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  1. Harry Selden who? on Patents Chilling Effect on Science · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Asimov had a point when he said that a decline in scientific advancement was a symptom of the decline of a society.

  2. Re:We need deadlier cigarettes on Safe Cigarettes? · · Score: 1

    Can we do this with McD's cheeseburgers, too? Seriously, we talk about banning smoking because it's so bad, but half the people out there can barely work up the strength to climb a flight of stairs.

  3. Making stupidity illegal on Unsecured Wi-Fi to Become Illegal? · · Score: 1

    Isn't this a bit like making it illegal to touch a hot burner on a stove? Yeah, I think people will still do it.

  4. Call me crazy on Storing Liquid CO2 in the Oceans? · · Score: 1

    I though we already learned that dumping shit into the ocean is a bad idea...

  5. Employers don't value a degree *that* much... on Online vs. Traditional Degrees? · · Score: 1

    Or hey, while you're at it just head for the local community college. I hear AA degrees are the next Ph.D.

  6. Re:Movie fantasy leads to real world technology on A Closer Look at Star Wars on Film and Off · · Score: 1

    Personally, I think Hitchhiker's Guide got it right when applying practical uses for a light saber. I mean, c'mon, who DOESN'T need a bread knife that toasts while it cuts.

  7. I wonder what the lyrics are... on Singing Mice and Brain Chemistry · · Score: 2, Funny

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  8. Years of hopes and dreams smashed on Velociraptor Bad At Disemboweling · · Score: 1

    Well, that does it. Ten years worth of scientific theories based on Hollywood special effects, down the tubes. The paleontology community may never recover. ...At least until JP4 is released.

  9. Maybe it was swallowed by a monolith on Microsoft to Storm Linux Strongholds · · Score: 1

    You know, I told NASA it was a bad idea to install the HAL9000 in the Mars Polar Lander.

  10. Eight thimble-sized cylinders on The World's Smallest Car · · Score: 3, Funny

    Bah, that's nothing. Wake me up when they make a little blue dune buggy.

  11. Re:isn't it obvious to you all? on More Evidence For Hobbit Sized Species · · Score: 1

    Did they at least get their own beer volcano?

  12. Re:Or it could be a dwarf on More Evidence For Hobbit Sized Species · · Score: 1

    That hard up, huh?

  13. If movies worked like the web on Why Do You Block Ads? · · Score: 1

    Imagine this: you are watching a good movie. Just as the movie reaches its climax, a large ad pops up covering the screen and playing obnoxious sound effects. If you press the wrong button on your remote, it takes you to commercials on another channel.

  14. Re:Be proud, old man hunter... on Mystery Australian Big Cat Shot · · Score: 1

    Don't worry Rinkjustice. Look closely at the photo. He just blew the head off of a "georgeous and rare" stray cat.

  15. Kill Santa Claus on Mystery Australian Big Cat Shot · · Score: 1

    "Kurt has killed an urban legend," Mr Williams said. There's something a little sad in that statement. In fact, I'm reminded of the day I found out Santa Claus wasn't real.

  16. Re:the tide, led by POS points on Major Retailer Chooses Linux for its Tills · · Score: 1

    One wonders why the rush to abandon the old software that worked perfectly well. Well they were running Commodore 64s, so I don't know if it can really be called a "rush."