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  1. Great guy on Tim Russert Dies At 58 · · Score: 1

    Tim Russert was always interesting to watch on TV.

    He came the closest to asking the follow-up questions that everyone wanted to throw back at the politicians.

    This story should have had more prominence on the Slashdot front page.

  2. Re:One can only pity the cowards... on SCOTUS Grants Guantanamo Prisoners Habeas Corpus · · Score: 1

    Real patriots understand why we must defend these rights, even at the cost of our lives

    Don't worry. They will be thanking us soon.

  3. Also... on IAU Classifies Pluto & Eris As "Plutoids" · · Score: 1

    In other news, Earth is now considered an earthoid, Neptune a neptoid, and Venus a venoid.

  4. Mmmmm... on NASA's Phoenix Finally Fills Oven · · Score: 1

    Nothin' says lovin' like Martian soil in the oven!

  5. Oh, great... on Paper Stronger Than Cast Iron · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is going to mess up so many games of Paper, Rock, and Scissors.

  6. The biggest reason to use FF3 on Mozilla Firefox 3 Features Screencast · · Score: 1

    The biggest reason to use FF3: they finally fixed the stupid memory leaks.

  7. You fools! on Bacteria Found Alive In Ice 120,000 Years Old · · Score: 1

    The cavemen buried those bacteria for a reason! You have no idea what you've unleashed!

  8. Complete solution on goosh, the Unofficial Google Shell · · Score: 2, Informative

    It even has tab-completion!

  9. Already done that on Sci-Fi Channel Merging TV Show with MMO · · Score: 1

    Sounds like the Scifi version of Forever Eden.

  10. Google? on Previously Uncontacted Amazon Tribe Photographed · · Score: 1

    Was this photo for Google Jungle Views?

  11. Caught them in the act on Previously Uncontacted Amazon Tribe Photographed · · Score: 1

    They're just 12th-level geocachers.

  12. Why no Congressional action? on '90s Dot-Coms — Where Are They Now? · · Score: 1

    Of the founders, many were able to cash out early and/or achieve later online success

    Boo.com, an online clothing retailer that burned through $125 million in funding

    Why isn't Congress holding hearings on this? Why aren't they going after Big Computer, or Big Interweb?

  13. Re:Ugh on I Will Derive · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That's a better summation of the argument.

  14. Pumped on Welcome to the New Slashdot Chicago Cluster · · Score: 1

    You just pumped... the server up!

  15. Current limit on Gmail As Open-Relay Spam Server · · Score: 1
    the current 500-address limit

    Is this an advertised feature of Gmail?


  16. Re:Don't be daft! on Party Ideas For Math Nerds? · · Score: 1
    The reason for this is probably that math is high stress occupation

    Stressful... like airplane pilots, air traffic controllers, soldiers, cops, and firefighters? Or stressful... like daycare workers, teachers, and charitable organizations?


  17. Re:Auto Password Send? on Best Way To Avoid Keyloggers On Public Terminals? · · Score: 1

    I think you just came up with Google's next new service.

  18. Re:Brevity. Soul of wit. on The End of Non-Widescreen Laptops? · · Score: 1

    Or start writing code vertically in an East Asian character set.

  19. Monetize on iGoogle Launches Developer Sandbox · · Score: 1
    The developers will also be able to monetize the applications through ads.

    Back in the day, we used to say "profit from" instead of "monetize".


  20. Correct on US Government to Have Only 50 Gateways · · Score: 1
    We should have done this five years ago

    That is technically correct, which--of course--is the best kind of correct!


  21. Including this tidbit scribbled in a margin... on Darwin's Private Papers Get Released To The Internet · · Score: 1

    "I am in possession of a proof that humans evolved from apes, but alas, there is insufficient space in this margin to elucidate."

  22. Like software testing? on Software to Randomize Police Operations at LAX · · Score: 0

    Sounds about as effective as randomly testing software.

  23. Two possible replacements on Windows Live Hotmail CAPTCHA Cracked, Exploited · · Score: 1

    1. HEYA. Leisure Suit Larry never allowed minors to play the game, by asking trivia questions that only adults would know, like:

    "Who lost a daughter but gained a 'meathead?'"

    Of course, make the user type in the answer, instead of giving multiple choice.

    2. KNOWYA. Only allow new users recommended by existing users. Secure the recommendation process, like asking for confirmation using carrier pigeons with one-time pads.

  24. Fiber Regularity + Municipalities on Name For a Community-Owned Fiber Network? · · Score: 1

    Metamunicil

  25. Re:Cognitive Dissonance on Psychologists Don't Know Math · · Score: 1

    Amusingly, cognitive dissonance theory predicts that psychologists will rationalize their error and insist that it doesn't invalidate their conclusions. I didn't realize that Obama, Hillary, and McCain were psychologists.