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ReplayTV Switches To Subscription Model For New Unit

aclute writes "ReplayTV is going to move to a subscription-fee for it's new 4500 series in order to "meet the needs of national electronics retailers with lower overall costs and increased promotional opportunities" and "ensure the long-term success of our ReplayTV retail strategy". No talk yet of the cost or a lifetime/yearly option yet. Looks like TiVo might have had the right idea after all." I still want to get a 4500, but the vendor lockin with someone who's being sued by *everyone* does throw some cold water on desire for the machine.

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  1. READ THIS: superb Linux tips by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Anal intercourse for Linux fans

    Linux Buttsex HOWTO

    by Anal Cocks
    Version 1.0.1, 2nd June 1998

    Introduction

    This HOWTO explains how to perform Buttsex in the Linux Operating System w/Enterprise Resources (LOSER). This HOWTO assumes basic knowledge of general Linux operation.

    Preparation
    Most basically, all Linux Buttsex requires is a machine running the Linux Operating System, a penis (also referred to as a "cock" or "dick"), and a willing friend. However, you benefit greatly, especially when starting out, if you posess standard Buttsex tools.

    Standard Buttsex Tools
    Lubricant - Slippery stuff you smear on your johnson and your friend's manpussy, to ease the transition into Buttsex mode. Vaseline will do in a pinch, but water-based lubricants such as KY Jelly and Astroglide are preferable.

    Contraception - Protective barrier between your schlong and the inside of your friend's love canal. Breeders use them to prevent pregnancy, but we queer nancies usually use them to protect ourselves from the deadly AIDS virus. While some enterprising faggots have made do with plastic wrap or masking tape, there is no substitute for a latex condom. Most all condoms will do, as long as they aren't the "extra-thin" type. Some condoms are labelled as beiong superior for Buttsex, but are not necessary.

    Step One -- Prepare the Anus
    This step is especially important if your friend has never taken a willie in the ass before. Prepare his anus for the width and girth of your manhood with the "finger" command. It is used like so:

    % finger [insert your friend's name here]

    Begin with your index or middle finger, and then both middle AND index fingers, at the same time. Ten to fifteen minutes should do. If you wish, you may felate him or suck his balls, while you're fingering him.

    Step Two -- Entry
    Here the fun starts. Have your friend lay prone on the bed, or even better, get down "on all fours". Optionally, place a couple pillows beneath him to make him more comfortable. Now position yourself behind him, and spread his asscheeks. Apply lubricant, generously, to both your sexrod, and his pit of pleasure. It is advisable to stick your fingers partially inside in his anus, to make sure that the entire edge of the entry is covered.

    Your penis must be fully erect in order to make a sucessful entry. If you are not already "hard as a rock", you may rub your penis in his asscrack, while tweaking his nipples (or stroking his cock), and saying intimidating things, such as "I am going to make you squeal like a pig, boy. Squeal, like a pig!".

    When your sexstick is sufficiently engorged with blood, it is time to begin entry. Place the head of your cock firmly against his brown anal starfish. Begin applying firm pressure forwards, optionally using your hand to guide your dick on a true course into sodomy. Your friend is most likely moaning in agony or yelping, and you may either ignore this, or in a snide tone, say "You like that, bitch?".

    When your penis is in, move on to the next step.

    Step Three -- Hardcore Assramming
    This is fairly simple. Move your dick around in his ass, towards and then back, at varying speeds. If for some reason your dick pops out, put in back in, undaunted. Continue pumping and thrusting until you feel you are ready to move on to Step Four.

    Step Four -- Orgasm
    When ready to blow your load, use this command:

    % stdout > ass

    This redirects your standard output stream into your friend's pink tunnel of shit. Enter the command, then with one final thrust, placing the entire length of your cock inside his body. Your penis will then eject about a quart of sticky white semen, accompanied by tremendous pleasure.

    Step Five -- Cleanup
    If you wore a condom, cleanup is simple. Remove the condom and toss it out your window. Then sop up any other jizz, anal juice, excrement, or lubricant with Brawny(R) brand paper towels.

    If you did not wear a condom, your friend will have a steady drip of cum out of his ass for the next few hours. Tell him to "buck up" and stuff some toilet paper in his underwear.

    Afterward

    Congratulations! You are now a l337 LUN1X 4$$r4mm3r, just like Linux Toreballs and his gay minions! Celebrate by masturbating to the sensual gay erotica found at http://www.goatse.cx/

    .

  2. /. SWITCHES TO SUBSCRIPTION MODEL FOR... MONEY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    In a move to keep the trolling world competitive, anyone replying to a Troll will be charged a fixed fee determined by the Community of Trolls. By reading this notice, you have agreed to this and the installation of any payment method monitoring software to collect funds, including but not limited to credit card and current account numbers. If you do not agree to this, please return this post to the store for a refund.

    This FAQ is designed to give tips on trolling on Slashdot, created in celebration of Blackout Week. It is dedicated to all hard-working trolls and crapflooders.

    What are some good trolling tips?
    Trolling is all about making people think you care, and so winding up those who care for real. Think of it like shooting a deer in front of an anti-hunt protester, or eating a Big Mac in front of a vegan. Here are some ideas for making your troll work:

    1. To start off, make sure your post gets noticed -- log in, post early (after 50 +1 comments have been posted to an article, forget it), and make sure to use your +1 bonus.
    2. Ensure your posting history doesn't show a history of dubious posts. Some advise (incorrectly) to stagger your trolls, but this is in fact time wasting and only helps Slashdot in the long run. If you have a doubt, just create a new account, or even post anonymous -- an effective troll, posted early enough, will gain a +1 quickly.
    3. Learn from the marketing droids -- a mixture of truth and lies leaves the potential client without a clue as to which is which. Geeks smell pure bullshit, because it reminds them of their bedroom smell (see also "karma whoring" below).
    4. Follow up. Keep a window open on your troll, and reload to see if people bite. Perhaps post an AC reply agreeing or disagreeing with your own post. Reply to later posts referring to your earlier post to back up your point.
    5. If you get a dreaded (-1, Troll), don't be ashamed to post the well-known, "Mods on Crack!" rant. Explain, rationally, and not as yourself why you agree with the original post, and why it's a fair point.

