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But sexy nerd girls? No way, unless you are really wasted.

But sexy nerd girls? No way, unless you are really wasted.

Oh, I have no doubt there are PC-using mathematicians among the squares you call your friends. The unfortunate truth, however, is that such beige-thinking types are too rigidly bound by convention to ever amount to anything. Consider the common belief that Macs cost more than PCs. From the fact that you don't even stop to question this orthodoxy, we may infer that you're a PC-using dullard.

It's no coincidence that every Fields medalist, for at least the last twelve years, has been a real Mac user. Successful people tend to be more creative, whimsical, and attractive than you, and the rock stars of geekdom are no exception.

Oh, I have no doubt there are PC-using mathematicians among the squares you call your friends. The unfortunate truth, however, is that such beige-thinking types are too rigidly bound by convention to ever amount to anything. Consider the common belief that Macs cost more than PCs. From the fact that you don't even stop to question this orthodoxy, we may infer that you're a PC-using dullard.

It's no coincidence that every Fields medalist, for at least the last twelve years, has been a real Mac user. Successful people tend to be more creative, whimsical, and attractive than you, and the rock stars of geekdom are no exception.

Oh, I have no doubt there are PC-using mathematicians among the squares you call your friends. The unfortunate truth, however, is that such beige-thinking types are too rigidly bound by convention to ever amount to anything. Consider the common belief that Macs cost more than PCs. From the fact that you don't even stop to question this orthodoxy, we may infer that you're a PC-using dullard.

It's no coincidence that every Fields medalist, for at least the last twelve years, has been a real Mac user. Successful people tend to be more creative, whimsical, and attractive than you, and the rock stars of geekdom are no exception.

Real Mac users have been Mac users from the beginning. Just who do you think you're fooling?

removing the reminder to metamoderate from the front page (recent)

The page being slashdotted, I try to open a mirror, and am greeted by the following:
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7893/theironywa 7.png
(Note the "link" in blue)

Well, here's mine:
http://img329.imageshack.us/my.php?image=firefoxme moryep9.png

I run Adblock Plus and some other assorted addons.

(yes, I run Firefox while I play WoW - on the same slomo computer)

I'm a proud member of BSA and a proud pirate!
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1606/emeraldbaypi rateawardcs6.jpg
On a more serious note, I could care less about that merit badge.

Just looked at it with FF 2.0. Looks fine.

Mucked up config files

Just to give you some idea of the detail in those OMG HUGE images... Here's a closer look at some of the rovers cables from the bottom right of the image. So if you *do* decide to click those links I stupidly posted to slashdot ;) be warned...

Not a big deal for me, but a huge deal for the non techy types I set up with Firefox.

Well, the Start menu is an absolute abortion, and always has been. It is a horrible and awkward way to open applications. You can fit a LOT of things on the dock, since it can be shrunk very small and magnified on mouse-over.

And it may just be a matter of preference, but I HATE having all the windows of an application classified as their own application. All it does is clutter everything up. Why do you think tabs are such a great idea? Not to mention Exposé, which handles navigation between windows perfectly.

The taskbar is further cluttered by having the system tray taking up a good chunk of the corner.

As for the top of the screen, the Apple way is MUCH better than the Windows way. I hate having toolbars in the Windows themselves. It's just annoying. The top of the screen is the perfect place for them and it's very convenient to be uniform. And, for the record, I've never known anybody to use the top of the screen for their Windows taskbar.

Screenshot of window here. You'll see it simply generates "soothing sounds" to wash over office chatter. Basically, the only way to get rid of chatter with this is by cranking up the speakers and letting rip the sound of waterfall.

The article describes this software in all respects to be a Noise-canceling program, which it is most definitely not. I downloaded Chatter Blocker demo, and was greeted with this window. This program may be for some people, but the article labels it as a completely different animal. And yes, it is a white noise (and other noise) generator

Are you assuming that the Japanese voice actors are that much better than the American ones?

Are you also assuming that the professional subtitle scripts are 100% accurate to the original Japanese meaning?

Furthermore, are you assuming that those subbed anime files on YouTube were translated and subbed by professional translators?

Remember, with animation, the "original" voice track is also a dub track. Just as there are...less-than-talented American voice actors, so there are less-than-skillful Japanese voice actors. And, fandubs vary wildly in quality (anyone recall the AnimeJunkies' mass naked child events fiasco?)

Japanese production companies want their products to be seen in the best light possible -- right of publicity and all, y'know. An amateur translation/subtitling job probably won't be good enough for that.

I see a "Report This Item" link near the bottom of every auction I see. Screenshot

Interesting... but I always think of this when I hear "ha ha."

