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  1. Numb3rs and IRC on Ask Slashdot: Worst Computer Scene In TV or Movies? · · Score: 1
  2. Re:UI is still sluggish on Firefox 4 RC1 Released · · Score: 1

    It's been known for a while that SRWare Iron is a scam.

  3. Re:"Drag-to-snap is more enjoyable" on GNOME To Lose Minimize, Maximize Buttons · · Score: 1

    Drag to snap is, well, snappy. I like Aero Snap feature of W7. Just grabbing the window by it's bar and dragging it to top or sides is actually quicker than sniping for the maximize/restore button. Especially when using a touchpad - hold down a button and just swipe your finger.

  4. Re:Missing the point on LotR Rewritten From a Mordor Perspective · · Score: 1

    Death Star had to have maintenance crew. Also, the second one was being built when the rebels blew it up, possibly with a bunch of civilian engineers and contractors. Do you think the people who built and serviced it were in the military?

  5. I've always wondered... on LotR Rewritten From a Mordor Perspective · · Score: 1

    What were the civilian casualties on the Death Stars? Also, the whole thing would be pretty interesting through the Empires point of view. Yeah, they blew up Alderaan, but what exactly made the Empire evil? Mind, that I've only seen the trilogy and don't know anything about the extended universe.

  6. Re:Err? on Chrome Is the Third Double-Digit Browser · · Score: 1

    Mod parent up.

  7. Re:google instant vs duckduckgo on Bing Is Cheating, Copying Google Search Results · · Score: 1

    You can turn Google instant off and tweak other features as well, you know. It's not like they're forcing you to use it.

  8. Re:I would be very concerned on Electronics In Flight — Danger Or Distraction? · · Score: 2

    One could always short circuit the battery and cause a fire.

  9. Re:Let's put it up on Wikileaks on Pot Grower's Privacy Challenged · · Score: 1

    If pot were legalized then I would agree with you, but medicinal marijuana != legalized marijuana.

    Medical marijuana is exactly that - legalized marijuana. It's regulated and taxed. That's the idea behind legalization. It doesn't necessarily mean that you can grow it, carry it and smoke it when ever you want to. In Netherlands, for example, marijuana isn't legalized. It's decriminalized and tolerated.

  10. Re:Public service annoucement on A Single Re-Tweet Lands Chinese Woman in Labor Camp · · Score: 1

    Who's the Chinese dictator?

  11. Re:Weird. And then what? on New York Judge Rules 6-Year-Old Can Be Sued · · Score: 1

    What are the parents supposed to do, keep them on a leash?

    There are some parents who do just that.

  12. You can always choose to play... on Are Games Getting Easier? · · Score: 1

    Ikaruga, Dwarf Fortress, Liberal Crime Squad, Spelunky.
    Some of the latest ones I've played. There still are challenging games out there. You don't have to play the mundane ones.

  13. I wonder... on Austria's 'Bionic Man' Dies In Car Crash · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... if pirates ever crashed ships into rocks, cliffs etc because of their 'bionic' limbs.

  14. A fine example of evolving art on Electronic Life Makes Evolving Art · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The Electric Sheep.
    Best. Screensaver. Ever.

  15. Re:GNU Free on DC Suspends Tests of Online Voting System · · Score: 1

    Has been done already.

  16. Re:old hardware, probably on 66% of All Windows Users Still Use Windows XP · · Score: 5, Informative

    Hard drive, maybe. That can be easily replaced. I haven't seen a full system failure (motherboard, power supply, etc.) in years.

    Ever heard of laptops? Some hardware failure stats for you.

  17. Re:Yeah, right on Software Theft a Problem For Actual Thieves, Too · · Score: 4, Funny

    You mean the countries where tax evasion is a national sport

    You do realize that the USA isn't part of Eastern Europe?

  18. Carl Sagan did it fist on How Will the Constellations Change In 50K Years? · · Score: 2, Informative
  19. But... on King's Dark Tower Series To Be Adapted For Film, TV · · Score: 1

    Will it be as good as Garth Marenghi's Darkplace?

  20. Re:A kernal of sense in an insane mind on Armed Man Takes Hostages At Discovery Channel HQ · · Score: 2, Informative

    FYI: Europe is not a country. Neither are the Europeans a nation.

  21. Re:Doubtful on Town Gets Patent On Being the Center of Europe · · Score: 1

    Seriously? Ever hear of Vienna (in Austria), one of the most important cities in European cultural history? Mozart? Strauss? Freud? Schrödinger? and many others.

    Also Adolf Hitler and Falco.

  22. Re:The Real Story on Iceland Votes "Já" To Proposed News Haven · · Score: 1

    Closer and better example would have been Estonia. Just 100 kilometers south over the Finnish bay. Languages are more similar, simple Finnish-Estonian conversations are entirely possible. As an Estonian I can understand and speak Finnish without ever learning it, but I don't understand a word of Hungarian.

  23. A webcomic that isn't XKCD. on Haptic Gaming Vest Simulates Punches, Shots, Stabbing · · Score: 0, Redundant
  24. Or should we say... on 20 Years of Photoshop · · Score: 4, Funny

    Twenty years of lens flare.

  25. From free-WiFi-all-over-the-place courtry. on The Wi-Fi On the Bus · · Score: 2, Informative

    Most Estonian railway and bus companies have been offering free WiFi via Kõu (thunder) on longer rides for some years now. Loving it.