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  1. Uhm... on Ask Slashdot: Best Smartphone Plan For a US Vacation? · · Score: 1

    Cricket is CDMA 1X and 1xEV-DO, not GSM. Which rules out using an iPhone.

  2. Well of course... on Scotland Yard Has Been After Anonymous For Months · · Score: 1

    They are Guy Fawkes sympathizers, after all...

  3. Reading for comprehension, people... on FCC Fights To Maintain Indecency Policy · · Score: 1

    ...as in "this decision is bad how?"

  4. FTS: on FCC Fights To Maintain Indecency Policy · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "The FCC's brief argues the court ruling would make it almost impossible to punish broadcasters that show nudity or profanity during hours when children are likely to be watching or listening."

    And this is bad how?

  5. Re:Bitch, bitch, bitch... on Reproducing an Ancient New World Beer · · Score: 1

    You must be loads of fun at parties.

  6. Bitch, bitch, bitch... on Reproducing an Ancient New World Beer · · Score: 1

    At best we get a close approximation of something Mesoamerican peoples might have quaffed 3400 or so years ago. At worst we get yet another interesting recipe and high-octane brew. Where exactly is the bad?

  7. Justice system? on Federal Appeals Court Says Sex Offender's Computer Ban Unfair · · Score: 1

    We don't have a justice system in the U.S.

    We have a legal system. The best money can buy.

  8. Re:The unanswered question... on North Korea's Own OS, Red Star · · Score: 5, Funny

    An 8-bit operating system for a 2-bit country?

  9. Re:GQ? on Studies Find Harm From Cellular and Wi-Fi Signals · · Score: 1

    A squid-eating doe in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous. Got me?

  10. So buy your kid... on Apple's Trend Away From Tinkering · · Score: 1

    ...a Basic Stamp starter kit. Or an Arduino starter kit. Or any of the other microcontrollers out there. There is plenty of hardware available for tinkering and learning without ever needing to deal with Apple's change of direction.

  11. But I thought... on Amazon Pulls Book Publisher's Listings; Ebook Wars Underway? · · Score: 1

    ...competition was supposed to lower prices, not raise them?

  12. Re:It's more complicated a story than it appears on Russian Whistleblower Cop Arrested · · Score: 1

    His own ex-wife has called him mentally unbalanced.

    Because of course, when I want the straight, unbiased scoop on someone, I always look to their ex-spouse.

    *facepalm*

  13. I would point out... on Radio Hams Fired Upon In Haiti · · Score: 1

    ...that nowhere in this article does it say who fired on these people. It could just as easily have been Haitian police, private security, or UN troops. I doubt even they know; generally when being fired upon the proper response doesn't involve stopping to ask origin or intent.

  14. So if corporations are now legal "persons"... on Supreme Court Rolls Back Corporate Campaign Spending Limits · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ...when do we see the death penalty applied to them? The Ford Pinto's exploding gas tank and Union Carbide's Bhopal clusterfuck are merely the first examples that come to mind of corporations exhibiting depraved indifference to human life. Had an individual done these things he/she would be facing the death penalty; why should corporations be exempt?

  15. I hope it gets better... on ChromeOS Zero Released · · Score: 3, Interesting

    ...because as it is now it's slower than Windows 7 on my eee701.

  16. Re:Just tell them ... on Providing a Closed Source License Upon Request? · · Score: 1

    Idiocy should be expensive.

    Make it so.

  17. Re:Avatar did not address the uncanny valley on James Cameron On How Avatar Technology Could Keep Actors Young · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, no, poors. As in reverting their appearance to when they were young and poor and hungry for fame.

  18. Re:Abused for straw man attacks on Jan. 11, 1902 — Popular Mechanics Is Born · · Score: 0, Troll

    Very nice. Have an intelligent rebuttal, or do you simply choose to accept mindlessly whatever you're told?

  19. The FCC has now sent them a letter asking why. on FCC Inquires About Controversial Verizon Fees · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Surplus profits, of course. Anything else?

  20. This is NOT baffling! on Murdoch To Explore Blocking Google Searches · · Score: 5, Insightful

    From the Summary: "'There's a doctrine called "fair use," which we believe to be challenged in the courts and would bar it altogether,' Mr Murdoch told the TV channel. 'But we'll take that slowly.'" Fair use is the target here. They don't want anyone to ever be able to use any current culture without payment and approval.

  21. $200,000 Cash Theft on Details Emerge of 2006 Wal-Mart Hack · · Score: 0, Offtopic
  22. I'm a museum professional... on Science, Technology, Natural History Museums? · · Score: 2, Informative

    ...and I've been building exhibits for science museums for the past 25 years. In my experience, the following are the best in the U.S.:

    Liberty Science Center, Newark, NJ
    Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL
    Indianapolis Children's Museum, Indianapolis, IN
    Science Center of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (don't miss the Museum of Questionable Medical Devices!)
    St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis, MO
    OMSI, Portland, OR
    Reuben H. Fleet Center, San Diego, CA
    California ScienCenter, Los Angeles, CA

    And when you're in L.A., don't miss the Museum Of Jurassic Technology. Absolutely fascinating.

  23. Mega Caldera?!?! on A Supervolcano Beneath Mt. St. Helens? · · Score: 1

    Jesus, does this mean we're going to have to go through the whole SCO fiasco again on a grander scale?

  24. The UAE? on Two Big Tests For Personal Rapid Transportation · · Score: 1

    I've been to the UAE. The problem there is that even though they hire the best engineers in the world, the laborers building these projects typically had never seen the business end of a hammer six months before being hired.

    What could possibly go wrong?

  25. Showing my age, I know... on Dr. Dobb's Journal Going Web-Only · · Score: 1

    ...but does anyone here remember/miss MicroCornucopia or The Computer Journal?