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Me Oh Me Oh My, Malda Gets Married

For those of you who remember one of our most famous stories, the culmination of said event has happened. The team, plus other friends gathered in scenic Las Vegas this past weekend. The wedding happened on Sunday, 4:11 local time (would have been 4 sharp, 'cept the cabbie bringing the bride got lost). For those of you are nice, you can send congrats to Rob at wedding@malda.org or be a big meanie, like me, and send it to his regular address, like he has done to me. More detail below for other ways - and you can tell Kathleen what a mistake she's made *grin*. And pictures are found online, along with some video.

Wedding was held at the Excalibur Hotel, which was nice. If you want to send postal congrats/bundt cake/fondue pots/yet more place mats, I've included the postal address.

Rob and Kathleen Malda
PO Box 192
Dexter MI 48130-0192

292 of 450 comments (clear)

  1. Congratulations! by Otter · · Score: 3, Offtopic

    I couldn't possibly get first post on this? That would be an all-time honor!

    1. Re:Congratulations! by Otter · · Score: 4, Funny
      Geez, a "Congratulations!" post gets two instantaneous "Offtopic" mods? C'mon, Michael, get in the spirit of the event!

      I can't find a link to it, but my fondest CmdrTaco memory is his story "Hemos got married today at noon. I was in the wedding party." and the resulting posts: "Uh, Rob? If you were in a wedding party at noon, how did you manage to post that video card story at 11:50 am? I have a mental image of Hemos trying to shove you down the aisle while you're going 'Wait! AnandTech has benchmarks for the new GeForce!'"

      I think that's actually what Hemos had intended to link to when he referred to Rob posting his real address, as opposed to the proposal link I'm getting now.

    2. Re:Congratulations! by Kajakske · · Score: 2, Interesting
    3. Re:Congratulations! by Anonvmous+Coward · · Score: 1, Troll

      "Congratulations! We may not always agree with your opinions/story selection/spelling/etc, but none of that is important in the long run. Marriage is one of those things that's truly important, and today we unite to wish you and Kathleen a long and happy life together."

      Heh I'm starting to wonder which part of that post was insightful. My bet's on... spelling!

    4. Re:Congratulations! by jrsmith · · Score: 1


      Dear Taco,

      Congratulations! We may not always agree with your opinions/story selection/spelling/etc, but none of that is important in the long run. Marriage is one of those things that's truly important, and today we unite to wish you and Kathleen a long and happy life together.

      Love,
      Slashdot


      PS- Our wedding present to you is a flaming webserver to warm your hearts, and a massive bill from your ISP for all that extra bandwidth to wipe out your savings.

    5. Re:Congratulations! by SuicidalSquirrel · · Score: 1

      On the sappy romantic front, as the geek wife of a geek guy, just be your sweet geeky self :) Us girls kinda like that stuff.

      --
      So what are you going to do? Bleed on me?
    6. Re:Congratulations! by The_Mighty_Squid · · Score: 1

      I fell in love with my husband with a two hour conversation on nano-tech and Max Headroom playing in the background in the control room of our college TV station.

      I am interested in computers, Star Trek, Sci Fi, science, ect. I am pretty good looking too.

      We're out there. Be your self. But mostly just get off the computer once in awhile!

      --
      -- No Comment
    7. Re: Congratulations! by kristy_christie · · Score: 1

      Have a long and blissful marriage Mr & Mrs Taco.. Did anyone notice that they gave us their _PO Box_ address instead of their home address? *grin* ~Kristy

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      -- "None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear." Marshal Foch
    8. Re:Congratulations! by dvk · · Score: 2

      Amen. As the lady said, get off the computer. And be yourself.

      I spent 5 years searching for dates on various dating sites. Negative amount of luck (and results). Then I get an email adress of this girl from my Grandmother (yup, you heard me :)

      After a long period of emailing, we decided it might be a good idea to meet. 4 months and 8 dates after, I popped the question. 3 months later, we were married.

      Oh, and while she's somewhat geeky (lot less than me however), that was not at all the reason she likes me. Acording to her, it was
      a) How i treated her
      b) Humour
      c) being very mature in serious issues and capable of acting like a kid in everyday life.
      d) Sharing a lot of ideas/thoughts/interests.
      e) looks.
      OK, the (e) part, I tend to be somewhat skeptical about (being very objective about my far-from-sexy exterior), but what the hell, if she loves me and I love her, that is all that matters.

      Cheers,
      and good luck ;)
      -DVK

      --
      "The right to figure things out for yourself is the only true freedom everyone shares. Go use it"-R.A.Heinlein
  2. *ponder* by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    This could be my chance to get rid of that never-before-used fondue set sitting in my basement.

    But then again, I bet CowboyNeal would appreciate it more!

  3. Cab? by billh · · Score: 5, Funny

    A Cab? Where was Roblimo?

    1. Re:Cab? by anthony_dipierro · · Score: 1

      driving the groom :)

  4. Please.. by Doomrat · · Score: 5, Funny

    ..for the love of all that is holy, - reduce the size of those JPEGs!

    1. Re:Please.. by jeffy124 · · Score: 1

      it's hemos's site. something tells me he wants to feel the /. effect to it's fullest extent possible.

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      The One Rule Of Chess You'll Ever Need: Don't play someone who carries a kit in their bookbag.
    2. Re:Please.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Damn, Hemos! Ever heard of The Gimp, Photoshop??? Resize that shiznit pronto, Tonto! Oh, and if you could rotate an image or two that might help that crick in my neck. ;)

      p.s. Congrats Taco!

      /. Wedding Plan:

      1. Fall in love
      2. ???
      3. Wedding!

    3. Re:Please.. by BiOFH · · Score: 5, Funny

      No shit!
      I mean... for fuck's sake this site goes on and on about Ogg compression and blah blah blah barf barf and we get these _huge_ JPEGs of Malda's wedding??? And don't be crying about loss, they're already grainy even at ludicrous size!

      What're ya thinkin man! ;)

      (but errrr I'm done bitching so 'congrats rob and kathleen!')

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      - I am made of meat.
    4. Re:Please.. by Doomrat · · Score: 5, Funny

      4. Children 5. PROFIT!

    5. Re:Please.. by jamis · · Score: 5, Funny

      And gotta love those mpg's burning up the bandwidth.

      goonandkissthebride.mpg 09-Dec-2002 01:26 5.2M

      Hmmm... I wonder about the double meaning here...

      go on and kiss the bride

      -or-

      goon kiss the bride

    6. Re:Please.. by gorilla · · Score: 5, Funny

      That's actually Taco's spelling of 'Groom'

    7. Re:Please.. by dr_dank · · Score: 2

      While we're at it, PLEASE rename robdoeswaynenewton.jpg. That is one mental image I don't need before lunch.

      BTW, congratulations to you both.

      --
      Where does the school board find them and why do they keep sending them to ME?
    8. Re:Please.. by Bunji+X · · Score: 3, Funny

      I am not so worried about size, I am more worried about content.

      I mean: "robdoeswaynenewton.jpg". Still haven't found the guts to view that picture. ;)

      Congrats, guys!

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      ---
      The combined human population is enough to feed every living tiger for app. 28000 years.
    9. Re:Please.. by MSBob · · Score: 2
      "Groom and Kiss the Bride"?


      That's downright tasteless!

      --
      Your pizza just the way you ought to have it.
    10. Re:Please.. by rat7307 · · Score: 4, Funny

      timothy did the grammar

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      Burma?
  5. bah! by RobertTaylor · · Score: 5, Funny

    would have been 4 sharp, 'cept the cabbie bringing the bride got lost

    Cabbie? You tight fisted git!

    1. Re:bah! by bwalling · · Score: 2, Funny

      would have been 4 sharp, 'cept the cabbie bringing the bride got lost

      Cabbie? You tight fisted git!


      No kidding! Had a cab pulled up to pick up my wife at our wedding, there would not have been a wedding!

    2. Re:bah! by Tackhead · · Score: 5, Funny
      > > > would have been 4 sharp, 'cept the cabbie bringing the bride got lost
      > > Cabbie? You tight fisted git!
      >
      > No kidding! Had a cab pulled up to pick up my wife at our wedding, there would not have been a wedding!

      So the wedding was at 411 because the bride was 404?

      And yeah, I don't blame your wife. I mean, if I was standing at the altar, about to get married, and my wife suddenly showed up in a cab, I'd probably get a big 403 from the both of 'em. (Unless I was in Utah, where that sorta thing goes on all the time. )

    3. Re:bah! by John+Harrison · · Score: 2

      Unless I was in Utah, where that sorta thing goes on all the time.

      What? There are no cabs in Utah!

    4. Re:bah! by zodar · · Score: 2, Funny

      The reason they got lost? The Cabbie, of course, was 420.

      Congratulations, Rob and Kathleen.

  6. Congrats on the wedding, but... by little+alfalfa · · Score: 5, Funny

    White tube socks with a TUX?!?!

    1. Re:Congrats on the wedding, but... by TheGreenLantern · · Score: 5, Funny

      What are you talking about? What other color would socks be?

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      It hurts when I pee.
    2. Re:Congrats on the wedding, but... by daeley · · Score: 3, Funny

      You know, the darker color one wears with wingtips and plaid shorts. ;)

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      I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.
    3. Re:Congrats on the wedding, but... by Cire · · Score: 3, Insightful

      I'd have to agree here. Those things are horrible. Just horrible. ROB if you are reading this GET NEW SOCKS! Black. Blue. Something with a nice pattern. Anything.

