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You can get them here at ThinkGeek.com.

More specifically, the shirt you are looking for is this one right here.

Like most sports, they're probably just checking for bawls

I'm a freelance writer/aspiring writer, but I'm also a hacker. When I first heard of eBooks, I was afraid. I didn't want these things to replace regular paperback books, if I was ever to be published. There's something about books that cannot be beaten. The feel of a new book; the soft-tissue feel of a thrice-read one; or the smell of a hometown library littered with volumes of the latter. eBooks, IMHO can never replace traditional books. You simply CANNOT curl up next to a fire, under a linux blanket with an eBook; it just doesn't seem right...

I know its been said to death, but really, royalties for patent owners for software should be limited to 1 year. Maybe 2. We all know software is pretty much obsolete after around 5 - 10 years. (ie, I'll take a guess that .Net will be around for maybe 10 years, if it's a commercial success.)

So the licencing wouldn't be prohibitive if you knew you only had to pay it for a limited time within the lifetime of the technology. Copyrights are supposed to help the inventor, but open up the forum to royalty-free competition while the invention is still viable and useful. This would foster more participants in the arena of competing technologies, and thus, more innovation. And we wouldn't be wondering if Microsoft ringing the death knell for SAMBA.

All of which is not withstanding the scary idea that developing a technology for 'changing passwords' should not entitle you to more royalty payments than a developer, of a technology which only wants to /talk/ to your software, can afford.

Frightening.

US Patent Office: Selling monopoly rights to common sense for over 25 years. (Yes, I own the tee-shirt.)

What is Think Geek going to do with all of those Free Dimitri shirts they just got in? Nobody is going to want them now....

As a senior undergraduate in combined honours physics and computer science, I hereby pronounce you a moron. The researchers first talk about the structure of the web (hyperlinks, etc.), then they talk about the physical structure (Achilles Heel, virus threshold, etc.). You must have missed the transition, Mullusk.

The interesting thing is that both the web and the physical network follow this power-law structure (or scale-free, as the "Physics Boys" call it).

Oh, don't think it's possible to study the physical structure of the internet? I'd like to introduce you to a new and powerful tool called traceroute [yes, that was sarcasm]. BTW, you can buy maps of the internet from ThinkGeek, in case traceroute is too much for you.

How the hell did that guy get modded up, anyway?

Monday, 25 Jun 2001, after thinking about this problem I went to the ThinkGeek website. I did not find this kind of product in the Work wear section but I found out that Willie was responsible for new ideas. So I sent him this mail.

Subject: an idea..
Hi Willie..

Just had an idea for a new product..

You got an excelent line of different t-shirts and
golf-shirts. But there is something missing.

Working with computers you quickly gather alot of
different gadgets. Mobilephone, PDA, wallet,
cybertool, mp3player, caffeine.. etc..

Where do you put all that stuff when you want them
handy and you don't want to carry a backpack all
the time ?

There are backpacks that have a nice pocket for
the mobilephone on the "strap".. handy ? Yes..
But I don't realy like the idea of having this
thing too near my heart.. other alternative.. ?
frontpocket.. well.. another Willie in the
vicinity..
backpocket ? sit down and you have a puzzle..

I have a pair of "suittrousers" with a nice
mobilephone thighpocket..
very handy and is not in the way..

The ultimate GeekTrousers would be the army type
with alot of pockets to put survivalgear..
but going to work looking like Rambo will get
management thinking of disgruntled employees and
rampage shootings..
Also it is hard to find a matching shirt for
those important customer meetings.

So go to an army surplus store nearby.
stop by a carpentershop..
Buy all different kinds of trousers..
spend an afternoon in the warehouse trying to
find the pair of trousers that will carry the
most kinds of gadgets in a safe way..

From that info, design a pair that would fit
in the corporate world..

Jackets or wests with the same properties would
probably be ok too..

Feel free to send me a pair filled with gadgets
if the idea turns out to work.. ;)

Time for the "Engineer suit".. The "Business suit"
for Engineers..

/Fred

PS. Any misspelled words or gramatical errors are
due to the long way this mail had to travel
from Sweden to the US..
alot of error sources on the way...

I never heard from Willie or ThinkGeek so I guess they never thought this was a good idea. From the posts on Slashdot it seems that they would have made a buck if they had put a "suit" together.

Monday, 25 Jun 2001, after thinking about this problem I went to the ThinkGeek website. I did not find this kind of product in the Work wear section but I found out that Willie was responsible for new ideas. So I sent him this mail.

Subject: an idea..
Hi Willie..

Just had an idea for a new product..

You got an excelent line of different t-shirts and
golf-shirts. But there is something missing.

Working with computers you quickly gather alot of
different gadgets. Mobilephone, PDA, wallet,
cybertool, mp3player, caffeine.. etc..

Where do you put all that stuff when you want them
handy and you don't want to carry a backpack all
the time ?

