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  1. Re:Left out a few languages.... on If Programming Languages Were Religions · · Score: 1

    And malbolge, you insensitive clod.

  2. Re:Why doesn't somebody countersue them on RIAA Sues 19-Year-Old Transplant Patient · · Score: 1

    Dammit. I just pictured it. ...*shudder*.

  3. Re:Solution to AI research? on Audio CAPTCHAs Cracked; ReCAPTCHA Remains Strong · · Score: 1

    You say that in jest, but the fact is that spammers are already leading the field- captchas are getting more and more complicated because the bots are getting smarter.

  4. Re:hell on Audio CAPTCHAs Cracked; ReCAPTCHA Remains Strong · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't know what your problem is- I'm a perl script and I understood it just fine.

  5. Re:interestingly the text message device could be on Doctor Performs Amputation By Text Message · · Score: 1

    That was beautiful.

    *sniff*

  6. Re:interestingly the text message device could be on Doctor Performs Amputation By Text Message · · Score: 1

    I know a guy who amputated his own arm when it got jammed in the works of an oil rig. He's pretty hardcore.

  7. Re:interestingly the text message device could be on Doctor Performs Amputation By Text Message · · Score: 1

    The dots transmit fine, but the dashes can be tricky.

  8. Re:Further Proof on Massive Botnet Returns From the Dead To Spam On · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's nice to see that somebody's IT department has the funding and expertise to implement a backup plan.

    It gives me hope.

  9. Re:I'm amazed on Ted Stevens Loses Senate Re-Election Bid · · Score: 1

    I don't think apples and oranges is the right idiom here.

    You may be looking for "Pot and kettle" or "glass houses and stones"

  10. Re:I'm amazed on Ted Stevens Loses Senate Re-Election Bid · · Score: 1

    Sure you do, you just don't make fun of him for being black.

    Apart from being racist, it's just not funny.

  11. Re:A rose by any other name still has thorns on Fewer Than 1% Arrested From TSA's "Behavior Detection" · · Score: 1

    To be fair, he didn't actually suggest putting guns on planes:

    Instead of harassing the customers, they could pay a couple armed guards

    While "armed guards" usually means guns, it could mean knives, swords, batons, blowdarts, and tasers.

    It removes the need for the most difficult part of carrying out a terrorist act with / on a plane. Get a weapon on board.

    ...And it adds a new "most difficult part." Getting the weapon away from the police officer with advanced close-quarters combat training.

  12. Re:Only 1.2k Arrests! on Fewer Than 1% Arrested From TSA's "Behavior Detection" · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nah, he'd just fly really slow with the windows down.

    Oh, I see your point.

  13. Re:Only 1.2k Arrests! on Fewer Than 1% Arrested From TSA's "Behavior Detection" · · Score: 2, Insightful

    What I find more interesting is the speculation that these searches would have been more effective if performed randomly. Not only would you still likely catch the same amount of petty crimes, but you rob the actual terrorist of the ability to circumvent the system by acting natural.

    If the terrorist knows he can avoid the search with practice, plastic surgery, or a name change, he will be more likely to do so.

  14. Re:Only 1.2k Arrests! on Fewer Than 1% Arrested From TSA's "Behavior Detection" · · Score: 1

    With the exception of ultra-rich celebrities every drug addict will rob people and would not hesitate to kill if a living person stands between him and his drug.

    I can't tell if you're trolling or you've been watching too many propaganda films, but I'd wager you've not actually been around hard-drug users much.

  15. Re:Only 1.2k Arrests! on Fewer Than 1% Arrested From TSA's "Behavior Detection" · · Score: 1

    http://www.asofterworld.com/index.php?id=346

    "It's okay to care about privacy, even if you're not a criminal. Because maybe you just aren't a criminal yet"

  16. Re:seems to me on Fewer Than 1% Arrested From TSA's "Behavior Detection" · · Score: 1

    Last time I went to the RMV, I went during their busiest hour and was in and out in less than 15 minutes. It was actually a pleasant experience.

    Last time I flew, I waited 3 hours for a 1 hour flight. I threw away my return ticket and caught a ride home with a friend who was driving that way.

  17. Re:Not the same joke on Dead Parrot Sketch Is 1,600 Years Old · · Score: 2, Funny

    That is because humor is transmitted through comedrons, known in quantum physics circles as the "Odd Particle". Any attempts to observe or analyze them will affect their paths, effectively negating them.

    I've also got a 'silly string'-based theory, but the bastards at Geneva won't let me touch their equipment to test my theories.

  18. Re:What's worse... on Dead Parrot Sketch Is 1,600 Years Old · · Score: 1

    Apparently they also snaked the meaning of life from the bible:

    Try and be nice to people, avoid eating fat, read a good book every now and then, get some walking in and try and live together in peace and harmony with people of all creeds and nations.

  19. Re:Classics, not just stuffy rhetoric or dull hist on Dead Parrot Sketch Is 1,600 Years Old · · Score: 1

    60s pop is a lot better than 70s, 80s, 90s, or 00s pop.

  20. Re:Thank God on The Shady Business Practices of Classmates.com · · Score: 1

    We IT types live dangerous lives, and the enemies keep piling up.

  21. Re:I always seemed to have 24 people looking for m on The Shady Business Practices of Classmates.com · · Score: 1

    ...get a year's worth of Gold membership.

    As long as they supply their credit card information for the account. No, not for billing purposes. They just need it to... um... identify you. Yep.

  22. Re:haha, sad old man on The Shady Business Practices of Classmates.com · · Score: 1

    This really isn't flamebait. Offtopic, maybe. Not flamebait.

  23. Re:The Nigerian scam is no more of a scam than... on Woman Admits Sending $400K To Nigerian Scammer · · Score: 1

    Even if you're lying, the point of "You can't cheat an honest man" is that the honest man isn't greedy and doesn't expect a bunch of money for little to no work.

    An honest man does an honest day's work for a living, and doesn't expect, want, or attempt to get something he doesn't deserve. Scammers capitalize on greed.

  24. Re:She had it coming on Woman Admits Sending $400K To Nigerian Scammer · · Score: 1

    If he gave her access to her account, he sure did.

  25. Re:She had it coming on Woman Admits Sending $400K To Nigerian Scammer · · Score: 1

    That is so incredibly ironic...