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  1. Re:Not Reading It on The Mice That Didn't Make It · · Score: 1

    However, for every user like me there are thousands who cry: 'Wall of text!' everytime they encounter some text that's more than 10 lines long.

    Perhaps this misinterpretation is the root of the problem; those are cries of ecstasy.

  2. Re:Stay outta my goddamned business Apple! on Apple Working On Tech To Detect Purchasers' "Abuse" · · Score: 1

    As an aged millionaire I have few pleasures in life other than making toboggans out of top of the line macbook pros.

    You sir, are a pompous fraud. My god, man! Your claim as to having found such a useful application for Apple "electric computers" is nothing short of preposterous!

  3. Re:Good and bad points on Apple Working On Tech To Detect Purchasers' "Abuse" · · Score: 1

    How do you prove that in your case the moisture sensor was faulty without spending a small fortune?

    Method 0: Place new sensor in a sealed plastic/glass container containing a moist sponge. Allow court to witness "submersion" being detected as RH in container reaches 100%.

    Method 1: Present a paper bag. Wet a new submersion sensor, and adhere it inside bag. Tear open the bag so the sensor is visible, then ask the court if they believe the paper bag has been submersed.

  4. Re:A patent for combining Retail products on Apple Working On Tech To Detect Purchasers' "Abuse" · · Score: 1

    Anyone? anyone?

    Something- d-o-o economics. Voodoo economics.

  5. Re:If you think that is bad... on Apple Working On Tech To Detect Purchasers' "Abuse" · · Score: 1

    That will bake your noodle.

    Lasagna & baked ziti: There's an app for those?

  6. Re:Free ugrade for Vista sufferers? on Windows 7 RTM Reviewed & Benchmarked · · Score: 1

    [...] I get stomach pains when I think about handing my hard earned money to get what Vista SHOULD have been.

    Pepto Bismal

  7. Re:Insufficient testing? on Intel Confirms Data Corruption Bug, Halts New SSDs · · Score: 1

    Before I replaced mine with a Samsung SSD, my [censored] was regularly giving me studders [...]

    It appears you have a fucking MITM hijacking your session.

  8. Re:Legalization on Philips Develops Roadside Drug-Testing Device · · Score: 1

    [...] Cocaine [...] is much much worse [than marijuana ...]

    Possibly not, as far as driving is concerned. Like other stimulants, cocaine generally improves response time and concentration. Though, any effects are relative and variable dependent on dosage and the physical/mental condition of the user. For example, some users experience paranoia (which may lead to distraction) from either of these drugs but not the other.

  9. Re:Legalization on Philips Develops Roadside Drug-Testing Device · · Score: 1

    Penn & Teller did an excellent episode on "stranger danger" bullshit:

    Penn & Teller: Bullshit! - S06E08 - Stranger Danger

  10. Re:Why is public transport still living in stone a on FBI Nabs Chicago Transit Authority Radio Hacker · · Score: 1

    Simultaneous transmissions are garbled, so "Say again" becomes a very automatic response in those situations (hell, I still use that phrase today...old habits die hard).

    I have become permanently accustomed to saying "Say again" and "Unable..." Not from working ATC, but from a lengthy, heavy addiction to Xavius ATCC (ATC simulator).

  11. Re:Pranks now felonies on FBI Nabs Chicago Transit Authority Radio Hacker · · Score: 1

    Peeing on the "third rail"? SUMMARY EXECUTION! #=0

  12. Re:Depressing, but not uncommon on Student Sues University Because She's Unemployable · · Score: 1

    [...] she expects to earn a large amount of money by being immediately put into a "management" position [...]

    IMO, no, she expects to earn a large amount of money in an out-of-court settlement.

  13. Re:Political bullshit on 30,000-Lb. Bomb On Fast Track For Deployment · · Score: 1

    (Note: I am not a weapons or military expert).

    High-yield conventional weapons can be used against targets that would have previously required tactical nukes to destroy. In doing so, the enemy is not given justification to retaliate with WMDs, or escalate into larger-scale nuclear combat. My guess is that there's also a public relations advantage in avoiding the use of nuclear weapons on the battlefield; large conventional weapons may provide that flexibility.

    I am not disputing your point about 500'-deep bunkers, but I believe that there must be targets against which MOPs would prove optimal, or at least provide an effective non-nuclear alternative.

  14. Re:PDFs? on 20 Years of MS Word and Why It Should Die a Swift Death · · Score: 1

    [...] not caring about differences between there, their, and they're and "the air" (yes, I've seen that one).

    Ctrl-F4 was created for situations like that.

  15. Re:Oh, Those Dumb Police Officers! on First Ever Criminal Arrest For Domain Name Theft · · Score: 1

    Agreed.

  16. Re:I think it should have gone to trial on Tenenbaum Lawyers Now Passing the Hat · · Score: 1

    Feel free to go fight fascism. Don't pretend downloading mp3s is doing that though.

    You are right. Let's pretend to fight fascism with Democracy, Positech-style:
    https://thepiratebay.org/torrent/3500370/Democracy_-_Full_(Ready_install)_(Reseed)

  17. Re:I think that there is a lack of imagination her on Fewer Than 10 ET Civilizations In Our Galaxy? · · Score: 1

    I remember reading an interesting book called "The Science of Star Wars" [...] I don't have access to it at the moment [...]

    Sure you do.

  18. Re:Time Travel? on Adobe Security Updates For Flash and Shockwave · · Score: 1

    I did go 88 in my DeLorean earlier today... nice speeding ticket too.

    You've got a real attitude problem, McFly. You're a slacker!

  19. Re:ummm on Ridley Scott Directing Alien Prequel · · Score: 1

    Well, to FOX employees, humans are as exotic, as the Alien is to us. -- Glen Beck

    I don't know why, maybe I really am crazy. After reading this, I can't hold back any longer... I just need to... cry for no reason.

  20. Re:They ignored the "weight of evidence" on UK's FSA Finds No Health Benefits To Organic Food · · Score: 1

    http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/features/print/1567/organic-food-exposed?page=0%2C2

    Huh. Interesting. Every article on vegetables I've seen in Cosmo Smagazine had to do with lubricated cucumbers.

  21. Re:Well now.. on English DJ Claims Wi-Fi Allergy · · Score: 1

    ...we finally have an instance where a tin-foil helmet will actually be beneficial!

    Failing that, perhaps a Pringles-can assault rifle... "*PIZZ-OW* motherfucker!"

  22. Re:Easy to test on English DJ Claims Wi-Fi Allergy · · Score: 1

    Yeah seriously; he should just start a band and try promoting himself under his own name. Call it the Steve Mill... umm, never mind.

    There already is a Steve Miller Band; the 2.4GHz portion of the EM spectrum.

  23. Re:parallel computations only half the battle on Bacterial Computer Solves Hamiltonian Path Problem · · Score: 1

    You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it dissolve.

    Have you tried increasing the water temperature?

  24. Re:Utterly stupid on Microsoft Agrees To EU Browser Ballot Screen · · Score: 1

    [...] what's to stop SuperSpywareBrowser2009 from appearing in the choices?

    I'm fairly certain Microsoft intends to include their own browser among the choices.

  25. Re:One implication on Human Sperm Produced In the Laboratory · · Score: 1

    "big can of worm"

    Probable typo, GP likely meant "big can of sperm."