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  1. Puhlease! on Avatar, Has Sci-fi Found Its Heaven's Gate? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    In Avatar, mankind has the ability to cross the voids of space in an effort to mine a mineral rich alien world. Bring these minerals back for refinemant and use. We have the ability to implant a human mind into an alien avatar body that we have ourselves created and control that persons new avatar body. And yet we can't repair a paralyzed human body? Fail.

  2. and now for something completely stupid... on External Airbag Designed to Protect Pedestrians · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Yeah, the impact from the car won't scratch you, but when it shoves you into a stationary lamp post or wall at 45 mph you will still splatter.

  3. Who is going to see these? on "We're Linux" Finalists Announced · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's my understanding that the winner won't be put on television in any way. How is this going to reach anyone besides people that are already interested in Linux? Point being- people that are *already* interested in Linux will probably try it anyway. This is just a feel good about ourselves project but I guess it's a fun one though.

  4. Actual versus PR speak on Yahoo Promises To Anonymize and Limit User Data · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Well. It seems like Yahoo is trying to actually not do evil and Google is trying to talk about not doing evil while making it palatable for the masses. Or something. (Insert witty statement illustrating contrasting styles of Google and Yahoo here)

  5. Really? on German Foreign Ministry Migrates Desktops To OSS · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Is it really the " year of the Linux desktop"?

  6. Re:Hmmmm on Complaints Pour In After Digital TV Test · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yes, let the festivities begin I say. I hope the masses purchase the hell out of some new tv's so that prices fall a bit. I want a new flat screen for cheaper than I can get one now. And yes, I am cheap.

  7. Cartoon battlefield on US Congress Funds Laser Weapons · · Score: 5, Funny

    Come on, you know the battlefields of the future are going to look like a 1980's G.I. Joe cartoon. Hilarious. Wait... Not really hilarious...

  8. Slashvertisement? on Review: Spore · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Review: Spore Posted by Soul shill on Tuesday September 09, @12:15PM from the evolution-of-games-and-vice-versa dept.

    There. Fixed that for you.

  9. Re:Worth picking up, but... on Review: Spore · · Score: 4, Informative

    If you could post an explanation of how I could safely play this game without buying a dedicated machine which will never do anything but play this one game, that'd be great.

    Just wait for it to hit the consoles. Unless it fails so hard that it doesn't get ported. But that is unlikely. DRM SecuROM type tactics are killing pc gaming more than piracy.

  10. As far as security goes - on How Do I Prevent Lan Party Theft? · · Score: 3, Funny

    - You should hire the Hells Angels and pay them with beer. Make sure you announce it nationwide and let everyone know that event is free. Then you let someone film a doc about it. Oh, and make sure you have everyone stand out in the hot sun all afternoon before it kicks off. And don't forget to make it easy for everyone to have easy access to drugs an alcohol.

  11. Will be using science... on The US Swim Team's Secret Weapon, Science · · Score: 1

    and the science of drugs. I kid, I kid.

  12. Offset? on Dutch Town Lays Air-Purifying Concrete · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Because the purifying concrete offsets the pollution incurred from mining the titanium to create the concrete? Am I wrong in thinking I knew an old lady who swallowed a fly? Someone weigh in on this please. Thanks :P

  13. Perception - on Apple After Jobs · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Perception is everything. I think most people remember how Jobs came back and restored Apple to what they once were and how without him Apple seemed to fade a bit. So naturally, it *superficially* appears that Apple needs him more than he needs Apple and if he leaves, becomes terminally ill or dies so does the innovation at Apple. That may or may not be the case but it seems so on the surface.

  14. In a nation of cowards... on Craigslist Forced To Reveal a Seller's Identity · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...Why does anyone expect anything different than what we see here. McCarthyism is alive and well under the new management that has relabeled communism as terrorism. Power mongers mongering their power.

  15. Re:This guy has a point. on Telecom Amnesty Foes On the Move · · Score: 1
    Why can't I have mod points for this!

    +1 insightful my friend.

  16. They don't know the half of it... on Student Faces 38 Years In Prison For Hacking Grades · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just wait until they find out what he has done to WOPR.

  17. You want some Knighthoood? on Stephen Hawking Turned Down Knighthood · · Score: 5, Funny
    "We want you to be our Knight Professor Hawking."

    (robot voice)"No, you can keep it. I will not risk valorous death for someone who mismanages the government funding of my chosen profession.

    "No, you don't understand..."

    (loud robot voice)"I SAID KEEP IT!"

  18. Wasting money on $50 to Get XP On a New Dell · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Look, I know xp is what everyone wants, but it should be obvious that the days are numbered for this OS.

  19. Re:LULZ on Yahoo Ends Talks With Microsoft, Embraces Google Instead · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh and also, cue the chair jokes in 3,2,1...

  20. LULZ on Yahoo Ends Talks With Microsoft, Embraces Google Instead · · Score: 4, Funny

    Because that is just want Microsoft wants to hear. Yahoo is teaming with Google. Burn baby burn.

  21. Highly accurate assesment: on Study Links Storm Botnet's Growth To Illegal Drugs · · Score: 1, Redundant
    Botnets are run by illegal Russian "pharmacists"?

    NO $H!T

  22. Consumer Gamespot Reports on Consumer Reports Gets Its Game On · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Will CR be reviewing the next installment of Gran Turismo?

    NO.

  23. Re:It's not completely their fault on Carl Icahn Takes on Yahoo's Board · · Score: 1

    He's called "evil" because he got his money by * Monopoly abuse ("that's a nice little program you've got there, Stac...") * Running competitors into the ground (no, that's not business as usual) * Raw hypocrisy ("Open Source is Evil. Just don't look at ftp.exe.") * Flat-out fraud ("sure, IBM, I have an OS I can sell you") The guy's an ass who's held computing back for the last 25 years through actions that'd get you and me imprisoned, or at least run out of business. By your logic, it doesn't matter how he got his wealth as long as he gives a little bit away. Well, nuts to that. Warren Buffett's doing pretty OK for himself and I'm unaware of any similar allegations against him. It's OK that Bill's fake-donating money to charity, but he's still an ass. Why oh why can't I have mod points for that!!!! Mod this up as +1 insightful people.
  24. IP will never go away. on Patent Attorney On Why We Need To Rethink Intellectual Property · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The concept of IP is here to stay. We have too many laws already on the books and there is too much money invested in IP for anything to drastically change. The power brokers in Hollywood and in Washington are only going to perpetuate the current system as long as they can.

  25. Re:installing now on OpenSolaris Indiana Released · · Score: 1

    Exactly, but they excised all that hardware compatibility somewhere along the way.