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  1. Re:that is ... umm ... great? on Possible Extra-Galactic Planet Detected · · Score: 1

    Shhhhhh. We're looking for a place to send politicians.

  2. Wierd! Just read Terry Pratchett's on Hydraulic Analog Computer From 1949 · · Score: 2, Informative

    I just finished with Terry Pratchett's "Making Money". I think I'm having a flashback now.

  3. Great, I'll have to upgrade my Nuvi/TomTom again. on Pulsar Signals Could Provide Galactic GPS · · Score: 1

    Hey look out for that Asteroid *swerve* whew! . . . "Recalculating" "Recalculating"

  4. Take out the Airbags on Auto Safety Tech May Encourage Dangerous Driving · · Score: 1

    If they took the airbag out of the steering column and installed a pointy spike there instead you could be damn sure that drivers would understand the concept of "assured clear distance".

  5. Definition of "Winning" on Discuss the US Presidential Election & the War · · Score: 1

    Winning: Permanent sustenance of taxpayer funded maximum wealth for politicians and their corporate allies.

  6. What's the point? on 1000-mph Car Planned · · Score: 1

    Someone asked "What's the Point?" to which I can only respond "Obviously you are not a member of Pave the Earth!"

  7. Enjoy the journey? on Ask Blizzard Employees About Things That Matter · · Score: 1

    In World of Warcraft are there any statistics on how much time the average player spends traveling from where they are to where they want to be?

    Is there any consideration for allowing veteran characters [level 70+] to teleport to any flight path location in the older zones like Azeroth and Outlands? We've experienced them already and travelling them now is largely tedium.

  8. Re:Am I the only one on Heavy Rain - Playing a Story · · Score: 1

    No.

    It was my first association as well, but I promise not to show it to the laker girls.

    Happy premise #3: Even though I feel like I might ignite, I probably won't.

  9. Re:How is that NOT Partisan?! on How Can Nerds Make a Difference In November? · · Score: 1

    Why not examine the possibility of voting for Bob Barr?

  10. Re:No stickers in the UK on Road Rage Linked To Automobile Bumper Stickers · · Score: 1

    Oh, never been to church eh?

  11. Re:Why should she go away? on Barack Obama Wins Democratic Nomination · · Score: 1

    Don't forget that since McCain locked up the nomination early republicans have been voting for Hillary to A) prolong and weaken the nomination of a democrat B) try to get the democrat that is most like the republican party today (Hillary).

  12. Space is Big on Vatican Says Alien Life Plausible · · Score: 2, Insightful

    And time is big.

    Meeting alien life isn't just a matter of somewhere, it's a problem of somewhen as well. There probably have been and will be countless instances of intelligent life that just never traverse the same space at the same time as another.

  13. Re:Looks like a plucked turkey on Tesla Motors Opens Retail Store · · Score: 1

    Yeah, aftermarket addons!

    Minbari(tm) Window Louvers
    Vorlon AMP with Kosh Speakers.

    This kind of car will completely waste a Dodge Shadow

    "If you go to zahadum you will die."

  14. 1st Contact on Stephen Hawking Thinks Aliens Likely · · Score: 2, Funny

    First contact protocol:

    Anonymous stealth mission
    Objective: How do they taste?

    It's possible that there is other life elsewhere, and nearly a certainty that it exists elsewhen.

    We just need to work out how to get there after it exists and before it's "Best if eaten by" date.

  15. CmdrTaco went to a liberal arts school. on For CS Majors, How Important Is the "Where?" · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Need I say more?

    Obligatory disclaimer: I work at that school (also graduated from it).

    I'll reiterate what an earlier poster said. "If you want an Education, go to the liberal arts college. If you want Job Training, go to the tech school."

    If you agree that there's more to life than your career, go to the liberal arts school.

  16. Dignity? on Pope Denounces Some Biotech as Affront to 'Human Dignity' · · Score: 1

    If your act of *natural* insemination qualifies as "dignified" you're probably doing something wrong.

  17. SimCity 5 WILL BE MANDATORY!!! on The Video Game Industry Goes Political · · Score: 1

    I can see it now. Games lobbying their way into the 'education' system.

    Oh, you folks thought that a political action committee's purpose was to help citizens?????

  18. Why did the USS Server go down? on Startup Building Floating Data Centers · · Score: 1

    A problem with a heat sink.

  19. I think you just described public transportation. on GM Says Driverless Cars Will Be Ready By 2018 · · Score: 1

    It really hasn't caught on much outside of big cities.

  20. Re:Translation on Why Xbox Live Doesn't Take Exact Change · · Score: 1

    Bingo!

    I'll bet people with a little left on their accounts are more inclined to see if they can spend it. Leading to the next little bit left. Lather, Rinse, Repeat.

    Profit!

  21. Re:because they are a theocracy on Iran Builds Supercomputer From Banned AMD Parts · · Score: 1

    I'd mod you up if i had points left.

    This circletimesquare guy really seems to have it on to take Iran down a peg or two.

  22. "because they are a theocracy" So? on Iran Builds Supercomputer From Banned AMD Parts · · Score: 3, Insightful

    How exactly is their form of government supposed to be any more of a threat with nuclear weapons than any other form of governance which posseses nuclear weapons? Why is a constitutional theocracy more dangerous to the world than a 'democracy' ruled by theocrats?

    Are the leaders of a theocracy any less motivated by desire for wealth and power? Are they more suicidal than a theocrat, or any other politician, ruling a democracy?

    I haven't seen anything in your argument showing why a theocracy is more of a danger with nukes beyond using "theocracy" as a magic fearphrase like "think-of-the-children" etc.

  23. You are under arrest. on House Bill Won't Criminalize Free Wi-Fi Operators · · Score: 1

    Your post contained mention of an illegal act which itself is a violation of the illegal ideas act of 2007. Please sit over here on the group W bench while we process you prior to incarceration.

  24. Re:Sad, but predictable on House Bill Won't Criminalize Free Wi-Fi Operators · · Score: 1

    Sensible, because she's a republican in all but label.

  25. First Strike Tech. on New Neutron Scatter Camera to Detect Smuggled Nukes · · Score: 1

    If the detection range is really far (as in satellite range) you can locate and potentially eliminate an enemy's arsenal before it launches.

    [I did not read the article.]