There are backpacks that have a nice pocket for
the mobilephone on the "strap".. handy ? Yes..
But I don't realy like the idea of having this
thing too near my heart.. other alternative.. ?
frontpocket.. well.. another Willie in the
vicinity..
backpocket ? sit down and you have a puzzle..

I have a pair of "suittrousers" with a nice
mobilephone thighpocket..
very handy and is not in the way..

The ultimate GeekTrousers would be the army type
with alot of pockets to put survivalgear..
but going to work looking like Rambo will get
management thinking of disgruntled employees and
rampage shootings..
Also it is hard to find a matching shirt for
those important customer meetings.

So go to an army surplus store nearby.
stop by a carpentershop..
Buy all different kinds of trousers..
spend an afternoon in the warehouse trying to
find the pair of trousers that will carry the
most kinds of gadgets in a safe way..

From that info, design a pair that would fit
in the corporate world..

Jackets or wests with the same properties would
probably be ok too..

Feel free to send me a pair filled with gadgets
if the idea turns out to work.. ;)

Time for the "Engineer suit".. The "Business suit"
for Engineers..

/Fred

PS. Any misspelled words or gramatical errors are
due to the long way this mail had to travel
from Sweden to the US..
alot of error sources on the way...

I never heard from Willie or ThinkGeek so I guess they never thought this was a good idea. From the posts on Slashdot it seems that they would have made a buck if they had put a "suit" together.

(1) CyberTool 41(best tool i've ever owned)
(1) Cell Phone (sometimes clipped to belt, depends on how i want to look (1) Wallet (with lots and lots of change..why? change is cool, plus you can beat people with it and it hurts
(6) CD's in Jewl Cases (or) 20 CDs in evvelopes
(1) set of Keys, keychain photon micro light, the works.

And dont forget a belt...

(1) CyberTool 41(best tool i've ever owned)
(1) Cell Phone (sometimes clipped to belt, depends on how i want to look (1) Wallet (with lots and lots of change..why? change is cool, plus you can beat people with it and it hurts
(6) CD's in Jewl Cases (or) 20 CDs in evvelopes
(1) set of Keys, keychain photon micro light, the works.

And dont forget a belt...

Let's see, in the last 7 or 8 years (since I started using Linux), I've spent aproximately the following $ on Linux:

$15 - CDs from CheapBytes
$15 - CDRs for distros that I've burned
$30 - stuffed Tuxes from ThinkGeek

In the same time, I've spent the following on Windows:

$0 - oh, that's right, I don't use Windows on machines I control.

And every computer I've bought since my very first 8088 has been in pieces & sans OS, so no MS-Tax there.

So that's $60 on Linux and $0 on Windows. So clearly Linux is infinitely more expensive than Windows.

Hmmm...Since Linux costs so much more, perhaps I should consider switching...

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Wouldn't it be nice if someone looked at these lists and created two or three book set compilations as they do over at Thinkgeek's? "C programming", "The Art of Developing", or perhaps "Design and Architecture" could be set titles. It seems to me like a lot of programmers could benefit from this - at least I could.

Dr. Ø

S/he could sell Tee-shirts... but that would be an awful lot of tee-shirts...


-Mynn the Museless

You're the guy they made this for!


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It's also sold on ThinkGeek.

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here is another hugh priced limited function controller that aint cheap

this could have been avoided if Red Bull open sourced their formula.

Another trend I think you'll see is home media servers. Essentially network-attached storage on which TiVo's, MP3 players and all the other new and wonderful toys of the near future are going to deposit their trash.

On the web, people aren't paying for anything

I hope you read the paragraph after the one you quoted. to counter your example, I pay for slashdot; I buy items at ThinkGeek. I don't buy cds because they /don't/ give much if any money to the artists who create them (see RMS speak on this subject); instead I attend concerts and buy t-shirts and cds there, so that the artists get the retailer share and any small royalties. I occasionally click ads on websites I wish to support (and sometimes even buy items, if I'm sure the click was tracked and I have interest in the merchandise).

just because /some/ dotcoms and startups went under doesn't mean that on the web, people aren't paying for anything.

• My cable modem has had nearly perfect uptime. I can't speak for everyone out there, but I've been with two companies, and have had about 99.99% uptime.
• My local phone bill is over 50$ US. Which is more than my Cable bill. I don't know about Canada, but in the US, a fair portion of my phone bill is taxes.
• A one time 19.99 fee isn't too bad, considering a lot of telcos around here charge installation fees.
• Savings is savings, whether it's marginal or not, but for most people they probably would save about 20$ a month, or $240 a year. I could buy a lot of junk with that :).

...ThinkGeek created a hybrid of this shirt and that one that says "First ALL YOUR BASE Post!" ?

Clearly, there would be a market for it.

...ThinkGeek created a hybrid of this shirt and that one that says "First ALL YOUR BASE Post!" ?

