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  1. Re:Then this ISN'T on Intel CEO Tells Employees: 'We Are Going To Take More Risks' (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    I never understood the "You can't pick up your personal effects" thing.

    Sounds like a lawsuit to me. For example, I have several thousand dollars worth of books on my work bookshelf (yes, I use them, too), not to mention pictures, minor trinkets, etc...

  2. What was it that Santayana said? on Apple Plans Combined iPhone, iPad and Mac Apps To Create One User Experience (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it"

    This idea worked so well for Microsoft...

  3. The entities aren't associated with Hilary Clinton, so an infinite number?

  4. Re:Light bulb moment on Ask Slashdot: What's The Worst IT-Related Joke You've Ever Heard? · · Score: 1

    How many software guys does it take to change a lightbulb?
    None. It's a hardware problem.

    How many hardware guys does it take to change a lightbulb?
    None. We'll just work around it in software.

  5. Re:Why did the multithreaded chicken cross the roa on Ask Slashdot: What's The Worst IT-Related Joke You've Ever Heard? · · Score: 1

    The three hardest things about programming:

    0. Off by one errors
    1. Cache invalidation
    7. Race Conditions
    2. Naming things

  6. Re:Easy on Ask Slashdot: What's The Worst IT-Related Joke You've Ever Heard? · · Score: 1

    Microsoft Works

    No it doesn't.

  7. FBshould demote posts that ask you to share... on Facebook To Demote Posts That Ask For 'Likes' Or Shares (recode.net) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Share this comment if you agree!!!

  8. Re:Windows 10 on Ask Slashdot: What's The Worst IT-Related Joke You've Ever Heard? · · Score: 1

    But WHY did 7 8 9? Because you should eat 3 square meals a day.

  9. I'm shocked, SHOCKED!!!! on ISPs Won't Promise To Treat All Traffic Equally After Net Neutrality (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    To hear that ISPs won't promise to commit to all Net Neutrality tenets after paying so much money to get them removed...

  10. Re:A lack of imagination? on Space Is Not a Void (slate.com) · · Score: 1

    3) You don't imagine the general public can be interested in space travel for long enough to matter.

    Well, I believe that history has proved this out. Even by Apollo 13, interest was down. 13 only got interest because of the accident.

  11. Cloud Services or better data security. Ain't gonna get both in the same package.

  12. Re:That's because he's Lying on Ajit Pai Offers No Data For Latest Claim That Net Neutrality Hurt Small ISPs (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Q: How can you tell if a politician (or a telecom lawyer) is lying?

    A: His lips move.

  13. Re:Comment Spam is News? on Tech Support Scammers Invade Spotify Forums To Rank in Search Engines (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 2

    Well, there's spam egg sausage and spam, that's not got much spam in it.

  14. Re:So if they DON'T promise not to... they can? on FCC Explains How Net Neutrality Will Be Protected Without Net Neutrality Rules (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Yes, you are missing something...

    A briefcase full of cash.

  15. From the boardroom of Charter, Comcast, and friend on FCC Explains How Net Neutrality Will Be Protected Without Net Neutrality Rules (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    CEO: So we can do whatever the hell we want, so long as we promise nothing? DO IT!

  16. It's not phrased in legal terms, therefore Pai will ignore it.

    Of course, if it was phrased the way he wanted, he'd find another reason to ignore it.

  17. Re:That's all on Apple Has Ruined Its Podcasts App (slate.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I once had shuffle turned on by accident.

    I had to Google search how to turn off shuffle. The Music app is THAT bad.

  18. Those who did know they did.

    Ah yes... The old SCO gambit. "You know what you did, and if you didn't I'm certainly not going to show you."

  19. Not to mention a suit for violating his civil rights.... Should be a slam dunk, they admitted to it.

  20. Re:Shipping to Mars on SpaceX Plans To Blast a Tesla Roadster Into Orbit Around Mars (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I hear that if Musk misses orbit, and the roadster crashes into Mars, that the kaboom will be earth-shattering.

  21. Re:Accepting payment in fish? on Linux Journal Ceases Publication (linuxjournal.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe it was herring, so that they could feed Tux?

  22. At which point you don't need the mylar bag.

  23. Just one question... on Facebook Judge Frowns on Bid To Toss Biometric Face Print Suit (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Did they face scan the judge's frown for biometric purposes?

  24. Re:Kind of makes you wonder .... on Microsoft: We're Razing Our Redmond Campus To Build a Mini City (zdnet.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Welcome to West Virginia in the 1950s, where the company owned everything in the mining town.

  25. Re:We apologize for the fault in the root access. on Apple To Review Software Practices After Patching Serious Mac Bug (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    Mynd you, moose bites Kan be pretty nasti...