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  1. Re:Junk science on Human Language May Have Evolved To Help Our Ancestors Make Tools · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't it be hard to get any work done if you're on the toilet 85% of the time?

    Or do you mean that 85% of the times you sit on the toilet you actually take a shit? What are you doing the rest of the times you're in there? Jerking off?

  2. Re:Simple Definition on Authors Alarmed As Oxford Junior Dictionary Drops Nature Words · · Score: 1

    I live in the South so I see lots of streets and roads named after Nathan Bedford Forrest (the first Grand Wizard of the KKK), some of them in black neighborhoods. I guess they don't get upset because they don't have the right dictionary that tells them how "forest" is properly spelled.

  3. Re:Hope the muslims win then. on UK Prime Minister Says Gov't Should Be Capable of Reading Any Communications · · Score: 1, Funny

    Hey, I live in Festering Boil, Oklahoma! We don't want those assholes here. We have it bad enough already.

  4. Inside job? on US Central Command's Twitter Account Hacked, Filled With Pro-ISIS Messages · · Score: 1, Troll

    USA Today had this in their article:
    "A Twitter account from a group identifying itself as Anonymous said Monday it had tracked the source of the hack to Maryland, but that was not confirmed by official sources."

    Maryland? Isn't that where the NSA is based? No wonder "official sources" haven't confirmed it. Maybe the FBI can blame North Korea again.

  5. The one thing we don't need on Education Debate: Which Is More Important - Grit, Or Intelligence? · · Score: 0

    Common Core.

    I'm fairly well educated, but this past weekend I tried to help a first grade with his math and I was totally stumped. Ten minutes trying to show why 6+9=15!! And what the fuck is a "number sentence"?!? Is that supposed to be something like an equation?

    Since then I've looked over the Common Core standards for math for first graders. They look like they were written by somebody who has never even known a first grader, much less taught one. It's pure bullshit. It's immoral to teach such garbage to our young students.

    Let the dumbing-down begin!

  6. Re:Like a "peer cloud", store my data there eh? on Would You Rent Out Your Unused Drive Space? · · Score: 1

    No need to rent out your wife. She's already renting herself out and just not telling you about it. She's keeping all the money and having all the fun.

    Are you worried now?

  7. Re:cars on Radio, Not YouTube, Is Still King of Music Discovery · · Score: 1

    Art's not on any AM station I can find. He's going to return to broadcasting on the Internet when his non-compete clause with SiriusXM expires in July 2015. http://artbell.com/

    You can listen to George Noory on the 'Coast to Coast AM' radio show on lots of AM and FM stations, and on SiriusXM.

  8. Easier and better for your citizens on MI5 Chief Seeks New Powers After Paris Magazine Attack · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Simply kick all Muslims out of your country and don't let any more in. Your citizens will be safer and get to keep what freedoms they have left.

    It's clear that the Muslims don't want to assimilate and become citizens of the countries they've invaded. They want to take over.

    It's not racist (Muslims can be any color or ethnicity). It's called self-preservation. Harsh? Yes. Necessary? Yes. But until they can learn how to live peacefully alongside others, we shouldn't let them ruin our lives.

  9. Sometimes pragmatism = cowardice on Publications Divided On Self-Censorship After Terrorist Attack · · Score: 1

    Why don't they just admit it? They don't have the balls to face Islam. They're scared to death to publish anything that might piss off somebody. Pansy journalists!

  10. Re: Why do I want to upgrade? on Is Kitkat Killing Lollipop Uptake? · · Score: 1

    " . . . most people are probably limited by the vendor-provided update offers anyway."

    And AT&T is the slowest vendor in the universe when it comes to updates.

  11. Seriously now on FBI Says Search Warrants Not Needed To Use "Stingrays" In Public Places · · Score: 1

    This is not the FBI's call. Only a court can decide if they have that power. Since when do we let law enforcement make up the rules?

    Of course the way courts have been going against us the last few years, I don't see them restraining the FBI from doing anything it wants to do.

    Enjoy your freedoms while they last. They won't be around much longer.

  12. No Fox News channel? on Dish Introduces $20-a-Month Streaming-TV Service · · Score: 0, Troll

    Then no deal. There, I said it. Now you all can mod me down to hell if you want. I don't care. Fox News is number one on cable for a reason, and most of you will never understand that reason.

    No Science Channel? No American Heroes Channel? No Discovery Channel? No History Channel? No H2 Channel? Those are also reasons I still need cable.

    I get every channel Charter offers and their really high speed internet with no data cap. I'll gladly keep paying them for what I get.

  13. Re:I'm at a loss. And I RTFA on The Missing Piece of the Smart Home Revolution: The Operating System · · Score: 1

    I thought 'OS' meant "Oh, Shit!".

    Makes a lot more sense than "operating system".

