man is being pursued closely by ghosts, he can gain some ground on them by making an upwards turn in one of these intersections, since they will be forced to take a longer route around.

  9. The system works!!! on WikiLeaks Moves To Swiss Domain After DNS Takedown · · Score: 1

    Well... at least for those who need to cover up their tracks.

  10. Re:I'm not sure what's more surprising... on Social Media Accounts Part of Deceased Oklahomans' Estates · · Score: 1

    No - i'm sorry - we're still all Tee-Pee's and we have been using smoke signals in binary for quite a while... Have you not heard of the TeeSeePee-ISeeSmoke protocol?

  11. Am I the only one who lost their on The Genome of Your Thanksgiving Supper · · Score: 1

    appetite just from reading the /. submission? Really kinda sick if you think about it. I just think abou tit and I feel better.

  12. I saw somewhere that pumpkin applies to women on Pumpkin Pie increases Male Sex Drive · · Score: 1

    as well. Not sure where this article came from as i've been buying pumpkin scented candles for a while and getting a lot of "praise" out of them ;)

  13. Quakeworld TF on FPS Games That Need a Remake · · Score: 1

    Exactly as it was, right before Carmack released the source code.

    But why can't people just be original and come out with something. Want a plot? Here we go. Set in the pre-modern days around the 1920's max, we have a gunslinger who also is very technical and as you go through the game finding parts you can put weapons together. At the end of it is an annoying large turtle who tells you the princess is in another castle. See, was that so hard?

  14. Logical? on The Story of My As-Yet-Unverified Impact Crater · · Score: 1

    Well... the moon and every other planet we've looked at has tons of these "sinkholes." That being said, yes, I am taking into account the atmosphere of earth, and how it will burn most galactic debris up, however, without any closer pictures or... really anything more than what is given to us... how is an intelligent discussion around this thing supposed to form?

  15. Re:Would he be in jail if on Palin E-Mail Snoop Gets Year In Prison · · Score: 1

    Well that depends who's in office... If its the president I don't like, then... sure! Heh - just kidding.

  16. Would he be in jail if on Palin E-Mail Snoop Gets Year In Prison · · Score: 1

    if it were you or I?

    I refuse to take sides on a political debate, but just because someone is a big figure in politics doesn't mean they should get special treatment. I guess that's why they have their lobbyist groups though.

  17. Egon- you remember when you tried to drill the... on Scientists Overclock People's Brains · · Score: 1

    "...hole in your head."

    "That would have worked if you didn't stop me."

    So... who's going to be the /. guinea pig? :D

  18. Re:Fear & Ignorance on 2010 Election Results Are In · · Score: 1

    I often wonder if the politicians have forgotten their place... Don't they remember they are all on the same side; just calling each other different names, and pandering pro-life, pro-choice, etc, etc to their constituents to give us the illusion that we have a choice?

    And as far as the economy improving... You have to be pretty obtuse to overlook the fact that it started to fail around 2002 and the "war" was the only thing keeping major companies afloat. Now that we've calmed down a bit, the middle class has eroded even more, widening the gap between the aristocrats and surfs. Think you're not a surf? Aristocrats don't have need to read slashdot. Sorry all.

  19. Two to five years??? on Breakthrough Portends Cure For the Common Cold · · Score: 0

    How about 28 days later? Oh please... someone find a way to mod this as "lame."

  20. Re:This is such a smart move... on Google Broadens Bug Bounties To Include Web App Security · · Score: 1

    Never said I used chrome - just saying what google will say down the road. ;)

  21. This is such a smart move... on Google Broadens Bug Bounties To Include Web App Security · · Score: 1

    In the end, they will be able to claim "If there were bugs, we paid you to find them, and you did... Lots of them. And because of that our browser is the best."

    Just wait for it.

  22. Re:uhh... Cosmos anyone? on The Galaxy May Have Billions of Habitable Planets · · Score: 1

    ;)

    I was going to put that in there, but I figured I would let someone else be the smart arse ;)

  23. uhh... Cosmos anyone? on The Galaxy May Have Billions of Habitable Planets · · Score: 1

    Am I the only one that remembers the episode where Sagan talks about this? You can apply all the stats and variables to this, but you can only get a general idea... We (in our lives) will probably never get to anywhere near 1% accuracy of how many habitable planets are out there. Its all theory.

  24. In a related note on Most Americans Support an Internet Kill Switch · · Score: 1

    61% of American's can't locate Iraq on a map. (Actually its probably higher, but I had to make something up ;)

  25. Is it going to be "hype" for the next few years? on The Android Invasion Cometh; Is Resistance Futile? · · Score: 1

    Its not about what is dominating right now... its what new product comes out that the masses buy.

    I hate to use ESX as an example, but its hard to say "no" to a VM farm. Skewed analogy, but if you have those brain cells rubbing together yet (I don't - stupid decaf) then you'll get my drift.