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  1. Re:Woman's house, whose castle, whose mi$take on Woman's House Mistakenly Auctioned by Bank · · Score: 1

    This used to be called Claim Jumping. And I have no problem with someone shooting a claim jumper.

  2. Re:"Tattoos have always been very chic" on The Mindset of the Incoming College Freshmen · · Score: 5, Insightful

    There's something to that. This is a generation that grew up thinking Jerry Springer was normal and acceptable behavior.

  3. Played by? on Guitar, Studio Wizard Les Paul Dies At 94 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Played by Pete Townshend? More like destroyed by.

  4. Re:er...uh...okay on Teen Killed At Chinese Internet Addiction Camp · · Score: 0, Troll

    OK. The Chinese government murderers children at random and they also happen to be communist. Come on, get serious. Cold War or not, the leaders of China are murderers.

    Several activists have been recently disappeared or brought up on trumped up charges precisely because the Chinese government murderers children at random. Or rather, they construct schools in earthquake zones so poorly that it accomplishes the same thing. This, despite the promises of Wen Jiabao and others that the earthquakes from 2008 would be treated seriously.

    No. Wen, Hu, and all others who belong to the CCP are murderers.

  5. Re:In the city limits? on Man Tries To Trim Tree With a Shotgun · · Score: 1

    I've been hit by falling shot. It's not a big deal. It falls with about the force of rain. Remember how light it is.

    I have also taken a close ranged 7.5 shot ricochet to the face, maybe 10 meters there and another 12 back. It stung like the devil, but did not break the skin.

  6. Re:This is done more than people might think! on Man Tries To Trim Tree With a Shotgun · · Score: 1

    I never much cared for the idea of cleaning gas operated semi-autos. But I can definitely see the advantages of the 11-87, particularly if you were using the extended magazine model. How does is durability when compared to the Remington 1100?

  7. Re:This is done more than people might think! on Man Tries To Trim Tree With a Shotgun · · Score: 2, Funny

    That was the first question I asked myself, "How big was the branch and what sized shot?" Then I wondered, "What kind of stupid bastard uses a side-by-side for trimming a tree? A pump or semi-auto is much more practical, as reloading in a pain in the neck. A Remington 870 is nice and durable, and as long as you aren't using the Wingmaster version, that would probably be best." Then I thought, "I wonder if the old man was entirely in his faculties." After that, I read this post and wondered "If I was entirely in my faculties."

  8. Swank on Game Show Looks To Convert Atheists · · Score: 2, Interesting

    But what happens when an atheist convinces a religious authority of the truth about god and religion? More specifically, that after extensive searches, there is no verifiable proof of the existence of a god, and therefore god should be assumed not to exist. Do the religious authorities get to go anywhere particularly atheist? Like, say, the Galapagos Islands or perhaps a tour of the various places associated with Shelley? Maybe an overnight stay at D'Holbach House? Or a nicely bound set of literature and scientific reviews? What would the atheist version of Mecca be?

  9. Re:Slow news day? on Massive Bank Fraud In EVE Online · · Score: 1

    That's funny. I took the exact opposite view in this situation.

    I was thinking that a group of people were to choose silence, they would be more likely to pass their genes on. Evolution in a social species favors trust.

  10. Re:Obligatory..... on Japanese Creating "Super Tuna" · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Stupidass n00b moderator. How the deuce can this be redundant if it's the first reference to frickin' laser beams? If you don't like it or if you feel it is too high a score, mod it too high. But to mod it Redundant is just dumb.

    If some admin would be so good as to find out who modded this redundant and pull all their future mod points, you would be doing the slashdot community the greatest of service.

    MOD POST UP in other words.

  11. Re:Wait... on Lenovo Software Update Stealthily Installs Adware · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I will preface this by saying that until today, I was an IBM / Lenovo shop with over 150 PCs in production.

    This does not take a serious whack at Lenovo's credibility, this completely destroys it. I was willing to overlook crappy drivers and twenty hotfixes to make their garbage laptops work. But this is the straw that broke the camel's back. If I need a new laptop for my users, I will be getting Toshiba. I will be looking for a new desktop manufacturer as well.