If you are going to do, at least do it right:

ha ha

First time running it...(i restarted as it suggested). I get a nice welcoming message. http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4661/mypantsol4 .jpg/ Back to firefox!

Had to post this, spotted it on the EA forums funny as hell http://img86.imageshack.us/my.php?image=resizeofbf 2142adds1xn6.jpg

Uh, yeah, like if they were detecting prostate cancer.....
"You want me to stick the speaker WHERE????"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v402/ojibewa/214 2ads.jpg
Scanned straight from the paper in the box.
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/7315/igavy2.jpg
Another good shot with the box.. Way to go EA....

Here:
http://www.hostimage.org/img/82432.jpg
http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/8276/82432xn8.j pg

The official logo looks ok to me.

Personally, I'm glad to see Pauly Shore getting work again.

I dunno why my WMP10 doesn't have an MP3 encoder, in that case. Here's what mine looks like.

• EEG - Electro-Encephalograph - Biggest advantage is that anyone can use it, as it can be worn like a helmet or a headband. Though because it is non-invasive, it has extremely poor resolution
• ECoG - Electro-Cortocography - Though it needs to be implanted inside the skull, it produces fairly good resolution. Also, because it only sits on top of the brain as opposed to inside gray matter, it has much less of a chance to form scar-tissue (though still greater than zero). Tough to get more than one dimension of control.
• Single Receptor - A microscopic electrode is placed directly in contact with a specific neuron or group of neurons. This allows researchers to directly measure the potential of one neuron firing. Of course, this requires the electrode to be implanted. This form of BCI is also very prone to scar-tissue buildup, causing the signal to become weaker and possibly lost as the body reacts to a foreign object in the brain.
• Light Reactive Imaging - Still very theoretical - A laser is trained on a single neuron and its reflectance is picked up by a separate sensor. When the neuron fires, the laser light pattern and wavelengths that are reflected change slightly. This allows researchers to monitor a single neuron while leaving the tissue "untouched", negating the issue of scar-tissue buildup. However, this technology is not able to penetrate the skull yet, as would be needed for external/non-invasive BCI

Why settle for a comic, when you can have this?

Here's an alternate link to the final outcome.

Yeah, we need to FORCE them to stop using covers like this: http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/4012/newsweekco versyt8.jpg

They should adopt US values, opinions and standards and get rid of the metric system.

I dunno man.

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/9831/screenvi4. jpg

That's the lower end, it can double if left up long enough.

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/2246/moonflagzn 0.jpg

Sorry, I'm really bored tonight...

What are the reasons to have animated gifs?

a great reason
another great reason
another wonderfull reason
another pretty darn good reason

Death to the banana!

Really, is there any way that technology has enhanced your web experience for the better?

Dude. Inlined animated gifs are like the bestest thing ever! Pity that Slashdot doesn't allow inlining images...

I also have a Siberian, 2 of them in fact.

1. Have you seen a Siberian? The Siberian isn't just another body shape or fur pattern, it's something as big as your arm. It's a _huge_ cat. It's bigger than some dog breeds.

This is very true. Our first one is about 10 months old at this point, and she's already easily at least 10 pounds, almost all of it muscle.

(And legends have it that some are also actually able to function as a dog, because at that size it feels a lot less threatened by someone human sized. So it _can_ defend its territory from a human, if needed. I wouldn't know if it's myth or not, though.)

Well, it depends on the cat. Generally, both of ours are pretty fearless, to the point of running up to windows to actively investigate thunder and lightning during storms. However, they still share a deep hatred of the noise from our vacumn cleaner and a few other such loud noises.

I can say that even the 4-month old male Siberian we got still isn't afraid of much, despite being about 1/5 the size of his stepsister for the moment. The breeder we got them from also has Maine Coons, and one of her males is absolutely huge, probably almost 20 pounds - and I definately got the sense you describe...He had a very calm and relaxed aura of knowing he didn't have much reason to fear anything around him.

2. The Siberian isn't anywhere near allergen-free. In fact, no natural cat breed is, from moggie to lions and tigers. The Siberian does produce a lot less allergen, but for some people it's still too much. So producing cats with even less, would still be welcome news for a lot of people.

Also true. I'm very allergic to other cats, but ours don't bother me much at all. Whatever reaction they cause is vastly outweighed by my allergies to pollen and such.

I also have a Siberian, 2 of them in fact.

1. Have you seen a Siberian? The Siberian isn't just another body shape or fur pattern, it's something as big as your arm. It's a _huge_ cat. It's bigger than some dog breeds.

This is very true. Our first one is about 10 months old at this point, and she's already easily at least 10 pounds, almost all of it muscle.