Clearly, there would be a market for it.

As far as OSDN is concerned VA Linux plans to continue to operate OSDN with no significant changes anticipated as the result of the restructuring. By the way, OSDN uses more than just web banners to support itself. Revenue comes from ad banners, sponsorships, events, and Thinkgeek. ;)

That slashdot and other OSDN sites bear the main responsibility for generating revenue. Slashdot in particular as it's frequented by so many people daily. One way to do it may be to insert some extra data (such as tags) into comments and help boost revenue and creating some subtle albeit effective advertising. Something akin to SmartTags should go a long way towards compensating for the cut revenue from hardware sales. How big a job would it be to implement that in slashcode?

I agree!
Please don't let this great idea be devnulled! Slashcrash.org is way the best idea since ThinkGeek

...I'm sure there aren't any layoffs coming at ThinkGeek.

Those guys gotta be making some serious dough. Getting people hooked on high-dose caffeine products (I mean, come on! SCHEDULED deliveries? THAT is GENIUS!)... Free advertising on Slashdot in endless rotation... What do ya figure the gross margin is on that "All Your Base Are Belong To Us" shirt that is being advertised right above me as I type this? 50%? 60%?

I bet during the VA Linux heydey, at $300/share, ThinkGeek was seen as some dorky little t-shirt & caffeine selling bastard child. Now I gotta bet the bigwigs at VA Linux are saying, "Maybe we should dump selling overpriced servers and turn VA Linux into a pure Linux merchandising play, so we can actually make some money!"

Hats off to the geeks with a business-model that will actually survive the downturn... I hope you guys spin-off of that cumbersome, bloated beastie with the triple-black-diamond ski-slope for a stock chart- and go public yourselves in 2002, when the money runs out at your parents' place.

...I'm sure there aren't any layoffs coming at ThinkGeek.

Those guys gotta be making some serious dough. Getting people hooked on high-dose caffeine products (I mean, come on! SCHEDULED deliveries? THAT is GENIUS!)... Free advertising on Slashdot in endless rotation... What do ya figure the gross margin is on that "All Your Base Are Belong To Us" shirt that is being advertised right above me as I type this? 50%? 60%?

I bet during the VA Linux heydey, at $300/share, ThinkGeek was seen as some dorky little t-shirt & caffeine selling bastard child. Now I gotta bet the bigwigs at VA Linux are saying, "Maybe we should dump selling overpriced servers and turn VA Linux into a pure Linux merchandising play, so we can actually make some money!"

Hats off to the geeks with a business-model that will actually survive the downturn... I hope you guys spin-off of that cumbersome, bloated beastie with the triple-black-diamond ski-slope for a stock chart- and go public yourselves in 2002, when the money runs out at your parents' place.

...I'm sure there aren't any layoffs coming at ThinkGeek.

Those guys gotta be making some serious dough. Getting people hooked on high-dose caffeine products (I mean, come on! SCHEDULED deliveries? THAT is GENIUS!)... Free advertising on Slashdot in endless rotation... What do ya figure the gross margin is on that "All Your Base Are Belong To Us" shirt that is being advertised right above me as I type this? 50%? 60%?

I bet during the VA Linux heydey, at $300/share, ThinkGeek was seen as some dorky little t-shirt & caffeine selling bastard child. Now I gotta bet the bigwigs at VA Linux are saying, "Maybe we should dump selling overpriced servers and turn VA Linux into a pure Linux merchandising play, so we can actually make some money!"

Hats off to the geeks with a business-model that will actually survive the downturn... I hope you guys spin-off of that cumbersome, bloated beastie with the triple-black-diamond ski-slope for a stock chart- and go public yourselves in 2002, when the money runs out at your parents' place.

...I'm sure there aren't any layoffs coming at ThinkGeek.

Those guys gotta be making some serious dough. Getting people hooked on high-dose caffeine products (I mean, come on! SCHEDULED deliveries? THAT is GENIUS!)... Free advertising on Slashdot in endless rotation... What do ya figure the gross margin is on that "All Your Base Are Belong To Us" shirt that is being advertised right above me as I type this? 50%? 60%?

I bet during the VA Linux heydey, at $300/share, ThinkGeek was seen as some dorky little t-shirt & caffeine selling bastard child. Now I gotta bet the bigwigs at VA Linux are saying, "Maybe we should dump selling overpriced servers and turn VA Linux into a pure Linux merchandising play, so we can actually make some money!"

Hats off to the geeks with a business-model that will actually survive the downturn... I hope you guys spin-off of that cumbersome, bloated beastie with the triple-black-diamond ski-slope for a stock chart- and go public yourselves in 2002, when the money runs out at your parents' place.

...I'm sure there aren't any layoffs coming at ThinkGeek.

