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  1. Re:That hasn't been already done ? on Amazon To Offer Kindle ebooks Via Public Libraries · · Score: 1

    Barnes and Nobles has been doing this for some time now. In fact BN has used this in their advertising.

  2. Re:US Congress on British Govt Debates Swapping Printers For iPads · · Score: 1

    I meant INTO the 21st century.

  3. US Congress on British Govt Debates Swapping Printers For iPads · · Score: 1

    I think the US Congress should be dragged kicking and screaming in the 21st century.

  4. Re:REAME is out today on Neal Stephenson Says Video Games Are the Metaverse · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Life is too short to read Stephenson.

  5. Security on Windows 8 Roundup · · Score: 1

    I haven't seen any comments on security. Does WS8 improve security?

  6. Two Computers? on Windows 8 Roundup · · Score: 1

    Dell will like that.

  7. Re:Not surprised on Demand For Custom Datacenter Servers Rising · · Score: 1

    And another ex-Dell employee heard from.

  8. $500 Million in Loan Guarantees on Solar Company Folds After $0.5B In Subsidies · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The summary is misleading. The company was given $500 million in loan guarantees. That doesn't necessarily mean a subsidy. If the company went broke and never got the loans no government money was spent.

  9. Renton, Ahead of the Curve on Online Parody Cartoon Targeted For Prosecution · · Score: 1

    That's the city motto. It has it's origins in the fact that Renton is a traffic jam on I405 caused by a bottle neck called the "s" curve.

  10. Re:Binspam on Computer Scientist Calls For Web Search Shake-Up · · Score: 1

    U Dub is a leisure time subsidiary of MS. I'm surprised he was able to say this.

  11. Gig 'Em on 29 Universities Seek High-Speed Networks · · Score: 1

    Texas A&M's version uses barbed wire.

  12. Re:Alright, I read the Techdirt article on Ruling Upholds Gene Patent In Cancer Test · · Score: 1

    We don't impeach enough judges.

  13. Re:People seem confused about Virgin, let me clari on Tens of Thousands Flee From BT and Virgin · · Score: 1

    Sounds like Qwest. Now I know where they learned customer service from.

  14. Re:I've got an even better idea on MIT Unveils Sun-Free Photovoltaics · · Score: 1

    Put it where the sun shineth not.

  15. Shuttle on Blocked Fuel Line Botched Military Satellite Orbit · · Score: 2

    Maybe we could use the shuttle to go capture it and move it into it's proper orbit.

  16. Funding on NASA's Hubble Discovers Another Moon Around Pluto · · Score: 1

    In this time of austerity the funding for the agency that supported de-listing Pluto as a planet probably needs a second look.

  17. Re:Headline is completely wrong on Court Allows Webcam Spying On Rental Laptops · · Score: 1

    We don't impeach enough judges.

  18. Re:This seems a lot like self-incrimination on Police Increasingly Looking To Smartphones For Evidence · · Score: 1

    Welcome to the Roberts' court.

  19. Re:Misleading on Judge Says You Can't Know If Google Spies For NSA · · Score: 2

    We don't impeach enough judges.

  20. Dell Won't like that on Windows 8 Will Run On All Current PC Hardware · · Score: 2

    Dell has made a fortune selling hardware to keep up with the requirements of Windows.

  21. Re:Big Deal on Spanish Surgeon Performs First Synthetic Organ Transplant · · Score: 1

    My Grandmother has a cedar chest.

  22. Re:agreeing-with-bill-gates-feels-dirty on Bill Gates On Energy · · Score: 1

    Wait for it. In the not to distant future it'll come out the he has some financial interest in nuclear power.

  23. Lotus Notes on Microsoft Pays University $250K To Use Office 365 · · Score: 1

    Lotus Notes still exists?

  24. The TI Model on Microsoft's Hottest New Profit Center: Android · · Score: 1

    Texas Instruments has made a fortune suing over patents.

  25. Definition of terms on Japanese Team Finds New Source of Rare Earth Elements · · Score: 0

    How can you have "vast" quantities of "rare" earths?