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  1. Without any information... on All Fossil-Fuel Vehicles Will Vanish In 8 Years, Says Stanford Study (financialpost.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm 99% sure this is 99% wrong.

  2. Instructions for replacing the headlight bulbs in my Prius start with "remove the front bumper" Sounds Familiar.

  3. Re:That's pretty crappy. on Tesla Model S Can Hit (At Least) 132 MPH On the Autobahn · · Score: 1

    Have to agree. My old M5 with 311hp could do 155mph and was artificially limited to that speed. I wonder if the Tesla drive circuitry cannot keep up the 400+hp output without having "issues".

  4. Re:Not true. on Ohio Judge Rules Speed Cameras Are a Scam · · Score: 1

    This is so in New York State as well. If you hit someone from behind, it is your fault no matter what. I was rear-ended while I was stopped and pushed into the car ahead of me. It was considered my fault for hitting the car in front of me!

  5. Re:Not true. on Ohio Judge Rules Speed Cameras Are a Scam · · Score: 0

    There is not even a rule to make the yellow interval the same for each light in a given area. Differing speed limits would make this difficult anyway. So each light is a roulette game. Randomizing the yellow intervals would certainly increase revenue!

  6. My solution on 'This Is Your Second and Final Notice' Robocallers Revealed · · Score: 1

    Where are the predator drones when you need them?

  7. What iPhone user knows how to use Office? on Why Microsoft Office For iOS Will Likely Never See the Light of Day · · Score: 1

    Maybe there's an Excel port of Farmville 2... or maybe Angry Words or Temple Run Powerpoint.

  8. Re:Fight you muscles? on Fight You Own Muscles To Create Force-Feedback On Smartphones · · Score: 2

    Don't you mean YORE own muscles?

  9. I guess size does matter on Accessorize Your Phone With Another Phone · · Score: 2

    So bigger is better AND smaller is better.

  10. Being "That Guy" might not be so bad on Microsoft Patents Tech That Would Silence Your Phone For You · · Score: 1

    Being "That Girl" was OK for Marlo Thomas.

  11. Re:Beautiful on Facebook Testing $100 Fee To Mail Mark Zuckerberg · · Score: 2

    I think you meant embiggening instead of boldering.

  12. Just switched to v18 on Firefox 18 Launches With Faster IonMonkey-Enabled JavaScript, Built-In PDF Viewe · · Score: 1

    Now it runs but will not show any web pages. I just get spinning circular arrows. All pages are blank. :( I want v17 back!

  13. No future for this on Can Fotobar Make Polaroid Relevant Again? · · Score: 1

    If my experience with my 19-year-old granddaughter is any indication, nobody prints photos from cell phones. They get sent to friends or posted to Facebook and that's the end of the line.

  14. Re:"Stifle descent?" on New Documents Detail FBI, Bank Crack Down On Occupy Wall Street · · Score: 3, Funny

    I thought "stifle" was not that obscure, but I didn't get the reference to Descent when Descent 2 has been out for quite some time.

  15. Re:I want to say one word to you. Just one word. on Investing In Lego Bricks For Fun But Mostly Profit · · Score: 1

    I want to say TWO words to you. Beanie Babies. Think about that.

  16. Oblig on Judge Grants Defendant's Motion To Explore Alleged Fraud By Prenda Law · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Mr. Steele? He doesn't exist. I invented him. Follow. I always loved excitement, so I studied, and apprenticed, and put my name on an office. But absolutely nobody knocked down my door. A female private investigator seemed so... feminine. So I invented a superior. A decidedly MASCULINE superior. Suddenly there were cases around the block. It was working like a charm... until the day HE walked in, with his blue eyes and mysterious past. And before I knew it, he assumed Mr. Steele's identity. Now I do the work, and he takes the bows. It's a dangerous way to live, but as long as people buy it, I can get the job done. We never mix business with pleasure. Well, almost never. I don't even know his real name! "

  17. Re:towed to the dealer? on Pirate Radio Station In Florida Jams Automotive Electronics · · Score: 2

    Keyless entry fob for my Prius has a physical key built into it. They can't be the only manufacturer that does this.

  18. 6 months? Give it a rest. on Ask Slashdot: Android Apps For Kids Under 12 Months? · · Score: 1

    Buy blocks or big Lego bricks. Puzzles with big pieces are good. Is the app-for-the-kid really for her or for you? Things with glass are not for small children (unless it's the Bag O' Glass from Saturday Night Live: http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/irwin-mainway/1185611/).

  19. Lifetime of bathtubs on Ask Slashdot: Do You Test Your New Hard Drives? · · Score: 2

    Old bathtubs lasted longer than old hard drives. Now it's the other way around.

  20. Stepping on things in the dark of night on Has Lego Sold Out? · · Score: 3, Funny

    While my daughter was growing up, I had a random choice of what to step on if I went walking barefoot around the apartment in the middle of the night. I could step on a Lego, which is quite painful, or step on one of her goldfish that had jumped out of the tank. If you can see in the dark, pick the Lego. They won't die if you squash them and you don't have to explain to a little girl how you killed her pet fish. She is 40 years old now and still reminds me of this. You would think people would move on... Personally, I think the fish was depressed.

  21. Make it like Stargate Universe on Who Should Manage the Nuclear Weapons Complex, Civilians Or Military? · · Score: 1

    Military handles security and civilian technical community handles operations. Each one thinks they are in charge.

  22. So this is the new Moore's Law on Vivos Founder Builds an Underground City Where You Can Ride Out the Apocalypse · · Score: 1

    Moore's Law for morons: Morons increase at the rate of 1000% per year.

  23. Re:Hurr durr libertarians on Makerbot Cracks Down On 3D-Printable Gun Parts · · Score: 4, Funny

    Your distinguishing between queue and cue is a mute point.

  24. Just love that IBM smell! on IBM Predicts the Next 5 Years of Computing · · Score: 1

    Can't wait to hang an IBM air freshener in my iCar!

  25. Re:I need new glasses. on Humans Have Been Eating Cheese For At Least 7,500 Years · · Score: 1

    Silly human. There is no Chinese cheese. (And if there is, I want to hear about it.)