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  1. Re:What if voting was compulsory? on Yes We Can (Profile You): a Brief Primer On Campaigns and Political Data · · Score: 1

    That means there is a chance that all that campaigning will have to be inflicted on the public AGAIN? Forget it.

  2. Re:First Amendment isn't relevant here on Seattle Library Lets Man Watch Porn On Computers Despite Complaints · · Score: 2

    Where on earth is your library? I see families in my local libraries all the time!

  3. Re:If we would just allow free market on In Small WV Town, Monsanto Faces Class-Action Suit Over Agent Orange Chemical · · Score: 1
  4. Re:Estonians are smart on Estonian Tech University Bans Notebooks and Smartphones · · Score: 1

    Distraction and fear, those are our chief weapons, And surprise and ruthless efficiency... Damn! And nice red uniforms.

  5. Re:Phonorecords duality ! on Google Asks Court Not To Enjoin ReDigi · · Score: 1

    So the record companies are both morons AND idiots!

  6. Re:Lese mageste links on Thai Gov't Welcomes Twitter's Censorship Plans · · Score: 1

    Exactly. This is Slashdot after all. Where are the links I can like?

  7. Re:Some examples of royal "criticism" on Thai Gov't Welcomes Twitter's Censorship Plans · · Score: 1

    I think there is a Chinese precedent for the hundred flowers of criticism idea. Didn't Mao do this and then punish those who criticized him?

  8. Re:Aluminum Foil in the Wallet on Shmoocon Demo Shows Easy, Wireless Credit Card Fraud · · Score: 4, Informative

    A Faraday cage need not be grounded. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_cage

  9. Re:Fun science experiment you can do at home on Don't Worry About Global Warming, Say 16 Scientists in the WSJ · · Score: 5, Funny

    Place one hand in the ice bath and the other in the boiling water. On the average, you are comfortable!

  10. Other old planes are still useful on Aging U-2 Will Fight On Into the Next Decade · · Score: 1

    The A-10 Warthog (Thunderbolt) was designed in the 70's and is supposed to remain in service until 2028! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II#Replacement

  11. More amazing uses for the miracle substance on Graphene Membranes Superpermeable to Water · · Score: 1

    So if people can make exotic materials like graphene, why can't my doctor make my low back pain go away?

  12. Re:What about normal collisions? on Autonomous Vehicles and the Law · · Score: 1

    So your vehicle missed the latest software update? YOU must be at fault!

  13. Re:People moving just the start on Autonomous Vehicles and the Law · · Score: 1

    Bottled water is the greatest marketing triumph in the history of the known universe.

  14. Auto cars can be stopped by ED-209, the auto cop. on Autonomous Vehicles and the Law · · Score: 1

    I'm sure the potential for software glitches is low. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrXfh4hENKs

  15. Re:Well, at least one company is honest then on The Web's Worst Privacy Policy · · Score: 1

    That should be "Muahh-ha-ha-ha".

  16. My favorite psychic headline on Psychics Say Apollo 16 Astronauts Found Alien Ship · · Score: 1

    "The Psychic Network goes out of business due to unforeseen financial difficulties..."

  17. They couldn't find better help? on Engineered Stomach Microbe Converts Seaweed Into Ethanol · · Score: 1

    Personally, I rather have a real biologist working on this than a synthetic one.

  18. Re:So, they know of no fires on Chevy Volt Passes Safety Investigation · · Score: 3, Informative

    1955 Jeep CJ5 had the gas tank under the driver's seat, so there is prior art.

  19. Well let me ask the dumb question on Anonymous Takes Down DOJ, RIAA, MPA and Universal Music · · Score: 1

    Can Anonymous take down any site they please? I assume "take down" means to make the site unavailable to the casual surfer rather than hack into and steal site info that ought to be secured?

  20. Re:10% Ethanol on Is E85 Dead Now? · · Score: 2

    Ethanol is required to be in gasoline sold in NY (10%). There are already problems with small-engine devices like boats and snowmobiles etc. I have some concern about my 40-year old car if the percentage required gets any higher.

  21. Re:Google TV problem on Google TV 2.0 Review, Tweaks, and Screenshots · · Score: 2, Funny

    Same comment applies to cable TV. 500 channels of nothing worth seeing.

  22. Not-so oblig reference on Multiple Sclerosis Damage Washed Away By Stream of Young Blood · · Score: 2

    "A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual..."

  23. Re:Kodak thought so too... on Michael Dell Dismisses Tablet Threat To the PC Market · · Score: 1

    I was just starting a post saying that Michael Dell should go and work for Kodak, but I see you mostly beat me to it.

  24. Re:Poor analysis - its film not the camera itself on Kodak Failing, But Camera Phones Not To Blame · · Score: 2
    So who was that person? I worked at Kodak for 26 years. Maybe I know the person. Kodak certainly didn't invent CCDs, so I'm curious. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge-coupled_device

    I have to agreed with the "Forget it..." comment. I remember walking into (supervisor) T*m K*ll*'s office to get my pat on the back for co-writing a paper with Armin K. Weiss (prime mover of lenticular lens arrays for image sensors: "Light sensing devices with lenticular pixels" patent). We were told what was needed was a "silicon solution" and were given a Snickers bar. Kodak sat on lens arrays for years. The reasoning was, "If we do it, then everyone will do it." Now everyone uses the technology.

  25. This patent can be extended. on Microsoft Patents Bad Neighborhood Detection · · Score: 1

    Too bad they didn't patent bad software detection.