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  1. Re:Umm ... on First Phase of AIDS Vaccine Trials Successful · · Score: 2, Funny

    abstinence probably cures acne and cancer as well, and leads to better eyesight and higher salaries

    I can personally attest that the last two are not the case. :(

  2. Re:Sounds sane, but people will freak over it. on Viruses the New Condiment · · Score: 1

    so we need some little guys on our side

    You know, I think you hit on the slogan they need to sell this to John Q. Stupid.

    "These little guys are on *our* side!"

  3. He's deep into the Dark Side on Hard Knocks, Age Transform Marc Andreessen · · Score: 2, Funny

    the kind who delegates authority,

    Yup. That's one of the first signs.

    makes sales calls in suits

    That's the seventh sign, unless you're hasidic, then it's the third, although gnostics numer it fourth.

    and dabbles in philanthropy.

    And that's the bottom. Darth Vader gave lots of surplus Imperial cheese to orphans. Emperor Ming would write checks to the Mongo Salvation Army. And then there's Ronald McDonald House as an attempt to karmically balance the hideous doings of that evil clown. It's all just a front.

  4. Re:Divisive Issues on Judge Rules NSA Wiretapping Unconstitutional · · Score: 1

    He was basically using a tactic that many policial folks, use another unrealted issue to hide the issues with the one we are talking about.

    Why do you hate children and kittens?

  5. Bleah on A Gallery of Unusual Chinese Robots · · Score: 1

    Stan: "Gay"
    Kenny: "Gmph"
    Cartman: "Gay"
    Kyle: "Liberace gay"

    Although the female robot is getting close to what is desired, is there some Fourth Law of Robotics somewhere that states "A humanoid robot shall look as goofy as its designers can possibly make it."

    I am NOT looking for a plastic pal that's fun to be with. I want a hot, raging female sexbot with ninja skills that can cook a mean breakfast.

    Oh, geez... pop culture reference overload.

  6. Master Chef? on Microsoft To Enable User-Created Xbox 360 Games · · Score: 0

    Master? Hmmm... how about something even tougher... like, oh, I dunno... Iron?

  7. Re:Good work on BBC Reports UK-U.S. Terror Plot Foiled · · Score: 1

    No. Why would I say that? Islam, like all religions, is a cult *based* on ancient fairy tales.

  8. Atari 800! Yay! on The 25 Greatest PCs of All Time · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I learned everything on that little guy. Kyan Pascal. Deep Blue C. Action! (a C-like language tight enough to write side scrolling shooters in) Atari Basic and later a version of BASIC that would compile to machine code for decent speed (QuickBASIC???). 6502 assembler. Even FORTRAN and Forth.

    Christ on a cracker, I feel old. :(

  9. The one bit I don't get on Michigan Enforces Do-Not-Email Registry Law · · Score: 1

    Why would the porn or DM industries oppose a do-not-email list? Why do they have such a boner to keep sending spam to people who are willing to sign up to a list that says they are NOT interested?

  10. Re:two points on ACLU, EFF, & Others Fight RIAA for Debbie Foster · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I always thought when people talk about "loser pays" it means "if someone file a suit and loses, they pay". So in your example, court costs would only be a risk to you, because you brought the suit rather than letting insurance handle it or the other guy just pay for your repairs. That puts the onus on the one filing the suit. Now there's arguments against that (who's going to sue a big company if they may lose as a result of some idiot jury/judge and owe millions of dollars?), but that's a whole other can of worms.

  11. That does it! on IAU Rules Pluto Still a Planet · · Score: 2, Funny

    I declare holy^H^H^H^H science war against the IAU!

  12. Re:Good work on BBC Reports UK-U.S. Terror Plot Foiled · · Score: 1

    Sorry, I consider people who kill themselves and others in the name of ancient fairy tales to be insane.

    The terrorists think their actions are justified.

    So do many serial killers. Your point?

  13. Wow. Overract much? on Apple vs Microsoft- Who's the Copycat? · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's just a little corporate trash talking. Lighten up.

    That's good, because Apple stole Sidebar idea wholeheartedly from Konfabulator and other widget environments that predated Dashboard.

    Christ... remember, kids, ideology is not just a point of view, it's a mental illness. Just say no. :)

    I get a lot of flak from the Mac community and no doubt this article will start another round of name-calling. (See how Apple's childish behavior rubs off on its fans?)

    Well, if you insist. How about "elitist, holier-than-thou prick who needs to be kicked in the nuts so hard he'll tea bag himself every time he sneezes." Howzat?

    Man, I just have NO patience for pundits anymore.

  14. Re:Good work on BBC Reports UK-U.S. Terror Plot Foiled · · Score: 5, Insightful

    no terrorist **in his right mind** would try to put his "sub-plot" into action

    I have emphasized the part that may have caused your misunderstanding.

  15. No way on Robosapien V2 Review - with Video · · Score: 1

    Robosapien is a 'wise slave.' I suppose it's better than an ignorant slave...

    The wise slaves will revolt. Gimme the ignorant ones.

  16. Besides... on Robosapien V2 Review - with Video · · Score: 1, Informative

    ...the Catster sill pwns these humanoid robot upstarts.

  17. Progress in humanoid robotics is... on Robosapien V2 Review - with Video · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...really depressing. Ugly, lonely losers like me need our sexbots, man!

    :-(

  18. Edison was nuts on DC Power Saves 15% Energy and Cost @ Data Center · · Score: 1

    Edison use to stage public demonstrations where he'd electrocute dogs with AC current to show how evil and dangerous it was.

    He was bonkers at times, but a crazy marketing wizard. Telsa just wasn't a people person, although AC did win out in the end.

  19. Re:WTF??? on Has Steve Jobs Lost His Magic? · · Score: 1

    1. Grew up with MP. I'm one of those annoying people who can recite most Flying Circus episodes from memory. There's nothing about that sort of joke that's particular to MP, though.

    2. Her being a woman has nothing to do with it.

    3. Leander is still a whiny bitch and his article a pile of rancid spoo.

  20. Re:I know Leander K. and you, sir, are no Leander on Has Steve Jobs Lost His Magic? · · Score: 1

    Being published means nothing if his current writing is bad.

    Hey, Stephen King is still raking in the green. Read one of his lately? ;-) Man, that Dark Tower fizzled. :(

  21. Re:Wow! Not *THE* Leander Kahney! on Has Steve Jobs Lost His Magic? · · Score: 1

    Since volume #1, issue #1

  22. Who cares? on Has Steve Jobs Lost His Magic? · · Score: 1

    I don't care if he's the love child of Jesus Christ and Mohammed. It was a whiny bitch of an article, and his bringing Jobs' cancer into it was poor taste.

    Dedicated? To what? Tech industry reportage? Wow. Color *me* admonished.

  23. Re:"Last Time, Jobs Walked on 6 Feet of Water!" on Has Steve Jobs Lost His Magic? · · Score: 1

    Well, I *was* hoping for the Jennifer Connelly clone...

  24. Re:I know Leander K. and you, sir, are no Leander on Has Steve Jobs Lost His Magic? · · Score: 1, Insightful

    So what's his excuse for this whiny bitch of an article?

  25. Re:WTF??? on Has Steve Jobs Lost His Magic? · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nobody attending WWDC thought so.

    What?! You mean the unamed female reporter sitting next to Leander who wouldn't know Monty Python humor if it built a condominium in her arse cannot be considered a reliable barometer? The deuce you say!