      Cire

    4. Re:Congrats on the wedding, but... by fredrik70 · · Score: 1

      I think you you just figured out the purrfect wedding gift to the couple!

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    5. Re:Congrats on the wedding, but... by zuggy · · Score: 1

      Now that he's married, he'll need to switch to black dress socks while wearing shorts. Maybe instead of a link to email Kathleen, Rob should include a mailing address for the Rob Needs Socks Foundation?

    6. Re:Congrats on the wedding, but... by pruneau · · Score: 1
      Yeah, and beneath the fact they seem to be woolen white socks (I mean, just say that aloud), they are _wrinkled_ to death !

      Remember, guys, it's a geek in disguise: how much would you bet that under that flakey varnish of civilisation, he wears a worn TUX tee-shirt ?

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      [Pruneau /\o^O/\ warranty void if this .sig is removed]
    7. Re:Congrats on the wedding, but... by meringuoid · · Score: 2
      White tube socks with a TUX?!?!

      Yeah, they go a lot better with a Wilber or a Kandalf...

      --
      Real Daleks don't climb stairs - they level the building.
    8. Re:Congrats on the wedding, but... by oskarfasth · · Score: 1

      Yeah... I mean on one's wedding, shouldn't you at least try to *look* decent? geez... Americans.

      --
      "Everyone who believes in telekinesis, raise my hand..." - James Randi
  7. What else is there to say? by Nevermore-Spoon · · Score: 1

    Congratz Truly

    --
    I have great faith in fools; My friends call it self-confidence. Edgar Allan Poe 1809-1845
    1. Re:What else is there to say? by bsharitt · · Score: 3, Funny

      To bad I used up my mod points earlier today since there sure are a lot of these redundant congratulations post :)

    2. Re:What else is there to say? by Nevermore-Spoon · · Score: 2

      To my defense when I started writing this post there were only 3 replies posted so far. To defend the nature of this comment. Just let those who give a little respect to the announcment a little breathing room. In contrast to all the trolls who just toss up thier pithy attempts at comedy. Marriage is a topic that deserves respect, so raise your glasses

      --
      I have great faith in fools; My friends call it self-confidence. Edgar Allan Poe 1809-1845
  8. not a vegas wedding ... by WPIDalamar · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's not a vegas wedding without Elvis presiding over the ceremony :)

  9. This is a nerds online wedding gallery? by Arcturax · · Score: 2

    Seriously, wheres the html with thumbnails? Wheres the flash animation? Wheres the cheezy midi music?

    But in all seriousness, congradulations CmdrTaco! I'll check out the pictures when the site is no longer slashdotted.

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    --Won't that be grand? Computers and the programs will start thinking and the people will stop. - Dr. Walter Gibbs
    1. Re:This is a nerds online wedding gallery? by jhawkins · · Score: 1
      OK, here's my two guesses-

      The heat went out at BlockStackers, so they had to increase the load on their servers for some heat, or
      Someone wants this to happen (hopefully not!)

      At any rate, congratulations!

  10. Mirror by Cheeko · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Based on the response to the initial announcement, I'm thinking it might be prudent to mirror the pictures. Anyone get them before the raging hordes incinerate the server?

    1. Re:Mirror by proj_2501 · · Score: 1

      Yeah, we definitely don't want Hemos to burn down his house AGAIN.

    2. Re:Mirror by Ed+Avis · · Score: 1

      You'd think that the more energetic Slashdot trolls would have turned the pictures into ASCII art by now (hopefully without too many modifications).

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      -- Ed Avis ed@membled.com
  11. Great... by Anne_Nonymous · · Score: 5, Funny

    >> the culmination of said event has happened

    That was way, way, way more than I needed to know.

  12. Welp by iomud · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well at least we dont have to wonder who's getting first post. ;]

    1. Re:Welp by griffjon · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      But we can only hope someone went around and bought out all the local Vegas stores of their hot grits supplies.

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      Returned Peace Corps IT Volunteer
    2. Re:Welp by PrimeNumber · · Score: 4, Funny

      Just hope there is no need for the lameness filter.

  13. Congratulations! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Dear Taco,

    Congratulations! We may not always agree with your opinions/story selection/spelling/etc, but none of that is important in the long run. Marriage is one of those things that's truly important, and today we unite to wish you and Kathleen a long and happy life together.

    Love,
    Slashdot

  14. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 2

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  15. Rob Malda's Marriage: Huge Liberal Myth by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yes

  16. Obligatory poll by selderrr · · Score: 5, Funny

    How long till first kid ?

    1 day
    1 month
    9 months
    5 years
    never
    allready done
    kid from who ? KidBoyNeal ?

    1. Re:Obligatory poll by bsharitt · · Score: 1

      I like this better.

      How long till first kid ?

      1 day
      1 month
      9 months
      5 years
      never
      allready done
      They'll adopt CowboyNeal

    2. Re:Obligatory poll by Ralph+Wiggam · · Score: 3, Funny

      7 months is a popular one.

      I worked with a guy that drove directly from the doctor's office to his girlfriend's mom's house to announce thier engagement and look up a
      caterer.

      -B

    3. Re:Obligatory poll by daveisoverlord · · Score: 1

      Haha. 7 months after my (now ex) wife moved out she had a baby (not mine). Haha!

      Of course, this is one of those things where it's a lot funnier now. :)

      --
      The perception of reality is more important than reality itself.
    4. Re:Obligatory poll by Captain+Large+Face · · Score: 3, Funny

      Don't forget:

      I don't know how to make children, you insensitive clod!

  17. Happy marrage day! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's a rare event when someone who visits Slashdot gets married!

    Live long and be happy!

    1. Re:Happy marrage day! by cperciva · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's a rare event when someone who visits Slashdot gets married

      Yes, but the editors don't actually visit Slashdot. That's why there are so many duplicate stories.

    2. Re:Happy marrage day! by falzer · · Score: 2

      Just wait, and there will be yet another "Malda got married!" front page article.

    3. Re:Happy marrage day! by Myuu · · Score: 2

      or laid =X...

      --

      forget it.
  18. Redundant, but obligatory.... by whiteranger99x · · Score: 1

    Hey congratulations! :D

    I wish you guys the best of luck.

    (P.S. Try not to piss her off too often, if ya catch my drift ;)

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    1. Re:Redundant, but obligatory.... by jmccay · · Score: 2

      Maybe we should give him the mad wife package as a gift:

      1 set of earplugs when the man's hearing fails (hint in one ear out the other)
      1 set of ear muffs to aide the ear plugs
      1 foam pillow that never needs to be fluffed and remains comfortable all night.
      1 extra thick blanket for those long cold nights on the couch in a dark wet basement.
      1 years supply of free flowers in case of emergency for the times spent programming at the office late at night.
      1 box of...well you can figure out the rest.

      Congradulations CmdrTaco.

      --
      At the next eco-hypocrisy-meeting, count the private jets used to get to the meeting. Should be interesting to see that
  19. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 5, Funny

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  20. Email? by schlach · · Score: 2

    Congratulations, you crazy kids! Best wishes!

    And why would we tell you that anywhere but here? =)

  21. Hmm.. by Loki_1929 · · Score: 2

    Gee, maybe you should have made her walk and used the cab fare to upgrade your web server. ;)

    Congratz you two...

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    -- "Government is the great fiction through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else."
  22. Tying the SlashKnot by Hot+Soup+LD · · Score: 1

    Way to go, Taco!

    --
    Hot Soup - Lethal Doses
    1. Re:Tying the SlashKnot by jcw2112 · · Score: 1
      shouldn't you be making a comic right about now?

      just kidding! rabid ld fan here...

      let the ot mods begin...

      --
      hmmm...
  23. money to burn? by RobertTaylor · · Score: 3, Offtopic

    Index of /~hemos/wedding
    Parent Directory 10-Dec-2002 02:00 -
    darkrobatdinner.jpg 09-Dec-2002 05:04 756k
    goonandkissthebride.mpg 09-Dec-2002 01:26 5.2M
    kathleendowntheaisle.mpg 09-Dec-2002 01:22 3.0M
    meditatingrob.jpg 09-Dec-2002 01:00 1.1M
    preweddingcasino.mpg 09-Dec-2002 00:35 5.2M
    questionrob.jpg 09-Dec-2002 00:51 892k
    robdoeswaynenewton.jpg 09-Dec-2002 00:56 1.4M
    robinchapel.jpg 09-Dec-2002 01:18 863k
    robthinkerpose.jpg 09-Dec-2002 00:52 887k
    robwantsu.jpg 09-Dec-2002 00:51 903k
    solarizedrob.jpg 09-Dec-2002 01:00 1.3M
    solarizerob.jpg 09-Dec-2002 00:58 1.3M
    thoughtfulrob.jpg 09-Dec-2002 00:58 1.3M


    With those file sizes /. must be making enough to cover big bandwidth bills! :)

    Ever heard of compression or resizing images?!

