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  1. Re:This is Australia calling. on Australia's Telstra Requires Fibre Customers To Use Copper Telephone · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Sounds simple enough to me: They have low moral standards and are trying to maximize profits. Welcome to the real world.

    (This applies to the summary too...)

  2. Re:Every time a bell rings on Should There Be a Sci-Fi Category At the Oscars? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Sort version: NO

    Longer version: If we start down the 'categories' road then everybody will want one.

    The Oscars are bullshit anyway. eg. Look at how many winners weren't released in the couple of months leading up to the awards, it's close to zero. Conclusion: We're asking a bunch of fashion designers what the best movies are.

    Which is also why geek movies never win unless they're exceptionally pretty or family oriented.

  3. Re:In a not so distant future... on Where Next-Generation Rare Earth Metals May Come From · · Score: 1

    Well by 2014 we're supposed to have pretty much all American troops out of Afghanistan.

    ...and you believe that?

    I'm sure there'll be no "US Army" forces there, they'll be renamed to something else. You can bet there'll be a whole bunch of armed Americans living there, the only question is how many (I'm sure the actual number will be classified).

  4. Re:Tow? on Why Tesla Cars Aren't Bricked By Failing Batteries · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just make sure you tow it backwards...

  5. Re:Upgraded toilets on Gates Foundation Makes Progress On Reinvented Toilets · · Score: 2, Funny

    "First World Problems", indeed.

    Maybe you could employ an immigrant to wipe your ass for you. Do your bit to help the poor people.

  6. Re:OT: Redundancies on Almost a Million UK Homes Will Suffer 4G TV interference · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yep. I always try to correct them when I can, keep them on the straightened arrow.

  7. Re:Not that much of a stretch, really... on Secret UK Network Hunts GPS Jammers · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Listening to police radio isn't something they can track.

    Broadcasting a signal on GPS frequencies...this seems stupid even by criminal standards. It's just asking to be stopped/searched (assuming the police get detectors, which they probably will after this report).

  8. Re:Kill it on ACTA Referred To Europe's Top Court For Analysis · · Score: 1

    The European Parliament had quite a few misgivings about ACTA last year.

    I don't see how this addresses any of those concerns.

  9. Re:Is this a rule? on Have Bad Cars Gone Extinct? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Go to any taxi rank in Germany (where almost all taxis are Mercedes). You won't have any trouble at all finding one with over 500,000 km on the clock.

  10. Re:Child pornography is not an excuse on Against Online Surveillance? You Must Be 'For' Child Porn, Says Legislator · · Score: 1

    Well...apparently somebody put some of his personal info online...and ... guess what?

    http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120220/03451617810/vic-toews-apparently-not-fan-others-seeing-his-personal-data.shtml

  11. Re:Kenny G on Obayashi To Build Space Elevator By 2050 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm more worried that some idiot will press all the buttons so it stops at every floor.

  12. Re:Please consider the facts. on DHS Budget Includes No New Airport Body Scanners · · Score: 2

    The real winners are the vendors of scanning equipment, uniforms and staffing companies.

    ...and the people who made the decision to install the scanners just happen to own shares in those companies.

    http://thenewamerican.com/economy/commentary-mainmenu-43/5240-getting-rich-from-the-naked-body-scanners

  13. Re:They know on DHS Budget Includes No New Airport Body Scanners · · Score: 1

    Is he serious? How will people be allowed on trains without a pat-down?

  14. Re:Haskell !! on Best Language For Experimental GUI Demo Projects? · · Score: 1

    Jupiter Ace FTW!

  15. Re:Can we just ban it? on The Pirate Bay On Track To Be Banned In the UK? · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Thus ensuring that only criminals have them...

  16. Re:Can we just ban it? on The Pirate Bay On Track To Be Banned In the UK? · · Score: 2

    Wait a minute dude, what's wrong with drugs?

    The only problem I can see with drugs is that people operate automobiles after taking them.

    If we could prevent that, no problem.

  17. Re:How much would better cooling cost? on In Hot Water: The Effects of Even Modern Nuke Plants On Water · · Score: 1

    If there's really *that* much heat left over then they could maybe improve the efficiency of the plant. There has to be some use for a bunch of heat.

  18. Re:Cooling Towers on In Hot Water: The Effects of Even Modern Nuke Plants On Water · · Score: 1

    So they need a better condenser to minimize the loss? Maybe a closed system using radiators.

  19. Re:Child pornography is not an excuse on Against Online Surveillance? You Must Be 'For' Child Porn, Says Legislator · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The correct response is to ask Vic Toews to give the public access to all his Internet and credit card usage.

    After all, he's not doing anything wrong...he's got nothing to hide.

  20. Re:Step 2 on Ask Slashdot: Smartest Way To Transfer an Old Domain/Site? · · Score: 5, Informative

    Step 2: Run *both* domains for at least six months.

    Change all mail that's in databases (bank, etc), tell as many friends as possible to use the new address.

    Set up mail forwarding to the new domain so you always hit 'reply' from there. Never reply on the old domain.

    Meanwhile, give your friend access to as much of the site as possible while still keeping the admin password to yourself. Most servers allow separate FTP accounts, etc., he should be able to change files without admin access.

  21. Re:Here's another solution on Laser Scanner May Allow Passengers To Take Bottled Drinks On Planes Again · · Score: 1

    This wasn't a borderline case, there was hardly any left.

    The whole size limit is a joke. You can send a few people through with small amounts of stuff and put it together in a big bottle on the other side.

  22. Re:criminals dont play by the rules..... on Laser Scanner May Allow Passengers To Take Bottled Drinks On Planes Again · · Score: 1

    Why not just hide some C4 in a body cavity?

  23. Re:criminals dont play by the rules..... on Laser Scanner May Allow Passengers To Take Bottled Drinks On Planes Again · · Score: 1

    If "they" want to blow up a plane they will find a way to do it.

    The methods aren't complicated, high tech or secret.

    eg. People have body cavities.

  24. Re:what do you need all this stuff for anyway? on Laser Scanner May Allow Passengers To Take Bottled Drinks On Planes Again · · Score: 1

    Not all liquids are for personal hydration. There's creams, lotions, sprays, gels, etc.

    Even if we stick to hydration, some people need special liquids. eg. Babies.

  25. Re:Can the scanner find my dignity? on Laser Scanner May Allow Passengers To Take Bottled Drinks On Planes Again · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Hey, did you know people can hide stuff up their asses?

    No, really, people do it every day to get drugs through customs or to get stuff like cellphones into prisons. If people can get cellphone chargers up there* a couple of pounds of C4 would be no problem.

    [*] Which apparently they do ... %img_src%=goatse.cx