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  1. UK has a history... on Man Charged £2,000 For Medical Records Stored On Obsolete System · · Score: 1

    The UK has a history of letting information collected at great expense go stale---only to later spend yet even more money to receover the "archived" information later.
    One of my favorite examples of this is the Domesday book and it's 900th anniversary commemoration. http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/philip-hensher/philip-hensher-domesday-lessons-for-the-egeneration-2283897.html

  2. Re:time for a boycot on Microsoft Sponsors Linux Foundation Event · · Score: 1

    This exactly my point. They contributed nothing of substance.

  3. Privacy on The Privacy Illusion · · Score: 2

    Privacy starts with protection from illegal search.
    It's a shame that it wasn't extended further in the Constitution.

  4. Re:Don't be so surprised... on Microsoft Sponsors Linux Foundation Event · · Score: 1

    Really? Like what?

  5. Re:time for a boycot on Microsoft Sponsors Linux Foundation Event · · Score: 2

    Of whom? Why not Apple. What have they done for anything open source (aside from commandeering parts of BSD for their own operating system)?

  6. Don't be so surprised... on Microsoft Sponsors Linux Foundation Event · · Score: 1

    Don't be so surprised. Microsoft has done more for open source than Apple ever has.

  7. Re:Walled gardens... on Google Doubts Apple Will Approve Its New Maps Application · · Score: 1

    But, if they called them "walled jails" it might hurt sales...

  8. Walled gardens... on Google Doubts Apple Will Approve Its New Maps Application · · Score: 1

    Walled gardens are lovely this time of year.

  9. Don't hold your breath... on Google Doubts Apple Will Approve Its New Maps Application · · Score: 1

    Don't hold your breath. Apple thumbs their noses at its consumers and the Judiciary on a regular basis.
    Complaining is something that Apple just doesn't respond to.

  10. Re:Shameful behaviour on Apple Hides Samsung Apology So It Can't Be Seen Without Scrolling · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Do you really think Apple's UK employees really give a damn?

  11. I wonder... on Tesla Model S Named 'Car of the Year' · · Score: 1

    I wonder if the Tesla cars have the same "hydrophobia" as the Fisker Karma ones that went up in flames in the flooding from Hurricane Sandy?

  12. Re:Tradition on Has the Mars Rover Sniffed Methane? · · Score: 1

    Aparently my grammar is weak as water in the morning.

  13. Tradition on Has the Mars Rover Sniffed Methane? · · Score: 1

    Considering that fart humor is a longstanding tradition (even the great Roman statesman and philosopher Seneca is on record with a fart joke or two), all I have to say is:
    Whomever criticizes my verse made the atmosphere worse!

  14. Re:Need to take great caution with this on Seattle's Creepy Cameraman Pushes Public Surveillance Buttons · · Score: 2

    Not all "security" cameras are fixed. I am sure many people would be agitated if a drone were buzzing around them.

  15. Amen! on Linus Torvalds Advocates For 2560x1600 Standard Laptop Displays · · Score: 3, Funny

    Go Linus!

  16. Re:What's the plot? on Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm, Star Wars Episode 7 Due In 2015 · · Score: 1

    Darth Mickey builds his Death Steam Boat and starts looking for Lucas.

  17. Han Shoots First...Again? on Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm, Star Wars Episode 7 Due In 2015 · · Score: 2

    What if...
    Disney would fix the crap Lucas changed in the first movies back to they way they were and re-made Episodes I to III (especially getting rid of the crap acting by the two young Anakin Skywalker actors).
    Then, maybe, I would see Episode VII.

  18. Re:Star Wars: Episode 7... on Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm, Star Wars Episode 7 Due In 2015 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Star Wars VII: A New New Hope

  19. Electric, short-haul planes are feasible. on Ask Slashdot: What Stands In the Way of a Truly Solar-Powered Airliner? · · Score: 1

    Electric, short-haul planes are feasible. It will really be dependent on the amount of electricity that can be stored by on-board batteries.
    Due to the limited surface area available, it may be faster to take a solar-powered bus or car. After all, ground vehicles do not need to produce lift and can travel at a slower pace.

  20. I thought it was self evident... on Is Silicon Valley Morally Bankrupt and Toxic? · · Score: 2

    I thought that Silicon-Valley being "morally bankrupt and essentially toxic to our society" was self evident. But, why single out Silicon-Valley?

  21. Who to blame? on Google Nexus 4 Prototype Lost In a Bar · · Score: 1

    At least with Apple, we knew who the ass abusing power was. Who at Google demanded the crackdown on Sudsy?

  22. anyone can predict... on Researchers Develop Surveillance System That Can Watch & Predict · · Score: 2

    Anyone can predict. Let me know when it can see the future.

  23. only Windows 8? on Rare Photos: Gnu Crashing a Windows 8 Launch Event · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Really? Only Windows 8? OSX/iOS steals users' freedom, security and privacy quite a bit.

  24. Windows Mobile on Windows used to work on Windows RT vs. Windows 8 Could Burn Consumers · · Score: 1

    You could run Windows Mobile apps on windows if you had .NET and a few other things installed.
    Why couldn't Mircosoft do this again?

  25. So, how long until... on Man Finds Roman Gold Coin Hoard Worth £100,000 With Metal Detector · · Score: 1

    So, how long until metal detector sales increase?