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Okay, this it totally off topic, but it is so good. The new character for the Lord of the Rings, and the absolute end of civilization as we know it.
(Jar) Jar omir

You'll love this

Just think what the moderators might have awarded if you hadn't used that sig

The only thing I need to know, how did they fit either the IHole or IPole technology into a 1" thick laptop?
Even the average /.er has to be bigger than that...
right?

.haeger

wrote it here's what it would probably look like.

People, he said, are always complaining about Microsoft. "But if you want to do something about Microsoft, go give them some competition," he said. "I'm young, I'm rich and I can do it."

Yes, it was a plasma. I saw it.
Here is the link. Though if you search Costco it doesn't show up, so it may not still be available. In my opinion the Daewoo is not worth US$3000, and pales in comparison to the Panasonic model with the same features, which is available for a few hundred dollars more.

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I thought this might apply here. Hypertext preprocessors are pretty dangerous. Everyone use 4.3.0 with caution.

-CF

Maybe it's time bring the Slashdot Random Story Generator back out. It seems to do a better job at sensationalistic fictional story-telling.

> Sorry, should have indicated that my gf, while being quite intelligent...

Oh my God!!! You have a girlfriend! We are all so proud of you! You are a genius AND you are a hot stud! Please tell us if you also get laid sometimes, like other nerds?

Now, will you please excuse my, while I'll say:
PLEASE MOD PARENT DOWN AS OFF-TOPIC.

Thank you for your attention.

What, you mean like this?

Wow.....first funny post

How about P2P Girlfriends?

http://www.bbspot.com/News/2002/09/kitty.html ;)

----which can only be explained by a spectral force forcing two scolding-hot spiked maces into my skull through my ears and then twisting them-----

When I read that, I saw:

which can only be explained by a spectral force forcing two scolding-hot spiked MACS into my skull through my ears and then twisting them and I thought of this

Well if you have spent time explaining computers to your family than this article is for you!

Linux vs Windows? It has already been covered

If you really want to talk about PDA security, here's one palm device that's damned secure.

Now go read this.

Now THIS is the news story for you.

Here's a list of the scariest geek movies.

I think great thing about the pistols is the fact that they were a complete fucking joke, and they knew it. It's kind of like Jerry Springer or "slashdot." They mock things in our culture so well, that it is considered by many to be quality entertainment.

I don't really enjoy listening to their songs, but I think the fact that they did sell records, sell out concerts, and caused a lot of hype about nothing is pretty hardcore.

I hope the developers at Yahoo! understand fully the dangers of using PHP.

Don't buy just any mac, buy this one.

"Yahoo has the news about the new P4 who will run at nothing less than 3.06mhz."

It's just the latest in a long-running battle between AMD and Intel. Judging by the speed on this thing, and assuming it might actually be able to run at say... 3GHz, we're looking at a chip that can run 1,052,688,062,745 (over a trillion) times it's rated clock speed with no additional cooling!

I may be an AMD fan, but holy shit, Intel. Bravo!

Like these guys.?

For a second I thought I was looking at /. story generator. It's really been a while to see Something Hacked posts here. Blogger being hacked means loss of productivity, and the weblogs has become metaweblogs.

yup... i cant see that happening... this is more likely from MS CDS Link ;)

If we're talking gaming applications, this could be a serious revelation for places like LazerZone or similar simulated combat situations... who knows? Eventually we could end up with games so realistic you actually die in them.

you can laugh now, but i'll tell you -- if I was a multi-multi-mega-billionaire, I'd be toted around on a lectica, borne by 24 Asian babes wearing nothing more than thousand-dollar bills stitched together. I'll flagrantly light fine Cubans with hundred-dollar bills in the middle of your ghetto, and I'll rub it in that I'm soooo much richer than your wildest fantasies that you'll cry and wail and weep with eternal envy of even the smallest fraction of my wealth.
You should be full of admiration of Ballmer for showing restraint, man, instead of making fun of his ridiculous pastime of lapdancing for strangers.