  12. Re:Drivel on Iran Tries To Pacify Protesters With Lord of The Rings Marathon · · Score: 2, Informative
  13. No way on The Worst US Cities To Work In IT · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I wish I would be transferred to Alaska. The hunting and fishing is great. There is room to breath. A man can raise a family in a manner more suitable to the American ideal. The commutes cannot be any worse than the suburbs of any major US city.

    Sign me up!

  14. Heard on Frozen Block of Urine Crashes Through House · · Score: 1

    I've heard of free fall, but never of pee fall!

  15. Re:What? on Indian Sex Workers Learn Karate · · Score: 1

    It would appear so, yes.

  16. Re:ISS on Frozen Block of Urine Crashes Through House · · Score: 1

    (Did you think through your comment before posting?)

    Dude, this is slashdot. Do you need to ask?

  17. Pants on Robotic Ferret Used To Fight Smugglers · · Score: 2, Funny
  18. TDS on Minn. Supreme Court Upholds City's Right To Build Own Network · · Score: 1

    TDS often fails. A lousy service provider with lousy techs. One of their number came into my building a few years ago. They managed to take down two Ts and left before I noticed a third was down. Brilliant.

  19. Re:step one on Where Does a Geek Find a Social Life? · · Score: 1
    I want to expand on this fellow's excellent list.
    • You need to practice being sociable. It is a skill like any other. If necessary, study sociability. So get out and practice this.
    • Talking about yourself is usually bad. Never discus medical conditions. This is horrid. Never discus how you are a badass 12th degree blackbelt of ancient monkey school. You sound like a moron and chances are you suck at fighting anyways.
    • Learn what fork to use. You will look like a serious tool if you do not have table manners.
    • Learn to drink socially. This is part of that whole table manners thing. A man who will not drink is either an experienced alcoholic or a poltroon. If you don't enjoy cheap ass beer, learn to order Manhattans, Old Fashions, or some other manly drink. You will look awesome and sophisticated. Don't drink women's drinks and learn to tell the difference.
    • Smile.
    • You do not need to marry the first person you date. Don't let her convince you of this either.
    • If your date is a fool, let her be a fool. (Yes, this is 95% of women. That it is also 95% of men is irrelevant.) You do not need to enlighten her, nor is it possible for you to correct her. It wastes your time and it annoys the pig. You can always move on.
    • You owe the lady across from you nothing, save your gentlemanly behavior.
    • Get a subscription to GQ or some other appropriate periodical. Learn to dress at least moderately well. For the love of all that's holy, make certain your belt and shoes match.
  20. Re:Where Does a Geek Find a Social Life? on Where Does a Geek Find a Social Life? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yeah. And the problem with this is the girls you find in bars is that they are the kind of girls you find in bars.

  21. Not sure on Weather Balloons To Provide Broadband In Africa · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This seems like an awfully expensive solution. Does anyone remember Stratovision? It was too costly to keep a B-29 in the air 24/7 just to broadcast. Why should it be any different with disposable air balloons carrying easily lost technology?

    If God meant for cell towers to be attached to balloons, he would have, uh, err, done something different!

  22. Re:The "least of our worries" ? on Is China Creating the World's Largest Botnet Army? · · Score: 1

    Would you like the CCP appointing one fifth of the delegates to the General Assembly?

  23. Re:does an iphone.... on Does the Wii Provide A "Watered-Down" Game Experience? · · Score: 1

    Around here it takes a dump truck.

  24. Re:OK republican shills on Senator Applauds Pirate Bay Trial, Chides Canada · · Score: 2, Informative

    Orrin Hatch is the same dumbass that 4 years ago proposed developing a way to destroy computers that illegally download music. Hatch has family connections to the RIAA, his kid did some legal work for them a while back. But perhaps his real reason for supporting stupid copyright laws is that he wants to make money as a singer-songwriter of Christian music.

    Orrin Hatch is routinely among the most annoying men in Washington, and that is saying something.

  25. Re:Look.... on Is China Creating the World's Largest Botnet Army? · · Score: 1

    USS Jimmy Carter is ready and willing.

    Or you could just use the SHUT command on some routers. Either way.