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  1. Innocent? It could happen... on RIAA Foiled By "Innocent Infringement" Defense · · Score: 4, Insightful

    .. because, leaving aside all the RIAA's bullshit for a minute, I've had a couple of people in my store who thought they could legally download music. Most people just go.. 'yeah, everyone does it..' - but these people bought Kazaa or Audiogalaxy or something for thirty quid and thought that gave them the right down to download music for free. They seemed genuinely surprised when I explained it.

  2. I think they've just upped the ante... on Atom-Thick Balloon Inflated · · Score: 2, Insightful

    .. on making balloon animals. Let's see how creative balloon sculptors can get with these!

  3. i can haz timeline? on The Internet Meme Timeline · · Score: 0

    Wow, that's detailed. Though personally, I find thisa more entertaining sampling of memes.

  4. Yeah? Then how come... on Net Shoppers Bullied Into "Verified By Visa" Program · · Score: 1

    .. nowhere will accept my crayon drawing of Zombie Lincoln in lieu of cash?

  5. I've always cancelled past this.. on Net Shoppers Bullied Into "Verified By Visa" Program · · Score: 1

    .. and not had a problem so far.

  6. And that, children... on Neanderthals and Humans Diverged 660K Years Ago · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... is where 'Chavs' come from.

  7. But only a good way... on Cassini To "Skeet-Shoot" Enceladus · · Score: 1

    .. a great way would be to do the same, but to tie the famous Hadron Collider to it...

  8. He's just pulled it to release the new version... on 8 People Buy "I Am Rich" iPhone App For $1,000 · · Score: 3, Funny

    .. 'I am a rich asshole', which instead of having a red gem, sports a brown star.

  9. So that's Microsoft's new marketing slogan.. on Microsoft Tries a New Ad Agency · · Score: 1

    .. 'Vista. It looks great, but take a peek underneath and you may be in for a surprise.'

  10. UK getting charged more? There's a shocker... on No Linux IdeaPad For Lenovo's US Customers · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Actually, we usually get screwed more on the price. More often than not, UK folks end up paying in pounds what US folks pay in dollars.

  11. You forgot... on $12 MIT Computer Based On NES, Not Apple II · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... stamping on turtles and jumping into drainpipes.

  12. Option Four... the Dilbert option.. on Whole Disk Encryption For Vista? · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... do nothing and wait till your boss forgets about it or decides it doesn't need doing.

  13. Coincidence? Or maybe something more sinister.. on Third Falcon 1 Launch May Be This Afternoon · · Score: 4, Funny

    I guess they're trying to get the hell off planet before CERN's Hadron Collider dooms us all.

  14. .. about the size of a pea. on Awesome Pics of CERN's Large Hadron Collider · · Score: 3, Funny

    It does look impressive. Now all we need is an undead assassin to tow it out into space attached to a giant insect. Before we all die horribly.

  15. The message here is clear.. on Apple Clients Still Vulnerable After DNS Patch · · Score: 4, Funny

    .. with the low hanging fruit disappearing, we should be wary of giraffe hackers. So if you see someone with an exceptionally long neckbeard, you should inform your local police.

  16. This is true... on A Photo That Can Steal Your Online Credentials? · · Score: 1

    .. but just think about how many people happily forward links to all their friends? Who then happily click on the links. Granted, your average Slashdot reader might be too IT literate to fall for this, but Joe Public certainly isn't.

  17. I can haz ur eebay de-tails? on A Photo That Can Steal Your Online Credentials? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just imagine - something as innocent as lolcats could be a potential minefield. God only knows what goatse would do.

  18. Hilarity and advertising collide.. on Yahtzee Deconstructs the E3 Trailer Park · · Score: 1

    .. or at least they did a couple of weeks ago, when Yahtzee did a none too flattering review of Age of Conan. All the while, there was Gamespot style background on the site, promoting.... Age of Conan! Still, he's not been sacked yet, so it looks like folks at The Escapist are a notch above the scumfucks at Gamespot.

  19. Funny, but even more entertaining is.... on Yahtzee Deconstructs the E3 Trailer Park · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... the the follow-up video where he replies to critics of the Super Smash Brothers review.

  20. I can haz new intarnet? on GENI To Replace Internet, Gets $12M Funding · · Score: 1

    Yes, plenty. Though there may be a shortage of lolcats.

  21. Military space-plane? on US To Launch Military Orbital Spaceplane · · Score: 1

    So does this mean we finally will have the ability to 'nuke it from orbit'? 'It' being the terrorist-sheltering target of the week.

  22. What E-Bay did that most people missed.. on Amazon Payment Systems Take On PayPal · · Score: 5, Insightful

    .. or at least the press missed, was forcing PayPal on people by force. Over the space of about six months, they've been requiring people to take PayPal if they had less than 100 feedback, and then if they listed in certain categories. Now they've expanded that to nearly all categories, so that if you want to list anything on E-Bay, you have to take PayPal. By that time I'd already started using Amazon, but that was the final nail in the coffin.

  23. And apparently it works... on Foreign-owned Hotels To Install Firewall In China · · Score: 1

    .. a hell of a lot of Chinese people seem to have no idea about the crap their government pulls. You can gripe all you want about the US government, but at least the country has some semblance of free speech.

  24. $10? $100? Both are shocking prices.. on India's "$10 Laptop" To Cost $100 After All · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... I mean, how the hell am I supposed to sell people a $400 extended warranty on top of that?

  25. Great! And now Activision and Blizzard... on BlizzCon 2008 to be Televised · · Score: 3, Insightful
    .. are the same company, maybe someone can step up on TV and ask them why they've cancelled or put on the back burner the releases of Ghostbusters, Brutal Legend and 50 Cent: Blood On The Sa...

    Actually, just ask them about Ghostbusters and Brutal Legend.