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  1. And Microsoft has a sad... on Europe Plans Special Tax For Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 2

    ...because they aren't in the same group as the "Big Boys". Samsung too.

  2. Re:Can we please just stop on Flat Earther Fails To Launch His Homemade Rocket -- Yet Again (facebook.com) · · Score: 2

    Cheaper: sit on a beach with a pair of binoculars and look for ships to come over the horizon. Binoculars: $50, sunscreen: $5.

  3. Re:An attention whore on Flat Earther Fails To Launch His Homemade Rocket -- Yet Again (facebook.com) · · Score: 1

    Can't we all just acknowledge his 15 minutes of fame are up? Should the modern day Wan Hu succeed in blowing himself up, then, and only then, should we hear about him again.

  4. Because there aren't enough humans on Scientists Get Closer To Replicating Human Sperm (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    This is sooooo necessary because 7.5 billion humans infesting this globe is nowhere near enough.

  5. Cue the lawyers to initiate class action lawsuits against Apple once they release their patches to deliberately slow down older machines in the face of a hardware limitation.

  6. Re:Immigration Lawyer on Ask Slashdot: Which Businesses Will Go Away In the Next 10 Years? (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    All the people trying to get the fuck out

  7. Re: I am over Twitter on Twitter Added Zero New Users Last Quarter Despite Trump Tweets (nypost.com) · · Score: 1

    And they're probably right, at least as far as comments go. I'm

  8. Twitter, what is it good for? on Twitter Added Zero New Users Last Quarter Despite Trump Tweets (nypost.com) · · Score: 1

    Twitter, huh, good god
    What is it good for
    Absolutely nothing, listen to me

    Oh, twitter, I despise
    'Cause it means destruction of innocent minds

    Twitter means tears to thousands of American eyes
    Where the president* goes and lies
    And despised, truth dies

    I said Twitter, huh good god, why'all
    What is it good for
    Absolutely nothing, say it again

    *president, so called

  9. Ummm, no? on Should We Ignore the South Carolina Election Hacking Story? (securityledger.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Sorry for being painfully naive, but no, the election hacking thing, whether it be in SC or elsewhere is a Big Fucking Deal. We need to have confidence in the election results or no elected representative (note the use of the word "representative" and not "leader") can have the confidence of the people that he/she is legitimate.

  10. Re:Don't like bats? on Insect-Devouring Bats Now Welcomed in New York (nytimes.com) · · Score: 2

    The Bat
    By Frank Jacobs

    Bats are creepy; bats are scary;
    Bats do not seem sanitary;
    Bats in dismal caves keep cozy;
    Bats remind us of Lugosi;
    Bats have webby wings that fold up;
    Bats from ceilings hang down rolled up;
    Bats when flying undismayed are;
    Bats are careful; bats use radar;
    Bats at nighttime at their best are;
    Bats by Batman unimpressed are!

    I first read this poem in an ancient (c1972) Mad Magazine anthology, and have loved it ever since. At last! An opportunity to share it!

  11. Having a bug named for you on Slashdot Asks: What Are Some Insults No Developer Wants To Hear? (infoworld.com) · · Score: 1

    We call an assignment vs equality error a "Deepak". As in, "oh look, right there, you pulled a Deepak".

  12. You've never used our product, have you? on Slashdot Asks: What Are Some Insults No Developer Wants To Hear? (infoworld.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    From a sr. developer delivered directly to the face of another developer who had been at the company a few years.

  13. Re:URL for the text of the actual response? on Apple Files Final Response In San Bernardino iPhone Case (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Here's a good write up: http://techcrunch.com/2016/03/... Here's the actual text: https://www.scribd.com/embeds/...

  14. I won't attend the laying in state, but I approve. on US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Has Died (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    He did not believe the Constitution was a living document to be interpreted with the evolving standards of modern times. And he was wrong. Then again, he pretty much made whatever argument that served his desired outcome, even if the argument contradicted his earlier opinions.

