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  1. Re:Break Their Legs and Put Them in the Everglades on 'This Is Your Second and Final Notice' Robocallers Revealed · · Score: 1

    Actually, what you want is "Durable Power of Attorney".

  2. Re:Military fat trimming is overdue on There Is Plenty To Cut At the Pentagon · · Score: 1

    That isn't the military I'm familiar with. The military I'm familiar with get programs shoved down its throat by congresscritters. They cannot build stuff they need where they wish to build it because congresscritters will demand a cut in order to support the appropriation.

  3. Re:Stay the hell away from the F35 on There Is Plenty To Cut At the Pentagon · · Score: 1

    You mean Pakistan, that's where most of the Taliban hang out. And the Pakistanis would get their turbans in a twist all over again after the U.S. nailed their adopted favorite son.

  4. Re:I say cut the F-35 on There Is Plenty To Cut At the Pentagon · · Score: 0

    Ummm....lessee, SS runs a deficit say in 2014. Where do they get the money?

    I know, I know!!! They'll get it from the Trust Fund (cue the trumphets)!

    Congress: You want how much? Well, like, there never was a mattress we stuffed the money in. Check our IOU.

    SS: But, but, we have blue hairs demanding their piece of the pie.

    Congress: Shit, okay, we'll borrow another $100 Billion, increasing the national debt, to cover our IOU.

    You: I'm shocked!!

  5. Re:Easy solution on al-Qaeda's 22 Tips and Tricks To Dodge Drones · · Score: 1

    I think he's talking about the contractors. Contractors regularly fly B-52's to get to and fro work in Iraq slaughtering innocent dogs, cute kittens, and any babies they can find.

  6. Re:They're all idiots on US Stealth Jet Has To Talk To Allied Planes Over Unsecured Radio · · Score: 1

    Is that you, Bugs?

  7. Re:Retrieved Samples Without DPRK's AF Scrambling? on Update — Sensors Do Not Pick Up North Korean Radioactivity · · Score: 1

    Never read much history about N. Korea have you.

  8. Re:You can sense the glee in the writeups... on Apple Hit By Hackers Who Targeted Facebook · · Score: 1

    Anyone who has to use Oracle forms.

  9. Re:Yes on Can Dell and HP Keep Pace With An Asia-Centric PC World? · · Score: 1

    Customer: Wow, great looking machines, show me what they can do.

    Salesdroid: Well, this here Windows machine runs all Windows software that you probably already have. This Linux machine runs maybe a little of the software you already have, but you'll need to download versions for Linux..but its easy.

    Customer: Gee...download software, that's dangerous, that's how my current Windows box got wedged.

    Salesdroid: But Linux is safer, just don't agree to install anything you don't want...errr....or something.

    Customer: Okay, I'll take the Windows box...ummm....this doesn't look like Windows, what are these tiles, where's the start menu.

    Salesdroid: Oh, screw it, just buy a fucking computer and get the hell out of here.

    Customer: Bye-bye, now!!

  10. Re:Yawn. on Surface Pro: 'Virtually Unrepairable' · · Score: 1

    That would be the registry of enlightenment.

  11. Re:Holy Crap! This changes EVERYTHING! on Heavy Metal and Emergent Behavior · · Score: 1

    Hell, "The Particles" ought to be the name of a heavy metal band.

  12. Re:Brainless matter on Heavy Metal and Emergent Behavior · · Score: 1

    And math-metal and prog-metal are quite interesting and complex. The bands producing that stuff are quite creative. There are also a lot of excellent musicians in metal.

  13. Re:Democrat proposes more spending, what a surpriz on Obama Proposes 'Meaningful Progress' On Climate Change · · Score: 1

    Yes, let's consign the poor in poor states to a more miserable existence since it must be their own fault.

  14. Re:Democrat proposes more spending, what a surpriz on Obama Proposes 'Meaningful Progress' On Climate Change · · Score: 1

    Yep, all we'd need is another dot-com bubble. Surely there's another one of them around.

  15. Re:You have to ask.... is NK's leader suicidal? on North Korea Conducts Third Nuclear Test · · Score: 1

    I'm not aware of the U.S. or S. Korea giving them anything recently. In fact, the N. Koreans got all pissy when the U.S. stopped and then S. Korea also decided to stop.