(And legends have it that some are also actually able to function as a dog, because at that size it feels a lot less threatened by someone human sized. So it _can_ defend its territory from a human, if needed. I wouldn't know if it's myth or not, though.)

Well, it depends on the cat. Generally, both of ours are pretty fearless, to the point of running up to windows to actively investigate thunder and lightning during storms. However, they still share a deep hatred of the noise from our vacumn cleaner and a few other such loud noises.

I can say that even the 4-month old male Siberian we got still isn't afraid of much, despite being about 1/5 the size of his stepsister for the moment. The breeder we got them from also has Maine Coons, and one of her males is absolutely huge, probably almost 20 pounds - and I definately got the sense you describe...He had a very calm and relaxed aura of knowing he didn't have much reason to fear anything around him.

2. The Siberian isn't anywhere near allergen-free. In fact, no natural cat breed is, from moggie to lions and tigers. The Siberian does produce a lot less allergen, but for some people it's still too much. So producing cats with even less, would still be welcome news for a lot of people.

Also true. I'm very allergic to other cats, but ours don't bother me much at all. Whatever reaction they cause is vastly outweighed by my allergies to pollen and such.

"For me that is a little worse. I tend to configure my editing windows as large as possible, by removing toolbars I don't use frequently and keeping only those buttons I do use, in every mode."

You can double click tab bar to hide ribbon and save space. Also there's a quick access toolbar in upper right corner, where you can put all your frequently used commands.

http://blogs.msdn.com/jensenh/archive/2006/07/24/6 76371.aspx

Please, watch the movie.

Screenshot:
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/2615/office2007 dh2.png

http://www.abclinuxu.cz/images/clanky/kratky/kde4- plasma-2.png http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/4884/filebrowser0 ql.jpg

Once this is out, is will impress lots of folks including myself. That will be its time. I know that for others, some found on slashdot, KDE will always be a non starter.

On a side note, the Morris Minor had its time too. Here it is:

http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/classic-car-images/ morris3.jpg

I'll never forget my ride in one of these as a kid.

I'm sure many of you are aware that if you mirror one side of the face you end up with the face of the Sphinx and the other will look like a lion's face. I've always wondered about this, but for years we only had low quality image. Now there's decent quality images of the face of Mars and with some manipulation with Gimp I've mirrored both sides of the face. http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/8384/faceonmars 2gn2.png http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/3146/faceonmars3p f6.png Kudos to ESA.

I'm sure many of you are aware that if you mirror one side of the face you end up with the face of the Sphinx and the other will look like a lion's face. I've always wondered about this, but for years we only had low quality image. Now there's decent quality images of the face of Mars and with some manipulation with Gimp I've mirrored both sides of the face. http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/8384/faceonmars 2gn2.png http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/3146/faceonmars3p f6.png Kudos to ESA.

Check out this crazy yellow one. And it's yellow! :)

From AQFL.

• Guam
• The U.S. Virgin Islands
• American Samoa
• The Northern Mariana Islands
• The Midway Islands
• Wake Island
• Johnston Atoll
• Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands
• Kingman Reef
• Navassa Island
• and Palmyra Atoll

http://img308.imageshack.us/img308/560/1151543979a mbexpirate4qh.swf Arr!

My card

Hmmm?

Lol, drinkypoo, you and I are really going at it. I would have posted this earlier but my comment cap had reached its limit.

Here's a screenshot showing you how to do it. No negative margins, completely valid. In fact, the code is quite sleek and sexy. Very simple. And in CSS3, I think there's going to be even more options for doing things like this so the CSS won't have to emulate the behavior of a table cell. I forgot to put in a width attribute for the first div, but doing so won't change anything except for its width. I understand that CSS is not perfect, but you need to remember that it's quite new and is just starting to catch on for use with layout. We will see huge improvements with CSS3 and also much better support in browsers as it gains popularity.

The green div on the right will fill up the remaining space between the red div and the edge of the page, no matter how wide the red div is. Notice in the code how there are no funky margins or padding. The green div starts where the red div ends - no overlapping. If the picture is too small and you don't believe me because you can't tell what's going on in there, say so and I'll take another screenshot.

Same screenshots, hosted in two different places in case of bandwidth problems:

http://i4.tinypic.com/2cqjnd0.png
http://img479.imageshack.us/img479/6103/csspwnagew c4.png

Stingray denies any involvement!

*got sent it by e-mail...don't shoot the messenger!* *runs*

"I feel for his kids. These poor kids are going to grow up with a father."

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/6362/lawlmn9.jp g

=(

Take care that this does not happen to you.