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  1. Re:One question on Replacing Silicon With Gallium Nitride In Chips Could Reduce Energy Use By 20% · · Score: 1

    I thought that was Brawndo?

  2. Re:Roadside signs on Advertising Companies Accused of Deliberately Slowing Page-load Times For Profit · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Sure... now YOU are posting ads here... <grin/>

    I bet you put a 3 second delay on it too!!!

  3. Re:Where's the hardwired switch? on Fiat Chrysler Recalls 1.4 Million Autos To Fix Remote Hack · · Score: 1

    Even better. The point is that yes, SOME laptops (hint -- not every laptop is a Dull) have a physical hardwired switch to turn off the WiFi (antenna or radio).

  4. Re:Where's the hardwired switch? on Fiat Chrysler Recalls 1.4 Million Autos To Fix Remote Hack · · Score: 1

    My Toshiba Satellite has a hard wired switch which disconnects the built-in WiFi antenna.

    You have no clue what you're talking about.

  5. Re:Frickin' Lasers! on Scientists Arm Cells With Tiny Lasers · · Score: 1

    All we need to do now is scale up to sharks.

  6. Re:The *real* reason on Why Certifications Are Necessary (Even If Aggravating To Earn) · · Score: 1

    Indeed. This article is a Slashvertisement.

  7. Cold ionized gas... on The Frozen Plains of Pluto's 'Heart' · · Score: 1

    Pluto farts!!!!

  8. Re:I can tell you what will happen ... on What Will Happen When Cascadia Subduction Zone Slips · · Score: 1

    Really? It seems to me that Seward is in Alaska, not Tennessee.

    http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/10_largest_us.php

    I'm a bit surprised. I always thought that the New Madrid quakes in the early 1810s were rated 8+.

  9. Re:The obvious test case for ludicrous copyright on "Happy Birthday" Hits Sour Notes When It Comes To Song's Free Use · · Score: 5, Insightful

    See, it's attitudes like this that hurt artists...

    I mean, if we don't keep extending copyright, how can we encourage Elvis to keep singing new music?

    P2P Killed Elvis!!!!

  10. In Los Angeles? on Ask Slashdot: If Public Transport Was Free, Would You Leave Your Car At Home? · · Score: 1

    Outside of downtown? Not a frickin' chance.

  11. Re:im not saying aliens..... on New Horizons Gets Closer to Pluto, But Mystery Spots Now Out of Sight · · Score: 1

    Yep. It's the Wormface base

  12. Re:Too Many Secrets on OpenSSL Patches Critical Certificate Forgery Bug · · Score: 1

    That's why I get my crypto from SETEC Astronomy

  13. Re:Hitchhikers on UK May Send More People Into Space · · Score: 1

    Don't knock it, it worked for Arthur Dent.

  14. Re:Falling on deaf ears on Crypto Experts Blast Gov't Backdoors For Encryption · · Score: 1

    Come on, dude. You REALLY believe that the .gov would use backdoored encryption for itself?

    It will use the real stuff.

  15. Re:What is this? on FBI Wants Pirate Bay Logs For Criminal Investigation Into Copyright Trolls · · Score: 1

    They've been butt-reamed in civil court, and at least one judge has said he was referring the Prendanistas to the feds for investigation.

  16. Here ya go... on Google: Stop Making Apps! (A Love Letter) · · Score: 1

    Yo, dawg! I heard you liked apps, so I apped an app apper's app, so you could app your appers apps!

  17. You are asking the wrong people. on Ask Slashdot: Getting My Wife Back Into Programming After Long Maternity Leave? · · Score: 1

    You say your wife doesn't seem to be into dev anymore. Have you even THOUGHT about asking *HER* what *SHE* wants to do?

  18. Re:Why two videos? For the love of dog, why?! on Cory Doctorow Talks About Fighting the DMCA (2 Videos) · · Score: 1

    Rob answered above. Spreadsheet-based managers say "Average view is 3 minutes".

  19. Re:Morons ... on Lawsuit Filed Over Domain Name Registered 16 Years Before Plaintiff's Use · · Score: 1

    Should have given him a slice of birthday cake...

  20. Re:And ticket prices? on Airplane Coatings Help Recoup Fuel Efficiency Lost To Bug Splatter · · Score: 0

    Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!! Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!

    Oh wait... you were SERIOUS????

    They're so cute when they're naive like this...

  21. Re:Chaos and Order on Interviews: Ask Steve Jackson About Designing Games · · Score: 1

    Your answer is here

  22. Re:I'm not saying it was aliens on Why Didn't Voyager Visit Pluto? · · Score: 1

    I'm thinking the Wormfaces in "Have Space Suit, Will Travel"

  23. Re:This will do WONDERS for Yahoo's image! on The Next Java Update Could Make Yahoo Your Default Search Provider · · Score: 2

    The installer could be a bunny hopping across your screen, opening Explorer, and pooing files into the install folders.

    I am SO tempted to try to write this now...

  24. Re:No it doesn't on YouTube Algorithm Can Decide Your Channel URL Now Belongs To Someone Else · · Score: 1

    Sigh... nobody remembers Tom Lehrer and New Math!

  25. Re:No it doesn't on YouTube Algorithm Can Decide Your Channel URL Now Belongs To Someone Else · · Score: 4, Funny

    He's just thinking in base 8. Remember, base 8 is just like base 10... if you're missing two fingers!