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  1. Re:Define "Beer". on Beer Is Cheaper In the US Than Anywhere Else In the World · · Score: 1

    2) Bud Light - 47.38 million barrels world wide.

    3)Budweiser 36.98 million barrels also sold globally.

    Sure, "globally", and "world wide"... How much of that "world wide" is the USA?

  2. Define "Beer". on Beer Is Cheaper In the US Than Anywhere Else In the World · · Score: 3, Informative

    There is a big difference between a "40" of St Ides for 2 bucks, and a 5$ to 7$ pint of "micro-brew".

    St. Louis produces millions of gallons of piss water alternatively known as "beer", but this doesn't mean that the rest of the world drinks this stuff and would classify it as "beer".

  3. Vegan? on Lab-Grown Leather Could Be a Reality In 5 Years · · Score: 1

    So... Would this be Vegan?

  4. Re:Again on Will Apple Vs Samsung Verdict Be Overturned? · · Score: 1

    Apple wins in GPU benchmarks, but Apple hasn't innovated with the iPhone in a while. All the key features in both iOS 5 and iOS 6 existed in Android and Windows Mobile first.

    But the issues are not just "features".

    There is a lot "under the hood" in terms of engineering and the industrial design elements (I'm sure you can design all the features anyone could want in a 10 pound brick).

  5. Re:Hah! Take that, my bank! on Hotmail No Longer Accepts Long Passwords, Shortens Them For You · · Score: 1

    Sounds like Bank of America. At least they let you use a mix of upper and lower case and numbers.

    Really? My B of A password does indeed contain several "special" chars.

    And frankly, 16 character length including numbers, CAPs, lowers, and specials in a random string - is quite enough for most normal password use.

    I do have some 52 char random string passwords, but really, back to the main subject here, for Hotmail? Seriously, 16 chars is fine, if you use random strings.

  6. When smiling becomes a crime... on No Smiles At NJ Motor Vehicle Commission · · Score: 1

    ...Only criminals will smile!

  7. Seriously.... on The Rise of Paid Wikipedia Consulting · · Score: 1, Troll

    And what of Jimmy Wales? He has become VERY wealthy as a direct result of his association with Wikipedia. Sure, he draws a "nominal" check from Wikipedia itself, but on the Yakety-Yak circuit, it'll cost you 50k to have The Great Man speak at your Wikipedia worship service.

  8. Re:Secret HOW? Nice Headline Slashdot... on Apple's Secret Plan To Join iPhones With Airport Security · · Score: 2

    Optional today, required tomorrow.

    Last time I checked, Smart Phones were not required by government decree.

  9. Re:Secret HOW? Nice Headline Slashdot... on Apple's Secret Plan To Join iPhones With Airport Security · · Score: 1

    Just like using SSN for anything but social security...oh wait...

    I'm sorry, we're all required to carry Smart Phones now?

  10. Secret HOW? Nice Headline Slashdot... on Apple's Secret Plan To Join iPhones With Airport Security · · Score: 4, Informative

    Apple submitted the patent in 2008, it was approved in July, and both Slashdot and CNN are talking about it today, so this is "secret" HOW?

    In all likelihood, it would be a service that would be available *IF YOU WANT IT*

    Christ, people, if you suffer from this type of PARANOIA regularly, seek professional help.

  11. Sure Jimmy, sure. on Wikipedia Scandal: High Profile Users Allegedly Involved In Paid-Editing · · Score: 0, Troll

    From Jimmy Whales, the biggest WikiWhore of them all: "I'm shocked, SHOCKED, I TELL YOU"

    Sure Jimmy, sure.

  12. High School Kids? on Patent Troll Goes After Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Yahoo, IBM, Others · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Most of their technical staff looks to be about 15 or 16...

    http://www.personalweb.com/About.html

  13. Re:Not getting it! on China Unveils Yet Another Stealth Fighter · · Score: 4, Funny

    Once you've seen one Chinese stelth fighter, very soon you hunger for another...

