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  1. Re:Aren't lasers intended to blind "illegal"? on New Laser Makes Pirates Wish They Wore Eye-Patches · · Score: 1

    If this contraption is too weak to permanently blind people, then the pirates can defend themselves by putting on dark glasses.

    Sounds like it was developed by the same geniuses who work for the TSA.

  2. Re:What value does Facebook really have? on Is Mark Zuckerberg the Next Steve Case? · · Score: 1

    I bet those smart boys at Goldman Sachs can teach Zuckerberg a few things. In a few years, the government will be bailing out Facefuck because it's still losing money, and it's "too big to fail".

  3. Re:Perhaps they should study the KGB? on US Government Strategy To Prevent Leaks Is Leaked · · Score: 1

    Similarly, there's little point for a business to offer job security when government offers a far better and safer deal.

    This is nonsense. If A and B are competing for the same workers, and A offers good working conditions, then B would have to offer conditions that are as good, or better, in order to stay competitive.

  4. Re:Don't worry on Internet Downloading Costs To Rise In Canada · · Score: 2

    Sweden - 58

  5. My Name Is Mud on Internet Downloading Costs To Rise In Canada · · Score: 1

    That's nice, but what I'd like to know is: when did Primus get back together? Why wasn't I informed? Are they bringing back Tim Alexander on guitar?

    And why do they need a vice-president of network services? Or is that just a euphemism for the roadie who goes out to score weed?

  6. as much of a legacy as George Bush or Bill Clinton on Are You Ready For the Digital Afterlife? · · Score: 2

    I pray to Allah, Krishna, Thor, "Bob" and whatever else may be listening that when I go, I don't leave behind me a steaming pile of legacy that matches the output of those two Worthy Gentlemen.

    And I'm pretty sure that my friends and family have more taste than to honor my memory with a fucking Twitter feed.

  7. Re:Different kind of change on It's Surprisingly Hard To Notice When Moving Objects Change · · Score: 1

    I got to the video by following a link that said "gorilla", in the context of a discussion of optical illusions. Of course I saw the gorilla - I was expecting it. (Idea for a follow-up experiment: make a video without a gorilla, and convince people that there is one in there.)

  8. Re:Pretty Big Assumptions on Russian Team Prepares To Penetrate Lake Vostok · · Score: 2

    The lake has several million tons of ice sitting on top of it. It's a pretty safe bet that it's under a lot of pressure.

    But I have no idea about the oxygen, either.

  9. Re:Grow Ops in Marin? on California County Bans SmartMeter Installations · · Score: 1

    If you're sucking down a heavy amount of juice from the grid to power your grow lamps, it'll show up on a regular meter. Would the smart meters really provide any additional useful information to our brave Drug Warriors?

  10. Re:I have a much more ambitious vision on The Continued Censorship of Huckleberry Finn · · Score: 1

    Go ask questions like how did the I and II World War started

    Well, that's not really fair. A lot of historians are still having endless arguments about why WW I started.

    Sure, you can say that it was the death of Ferdinand what done it, but that doesn't really answer the question; this was the excuse for war, but not the cause. Otherwise, every time some useless aristocrat gets popped by a radical, we'd have a world war on our hands.

  11. Re:Like a bridge over troubled water... on Will Facebook Become the Net's SSO? · · Score: 1

    This must be fake? I mean look at this blokes name: Simson Garfinkel

    OK, you've never heard of Garfinkel. Would it hurt you to spend 10 seconds on Google to find out who he is?

  12. Re:Washington state is CHEATING! on Microsoft Puts Datacenter In a Barn · · Score: 1

    They can run it at night, when it's cooler.

  13. Re: Is Google a gorilla or a snake? on Google's Next Challenge, Spam Results · · Score: 1

    Manimal.

  14. Re:Bad Article or Worst System Ever? on French Use Space Tech To Find Parking Spots · · Score: 3, Funny

    They're very small parking spaces. Ever seen a French car?

  15. Re:Wow on YouTube Legally Considered a TV Station In Italy · · Score: 2

    Google, Inc. has an office in Milan.

  16. usability vs. security on One Tip Enough To Put Name On Terrorist Watch List · · Score: 1

    Consider smoke detectors in buildings. If there's a false alarm every week, and if each false alarm requires the whole building to be evacuated for half an hour, then most people will simply rip out the detectors or put plastic bags over them. This is what it was like at my first-year college dorm; and this is where I see the airline security circus heading.

  17. Re:"Planing?" on France Planning Non-Windows Tablet Tax? · · Score: 1

    "Walk the dog" - 3 words, 3 syllables. It's also less ambiguous, and more likely to bring tangible results, since you're making it clear that the person being addressed is the one that should do the job.

    Tangent: why do robots always say "affirmative" instead of "yes"? It takes four times as long to say, and the meaning is exactly the same.

  18. Re:Everyone does it on Bank of America Buying Abusive Domain Names · · Score: 1

    And a Happy Hanukkah and Rowdy Ramadan to Your Holiness, and may all the non-believers burn in Hell in His eternal mercy, Amen.

  19. Re:Everyone does it on Bank of America Buying Abusive Domain Names · · Score: 1

    Is that why they registered "bankofamericasupportstyrants.com"

    They didn't - I just checked, it's not registered at all.

  20. Re:What a suprise on Obama FCC Caves On Net Neutrality · · Score: 1

    It would be illegal under your scheme to give real time or streaming applications priority.

    And I'm OK with that. Giving preference to certain protocols can solve some minor problems in the short run, but it will certainly be abused. Hell, it's being abused right now.

    Which is a moot point. If the rule-making was left up to engineers, we might have wound up with something reasonable, but it's become too politicized. Given the sheer number of idiots, bullshit-slingers and lawyers who are weighing in on this thing, there's no way this process can end well.

  21. Re:Wait, what? on Scientists Decipher 3-Billion-Year-Old Genomic Fossils · · Score: 1

    And the correct response is: If the Book of Genesis re-defines a common word like "day" to mean something completely different, then how can you trust anything else in it?

  22. Re:Creationism on Scientists Decipher 3-Billion-Year-Old Genomic Fossils · · Score: 1

    Stack overflow due to infinite recursion! Unless, of course, God has infinite address space, then he could find ways to work around that.

  23. Re:Real Unix! on Tron: Legacy · · Score: 1

    "You're messing with my Zen" is from The Big Lebowski.

    No, it's not. I know that whole movie by heart. It sounds like something The Dude might say, but it's not in there.

  24. Re:Great summary. on Spamhaus Under DDoS Over Wikileaks.info · · Score: 1

    Due process and the rule of law would be an excellent idea.

  25. Re:Outliers on Drop Out and Innovate, Urges VC Peter Thiel · · Score: 1

    Here's the problem: we remember the success of dropouts like Gates and Zuckerberg, and forget that for each Zuckerberg there are hundreds of dropouts that are desperately seeking jobs at Burger King. And finishing college isn't necessarily a barrier to innovation: Larry and Sergei both finished their undergraduate degrees, and things turned out just fine for them.

    And for every Larry and Sergei, there are hundreds of graduates who are waiting tables. While trying to pay off a 200K debt.