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  1. Crowd sourcing.... on Could Crowd-Sourced Direct Democracy Work? · · Score: 1

    is another name for anarchy or a couple of my favorites; mob rule especially if its of the varieties used in the "Wild West" or Southern United States in the 1800s.

  2. Re:Nothing to see here.... on Proposed Mercury Ban Threatens Vaccines · · Score: -1

    I prefer to breath dihydrogen monoxide in vapor form but others don't. But to assume mercury becomes non-toxic just because you put in a vaccine is a little more than a stretch. If such a thing were that easy then vaccines would be a cheap and easy way to detoxify a whole lot of things.

  3. Re:Nothing to see here.... on Proposed Mercury Ban Threatens Vaccines · · Score: 1

    No its not like that at all. You cannot have salt without chlorine but you CAN have a vaccine without mercury.

  4. Such a hypocrit on Jobs Wanted To Destroy Android · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That he was; its OK for Apple/Jobs to steal ideas from others but oohhhh boy, watch out if others tried to steal his.

  5. Re:Uh oh on Federated Media Lands WordPress.com Deal · · Score: 1

    Wordpress already sucks.

  6. Re:He does have some good points on Ballmer Slams Android As Cheap and Overcomplicated · · Score: 0

    It was Monkey Boy himself.

  7. What will happen? on What Happens When the Average Lifespan is 150 Years? · · Score: 1

    You'll have a lot of people wearing adult diapers. I for one look forward to that day when I can finally become the ultimate couch potato.

  8. I smell a law suit. on Microsoft 'Hut' Opens Outside Seattle Apple Store · · Score: 1

    Pizza Hut needs to sue their pants off.

  9. I doubt it. on Scientists Build Wireless Bicycle Brakes · · Score: 1

    Sorry, but TFA is hard pressed to convince me a wireless connection will be more reliable than a wire (even with consideration of the mechanical connections). I'd not want to be in a airplane that used fly-by-wireless instead of fly-by-wire.

  10. Re:Goodbye on Dennis Ritchie, Creator of C Programming Language, Passed Away · · Score: 1

    it may in fact have been far more open, without the need for the FSF and similar organizations and efforts.

    That's very unlikely since the FSF deals with licensing not the actual code.

  11. Hope they don't get what they ask for. on Ask Slashdot: How Do You View the Wall Street Protests? · · Score: 1

    Its like this; the "protesters" are asking for a revolution and they will be in for a very rude surprise if they get it; no "revolution" ever happened that did not have some nasty consequences. Like people dying for a starter. These naive types think they will view the whole thing in the comfort of a home via the Internet, TV, etc all the while their children go to school in a safe manner, they pop off to the local grocery to stock up at normal prices, etc. The problem is not Wall Street. The problem is our Government and those running it. If it were not for Carter and his dumb-ass Executive Order that removed most of the financial requirements for a mortgage there would have been no need for sub-prime loans. It was his order that essentially forced for the finance industry to make UNSECURED loans and worse of all to those that could not afford them. BTW an Executive Order is a law. Talk about lack of fiduciary responsibility; that falls squarely on our government not Wall Street.

  12. How do you fit him into the American school on How Do You Educate a Prodigy? · · Score: 1

    You don't; and neither does most children in the US. Our school system its horribly broken.

  13. Guns always shoot feet on Amazon Disables 3G Web Browsing For New 3G Kindle Touch · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What is it about corporations when they have a decent product and then proceed to fuck up the next generations? I'll never buy the thing.

  14. Re:VIA doesn't have a vested interest, the CEO doe on Via Files Suit Against Apple · · Score: 1

    Well ol Daryl Mcbide had a "vested interest" in SCO; oh yeah he was also the CEO. CEO's DO NOT NEED A WIFE to make decisions based on emotions or any flitting human trait, they can fuck up just fine on their own.

  15. Re:Homeless? on FBI Arrests LulzSec and Anonymous Hackers · · Score: 1

    HOMELESS == on the street/in the gutter.

  16. Oh yes indeed.... on FBI Arrests LulzSec and Anonymous Hackers · · Score: 5, Insightful

    There is nothing of greater threat to national security than a HOMELESS hacker. Though I guess it is good as any excuse to get such riff-raft off the curbs. Why just the other day I saw this homeless person and immediately thought; you know, that person is probably a real threat to my countries security and needs FBI involvement to justify their jailing.

  17. It can read past bad spots. on Ask Slashdot: Recovering Data From 20-Year-Old Diskettes? · · Score: 1

    dd_rescue /dev/fd0 /$SOME_WHERE/$fILE_NAME

  18. Short sighted numbskulls... on Why You Shouldn't Panic About Closed Source MySQL Extensions · · Score: 1

    What happens after that fourth year? Pull your head out of the sand.

  19. the percentage of patents invalidated on the merit on Evaluating Patent Troll Myths · · Score: 1

    Of course; most that are confronted with a lawsuit would rather pay the racketeer.

  20. My eyes have gone, on Why Nobody Wants You On OKCupid · · Score: 1

    a first glance at TFA title I thought it said: OKStupid.

  21. To summarize: on Why Nobody Wants You On OKCupid · · Score: 3

    Speak intelligently.

  22. As usual, analysists rely upon the 1st 4 on Motorola's Identity Crisis · · Score: 0

    letters of their title ala; ANAL. So Google buying a hardware company doesn't make sense but oh I dunno, a software company like Microsoft buys hardware patents does....hmmm. This is nothing more than sphincter-ologists enjoying the smell of their own dirt road.

  23. What do you expect? on What If Aliens Came To Save the Galaxy From Mankind? · · Score: 1

    I would say mankind deserves it. What with its bickering over religion, artificial country boundaries, the fixation on acquiring green pieces of paper and a lot of other reasons I am not convinced we should be allowed into the great ether. We would only do that we do here; piss in each others Wheaties and generally make a mess of things. Its nothing to worry about; there would be absolutely nil we could do to prevent it; unless the aliens were into diplomacy and such.

  24. Irony explosion indeed. on Zuckerberg Quits Google+ Over Privacy Concerns · · Score: 1

    So Mr. Suckerberg the shoe on that other foot does not feel so good, does it? I can understand not wanting to be tracked but Mr. Suckerberg you'll have to explain to me why then I should join Facebook. Especially in its early days when you said people were fucking idiots for trusting you with their data.

  25. Re:Really bad idea. on Roundabout Revolution Sweeping US · · Score: 1

    If a roundabout induces confusion and fear in an American driver... their license should be revoked. There are many other driving hazards much worse than a roundabout.