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  1. Re:I hope they're removed, on Barr Sues Over McCain's, Obama's Presence on Texas Ballot · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    And what'd be awesome is if Texas becomes a train wreck and doesn't go Republican...

  2. Re:Makes you wonder.... on iPhone Takes Screenshots of Everything You Do · · Score: 3, Funny

    You can with the iBeer app.

    (sorry, I tried to find the link)

  3. Re:First Godwin! on Microsoft Concedes Vista Launch Problems · · Score: 5, Informative

    Because I wanted to be certain, I looked on Wikipedia.

    Specifically, it says the SS uniforms and the Hitler Youth uniforms.

  4. Re:Databases for CRM. on 24 Hour Laptops From HP? · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't call them "fat", that hurts their feelings. They are just "thick".

  5. Re:D'oh! on Comcast Appeals FCC's Net Neutrality Ruling · · Score: 1

    Seems they think that residents of Silicon Valley aren't tech savvy enough to use the interweb...

  6. Re:I completely agree on SSD Won't Make Sense In Laptops For Two Years · · Score: 5, Funny

    Think of one of those laptop cooler pads except 15 pounds of battery instead of a couple of fans inside.

    Imagine the explosion you can get out of that!

  7. Re:dumb people lose money, not freedom on Jail 'Greedy' Scam Victims, Says Nigerian Diplomat · · Score: 1

    I remember seeing a mailed letter like this that my parents got while I was growing up. I don't know how young I was, but it was probably in the early 90s.

  8. Re:The devil is in the details on Judge Rules Man Cannot Be Forced To Decrypt HD · · Score: 1

    I'd mod this +1 Funny, but oh well.

    They pull that a lot in anime which has underage looking characters. Make them older due to weird diseases (Onegai Teacher) or being from the underworld (Disgaea).

  9. Re:Absurd! on NOAA Requires License For Photos of the Earth · · Score: 1

    What are you going to set the tripod on? There's no gravity!

  10. Re:Two problems still on Do Not Call Registry Gets Glowing Reviews · · Score: 1

    For testing purposes, yes.

    This requires responding to the e-mail, so he needs it to be a domain name that he would monitor.

  11. Re:Correction on Mercedes To Phase Out Gasoline By 2015 · · Score: 1

    Sad, but too true... :-(

  12. Re:The electric car you want is ready now: on Mercedes To Phase Out Gasoline By 2015 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This raises one issue as to why Mercedes might actually be the best car company to make this jump. Their cars are luxury ones, not aimed at the Everyman. Their customers would be able to afford the fancy technologies and pay for the investment in infrastructure. Once one company does it and succeeds, others will follow.

  13. Re:8.7 million? on AOL Users Will Need to Pay $2 a Month For Phone Support · · Score: 3, Funny

    Go on, say it. Call him a "clod". You know that term is derogatory to us potting soil (the very potting soil that nourishes you).

    There was only one burning bush, or shrub, or whatever that was in the desert... and it only had sand!

  14. Re:Tagged "fuckviacom" on YouTube Must Give All User Histories To Viacom · · Score: 4, Funny

    Of course, this problem could be solved by placing a large magnet next to Viacom's delivery door. :-)

  15. Re:Entry level QA on Non-Programming Jobs For a Computer Science Major? · · Score: 1

    Not only that, a lot of QA (or QE, Quality Engineer) positions prefer people with a Computer Science degree.

    The pay will depend on the place, although generally yes most organizations don't realize just how valuable good QA & QE are...

  16. Re:Eccentrics? on A Grand Day Out For British Rocketman · · Score: 1

    I can see it now, a server farm complete with traps for dingos.

  17. Re:Government should not be involved at all on Where To Draw the Line With Embryo Selection? · · Score: 1

    This is actually a good reason to go against this (at least, to some extent). One generally accepted limit on marriage is to not let first cousins marry (and especially less siblings). The concern of genetic defects and so forth of kids that don't have that much genetic diversity.

    On a related note, I recently found out that Illinois allows 1st cousins to marry if they are over 50 years old (little chance of kids, so they don't care).

  18. Wha? on Senate Hearing On Laptop Seizures At US Border · · Score: 1

    It is not CBP's intent to subject legitimate business travelers to undue scrutiny, but to ensure the safety of the American public. Am I the only one truly terrified by this? This kind of attitude is a HUGE step back in rights. This kind of mantra reminds me of what police states say to justify why they crack down so hard on dissenters.

    I know it's sometimes hard to say, but even criminals have rights, which undermines "if you have nothing to hide, you don't mind." Especially with the difficulty to verify intent with digital crimes ("I was infected with malware"), many innocent people would be hauled off just because somewhere in some cache there's something that crossed the line.
  19. Re:It's like divorce on $50 to Get XP On a New Dell · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Or she's cheating on you.

  20. Re:Thanks on Best Chair For Desktop Coding? · · Score: 1

    But how many guys fit that description?

    The only reason I know I don't fit it is I'm not a dad. :-)

  21. Re:BSA on Boy Scouts Ask Open Source Community For Help · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I know that my former troop lost use of the school facility they met at for decades. They now meet at a nearby church.

    While the higher-up organization might make stands on certain issues, it did not reflect my experience. The previous Scout Leader was an Atheist. (No, he wasn't forced out. Leadership changes periodically, that's all.)

  22. Re:LET'S HOPE SO on Sneaky Blackmailing Virus That Encrypts Data · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What happens when the virus writer is in another country? What if that country doesn't care?

  23. Anti-Malware Response on Sneaky Blackmailing Virus That Encrypts Data · · Score: 1

    I wonder if there will be tools / services that would be able to hammer at (or otherwise crack) the 1024-bit encryption and find the key.

    Does anyone know how bad this might be from a computational-power standpoint?

  24. Re:No Child Left Behind on Former Supreme Court Justice Switches to Video Games · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    While I may not agree with your choice of words, you have a point about not holding back those of higher intelligence in the interest of keeping everything equal.

    However, I do know that people with lower IQ/smarts can get better through hard work. There are many fields that require college education but don't require brilliance. There's no reason to stop people from pursuing such opportunities.

    Also, I don't know if I want someone if incredibly low intelligence building my house...

  25. Re:Internal Resistance on New Superconductor Found "Immune To Magnetism" · · Score: 1

    But saying it's 300 degrees (kelvin) makes you seem like you have something to actually complain about!