  15. To paraphrase on National Security Letter Issuance Likely Headed To Supreme Court · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What part of "well fucking regulated" don't you understand?

  16. Re:when the president does it on Ross Ulbricht's Lawyer Says FBI's Hack of Silk Road Was "Criminal" · · Score: 0

    mod parent up. Last time I had mod points, I didn't see anything near as interesting as this.

  17. Re:metric you insensitive clod! on Fuel Efficiency Numbers Overstate MPG More For Cars With Small Engines · · Score: 1

    No, what I really care about is how far I can go with the gas that's in the tank. I have a mpg readout on the dash, which, contrary to the assertion below, is in fact accurate within a percent and tends to understate it. I reset the trip odometer at every fill up. So I see that I have gone 412 miles and I've been getting 36mpg. I then ask Siri what 36 x 12 (the capacity of my gas tank) is, and she says 432, and I then know whether to get gas at the next exit. How often do I ask myself, "how much fuel to get n miles?" Seldom, as in seldom do I know exactly how far I'll be going. But when I do know how far and want to how much gas I'm going to use, it is one easy calculation to divide the trip length by the mpg. And liters per 100K? How arbitrary is that? Why isn't it 1000K, or 10K, or 3.14159K?

  18. Re:25 cm resolution on Google's Satellites Could Soon See Your Face From Space · · Score: 1

    Low res hasn't prevented people from seeing a face on mars.

  19. Yet another redundant, useless law on GOP Bill To Outlaw EPA 'Secret Science' That Is Not Transparent, Reproducible · · Score: 5, Informative
    This idiot congress critter has absolutely no idea how EPA regulations get written.

    "Public policy should come from public data, not based on the whims of far-left environmental groups," says Schweikert.

    He assumes the regulations get written the same way financial industry and other regulations get written, by think tanksand lobbyists (ALEC anyone?). My sister, an environmental engineer spends a great amount of time in the field collecting samples and then coming back to the lab and documenting the science that goes into developing regulations for the EPA.

    "For far too long, the EPA has approved regulations that have placed a crippling financial burden on economic growth in this country with no public evidence to justify their actions."

    Which is pure, verifiable bullshit. His agenda couldn't be more plain. Like laws introduced to prohibit public funding of abortions, which is already prohibited, it's more about grandstanding and politics than anything having to do with transparency, economics, or in absolutely last place, the environment.

  20. Why do they need 11 judges? on FISA Judges Oppose Intelligence Reform Proposals Aimed At Court · · Score: 2

    Couldn't a monkey with a rubber stamp do the same job for a whole lot less?

  21. Who killed the electric car? on Elon Musk Lays Out His Evidence That NYT Tesla Test Drive Was Staged · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Ten years ago it was the car companies, now it's the automotive press that seems determined to hasten its demise. Sad.

  22. DCUNTD on DMVs Across the Country Learning Textspeak · · Score: 3, Funny

    Seen on a minivan in Fairfax VA. Obviously a fan of the local soccer franchise, no?

  23. Re:I thought they arrested anonymous on Anonymous Hack One Gigabyte of Data From NATO · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They arrested a few people stupid enough to use Low Orbit Ion Cannon to participate in the DDOS attack against PayPal and MasterCard/Visa sponsored by Anonymous. The mainstream media probably does think that's all of them.

  24. Sigh, how did I know this was a patent troll on Australian Firm Targets Apple and Google Cloud Music Services · · Score: 4, Interesting

    just by reading the title? I hoped "Australian Firm Targets Apple and Google" meant they were going to, oh, I don't know, produce a product and compete? But, no, targeting can only mean one thing any more: lawsuits.

  25. Re:I went to the University of Virginia on Colleges Stepping Up Anti-Cheating Technology · · Score: 1

    The University of Richmond's honor code was so well respected by faculty and students that for just about every exam I took, the professor would hand out the papers and leave. I served on the Honor Council which prosecuted infractions of the honor code. We weren't very busy.