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  1. The Only Eye-Pleasing Computer Art... on Hardware and Software Art · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...is when a Windows machine is cleaved in twine with a battle axe.

  2. Man... on Dennis Ritchie Interviewed · · Score: 4, Funny

    I annot wait till his opyright on the letter " " expires.

  3. I'll wager... on Listen To Your Game Boy Advance · · Score: 1

    ...that the device will be inaudible without a 3rd-party hack (AfterBurner Audio?). Seems to be Nintendo's modus operandi as of late.

  4. NASA needs more money. on Where Should Space Exploration Go From Here? · · Score: 1

    That's what this boils down to...they have a TON of possible plans they could be running right now, but hardly any of them get off the ground because their budget is only about 13 billion. Considering that the U.S. was ponying up 60% of the ISS, this leaves little room for much else. Citizens need to speak up and show that America still wants a robust space program, and that we'll be willing to foot a larger bill to accomplish that goal.

  5. You know...for the cost of a cooling system... on CPU Convective Water Cooling · · Score: 3, Funny

    You could just buy a *second* computer.

  6. Officer Reluctance... on War(ship) Driving For 802.11b Controlled Destroyers · · Score: 4, Funny

    Destroyer captains were notably irritated after being presented with their newly mandated hats that included an embedded Airport base station.

    An anonymous officer complained "I've got 10 pounds of circuitry on my head now...first the anti-homosexuality halo, now this!"

  7. Scientists recommend... on Long Computer Sessions Could Cause Blood Clots · · Score: 1

    ...that programmers intake half as many Cheetos but twice as many Doritos.

  8. Does this mean... on Gibson to Embed Guitars with Ethernet · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...I'll be hit with a classmates.com ad every time I strum G#?

  9. LCDs Still Suck. on Sony to Stop Producing Smaller CRTs · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I refuse to by a monitor that loses definition at odd angles, has a hard time with the color black, and is only sharp at one resolution. I especially refuse to buy them when they're twice as expensive. The only benefits are power use and desk space...two things that rank very low on the ladder of importance for me. I'm certain a LOT of other people feel the same way.

  10. Shouldn't be too hard... on Finding Every Species · · Score: 3, Insightful

    List of species known gets larger each year...

    List of species that aren't extinct gets smaller each year...

    The two numbers will eventually meet.

  11. Looks like... on Case to Step Down from AOLTW · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...AOL's $22.95 a month was too much even for him.

  12. Damn terrorists... on More Info on the October 2002 DNS Attacks · · Score: 4, Funny

    First they kill 3000 people...then they deny us the Internet for a COUPLE HOURS! This time...it's PERSONAL!

  13. Space Issues? on TiVo to support HDTV by "Year-End" · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now I'll be able to record the first 5 minutes of my favorite HDTV program!

  14. Excellent. on More 3D Printer News · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now I can finally print myself a woman...

    Awww crap, I'm all out of nipple ink!

  15. Blogs? on Blogging With Camera Phones · · Score: 2

    What's the deal with these? I mean Christ, people are acting like it's the first time that people are keeping a journal of their daily activities on the Internet. I don't quite understand why this has become the "new hotness."

  16. A real question from the test: on 2003 Edge.org World Question · · Score: 1

    "Define subliminible in three vowels or less!"

  17. Open Source? on Prentice Hall To Publish Open Content Licensed Books · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Does that mean I get to rewrite who won the civil war in my history book? SCORE!

  18. In 250 Years... on How Will Animals Look 250 Million Years From Now? · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...penguins will be able to actually sit down.

  19. Slashdot: News for Dealers... on Chemistry Sets for Adults? · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think it's about time we added a "hydroponics" category. Honestly, most nerds will probably applaud it.

  20. I can't wait... on Typewriter Keyboard Conversion · · Score: 2

    ...till someone figures out how to attach DaVinci's helicopter design to an Apache.

  21. History repeats itself... on Satellite Imagery Used to Trace Lewis & Clark Route · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hopefully NASA doesn't repeat the Mars mission by making a unit conversion area. I think they'll be suspect if Lewis & Clark are shown to have discovered the Congo.

  22. Peer to peer in the geek community is an oxymoron. on Video Streaming Goes Peer-to-Peer · · Score: 2, Funny

    No self-respecting geek believes any other person to be geeky enough to be considered their "peer."

  23. Phased Arrays Won't Impress Me... on FCC Approves 802.11b Phased Array · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...until Pink Floyd uses them in concert.

  24. What kind of internet outage shall we have today? on Airships Tested As Two-Way Telecom Beacons · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. Denial of service
    2. Fried router
    3. Blimp attack

  25. My Own Research... on Scientists Don't Read the Papers They Cite · · Score: 2

    I've looked into this topic and found some very interesting quotes regarding the subject. Scientific American probably states that "while a minority of scientists perform bad science, most do go through the process" (Scientific American, 3). Some magazines might goes as far to say "our scientists should be hailed for their rigor and attention to detail in these works" (Popular Science, XVIII). Some detractors have maybe said "hey, these scientists are free-loading off government cheese" (Popular Mechanics, 12XVII424CVV). I hypothesize that most of scientists out there read what they write about. As you can see from my rock-solid sources, there is no disputing this fact.