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  1. One group that is really in the dark... on Many Analog TV Watchers Aren't Aware of Upcoming Switchover · · Score: 1

    Are the alien civilizations ready to start receiving in digital?

  2. Aha on IBM Finding Business Uses for Virtual World · · Score: 1
  3. Apolitical on Opera Tells EU That Microsoft's IE Hurts the Web · · Score: 2, Funny

    First the rallies for Obama, now complaints about IE. When will she stop being so political?

  4. Re:In the meanwhile, take a look at WPF on Users and Web Developers Vent Over IE7 · · Score: 1

    Shhh. You had me at XBAP.

  5. Really Accessible on France Leading Charge Against OOXML · · Score: 2, Funny

    Barack Obama called for data to be stored in 'universally accessible formats.'

    Like printouts?

  6. E.T. history on Discovery Channel's Games Documentary Impresses · · Score: 1

    Will they show who really created the E.T. game?

  7. Double that disk on Sony's Flash-Based Notebook Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Has anyone ported Stacker to flash drives yet?

  8. Union on Why Do Games Still Have Levels? · · Score: 1

    Apparently, it's part of the Boss Union contract. The concept of levels helps assure that member bosses are kept fully employed. The union boss, King Koopa, makes sure everyone in the union holds the line.

  9. Other way on Vote To Eliminate Leap Seconds · · Score: 5, Interesting

    How about going the other way... leap microseconds. Many times during the day. Then nobody will hardly notice.

  10. Typical... on MIT Students Show How the Inca Leapt Canyons · · Score: 1

    A third of the time was spent learning to work together

    Typical problem for PHDs and other academics. Seriously!

  11. Re:This guy is clueless on Apple's Missed Opportunity With Leopard Delay · · Score: 1

    I've lost count of the posts I've seen on here where someone mentions their surprise that their mom or whoever remarked something on the order of, "Vista? Isn't that the bad one?"

    Maybe it's just one mom with _a lot_ of nerdy children.

  12. For the robots on Facebook Goes To 64 Bit User IDs · · Score: 1

    They're getting ready to register all of the robots that we're going to marry in the future.

  13. Should be OK on Powerful Blast Confuses Astronomers · · Score: 1

    As long as The Doctor doesn't show up, it's probably nothing.

  14. You Know You've Read Slashdot Too Long... on Aerosol Spray to Identify Bombing Suspects · · Score: 1

    ...when your first thought is the effect on the urea nitrate.

  15. Re:SMP Doesn't Suggest Even Numbers Of Processors on AMD Announces Triple-Core Phenom Processors · · Score: 1

    more people refering to cache coherent NUMA designs like multi-core opteron and the upcoming CSI based intel systems as SMP systems

    Is that CSI based intel system the one with the shades or with the beard?

  16. Chuck Norris... on Russia Tests World's Largest Non-Nuclear Bomb · · Score: 4, Funny

    This bomb made Chuck Norris sneeze.

  17. Re:In other news.... on G.I. Joe No Longer the Real American Hero? · · Score: 1

    ...and lasers for their sharks and dolphins.

  18. Obviously... on Bulletproof Tool For Golden Age Browsing? · · Score: 1

    WebTV

  19. Another mindset of 2029... on The Mindset of the Class of 2029 · · Score: 1
  20. Must be really bad... on AT&T Arbitration Clause Ruled Unconscionable · · Score: 1, Funny

    has been ruled "unconscionable" by the 9th circuit court of appeals

    Is that like double unconstitutional?

  21. Is this the third movie in the trilogy? on Voltron Headed For The Big Screen · · Score: 1

    Too late. Again. (Look at how detailed the trivia pages are!)

  22. Evolution? on Baiji River Dolphin May or May Not Be Extinct · · Score: 1

    You mean after 20 million years, they didn't develop machine gun flippers to protect themselves??

  23. The Linux way on DSS/HIPPA/SOX Unalterable Audit Logs? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    tail -f thelog.txt >> /mnt/cdrom/thelog.txt

  24. As an outsider to kernel development, I'm curious on Torvalds Explains Scheduler Decision · · Score: 1

    Is the Linux development model more like Surf's Up or Happy Feet?

  25. Ultimate App on iPhone Can Now Run Apache, Python, Vim · · Score: 1

    Anyone got Windows Mobile running on an iPhone yet?