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  1. Re:Llama's are good for humanity... on How Llamas Could Help Us Fight the Flu (pbs.org) · · Score: 1

    Don't forget their cultural achievements:
    * Llama Chameleon
    * M.C. Llama
    * Dumb and Llama
    * Rendezvous With Llama

  2. And I cannot overemphasize on Ask Slashdot: What Should I Study? · · Score: 1

    Animal husbandry

  3. A geodesic is the shortest path between two points. A constant heading is a longer path. (Exceptions are lines of longitude, and the equator.)

  4. Re:A staggering 5,038,848,000,000 points on The Longest Straight Path You Could Travel On Water Without Hitting Land (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Gnomonic projections are limited to slightly less then a hemisphere. You'll need at least four of them to cover the globe. May as well just use a globe.

  5. Re:I would like a driverless car on Americans Still Deeply Skeptical About Driverless Cars, Says Poll (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    I just don't want one that's powered by software from evil companies like Google.

    ProTip: When using the navigation system, don't press "I'm feeling lucky",

  6. Alright, maybe only 99.9% of the time

  7. None of the above.

    I would ask a computer to select the best candidate. Because lately, it is clear that the electorate doesn't know shit.

  8. Pretty sure you're doing a lot better than the jackass who came up with the phrase "Forgotten code construct".

  9. Because JOBS for AMERICANS.

    Which means PROFITS for CORPORATIONS.

  10. Re: Weird. on Universe Is Expanding Faster Than We Thought (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 2

    Its expanding in direct correlation to the number of headlines containing some variation of the phrase "than previously thought".

  11. Re: Energy density per kg on Siemens and Airbus To Push Electric Aviation Engines (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Mmm. Perpetual motion.

  12. Re:Translation on Developing In C/C++? Why You Should Consider Clang Over GCC (dice.com) · · Score: 1

    Oh yeah. Get an SSD.

  13. Re:Translation on Developing In C/C++? Why You Should Consider Clang Over GCC (dice.com) · · Score: 1

    ... sources ... on a RAM disk.

    Whenever anybody loses a fair chunk of a day's work due to a crash / power failure / other dumbass mistake, I always advise them "it's easier the second time around."

    Nobody ever appreciates the advice.

  14. Re:Thank you judge on Court: 'Repugnant' Online Discussions Aren't Thoughtcrime (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Wrong again! There are no laws against climate change denial. For the simple reason that there are no laws against being self-serving, ignorant, and stupid.

    There are laws against fraud, and criminal negligence. And there are restrictions on the allowed actions of monopolists and oligopolists. Penalties absolutely do include jail time.

  15. Re:Death Serves a Purpose on Scientists Working To Extend Lifespan of Pets (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    The real question is, did they leave a note?

  16. I'm not surprised. on IT Worker Fired After Massive Georgia Data Breach Speaks Out (ajc.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's not every day a data breach speaks out.

  17. Re:I tried to read the paper.... on Why Some People Think Total Nonsense Is Really Deep (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 2

    It's not nonsense, it's deep. Seriously deep.

    Seriously deep bullshit.

  18. Re:Slashdot is not your personal blog on Dark Matter Grows Hair Around Stars and Planets (forbes.com) · · Score: 2

    Please startswithabang, go away.

    And take away that wake of credulous Forbes links where the density is enhanced by a billion times or more.

  19. Re:ISIS help desk prompts on ISIS Help Desk Assists In Covering Tracks (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Your call may be monitored for quality control and Sharia law enforcement purposes.

  20. Re:Road access on No Such Thing As 'Unlimited' Data (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    Road access is; you are inherently promised you can driver anywhere on any public road at any time.

    ... at an unlimited speed?

  21. Re:illogical summary on Analog Still Big In Japan (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Stereos that "glow"....sound so great, and look so cool in the room with the lights turned down low.

    Smiley face noted but there is nothing cool about fake vacuum tube amps.

    They sound warm. And at least part of the reason is Synesthesia.

  22. Re:Facts are how I handle scum like you online on SXSW Reinstates Panels On Harassment, Adds All-Day Harassment Summit (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    APK, the dingle-berry of /. ...

    And then he goes and puts a sock on it.

  23. Re:Fukushima wasn't WORTH IT on Should Japan Restart More Nuclear Power Plants? (thebulletin.org) · · Score: 1

    I beg to differ. Air travel can't wipe out the whole human race. An apocalyptic nuclear event can.

    Funny about that. Air travel accidents have killed 53,000 people to date. Nuclear accidents have killed 283. And if you haven't had traveler's diarrhea, you don't know what apocalyptic means.

  24. (commands for illustration purposes only, I use a Fischer Price GUI): "git clone MyRepo; git switch master ..."

    $ git switch
    git: 'switch' is not a git command. See 'git --help'.

    I must say you're not painting a pretty picture.

  25. Re:Can't Take the Heat........? on Linux Kernel Dev Sarah Sharp Quits, Citing 'Brutal' Communications Style · · Score: 1

    That was concise and polite. Whereas LKML would have said "Your English cuts the cheese".