    How do I crapflood?
    A crapflood is an (intentionally) content-free post. Here are some suggestions for the source of your crapflood -- remember to take care with repetition, odd characters, or repetition, to get past the lameness filter:

    1. your local dictionary file, e.g. /usr/share/dict/words on BSDs
    2. your local real names file, e.g. /usr/share/dict/propernames on BSDs
    3. a copy-paste part of a web page (for extra amusement, copy-paste from Slashdot itself)
    4. a UU-encoded newsgroup file
    5. some output from a lorem ipsum generator
    6. examples of your latest spams, particularly those in Korean
    7. allowing your cat to walk across the keyboard for a few minutes.

    How do I widen pages?
    A method is known and delivered to us by the beautiful Klerck which currently works in Internet Explorer alone. This will therefore ruin the browsing experience of by far the majority of Slashdot readers. Start with the text:

    http://www.eveeieyhfgfcdoosammgwsnboivvbsczxlzgabc /

    then repeat /ooieiabdcdjsvbkeldfogjhiyeeejkagclmieooionoepdk /

    several times, remembering to avoid the compression filter trap by using different random characters.

    How do I karma whore?
    "Karma whoring" is the practice of gaining moderation points for their own sake. It is particularly useful in techniques for defeating the moderation system. Some tips for karma whoring are:

    1. If the site containing the actual article is not on a fast server (i.e. is not a "big site"), re-post the article with subject, "the article -- in case the site gets slashdotted". Make sure this comes as early as possible in the list of comments, to avoid the dreaded (-1, Redundant).
    2. If any article pops up on Microsoft, write a stock two paragraphs explaining why Microsoft is immoral, and why the event described cannot happen with Free Software. I shall not supply text, because tests have shown that moderators are not completely stupid, and can identify duplicate posts (this is actually helpful in defeating the moderation system, see below).
    3. For any article discussing a particular company, state that you worked there, and offer your "inside knowledge". Note that geeks do visit Slashdot, so do not fall into the trap of being too obvious a fraud -- a mistake made by such amateur trolls as PhysicsGenius, who must now suffer a life of instant down-modding.

    How do I defeat the moderation system?
    The moderation system is far from flawless. Here are some ways to devalue it:

    1. If you have moderator points, for goodness sake abuse them! How about moderating up a First Post, a crapflood, or best of all, this very FAQ? It would be a crime to allow such an easily abused system to work.
    2. Copy the text of another person's post, and paste it as a reply to an earlier post. Most people read oldest messages first, so they will consider yours to be the first message, and the later message to be "redundant". This is great for annoying karma whores.
    3. Vote Troll posts as "underrated", thus increasing their exposure without running the risk of having your moderation rights revoked.

    How do I defeat authentication?
    Don't. The FBI will arrest you for being a terrorist. Instead, make an authoritative nick like CmdrTaco (editor). The majority of people are easily fooled, and will be likely to take notice of and respond to your post, and even moderate it up. Think of it like Lunix Turvalds walking into the room -- people listen to what he has to say, and don't dare disagree.

    How do I defeat the goatse link early warning system?
    Simple -- use one of the many foolishly implemented redirector URLs hosted on well-known sites. Here's an innocuous recent example which pretends to link to the highly informative about.com, but in fact links to a site of the popular 90's lesbian band The Spice Girls: Informative link which will get me karma

    What are some excellent sites to sneakily link to?
    Mostly, you should link to gay porn. If you are reading this FAQ, you already know the URLs, so I don't need to supply them, except to say that it's almost an initiation ceremony in Slashdot trolling to link to goatse.

    Administrativa

    How do I justify the existence of this FAQ?
    Slashdot is full of people who support unlicensed weapons ownership and dissemination of bomb creation documents -- in short, they support freedom, even when that freedom could cause harm. This document should be considered as that very freedom in action. Indeed, to disparage or moderate down this document would be un-American, and the FBI are likely to arrest you for being a terrorist.

    How do I add to or change this FAQ?
    Simply re-post the FAQ on Slashdot, adding an appropriate question, and incrementing the version number by 1. Before doing so, please try to ensure you have the latest version, and remember to keep this post W3C compliant!

    How else can I help with the Troll and Crapflooding Cause?
    Moderate this post up, re-post it, put it in your journal, and upload it on your website. Thanks!

  3. Greetings Trolls, crapflood request by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Please moderators, mod this down.

    Here is a site that needs a seriously good crapflooding. It is http://www.iagreewithjoe.com. It is a bunch of bible thumpers trying to shove their religion down everybody's throats. I'm doing as well as I can on their sign up boards. Thank you for your cooperation.

  4. THE LINK!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Who the fuck reads msn & \.??????

    talk about sleeping with the enemy

  5. Re:Going for a razors & razor blade model by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Slashdot really sucks today, when the heck will an interesting story be posted?

    Slash-dot is going downhill fast. They might as well shutdown before they burn through any more of their IPO cash reserves. It's been proven that linux is no way to make money. Slashdot would be more profitable if they converted their assets to cash and deposited it in a savings account at 3.4%.