  14. Re:Why a Microsoft phone? on Yahoo Excludes BlackBerry From Employee Smartphone List · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The US military still insists on Blackberries over iPhone / Andoid. So just like with the US government's use of Iridium sat phones kept that company afloat, until the US military stops using Blackberries, the company will be "around".

  15. And they built it for... on How Indie Devs Made an 1,800-Player Action Game Mod In Their Spare Time · · Score: -1

    WINDOWS, not Linux.

    When even the geeks pass on Linux for games, is there any hope?

  16. Re:Sure! on Are Commercial Games Finally Going To Make It To Linux? · · Score: 1

    My guess is that if this does gain momentum, it will be for a limited set of distros such as Ubuntu, to ease the issues of installation problems, drivers, what have you.

  17. Distant memories on Monkeys Made Smarter With Prosthetic Device · · Score: 1

    brain-damaged monkeys on cocaine

    Iâ(TM)m pretty sure I saw that band back in the 80â(TM)s

  18. As everyone knows... on Astronomers Fix the Astronomical Unit · · Score: -1, Troll

    The Astronomical Unit is the distence between Taco's anus and ball sack.

    It's a FACT, folks...

  19. Re:We don't have the "why" from Google. on Alibaba Says Google Threatened Acer With Banishment From Android · · Score: 1

    We don't have the "why" from Google. So, this smidgeon of news doesn't establish anything.

    Indeed, nothing from Acer either. All we have is a statement from Alibaba that is light on concrete facts... Actually, all we have is a *random website* that say Alibaba said this or that.

    Folks, there is nothing to see here.

  20. Say what you mean... on Ask Slashdot: When Is It a Good Idea To Incorporate? · · Score: 1

    ...by doing some consulting work (read mobile app development)

    If that's what you mean whay not just say it?

    ...by doing some mobile app development

  21. Not really... on Star Trek Tech That Exists Today · · Score: 2

    Most of the example are not really very much like Star Trek "tech" at all... And what's that Space Shuttle looking thing? Made out of powdered American cheese?

  22. OK HERE IT IS on China's Alibaba To Outsell Amazon, eBay Combined · · Score: -1, Troll

    Look, I was thinking about the CHINESE and there it was: MY COCK is bigger than any Chinese peter. Yes, it is. So, as I *STROKE* my big member, I think of small Chinese penis. As I SPEW my seed, I think of Chinese peter. And then I order out from my motel room for a hooker...

  23. Re:Douches on When a Primary Source Isn't Good Enough: Wikipedia · · Score: 1

    Reverting once or twice isn't a problem on Wikipedia.

    In theory.

    In practice? Nope, thatâ(TM)s not the way it works.

  24. Re:Not too suprising on FAA Permits American Airlines To Use iPads In Cockpit "In All Phases of Flight" · · Score: 2

    I've searched high and low and there are no programs that I can find for android tablets and there are definitely none for the kindle.

    Jeppesen has products for Android. But you're going to pay for those.

    The kindle's screen is also less than optimal for some of the nice features that tablet's bring.

    The Kindle is an Amazon product platform, essentially an entertainment platform. Relying on an entertainment platform and random open source material for critical flying documents / information is probably not a good idea. I'm not sure the "e-ink" type display is really optimal for this application.

    As to the iPad, the Air Force bought around 10,000 a few months back, and C-17 pilots now carry them, though we do not yet have "flip" - charta and approach plate data, Jeppsesn - on them. That's next.

  25. Re:Douches on When a Primary Source Isn't Good Enough: Wikipedia · · Score: 4, Informative

    Then you revert the Edits back into the article with a note: "It is a violation of wikirules to remove properly cited material. If you think it should be removed, goto Talk page and justify your case."

    And then you get accused of starting an "edit war", and punish with a week or two of "time out".