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  1. Re:Nope on EVs In the Spotlight At West Coast Green Conference · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not now, not ever. FTW! Gimme fuel, gimme fire, gimme that which I desire!

  2. Space sucks on Earth-Like Planet That Could Sustain Life Found · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Space sucks because there's no screwin', no drinkin', and no smokin'

    On second thought, with our loss of liberties, earth will soon suck, too.

  3. My Password is 12345 on Map Based Passwords · · Score: 1

    My password is 12345

    Note to self: Now I have to change my password.

  4. Real men don't use maps. on Map Based Passwords · · Score: 1

    Real men don't use maps.

    'Nuf said.

  5. Re:Architecture fail on Las Vegas Hotel Vdara an Accidental Death Ray · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I realized that shortly after hitting 'submit'

    He did indeed fail at tautologies, because he neglected to include one. A parabola is a just a mathematical curve. Whether it's concave or not largely depends on where you're standing.

    Yeah, I realized that shortly after hitting 'submit

  6. Re:Architecture fail on Las Vegas Hotel Vdara an Accidental Death Ray · · Score: 1

    Why would they design a parabolic concave building? This is a huge architecture fail.

    (Emphasis added.)

    Heh. Almost as bad as your tautology fail.

  7. Re:For those like me who don't know what ACS:Law i on British ISP Sky Broadband Cuts Off ACS:Law · · Score: 3, Funny

    A small correction. Their homepage is http://www.acs-law.org.uk/ . Anyway they seem to have been slashdotted (and 4channed probably), so it doesnt matter what their website is.

    Slashdotted my arse; did you read the title of the post? British ISP Sky Broadband Cuts Off ACS:Law (emphasis added).

    Perhaps Mr. Praline can explain it better:

    'E's passed on! This website is no more! It has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed 'im to the server rack 'e'd be pushing up the daisies! 'Is metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off the twig! 'E's kicked the bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!! THIS IS AN EX-WEBSITE!!

  8. Why don't aliens land at MIT? on United Nations Names Ambassador To Aliens · · Score: 1

    Why do aliens land at some remote location and abduct the village idiot?

    If aliens were smart, they'd land at MIT or Cal-Tech.

  9. Re:This is news for nerds? Stuff that matters? on Segway UK Boss Dies After Driving Off Cliff · · Score: 1

    Have you ever ridden a bike on the street?! Cars do not watch out for you, unless maybe it's to aim for you!

    And it's getting more dangerous with the proliferation of personal electronic devices, texting, and young drivers.

    Nowadays I only ride on bike paths, or off-road mountain biking.

    (I'm not trying to eliminate risk, just minimize it.)

  10. This is news for nerds? Stuff that matters? on Segway UK Boss Dies After Driving Off Cliff · · Score: 4, Informative

    So what's the point? Blame (ban?) the Segway?

    And, oh, by the way:

    In the UK, it is illegal to drive a Segway on the road or even on pavements or cycle paths. They can only be used on private property, despite campaigns to let them be used on cycle paths.

  11. Who has most experience & knowledge? on United Nations Names Ambassador To Aliens · · Score: 4, Informative

    Clearly the person with the most experience and knowledge of aliens is: Sigourney Weaver

  12. Not a granted patent! Link to original article,app on Apple Patents Directional Flash Tech For Cameras · · Score: 1

    Oh, for goodness sake, when is timothy going to a) learn to link to the original source and not some third-rate blog and b) learn to distinguish between a patent application and a granted patent?

    Link to original source: Apple Working on the Next Wave of Digital Camera Technologies

    Link to U.S. Patent Application 20100238344

  13. Just be glad it doesn't apply to copyright on A New Species of Patent Troll · · Score: 1

    Imagine if this (stupid IMO) law also applied to copyright: once a copyrighted work expired (e.g., a book), the original owner would have to pay a fine.

  14. Will special glasses be needed to read 3D memory? on New Silicon-Based Memory 5X Denser Than NAND Flash · · Score: 4, Funny

    If so, count me out! Besides 3D makes me nauseated.

  15. Re:Not a barrier on Sorting Algorithm Breaks Giga-Sort Barrier, With GPUs · · Score: 4, Funny

    Actually, if you look at shockwave dynamics during the moment an object crosses from subsonic to supersonic velocity, it can very easily be considered much more of a barrier than 1gkeys/sec can.

    Actually in this case, your analogy should use ludicrous speed.

  16. Re:Not a barrier on Sorting Algorithm Breaks Giga-Sort Barrier, With GPUs · · Score: 1

    It's just a milestone.

    I fail to see what a stone functioning as a milepost has to do with this.

  17. Link to Technical Paper on Sorting Algorithm Breaks Giga-Sort Barrier, With GPUs · · Score: 4, Informative
  18. They missed one! on 3 Prototypes From HP, In Outline · · Score: 1

    Someone neglected to black-out the top-secret product attached to the collar of his t-shirt. OMG! It looks like it's an iPen killer!

  19. Re:Slashdot editors will approve anything... on Researchers Cripple Pushdo Botnet · · Score: 4, Informative

    NOTHING was "seriously crippled" nor was the botnet affected. This is a perfect example of a non-story about a good attempt that failed.

    "Nothing?" "Attempt that failed?"

    Look at their graph: from a high of 1,400 on 3 Aug to 0 on 26 Aug. -- that ranks as both a "seriously crippled" and "success" in my book.

    So while you chose to belittle their achievements, I for one chose to say a silent "Thank you! Well done!" for their years of persistence in fighting this war.

  20. For the remaining 10 providers: on Researchers Cripple Pushdo Botnet · · Score: 1, Insightful

    I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

  21. Stinky feet? on Gecko Inspired Robot Climbs Walls at Stanford · · Score: 1

    A Stanford mechanical engineer is using the biology of a gecko's sticky foot to create a robot that climbs.

    My feet stink too but I can't climb like a gecko.

    Rereads sentence.

    Oh, wait, never mind.

  22. Re:Oh PAH-LEEEZE on Rustock Botnet Responsible For 40% of Spam · · Score: 5, Funny

    So really, the only solution is the possibility of someone with "black hat" skilz that wants to be paid to take the system down outside the "law".

    Hudson: Let's just bug out and call it even, OK? What are we talking about this for?

    Ripley: I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

    Hudson: Fuckin' A...

  23. Thankfully, Internet porn addiction is still safe on Anti-Depressants Used Against StarCraft Addiction · · Score: 1

    Thank goodness no one has shown common drugs causing a decrease craving for Internet porn.

  24. Re:By the sound of it... on TSA Internally Blocking Websites With 'Controversial Opinions' · · Score: 1

    (except in that, if the TSA employees are forced to do less porn surfing, they might get some work done, and their work would probably damage my rights somehow).

    TSA employees get mandated free porn surfing at work now that they have full body scanners.

  25. Re:Violates point of 1st Amendment on TSA Internally Blocking Websites With 'Controversial Opinions' · · Score: 1

    So somebody's free speech is being violated because a government agency doesn't want people reading Slashdot when they're supposed to be working? Are you utterly against workplaces trying to get their employees to not browse the web? Or just the government?

    I'm against a government bureaucrat or czar or whomever subjectively mandating what is 'controversial opinion.'

    And why isn't the person (or persons) responsible for this explicitly identified, along with the criteria?