Those guys gotta be making some serious dough. Getting people hooked on high-dose caffeine products (I mean, come on! SCHEDULED deliveries? THAT is GENIUS!)... Free advertising on Slashdot in endless rotation... What do ya figure the gross margin is on that "All Your Base Are Belong To Us" shirt that is being advertised right above me as I type this? 50%? 60%?

I bet during the VA Linux heydey, at $300/share, ThinkGeek was seen as some dorky little t-shirt & caffeine selling bastard child. Now I gotta bet the bigwigs at VA Linux are saying, "Maybe we should dump selling overpriced servers and turn VA Linux into a pure Linux merchandising play, so we can actually make some money!"

Hats off to the geeks with a business-model that will actually survive the downturn... I hope you guys spin-off of that cumbersome, bloated beastie with the triple-black-diamond ski-slope for a stock chart- and go public yourselves in 2002, when the money runs out at your parents' place.

a long time ago.

Suck was cool b/c they said the stuff you were thinking in a way you might say it. /. lets you do the talking.

Humans like that. Hell we'll even click on links and purchase little tiny stickers for a dollar.

Subsequently /. lives Suck doesn't.
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"I challenge someone here to rough up some specs for a US$140,000 general purpose PC rig, running whatever OS is appropriate for its purpose."

Alright, I'm bored, I've got some time to kill...let's see how close I can get.

[A couple hours pass]

Alright, I suppose I could keep adding things onto this, but I won't. I got it up to $10,103.46, though. It's a multimedia workstation designed for graphics and digital video editing, high-performance gaming, DVD playback, and DVD authoring, with all the accessories.

• Case: PC 60 Aluminum w/3 Case Fans and Window Kit, $229.99
• Power supply: Antec PP403X 400W Power Supply $84.10
• Motherboard: ASUS CUV4X-DLS w/SCSI $333.62
• Processors: 2 x Intel Coppermine PIII 933mhz $398.00 ($199.00 ea)
• Processor fans (x2): Antec Heavy Duty CPU Fan $33.54 (16.77 ea)
• RAM: 256mb Kingston PC133 DIMM $156.64
• IDE cable (x2): Rounded $25.98 ($12.99 ea)
• Floppy drive: Compaq LS-120 internal IDE $127.99
• DVD/CD-RW Drive: HP CD-Writer 9900ci 12x10x32x DVD 8x $349.99
• DVD Decoder: Creative Labs Dxr3 $79.99
• CD Drive: Creative Labs CD-ROM Blaster 52x $49.99
• DVD-RAM Drive: Panasonic LF-D201U SCSI-2 $649.00
• SCSI Cable (x3): Rounded $38.97 ($12.99 ea)
• SCSI Hard drive (x2): Seagate Cheetah73 73GB U160 $1576.00 ($788.00 ea)
• RAID Controller: Asus PCI-DA2100 SCSI RAID $609.00
• IEEE 1394 Card: Belkin F5U501 PCI $79.95
• Video: VisionTek GeForce3 64mb AGP $389.99
• Monitor: Samsung 18" Syncmaster TFT LCD $1891.00
• Sound: Creative Labs SBLive X-Gamer $99.99
• Speakers: Creative Labs/Cambridge SoundWorks DTT3500 Dolby 5.1 Digital $299.99
• Printer: Epson Stylus 2000P Inkjet Printer $869.99
• Scanner: HP ScanJet 6300Cxi 1200dpi $387.36
• Mouse: Razer Boomslang 2000 $82.99
• Mouse Pad: 3m Precise Mousing Service $8.49
• Keyboard: IBM Preferred 104-key Black $59.00
• Joystick: Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback 2 $109.00
• Steering Wheel: Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Wheel USB $159.00
• Game Pad: Gravis Eliminator GamePad Pro $26.99
• UPS: APC Smart-UPS 1000 XL $577.92
• Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional $319.00

That's right, Win2K. I know we all love linux in here, Win2K is actually a decent OS, especially for all of the tasks I've specced this out for.

--

"I challenge someone here to rough up some specs for a US$140,000 general purpose PC rig, running whatever OS is appropriate for its purpose."

Alright, I'm bored, I've got some time to kill...let's see how close I can get.

[A couple hours pass]

Alright, I suppose I could keep adding things onto this, but I won't. I got it up to $10,103.46, though. It's a multimedia workstation designed for graphics and digital video editing, high-performance gaming, DVD playback, and DVD authoring, with all the accessories.

