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  1. Not MY Star Trek... on Review: Star Trek: Into Darkness · · Score: 5, Funny

    If I wanted to watch attractive, young people doing exciting things, I'd watch sports.

  2. Splitting a dinner check... on Brain Zapping Improves Math Ability · · Score: 1

    those of us who have studied bistromathematics know that it isn't easy.

  3. The Matthew Effect on Spoiler Alert: Smart Kids Become Successful Adults · · Score: 0

    He who has much will be given more.
    Teachers encourage students who they believe are smart and discourage students who they believe aren't smart. Double blind studies have shown that if you tell a teacher that a student is smart, then that student will probably do better.

  4. Re:My Figures on Real World Stats Show Chromebooks Are Struggling · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why do you hate trees? What did trees ever do to you?

  5. Re:Dont try it at home. on Box With Hidden Camera Travels Through the Mail · · Score: 5, Funny

    Too bad the FBI didn't stop the Furbies when there was still a chance to do so.

  6. My car is 16 years old on Why Your New Car's Technology Is Four Years Old · · Score: 1

    it does all the things a car should do just fine, thanx

  7. Re:ERP on Ex-Employee Busted For Tampering With ERP System · · Score: 1
  8. Re:follow the money on Is Google Glass Too Nerdy For the Mainstream? · · Score: 1

    Absolutely. Why would anybody pay low-end car money for something that is less useful than a $500 bicycle?

  9. Re:Doesn't account for other issues either. on Is Google Glass Too Nerdy For the Mainstream? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Who needs to see the real world when you can see what Google wants you to see?

  10. Google Goggles on BlackBerry CEO: Tablet Market Is Dying · · Score: 1

    Fun to say and fun to type! On the other hand, I'm not sure how two people could share (view, point, manipulate) the same image with google goggles.

  11. Re:the only thing worth coming for on Why We'll Never Meet Aliens · · Score: 2

    I don't see the economics of that. It's going to take a lot of resources for somebody to get from another habitable planet to here.

  12. Why spend lifetimes getting to other stars on Why We'll Never Meet Aliens · · Score: 2

    when you can stay here and play Angry Birds?

  13. occasionally on Ask Slashdot: Do You Move Legal Data With Torrents? · · Score: 3, Informative

    mostly for music that's under creative commons license and the occasional Linux download.

  14. it gave me a sun burn on NASA Lets Us Watch the Sun Spin For 3 Years In 4 Minute Video · · Score: 2

    curse my pale skinned ancestors

  15. Being British-Australian helps on How To Build a $30M Startup Without Spending Any of Your Money · · Score: 1

    American chicks can't themselves around all that

  16. I for one on Teachable Robot Helps Assemble IKEA Furniture · · Score: 1

    welcome our new furniture assembling robot overlords

  17. Re:My car has a range of 6000 miles on Will Future Tesla Cars Use Metal-Air Batteries? · · Score: 2

    Oh sure, if you're willing to buy the cheap stuff. Tesla drivers are going to want name brand water with pictures of mountains on the label.

  18. I'm pretty sure on Bigelow Aerospace Investigating Feasibility of Moon Base for NASA · · Score: 1

    the moon isn't a good place to grow tea. Maybe they're hoping to get some cheese to put on the crackers that people will eat with tea.

  19. that's great! on Omnidirectional Treadmill: The Ultimate FPS Input Device? · · Score: 1

    That would be great for playing World of World of Warcraft

  20. Re:Not the best escape vehicle on Police Capture Second Marathon Bombing Suspect in Watertown, Mass. · · Score: 1

    so he must believe that global warming with cause a lot of sea level rise.

  21. I blame video games on One Boston Marathon Bomb Suspect Dead, Other At Large After Shootout With Police · · Score: 2

    since nobody else has yet.

  22. They need to bring back Clippy on Windows: Not Doomed Yet · · Score: 4, Funny

    that'll take care of everything.

  23. Re:How did it pass the House? on CISPA Passes US House, Despite Privacy Shortcomings and Promised Veto · · Score: 2

    I'm not sure who is in the Tea Party, but here's how people voted: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll117.xml

  24. Re:$2000? on Anonymous Raises Over $54,000 For Dedicated Your Anon News Website · · Score: 1

    So, who is going to pay to advertise on their site?

  25. Re:Hmmm ... on Higgs Data Could Spell Trouble For Leading Big Bang Theory · · Score: 2

    From what I've heard, the big crunch was thrown out a few years ago (when they discovered that the universe is expanding at an ever increasing rate).