    1. Re:money to burn? by whiteranger99x · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Yeah really, i mean if you're gonna have pictures THAT big, at least have some of the BRIDE! :P
      LOL ;)

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    2. Re:money to burn? by Hemos · · Score: 5, Informative

      Not when I was uploading directly from the camera... :)

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    3. Re:money to burn? by The-Perl-CD-Bookshel · · Score: 2, Funny

      and that's OK because it is your day. However, tommorow we expect thumbnails, 3 different resolutions/compressions, grayscale and ascii art renditions. Thanks!

      --
      I don't keep a lid on my coffee so when I walk around I look busy -me
    4. Re:money to burn? by rmohr02 · · Score: 2

      I didn't mind. Of course, I'm on a relatively small LAN connected to a T1.

      BTW, nice sig.

    5. Re:money to burn? by 1155 · · Score: 2

      Hey Hemos?

      I've been looking for a digi cam.. that one looks decent, which is it, and about how much did you get it for?

    6. Re:money to burn? by kesuki · · Score: 2

      If you have windows XP, save one of the original images to Disk, right click on the saved image, choose properties, choose the summary tab, choose advanced tab. All modern digital cameras generate a slew of useful tags like Camera Model, Color reperesentation, Shutter speed, the Lens aperature, if flash was used, the F-stop, Exposure time, and even a date stamp of when the photo was taken by the camera.
      In Hemos' case (thoughfulrob.jpg) the camera in question is a Sony Cybershot using sRGB color reperesentation, no flash was used, focal length was 7 mm, with a F/2, exposure time was 1/30th a second, using ISO speed 320, and the picture was taken 08/12/2002 (apparently in DD/MM/YYYY format.)
      Hope this helped.

    7. Re:money to burn? by 1155 · · Score: 2

      Sweet, I didn't realize photos had meta data too. I'll download this onto my iBook tonight and check it out, appreciate it.

  24. Scariest Filename Ever by mosch · · Score: 2
    1. Re:Scariest Filename Ever by Nachtfalke · · Score: 3, Funny

      I thought that would be:
      goonandkissthebride.mpg
      which I first parsed as
      goon and kiss the bride. Dunno why...

  25. Photoshop by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Where's the photoshop contest going to be held at for these pictures? Fark?

  26. So how does it feel to finally be... by BinBoy · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...slashdotted! hehe

    1. Re:So how does it feel to finally be... by phrantic · · Score: 2, Funny

      The fashion police took one look at those socks and pulled the site down..

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      --My sig is bigger than your sig--
  27. Different take by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    How about: Congratulations Kathleen. I'm sure he's a wonderful man. Best wishes for you two in the future.

  28. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 5, Funny

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  29. Oops... by OldStash · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think we broke your wedding album. Sorry... We promise we won't slashdot it the next time this post appears.

  30. Yay! by Thakandar2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Congrats to Malda on the happiest day of his life, and my greatest sympathy for Kathleen during this trying time.

    Hey, it had to be said, I just posted it first...

  31. How we know Rob Maldas is still a nerd....... by rveno1 · · Score: 1

    He is wearing White socks with his Tuxedo!

    Here is the proof
    http://spiderling.blockstackers.com/~hemos/wedding /questionrob.jpg

  32. PIcs by r_arr · · Score: 1

    Can't see em been /. :(

  33. What? by chazzf · · Score: 2

    If you want to send postal congrats/bundt cake/fondue pots/yet more place mats, I've included the postal address.

    No grits?

    Congrats to the both of you,

    ~Chazzf

    --
    No statement is true, not even this one.
  34. that means... by gTsiros · · Score: 3, Funny

    ..there's hope for us!!!
    Thank you Rob and god bless you and your family.

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    Looking for people to chat about multicopters, coding, music. skype: gtsiros
  35. Where are the photos of the bride? by delfstrom · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So we get a bunch of shots of Malda striking poses for the camera before the ceremony, but no pictures of the bride at all. There is a handheld shaky video taken as she walks down the aisle, but it's hard to see what she looks like. And in the other video (goonandkissthebride.mpg) we see the back of her head!

    Isn't the bride supposed to be the focal point at a wedding? Shouldn't she at least get equal billing?

    Come on, show us how beautiful she is!

    1. Re:Where are the photos of the bride? by Hemos · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Look at the videos. :)

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      Yeah, I'm that guy.
    2. Re:Where are the photos of the bride? by delfstrom · · Score: 2

      Hemos wrote:

      Look at the videos. :)

      And I quote myself from the original post:

      There is a handheld shaky video taken as she walks down the aisle, but it's hard to see what she looks like. And in the other video (goonandkissthebride.mpg) we see the back of her head!

      So, tell me again where I can see a portrait of the bride?

    3. Re:Where are the photos of the bride? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

      here you perv...
      ;-}

    4. Re:Where are the photos of the bride? by Walterk · · Score: 2, Informative

      *coughherecough*

    5. Re:Where are the photos of the bride? by clickety6 · · Score: 2

      That's because:

      1. She has a wart on her nose
      2. She's too embarrased to be seen marrying him
      3. Taco hates sharing the limelight
      4. It's really Cowboy Neal!

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    6. Re:Where are the photos of the bride? by ethanms · · Score: 1

      Hey she's pretty good looking... what's she doing with that guy? =)

  36. Who's ready to start stalking? by sam_handelman · · Score: 5, Funny

    The first person to drive the beautiful Mrs. Malda to file for a restraining order gets their name in a slashdot story.

    Or.... is that how Rob met his better half?

    --
    The good and new comes from no quarter where it is looked for, and is always something different from what is expected.
    1. Re:Who's ready to start stalking? by Walterk · · Score: 1

      More like better 9/10th..

  37. Good Luck by Ektanoor · · Score: 2

    My congratulations to both of them and hope that /. and you will still be here to speak about grandsons and all the interesting things that ocurred since a few students decided to play news for nerds and stuff that matters.

  38. White socks!?! by jeffy124 · · Score: 1

    Malda, from the pictures it looks like you wore white socks! Way to go! Hope it brings the same luck for you as it did my friends and i back in HS!

    --
    The One Rule Of Chess You'll Ever Need: Don't play someone who carries a kit in their bookbag.
  39. I think the bachelor's party must have been fun. by idiotnot · · Score: 4, Interesting

    If today's poll is any indication, perhaps tbere's some guilt goin' on there, boys?

    Hmm?

  40. congratulations Rob and Kathleen! by digitalmuse · · Score: 2

    congratulations! now go off into the wild and fork lots of child_processes... or not if that's not your bag.
    Either way, we all wish you joy without end. And I'm sure your buds at blockstackers will forgive you for inviting so many guests to the reception-server and reducing it you a pile of smoking slashdot'ed slag. whoohoo!

    --
    "If I wanted your input on my pet project, I'd stick my hand up your ass and use you like a sock-puppet." - Muse
  41. finally!! by r0b0t+b0y · · Score: 2

    a chance to get back at slashdot editors and give them a taste of their own medicine.

    melt malda's server to the ground!

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    i do not use drugs, i AM drugs -- Dali
  42. Man... Slashdotted Already by Tha_Big_Guy23 · · Score: 1

    C'mon people.. you've slashdotted the wedding pics.. Good thing Taco's not here, or Karma would be falling through the floor.

    --
    If you're looking here for something insightful or thought provoking, you're probably looking in the wrong place.
  43. In case of Slashdotting... by OrangeSpyderMan · · Score: 2

    Index of /~hemos/wedding Parent Directory 10-Dec-2002 02:00 -
    darkrobatdinner.jpg 09-Dec-2002 05:04 756k
    goonandkissthebride.mpg 09-Dec-2002 01:26 5.2M
    kathleendowntheaisle.mpg 09-Dec-2002 01:22 3.0M
    meditatingrob.jpg 09-Dec-2002 01:00 1.1M
    preweddingcasino.mpg 09-Dec-2002 00:35 5.2M
    questionrob.jpg 09-Dec-2002 00:51 892k
    robdoeswaynenewton.jpg 09-Dec-2002 00:56 1.4M
    robinchapel.jpg 09-Dec-2002 01:18 863k
    robthinkerpose.jpg 09-Dec-2002 00:52 887k
    robwantsu.jpg 09-Dec-2002 00:51 903k
    solarizedrob.jpg 09-Dec-2002 01:00 1.3M
    solarizerob.jpg 09-Dec-2002 00:58 1.3M
    thoughtfulrob.jpg 09-Dec-2002 00:58 1.3M


    :-)

    --
    Try NetBSD... safe,straightforward,useful.
  44. Reminds me of Bloom County by DebianDog · · Score: 1

    I do not know if you guys remember "Opus in Heat" But he wore a tie. Looks the same. ;)

    Who is that GIANT guy in the video? He looks like he spends ALL his time in front of a computer.

    As far as the taxi being late.... Sure he got lost :)

    1. Re:Reminds me of Bloom County by 0x00000dcc · · Score: 1

      that's actually cowneal for real isn't it?

      look at cowboyneal.org and compare ...

      --

      -- (Score:i, Imaginary)

  45. Good choice of hotel by NexusTw1n · · Score: 1

    I got married at Paris Las Vegas last month, it would have been Excalibur if I'd had any say in the matter.

    Still, at least Paris has a geek friendly automated monorail system for getting the bride there on time!

    Congrats to you both!

