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  1. What we really want to know... on Ancient Bird With Largest Wingspan Yet Discovered · · Score: 1

    How did it taste? Like chicken?

  2. Re:Actually makes good sense on TSA Prohibits Taking Discharged Electronic Devices Onto Planes · · Score: 1

    Or maybe YOU could have a charger and charge your devices before going through security.

  3. Re:Don't mention the tree-planting thing! on The New 501(c)(3) and the Future of Open Source In the US · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Trees produce oxygen. There's no telling who might be inhaling that oxygen!!! They could be supporting not just commercial customers, but criminals and terrorists!!!!!

  4. Therefore... on Happy Software Developers Solve Problems Better · · Score: 4, Funny

    The beatings will continue until morale improves

  5. It's Microsoft, they'll mess it up somehow on Windows 9 To Win Over Windows 7 Users, Disables Start Screen For Desktop · · Score: 1

    they're probably going to bring Clippy back or something like that

  6. Re:Umm, ctrl+c/ctrl+v? on Windows 9 To Win Over Windows 7 Users, Disables Start Screen For Desktop · · Score: 1

    You've obviously never used notepad as your primary IDE

  7. Blame Canada! on Krebs on Microsoft Suspending "Patch Tuesday" Emails and Blaming Canada · · Score: 5, Funny

    Seems like a no brainer

  8. That explains it... on Facebook's Emotion Experiment: Too Far, Or Social Network Norm? · · Score: 1

    why I can't get the song "Happy" out of my head.

  9. Re:How long before... on Fixing Faulty Genes On the Cheap · · Score: 3, Interesting

    It's more efficient to get Vitamin C from food. If it wasn't, that mutation would have been selected out of existence a long time ago.

  10. I can stop any time!!! on Workaholism In America Is Hurting the Economy · · Score: 5, Funny

    I just need to finish this one thing...

  11. Why does she hate our freedom? on Federal Judge Rules US No-fly List Violates Constitution · · Score: 1

    All of this due process and stuff is down right un-American

  12. Re:Still cooler than the MWP on NOAA: Earth Smashed A Record For Heat In May 2014, Effects To Worsen · · Score: 4, Informative

    Do you have a citation saying that the MWP was warmer world wide?

    As for the the earth being colder during the Devonian period when CO2 was higher, the Sun was significantly dimmer back then.

  13. Perl requires brains on Perl Is Undead · · Score: 1

    so I'm not surprised

  14. Sounds like big guvment on EU, South Korea Collaborate On Superfast 5G Standards · · Score: 1

    Why do they hate our freedom? We don't need nothing like that in the USA.

  15. Repeat after me: on The Linux Foundation and edX Team Up for Intoduction to Linux Class · · Score: 3, Funny

    lee noox

  16. One word on IBM Discovers New Class of Polymers · · Score: 1

    "plastics"

  17. I'm going to Surf City on You've Got Male: Amazon's Growth Impacting Seattle Dating Scene · · Score: 1

    for obvious reasons

  18. When Killer Robots are illegal... on The Struggle To Ban Killer Robots · · Score: 3, Insightful

    only super criminals will have killer robots.

  19. A good analogy on Mathematical Model Suggests That Human Consciousness Is Noncomputable · · Score: 1

    Talking about whether a computer can think is like talking about whether a submarine can swim.

    Trying to duplicate the mechanical details may be a waste of time. The fact that we can't duplicate the mechanical details today doesn't mean we never will.

  20. Keep going straight on Autonomous Car Ethics: If a Crash Is Unavoidable, What Does It Hit? · · Score: 1

    Hit them both,

  21. Re:Frequent hurricanes? on US Climate Report Says Global Warming Impact Already Severe · · Score: 1

    From what I've heard, global warming increases wind shear which can prevent hurricanes from forming. The hurricanes that do occur are expected to be more severe.

  22. Re:Global warming. Hehe on US Climate Report Says Global Warming Impact Already Severe · · Score: 1

    Last winter in the eastern part of the US (the "coldest winter in recent memory") wasn't any worse than bad winters a few generations ago. The fact that you haven't had one like it in recent memory is evidence that your climate is getting warmer.

  23. You can have my car key.. on Did the Ignition Key Just Die? · · Score: 1

    when you pry it from my cold dead ignition.

  24. Re:Vegetarian on Scientists Race To Develop Livestock That Can Survive Climate Change · · Score: 1

    If God didn't want us to eat animals, he wouldn't have made them out of meat.

  25. Re:Global cooling - ice age coming up on Scientists Race To Develop Livestock That Can Survive Climate Change · · Score: 1

    The original poster suggested we needed to research ways to help livestock survive an ice age. That doesn't require geologic time scales.