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  1. They're gonna shitcan the beta by making it production. It won't be the beta.

  2. Re:Slashdot Beta Kills Slashdot on Utah Bill Would Prevent Regional Fiber Networks From Growing · · Score: 0

    That was when Cmdr Taco was running things. Dice probably will pull comments just at the threat of a lawsuit.

  3. Re: Classic Slashdot on Fire Destroys Iron Mountain Data Warehouse, Argentina's Bank Records Lost · · Score: 2

    5 digits agrees with the almighty four digits.

  4. Re:Common sense? In MY judiciary? on Judge Says You Can Warn Others About Speed Traps · · Score: 2

    I just looked at the beta for the very first time... Are they serious?

    MY EYES!!!! THE GOGGLES DO NOTHING!!!!!

  5. Misleading headline again. on UK Council To Send Obese People 'Motivational' Texts Telling Them To Use Stairs · · Score: 5, Insightful

    But then I read the last line of TFS.

    This is OPT-IN. You only get them if you sign up for them.

    Of course, at some point, they will tap into NHS (I'm assuming that this is UK), and send to everyone, regardless of whether they had opted-in or not.

  6. Re:Good on Kansas Delays Municipal Broadband Ban · · Score: 4, Funny

    I didn't get a Harrumph out of that guy!!!

  7. Re:I think his own comments about how he... on Audience Jeers Contestant Who Uses Game Theory To Win At 'Jeopardy' · · Score: 2

    Daily Doubles are not up for grabs. You have to be in control of the board already.

    If Joe calls "$SOMECATEGORY for $400", and a Daily Double pops up, only Joe can answer. You can't ring in to get it.

  8. Re:They'll stop him on Audience Jeers Contestant Who Uses Game Theory To Win At 'Jeopardy' · · Score: 1

    <SEAN-CONNERY>
    I'll take Anal Bum Cover for $400, Trebek!!!
    </SEAN-CONNERY>

  9. Ch-ch-ch-chia!!! on Argonne Lab Grows Chia Pet Style Hairy Electronic Fibers · · Score: 1

    Now the new Chia Circuit Board! Just soak it in water, paint on the seeds, and watch your brand new ARM computer grow!!!!

    Also available, Chia Steve Ballmer!!!!

  10. Re:Microsoft ad less than the sum of its parts on Super Bowl Ads: Worth the Price Or Waste of Time? · · Score: 1

    Because of my personal history, the Steve Gleason one got to me. Surface or not.

  11. Re:well... on Israeli Group To Attempt Moon Landing · · Score: 5, Funny

    He's just channelling his inner Shatner.

  12. Re:Finally! on Engineers Invent Acoustic Equivalent of One-Way Glass · · Score: 1

    The Cone of Silence never works, Max.

  13. Re:Last night's spam email was probably the cause on Yahoo Mail Resets Account Passwords After Attack · · Score: 1

    My mom got that one. Fortunately, she called me first BEFORE she did anything about it.

  14. Re:My car already has 2 back doors on EU Secretly Plans To Put a Back Door In Every Car By 2020 · · Score: 2

    What if I only want a 2-door coupe?

  15. Re:How compatible is it? on LibreOffice 4.2 Busts Out GPU Mantle Support and Corporate IT Integration · · Score: 2

    "All of the MS Office file formats, both legacy binary and OOXML, are publicly documented".

    Great. Where's the explanation of "AutospaceLikeWord95"?

  16. Jack McDevitt invented this already. on Startup Out of MIT Promises Digital Afterlife — Just Hand Over Your Data · · Score: 2

    The "avatars" in the Alex Benedict series.

  17. Re:I'm all in on Startup Out of MIT Promises Digital Afterlife — Just Hand Over Your Data · · Score: 1

    Nah.... all he does is sit on the hood telling racing stories.

  18. Re:Stating the Obvious on Historical Carbon Emissions From Dragons In Middle Earth · · Score: 1

    That was a Glaurng-ly awesome pun.

  19. Re:the moral of the story on Developer Loses Single-Letter Twitter Handle Through Extortion · · Score: 1

    I meant on PayPal's part.

    Yet another reason I will never use PayPal.

  20. Re:the moral of the story on Developer Loses Single-Letter Twitter Handle Through Extortion · · Score: 2

    This could quite possibly be a PCI violation.

  21. Re:Meanwhile, back in America on Chinese Moon Rover Says an Early Goodnight · · Score: 4

    For some reason, that XKCD always makes me sad.

  22. Re:Luckily, on Yep, People Are Still Using '123456' and 'Password' As Passwords In 2014 · · Score: 1

    Based on her response to the can opener, my cat's name is apparently "rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr"

  23. Re:Spell it out the first time on Linus Torvalds: Any CLA Is Fundamentally Broken · · Score: 1

    Dude, check out eternal-september.org. Full NNTP.

  24. Re:Spell it out the first time on Linus Torvalds: Any CLA Is Fundamentally Broken · · Score: 5, Funny

    Tell me about settle for ELIZA?

  25. Re:Interview ending question on Blowing Up a Pointless Job Interview · · Score: 1

    Dear people who insert politics into everything... To make life easier for you I have scripts that automate your responses.

    Democrat:

    cat gop_sayings | sed -e s/Bush/Obama/ -e s/Obama/Bush/

    Republican:

    cat dem_sayings | sed -e s/Bush/Obama/ -e s/Obama/Bush/