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  1. Re:Same password on 75% Use Same Password For Social Media & Email · · Score: 1

    I'd use the same password for everything if they all had the same basic requirements.

    Keepass. You're welcome.

    You can generate and store passwords to your heart's content and only ever have to type one when you open the database. It will also auto-type most forms.

  2. Re:For tourism, obviously... on Town Gets Patent On Being the Center of Europe · · Score: 3, Funny

    We tried something similar to raise tourism here in Canada. With famous alterations to the English language (i.e. "what's that aboot?" and the ever-classic "eh"), killer mosquitoes (why watch Jurassic Park when you can live it?), and our happy-go-lucky play-hockey-anywhere-that's-frozen (everywhere) attitude we've managed to achieve global recognition. And instead of T-shirts (because everyone does those), we have the line "I went to Canada and all I got was this stupid hangover" you'll often hear at customs when tourists are leaving our beautiful country.

  3. Jeez... on Lost Star Wars Scene In the Wild · · Score: 4, Funny

    "The never-before-seen 56-second clip..."

    This sounds like the DLC of movies.

  4. Re:Whose lifetime? on BFG Tech Sending Out RMA Denial Letters, 'Winding Down Business' · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wait, what's wrong with pets in the microwave?

    You don't get the same crispy texture you would on the grill.

    (I'm going to hell for that one)

  5. Re:How? on Cambered Tires Can Improve Fuel Economy · · Score: 1

    Saving me money in fuel is good

    Every fucking time on slashdot there's an article about saving fuel, all people can go on about is how much money it's saving. That's not the point, it's about overall reducing the amount of oil needed to stop it running out as quickly.

    Not that I disagree with you, but if people are doing the right thing for the wrong reason it's still a good start.

  6. Re:"Negative Effects" on Cambered Tires Can Improve Fuel Economy · · Score: 1

    Unless your fat. But apparently being fat decreases fuel efficiency, so that should be outlawed or taxed soon. But fat people basically have told me that they want to drive a big soft couch while watching tv, eating potato chips and talking on their cellphones.

    Some people on my way to work are living that dream apparently. The only thing I haven't seen somebody do while driving on the highway is get a blowjob.

  7. Re:Whose lifetime? on BFG Tech Sending Out RMA Denial Letters, 'Winding Down Business' · · Score: 1

    most "lifetime warranties" are somewhat shortened by [...] the user dying.

    Wasn't that obvious already ?

    We live in a world where you have to explicitly tell people not to put pets in the microwave so I think it's worth mentioning outright.

  8. Re:Why is this being blurted out? on Getting Around Web Censors With Flickr · · Score: 1

    You have to find some way to tell people the data exists, don't you? Now people not only know they have this method available to them, but announcing that there may be hidden data in pictures on Flickr as a great way to create a lot of work for someone who doesn't know exactly where to look.

  9. Re:Six films? on Lucas Promises Star Wars on Blu-Ray in 2011 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    These aren't the prequels you're looking for...

    No, no they weren't.

  10. Re:Good... on MagicJack Moving To Smartphones · · Score: 1

    I doubt that much innovation ever followed the phrase "perfectly adequate."

    Your insight is extremely adequate.

  11. Re:Only Spongebob can save the Krusty Krab! on NASA Preparing For Largest Hurricane Study Ever · · Score: 1

    Right, 'cause no Slashdotters engage in any activities that general society might consider "childish"... we're completely above that! *hides his anime, D&D, video games, and comic books*

    One of the greatest benefits of having kids is that you can do stuff like that and everybody thinks you do it for them. A few weeks ago, I acquired a free pile of cinder blocks and built a fort in my backyard. Unfortunately, I had to build it myself as my slave labor is still too young and weak.

  12. Re:is it Monsanto pea? on Man Takes Up Internal Farming · · Score: 1

    Nah, they'd just sue him and force him to commit seppuku.

  13. Re:Folding@Home on First Pulsar Discovery By an @Home Project · · Score: 1

    No idea how you combine those two into "The claim that this is the first discovery to be made through distributed computing".

    Distributed summary writing, mostly.

    Two editors split the summary into three parts and each take one? That actually explains a lot!

