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  1. Re:Well, something *has* changed on Google Apologizes For "Michelle Obama" Results · · Score: 1
  2. Wikified! on Contributors Leaving Wikipedia In Record Numbers · · Score: 1
  3. Re:I say ... on English Shell Code Could Make Security Harder · · Score: 1

    "DJ Talent" from Britain's Got Talent has prior art.

  4. Re: Christmas on English Shell Code Could Make Security Harder · · Score: 1

    Are your last three sentences product placements or shell code? : )

  5. Re: Bang Bang! on Modern Tech Versus the Past · · Score: 1

    Beautiful setup.

    They had jumping out from behind a rock with a stick and shouting "bang bang! I shot you dead!"

    We have: Cher "Bang Bang"
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLmlS66AA80

  6. Re:Patent on "Being tired of this patent ..." on Patent Issued For Podcasting · · Score: 2, Funny

    However, I have created a new way to be tired of patents. By replacing degradable biological byproducts with miscellaneous debris from the auto industry, I have patented being tired of Patent Junk. And I get a car analogy too!

  7. Re: Paint.net on Happy 5th Birthday To Firefox · · Score: 1

    This looks pretty good! I hate Paint. But I never quite found a crispy improvement until now.

  8. Re: Not remotely afraid... on Fear Detector To Sniff Out Terrorists · · Score: 1

    You've got it! The *terrorists* are not afraid.

    They're Horny, Furious, Grim, Bored, or Psychopathic, but not afraid.

    So if:
    A - they believe it will detect (fear = terrorist) then they are morons;
    B - they know it detects *everything except terrorists* then it's outright malice.

    This is becoming a policy era "assume guilty of incompetent malice unless proved otherwise".
    The incompetence throws off the geeks while the malice throws off the naive. Brilliant.

  9. Re:the right to... on EU Telecom Deal Finished — No Three Strikes · · Score: 1

    Nah.

    It's becoming apparent that copyright industries trump any rights organizations. You have the right to be made fun of in a juicy revue.

  10. Re: Emoticon Punctuation! on Why a High IQ Doesn't Mean You're Smart · · Score: 1

    You solved the OutsideTheBox question.

    If you put punctuation right on top of an emoticon,
    A. "It's an eyebrow ring"
    B. A lot of chat servers will then create a bastardized smiley out of it and you'll end up punctuating your sentence with a cup of coffee!

    Take THAT english teachers!

    If you really desire both, use five spaces between the punctuation and the emoticon. ................

    (Back on topic)

    Oh COME ON now. Did I just drill that out? Yes, I'm smart though you have me beat by a few of those pointy thingies. So the test penalizes weaknesses as well.

  11. Re:Alex on Unfinished Windows 7 Hotspot Feature Exploited · · Score: 1

    (Offtopic)

    Re: your sig -
    Did you run out of characters or glitch Alex S's name?

  12. Re:Vs. NSL on An Inbox Is Not a Glove Compartment · · Score: 1

    What's the legal status of Canaries?

    "Today I was not served..."

    "Today I was not served..."

    "Today I was not served..."

    "Today I was not served..."

    "Today I was not served..."

    (... Crickets)

  13. Re:10 for $1 on Scams and Social Gaming · · Score: 1

    I signed up for one of these.

    I am fairly clever, so I knew the terms. 10 for ($1+S&H) contracted to buy 4 more at regular+S&H.

    No big deal.

    The truly scary thing is a slew of the Dotters really are doing okay, we're not deciding whether to eat half or a quarter of the Ramen Noodles for that morning. We make a lot of fuss over principles of $5.

    So ... I never bothered to cancel the subscription. I actually got more amusement seeing one random CD a month (per the terms) wander into my mailbox. It took the very edge of the grind out of life. I overpaid some $6 per month... but ... who... cares? I treated it as $6 of entertainment surprise.

    Finally they closed the program division itself so it went away.

  14. Re:Some opinions about blades of grass on The Gathering Storm Discussion · · Score: 1

    So do you too have a lawn I can get off of? What kind of grass to you recommend for mine? There's nice fluffy grass that's soft enough for parties but kinda wears out if you dirtbike on it. The tough stuff might annoy guests but it's the perfect blade size to make that grass-reed between your thumbs. Did any of it wash away to reveal muddy patches? With all the rain lately a Grass-Mud Horse might like it.

  15. Re:Avoid Taxes on Towards a Permission-Based Web · · Score: 1

    Wrong Analogy.

    "How soon will we see people brewing their own now that Mass State both increased the sales tax and removed the alcohol exemption?"

    +1 History.
    Prohibition failed because brewing is fast and modular. Smash a (nasty) batch of something together in 5 days and spend an hour cleaning it up.

  16. Re: Idle on FCC Mulling More Control For Electronic Media · · Score: 1

    One Good Duck deserves another.

    Old MacDonald had a server farm. EIEIO.
    On that farm he had Goatse Kids. EIEIO
    GrassMud Horses gave Riding Courses!

    Bonus Citation.
    http://www.comedy-zone.net/pictures/images/animals/animal003.jpg

  17. Re: burrito on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released · · Score: 2, Funny

    That would mean you're saying Windows Runs. It doesn't.

  18. Re: Marvelous Redmond Products on Los Angeles Goes Google Apps With Microsoft Cash · · Score: 1

    They "promised" it. Ya know, Microsoft produces world class vaporware.

  19. Re: Bus on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Nah. People with those challenges tend to actually be far nicer than Microsoft!

  20. Re:Wait for it on Xerox Claims Printable Electronics Breakthrough · · Score: 1

    Mods, he's very on topic!

    It's like an (semi) unloseable copy of your invention. Espionage aside, if your copy is certified dated properly, it would be a neat defense in lawsuit claims.

  21. Except for Govt of course. on "Three Strikes" To Go Ahead In Britain · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Amazing it gleefully says "file sharing" and not "music sharing". So let him grab one graphic he swipes because his office can't be bothered to cleanroom it, grab one little shareware snip that he can ignore even the postcard-terms on, and then let the last one be one of the Britain's Got Talent winning songs. Poof!

     

  22. Management Honeypots on Moving Away From the IT Field? · · Score: 1

    I consider this a really slippery switchover at the core of the economy.

    A lot of the authority of a Middle Executive is DeFacto. Let the CEO handle the scary stuff, like federal issues, media relations, new divisions, etc. Next in line is the guy "keeping the operation going". A lot of it is just listening intelligently with a sprinkle of animal savvy, then declaring "Do that option. Make It So." Yes, it requires some good instincts, but honestly folks, it's nowhere as brutal a grind as maintaining 100,000 lines of code or upgrading 3700 mixed-spec machines.

    Brilliant managers are a company treasure. The Class B guys are kinda neutral. It's the Grade C filler guys you gotta watch out for.

  23. Re:Reasing TheDot! on The Science of Irrational Decisions · · Score: 1

    Yes.

    It increases Dopamine spikes in your brain. Doing Productive Things is boring, so they don't. It's the same brain center as other addictions.

  24. Augmented Reality Time! on Data Entry Errors Resulted In Improper Sentences · · Score: 1

    We need realtime Speech-To-Text. When someone is blistering past you, you can click on the link to Wiki and read it.

  25. Re: keep... on Data Entry Errors Resulted In Improper Sentences · · Score: 1

    Wait, did you just revise his sentence downward based upon your geek intuition?