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  1. HG Wells was right! on Tiny Worms Survive Shuttle Crash · · Score: 1

    So that's how the aliens in 'War of the Worlds' managed their space flight!

  2. Re:x-ray machines on Xbox 360 Sparks Bomb Scare · · Score: 1

    Ah yes, that is what I'd meant.
    Thanks. I'm not quite up to scratch on bomb-building.

  3. x-ray machines on Xbox 360 Sparks Bomb Scare · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Aren't they able to distinguish between biological material, (which I suppose is found in bombs, that or some form of liquid.) and the electronics in the XBox?
    What would have set the machine off?

    (Or does the machine do nothing, and leave the interpretation up to the user?)

  4. Black stripe on Hackers Rebel Against Spy Cams · · Score: 4, Interesting

    What's the purpose of a black stripe over the eyes?
    How effective is it in preventing recognition?
    Or is the reason less obvious than that?

  5. 99. chokuegambo on 100 Things We Didn't Know This Time Last Year · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why didn't we know the japanese word "chokuegambo" last year?
    Is it a new word? Or are they assuming that nobody here speaks japanese?

  6. Re: Stealing a loaf of bread... on Australian Media 'Crooks' to Come in from the Cold · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Only if you're not an asylum seeker. :)

  7. PCBs on Testing Drugs on India's Poor · · Score: 1

    Printed Circuit Boards?

  8. Re:Cocky Armor on Israeli Company Creates Nano-Armor · · Score: 1

    Hehe. It looks like something Batman would wear...

  9. Re:Simple Toys Are Best on Popular Toys Throughout the Ages · · Score: 1

    You gave tools to a niece? That doesn't seem right.

  10. Re:Wow, there's a shocker. on Bush Backed Spying On Americans · · Score: 1
    Clinton never lied to the American people

    Cue exaggerated American accent:
    "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky. I never told anybody to lie, not a single time - never. These allegations are false."

    (Yes yes, it's slightly irrelevant, I know.)
  11. Re:Good! on Review: Dragon Quest VIII · · Score: 1
    Go is about war.

    War between Octopi?
  12. Re:No such thing. on No More Internet Anonymity · · Score: 1

    Yes. And it's a pity that you don't represent most other people, or part of your projected outcome might be correct.

  13. Re:But on New Mammal Species Found in Borneo · · Score: 1

    Good batteries on your laptop, I guess.

  14. Re:They Were Right About the Whole Immortality Thi on A Solution for the Ten Letter Acrostic Puzzle? · · Score: 1

    You took your time getting here.

  15. Welcome to Slashdot... on France Hostile To Open Source Software? · · Score: 1

    ...where a meta-rant is 5 times more likely to be seen as insightful.

  16. Bogus Statistics? on We Are All Gamers · · Score: 1

    100% of any group (which isn't defined by their compliance to a trend) doing anything seems unlikely.

  17. Re:Well... on Consumer Strikes Back at Crooked Online Retailer · · Score: 1

    Quoth the Vo0k,"Whoops."

  18. Re:Anything like Windows update? on A Continued Look at Linux vs Windows · · Score: 1

    Buzzer?
    The match doesn't end until we have a knock-out.

  19. Re:Two 1600x1200? on Time Saving Linux Desktop Tips? · · Score: 1

    No no no. All he has to do is watch 3 movies at once. Maximum efficiency. :)

  20. Re:Great on Get Out of Voice Menu Pergatory · · Score: 1

    Uh, I think he's an Aussie.

  21. Re:Why not big pharma? on Darwin Evolving Into A Tricky Exhibit · · Score: 1
    THE ENTIRE EDUCATED PROFESSIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY

    We all agree. (we've excluded those of us who don't, of course) I guess we must be right...

    Whether you're wrong or not is irrelevant, of course, so long as you don't exclude the possibility that you might be so.
    It seems to me that it's a little bit silly for anyone who claims to support (or be involved in) science to allow bias to influence their observations, to the point of mocking other (possibly misinformed, though this is unimportant) theories. Ideally, science is (should be) based on the observation of what is, and not silly politics.
    It's not possible to conclusively prove or confirm the theory that all life evolved from some form of matter which either appeared at some point in time, or always was. Nor is it possible to conclusively prove that life was created by an 'intelligent designer' who appeared at some point in time, or always was. To dismiss either theory because you disagree is folly; there is evidence for both.

    So much for objective Science.
  22. Re:The price is about the same as CD + Stick on Barenaked USB Drive · · Score: 1

    Add the price of another CD in there, and you're about right.

  23. Re:Bah... on Real Story of the Rogue Rootkit · · Score: 1

    Okay, fair enough.
    (At least now, I wont offend any middle english. :)

  24. Re:This line kills me. on Real Story of the Rogue Rootkit · · Score: 1

    also-known-as as not rich?
    I don't believe that is my name, actually.
    But by all means, carry on.

  25. Re:Bah... on Real Story of the Rogue Rootkit · · Score: 1

    If we want to be technical...

    "Thee" is to "Thou" as "Yourself" is to "You"

    Grammatical parallels are somewhat clearer that way.

    "Is given thee"
    vs
    "Thou art given"