    You could argue they are doing it because the feel the stoppage was because they weren't being nasty enough. My own belief is that they ultimately figure to win the Korean War. The regime has no other reason to exist.

  16. Re:I'm actually quite impressed with the DPRK... on North Korea Conducts Third Nuclear Test · · Score: 1

    Well, lately they've been demanding but no one is delivering, unless you mean China which sent them the trucks for their mobile missiles, among other necessary and vital resources for the regime's survival.

  17. Re:"Wantonly violated?" on North Korea Conducts Third Nuclear Test · · Score: 1

    They probably won't use a nuke, but they'll have no problem giving them to Islamic nutjobs who wouldn't hesitate to use it. Or feed the nuke research to Iran so Iran can have a big dick too in the Middle East, thus spawning a nuclear arms race there. That would further their aims of causing the U.S. grief.

    Those are the real problems N. Korea presents. And there is no way to stop them short of war. No amount of kissy, kissy for that little sawed off runt's ass is going to satisfy them. They'll simply interpret that as evidence of a successful strategy. They still aim to win the Korean War against the U.S. It is the only reason their regime exists.

  18. Re:Will dell systems be able to use this or will M on Linux Foundation's Secure Boot Pre-Bootloader Released · · Score: 2

    In a sense, they do not own a piece of Dell. From what I understand, they contributed some dough as a loan and I have not heard they will have anyone on the board. Dell cannot live on the desktop market, in the server market they cannot ignore Linux.

    This doesn't stop MS from using its usual bag of dirty tricks, but if Dell has any sense and balls, he'll keep MS away from actually running the business.

  19. Re:Not Bigoted, Just Frustrated With 'Tards on Texas School Board Searching For Alternatives To Evolutionary Theory · · Score: 1

    Their attitude is caused by wanting to pick and choose their science. So the focus on interpretations because they know scientists freely admit they must interpret their evidence. This they use as carte blanche to using any interpretation they like and claim it is on par with scientists' interpretation. There is such a thing as an informed opinion, and they don't have one.

  20. Re:Theories of "driving" in Texas on Texas School Board Searching For Alternatives To Evolutionary Theory · · Score: 1

    Yeah? They have nothing on the terrapins in Maryland. On the feeder roads to the beltway, I think they get extra points in Vehicle Heaven if they can move from behind you into that two-car length space you were keeping in front of you so as not to rear end the car in front. Then there are the red lights. Apparently, it is great fun to jack rabbit start from one red light and speed as fast as you can to the next red light clusterfuck up the road. Going through red lights just after they turn red is a moral imperative with these people, no matter how many accidents they've seen caused by it. The traffic light cameras in some intersections has stopped some of them, but I think that only adds to their excitement. Driving is a just like racing, only more obstacles here.

  21. Re:Theories of "gravity" and electricity under rev on Texas School Board Searching For Alternatives To Evolutionary Theory · · Score: 1

    Ron White: You Can't Fix Stupid

  22. Re:Why would anyone voluntarily live in Texas? on Texas School Board Searching For Alternatives To Evolutionary Theory · · Score: 1

    The only way they balanced the budget was by reducing help for the poor and education. I suppose the latter makes sense, they can stop teaching modern biology in schools now.

  23. Re:Shortcoming on Can Proprietary Language Teams Succeed By Going Open Source? · · Score: 1

    That's because their language was modeled on Hypertalk which was Hypercard's language. In fact, they advertize that their app will read Hypercard stacks. Their application are essentially stacks but updated to use a more modern architecture.

  24. Re:Microsoft controls compoter booting on UEFI Secure Boot Pre-Bootloader Rewritten To Boot All Linux Versions · · Score: 1

    Defense, FDA, FCC, NIH, FBI, CIA, Social Security, NSTA, OSHA, FAA, etc. Care to duplicate that in the 50 states?

  25. Re:Build your own on Apple To Discontinue Mac Pro In EU Over Safety Regulations · · Score: 1

    Yeah, 'cause when you buy a Mac, all you are buying is the hardware. Software is free, developed by little elves singing sweet little songs of contentment while bluebirds of happiness sing in the trees.