• Case: PC 60 Aluminum w/3 Case Fans and Window Kit, $229.99
• Power supply: Antec PP403X 400W Power Supply $84.10
• Motherboard: ASUS CUV4X-DLS w/SCSI $333.62
• Processors: 2 x Intel Coppermine PIII 933mhz $398.00 ($199.00 ea)
• Processor fans (x2): Antec Heavy Duty CPU Fan $33.54 (16.77 ea)
• RAM: 256mb Kingston PC133 DIMM $156.64
• IDE cable (x2): Rounded $25.98 ($12.99 ea)
• Floppy drive: Compaq LS-120 internal IDE $127.99
• DVD/CD-RW Drive: HP CD-Writer 9900ci 12x10x32x DVD 8x $349.99
• DVD Decoder: Creative Labs Dxr3 $79.99
• CD Drive: Creative Labs CD-ROM Blaster 52x $49.99
• DVD-RAM Drive: Panasonic LF-D201U SCSI-2 $649.00
• SCSI Cable (x3): Rounded $38.97 ($12.99 ea)
• SCSI Hard drive (x2): Seagate Cheetah73 73GB U160 $1576.00 ($788.00 ea)
• RAID Controller: Asus PCI-DA2100 SCSI RAID $609.00
• IEEE 1394 Card: Belkin F5U501 PCI $79.95
• Video: VisionTek GeForce3 64mb AGP $389.99
• Monitor: Samsung 18" Syncmaster TFT LCD $1891.00
• Sound: Creative Labs SBLive X-Gamer $99.99
• Speakers: Creative Labs/Cambridge SoundWorks DTT3500 Dolby 5.1 Digital $299.99
• Printer: Epson Stylus 2000P Inkjet Printer $869.99
• Scanner: HP ScanJet 6300Cxi 1200dpi $387.36
• Mouse: Razer Boomslang 2000 $82.99
• Mouse Pad: 3m Precise Mousing Service $8.49
• Keyboard: IBM Preferred 104-key Black $59.00
• Joystick: Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback 2 $109.00
• Steering Wheel: Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Wheel USB $159.00
• Game Pad: Gravis Eliminator GamePad Pro $26.99
• UPS: APC Smart-UPS 1000 XL $577.92
• Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional $319.00

That's right, Win2K. I know we all love linux in here, Win2K is actually a decent OS, especially for all of the tasks I've specced this out for.

--

"I challenge someone here to rough up some specs for a US$140,000 general purpose PC rig, running whatever OS is appropriate for its purpose."

Alright, I'm bored, I've got some time to kill...let's see how close I can get.

[A couple hours pass]

Alright, I suppose I could keep adding things onto this, but I won't. I got it up to $10,103.46, though. It's a multimedia workstation designed for graphics and digital video editing, high-performance gaming, DVD playback, and DVD authoring, with all the accessories.

• Case: PC 60 Aluminum w/3 Case Fans and Window Kit, $229.99
• Power supply: Antec PP403X 400W Power Supply $84.10
• Motherboard: ASUS CUV4X-DLS w/SCSI $333.62
• Processors: 2 x Intel Coppermine PIII 933mhz $398.00 ($199.00 ea)
• Processor fans (x2): Antec Heavy Duty CPU Fan $33.54 (16.77 ea)
• RAM: 256mb Kingston PC133 DIMM $156.64
• IDE cable (x2): Rounded $25.98 ($12.99 ea)
• Floppy drive: Compaq LS-120 internal IDE $127.99
• DVD/CD-RW Drive: HP CD-Writer 9900ci 12x10x32x DVD 8x $349.99
• DVD Decoder: Creative Labs Dxr3 $79.99
• CD Drive: Creative Labs CD-ROM Blaster 52x $49.99
• DVD-RAM Drive: Panasonic LF-D201U SCSI-2 $649.00
• SCSI Cable (x3): Rounded $38.97 ($12.99 ea)
• SCSI Hard drive (x2): Seagate Cheetah73 73GB U160 $1576.00 ($788.00 ea)
• RAID Controller: Asus PCI-DA2100 SCSI RAID $609.00
• IEEE 1394 Card: Belkin F5U501 PCI $79.95
• Video: VisionTek GeForce3 64mb AGP $389.99
• Monitor: Samsung 18" Syncmaster TFT LCD $1891.00
• Sound: Creative Labs SBLive X-Gamer $99.99
• Speakers: Creative Labs/Cambridge SoundWorks DTT3500 Dolby 5.1 Digital $299.99
• Printer: Epson Stylus 2000P Inkjet Printer $869.99
• Scanner: HP ScanJet 6300Cxi 1200dpi $387.36
• Mouse: Razer Boomslang 2000 $82.99
• Mouse Pad: 3m Precise Mousing Service $8.49
• Keyboard: IBM Preferred 104-key Black $59.00
• Joystick: Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback 2 $109.00
• Steering Wheel: Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Wheel USB $159.00
• Game Pad: Gravis Eliminator GamePad Pro $26.99
• UPS: APC Smart-UPS 1000 XL $577.92
• Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional $319.00

That's right, Win2K. I know we all love linux in here, Win2K is actually a decent OS, especially for all of the tasks I've specced this out for.

--

"I challenge someone here to rough up some specs for a US$140,000 general purpose PC rig, running whatever OS is appropriate for its purpose."

Alright, I'm bored, I've got some time to kill...let's see how close I can get.

