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  1. Not as cool as a 007 "license to kill" on UK Government Proposes 'License To Hack' As Encryption Proves Hard To Defeat (thetimes.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Mainly because the code number are in hexadecimal.

  2. Re:Growing pains for a young company on Consumer Reports Withdraws Its Tesla Model S Recommendation (consumerreports.org) · · Score: 1

    Cowboy Neal also suggests driving over a dead skunk to mask the smell.

    +1 AND 10 points for Gryffindork for Cowboy Neal reference. Also, I will submit the "buy one burrito, get one skunk free" idea to Chipotle.

  3. Re:OK lets be real on 'Clock Kid' Ahmed Mohamed and His Family To Leave US, Move To Qatar · · Score: 3, Informative

    At least he's moving somewhere tolerant and unlikely to react negatively to suspicious activity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    I hope whatever that "Sharia" reference is turns out to be some kind of "OMG Ponies!" -based legal philosophy; maybe worth a look though.

  4. Re:Growing pains for a young company on Consumer Reports Withdraws Its Tesla Model S Recommendation (consumerreports.org) · · Score: 1

    yeah if only they had a audio system in that 100K car

    What? And miss the $100k squeak?

  5. Acronym Bingo!

  6. Re:Growing pains for a young company on Consumer Reports Withdraws Its Tesla Model S Recommendation (consumerreports.org) · · Score: 1

    Just because your rapier-like wit has never got you a date doesn't mean the rest of us are so hampered.

    Pssh. Hamperless pretty boys.

  7. Re:wait a second on US Will Clean Area In Spain Where Hydrogen Bombs Fell (nytimes.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wells, we did drop four hydrogen bombs during a plane wreck....

    Worst. Pilot. Resume. Ever.

  8. Re:Growing pains for a young company on Consumer Reports Withdraws Its Tesla Model S Recommendation (consumerreports.org) · · Score: 0

    Ever been on a date, it gets super quiet, and all the two of you hear is your Chipotle-induced stomach noises?

    Point being, if there was some motor noise you might not hear a squeak.
    Or your Chipotle being turned to "liquid uh-oh, date's over."

    "Date" I know, sorry for the obscure reference on slashdot.

  9. Wasn't Edward Teller parodied by the mad scientist guy in Doctor Strangelove?

    Dunno, but Teller loves Tesla, it says so right here: http://www.teslamotors.com/cus...

  10. Re:Reduce to practice much? on The Polymath: Lowell Wood Is America's New Top Inventor (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    He's just the idea man. He can't be expected to waste his time on all the details. That's somebody else's job

    I had not really considered how many new jobs have been created by his creativity and new ideas, or how many future jobs may yet be created long into the future.
    That's an interesting aspect of invention, the 'jobs legacy.'

  11. Not mentioned... on Wildflowers Give Bees a Dose of Pesticides · · Score: 5, Funny

    Monsanto has demanded licensing payments for every jar sold of Pesticide Honey (TM).

  12. Even when you're not the product, you're the product. I would go on, but I have an urge to go buy some LightSpeed Briefs.

  13. Re:They don't need to ask. on The Diversity Issue Silicon Valley Isn't Trying To Fix: Age Discrimination (medium.com) · · Score: 1

    Credit bureau data as a guide to employability? Yeah, right. Where paying off accounts and then closing them counts against you. Where paying off o,d accounts and leaving them open counts against you. Where shopping around for the best credit deal counts against you. Where just checking your credit counts against you.

    Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but per the T&C: "Complaining About the Credit Bureau in Public" ...also just counted against you.

  14. Re:It's a subtle thing on The Diversity Issue Silicon Valley Isn't Trying To Fix: Age Discrimination (medium.com) · · Score: 1

    Kids? On my lawn? It's more likely than you think! [Free lawn check]

    See, I'm 'meemng' like the hip kids do!

    Ugh. This is so embarrassing...

    Dad, for the last time, it's "meming". http://www.urbandictionary.com...

    And don't forget to call down here when it's time to come upstairs for dinner, K? Thanks, Pops!

  15. Re:Unsurprising, really on Americans Show 'Surprising Willingness' To Accept Internet Surveillance (dailydot.com) · · Score: 1

    But, what about the panties?

    Let me clarify: What you wear while watching is entirely up to you, Officer.

  16. It's just an updated feature on Facebook Notifies Users of Potential Nation-State Attacks (facebook.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    There's already an alert system to signal you that FaceBook is invading your privacy....
    Whenever you see the iconic FaceBook logo on a page, heads up.

  17. Re:Unsurprising, really on Americans Show 'Surprising Willingness' To Accept Internet Surveillance (dailydot.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Americans Show 'Surprising Willingness' To Accept Internet Surveillance

    Offer them a free webcam and $1.99/minute and they'll drop ... all pretense.

    But, what about the panties?

    One last time: What you wear while watching is entirely up to you.

  18. Unsurprising, really on Americans Show 'Surprising Willingness' To Accept Internet Surveillance (dailydot.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Americans Show 'Surprising Willingness' To Accept Internet Surveillance

    Offer them a free webcam and $1.99/minute and they'll drop ... all pretense.

  19. It's a subtle thing on The Diversity Issue Silicon Valley Isn't Trying To Fix: Age Discrimination (medium.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    They can't legally ask your age, so the job application has a space to write your feelings about kids on your lawn.

    Pro tip: They leave you room to continue your thoughts on the back of the page, it's a trap!

  20. Re:CEO Elizabeth Holmes on Disruptive Bloodwork Startup May Offer Mostly Vaporware · · Score: 0

    Hottest. Vader. Impression. Ever.

    I dunno... having her shout out "I am your father!" at the wrong moment would probably leave me needing years of therapy afterward.

    Can I change my name to "Luke" and um, suffer for science? One for the team.

  21. Good, I guess on Europe and Russia Are Headed Back To the Moon Together (bbc.com) · · Score: 2

    Europe and Russia Are Headed Back To the Moon Together

    Was hoping we'd send Afghanistan and Iran instead. Bummer.

  22. Re:Another disruptive company... on Disruptive Bloodwork Startup May Offer Mostly Vaporware · · Score: 3, Funny

    I can't wait for "disruptive" medicine as practiced by anyone with internet access and a hyperlink to WebMD.

    Hey, that my HMO you're talking about, buddy.

  23. Re:CEO Elizabeth Holmes on Disruptive Bloodwork Startup May Offer Mostly Vaporware · · Score: 2, Funny

    CEO Elizabeth Holmes is fucking gorgeous!

    Unfortunately, she sounds like a man.

    Hottest. Vader. Impression. Ever.

  24. Re:Let me get this straight... on Why You Should Be Suspicious of Online Movie Ratings (fivethirtyeight.com) · · Score: 1

    So I can't trust everything I read on the Internet

    I know, right? Can't trust nothin' no more. Some people even post online under fake names. (Not me of course, the Workforbeer's are traditionally honest folk, always have been, always will be.

    - Will

  25. Re:You know the old saying... on Ask Slashdot: Is it Practical To Replace C With Rust? · · Score: 3, Funny

    Heydey IBM didn't suck. You whippersnappers just don't appreciate what we had to do on mainframes to lay the groundwork for distributed computing.

    And in those day, laying groundwork was uphill. Both ways.