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Comment Re:yeah okay (Score 3, Funny) 235

The prospect of an AI designed by slashdotters makes me tremble with fear.

It would only run on linux, it would be constantly arguing with everyone, it would be an insufferable pedant, post pro-Stallman propaganda on every public forum on the net and spend the other half of its day trolling 4chan memes on social networks like bebo.

Comment Is it so hard to stick to the speed limit? (Score 1) 204

A friend of mine bitched when they put in a permanent camera near our home. I said "It doesn't bother me because I don't speed." He replied by looking at me grumpily.

Speed traps are cash cows to an extent but they also work. Put cameras in the black spots, let a few people get fined for breaking the law and then the word gets around and then it's no longer a black spot because people are following the rules. Amazing!

No, I'm not to clueless as to suggest that every law enforcement agent and agency are lily white but slowing down DOES reduce the quantity and quality of road accidents. Until all drivers are lily white, I'm fully in support of efforts to reduce incidents on the road.

Comment Re:Pop (Score 1) 101

I think all presidents would like to be more radical. The problem is the more change you promote, the more opposition you have. Obama is promoting great change in some areas e.g. state supported health care and all the anti-radicals have come out screaming in opposition.

I'd love to get into politics and make some real change for the better. The problem is all the lunatics and vested interests that don't agree with my version of better. Inevitably what I managed to get put through would be a watered down and rather mediocre version of what is actually needed.

Comment DIGG? (Score 1) 223

...Stormdriver will allow you to see the web as recommended by other users. It will be much easier to avoid the really bad sites and content...

Isn't that what DIGG is all about? Ranking websites by popularity and just visiting those that other people think are cool?

Comment Wankers! (Score 1) 82

Don't you people have better things to do with your time than whine about a not-news item being posted on /.? Yeah, it probably should've been tagged as idle instead of games but big deal. If the quality of news is that important to you, try getting out there and making some news that'll make the grade.

NASA

NASA Worker Falls To His Death On Launch Pad 202

RedEaredSlider writes "Tragedy has struck NASA as the organization announced a space shuttle worker fell to his death at the Endeavour launch pad this morning. NASA said the United Space Alliance worker fell at approximately 7:40 am eastern at the NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A. The launch pad is currently holding the space shuttle Endeavour, which is slated to launch on April 19."

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