[A couple hours pass]

Alright, I suppose I could keep adding things onto this, but I won't. I got it up to $10,103.46, though. It's a multimedia workstation designed for graphics and digital video editing, high-performance gaming, DVD playback, and DVD authoring, with all the accessories.

• Case: PC 60 Aluminum w/3 Case Fans and Window Kit, $229.99
• Power supply: Antec PP403X 400W Power Supply $84.10
• Motherboard: ASUS CUV4X-DLS w/SCSI $333.62
• Processors: 2 x Intel Coppermine PIII 933mhz $398.00 ($199.00 ea)
• Processor fans (x2): Antec Heavy Duty CPU Fan $33.54 (16.77 ea)
• RAM: 256mb Kingston PC133 DIMM $156.64
• IDE cable (x2): Rounded $25.98 ($12.99 ea)
• Floppy drive: Compaq LS-120 internal IDE $127.99
• DVD/CD-RW Drive: HP CD-Writer 9900ci 12x10x32x DVD 8x $349.99
• DVD Decoder: Creative Labs Dxr3 $79.99
• CD Drive: Creative Labs CD-ROM Blaster 52x $49.99
• DVD-RAM Drive: Panasonic LF-D201U SCSI-2 $649.00
• SCSI Cable (x3): Rounded $38.97 ($12.99 ea)
• SCSI Hard drive (x2): Seagate Cheetah73 73GB U160 $1576.00 ($788.00 ea)
• RAID Controller: Asus PCI-DA2100 SCSI RAID $609.00
• IEEE 1394 Card: Belkin F5U501 PCI $79.95
• Video: VisionTek GeForce3 64mb AGP $389.99
• Monitor: Samsung 18" Syncmaster TFT LCD $1891.00
• Sound: Creative Labs SBLive X-Gamer $99.99
• Speakers: Creative Labs/Cambridge SoundWorks DTT3500 Dolby 5.1 Digital $299.99
• Printer: Epson Stylus 2000P Inkjet Printer $869.99
• Scanner: HP ScanJet 6300Cxi 1200dpi $387.36
• Mouse: Razer Boomslang 2000 $82.99
• Mouse Pad: 3m Precise Mousing Service $8.49
• Keyboard: IBM Preferred 104-key Black $59.00
• Joystick: Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback 2 $109.00
• Steering Wheel: Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Wheel USB $159.00
• Game Pad: Gravis Eliminator GamePad Pro $26.99
• UPS: APC Smart-UPS 1000 XL $577.92
• Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional $319.00

That's right, Win2K. I know we all love linux in here, Win2K is actually a decent OS, especially for all of the tasks I've specced this out for.

--

"I challenge someone here to rough up some specs for a US$140,000 general purpose PC rig, running whatever OS is appropriate for its purpose."

Alright, I'm bored, I've got some time to kill...let's see how close I can get.

[A couple hours pass]

Alright, I suppose I could keep adding things onto this, but I won't. I got it up to $10,103.46, though. It's a multimedia workstation designed for graphics and digital video editing, high-performance gaming, DVD playback, and DVD authoring, with all the accessories.

• Case: PC 60 Aluminum w/3 Case Fans and Window Kit, $229.99
• Power supply: Antec PP403X 400W Power Supply $84.10
• Motherboard: ASUS CUV4X-DLS w/SCSI $333.62
• Processors: 2 x Intel Coppermine PIII 933mhz $398.00 ($199.00 ea)
• Processor fans (x2): Antec Heavy Duty CPU Fan $33.54 (16.77 ea)
• RAM: 256mb Kingston PC133 DIMM $156.64
• IDE cable (x2): Rounded $25.98 ($12.99 ea)
• Floppy drive: Compaq LS-120 internal IDE $127.99
• DVD/CD-RW Drive: HP CD-Writer 9900ci 12x10x32x DVD 8x $349.99
• DVD Decoder: Creative Labs Dxr3 $79.99
• CD Drive: Creative Labs CD-ROM Blaster 52x $49.99
• DVD-RAM Drive: Panasonic LF-D201U SCSI-2 $649.00
• SCSI Cable (x3): Rounded $38.97 ($12.99 ea)
• SCSI Hard drive (x2): Seagate Cheetah73 73GB U160 $1576.00 ($788.00 ea)
• RAID Controller: Asus PCI-DA2100 SCSI RAID $609.00
• IEEE 1394 Card: Belkin F5U501 PCI $79.95
• Video: VisionTek GeForce3 64mb AGP $389.99
• Monitor: Samsung 18" Syncmaster TFT LCD $1891.00
• Sound: Creative Labs SBLive X-Gamer $99.99
• Speakers: Creative Labs/Cambridge SoundWorks DTT3500 Dolby 5.1 Digital $299.99
• Printer: Epson Stylus 2000P Inkjet Printer $869.99
• Scanner: HP ScanJet 6300Cxi 1200dpi $387.36
• Mouse: Razer Boomslang 2000 $82.99
• Mouse Pad: 3m Precise Mousing Service $8.49
• Keyboard: IBM Preferred 104-key Black $59.00
• Joystick: Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback 2 $109.00
• Steering Wheel: Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Wheel USB $159.00
• Game Pad: Gravis Eliminator GamePad Pro $26.99
• UPS: APC Smart-UPS 1000 XL $577.92
• Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional $319.00

That's right, Win2K. I know we all love linux in here, Win2K is actually a decent OS, especially for all of the tasks I've specced this out for.