    --
    It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. --Albert Einstein
  46. cabbie got lost... by bje2 · · Score: 2

    would have been 4 sharp, 'cept the cabbie bringing the bride got lost...

    sure, i bet that why Kathleen *said* she was late...

    on the next HBO taxicab confessions:
    Kathleen: "Can we take the long way to the church, I still need some time to think about this..."

    seriously though, congratulations...

    --

    "Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true." - Homer Simpson
  47. Re:I don't want to be a big meanie! by byolinux · · Score: 1

    Me Too! Seriously though, congratulations, and enjoy the rest of your days.

  48. Slashdotted Wedding by Thakandar2 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Argh, the pages have already been slashdotted! So I guess I'll just picture the wedding in my head...

    I can see it now :

    The modded servers inside the cake explode
    The music board for the DJ was converted into a streaming Open Source Real Media media station
    Ogg vorbis formatted dance music only, with anime soundtracks providing the selection of music
    Jokes about imagining beowulf clusters of Natalie Portman bridesmaids
    The guests reading the proceeds into a live IRC stream
    And best of all: The wedding vows with spelling or grammatical errors intact...

    Got to love the idea of a slashdotted wedding...

  49. Re:I SAW ROB! by Em+Emalb · · Score: 5, Funny

    I sAw ROB tOo. Except when I saw hIM, my keyboard didn't PUT random CAPS IN the MSG.

    Yeah, I know your's were perfectly ok, but it looked funny, ya know?

    Hey Rob...congrats. Why would anyone want to send you email though is beyond me.

    I can see it now.
    mailto:malda@slashdot.org

    Hi Rob, It's Em. I just wanted to congratulate you on your wedding. Oh, you dont remember me? I'm user 452530?? Remember, I once got first post on that article about that thing? Remember? Oh. Well, congrats anyway.

    --
    Sent from your iPad.
  50. Now it makes sense by EricWright · · Score: 1

    I was wondering what happened to the Posted by CmdrTaco
    stories, with all the requisite misspellings, this week.

  51. So what if it is? by RobertB-DC · · Score: 2

    So what if it is a "personal site"? Would you prefer a fully-automated newsbot like Google News, perhaps?

    One of the reasons I've become hooked on Slashdot is the unpredictably "personal" nature of its editors. It's never knowing what's going to be on the homepage next that keeps me coming back.

    I am proud to be a "subscriber"... $5 didn't hurt that much. I may send in another five-spot to help pay for the bandwidth overload this story appears to be generating!

    Congratulations to the newlyweds, and keep the pictures coming! (sorry, but someone had to include that link...)

    --
    Stressed? Me? Of course not. Stress is what a rubber band feels before it breaks, silly.
    1. Re:So what if it is? by Walterk · · Score: 1

      Hey, if you're going to show of her cleavage, do it properly!

  52. Pictures and Video eh... by The-Perl-CD-Bookshel · · Score: 1

    And pictures are found online, along with some video.

    Oh, not those kind of videos? Well crap...Congrats Anyway!

    --
    I don't keep a lid on my coffee so when I walk around I look busy -me
  53. A Cab? by tommck · · Score: 3, Funny
    Hey... way to go all out for your new bride! Geez. I think my wife would have said "no" if she had to take a cab to the wedding!

    T

    --
    ---- It puts the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again. It does this whenever it's told.
  54. And the gift from the community by beefstu01 · · Score: 1

    A great big slashdotting of your site! Congrats, may you have many good years together

  55. Coming soon to Slashdot by TheGreenLantern · · Score: 5, Funny

    A list of upcoming features:

    - Coordinated color schemes, heavy on earth tones and pastels. White is out as a background color this season, and those BSD colors have got to go.
    - New moderation options: +1 Sweet, +1 Thoughtful, +1 Caring, and -1 You Don't Smile Like That To Me Anymore.
    - A new built-in calendaring system with an auto-reminder app, featuring reminders for Valentines Day, Our First Date, and That Time You Said I Love You For No Reason.
    - Moderation will now include an "Express Your Feelings" textbox, where the moderator must explain and justify their moderation in 250 or more words before they are counted. All Moderations will still be subject to Meta-Moderation, which will itself include a "We Need to Talk" textbox for similar purpose.

    --

    It hurts when I pee.
    1. Re:Coming soon to Slashdot by Captain+Nitpick · · Score: 5, Funny
      - New moderation options: +1 Sweet, +1 Thoughtful, +1 Caring, and -1 You Don't Smile Like That To Me Anymore.

      On the plus side, we also finally get the -1 Wrong option so many of us have wanted. Unfortunately, it can only be applied by female readers to male posters, and cannot be overridden, even when the male is in fact right.

      --
      But then again, I could be wrong.
    2. Re:Coming soon to Slashdot by Mandi+Walls · · Score: 5, Funny
      ...and cannot be overridden, even when the male is in fact right.

      Which, of course, is never.

      Unless you wanna sleep on the couch...

      --mandi

    3. Re:Coming soon to Slashdot by JavaJoint · · Score: 1

      and -3 "You know damn well what you did!"

    4. Re:Coming soon to Slashdot by Gloume · · Score: 1

      Unless you wanna sleep on the couch...

      "You're sleeping on the couch tonight."

      "Umm, No?"

      Seriously, how is this enforced? No sex for a week? You're probably already in that position anyway, so why not get some good sleep while you're in the dog-house?

    5. Re:Coming soon to Slashdot by Tim+Doran · · Score: 3, Funny

      C'mon... you're not married.

      If you are, it hasn't been long and there's much for you to learn, grasshopper.

      How's this enforced... sheesh. ;)

    6. Re:Coming soon to Slashdot by Gloume · · Score: 1

      This isn't an answer! And as I understand it, this happens whether you're married or not. A breakup/divorce over not sleeping on the couch (and probably the fight that lead to the banishment, but who doesn't have fights)? Let it be known, in the event that I am ever in another relationship, I will never make this request of my other, and will ask for reciprocation. It's really a silly notion when you think about it (or at least when I think about it)

    7. Re:Coming soon to Slashdot by Tim+Doran · · Score: 2

      It *is* a silly notion.

      And I have such a bad back.
      And such a good matress.
      And such a bad couch.

    8. Re:Coming soon to Slashdot by Anonymous+Cow+herd · · Score: 1

      Don't forget the "-1, If You Have To Ask I'm Not Telling You" :-)

      --
      Ita erat quando hic adveni.
    9. Re:Coming soon to Slashdot by McCrapDeluxe · · Score: 1

      I like how the post goes with the signature.

    10. Re:Coming soon to Slashdot by 2muchcoffeeman · · Score: 1
      - New moderation options: +1 Sweet, +1 Thoughtful, +1 Caring, and -1 You Don't Smile Like That To Me Anymore.

      On the plus side, we also finally get the -1 Wrong option so many of us have wanted. Unfortunately, it can only be applied by female readers to male posters, and cannot be overridden, even when the male is in fact right.

      And it also means we'll never see them used. I mean, female /. readers?!? I didn't know there were any.

      --
      Prevent Windows piracy. Use Linux instead.
  56. You don't have to count on your fingers by T1girl · · Score: 3, Informative

    You can use the convenient online pregnancy calculator for this sort of thing.

  57. Congratulations, Rob and Kathleen! by Craig+Maloney · · Score: 2

    Congrats you two!!! May you both find long lasting happiness together!!!

  58. Just Ask Slashdot by varjag · · Score: 1

    If you don't want to bother inventing a name for your baby :P

    --
    Lisp is the Tengwar of programming languages.
  59. Re:I don't want to be a big meanie! by ScuzzMonkey · · Score: 2

    Congrats to you both, and best wished.

    --
    No relation to Happy Monkey
  60. Congrats to... by Alethes · · Score: 4, Funny

    Cmdr and Mrs. Taco. Soon to follow, their children, Fish, Beef and Soft.

    1. Re:Congrats to... by tswinzig · · Score: 2

      Cmdr and Mrs. Taco. Soon to follow, their children, Fish, Beef and Soft.

      And their daughter, Tuna.

      (Tasteless, yet oh-so-funny.)

      --

      "And like that ... he's gone."
    2. Re:Congrats to... by Xenographic · · Score: 1

      I figured they'd name their first son Beowulf, after the famous, epic hero... ;]

  61. Editor by fobbman · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Slashdot thyself.

  62. This hour's bottom of page quote... by 1WingedAngel · · Score: 2, Interesting

    "I sat down beside her, said hello, offered to buy her a drink... and then natural selection reared its ugly head."

    How terribly appropriate.

  63. Congrats again! by Saint+Aardvark · · Score: 1

    Many good years, you two.

  64. Congratulations..wishes for a great married life! by pkphilip · · Score: 2

    Congratulations on your marriage Rob.

    I appreciate the work you have been doing at Slashdot..I wish you and Kathleen a great marriage!

    Regards,
    Prem Kurian Philip

  65. Song from the wedding march.. by xTK-421x · · Score: 2

    Is Pachelbel's Canon in D Major, a quite popular wedding theme.

    Here is page full of midi versions for those who are interested:
    http://www.ray.hutchings.dial.pipex.com/pachelbel/

    Congrats the the happy couple.

    --
    "TK-421, why aren't you at your post?"
    1. Re:Song from the wedding march.. by falzer · · Score: 2

      mp3 version here. (search for Pachelbel)

  66. jpegs and mpegs and bandwidth OH MY! by yack0 · · Score: 2

    REALLY FRIKKIN HUGE JPEGS....

    little tiny low res mpegs....