  14. How many trees per person? on Trees vs. Atmospheric Carbon: A Fight That Makes Sense? · · Score: 1

    In my younger years I worked planting trees, so I've probably planted more than 100,000 trees. At my various homes I've had I've planted another dozen, including fruit trees. I've lost count of how many shrubs and flowers I've planted. Do I need to plant more or is that enough?

    Does Al Gore owe me money?

  15. Re:10Gbps? I'll take 100 Mbps, shit I'll even take on US Internet Offers 10Gbps Fiber In Minneapolis · · Score: 1

    Then you want Charter, if it's available in your area. I have 64 down, 5 up, with no data cap or usage limits or throttling (or none that I've found yet). $49.99/month + taxes

    I can stream HD movies to two televisions while watching another HD video online and still see no slowdown while surfing the net. Why would anyone need more than that?

  16. And the game still lags . . . on Minecraft Creator Notch's $70 Million Mansion Recreated In Minecraft · · Score: 1

    1.8.1 Minecraft still lags pitifully, especially when you're near water.

    But, hey, it's a nice house. A bit too big for me and my needs, but I don't see any problem if he likes it.

  17. Re:And how many were terrorists? Oh, right, zero. on TSA Has Record-Breaking Haul In 2014: Guns, Cannons, and Swords · · Score: 1

    It wouldn't be so bad if they would just let people mail or ship the banned items back home, but the TSA insists on keeping them.

    I guess all those weapons will either wind up at some TSA agent's home or be shipped to drug lords south of the border.

  18. Re:Home of the brave? on Top Five Theaters Won't Show "The Interview" Sony Cancels Release · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yes, I'd go to the mall. I have a better chance of being killed in an accident driving to the mall. I have a better chance of being killed by lightning. Why not go? It's not a matter of being "tough". It's simply a matter of math. Do the math.

  19. Re:Home of the brave? on Top Five Theaters Won't Show "The Interview" Sony Cancels Release · · Score: 5, Insightful

    More like home of the pussies.

  20. Re:Deals? on Apple Wins iTunes DRM Case · · Score: 1

    If you get razors from company X you can't get blades from company Y.

    Really? I own two brands of razors - an Edwin Jagger and a couple of Merkurs. I can use any brand of blade I want to buy - Astra, Feather, Gillette, Merkur, Personna, Wilkinson, Sharp, Shark, and Polsilver, just to name a few.

    Maybe you're buying the wrong kind of razors.

  21. Re:Short sighted on Forbes Blasts Latests Windows 7 Patch as Malware · · Score: 3, Informative

    I have my settings adjusted so that Windows tells me about the updates, but I choose when to download and install them. It's best to wait a couple of days after they're released to find out if anybody is having a problem with one of them. Let some other poor sucker get his computer bricked.

  22. Re:Someone has on Keurig 2.0 Genuine K-Cup Spoofing Vulnerability · · Score: 2, Interesting

    High pH would be very alkaline. I guess you meant low pH, because it's a common myth that coffee grounds are very acidic. They are pretty near to neutral and actually get more basic as they decompose.

    I just measured the pH of some coffee grounds here in my kitchen. The results ---> 6.9

    Keurig K-Cups are for people who don't know how to make coffee. Where did their coffee come from and how old is it? Is it a blend or single origin? What roast is it, or is it a blend of different roasts? What's the grind? What is the temperature of the water in the machine?

    I roast green coffee beans, let them rest for a day, grind the beans just right for whatever method I'm going to use to make the coffee (drip, espresso, French press), and brew with good filtered water at the right temperature for just the right amount of time. Even $tarbuck$ can't come close.

  23. Re:That day on Utilities Face Billions In Losses From Distributed Renewables · · Score: 0

    If the government keeps putting coal companies out of business, the people refuse to let nuclear plants be built, and we have a President who would like for electricity rates to "skyrocket", then solar power (no matter how expensive) will be able to compete with electric utility companies.

    Just a few years ago we had the cheapest electric power one could imagine, and now look at it. Amazing what a few misguided individuals can fuck up in so short a time.

    You may like living in the stone age, but most of us would rather be comfortable.

  24. Re:Everyone? on Should IT Professionals Be Exempt From Overtime Regulations? · · Score: 1

    I'm in favor of including everyone, especially me!

    I'm on a monthly salary and make more than the current limit of $23,660. Sure, I work the full 40 hours on the job and that IS actual work. We are charging our customers by the hour and they don't want me sitting around doing nothing. But driving time to and from the job is not included. Neither is time spent at night doing paperwork. Time at the office doing maintenance on our equipment is not counted. My average week is about 70 hours. I've had a few weeks of more than 90 hours. I'd love to be paid overtime. Where do I sign up?

  25. Re:These words don't mean what you think they mean on Scientists Have Finally Sampled the Most Abundant Material On Earth · · Score: 2

    I was thinking along the lines of: females are plentiful, but for a lot of slashdotters they're completely inaccessible.