--

"I challenge someone here to rough up some specs for a US$140,000 general purpose PC rig, running whatever OS is appropriate for its purpose."

Alright, I'm bored, I've got some time to kill...let's see how close I can get.

[A couple hours pass]

Alright, I suppose I could keep adding things onto this, but I won't. I got it up to $10,103.46, though. It's a multimedia workstation designed for graphics and digital video editing, high-performance gaming, DVD playback, and DVD authoring, with all the accessories.

• Case: PC 60 Aluminum w/3 Case Fans and Window Kit, $229.99
• Power supply: Antec PP403X 400W Power Supply $84.10
• Motherboard: ASUS CUV4X-DLS w/SCSI $333.62
• Processors: 2 x Intel Coppermine PIII 933mhz $398.00 ($199.00 ea)
• Processor fans (x2): Antec Heavy Duty CPU Fan $33.54 (16.77 ea)
• RAM: 256mb Kingston PC133 DIMM $156.64
• IDE cable (x2): Rounded $25.98 ($12.99 ea)
• Floppy drive: Compaq LS-120 internal IDE $127.99
• DVD/CD-RW Drive: HP CD-Writer 9900ci 12x10x32x DVD 8x $349.99
• DVD Decoder: Creative Labs Dxr3 $79.99
• CD Drive: Creative Labs CD-ROM Blaster 52x $49.99
• DVD-RAM Drive: Panasonic LF-D201U SCSI-2 $649.00
• SCSI Cable (x3): Rounded $38.97 ($12.99 ea)
• SCSI Hard drive (x2): Seagate Cheetah73 73GB U160 $1576.00 ($788.00 ea)
• RAID Controller: Asus PCI-DA2100 SCSI RAID $609.00
• IEEE 1394 Card: Belkin F5U501 PCI $79.95
• Video: VisionTek GeForce3 64mb AGP $389.99
• Monitor: Samsung 18" Syncmaster TFT LCD $1891.00
• Sound: Creative Labs SBLive X-Gamer $99.99
• Speakers: Creative Labs/Cambridge SoundWorks DTT3500 Dolby 5.1 Digital $299.99
• Printer: Epson Stylus 2000P Inkjet Printer $869.99
• Scanner: HP ScanJet 6300Cxi 1200dpi $387.36
• Mouse: Razer Boomslang 2000 $82.99
• Mouse Pad: 3m Precise Mousing Service $8.49
• Keyboard: IBM Preferred 104-key Black $59.00
• Joystick: Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback 2 $109.00
• Steering Wheel: Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Wheel USB $159.00
• Game Pad: Gravis Eliminator GamePad Pro $26.99
• UPS: APC Smart-UPS 1000 XL $577.92
• Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional $319.00

That's right, Win2K. I know we all love linux in here, Win2K is actually a decent OS, especially for all of the tasks I've specced this out for.

--

"I challenge someone here to rough up some specs for a US$140,000 general purpose PC rig, running whatever OS is appropriate for its purpose."

Alright, I'm bored, I've got some time to kill...let's see how close I can get.

[A couple hours pass]

Alright, I suppose I could keep adding things onto this, but I won't. I got it up to $10,103.46, though. It's a multimedia workstation designed for graphics and digital video editing, high-performance gaming, DVD playback, and DVD authoring, with all the accessories.