    Someone really might have planned the photo section a little better.

    But congratulations anyway, hope you have a wonderful life together. ;)

    --
    -- There is no sig line, only Zuul.
  67. Re:Please..Corrected statement. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Obviously someone who's never had kids. That should read.

    4-Children.
    5-Profit (Love my kids).
    6-Loss (Oh my GOD! My bank account).

  68. IN SOVIET RUSSIA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Kathleen Fent marries YOU!

    (Much love for Rob and Kathleen from the SlashTroll community, even if some can't say it)

  69. Three Picture/Movie Mirrors by redink1 · · Score: 5, Informative
    As the link to the pictures and movies seems to be going slow (if that), here are three mirrors. Hopefully one will survive.

    Mirror 1: No movies

    Mirror 2

    Mirror 3

    1. Re:Three Picture/Movie Mirrors by sc00p18 · · Score: 1

      I wonder if this is the first time Rob has slashdotted himself...

  70. i can see it now by Guipo · · Score: 1

    Fox is going to pick this up, you just know it. As the newest reality shows, "When Geeks Get Married". Can you imagine, Live videotape from a geek Wedding! Oh the horror!

    --
    Theonlyuse of monkeys is to testthings onthem.Some peoplemay say"Hey That'scruel!"and myresponse is"I don't like monkeys
  71. Re:CONGRATS!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    A Slashdotter and a female. What are the odds of that? And sex too? Scary stuff, this story.

  72. Goon? by ackthpt · · Score: 1
    goonandkissthebride.mpg

    Sorry I couldn't be there to sneak a smooch with Kathleen, but who was the Goon?

    Oop, my bad! That was probably one of the LV locals making sure things went smoothly for visitors. ;-)

    --

    A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
  73. Freed from the Stone at Last!!! by Tsar · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wedding was held at the Excalibur Hotel, which was nice.

    Those familiar with Arthurian legend will get a special chuckle out of that juxtaposition.

    Congratulations, Rob!

  74. Fuck these lame video clips.... by fataugie · · Score: 1

    I want to see the honeymoon video clips!!!!!!!!

    Yeah baby!! You looks kinda sweet.

    No, I meant you Rob

    --

    WTF? Over?

    1. Re:Fuck these lame video clips.... by fataugie · · Score: 2, Funny

      For the humor challenged...this was meant to be a joke (I can see the Karma going up in smoke).

      Also, I am not gay! (not that there's anything wrong with that)

      --

      WTF? Over?

  75. Re:I SAW ROB! by MoonFog · · Score: 1

    I saw rob on the ol' tech tv, and let me just say, the he is one of the LUCKIEST men on earth to have found a nice woman that WILL like him for his brains (because god knows it isn't for his looks ;~)

    I SAW ROB! (Score:3, Insightful) I've never actually seen him, but the guy that called him ugly is moderated Insightful .. =)

  76. philosophically speaking.... by pixelpusher220 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hemos, Hemos, Hemos...

    You missed a golden chance to ask a question that's been plagueing mankind (ok well this mankind) for almost 10 minutes now.

    Post those pictures on Slashdot and you would get...

    If Slashdot gets /.'d, would anyone be able to find it?

    Congrats to the newlyweds!

    --
    People in cars cause accidents....accidents in cars cause people :-D
  77. Re:Please..Corrected statement. by Doomrat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, it was meant to be read as:

    4-Children
    5-Sell Children
    6-PROFIT!

    but I thought it best to leave to people's own imaginations.

  78. Congratulations! by Xpilot · · Score: 5, Funny

    I know this is gonna get buried in a pile of similar comments, but congrats from me to Rob and Kathleen.

    Now CmdrTaco, I asked before and I asked again... how does one go about getting a girl to like geeks like us, let alone marry us?

    --
    "Backups are for wimps. Real men upload their data to an FTP site and have everyone else mirror it." -- Linus Torvalds
  79. Congrats.... by I_am_Rambi · · Score: 2

    Quoting from a wise person...."Rob keep yourself on the bottom" not that way, but cherish your wife and love, esteem her, and look for her needs above your own.

  80. Images of Kathleen by sverrehu · · Score: 4, Funny

    Searching for Kathleen Fent on Google images gives just two pictures: One joystick, and a security lock. Could someone please explain the symbols?

    1. Re:Images of Kathleen by CmdrTaco · · Score: 3

      She designs Slashdot's topic icons ;)

      --
      Pants are still optional, but recommended for you.
  81. church security by AllMightyPaul · · Score: 1

    I have to ask why there is a camera inside the chapel. Is this supposed to curb alter boy molestations by catching them on tape? Or is this some new way for the church to make money by selling the security tapes of your wedding to you and your family?

  82. scared of mirroring by hfastedge · · Score: 1

    i got one of the 1.1mb images (a grainy 1600x1200), convert'ed it down to 640 at 90% quality (finally 30k), and Im still scared as all fuck of mirroring it on my server. I know it'll bring down my entire campus network..probably... ;-)

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    Help my mini cause: My journal

  83. My Big Fat Geek Wedding by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny
    It's not a vegas wedding without Elvis presiding over the ceremony :)

    True, but... consider who these people are. It seems more appropriate if the vows went something like this:

    "Do you, Rob, take all Kathleen base?"

    "I do."

    "Do you, Kathleen, imagine a beowulf cluster of little Robs and Kathleens?"

    "I do."

    "No repeat after me.. with this token ring I thee wed..."

    --

    A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
    1. Re:My Big Fat Geek Wedding by Hard_Code · · Score: 2

      "with this token ring I thee wed"

      Soo...that would be one ring to bring them and in the darkness bind them? ;)

      --

      It's 10 PM. Do you know if you're un-American?
    2. Re:My Big Fat Geek Wedding by Yohahn · · Score: 3, Funny

      No, that would be
      "With this tolken ring, I thee wed".

      Whee.. and to think..
      I, myself, am getting married in a month.....

      The walk of (mount) doom!

    3. Re:My Big Fat Geek Wedding by mstyne · · Score: 4, Funny

      and in the darkness bind them

      Kinky!

      --
      mstyne: real name, no gimmicks
    4. Re:My Big Fat Geek Wedding by rirugrat · · Score: 1

      This reminds me of a Rodney Dangerfield/Roseanne wedding skit:

      Priest: "Do you, Rodney, promise to take sh*t from this woman for the rest of your life as you both shall live?"

      Rodney (smiling): "I do!"

      Priest: "And do you..."

      Roseanne: "Ah cut the crap...and he has to take sh*t from my mother as well..."

      Mother (looks like CowboyNeal with makeup and a wig): "And he has to drive me bowling every Tuesday night...and he has to carry my balls...and..."

      Ahhhhh....matrimony!

      Chris

    5. Re:My Big Fat Geek Wedding by Dark+Lord+Seth · · Score: 2
      a beowulf cluster of little Robs and Kathleens

      May the powers that be have mercy upon my corrupted soul as I slowly wither and perish in insanity because of this one line... :(

    6. Re:My Big Fat Geek Wedding by grungeKid · · Score: 2

      Don't forget "In Soviet Russia, the bride kisses YOU!"

    7. Re:My Big Fat Geek Wedding by Keebler71 · · Score: 2

      No No No! "One ring to wed them all!"

      --
      "It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance." - Thomas Sowell
    8. Re:My Big Fat Geek Wedding by feelsinister · · Score: 1

      "I pronounce you geek and wife. Rob, you may now shove hot grits down the pants of the bride"

  84. Is he still Commander Taco? by bubblegoose · · Score: 2

    I think there is a new Commander Taco, he should probably be called Lieutenant Commander Taco.

    --
    I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people. - Jack Handey
    1. Re:Is he still Commander Taco? by Iridar · · Score: 1

      Let's be realistic - "Sub-commander Taco"
      Congrats, guys!

      --


      Information doesn't want to be anything

      .
  85. Don't Go There!!!! by rmohr02 · · Score: 2
    To the naive: DON'T GO THERE!!!!

    Lameness filter encountered. Post aborted!
    Reason: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING.
    I know, /., but that's the frickin' point!
  86. Yikes! damn taco! by Adler · · Score: 1

    i'll pitch in a buck to get Taco a new haircut, don't TRY to look like a style-less geek man, you just got married, man, don't let yourself go straight away! remember you're a geek boy who has a girl, a wife no less!

    --

    Everybody denies I am a genius--but nobody ever called me one!

  87. Congrats! by aerojad · · Score: 1

    But post some pictures. I've always wanted to see how the geekiest of the geeks throw a party, and someone has got to have a digicam there. Even better, you can play cards over who's server gets to display the pics and be slashdotted to hell.

    --

    SecondPageMedia - Wha
  88. Musings. by DarkHelmet · · Score: 2
    So if they decide to have another wedding ceremony after a few years...

    Does it count as a double post?

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    /^[A-Z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Z0-9.-]+\.[A-Z]{2,4}$/i
  89. After all this time... by Chexsum · · Score: 1, Funny

    Malda and Scully are married - congrats.

    --
    Pixels keep you awake!
  90. MS wins... by Espectr0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now that taco has gone propietary with this wife, he has sucumbed to microsoft and left the open source community (a.k.a other girls) alone

    1. Re:MS wins... by FortKnox · · Score: 2

      Thank you. I've spewed coffee out of my nose. I'll actually need time to recover from that laugh!

