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  1. Growing Up on Ask Slashdot: Storing Family Videos and Pictures For Posterity? · · Score: 1

    I have an off topic suggestion for you. I saw someone do this years ago and thought it was a great idea. What you do is buy a set of clothes that an average 21 year old would wear. Then, you set the newborn on the clothes. Every year you take the clothes out and do a picture. Up through the time they can actually wear them.

  2. *singing* Light-ning Strike-ing Agaaaaaaain... on Lightning Wipes Storage Disks At Google Data Center · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    See, this is why Hilary needs her own server. ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

  3. iTunes...iBooks... on Paywalled Science Journals Under Fire Again · · Score: 2

    Why not iJournals? If an app can cost 99, why can't a journal be $5.

  4. ...right after these messages... on French Killers Inspired By Breaking Bad TV Show · · Score: 1

    And they got the idea to use cling film from a Saran Wrap commercial. So let's blame them as well. ;)

  5. Re:Missing The Big Picture... on Iowa Makes a Bold Admission: We Need Fewer Roads · · Score: 1

    I'm not mistaken, and I do live in Iowa. It has been the continual policy of Governor Branstad to give money to the largest corporate donators, not the largest group of Iowa citizens. Take a look at where road money has been spent during his current and previous terms. Then get back to me.

  6. Missing The Big Picture... on Iowa Makes a Bold Admission: We Need Fewer Roads · · Score: 1

    Rural roads will be abandoned...Rural land, especially family farms, will lose value...Family farms and rural housing will sell for much less due to poor access...Corporate entities buy the land and make a large farm or put up a factory..."This is good for Iowa. So, as the head of the Iowa Department of Transportation, I'll make sure these abandoned roads get as much money as possible to put them back up into working order." ---- Lets see the roads in question on a map, who owns the land next to them, and who made offers to buy the adjacent land before this announcement was made.

  7. Re:I've seen this episode before on EPFL's CleanSpace One Satellite Will "Eat" Space Junk · · Score: 1

    No - it is Salvage One :D https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  8. You Owe Me An Apology on Trolls No Longer Welcome In New Zealand · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Translation: "I make more money than you do, so take it down or I'll ruin your life."

  9. Re:The founding documents present a path... on Surveillance Court: NSA Can Resume Bulk Surveillance · · Score: 1

    "I told him his name was in the book," - Elliot Ness (Kevin Cosner in The Untouchables.)

  10. "...country-level regulations..." on Despite Regulatory Nod, Cheap Ebola Test Still Undeployed · · Score: 1

    Translation: Another drug company paid the government to use the country as lab rats.

  11. Sorry, Misunderstood... on iPhone 6S New Feature: Force Touch · · Score: 1

    I thought Force Touch was when you were made to close ads before using the app.

  12. And Now A Word From The Republican Party: on Supreme Court Ruling Supports Same-Sex Marriage · · Score: 1, Insightful

    "Due to gay marriage, the spouses are now considered dependents. Therefore, less money is coming into the IRS and we'll need to cut funds to the following social programs..."

  13. Re:I thought the point was protection? on Students Win Prize For Color-Changing Condoms That Detect STDs · · Score: 2

    No, for the same reason you're not also 100% protected from pregnancy.

  14. Turn Your Head And Cough on Students Win Prize For Color-Changing Condoms That Detect STDs · · Score: 1

    Well, at least now there's a "good" reason to carry around a selfie stick.

  15. Hold On A Minute... on Warner Bros. Halts Sales of AAA Batman PC Game Over Technical Problems · · Score: 1

    I clearly remember seeing two days before the release that the PC could be had for $35-$40. Could it be these sellers had inside knowledge and purposely sold this broken product before word got out? If so, wouldn't this be something the Feds could look into?

  16. Fen-Phen on Is the End of Government Acceptance of Homeopathy In Sight? · · Score: 1

    Let's not forget this drugs sordid history. While this snake oil did sort of work, it was prescribed for decades before it was removed from the market. Funny how bad apples from the drug corps doesn't overturn the cart. But if they don't own the rights to something then all bets are off.

  17. Re:Who buys them? on Is the End of Government Acceptance of Homeopathy In Sight? · · Score: 1

    When medical science gives you no hope, you'll try anything.

  18. Re:Yes it matters on Is the End of Government Acceptance of Homeopathy In Sight? · · Score: 0

    You could say the same about political candidates. Yet people are going to waste a hell-of-a-lot of money on them really soon.

  19. Re:Another company trashes its most useful product on Amazon Overhauling Customer Reviews · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Well, yes and no... http://www.amazon.com/gp/custo... ... This person's one star review was posted three years ago and has garnered 76 responses. The most current was 20 days ago. It's amazing seeing the "You're right" - "No, you're wrong" conversation. Even when the company, right from the beginning, stated, "This is how your testing methods are faulty...", people are still saying this one star review has convinced them not to buy the product. [BTW: 88% of 4,121 people gave this product a 4-5 star review. ] So, while this review has survived the test of time, the only usefulness it has achieved is to show how bad testing methods are readily accepted if it's buried in enough data.

  20. Stop grouping revisions on Amazon Overhauling Customer Reviews · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The other problem is that they'll group different models on the same page. So the reviews you see are for all the models together. In many cases Version B is way better than Version A. But, you still see the bad reviews without realizing it's unrelated to what you're going to buy. They also need to address the paid bad reviewers. I looked up stuff just last week and the same one star review, word for word, was listed on three different items. And these were three totally unrelated items. One in electronics, one in cookware, and the third in camping equipment.

  21. Re:Great! So just like the movies then... on E3 2015: A Lot of Nostalgia For Old Games · · Score: 1

    Yes, but the new Holographic Oregan Trail includes multi-layered story features. It will take whatever country the GPS says you're in and correct classic story features to suit your present whereabouts. For instance, "You just died of dysentery" can now be, "You just died of Ebola", or "You just died because the police officer thought your Pez dispenser was a taser."

  22. Re:Stop charging for checked bag on US Airlines Say Smaller Carry-Ons Are Not In the Cards · · Score: 1

    I agree with the above, but here's some interesting add ons... + One of the reasons carry-ons have increased is due to baggage being lost. It got so bad, and so random, people always feel they need to have an extra set of clothes in their carry-on just in case. + Will we see an increase of people buying those big coats with 20+ pockets in them? You know, the ones which can even hold a whole set of clothes, your iPad, etc.. Many geeks are using those now in order to really have two carry-ons instead of one. Or are we now going to have a coat fee if this idea takes off? + Finally, Jimmy Carter tried pushing for us to change to metric...along with renewable energy...back in the 1970's. Republicans had a field day stating it would collapse American business due to the cost. Just sayin'...

  23. *slowly sliding a pen and paper across the table* on Germany Abandons Investigation Into NSA Spying on Chancellor Merkel · · Score: 1

    "Well then Chancellor, who do you think we should be listening to?" *looking up and whistling*

  24. Two Games For A Quarter on Turning a Nail Polish Disaster Into a Teachable Math Moment · · Score: 1

    "I was given 30 minutes to spend at the arcade. There is only 5 minutes left. Is this enough time to play the free game I just won? Or should I leave now since there may be a chance I won't be able to finish it?"

  25. "And when he took the picture, he said..." on US Bombs ISIS Command Center After Terrorist Posts Selfie Online · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Sock it to me?!?!!?"