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Hall of Fame Voting For Computer Museum of America

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the eat-the-rich dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Public voting has opened for the Computer Museum of America Hall of Fame, which is looking to add 5 more members to the roster via a public vote. Previous inductees include Sid Meier (of Civilization fame), and among this years list of nominees is Linus himself. The full list, along with the voting area itself is over at HomeLAN."

18 of 304 comments (clear)

  1. CowboyNeal? by Hatta · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't get it, where's the CowboyNeal option?

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  2. What? No Darl? by lukewarmfusion · · Score: 2, Funny

    I started clicking the ones I considered to be "sure bets" - and found there were way too many.

    And Steve Case wasn't on my list.

  3. What??? by Archangel+Michael · · Score: 4, Funny

    No Darl McBride?

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  4. Flamebait by Jonboy+X · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can I mod this article as flamebait?

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    1. Re:Flamebait by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Only if you're voting for Steve Case.

  5. Dear Baudilus, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Your fired. Pack your shit and get out. Now.

    Sincerely,
    Your Boss

  6. Is electronic voting allowed? by avoisin · · Score: 5, Funny

    If electronic voting is allowed, can we use Dibold machines?

    Could they vote for themselves?

    Ack! *Vanishes into a paradox*

  7. Re:Where's the "WOZ" by Emperor+Shaddam+IV · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sorry, my bad...

    Emperors make mistakes too.

  8. Re:Linus Himself? by baudilus · · Score: 5, Funny
    Does he deserve his own religion? Probably not.

    I just love the word "probably" in that statement.
  9. Re:Missing Poll Option by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You mean GNU/Linus Torvalds?

  10. Dear AC Boss, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    Your fired. Pack your shit and get out. Now.

    You're fired because you don't understand proper English grammar and punctuation.

    Pack your shit and get out. Now.

    Sincerely,
    The Boss's Boss
  11. Is Al Gore on the list? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Is Al Gore on this list? He invented the Internet. Sure he belongs on it!

  12. Vote for Mauchley and Eckert by wcrowe · · Score: 0, Funny

    I'm surprised that Al Gore isn't on the list.

    He invented the Internet, you know.

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  13. Re:William Gibson? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Dunno what the "M" is for, though.

    Malodorous

  14. Re:Why aren't these people already in? by Geoff-with-a-G · · Score: 2, Funny

    Linus Torvalds - I don't need to say who he is - but why isn't he there either.

    Was he that other kid with Charlie Brown, in Peanuts?


  15. Voting twice?? No way! by greppling · · Score: 5, Funny

    Please check your basic facts before posting. They use cookies to ensure that NOBODY can vote twice. This is STATE-OF-THE-ART hardened hacker-proof COMPUTER SECURITY TECHNOLOGY!!!

  16. Re:My Votes by metlin · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't see the NSA, either :-p

  17. Re:RMS by Mr.+Bad+Example · · Score: 2, Funny

    > Where is Richard Stallman???

    Demanding that Torvalds change his name to "GNU/Linus" before he's inducted.