      --
      Good quote, too many chars. Seriously, the slashdot 120 char limit sucks!
    2. Re:MS wins... by binaryDigit · · Score: 2

      He was getting tired of having to redistribute the source code for all the girls (not like anyone could understand the source anyway ;)

  91. Honeymoon... by doormat · · Score: 2

    So I guess this means its Command PinkTaco for the next few days eh? =^) At least someone is getting laid around here...

    Congrats...

    --
    The Doormat

    If you're not outraged, then you're not paying attention.
  92. Congrats, Tacoman by Skyshadow · · Score: 2

    As one who fears he may be right behind you, I say congrats Rob. When did I get so fucking old? I remember pretty much every birthday until I turned 21, and now they're all just a blur. When I wake up tomorrow and am 50, I'm going to be really upset.

    --
    Every year during my review, I just pray the words "slashdot.org" aren't mentioned.
  93. To Hemos and the whole /, team by Espectr0 · · Score: 2

    How does it feel to be given a taste of your own medicine, a.k.a slashdotting?

    Do you think it's funny that not so big sites are driven down by your website users?

    Do you think you can't do anything about it? Yes, you can.

    1. Re:To Hemos and the whole /, team by Hemos · · Score: 5, Informative
      Uh, the machine is still running. There's a wonderful thing called max clients in Apache. So, while the machine may be slow to you, it's running fine for me, logged into it.

      So, no, I don't feel any different about it.

      --
      Yeah, I'm that guy.
    2. Re:To Hemos and the whole /, team by ebbomega · · Score: 3, Funny

      You sure told them slashcomma types. =)

      --
      Karma: Non-Heinous
    3. Re:To Hemos and the whole /, team by bpfinn · · Score: 1

      You sure told them slashcomma types. =)
      Name: slashcomma.org
      Address: 216.71.78.242

      Well whaddya know.

  94. Ever hear of JPEG compression? by artemis67 · · Score: 2

    Slashdot gets slashdotted! I love it!

  95. the joys of fortune . . . by =weezer= · · Score: 1

    You gotta love today's bottom-of-the-page witticism: I sat down beside her, said hello, offered to buy her a drink... and then natural selection reared its ugly head.

  96. Throwing rice, and shouting: by Kong+the+Medium · · Score: 2

    Congratulations, who caught the bouquet?

    --
    ... whenever a text is transmitted, variation occurs. This is because human beings are careless, fallible, and occasiona
    1. Re:Throwing rice, and shouting: by clampe · · Score: 1

      I was there, and you wouldn't believe it.

      CowboyNeal caught the bouqet, and he and Robnotrob were immediately married. It was the sweetest thing I've ever seen.

      --

      Grass Roots Info Ronin

  97. QOTD by Pyrosz · · Score: 1

    This stories QOTD as seen at the bottom of the page couldn't be more on topic!

    I sat down beside her, said hello, offered to buy her a drink... and then natural selection reared its ugly head.

    --

    An optimist believes we live in the best world possible; a pessimist fears this is true.
  98. Missed one by Tharsis · · Score: 1, Troll

    I am their kid, you insensitive clod!

  99. Too bad not everyone was invited by unterderbrucke · · Score: 2

    If everyone was invited, it would be the first real life slashdotting! We could've overloaded the freeways and the airports!

  100. heh by bilbobuggins · · Score: 5, Funny

    'but i HAVE to post pictures on the web!'
    'well ok, but at least make them ridiculously large and serve them off of a 486 in the closet, that way no one can actually _see_ them'
    'yes dear'
    ;)

  101. Nostradamus by yukonalex · · Score: 1

    I can feel a prediction coming on to me... In five years, Cmdr Taco will have divorced and will be remarrying, and when the news is put up on slashdot, the first post will be... "Hey isn't this a duplicate from a long time ago?" kidding aside, best of luck.

  102. And in other news... by SupahVee · · Score: 4, Funny
    Blockstackers was taken offline for not paying their bandwidth bill after the royal slashdotting it received when 1Meg photo downloads reduced it to a pile of steaming silicon. Some likened the /.'ing of Blockstackers to act of eating one's own leg.


    Thinkgeek was also rumored to be entertaining the idea of geek-themed lingerie, with tacos on them.

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    "See, we plan ahead! That way, we never have to do anything now."
  103. mirror (while it lasts) by Pointer80 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Here's a mirror, while it lasts.

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  104. C'Mon, do it up geek style! by DdJ · · Score: 3, Funny

    First, you have to make one of those iDVD-type DVDs of the wedding, with all sorts of footage and slide shows and all.

    Then, that DVD has to be pirated and released on the internet as a DivX rip.

  105. Some news was missing in the article by Ignorant+Aardvark · · Score: 1

    It forgot to show the text of the wedding invitations that the "crew" received ahead of the wedding. They went something like this ...

    "Your invited to the weding of Rob and Kathlen Malda. Please keep all coments on-topic. Thanks you."

  106. Gifts? by phorm · · Score: 2

    Wedding was held at the Excalibur Hotel, which was nice. If you want to send postal congrats/bundt cake/fondue pots/yet more place mats, I've included the postal address.

    Hmmm, one wonders how many nice shiney new toasters they have (possibly with onboard NIC's).
    Somebody was also mentioning a collection of AOL CD's, perhaps we could a wedding donation. If I were rich, I'd send them a laptop or two, but I suppose that I will have to think up a suitably geeky-but-affordable present otherwise.

    Geesh, couldn't you wait until after the Xmas season to hitch up... you'd get more loot that way anyhow :-)

  107. Congrats Cmdr and MrsTaco! by E-Rock-23 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nothing much else to say, other than luck for the future, and try to keep it down to under three BabyTacos. If they all start "geek news" websites, the world's web servers would cower in fear...

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  108. What's with the pictures? by Lord+Kestrel · · Score: 1

    Sure, hires pics are nice, but what about the server? Those suckers should be compressed down to 640x480 or so, just to spare the poor server. :D

  109. Dexter Michigan?! by zaffir · · Score: 1

    Wow, the Malda family is like 15 minutes from me. How special do i feel? Congrats Rob and Kathleen.

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  110. Huzzah! by RatBastard · · Score: 2

    You, sir, have made my day! Very funny.

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    Boobies never hurt anyone. - Sherry Glaser.
  111. Now comes the hard part: by RatBastard · · Score: 2

    Dealing with those endless requests for grandchildren from your parents!

    Congrats, Sir. Well done. *golf clap*

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    Boobies never hurt anyone. - Sherry Glaser.
  112. This hurts ! by jalet · · Score: 1, Troll

    Kathleen's back orifice gets slashdotted !

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    1. Re:This hurts ! by jalet · · Score: 1

      I just forgot : happy wedding Rob !

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  113. Shoulda waited 9 more minutes... by dagnabit · · Score: 1

    I mean, how cool would it be to get married at exactly 4:20? (wink, wink)

    If you're gonna get that anal about the time, make it worthwhile! :)

    Seriously, congrats and much happiness from someone you don't know and will never meet... (just like all the guests at _my_ wedding!)

    1. Re:Shoulda waited 9 more minutes... by dagnabit · · Score: 1

      Here's a link for you who don't know about 4:20...

  114. Re:I SAW ROB! by JabberWokky · · Score: 5, Funny
    Hey, I figure I'll toss out a congrats to both of them. I may have never met them, but between Geeks in Space and the various Blockstackers projects I can at least say I know a bit about Rob. So I'm posting this.

    I can imagine the conversation when they get back from their honeymoon:

    "Dear, look - 426 posts congratulating us." "Yes, and only six have that link".

    --
    Evan "First time I linked to there, and first time I've mentioned Rob and honeymoon in the same post. Coincidence? Hopefully. ;)"

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  115. since everybody is doing it.. by benson+hedges · · Score: 1

    best of luck, you too!

    will we get a new "because-the-wife-said-so" department now?

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  116. psuedo pithy comedy by Nevermore-Spoon · · Score: 1

    I use it do develop irony in an oxymoronic statement, but apparently such irony is above you.

    let me spell it out for you.....pithy comedy is an oxymoron....yet people still attempt to make meaningfull funny statements that just come out shallow, hence the irony....but as with all jokes....it ain't funny if you've got to explain it..........ug

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    1. Re:psuedo pithy comedy by Nevermore-Spoon · · Score: 1

      I'm not relegated to posting as an anonymous coward you beslubbering, gorbellied, bed-pressing, fustilarion.

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      I have great faith in fools; My friends call it self-confidence. Edgar Allan Poe 1809-1845
    2. Re:psuedo pithy comedy by Zone5 · · Score: 2

      Man, I've just gotta say the AC hit you right between the eyes on that one.

      A grin and a good-natured shrug would have sufficed. Best of luck in the obviously ensuing flamewar!