Next thing you know, Ford will be lobbying congress to ban ride sharing

Everytime you think Ballmer is a smart guy, just take a look at this clip

Mirrors of the same video are here

For things like "False Advertising", think about MS ads spouting "Low TCO this" or "scalability that". None of this is stretching the truth.

Oh. At first glance, I seriously thought you meant something else.

Now that I can actually see happening. How far will we be from this in just a few years?

'Mr. Simonyi has left Microsoft with the right to use the intellectual property he developed and patented while working there.'
He probably threathened to reveal some rather embarassing details about how Microsoft has abused it's market power if they didn't give it to him.

Yeah yeah, four legs good, two legs bad. I think you mistyped the URL, you really want to be here.

Why don't you Slashbots just shut the fuck up already? I'm not kidding, and I've got karma to burn. Everybody knows what you have to say even before the story is posted, and everybody knows you can't back up your outrageous claims.

And by the way, you spelled your nick wrong. Would you take a guy who in one sentence proposes a clearly agenda-driven and unverifiable hypothesis with zero arguments seriously if he can't even spell his own nick? Ask yourself that before posting the next time.

Speaking of Mac lovers

That's like reviewing a movie based on the trailers.

Well, that is actually possible, and not always inaccurate, either ;).

Intel and Microsoft announced the CDS Road Map.

this house must be where he lives.

...but we already knew that.

You mean like this?

"Lance Hatler, was irritated with the "measly 60 Hz" that the electric company fed into his house and decided he could do better. "I thought my overclocked computer system is pretty sweet. Why can't I apply the same principle to my house? I mean besides the fire code," questioned Hatler.

After several trips to the emergency room for massive electric shocks, Hatler's house now runs at a blazing fast 900 MHz. "

I had long been uninterested in supporting the mega majors despite the fact they were what I grew up with, musically speaking. This whole Napster / file sharing issue has only furthered my distaste for major labels and the major music industry. If there is an artist I like who happens to be on a major label, I absolutely will not buy their CD. I will instead buy a ticket to see them live (and have. Often. All the time.) Occasionally - if it's not over $40 - I'll buy a t-shirt at the show. That's becoming too expensive for a measly t-shirt though.

I think the day is fast approaching where more and more people will follow this pattern of semi-support and it's entirely the labels' fault, if you ask me. Yes "theft" is wrong. But this is precisely what the labels have been doing since the inception of the CD format. It was released at 2.5 times the price of LP's and cassettes and has never dropped significantly enough. This is only made clearer when comparing DVD prices to current CD prices.

I purchased the new John Mayer CD for a friend two days ago at HMV. (Canada's major music retailer.) The "sale" price was $18.99. Regular white-tag price: $26.99. No joke. I had the option of buying two fairly new DVD titles for $40.00. Which do you think is the better deal? For me to be "thankful" that the price was *only* $18.99 is a scam. Major labels are ripping me and other consumers off and I hope they all suffer a hefty demise. It might be just the kick in the pants the entire industry needs. Think of the positive reorganization which would ensue? Producers and managers would scramble to figure out legitimate means of prividing music to consumers and would more than likely come up with something close to what Napster was in its earliest inception. They might also create some new formats while they're at it. Radio wouldn't go away, so the demand would still be there, for those who like to listen to radio. I do not. Well: with the exception of BBC1 now and then. Radio is horrible. I'll take ShoutCast any day. Producers and artists, given the choice, would probably like any option but the existing major labels. This is unfortunately the game they're forced to play.

Babbling. I know. To people who already feel this way. But man: bring it on.

BTW: a funny allegory is here.

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Looks like Ford is getting into the act.

Check this guy out !

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Seriously, this link is more scary than funny, because it reflects how most consumers think concerning all that the media ogres are trying to accomplish.
The average Joe or Jane Somebody will shrug his/her shoulders, agree to whatever liberty-crushing licenses, and never really know that they signed away their rights and the rights of their grandchildren in order to play Resident Evil 32.

Spread the word, keep your friends and family from becoming digital serfs.

What about overclocking the AC in your house so it doesn't run at a measly 60 Hz like this guy did.