Comment "Currently" dead? o_O (Score 3, Funny) 542
Is their status of not being alive expected to change?
Is their status of not being alive expected to change?
Let me show you them
This is why, from 1996 to approximately 1999, Slashdot, with its feared cyberterror weapon "the Slashdotting", was widely considered the most powerful organization on earth.
"RELEASE THE SLASHDOT!!"
>>...move asteroids into Earth orbit for mining. Imagine if we had a Fukushima/B.P. incident with one of those?
Ok, I'll bite.
If an asteroid suddenly started spewing huge amounts of crude oil into outer space, I think there would suddenly be funding for NASA.
If an asteroid released a small amount of radiation into outer space... nobody would notice.
If an asteroid the size of Kansas fell out of the sky because some contractor screwed up the orbital insertion, I think a lot of people would notice.
Ok, you win at the internet.
I think we all knew this was a one-way trip.
How do you win?
A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.
It's a pain in the ass when they come out of nowhere while you're mining.
They know their shit. Solid scientists.
So, this is what they mean by "lights-out datacenter".
This little guy might have benefited from some body armor.
Looks like he didn't need it. He lived another 17 years after completing his mission. Incredible story; I hadn't heard it before. Thanks for the link.
Why haven't these police officers been arrested?
Arrested by who? Their peers who do not want to be videotaped either?
By metacops, naturally.
But who metas the metacops?
The Obsidian Order.
Why not use trains, at least for most of the journey?
Two words: Atomic Hobo.
Hobo With A Warhead
Eh? How would he release the info? Unless the Secret Service is as dumb as he is, he was probably whisked off to the "interview" as soon as he got off the plane, and then arrested. He hasn't been unsupervised since he set foot in the US.
Anyone can make an omelet with eggs. The trick is to make one with none.