  14. Re:*Smack Face* on Facebook Bug Could Give Spammers Names, Photos · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I do some of my banking with ING and they let you select a combination of a picture and phrase that's unique to you, why couldn't Facebook implement the same? All they would need is a stock of pictures for people to choose from and a text field. If you don't see your selected picture and your selected text you'd know you tried logging into the wrong account.

  15. Re:In other news on Video Quality Matters Less If You Enjoy the Show · · Score: 4, Funny

    If sex is the second most overrated thing, what's the most overrated thing, then?

    Farmville.

  16. Re:So that's like... on NASA Universe-Watching Satellite Losing Its Cool · · Score: 2, Informative

    NASA is US-based

    So if your server is in Nashville, all text should be in a southern accent, rest of the country be damned?

    Of course not, but I would logically expect the site's text to be in English.

    If a US-based organization's data is released by way of a US-based website (Network World) to what I assume is mostly a US audience I'm not going to be surprised they used Fahrenheit. Celsius would have been nice for the rest of us but it's not hard to convert.

  17. Re:In other news on Video Quality Matters Less If You Enjoy the Show · · Score: 4, Informative

    Honestly, sex is the second most overrated thing in our cultural landscape

    Sounds like you're not having very good sex!

    I concur and offer the following solution: fuck.

    Making love is good and important in a steady relationship, mutual respect and trust and all that, but sometimes you should just let instinct take over. Literally rip off her clothes, bend her over the dresser and take her from behind. Let her drag you into the shower and make you go down on her. Involve anything but other people and things outside either one of your comfort zones. Watch some porn, buy some toys, just discuss your limits beforehand and respect them. And have fun. ;)

  18. Re:Confirmed by 80s teens. on Video Quality Matters Less If You Enjoy the Show · · Score: 3, Funny

    Damnit, where the hell are my mod points??

    Working against you, apparently.

  19. Re:Applicable to games? on Video Quality Matters Less If You Enjoy the Show · · Score: -1, Troll

    I think Wii sales proved that a long time ago.

    The Wii is to gaming what porn is to sex. After 20 minutes of activity you lose interest, you're all sweaty and your arm is tired. Don't get me wrong, I think it's a lot of fun, but I think the real allure of playing on a Wii is that so many of the games don't don't require a big time-investment.

  20. Re:But what you're used to matters more, I think on Video Quality Matters Less If You Enjoy the Show · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Your comment reminded me of this article (posted on /. here), where the author came to exactly the same conclusion.

    What I find interesting is that when I fire up my NES and play Final Fantasy it looks pretty good because that's what I grew up with but when I load up some N64 games I can't believe how bad they look. It will be interesting to see what the generation that grows up with HD thinks.

  21. Re:Orbit on NASA Universe-Watching Satellite Losing Its Cool · · Score: 1

    To be honest, I don't believe you've said much of anything. We can debate about what you meant to say or implied all day long but you're just taking things further off track.

    That aside, I think it's great that NASA has been successful with this project and I can't wait to see the pictures.

  22. Re:Orbit on NASA Universe-Watching Satellite Losing Its Cool · · Score: 1

    It's not really a source of offending heat that's the issue so much as a lack of proper cooling.

    Yeah, and it's not the fall that kills you, it's the short, sudden stop at the end.

    A real shame there. You didn't even read the summary.

    It's really a shame you don't understand that there's no difference between the two. Hint: If you don't have heating, you don't need cooling.

    You're drawing some irrelevant conclusions there. You're absolutely correct that if you don't have heating you don't need cooling, but there is heat and cooling is necessary because of it.

    They're using solid hydrogen to achieve the optimum operating temperature. NASA was only able to include a limited amount of it and one of the tanks is now empty; that is the problem. Hopefully this clears things up for you.

  23. Re:TTTT on Textured Tactile Touchscreens · · Score: 1

    Titillating!

  24. Re:This could let the blind use touchscreen device on Textured Tactile Touchscreens · · Score: 1

    First they'll have to think about the best way to add a braille interface to a fly.

    I'm sure they'll have no trouble finding people willing to test a braille interface on their crotch.

  25. Re:Let me be the first... on Textured Tactile Touchscreens · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...to say that I'm looking forward to condoms and/or sex toys using this marvelous innovation!

    Get healthy steady relationship, buy pill and you don't have to simulate the sensation of touching the insides of a vagina sans rubber.

    No contraceptive is guaranteed to work 100% so it's always a good idea to use more than one type if you don't want little ones.