      --
      "So on one hand, honey is an amazingly sophisticated and efficient food source. On the other hand it's bee backwash."
    3. Re:psuedo pithy comedy by Nevermore-Spoon · · Score: 1

      I appreciate the perspective in light of the topic at hand, and yes I prefer to use a wider vocabulary for insulting an AC than the substandard F#ck You most "modern" insults consist of

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      I have great faith in fools; My friends call it self-confidence. Edgar Allan Poe 1809-1845
    4. Re:psuedo pithy comedy by Zathruss · · Score: 1
      "bed-pressing fustilarion"


      Hey, thats a cool phrase. Can I borrow it?
    5. Re:psuedo pithy comedy by Nevermore-Spoon · · Score: 1

      I don't mind at all, but you should know
      most people have borrowed it without asking.....since shakespere is dead you'll have to do the same. :)

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  117. In other news.. by bo0push3r · · Score: 1

    I got a new pair of shoes!

    News for WHO? Stuff that WHAT?

    =\

  118. Yay! by Limburgher · · Score: 2

    I'll never forget that day. One of the sweetest proposals I've ever seen. Better than mine, which was over mac and cheese in front of the TV, with Frasier going. . .

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  119. Dear Lord, no by 0x0d0a · · Score: 2

    You want him to work on his *wedding* night touching up images? Are you *heartless*?

    1. Re:Dear Lord, no by wdr1 · · Score: 2

      You dolts! Rob got married! NOT Hemos. Hemos just posted the story.

      -Bill

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    2. Re:Dear Lord, no by kesuki · · Score: 2

      True, but there is a one armed bandit or a seat at a gaming table in a casino with the name 'Hemos' stamped all over it. The wedding Was in Vegas, after all.

  120. Where are the paparazzi when you need 'em? by burma · · Score: 1

    I mean, come on. This event is clearly on the same level of the Madonna--whazzisname wedding. I want tabloid photographers hanging out of helicopters! Instead we get Hemos and a handycam. If I didn't know better, I'd think entertainers were more important than geeks.

    Congratulations Rob. Treat her right.

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    --I panicked.
  121. congatulations... by styopa · · Score: 2

    But I think putting their real email address in a state where spammers can retrieve them easily was the wrong gift.

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  122. Apache version by bofkentucky · · Score: 1

    Anybody else notice they're running Apache 1.3.26 versus 1.3.27.

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  123. Re:I *do* want to be a big meanie by brsmith4 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    They haven't lost their vision, they've just got married. Read the post. BTW, congrats to Taco!

  124. Clock's ticking... by MrEd · · Score: 2

    In keeping with Slashdot tradition, their second honeymoon will happen sometime later this evening. Expect this story to still be on the front page. ;)

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    Wah!

  125. After the wedding... by ath0mic · · Score: 1


    They stayed in their tuxedos and raced down the nearest snowy mountain on their stomachs.

  126. sigh by Snaller · · Score: 2

    another leaves the fold of geekdom

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  127. PORN WARNING - NO CLICKY THE LINKY by binaryDigit · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    you've been warned

  128. Congrats... by Traicovn · · Score: 2

    Congrats Rob and Kathleen. Now we just have to await the announcement of your first kids. Maybe the first one should be named 'Linus' eh?

    Seriously though, all joking aside, congratulations to you both and I wish you all the best of luck and happiness. Glad you two found each other.

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  129. Best line in the "article" by The+Salamander · · Score: 1
    Others believe there are 420 chemical components in marijuana (there are, in fact, more than 400 chemical components--making marijuana smoke at least 4 times as harmful as cigarette smoke).

    Wow! that makes this Diet Vanilla Coke eight times more harmful than water!

    1. Re:Best line in the "article" by Some+Woman · · Score: 1

      More impressively, that makes Diet Vanilla Coke eight times more harmful than Trinitrotoluene (TNT), which contains only one chemical component.

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  130. I gotta know... by Peale · · Score: 2

    Why is the bride wearing white, and why is the groom wearing white socks?

  131. Re:Better question.... by Leto2 · · Score: 1

    I can't imagine that at all. Where is the Sauth Pacific?

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  132. Congratz! by Fooknut · · Score: 1

    hope it's long and happy.

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  133. smaller pics by Black+Copter+Control · · Score: 4, Informative
    Grr... I did this for Hemos's wedding too.... It's silly that they can't do this themselves.

    BTW: This isn't a job for GIMP... mogrify does a really nice job of bulk translation...

    Once you've saved the (massive) jpeg files, you can do the following: mogrify -resize 14.6666% *.jpg
    mkdir smaller
    for i in *.mgk ; do mv $i smaller/${i%mgk}jpg ; done
    cd smaller
    ls | sed '%s_.*_<a href="http://spiderling.blockstackers.com/\~hemos/ wedding/&"><IMG src="&">&</a><BR>_' > index.html

    in the sed script, I'm using _ instead of / for obvious reasons (there are slashes all over the edit string). The result should be your own index with smaller pictures (you might want to change the 14.6666% to 33.333 or 50%......

    I put the result on my ISPs personal web service
    Larger versions (33%) of the pics are there too. Mogrify also seems to do a pretty good job of JPEG compression overall....

    I leave it as an exercise for the reader to rotate the thinker image right side up (gotta get to work).

    Feel free to make your own mirrors (not like it's my copyright...). I have no idea as to if/when Telus (my ISP) will cut off the page for bandwidth usage.. Hemos... PLEASE feel free to put a copy on your site.

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    1. Re:smaller pics by kesuki · · Score: 2

      why 14.6666...%
      what's wrong with 12.5% (1/8th size) or 16.66666...% (1/6th size) What's with the somwhere between 1/7th and 1/6th size, closer to 1/7th so that a lossy image becomes lossier? wouldn't you want an even number of pixels to be used in resizing?
      and since the images are 1600x1200 resolution you shouldn't use a multiple of 3 either. They're only both evenly divsible by multiples of 2. eg: 1/2 800x600; 1/4 400x300; 1/8th 200x150
      both of the options you choose result in odd sized pixel conversions. 1/6.814...ths 300x199; 1/3rd 533x400.
      I'm just curious. Did you base these on the resolution of the sensor in the sony cybershot hemos used (apparently a 2 megapixel model, or one set to 2 megapixel mode) or did you just like the final output sizes better?

    2. Re:smaller pics by kesuki · · Score: 2

      Minor correction. the 14.6666...% is a 1/6.8181818181818181... when expressed fractionally It took me a while to realize what fraction it was, manually.

    3. Re:smaller pics by Black+Copter+Control · · Score: 2
      urgh... It was me using a VERY small font, and being in a rush....

      I thought 16.66666% Oh well... With that much reduction, you shouldn't notice any real signal degradation. from a non-standard fractional size.

      Hopefully people could figure out enough from my script to figure out their own preferred scaling.(50% 25% 12.5% 33.333% etc)

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  134. Is it just me.. by Hoonis · · Score: 3, Funny

    or is "Mrs Taco" a touch unflattering..

    Congratulations to both Tacos, and keep us posted on the cooking of any taclets

  135. happy days! by EngMedic · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dear Rob:
    As a present to you on your wedding, we, the Slashdot community as a whole, wish to give you this: the slashdotting of your pic/video server.
    love,
    The Gang

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  136. 4:11 by peterpi · · Score: 2
    You got married at 4:11?

    Isn't that a bit early in the morning to be getting married?

    Or perhaps it was really late into the night?

  137. Congratulations by CvD · · Score: 2

    Congratulations from fellow geek from across the pond. :-)

    Cheers!

  138. Re:smaller pics (typo) by Black+Copter+Control · · Score: 2
    grr... not watching.. The first line of the script got tacked onto the end of the previous line:

    mogrify -resize 14.6666% *.jpg

    mkdir smaller

    for i in *.mgk ; do mv $i smaller/${i%mgk}jpg ; done

    cd smaller

    ls | sed 's_.*_<a href="http://spiderling.blockstackers.com/\~hemos/ wedding/&"><IMG src="&">&</a><BR>_' > index.html
    .....
    For whatever reason, slashdot is putting space between 'hemos/' and 'wedding' in the sed string. You'll have to remove it manually.
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  139. IN SOVIET RUSSIA by trotski · · Score: 2

    Malda marries YOU!!!! *ducks* *runs*

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    "Entropy is the bad-guy, and he is everywhere"
  140. For those of you who are jealous.... by Kafka_Canada · · Score: 2

    If anybody else wants to get married online (you must bn an American), we will soon be posting a proposition form on geek.is-a-geek (see sig for URL).

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    Fuck it
    1. Re:For those of you who are jealous.... by Tsuzuki · · Score: 1

      Ah, but can you propose to yourself? ;D

  141. Congrats, Rob by Hanzie · · Score: 2

    Here's to the couple!

    CHEERS!

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  142. the question is.. by geekoid · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... is Rob her "first Post"? ;)
    Laugh its funny...well not so much for the bride, but ist funny for everyone else!

    So.. were there any hot grits on the wedding night?

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  143. Cabbie lost? by TeddyR · · Score: 2

    eh... all they had to do was tell the cabbie that if s/he took them there straight there would be a $10.00 in it for them so they save some time...

    Its a well known non-secret that for a cabbie to make any money in Las Vegas they have to charge at least $10.00 a fare.... Thats why they got the scenic route..

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  144. Hrmm by Raul654 · · Score: 2

    (In best Helen Lovejoy voice possible) Think of the mailservers! Oh *please*, won't somebody think of the mailservers!

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  145. Re: Your sig (Eternal Hosting) by referee · · Score: 2, Funny

    I believe it was misspelled for legal reasons.