• Case: PC 60 Aluminum w/3 Case Fans and Window Kit, $229.99
• Power supply: Antec PP403X 400W Power Supply $84.10
• Motherboard: ASUS CUV4X-DLS w/SCSI $333.62
• Processors: 2 x Intel Coppermine PIII 933mhz $398.00 ($199.00 ea)
• Processor fans (x2): Antec Heavy Duty CPU Fan $33.54 (16.77 ea)
• RAM: 256mb Kingston PC133 DIMM $156.64
• IDE cable (x2): Rounded $25.98 ($12.99 ea)
• Floppy drive: Compaq LS-120 internal IDE $127.99
• DVD/CD-RW Drive: HP CD-Writer 9900ci 12x10x32x DVD 8x $349.99
• DVD Decoder: Creative Labs Dxr3 $79.99
• CD Drive: Creative Labs CD-ROM Blaster 52x $49.99
• DVD-RAM Drive: Panasonic LF-D201U SCSI-2 $649.00
• SCSI Cable (x3): Rounded $38.97 ($12.99 ea)
• SCSI Hard drive (x2): Seagate Cheetah73 73GB U160 $1576.00 ($788.00 ea)
• RAID Controller: Asus PCI-DA2100 SCSI RAID $609.00
• IEEE 1394 Card: Belkin F5U501 PCI $79.95
• Video: VisionTek GeForce3 64mb AGP $389.99
• Monitor: Samsung 18" Syncmaster TFT LCD $1891.00
• Sound: Creative Labs SBLive X-Gamer $99.99
• Speakers: Creative Labs/Cambridge SoundWorks DTT3500 Dolby 5.1 Digital $299.99
• Printer: Epson Stylus 2000P Inkjet Printer $869.99
• Scanner: HP ScanJet 6300Cxi 1200dpi $387.36
• Mouse: Razer Boomslang 2000 $82.99
• Mouse Pad: 3m Precise Mousing Service $8.49
• Keyboard: IBM Preferred 104-key Black $59.00
• Joystick: Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback 2 $109.00
• Steering Wheel: Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Wheel USB $159.00
• Game Pad: Gravis Eliminator GamePad Pro $26.99
• UPS: APC Smart-UPS 1000 XL $577.92
• Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional $319.00

That's right, Win2K. I know we all love linux in here, Win2K is actually a decent OS, especially for all of the tasks I've specced this out for.

--

Then just go to ThinkGeek and get the t-shirt.
(No, I don't work for them, I love the shirt.)

"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"

Then just go to ThinkGeek and get the t-shirt.
(No, I don't work for them, I love the shirt.)

"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"

It's difficult, but not unreasonable, because we do have precise coordinates. Want to have a pretty good idea of where the ISS is right now? Here is a state vector, and this or this software will let you propagate that vector. The really difficult part in the whole process isn't tracking, it's getting escape velocity out of your nerf.

Guru
Web Monkey - Baring any trademark restrictions
Web Guru
Classified
Slacker
Code Monkey
Code Poet - Dont forget the t-shirt if you use this one
Web Tamer
Undefined
Uber Geek - Again the t-shirt here.
Caffine Addict - t-shirt
H4x0r
Script Kiddie

There are endless possibilities with these, as I am sure you have scene. Use a little creativity (If you feel you don't have any, find someone with a copy of PhotoShop or Illustrator on their machine and ask them) and see what works for you.

Guru
Web Monkey - Baring any trademark restrictions
Web Guru
Classified
Slacker
Code Monkey
Code Poet - Dont forget the t-shirt if you use this one
Web Tamer
Undefined
Uber Geek - Again the t-shirt here.
Caffine Addict - t-shirt
H4x0r
Script Kiddie

There are endless possibilities with these, as I am sure you have scene. Use a little creativity (If you feel you don't have any, find someone with a copy of PhotoShop or Illustrator on their machine and ask them) and see what works for you.

Guru
Web Monkey - Baring any trademark restrictions
Web Guru
Classified
Slacker
Code Monkey
Code Poet - Dont forget the t-shirt if you use this one
Web Tamer
Undefined
Uber Geek - Again the t-shirt here.
Caffine Addict - t-shirt
H4x0r
Script Kiddie

There are endless possibilities with these, as I am sure you have scene. Use a little creativity (If you feel you don't have any, find someone with a copy of PhotoShop or Illustrator on their machine and ask them) and see what works for you.

If it's clever and geeky you want, it's probably already been put on a t-shirt by Copyleft or ThinkGeek.

Until those folks fix their links, use http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/things/3782.html

This is blatant copy of the post #43 , which made me laugh and was not moderated funny.

On the serious part: I don't like the idea because, without context, a word can mean very different things. Look at censoring software: I used the words "sexy gal" on my personal webpage somewhere and, at a bank where I worked, the censoring software blocked it because it was "pr0n"...The page blocked was showing old pictures of my family.
This feature will have the same effects: I use "sexy gal" and it could link to http://www.lolitagirls.com or so....Not my idea, when the context doesn't indicate porgnography at all.
But then, probably I'm wrong?

While music is an occasional distraction from my 24+ hour coding binges (I prefer Classical and Perl, thank you very much), I think that P2P has a much more important area to cover, and that the geek who can manage the best system for it will come out with a few million more $$$ for buying some nifty toys at ThinkGeek. And unlike Music or Movies, there's no four-letter, lawyer-ridden organization to come down hard on us. It's something every geek needs, every geek has, and if we pooled ours together, we (and the rest of the world) would be much better off in the long run. Every geek would be happier, more content, and better equipped to spend a few more days in marathon debugging sessions. All we need to do is share it.

Share the pr0n, that is.

Get a Herman-Miller Aeron, the chair of choice for countless now-defunct dotcoms. You should be able to find one reasonably priced on E-Bay. I can work 16 hour days in mine without wanting to die. Also, a good footrest will help a lot.

You should also try getting out more. Find a hot geekgrrl that gives good back rubs.