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  1. Unfortunately ... on Physicists Observe 'Negative Mass' (bbc.com) · · Score: 2

    ... the negative mass fluid was lost when a scientist set the beaker on a table and it spilled out all over the ceiling.

  2. I patiently await ... on Physicists Detect Whiff of New Particle At the Large Hadron Collider (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    ... the discovery of a loose cable.

  3. I'm going to patent ... on Scientists Invent Ultrasonic Dryer That Uses Sound To Dry Your Clothes (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    ... a clothes dryer that works with thermonuclear radiation.

  4. Re:This will only work ... on Malaysia Air Is First Airline to Track Fleet With Satellites (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    What happens when there's an electrical fire and you can't isolate the power supply?

    This is what happens.

  5. Re:This will only work ... on Malaysia Air Is First Airline to Track Fleet With Satellites (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    But if you get that alert a few hours flight from land, it will take time for the searchers to reach that location. And if the flight crew is up to no good, a few evasive maneuvers will create a search area the size of an ocean. We all know how that turned out.

  6. Re:Nukes from North Korea and now this on Researchers Discover New Species of Giant Spider (mentalfloss.com) · · Score: 1
  7. Re:This will only work ... on Malaysia Air Is First Airline to Track Fleet With Satellites (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    True. But a fire with a flight crew interested in survival will try to land the plane and contact help ASAP. Even if they don't make it, it shouldn't be too difficult to search for a downed plane from the point of last contact. If the flight crew is up to no good, they could fly for hours after turning comms off. And avoid air traffic control/military radar. And make some evasive course changes.

  8. This will only work ... on Malaysia Air Is First Airline to Track Fleet With Satellites (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ... if the flight crew can't turn off their transponders.

  9. "tiny robot" is just a euphemism for child labor.

  10. Re:100 years ago, who cares? on Hollywood Is Losing the Battle Against Online Trolls (hollywoodreporter.com) · · Score: 1

    Who remembers the Armenians?

  11. Re:I'm a troll and I'm triggered on Hollywood Is Losing the Battle Against Online Trolls (hollywoodreporter.com) · · Score: 1

    That guy is not the real AC.

    I am Spartacus!

  12. Re:Brazil! on Slashdot Asks: What's Your Favorite Sci-Fi Movie? · · Score: 1

    The director's cut.

  13. Amazon Women on the Moon on Slashdot Asks: What's Your Favorite Sci-Fi Movie? · · Score: 2

    n/t

  14. Re:Protect yourself. Block third-world IP ranges. on Researchers Find 25,000 Domains Used In Tech Support Scams (onthewire.io) · · Score: 1

    Only 9.7% were in the USA

    Block Florida and Texas. Problem solved.

  15. Re:Why has the US not learned? on North Korea Parades Hybrid 'Frankenmissile', Then Fails Yet Another Missile Launch Test (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Bombing people - to stop them hating you - doesn't work. It's true.

    London, Dresden, Tokyo, Hiroshima, Nagasaki. We all still hate each other.

  16. Null pointers on Researchers Determine What Makes Software Developers Unhappy (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    n/t

  17. Re:How far we've fallen ... on RIP, Robert Taylor, The Innovator Who Shaped Modern Computing (sfgate.com) · · Score: 2

    500 comments to the Burker King voice activation article

    Bandwidth that could have been used for Kardashian tweets. For shame.

  18. Follow aviation's lead on Cadillac's Hands-Free Driving Option Also Nags Inattentive Drivers (theverge.com) · · Score: 0

    Every flight crew will consist of a pilot and a dog. The pilot's job will be to feed and entertain the dog. The dog's job will be to bite the pilot should he touch the controls.

  19. How far we've fallen ... on RIP, Robert Taylor, The Innovator Who Shaped Modern Computing (sfgate.com) · · Score: 1

    ... since those heady days. Peer-to-peer interoperation, network capable displays, minimal dependence on centralized infrastructure. Now that is all prima facie evidence that you are either stealing some corporation's content or their ability to collect per-seat licenses for their products.

  20. Nope. Gotta do taxes.

  21. ... a 'Google bomb'.

    Lets see how Burger King likes their top search term being Goatse Guy.

  22. Re:Wow, detailed instructions to achieve on YouTube Has a Secret 'Dark Mode' (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 2

    early in the morning

    I thought we all agreed not to get up until 11 AM

  23. ... either does this or is making provisions for doing so with two VLAN connections to their supplied WiFi hubs.

    A relative of mine lives in West Seattle, on a hill overlooking some city property that has become a notorious hobo jungle. Homeless advocates have been pushing for Internet access in some of these locations. His reactions was "No way am I making my back yard more attractive for the bums. Please help me replace the CL router with one I can secure."

  24. Re:It's not just a good idea... on New Solar-Powered Device Can Pull Water Straight From the Desert Air (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    Yes. But that only describes the performance of the desiccant. During the day, how much solar energy will it take to drive the moisture out of the desiccant and how much needs to be pulled out at the condenser? It's all a bunch of engineering/economic trade-offs. A much more efficient desiccant might not mean much if some other part of the cycle can't be implemented cost effectively.

  25. Re:Who cares what consenting adults do? on Drupal Developers Threaten To Quit Drupal Unless Larry Garfield Is Reinstated (drupalconfessions.org) · · Score: 1

    the Drupal community

    Here is the problem. The culture of a software development organization is being co-opted to define a social culture. How about we hire a bunch of Wahabi Muslims and let them cane any coworkers that don't fit their idea of decorum?