  146. What is up with these pics? by autopr0n · · Score: 2

    Why are they all just pictures of Rob sitting (or standing) around alone in some room?

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  147. Re:bah! Malda too poor for a real wedding, Tsarkon by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    You - a purple heart?
    I don't believe this for ONE SECOND.
    If you did ever receive a military medal of any kind, it would have been handed to you by the executor of some poor relative's estate.

  148. Gratz! by thasmudyan · · Score: 2

    *** Cool, congratulations to Mr and Mrs Taco!!! ***

    Man, at times like this /. sure DOES feel a bit like family. So this is a happy family event, and there is even the equivalent of drunken Angry Uncle Bob vandalizing the decoration in the background (read: the trolls) while the others celebrate... :-))

  149. Rob has brains? Since when? by autopr0n · · Score: 2

    I'd actualy venture that rob has more looks then brains.

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  150. I'm predicting twins. by teamhasnoi · · Score: 3, Funny

    Taco is on a duplicates spree!!!

  151. Here's one clue.... by nebenfun · · Score: 1

    Most girls don't like
    1) Star Wars
    2) Star Wars collectibles
    3) Star Trek
    4) Star Trek collectibles
    5) Talking about (1-4) )

    that's a start...

    nbfn

    1. Re:Here's one clue.... by denn'bok · · Score: 1

      All the geeky guys I have ever met don't date the girl geeks. Which is why I haven't had a date in 3 years.

  152. Where has everyone been? by zenith744 · · Score: 1
    Pah, this isn't news; these pictures and videos of the wedding have been available on the streets of Shanghai for two weeks now! ; D But in all seriousness, congratulations and happiness to the lucky couple!

  153. Re:bah! Malda too poor for a real wedding, Tsarkon by wdr1 · · Score: 2

    [ hateful rant snipped ]

    timothy, that was totally inappropriate.

    -Bill

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  154. "pictures" ? by mirko · · Score: 1

    We only see Rob, why didn't you take the bride ?

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  155. Re:Please..Corrected statement. by fenix+down · · Score: 1
  156. WOW you slashdotted your own wedding! by Augusto · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is this a first?

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  157. Morning? by ebbomega · · Score: 2

    4:11 am? How is that morning? It's not even noon yet!

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  158. Re:And I needed to know this because.....? by Da+VinMan · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Get over yourself dude. By putting the wedding stuff on here they're admitting that there's more that matters to 'nerds' than just technology.

    There are practical reasons that we can not take an interest in everyone's wedding here, but it's nice to see that the subject got a teensy bit of attention anyway. Besides, it helps dispel the whole anti-social nerd image.

    Get the point now? I think the bottom line here is that if you want to be the hard-bitten anti-social nerd that you pretend, then you ought not to be here anyway. Why socialize, even online, if you don't care? If you're that far gone, no one will notice anyway, so just who are you threatening with your I start to lose interest in Slashdot quote anyway? Get a grip..

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  159. Congrats by Stalyn · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Happy Birthday everybody!

    I was at the wedding myself and I'd have to say CowboyNeal really likes shrimp. Anyhoo congrats to Hemos and CmdrTaco for continuing the charade that is their heterosexuality.

    PS: All jokes aside really congrats and I hope the marriage lasts longer then Slashdot's credibility.

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    The best education consists in immunizing people against systematic attempts at education. - Paul Feyerabend
  160. Wedding Registry? by bpfinn · · Score: 2, Funny
    Items from the wedding registry:
    • iMac
    • Itanium chip
    • XBox, PS2, Game Cube (Pick the one they don't own already)
    • Wheelbarrow full of Anime
    • Autographed photo of Linus
    • A Legitimate New York Times registration
  161. 4:11? Should have been 4:04. by Bill+Kendrick · · Score: 2

    404 - Wedding not found ;^)

    Congrats.

    -bill!
    recently married, as well!

  162. Re:I don't want to be a big meanie! by MattCohn.com · · Score: 1

    Alright, can I just wish Mr. Taco well wishes and congradulate him w/o being modded 'Redundent'? I meen, come on. If you came home to a surprise party and one person jumped out yelling 'SURPRISE' it's just not the same. I wasn't the first person to see this article, so does that meen I should lose karma just to congradulate someone about getting married?

    That rant over...

    CONGRADULATIONS TACO!

  163. The next reality show! by jcsehak · · Score: 3, Funny

    Next on Slashvivor:

    Taco and Kathleen get in a tiff!
    Pudge uses Gimp on a Mac.
    CowboyNeal eats Cheesy Poofs...

    Show gets cancelled despite small cult following...

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  164. one small step for geek... by Tuxinatorium · · Score: 1

    ..one giant leap for geekkind

  165. Uh oh... by DCowern · · Score: 3, Informative

    They gave us their snail mail address. You remember what happened last time we got ahold of one of those. I wonder if Taco needs to get out of debt fast or refinance his home. Perhaps he needs a year's worth of cat food. #Grin#

    In all serious, congrats Taco!

  166. HTTP Pedants Rejoice! by artdodge · · Score: 2
    So the wedding was at 411 because the bride was 404?

    Hopefully it was more like a 503... and I can't imagine Malda would marry a girl without an integrated PDA/cell phone tucked away in her wedding dress somewhere, so there was probably a Retry-After header present too.

    Many congrats to the happy couple... I'll look at the photos next week :-)

  167. If *I* ever did what he did... by Vexler · · Score: 1

    If I ever did what CmdrTaco did, my girlfriend will divorce me.

  168. Re:Hee hee! by larry+bagina · · Score: 1
    I mean, the night before your wedding is an odd time for your first gay experience.

    I hate to break it to you, but CmdrTaco and Hemos didn't live in the Geek compound, they lived in the Greek compund, if you catch my drift...

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    These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.

  169. Re:Better question.... by shamilton · · Score: 1

    Not too bright, huh. The joke was intentional.

    sh

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  170. Awww, by danny256 · · Score: 1

    that's so nice to hear Michael, hopefully you'll find happiness together!

  171. Re:And I needed to know this because.....? by decep · · Score: 1

    I think you can figure out for yourself who I am "threatening." One person may not make much of a difference in an election, but that does not mean the vote does not count.

    Without the visitors, Slashdot is nothing. I think that is something everyone can agree with.

  172. To quote Taco himself... by tooloftheoligarchy · · Score: 1

    HUZZAH! (And many, many congratulations and best wishes to the happy couple.)

  173. Congratulations! by Andy+Dodd · · Score: 2

    Two congratulations in order:

    Good luck Rob and Kathleen!

    Second:

    I think this is the first time I've seen a post containing a non-obscured Goatse link get +5. But it was a well deserved +5. :)

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  174. Re:Better question.... by Leto2 · · Score: 1
    Oh, maybe I'm not too bright, or maybe it's an English pun that I, being a non-native English speaker, am unfamiliar with.

    Please do explain.

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  175. Instead of reposting slashdot stories!!! by cmark · · Score: 1

    Now maybe Rob will take out the trash right after Kathleen does it or help around the house cleaning right after the maid leaves...
    Better yet maybe he will do the deed right after the milk man sneaks out the back door.
    There have got to be some good uses for redundancy in this world.

    Just kidding of course congrats you geeks.

  176. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 1

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  177. Re:I've got a question by squarooticus · · Score: 1

    lol.... It wasn't intended as flamebait. I simply can't stand the celebrity culture, and especially the self-made celebrity culture in which people like Rob use their positions in one domain (news for nerds editor) to create reputation in other areas (family man, leftist shill) that have nothing to do with the first.

    Of course, he couldn't do this if Slashdot were filled more with the types of people who follow actual news for nerds and fewer of the types of people who like being part of a cult of personality.

    Rob did a great thing in founding Slashdot, because it gave geeks a place to gather and share ideas more efficiently, and to create political clout for those issues that affect all geeks equally. It seems everything else he's done, however, is simply self-aggrandizement and ego-stroking to achieve his own non-geek-related personal and political goals.

    Once he cuts that shit out, I'll have a lot more respect for this site. Until then, I'm going to continue to be a voice of dissent.

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  178. Re:Better question.... by shamilton · · Score: 1

    Oh, alright then.Those from the Southern US are a lot more likely to pronounce it "sauth".

    sh

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  179. Re: Your sig (Eternal Hosting) by fhaman · · Score: 1

    Thank you for the tip I hadnt even noticed:P I made that gfx in a hurry and didnt bother spell checking. w00ps

  180. hey by sulli · · Score: 1

    Congratulations!!

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  181. Last Post! by alpg · · Score: 1

    Exxon's 'Universe of Energy' tends to the peculiar rather than the
    humorous ... After [an incomprehensible film montage about wind and sun and
    rain and strip mines and] two or three minutes of mechanical confusion, the
    seats locomote through a short tunnel filled with clock-work dinosaurs.
    The dinosaurs are depicted without accuracy and too close to your face.
    "One of the few real novelties at Epcot is the use of smell to
    aggravate illusions. Of course, no one knows what dinosaurs smelled like,
    but Exxon has decided they smelled bad.
    "At the other end of Dino Ditch ... there's a final, very addled
    message about facing challengehood tomorrow-wise. I dozed off during this,
    but the import seems to be that dinosaurs don't have anything to do with
    energy policy and neither do you."
    -- P.J. O'Rourke, "Holidays in Hell"

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