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  1. Re:For Christ's Sake, Just Get A Big USB Drive on Ask Slashdot: Building a Personal FOSS Cloud? · · Score: 1

    Then store it in a small fireproof safe.

  2. Must be karma on Why Amazon Wants To Pay Sales Tax · · Score: 1

    The brick-and-mortar stores bitched and whined about online purchases not being taxed and how they were at a disadvantage. Okay, now the online competition has figured out how to collect sales taxes and still beat their ass.

    It's almost laughable.

  3. Don't care on Digg.com Sold To Betaworks For $500,000 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Never used that site; saw no reason to.

  4. Re:Lamar Smith?!?! on SOPA Provisions Being Introduced Piecemeal From Lamar Smith · · Score: 2

    2. Why do they keep re-electing him?

    Why do we keep re-electing any of them?

  5. Re:When Egypt or Libya does it, it's bad, of cours on Executive Order Grants US Gov't New Powers Over Communication Systems · · Score: 1

    The president needs to be able to control all communications in order to stop the counter-revolution after he takes over. That would be a reason enough under this executive order to take control of the country's communications systems. Fait accompli. We lose.

  6. Re:Not true on Apple Forces Google To Degrade Android Features · · Score: 1

    That's not very geeky. The sign on my door says:

    "Heisenberg may or may not have slept here."

  7. Re:Free speech on UN Declares Internet Freedom a Basic Right · · Score: 1

    You left out the most egregious error in the whole concept of the UN's so-called declaration of human rights.

    Article 29
    (3) These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.

    That's the part that nullifies everything written above it. It's the part that lets them have you by the balls.

    Total fucking joke if you ask me. MY rights do not come from the UN.

  8. Birmingham, AL on Slashdot Asks: Beating the Summer Heat? · · Score: 1

    It's Alabama. It's hot. Always is and always has been. We call it summer. Ever heard of it? Man up, damn it.

    I work outside all day. You get used to it. Drink plenty of water and take every opportunity to get in the shade. It's amazing how much cooler you can feel just by being in the shade.

  9. Re:pshaw! on Sea Level Rise Can't Be Stopped · · Score: 0

    Unless the US recession continues indefinitely, this will change.
    I think that's the current administration's plan.

  10. Re:Science on Human Stem Cell Transplants Successfully Reversed Diabetes In Mice · · Score: 1

    By then there will be no insurance companies. The ACA was just the first step to a single-payer system. Once we get to that system only politically-correct diseases will be treated.

  11. Re:Shocker on How a Lone Grad Student Scooped the FTC On Privacy Issue · · Score: 1

    'fretters'?

    Did you mean 'fetters'?

  12. Re:It's all very logical see on Book Review: Permanent Emergency · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Methinks the "terrorists" are smarter than the DHS. Who would board a train to blow it up when it can be done much safer from a distance? Thousands of miles of unguarded track and hundreds of unguarded bridges make easy targets. Buses can be targets of roadside bombs.

    No, the "terrorists" aren't the dumb ones. The American public wins that award. Watch for a false flag operation coming to a neighborhood near you.

  13. Obama's solution? on Majority of Americans Think Obama Is Better Suited To Handle an Alien Invasion · · Score: 0, Troll

    He would bow and kiss ass, just like he has with every world leader since he's been in office.

    No fight - just surrender.

  14. Re:Great for people with Kids on ADA May Force Netflix To Provide Closed Captioning On Content · · Score: 1

    You're a good parent despite what these naysayers think. Watching a funny movie means somebody is going to laugh out loud, giggle, and sometimes they even repeat the punchline over and over. I love watching kids' movies with the grandkids just to see their reactions. That's more entertaining than the movie itself sometimes.

    Two year olds are just going to be two year olds no matter what you do. Enjoy them while you can; they grow up so fast.

    For the rest of you (who probably don't have children anyway), try watching something like Ren & Stimpy or Marmaduke with a 6 year old. Then tell me about it.

  15. Re:Thousandth of an inch on Sandia's Floating, Dust-Free, Spinning Heatsink · · Score: 1

    Apparently Sandia sucks at making videos.

    Amen! The video where the guy is demonstrating how quiet the device runs is ruined by the crappy background music that never quits.

  16. Re:California Gas Prices on U.S. Gas Prices Continue To Fall · · Score: 1

    no car is going to last 70 years just because you don't drive it much

    That's news to a lot of antique car owners. You drive a 14 year old car and you've put less than 60K on it? Maybe you need to get out a bit more. I've had my pickup truck for about 9 months and have already put 24K miles on it.

  17. Will there be lawsuits? on Cyanide-Producing GM Grass Linked To Texas Cattle Deaths · · Score: 1

    I hope so!!

    You know, of course, that a lot of the food you eat is GM food.

  18. Re:If you`re buying one of these . . . on Tesla Delivers First Batch of Model S Electric Sedans · · Score: 1

    Your commute may be fine, but can I join you on your next cross-country vacation? Recharging every 160 miles should be entertaining.

  19. Re:Butthurt. on Google CEO Larry Page Says "Nothing Seriously Wrong" · · Score: 1

    She's 300 pounds and never bathes. You're welcome to it.

  20. Re:Oh, stop acting surprised, Iran on Iran Claims New Cyber Attack On Its Nuclear Plants, Blames US and Allies · · Score: 1

    Mind you, what the US has done is an attack on a sovereign country.

    It's about time. Iran declared war on the United States in 1979. I guess most of you aren't old enough to remember, but Iran started this. Granted, we supported the Shah, but at least he kept the crazies in his country under control. Personally, I hope we never have a war with Iran - the people are some of the finest on Earth, but their leaders are bat-shit crazy (just like ours). At least let's keep it at a cyber level and not a shooting level.

  21. TV would be more affordable if nearly everybody involved in making the content were not paid a king's ransom.

    Talk about the 1%'ers!

  22. Blood, Sweat & Tears had it right on Belief In Hell Predicts a Country's Crime Rates Better Than Other Factors · · Score: 1

    Now troubles are many, they're as deep as a well.
    I can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell.
    Swear there ain't no heaven and I pray there ain't no hell,
    But I'll never know by living, only my dying will tell.

    They were right. We'll all find out (or not) eventually.
    Let's just hope it's a long, long time until we do.

  23. Re:Duh - Who else would have done it? on US, Israel Behind Flame Malware · · Score: 1

    Did either of you see the "may of"?

  24. Re:Young listeners? on Young Listeners Opt For Streaming Over Owning · · Score: 1

    When did music become disposable?

    It's always been somewhat disposable, but now that seemingly everybody uses autotune, it's more disposable. You're not hearing what you think you're hearing. That's not a talented singer you're admiring.

  25. Re:[Stupid] move on Assange Requests Asylum In Ecuador · · Score: 1, Interesting

    If he's not in some safe place, he's toast. People died because of his actions and he's a marked man. He won't last long out on his own.

    It will look like an accident or suicide, but it will happen.